12.42b PS Handover Radio Resources 3

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

This information element provides the radio resources assigned for PS services for a DLMC configuration in the new cell and is included within the PS HANDOVER COMMAND message.

Table 12.42b.1: PS Handover Radio Resources 3 information element

< PS Handover Radio Resources 3 IE > ::=

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

< SI : bit (2) >

< NCI : bit (1) >

< BSIC : bit (6) >

{ 0 | 1 < CCN_ACTIVE : bit (1) > }

{ 0 | 1 < 3G_CCN_ACTIVE : bit (1) > }

{ 0 | 1 < CCN Support Description : < CCN Support Description struct >> }

{ < DOWNLINK_RLC_MODE : bit (1) >

< CONTROL_ACK : bit (1) >

{ 1 < UFPS : < UFPS struct > > } ** 0

DLMC Measurement Type : bit (1)

< LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE : bit (2) >

{ 0 | 1 < Carrier for Interference Measurements : bit (4) > }

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

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

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

< PDAN Coding : bit (1) >

< Extended SNS : bit (1) >

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

{ 0 | 1 < PFI of downlink TBF : bit (7) > }

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

{ 0 | 1 — ‘1′ indicates Fast Ack/Nack Reporting is activated for downlink TBF

< EVENT_BASED_FANR: bit (1) > }

< Downlink EGPRS Level: < EGPRS Level IE > >

< Indication of Upper Layer PDU Start for RLC UM : bit >

< EGPRS Packet Downlink Ack/Nack Type 3 Support : bit(1) >

< EGPRS Channel Coding Command : < EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme IE >> }

{ < RESEGMENT : bit (1) >

{ 1 < < DLMC UL Carrier Info : < DLMC UL Carrier Info struct > > } ** 0

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

< UPLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (5) >

{ 0 | 1 < PFI of uplink TBF : bit (7) > }

{ 0 | 1 < UPLINK_RLC_MODE : bit (1) > }

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

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

{ 0 — SSN-based encoding is selected

| 1 — Time-based encoding is selected

< REPORTED TIMESLOTS : bit (8) >

< TSH : bit (2) > } }

< Uplink EGPRS Level: < EGPRS Level IE > >

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

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

< NETWORK_CONTROL_ORDER : bit (2) >

< RLC_RESET : bit (1) > ;

< CCN Support Description struct > ::=
< Number_Cells : bit (7) >
{ CCN_SUPPORTED : bit } * (val(Number_Cells)) ;

< UFPS struct > ::=

{ 00 — Existing UFPS released

| 01 — Existing UFPS remains unchanged (no information provided)

| 10 — Existing UFPS changed/new UFPS provided

{ 0 — Existing DLMC Frequency Parameters unchanged

| 1 < DLMC Frequency Parameters : < DLMC Frequency Parameters IE > > }

{ 1 < CARRIER_SPECIFIC_INFO : < Carrier Specific Info struct > > } ** 0

| 11 bit (*) = < no string > — Reserved

};

< Carrier Specific Info struct > ::=

{ 00 — Existing carrier released

| 01 — Existing carrier remains unchanged (no information provided)

| 10 — Existing carrier changed/new carrier provided

{ 0 — BTTI mode

{ 0 — same timeslots as the lowest numbered carrier

| 1 < TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (8) > }

| 1 — RTTI mode

{ 0 — same PDCH-pairs as the lowest numbered carrier

| 1 < DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_DLMC : bit (8) >

< RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_DLMC : bit (4) > }

}

{ 0 | 1 < MAIO : bit (6) > }

{ 0 — same P0 and PR_MODE as the lowest numbered carrier

| 1 < P0 : bit (4) >

< PR_MODE : bit (1) > }

{ 0 — same DOWNLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT as the lowest numbered carrier

| 1 < DOWNLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (5) >

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > } }

{ 0 — same Power Control Parameters as the lowest numbered carrier

| 1 < Power Control Parameters : < Power Control Parameters IE > > }

{ 0 — EMST is not used on this carrier

| 1 — EMST is used on this carrier

< RLC Entity 2 : < RLC Entity Struct > >

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > }

{ 0 | 1 < RLC Entity 3 : < RLC Entity Struct > > }

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > } }

{ 0 — EMSR is not used on this carrier

| 1 — EMSR is used on this carrier

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 1 : < Additional PFCs struct > >

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > } } ** 0

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 2 : < Additional PFCs struct > >

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > } } ** 0

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 3 : < Additional PFCs struct > >

{ 0 | 1 < DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT : bit (3) > } } ** 0

}

< Primary TSC Set : bit (1) >

{ 0 | 1 — Secondary DL TSC Value assigned

< Secondary DL TSC Set : bit (1) >

< Secondary DL TSC Value : bit (3) > }

| 11 bit (*) = < no string > — Reserved

};

< DLMC UL Carrier Info struct > ::=

{ 00 — Assigned carrier released

| 01 — Carrier remains unchanged (no information provided)

| 10 — Assigned carrier modified or new carrier assigned

{ 0 — BTTI mode

{ 0 | 1 < UPLINK_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (8) > } — assigned PDCH

| 1 — RTTI mode

{ 0 | 1 < UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_DLMC : bit (8) > } — assigned PDCH-pairs

