| 1 — Message escape bit for EGPRS mode TBFs

{ 00 {

{ 0 | 1 < EGPRS Channel Coding Command : < EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme IE > > }

< RESEGMENT : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < Downlink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > }

{ 0 | 1 { 0 | 1 < Uplink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > }

< LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE : bit (2) >

{ 0 | 1 < BEP_PERIOD2 : bit(4) > } }

< Global Packet Timing Advance : < Global Packet Timing Advance IE > >

{ 0 | 1 < Packet Extended Timing Advance : bit (2) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Frequency Parameters : < Frequency Parameters IE > > }

{ 1 < Multiple Downlink Assignment : < Multiple Downlink Assignment struct > > } ** 0

< Multiple Uplink Assignment : < Multiple Uplink Assignment struct > >

{ null | 0 bit** = < no string > — Receiver backward compatible with earlier version

| 1 — Additions for Rel-7

{ 0 | 1 < NPM Transfer Time : bit (5) > } ** 0

{ null | 0 bit** = < no string > — Receiver backward compatible with earlier version

| 1 — Additions for Rel-9

{ < Indication of Upper Layer PDU Start for RLC UM : bit > } ** 0

< Enhanced Flexible Timeslot Assignment : bit >

< padding bits > } }

! < Non-distribution part error : bit (*) = < no string > > }

| 01 { — Message escape for dual carrier, BTTI with FANR activated, RTTI, EGPRS2

{ 0 | 1 < EGPRS Channel Coding Command : < EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme IE > > }

< RESEGMENT : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < Downlink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > }

{ 0 | 1 { 0 | 1 < Uplink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > }

< LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE : bit (2) >

{ 0 | 1 < BEP_PERIOD2 : bit(4) > }

}

< Global Packet Timing Advance : < Global Packet Timing Advance IE > >

{ 0 | 1 < Packet Extended Timing Advance : bit (2) > }

{ 00 — No frequency parameters included

| 01 — Legacy IEs used

{ 0 | 1 < Frequency Parameters C1 : < Frequency Parameters IE > > }

{ 0 | 1 < Frequency Parameters C2 : < Frequency Parameters IE > > }

| 10 — Optimized Dual Carrier frequency parameters used

< Dual Carrier Frequency Parameters : < Dual Carrier Frequency Parameters IE > >

! < Frequency Parameters error: { 11 } bit(*) = < no string> > — reserved for future use

}

{ 0 | 1 — BTTI mode

< FANR: bit (1) >

{ 1 < BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment : < BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment struct > > } ** 0

}

{ 0 | 1 — RTTI mode

{ 0 — Single Carrier Assignment

{ 00 — Default PDCH-pair configuration

| 01 — Unchanged

| 10 — Explicit PDCH pair configuration

< DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1 : bit (8) >

< UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1 : bit (8) >

! < PDCH pairs configuration error : { 1 1 } bit (*) = < no string > > — reserved

}

{ 1 < RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC :

< RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC struct > > } ** 0

| 1 — Dual Carrier Assignment

{ 00 — Default PDCH pair configuration

| 01 — Unchanged

| 10 — Explicit PDCH pair configuration

< DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1 : bit (8) >

< DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C2 : bit (8) >

< UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1 : bit (8) >

< UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C2 : bit (8) >

! < PDCH pairs configuration error : { 1 1 } bit (*) = < no string > > — reserved

}

{ 1 < RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment DC :

< RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment DC struct > > } ** 0

}

}

{ 0 | 1 — BTTI and/or RTTI mode for uplink

< Multiple Uplink Assignment : < Multiple Uplink Assignment 2 struct > >

}

< Uplink EGPRS Level: < EGPRS Level IE > >

< Downlink EGPRS Level: < EGPRS Level IE > >

{ 0 | 1 < Pulse Format: < Pulse Format IE > > }

{ null | 0 bit** = < no string > — Receiver backward compatible with earlier version

| 1 — Additions for Rel-9

{ < Indication of Upper Layer PDU Start for RLC UM : bit > } ** 0

< Enhanced Flexible Timeslot Assignment : bit >

< padding bits > }

}

! < Non-distribution part error : bit (*) = < no string > >

}

! < Message escape : { 10 | 11} bit (*) = < no string > > –Extended for future changes

