11.2.53 EC Packet Downlink Dummy Control Block

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 message is sent on the EC-PACCH by the network to the mobile station as a fill message with just the USED_DL_COVERAGE_CLASS parameter.

Message type: EC PACKET DOWNLINK DUMMY CONTROL BLOCK

Direction: network to mobile station

Classification: distribution message

Table 11.2.53.1: EC Packet DOWNLINK DUMMY CONTROL BLOCK information elements

< EC Packet Downlink Dummy Control Block message content > ::=

< USED_DL_COVERAGE_CLASS : < Used DL Coverage Class IE >>

< padding bits >

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

Table 11.2.53.2: EC Packet DOWNLINK DUMMY CONTROL BLOCK information element details

USED_DL_COVERAGE_CLASS (2 bit field)
This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.71.