}

< Dynamic Allocation 3 : < Dynamic Allocation 3 IE > >

{ 0 — EMST is not used on this carrier

| 1 — EMST is used on this carrier

< Uplink RLC Entity 2 : < RLC Entity Struct >

{ 0 | 1 < Uplink RLC Entity 3 : < RLC Entity Struct > } }

{ 0 — EMSR is not used on this carrier

| 1 — EMSR is used on this carrier

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 1 : < Additional PFCs struct > > } ** 0

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 2 : < Additional PFCs struct > > } ** 0

{ 1 < EMSR Additional PFCs 3 : < Additional PFCs struct > > } ** 0

}

< Primary TSC Set : bit (1) >

| 11 bit (*) = < no string > — reserved

} ;

< RLC Entity Struct > :: =

< TFI : bit (5) >

< RLC_MODE : bit (1) >

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

< PFI : bit (7) >;

< Additional PFCs struct > ::=

< TFI : bit (5) >

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

< PFI : bit (7) >;

Table 12.42b.2: PS Handover Radio Resources 3 information element details

Handover Reference (8 bit field)
This field contains the reference value to be used when performing PS Handover. The field is encoded as the contents of the Handover Reference information element as defined in 3GPP TS 44.018.

SI (2 bit field)
The Synchronization Indication (SI) field indicates which type of PS Handover is to be performed.

Bit
2 1
0 0 Non-synchronized
0 1 Synchronized
1 0 Pre-synchronised
1 1 reserved

NCI (1 bit field)
The Normal Cell Indication (NCI) field indicates how the MS shall behave in case of out of range timing advance values.

Bit
1
0 Out of range timing advance is ignored
1 Out of range timing advance shall trigger a handover failure procedure.

BSIC (6 bit field)
This field contains the BSIC of the new cell. The BSIC field is coded as the "Base Station Identity Code" defined in 3GPP TS 23.003.

CCN_ACTIVE (1 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.4.

3G_CCN_ACTIVE (1 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.4.

CCN Support Description

CCN_SUPPORTED (1 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.4.

DOWNLINK_RLC_MODE (1 bit field)

UPLINK_RLC_MODE (1 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

CONTROL_ACK (1 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

NETWORK_CONTROL_ORDER (2 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.9b.

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

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

RLC_RESET (1 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 12.42.

UFPS

This information element is used to identify the set of resources corresponding to each UFPS within the set of UFPS assigned for a DLMC configuration in the new cell. Each UFPS in the set of UFPS is numbered according to the scheme described in sub-clause 8.1.1.1.3.

DLMC Measurement Type

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

Carrier for Interference Measurements (4 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

UPLINK EGPRS Window Size 

EGPRS Window Size

This field is defined in sub-clause 12.5.2.

LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE (2 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.7.

BEP_PERIOD2 (4 bit field)
This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.7.

PFI of downlink TBF (7 bit field)

PFI of uplink TBF (7 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

Downlink NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

Uplink NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

EVENT_BASED_FANR (1 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

Uplink EGPRS Level (2 bit field)

Downlink EGPRS Level (2 bit field)

These fields assign the group of modulation and coding schemes applicable to the uplink and downlink TBFs respectively and is defined in sub-clause 12.10f.

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

This field is defined in section 11.2.7.

EGPRS Packet Downlink Ack/Nack Type 3 Support (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme
This field is defined in sub-clause 12.10d. If this field is included in a Multi Carrier assignment, it shall specify the initial EGPRS Modulation and Coding Scheme to be used on all assigned carriers.

CARRIER_SPECIFIC_INFO

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

DLMC Frequency Parameters
See sub-clause 11.2.7.

DOWNLINK_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (8 bit field)
UPLINK_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (8 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 12.18.

DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_DLMC

UPLINK_PDCH_PAIRS_DLMC

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

RTTI_DOWNLINK_PDCH_PAIR_ASSIGNMENT_DLMC

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

MAIO (6 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7.

P0 (4 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

PR_MODE (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

DOWNLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT (5 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

UPLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT (5 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29.

Power Control Parameters
See sub-clause 11.2.7.

DLMC UL Carrier Info

See sub-clause 11.2.29.

REPORTED TIMESLOTS

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

TSH (2 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.31.

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.

Uplink Control Timeslot (3 bit field)

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.29.

Dynamic Allocation 3

This field is defined in sub-clause 11.2.29.

PTCCH_CARRIER (4 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7.

PDAN Coding (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

DOWNLINK_eTFI_ASSIGNMENT (3 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7.

Extended SNS (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

EMSR Additional PFCs 1

EMSR Additional PFCs 2

EMSR Additional PFCs 3

These IEs are defined in section 11.2.7.

Primary TSC Set (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 and 11.2.29.

Secondary DL TSC Set (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.

Secondary DL TSC Value (3 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7.