}

! < Address information part error : bit (*) = < no string > >

}

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

< Multiple Downlink Assignment struct > ::=

< TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (8) >

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot : bit (3) > }

{ 1 < Downlink TBF assignment : < Downlink TBF assignment struct > > } ** 0 ;

< BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment struct > ::=

{ 0 | 1 < TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 : bit (8) > }

{ 0 | 1 < TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 : bit (8) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C1 : bit (3) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C2 : bit (3) > }

{ 1 < Downlink TBF assignment : < Downlink TBF assignment 2 struct > > } ** 0 ;

< RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC struct > ::=

< RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_SC : bit (4) >

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C1 : bit (3) > }

{ 1 < Downlink TBF assignment : < Downlink TBF assignment 2 struct > > } ** 0 ;

< RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment DC struct > ::=

< RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_DC : bit (8) >

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C1 : bit (3) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C2 : bit (3) > }

{ 1 < Downlink TBF assignment : < Downlink TBF assignment 2 struct > > } ** 0 ;

< Downlink TBF assignment struct > :: =

{ 0 < RB Id : bit (5) >

| 1 < PFI : bit (7) >

< RLC_MODE : bit (1) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot : bit (3) > }

< TFI Assignment : bit (5) >

< CONTROL_ACK : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < Downlink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > } ;

< Downlink TBF assignment 2 struct > :: =

< PFI : bit (7) >

< RLC_MODE : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C1 : bit (3) > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink Control Timeslot C2 : bit (3) > }

< TFI Assignment : bit (5) >

< CONTROL_ACK : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < NPM Transfer Time : bit (5) > }

< EVENT_BASED_FANR: bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < Downlink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > } ;

< Multiple Uplink Assignment struct > ::=

< EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < P0 : bit (4) >

< PR_MODE : bit(1) > }

{ 0 | 1 < TBF Starting Time : < Starting Frame Number Description IE > > }

{ 0 | 1 < Global Timeslot description : < Timeslot description struct > >

{ 1 < Uplink TBF Assignment : < Uplink TBF Assignment struct > > } ** 0 } ;

< Multiple Uplink Assignment 2 struct > ::=

< EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < P0_C1 : bit (4) >

< PR_MODE_C1 : bit(1) >

{ 0 | 1 < P0_C2 : bit (4) >

< PR_MODE_C2 : bit(1) > } }

{ 0 | 1 — ‘1’ indicates that FANR is activated

{ 0 — SSN-based encoding is selected

| 1 — Time-based encoding is selected

< TSH : bit (2) > } }

{ 0 | 1

{ 0 | 1 — BTTI mode

< Global Timeslot description : < Timeslot description 2 struct > >

{ 1 < Uplink TBF Assignment : < Uplink TBF Assignment 2 struct > > } ** 0

}

{ 0 | 1 — RTTI mode

{ 0 — without power control parameters

| 1 — with power control parameters

< ALPHA_C1 : bit (4) >

{ 0 | 1 < ALPHA_C2 : bit (4) > }

< N_PAIRS : bit (3) >

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA : bit (5) > } * (val(N_PAIRS) + 1)

{ 0 — RTTI USF, or no second GAMMA values are given in case of RTTI mode with BTTI USF

| 1 — Second GAMMA values are given in case of RTTI mode with BTTI USF

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA : bit (5) > } * (val(N_PAIRS) + 1)

}

}

{ 1 < Uplink TBF Assignment : < Uplink TBF Assignment 2 struct > >

< RTTI_USF_MODE : bit (1) > } ** 0

}

} ;

< Timeslot description struct > ::=

{ 0 — without power control params

< MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (8) >

| 1 — with power control params

< ALPHA : bit (4) >

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN0 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN3 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN4 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN5 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN6 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN7 : bit (5) > } } ;

< Timeslot description 2 struct > ::=

{ 0 — without power control params

< MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 : bit (8) >

{ 0 | 1 < MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 : bit (8) > }

| 1 — with power control params

< ALPHA_C1 : bit (4) >

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN0_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN1_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN2_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN3_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN4_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN5_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN6_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN7_C1 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < ALPHA_C2 : bit (4) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN0_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN1_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN2_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN3_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN4_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN5_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN6_C2 : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < GAMMA_TN7_C2 : bit (5) > }

