Single Downlink Assignment 2 IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.48a.2.

Single Uplink Assignment 2 IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.48a.3.

Multiple Downlink Assignment 2 IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.48a.5.

Multiple Uplink Assignment 2 IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.48a.6.

LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE (2 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

EGPRS Level IE (Downlink EGPRS Level)

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.10f.

EVENT_BASED_FANR (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1, TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 (8 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

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

See sub-clause 11.2.31 (Packet Timeslot Reconfigure message).

PFI (7 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

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. If the RLC_RESET field indicates that any given RLC entity is not reset across PS handover (see sub-clause 12.42a) or DTM handover (see sub-clause 12.48) then the mobile station shall ignore this field and use the same RLC mode that was used for the corresponding PFC in the old cell.

The encoding of this field is defined as in sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

DOWNLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT (5 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

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

NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

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

EGPRS Window Size IE (Uplink EGPRS Window Size)
This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.5.2.

EGPRS Level IE (Uplink EGPRS Level)

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.10f.

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

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

TSH (2 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

RTTI_USF_MODE (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

PDCH Pairs Description IE (Uplink Assignment PDCH Pairs Description)

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.5.5.

Specific conditions apply for the inclusion of this information element (see sub-clause 7.1.3.6).

Dynamic Allocation 2 IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.48a.4.

PFI (7 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

RLC_MODE (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 12.48a.2 (Single Downlink Assignment 2 information element).

NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

Pulse Format IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.8.3.

P0_C1, P0_C2 (4 bit field)
These fields are optional downlink power control parameters.

If the Assignment Type field is present and indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment’, P0_C1 and P0_C2 apply to carrier 1 and carrier 2, respectively. The presence of these parameters indicates that downlink power control is used for the indicated carrier; otherwise, downlink power control is not used for the indicated carrier. If the P0_C1 IE is present but the P0_C2 IE is absent, then the P0_C1 IE shall apply also to carrier 2.

If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Assignment on single carrier only’ or ‘Modification of existing assignment’, then P0_C1 shall apply to the carrier specified in the Carrier ID field.

These fields are encoded as follows:

bit
4 3 2 1
0 0 0 0 P0 = 0 dB
0 0 0 1 P0 = 2 dB
0 0 1 0 P0 = 4 dB
:
1 1 1 1 P0 = 30 dB

PR_MODE_C1, PR_MODE_C2 (1 bit field)
These fields indicate the PR Management mode, as defined in 3GPP TS 45.008.

If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Assignment on single carrier only’ or ‘Modification of existing assignment’, then PR_MODE_C1 shall apply to the carrier specified in the Carrier ID field. Otherwise, PR_MODE_C1 and PR_MODE_C2 shall apply to carrier 1 and carrier 2 respectively. If the Assignment Type field indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment and the PR_MODE_C1 IE is present but the PR_MODE_C2 IE is absent, then the PR_MODE_C1 IE shall apply also to carrier 2. It is encoded as follows:
0 PR mode A: for one addressed MS
1 PR mode B: for all MS

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

UPLINK_TFI_ASSIGNMENT (5 bit field)
This information element, if present, assigns the contained TFI to the mobile station to identify an uplink TBF described by this message. This field is coded the same as the TFI field defined in sub-clause 12.15.

N_USF, N_TS (4 bit field)

N_PAIRS (3 bit field)

These fields indicate respectively the number of USF, timeslots or PDCH pairs assigned to a given uplink TBF. The number of timeslots or PDCH pairs is given as the binary value of the corresponding field plus one.

See Annex K for details of the coding of these fields.

ALPHA_C1, ALPHA_C2 (4 bit field)
If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Assignment on single carrier only’ or ‘Modification of existing assignment’, then ALPHA_C1 (if present) shall apply to the carrier specified in the Carrier ID field.

If the Assignment Type field is included and indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment’, ALPHA_C1 and ALPHA_C2 indicate the value of the parameter alpha to be applied in power control on carrier 1 and carrier 2 respectively. For encoding and description see the Global Power Control Parameters IE. If ALPHA_C1 is present and ALPHA_C2 is absent, then ALPHA_C1 shall apply to carrier 2.

USF, USF_2 (3 bit field)

These fields indicate the USF values assigned to a given TBF for the assigned timeslot or PDCH pair.

In the case of RTTI mode with BTTI USF, the USF value specified in the USF field (respectively USF_2 field) applies to the first two (respectively second two) TDMA frames of the following basic radio block period (see sub-clauses 8.1.1.1, 8.1.1.2.1).

These fields are encoded as a binary representation of the USF value as defined in sub-clause 10.4.1.

The order in which USF assignments are encoded and the meaning when the number of repetitions of the USF is lower than the maximum is described in Annex K.

