11.2.34 Physical Information (Iu mode only)
3GPP44.060General Packet Radio Service (GPRS)Mobile Station (MS) - Base Station System (BSS) interfaceRadio Link Control / Medium Access Control (RLC/MAC) protocolRelease 17TS
This message is sent on DBPSCH on either PACCH, FACCH or SDCCH by the network to the mobile station during a handover procedure to indicate a valid timing advance to the mobile station. It shall not be sent on the 52-multiframe structure (SBPSCH).
Message type: PHYSICAL INFORMATION
Direction: network to mobile station
Classification: DBPSCH message
Table 11.2.34.1: PHYSICAL INFORMATION information elements
< Physical information message content > ::= — RLC/MAC control block format < MESSAGE_TYPE : bit (6) == 010010 > < TIMING_ADVANCE_VALUE : bit (8) > < padding bits > ; — truncation at end of message allowed, bits ‘0’ assumed |
Table 11.2.34.2: PHYSICAL INFORMATION information element details
TIMING_ADVANCE_VALUE (8 bit field) |