} ;

< Uplink TBF Assignment struct > ::= — Recursive for multiple TBFs

{ 0 < RB Id : bit (5) >

| 1 < PFI : bit (7) > }

< RLC_MODE : bit (1) > }

< TFI Assignment : bit (5) >

{ 0 | 1 < CHANNEL_CODING_COMMAND : bit (2) > }

{ 0 | 1 < EGPRS Channel Coding Command : < EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme IE > > }

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > }

< USF_GRANULARITY : bit (1) >

{ 0 — The timeslots assigned to the TBF are all the timeslots assigned

— in the Global Timeslot description

| 1 < TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (N) > } — The timeslots assigned to the TBF are a subset of all the

— timeslots assigned in the Global Timeslot description. Where

— N is the amount of timeslots assigned to the MS in the Global

— Timeslot description

{ 0 < USF_ALLOCATION : bit (3) > — The same USF is valid on all timeslots assigned to the TBF

| 1 — Different USF(s) assigned

< USF_ALLOCATION : bit (3) > — USF assignment on the lowest numbered timeslot

— assigned to the TBF

{ 0 | 1 < USF_ALLOCATION : bit (3) > } * (M-1) } ; — USFs on subsequent timeslots assigned to the TBF:

— A ‘0’ (respectively a ‘1’ followed by a USF value)

— means same (respectively different) USF value as the

— USF on the next lower numbered timeslot assigned to

— the TBF. Where M is the amount of timeslots assigned

— to the TBF in the TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION if

— present, else in the Global Timeslot description

< Uplink TBF Assignment 2 struct > ::= — Recursive for multiple TBFs

< PFI : bit (7) >

< RLC_MODE : bit (1) >

< TFI Assignment : bit (5) >

{ 0 | 1 < EGPRS Channel Coding Command : < EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme IE > > }

{ 0 | 1 < EGPRS Window Size : < EGPRS Window Size IE > > }

{ 0 | 1 < NPM Transfer Time : bit (5) > }

{ 0 | 1 < REPORTED TIMESLOTS C1 : bit (8) > — carrier 1 in Downlink Dual Carrier configuration

{ 0 | 1 < REPORTED TIMESLOTS C2 : bit (8) > } — carrier 2 in Downlink Dual Carrier configuration

}

< USF_GRANULARITY : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 < TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (N) > } — The timeslots assigned to the TBF are all the timeslots

— assigned in the Global Timeslot description

— see description in Table 11.2.29a.2

{ 0 < USF_ALLOCATION_C1 : bit (3) >

{ 0 | 1 < USF_ALLOCATION_C2 : bit (3) } — The same USF is valid on all timeslots assigned to the TBF

— on the respective carriers

| 1 — Different USF(s) assigned; see description in Table 11.2.29a.2

< USF_ALLOCATION : bit (3) >

{ 0 | 1 < USF_ALLOCATION : bit (3) > } * (M-1) } ;

< Assignment Info struct > ::=

< Assignment Type : bit (2) >

< Carrier ID : bit (1) > ;

CHANNEL_CODING_COMMAND (2 bit field)
The Channel Coding Indicator field indicates the channel coding scheme that the mobile station shall use when transmitting on the uplink. If this field is included in the main body of the message, it shall refer to all GPRS TBF mode uplink TBFs assigned in the message (default value). If this field is included in the Uplink TBF Assignment struct, it refers only to the TBF given by the TFI Assignment (this specific value overrules the default value). Every uplink TBF defined in GPRS TBF mode shall be assigned either the default value or a specific value.

bit
2 1
0 0 CS-1
0 1 CS-2
1 0 CS-3
1 1 CS-4

EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme
The EGPRS modulation and coding scheme information element is defined in sub-clause 12.10d.

If this field is included in the main body of the message, it shall refer to all EGPRS TBF mode uplink TBFs assigned in the message (default value). If this field is included in the Uplink TBF Assignment struct, it refers only to the TBF given by the TFI Assignment (this specific value overrules the default value). Every uplink TBF defined in EGPRS TBF mode shall be assigned either the default value or a specific value.

