1 Scope

3GPP45.008GSM/EDGE Radio subsystem link controlTS

The present document specifies the Radio sub‑system link control implemented in the Mobile Station (MS), Base Station System (BSS) and Mobile Switching Centre (MSC) of the digital cellular telecommunications systems GSM.

Unless otherwise specified, references to GSM also include operation in any supported band (see TS 45.005).

1.1 References

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.

– References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non‑specific.

– For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.

– For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2] 3GPP TS 23.003: "Numbering, addressing and identification".

[3] 3GPP TS 23.009: "Handover procedures".

[4] 3GPP TS 23.122: "NAS Functions related to Mobile Station (MS) in idle mode".

[5] 3GPP TS 25.101: "UE Radio transmission and reception (FDD)".

[6] 3GPP TS 25.123: "Requirements for support of Radio Resource Management (TDD)".

[7] 3GPP TS 25.133: "Requirements for support of Radio Resource Management (FDD)".

[8] 3GPP TS 25.304: "UE Procedures in Idle Mode and Procedures for Cell Reselection in Connected Mode".

[9] 3GPP TS 25.331: "Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol Specification".

[10] 3GPP TS 26.093: "AMR Speech Codec; Source Controlled Rate operation".

[11] 3GPP TS 43.022: "Functions related to Mobile Station (MS) in idle mode and group receive mode".

[12] 3GPP TS 43.064: "Overall description of the GPRS Radio Interface; Stage 2".

[13] 3GPP TS 43.246: "Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (MBMS) in the GERAN; Stage 2".

[14] 3GPP TS 43.068: "Voice Group Call Service (VGCS); Stage 2".

[15] 3GPP TS 44.004: "Layer 1; General requirements".

[16] 3GPP TS 44.006: "Mobile Station ‑ Base Station System (MS ‑ BSS) interface; Data Link (DL) layer specification".

[17] 3GPP TS 44.018: "Mobile radio interface layer 3 specification; Radio Resource Control Protocol".

[18] 3GPP TS 44.056: "GSM Cordless Telephony System (CTS), Phase 1; CTS radio interface layer 3 specification".

[19] 3GPP TS 44.060: "General Packet Radio Service (GPRS); Mobile Station (MS) – Base Station System (BSS) interface; Radio Link Control (RLC) / Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol".

[20] Void.

[21] Void.

[22] 3GPP TS 45.002: "Multiplexing and multiple access on the radio path".

[23] 3GPP TS 45.003: "Channel coding"

[24] 3GPP TS 45.005: "Radio transmission and reception".

[25] 3GPP TS 45.010: "Radio subsystem synchronization".

[26] 3GPP TS 45.056: "CTS-FP radio subsystem".

[27] 3GPP TR 45.902: "Flexible Layer One".

[28] 3GPP TS 46.011: "Full rate speech; Substitution and muting of lost frames for full rate speech channels".

[29] 3GPP TS 46.012: "Full rate speech; Comfort noise aspect for full rate speech traffic channels".

[30] 3GPP TS 46.031: "Full rate speech; Discontinuous Transmission (DTX) for full rate speech traffic channels".

[31] 3GPP TS 48.008: "Mobile‑services Switching Centre ‑ Base Station System (MSC ‑ BSS) interface, Layer 3 specification".

[32] 3GPP TS 48.058: "Base Station Controller ‑ Base Transceiver Station (BSC ‑ BTS) interface; Layer 3 specification".

[33] 3GPP TS 51.010: "Mobile Station (MS) conformity specification".

[34] 3GPP TS 51.011: "Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module – Mobile Equipment (SIM – ME) interface".

[35] TIA/EIA/IS-2000-5-A: "Upper Layer (Layer 3) Signaling Standard for cdma2000 Spread Spectrum Systems".

[36] TIA/EIA/IS-833: "Multi-Carrier Specification for Spread Spectrum Systems on GSM MAP (MC-MAP) (Lower Layers Air Interface)".

[37] 3GPP TS 36.101: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception".

[38] 3GPP TS 36.104: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception".

[39] 3GPP TS 36.133: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Requirements for support of radio resource management".

[40] 3GPP TS 36.304: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode".

[41] 3GPP TS 36.331: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol Specification".

[42] 3GPP TS 31.102: "Characteristics of the Universal Subscriber Identity Module (USIM) application".

[43] 3GPP TS 24.301: "Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3".

[44] 3GPP TS 22.268: "Public Warning System (PWS) requirements; Stage 1".

[45] 3GPP TS 23.251: "Network sharing; Architecture and functional description".

[46] 3GPP TS 24.008: "Mobile Radio Interface Layer 3 specification; Core Network Protocols – Stage 3".

[47] 3GPP TS 25.306: "UE Radio Access capabilities".

[48] 3GPP TR 45.926: "Solutions for GSM/EDGE BTS Energy Saving".

1.2 Abbreviations

Abbreviations used in the present document are listed in 3GPP TR 21.905.

UFPS Unique Frequency Parameter Set

1.3 Definitions

In addition to those below, abbreviations used in the present document are listed in 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

Acceptable cell: see definition in 3GPP TS 43.022 [11].

Coverage Class: see definition in 3GPP TS 43.064 [12].

Permitted CSG list: A list provided by NAS containing all the CSG identities and their PLMN IDs of the CSGs to which the subscriber belongs, see 3GPP TS 23.122 [4].

NOTE: This list is known as "Allowed CSG List" in Rel-8 specifications.

CSG cell: The definition of CSG cell for UTRAN is given in 3GPP TS 25.304 [8]; the definition of CSG cell for E-UTRAN is given in 3GPP TS 36.304 [40].

EC-GSM-IoT: Extended Coverage GSM for Internet of Things.

EC-GSM-IoT cell: A cell supporting EC-GSM-IoT.

EC operation: See definition in 3GPP TS 43.064 [12].

Hybrid cell: The definition of hybrid cell for UTRAN is given in 3GPP TS 25.304 [8]; the definition of hybrid cell for E-UTRAN is given in 3GPP TS 36.304 [40].

Network sharing: network sharing is an optional feature that allows different core network operators to connect to the same shared radio access network (see 3GPP TS 23.251 [45]). When network sharing is in use within a given cell, the network broadcasts within system information the PLMN identities of the PLMNs sharing the cell. A mobile station supporting network sharing uses this information for its PLMN (re)selection processes and indicates the selected PLMN to the BSS.

Power Efficient Operation (PEO): see definition in 3GPP TS 43.064 [12].

Suitable cell: see definition in 3GPP TS 43.022 [11].

Timeslot number (TN): timing of timeslots within a TDMA frame.

Unique Frequency Parameter Set: defined by a single ARFCN or a MA. In case of a radio frequency channel assigned a frequency parameter set consisting of a single ARFCN, the UFPS is defined by that ARFCN. In case of a radio frequency channel assigned a frequency parameter set consisting of a MA, MAIO and HSN, that radio frequency channel belong to the same UFPS as other radio frequency channels assigned the same MA.

1.4 Restrictions

Independently of what is stated elsewhere in this and other 3GPP specifications, mobile station support for PBCCH and PCCCH is optional for A/Gb-mode of operation. The network shall never enable PBCCH and PCCCH.