11.2.17c Packet Serving Cell SI

3GPP44.060General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)Mobile Station (MS) - Base Station System (BSS) interfaceRadio Link Control / Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocolRelease 17TS

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

This optional message is sent by the network on the PACCH to provide a SYSTEM INFORMATION message broadcast on the BCCH. For example, several instances of this message may be sent by the network in a cell supporting PACKET SI STATUS following the request for acquisition of system information by a mobile station. This message shall not be segmented across more than one RLC/MAC control block.

Message type: PACKET SERVING CELL SI

Direction: network to mobile station

Classification: distribution message

Table 11.2.17c.1: Packet Serving Cell SI information elements

< Packet Serving Cell SI message content > ::=

< PAGE_MODE : bit (2) >

< CONTAINER_DATA : octet ** >

< padding bits >z

! < Distribution part error : bit (*) = < no string > > ;

Table 11.2.17c.2: Packet Serving Cell SI information element details

The Packet Serving Cell SI message contains a serving cell SYSTEM INFORMATION message from the BCCH.

PAGE_MODE (2 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 12.20.

CONTAINER_DATA(n*8 bits)

The CONTAINER_DATA octets forms the actual SI message content. The information contained in the Packet Serving Cell SI message shall exclude the following information elements from the beginning of the SI message: L2 Pseudo Length; RR management Protocol Discriminator and Skip Indicator.

Extra octets of padding bits at the end of the SI message may be excluded.