If this field is included in a Dual Carrier assignment, it shall specify the initial EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme to be used on both carriers.

RESEGMENT (1 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 12.10e.

EGPRS Window Size
This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.5.2.

If this field is included in the main body of the message, it shall refer to all TBFs assigned in the message in the direction indicated (default value). If this field is included in the respective TBF Assignment struct (uplink or downlink), it refers only to the TBF given by the TFI Assignment (this specific value overrules the default value). Every TBF defined in EGPRS TBF mode shall be assigned either the default value or a specific value.

LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE (2 bit field)

This field is encoded as the LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE IE of the PACKET DOWNLINK ASSIGNMENT message, as defined in sub-clause 11.2.7.

Global Packet Timing Advance
This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.12a.

CONTROL_ACK (1 bit field)
This field shall be set to "1" if the network wishes to instruct the mobile station to release the given TBFs for which T3192 is running. The TBFs to be released are identified by the TFIs given in the TFI Assignment field and have to be valid on the PACCH on which this message was sent. Otherwise this field shall be set to "0".

TFI Assignment (5 bit field)
This information element assigns one (or more) TFI(s) to each TBF assigned to the mobile station in this message. This field is repeated for each TBF that is assigned in this message. Optionally, this field may be repeated for each timeslot on which the TBF has been assigned resources. This is in order to assign different TFI values for the same TBF on different resources (BPSCH). TFI values are encoded as defined in sub-clause 12.15.

RB Id (5 bit field)

This field contains the radio bearer identifier for the radio bearer using the assigned TBF. This provides the mapping of TFI to RB Id which is necessary to uniquely identify Iu-mode data flows.

Uplink Control Timeslot (3 bit field)

In case of a BTTI configuration, this field contains the timeslot number of the timeslot where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. In case of an RTTI configuration, this field contains the timeslot number of the timeslot belonging to the uplink PDCH pair where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. It is encoded as the binary representation of the timeslot number as defined in 3GPP TS 45.002.

If this field is included in the Multiple Downlink Assignment struct, it shall refer to all downlink TBFs assigned in the message. If this field is included in the Downlink TBF assignment struct, it refers only to the TBF given by the TFI Assignment field (this specific value overrules any default value given in the Multiple Downlink Assignment struct). If the Uplink Control Timeslot field is not included in the message at all, then the default rules for the location of PACCH/U apply.

Uplink Control Timeslot C1 (3 bit field)

In case of a BTTI configuration, this field, if present, contains the timeslot number on carrier1 of the timeslot where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. In case of an RTTI configuration, this field contains the timeslot number on carrier1 of the timeslot belonging to the uplink PDCH pair where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. It is encoded as the binary representation of the timeslot number as defined in 3GPP TS 45.002.

Uplink Control Timeslot C2 (3 bit field)

In case of a BTTI configuration, this field, if present, contains the timeslot number on carrier2 of the timeslot where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. In case of an RTTI configuration, this field contains the timeslot number on carrier2 of the timeslot belonging to the uplink PDCH pair where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. It is encoded as the binary representation of the timeslot number as defined in 3GPP TS 45.002.

If the Uplink Control Timeslot C1 and/or the Uplink Control Timeslot C2 fields are included in the BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment struct (respectively RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC / DC struct), they shall refer to all downlink TBFs assigned in the message. If these fields are included in the Downlink TBF assignment 2 struct, they refer only to the TBF given by the TFI Assignment field (the specific values overrule any default values given in the BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment struct (respectively RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC / DC struct)). If the Uplink Control Timeslot field is not included in the message at all, then the default rules for the location of PACCH/U apply.

TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (8 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 12.18.

TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1, TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 (8 bit field)
These information fields indicate the timeslots assigned for use during the TBF on carrier 1 and carrier 2 respectively of a dual carrier configuration. These fields are defined in sub-clause 12.18.

Frequency Parameters
This information element, if present, assigns frequency parameters to the uplink and downlink TBFs. If this information element is not present the mobile station shall use its previously assigned frequency parameters. This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.8.

Frequency Parameters C1, Frequency Parameters C2
These information elements are coded as defined in sub-clause 12.8. The usage of these parameters is specified in sub-clause 11.2.7.