GAMMA (5 bit field)
This 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

In the case of RTTI mode with BTTI USF, exactly one GAMMA field shall be included for each PDCH pair for which either one or two USF values are assigned.

LINK_QUALITY_MEASUREMENT_MODE (2 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

EGPRS Level IE (Downlink EGPRS Level)

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.10f.

FANR (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7a (Multiple TBF Downlink Assignment message).

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

See sub-clause 11.2.31 (Packet Timeslot Reconfigure message).

TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1, TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2 (8 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7 (Packet Downlink Assignment message).

Uplink Control Timeslot C1, Uplink Control Timeslot C2 (3 bit field)

In case of a BTTI configuration, these fields contain the timeslot number on carrier1 (respectively carrier 2) of the timeslot where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. In case of an RTTI configuration, these fields contain the timeslot number of the timeslot on carrier1 (respectively carrier 2) belonging to the uplink PDCH pair where the PACCH/U for the MS is located. They are encoded as the binary representation of the timeslot number as defined in 3GPP TS 45.002.

If these fields are included in the BTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment IE or in the RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC / DC IE, they shall refer to all downlink TBFs assigned in the message. If these fields are included in the Downlink TBF Assignment 2 IE, 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 IE or in the RTTI Multiple Downlink Assignment SC / DC IE). If the Uplink Control Timeslot C1 / Uplink Control Timeslot C2 field is not included in the message at all, then the default rules for the location of PACCH/U apply.

PFI (7 bit field)

This field shall only be included for TBFs if both the network and the mobile station support multiple TBFs. 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)

See sub-clause 12.48a.2 (Single Downlink Assignment 2 information element).

TFI Assignment (5 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.7a (Multiple TBF Downlink Assignment message).

CONTROL_ACK (1 bit field)
See sub-clause 12.42 (PS Handover Radio Resources information element).

NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

This field contains the NPM Transfer Time limitation in case of RLC non-persistent mode and is defined in sub-clause 12.45a.

EVENT_BASED_FANR (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.7a (Multiple TBF Downlink Assignment message).

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

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

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

{ 0 | 1 — ‘1’: Time-based encoding FANR is activated

< 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) >

< N_TS : bit (4) > — Number minus 1 of the timeslots of the Global Timeslot description

— assigned to the TBF

{ 0 — 0: All timeslots in Global Timeslot description are assigned to the TBF

| 1 — 1: Only timeslots in TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION are assigned to the TBF

< TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION : bit (val (N_TS) + 1) > }

{ 0 < USF_C1 : bit (3) > — Same USF valid on all timeslots assigned to the TBF on the respective carriers

{ 0 | 1 < USF_C2 : bit (3) }

| 1 — Different USF(s) assigned:

< USF : bit (3) > — USF for the first assigned timeslot

{ 0 | 1 < USF : bit (3) > } * (val (N_TS) + 1) — USF for next assigned timeslots (omitted=same as previous)

} ;

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

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

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

{ 0 | 1 — ‘1’: Time-based encoding FANR is activated

< 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 — The PDCH pairs assigned to the TBF are all the PDCH pairs described

— in the PDCH pairs description

| 1 < TBF_UPLINK_PAIRS_ALLOCATION : bit (val (N_PAIRS) + 1) > }

{ 0 < USF_C1 : bit (3) >

{ 0 | 1 < USF_C2 : bit (3) } — Same USF valid on all pairs assigned to the TBF on the respective carriers

| 1 — Different USF(s) assigned

< USF : bit (3) > — USF for the first assigned PDCH pair

{ 0 | 1 < USF : bit (3) > } * (val (N_PAIRS)) — Next assigned PDCH pairs (omitted=same as previous)

{ 0 — RTTI USF mode

| 1 — BTTI USF mode (second USF)

< USF_2 : bit (3) > — Second USF for the first assigned PDCH pair

{ 0 | 1 < USF_2 : bit (3) > } * (val (N_PAIRS)) — Next assigned PDCH pairs (omitted=same as previous)

}

} ;

< Timeslot description 2 struct > ::=

{ 0 — Without power control parameters

< MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1 : bit (8) >

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

| 1 — With power control parameters

< 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) > } } ;

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

EXTENDED_DYNAMIC_ALLOCATION (1 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

P0_C1, P0_C2 (4 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

PR_MODE_C1, PR_MODE_C2 (1 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

TSH (2 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

Uplink Assignment PDCH Pairs Description

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.5.5.

Specific conditions apply for the inclusion of this information element (see sub-clause 7.1.3.6).

N_TS, N_PAIRS,

These fields indicate respectively the number of timeslots or PDCH pairs assigned to a given uplink TBF. The number of timeslots or PDCH pairs is given as the binary value of the corresponding field plus one.

See Annex K for details of the coding of these fields.

ALPHA_C1, ALPHA_C2 (4 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

GAMMA, GAMMA_TNx_C1, GAMMA_TNx_C2 (5 bit field)
These fields are the binary representation of the parameter GCH for MS output power control in units of 2 dB, see 3GPP TS 45.008.

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

RTTI_USF_MODE (1 bit field)

See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

EGPRS Level IE (Uplink EGPRS Level)

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.10f.

Pulse Format IE

This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.8.3.

PFI (7 bit field)

This field shall only be included for TBFs if both the network and the mobile station support multiple TBFs. 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)

See sub-clause 12.48a.2 (Single Downlink Assignment 2 information element).

TFI Assignment (5 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29a (Multiple TBF Uplink Assignment message).

EGPRS Window Size IE (Uplink EGPRS Window Size)
This information element is defined in sub-clause 12.5.2.

Specific conditions apply for the interpretation of this information element. See sub-clause 11.2.37 (Packet CS Release Indication message).

NPM Transfer Time (5 bit field)

This field contains the NPM Transfer Time limitation in case of RLC non-persistent mode and is defined in sub-clause 12.45a.

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

See sub-clause 11.2.7a (Multiple TBF Downlink Assignment message).

USF_GRANULARITY (1 bit field)
See sub-clause 11.2.29 (Packet Uplink Assignment message).

TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION (N_TS+1 bit field)

This field indicates the timeslots assigned to a particular uplink TBF, within the timeslots assigned to the mobile station in the Global Timeslot description. This field contains as many bits as there are timeslots assigned to the mobile station in the Global Timeslot description. Bit N_TS+1 corresponds to the lowest numbered timeslot in the timeslots assigned to the mobile station; bit N_TS (if any) corresponds to the next lowest numbered timeslot, etc. At least one timeslot must be assigned per TBF.

0 Timeslot not assigned
1 Timeslot assigned

If the TBF_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION bitmap is present, then the timeslots assigned to the TBF are a subset of all the timeslots assigned in the Global Timeslot description, otherwise all timeslots in the Global Timeslot description are assigned to the TBF.

TBF_UPLINK_PAIRS_ALLOCATION (N_PAIRS+1 bit field)

This field indicates the PDCH pairs assigned to a particular uplink TBF within the uplink PDCH pairs assigned to the mobile station, i.e. within the RTTI configuration description for downlink TBF(s) if provided, otherwise within the Uplink Assignment PDCH Pairs Description IE (see sub-clause 7.1.3.6). This field contains as many bits as there are uplink PDCH pairs assigned to the mobile station. Bit N_TS+1 corresponds to the lowest numbered uplink PDCH pair assigned to the mobile station; bit N_TS (if any) corresponds to the next lowest numbered PDCH pair, etc. (PDCH pairs numbering should be understood as defined in Annex K). At least one PDCH pair must be assigned per TBF.

0 PDCH pair not assigned
1 PDCH pair assigned

If the TBF_UPLINK_PAIRS_ALLOCATION bitmap is present, then the PDCH pairs assigned to the TBF are a subset of all the uplink PDCH pairs assigned to the mobile station, otherwise all uplink PDCH pairs assigned to the mobile station are assigned to the TBF.

USF_C1, USF_C2 (3 bit field)

These fields indicate the USF value assigned to a given TBF for all timeslots or PDCH pairs on the relevant carrier.

If the Assignment Type field is present and indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment’, USF_C1 applies to carrier 1, otherwise it applies to the carrier identified by the Carrier ID field.

If the Assignment Type field is present and indicates ‘Dual Carrier assignment’, and USF_C1 is present and USF_C2 is absent, the value specified by USF_C1 applies to timeslots assigned on both carriers.

These fields are encoded as a binary representation of the USF value as defined in sub-clause 10.4.1.

USF, USF_2 (3 bit field)

These fields indicate the USF values assigned to a given TBF for the assigned timeslot or PDCH pair.

In the case of RTTI mode with BTTI USF, the USF value specified in the USF field (respectively USF_2 field) applies to the first two (respectively second two) TDMA frames of the following basic radio block period (see sub-clauses 8.1.1.1, 8.1.1.2.1).

These fields are encoded as a binary representation of the USF value as defined in sub-clause 10.4.1.

If no USF is specified for a given timeslot or PDCH pair assigned to a TBF, then the USF value is the same as the previously indicated USF value.

The order in which USF assignments are encoded is described in Annex K.

MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C1, MS_TIMESLOT_ALLOCATION_C2
See sub-clause 11.2.29a (Multiple TBF Uplink Assignment message).

As the explicit power control parameters are omitted for the allocated timeslots in the new cell, the mobile station shall use the default values (see 3GPP TS 45.008) for the power control parameters.