Dual Carrier Frequency Parameters
This information element, if present, assigns frequency parameters to the uplink TBF for both carriers in a dual carrier configuration. This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.8.2.

EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION (1 bit field)
This information field indicates the medium access mode to be used during the TBF.

0 Dynamic Allocation
1 Extended Dynamic Allocation

TBF Starting Time
The TBF Starting Time field contains a starting time that indicates the frame number during which the assigned TBF may start.

If no downlink TBF is in progress, the mobile station need not monitor the TFI field of downlink RLC data blocks until the indicated TDMA frame number. After the indicated TDMA frame number, the mobile station shall apply the new downlink parameters and then operate as during a downlink TBF. If a downlink TBF is already in progress, the mobile station shall continue to use the parameters of the existing TBF until the TDMA frame number occurs. When the indicated TDMA frame number occurs, the mobile station shall immediately begin to use the new downlink parameters assigned.

In case of dynamic allocation, if no uplink TBF is in progress, the MS need not monitor the USF field until the TDMA frame number occurs. When the indicated TDMA frame number occurs, the mobile station shall immediately begin to monitor the USF field and use the new assigned uplink TBF parameters when its USF has occurred. If an uplink TBF is already in progress, the MS shall continue to use the parameters of the existing TBF until the TDMA frame number occurs. When the indicated TDMA frame number occurs, the mobile station shall immediately begin to monitor the USF field and use the new assigned uplink TBF parameters when its USF has occurred.

This field is encoded as the Starting Frame Number Description IE. See sub-clause 12.21

MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (8 bit field)
This information field indicates the timeslots assigned for use by the MS for the assigned uplink TBFs. Bit 8 indicates the status of timeslot 0, bit 7 indicates the status of timeslot 1, etc. At least one timeslot must be assigned.

0 Timeslot is not assigned
1 Timeslot is assigned

MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1, MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 (8 bit field)
If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Assignment on single carrier only’ or ‘Modification of existing assignment’, then the MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 field shall apply to the carrier specified in the Carrier ID field. Otherwise, MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 and MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 apply to carrier 1 and carrier 2 respectively. These information fields indicate the timeslots assigned for use by the MS for the assigned uplink TBFs.

Bit 8 indicates the status of timeslot 0, bit 7 indicates the status of timeslot 1, etc. If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment’ and MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 is present and MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 is not present, then the timeslots specified in MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 apply also to carrier 2.

TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (N bit field)
This information field indicates the timeslots assigned to a particular uplink TBF, within the timeslots assigned to the MS in the Global Timeslot description. This field contains as many bits as there are timeslots assigned to the MS in the Global Timeslot description. Bit N indicates the status of the lowest numbered timeslot in the timeslots assigned to the MS in the Global Timeslot description. Bit N-1 (if any) indicates the status of the next lowest numbered timeslot, etc. At least one timeslot must be assigned per TBF

In the case of a dual carrier configuration, the timeslots indicated in the MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 field shall be considered as lower numbered than those in the MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 field.

0 Timeslot is not assigned
1 Timeslot is assigned

USF_ALLOCATION (3 bit field)

This field indicates the USF value assigned to the MS for one or more assigned timeslots. This field is encoded as a binary presentation of the USF value as defined in sub-clause 10.4.1.

USF_ALLOCATION_C1, USF_ALLOCATION_C2 (3 bit field)
For description and encoding, see the Multiple TBF Uplink Assignment message.

USF_GRANULARITY (1 bit field)
This information field indicates the USF granularity to be applied by the mobile station when it is assigned a TBF using Dynamic Allocation or Extended Dynamic Allocation.

0 the mobile station shall transmit one RLC/MAC block
1 the mobile station shall transmit four consecutive RLC/MAC blocks

ALPHA (4 bit field)
For encoding and description see the Global Power Control Parameters IE.

ALPHA_C1, ALPHA_C2 (4 bit field)
The usage of these fields is as specified in sub-clause 11.2.29.

N_PAIRS (3 bit field)

This field indicate the number of PDCH pairs for which GAMMA values are signalled. The number PDCH pairs is given as the binary value of the corresponding field plus one.

See Annex K for details of the coding of this field.

GAMMA, GAMMA_TN (5 bit field)
The field is the binary representation of the parameter GCH for MS output power control in units of 2 dB, see 3GPP TS 45.008. The field is coded according to the following table:

bit
5 4 3 2 1
0 0 0 0 0 GCH = 0 dB
0 0 0 0 1 GCH = 2 dB
: : : :
1 1 1 1 0 GCH = 60 dB
1 1 1 1 1 GCH = 62 dB

GAMMA_TN_C1 (5 bit field)
GAMMA_TN_C2 (5 bit field)
The coding and usage of these fields is as specified for the Packet Uplink Assignment message.

P0, P0_C1, P0_C2 (4 bit field)
For description and encoding, see the Packet Uplink Assignment message.

PR_MODE, PR_MODE_C1, PR_MODE_C2 (1 bit field)
For description and encoding, see the Packet Uplink Assignment message.

Packet Extended Timing Advance (2 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 12.12b.

PFI (7 bit field)

This field contains the PFI parameter identifying a Packet Flow Context. The PFI parameter is encoded as the contents of the PFI information element as defined in 3GPP TS 44.018.

RLC_MODE (1 bit field)

This field contains the RLC mode to be used for the assigned TBF. If a new mode is assigned by the network for an already established TBF, the MS shall ignore the new assigned mode and shall maintain the TBF in the old mode.

0 RLC acknowledged mode

1 RLC unacknowledged mode. For the case of an EGPRS TBF an MS that supports RLC non-persistent mode shall respond to this indication of RLC mode as described in the EGPRS Window Size IE (see sub-clause 12.5.2).

NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

This field contains the NPM Transfer Time limitation in case of RLC non-persistent mode

The list of NPM Transfer Time IEs in the Rel-7 additions is ordered as described by the loops in the earlier releases part. 

Assignment Type (2 bit field)

This indicates the type of assignment. The coding of this field is as specified in sub-clause 11.2.7.

Carrier ID (1 bit field)
This identifies the carrier to which the description refers.

0 Carrier 1
1 Carrier 2

EVENT_BASED_FANR (1 bit field)

For description and coding of this field see the Multiple TBF Downlink Assignment message.

The list of EVENT_BASED_FANR IEs in the Rel-7 additions is ordered as described by the loops in the earlier releases part.

REPORTED TIMESLOTS C1, REPORTED TIMESLOTS C2 (8 bit field)

The field indicates the timeslots for which feedback is provided by a time-based encoded PAN field and is encoded as the TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION IE defined in sub-clause 12.18.

The list of fields related to the Fast Ack/Nack Reporting procedure in the Rel-7 additions is ordered as described by the loops in the earlier releases part.

DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1

DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C2

UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C1

UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_C2

RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_SC

RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_DC

These fields are defined in sub-clause 11.2.31

RTTI_USF_MODE (1 bit field)

This field is as specified in the Packet Uplink Assignment message

TSH (2 bit field)

This field indicates the time-shift between the most recent radio block period for which feedback information is provided and the radio block period when the bitmap is sent:

bit

2 1

0 0 4 TDMA frames (for a basic TTI configuration) or 2 TDMA frames (for a reduced TTI configuration)

0 1 8 TDMA frames (for a basic TTI configuration) or 4 TDMA frames (for a reduced TTI configuration)

1 0 12 TDMA frames (for a basic TTI configuration) or 6 TDMA frames (for a reduced TTI configuration)

1 1 16 TDMA frames (for a basic TTI configuration) or 8 TDMA frames (for a reduced TTI configuration)

Uplink EGPRS Level, Downlink EGPRS Level (2 bits field)

These fields are as specified in the Packet Timeslot Reconfigure message.

Pulse Format (N bits field)

This information element, if assigned, specified on which radio frequency channel the mobile station shall transmit using the narrow-band pulse option. The information element is defined in sub-clause 12.8.3.

FANR (1 bit field)

This field indicates whether FANR is activated:

0 FANR is activated for the assigned TBFs
1 FANR is not activated for the assigned TBFs

Indication of Upper Layer PDU Start for RLC UM (1 bit field)

This field is defined in section 11.2.7.

Enhanced Flexible Timeslot Assignment (1 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.29a.