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M900/M1800 Base Station Subsystem
Signaling Analysis Manual
Contents
Contents
3 System Information ...................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Overview of System Information ..................................................................................................................3-2
3.2 System Information Types.............................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.1 System Information Type 1..................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater ...........................................................................3-6
3.2.3 System Information Type 3..................................................................................................................3-9
3.2.4 System Information Type 4................................................................................................................3-12
3.2.5 System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter.......................................................................................3-14
3.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC..................................................................................................................3-16
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Tables
Tables
Table 3-1 Cell channel description .....................................................................................................................3-3
Table 3-2 Format of cell channel description .....................................................................................................3-4
Table 3-3 Relation between "S" and "T" ............................................................................................................3-5
Table 3-4 Information elements of system information types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater ....................................3-6
Table 3-5 Multiband reporting............................................................................................................................3-8
Table 3-6 CCCH-CONF...................................................................................................................................3-10
Table 3-7 Parameters affecting cell priority for cell selection ..........................................................................3-12
Table 3-8 Information elements of system information types 5, 5bis, and 5ter ................................................3-14
Table 3-9 RACH Control Parameters in System information Type 1 and the corresponding parameters in the
system information table ...................................................................................................................................3-16
Table 3-10 Control Channel Description in system information type 3 and the corresponding parameters in the
Table 3-11 Cell Options in system information type 3 and the corresponding parameters in the system information
table...................................................................................................................................................................3-17
Table 3-12 Cell Selection Parameters in system information type 3 and the corresponding parameters in the
Table 3-13 Rest Octets in system information type 4 and the corresponding parameters in the system information
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3 System Information
System Information
About This Chapter

The following table lists the contents of this chapter.
Section
Describes
3.1 Overview of System

Information
Functions and classification of system information.
3.2 System Information Types
Each type of system information.
3.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC
Internal handling of the BSC in terms of system

information.
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3.1 Overview of System Information

System information (SI) contains the primary radio network parameters about the air interface.
It includes network identification parameters, cell selection parameters, system control
parameters, and network functional parameters. System information helps a mobile station (MS)
to select a network and gain access to it. It also helps the MS to make full use of network
services and improves the coordination with the network.
Common system information can be categorized into two groups:
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System information sent on the BCCH

The system information sent on the BCCH consists of the following messages:
System information type 1
System information type 2bis
System information type 2ter
System information type 2quater
System information sent on the SACCH

The system information sent on the BCCH consists of the following messages:
System information type 5bis
System information type 5ter
System information type 9 includes the allocation information about the BCCH. If system
information type 9 is used, the reception location of system information type 3 is specified in
system information type 3. System information type 9 is rarely used. If the GPRS is available,
system information type 13 must be used.
This chapter describes only common system information.
For details about system information, refer to GSM Rec. 04.18.
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The system information sent on the BCCH is common channel information. The system
information sent on the SACCH is TRX management information. When tracing messages
on the interfaces through the LMT, you need to select common channel information and
TRX management information to view all the system information.
The system information sent to cells usually consists of system information types 1, 2, 2ter,
3, 4, 5, and 5ter. System information types 2bis and 5bis are sent in the DCS1800 cells
conditionally. For details, refer to the subsequent topics.
3.2 System Information Types

3.2.1 System Information Type 1
Overview
The system information type 1 message describes the control of Random Access Channel
(RACH) and the cell frequency list (CA). This message is sent on the BCCH.
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System information type 1 contains the following information elements:
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Cell Channel Description
RACH Control Parameters
Rest Octets
The description of these information elements is as follows:

Cell Channel Description
One cell can be configured with a maximum of 64 frequencies. The actual configuration of
cell frequencies is subject to the cell channel description, as listed in Table 3-1.
The BSC selects a format of cell channel description based on the configuration of cell
frequencies.
The format of cell channel description is defined by octet 2 Format ID (Bit128, Bit 127,
Bit 124, Bit 123, and Bit 122) in the cell channel description. Table 3-2 lists the formats of
cell channel description.
Table 3-1 Cell channel description
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Cell Channel Description IEI
Octet 1
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
128
127
Spare
Spare
124
123
122
121
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Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
Bit
008
007
006
005
004
003
002
001
Octet 17
Table 3-2 Format of cell channel description

Bit128
Bit127
Bit124
Bit123
Bit122
Format Notation
Bit map 0
1024 range
512 range
256 range
128 range
Variable bit map
Different formats of cell channel description correspond to different numbers of cell

frequencies. Assume that the number of available frequencies for a cell is n (except for
duplicate and invalid frequencies). ARFCN (i) (i=1,,n) represents the Absolute Radio
Frequency Channel Number. The numbers of available frequencies for different formats of
cell channel description are as follows:
Bit map 0
The bit map 0 format is used for GSM 900 frequencies. The number of available
frequencies is 64 if 1 ARFCN (i) 124.
1024 range
When the 1024 range format is used, the number of available frequencies for a cell is
equal to or smaller than 16. For a GSM 900 cell, 1 ARFCN (i) 124. For a GSM
1800 cell, 512 ARFCN (i) 885.
512 range
If the 512 range format is used, the number of available frequencies for a cell is equal
to or smaller than 18. The interval between any two frequencies must be less than 512.
256 range
to or smaller than 22. The interval between any two frequencies must be less than 256.
For example, in 256 range format, frequency 512 and frequency 812 cannot be
configured together.
128 range
to or smaller than 29. In addition, the interval between any two frequencies must be
less than 128. For example, in 128 range format, frequency 512 and frequency 712
cannot be configured together.
Variable bit map

If the variable bit map format is used, the number of available frequencies for a cell is
equal to or smaller than 64. In addition, the interval between any two frequencies must
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be 1111. For example, in variable bit map format, you can configure 64 frequencies,
numbered from 512 to 575 with an increment of 1, but you cannot configure 64
frequencies, numbered from 512 to 638 with an increment of 2.
The RACH control parameters include the following:
Max Retrans
Maximum number of retransmissions (Max Retrans) defines the maximum number of
channel request messages that can be resent before a mobile station (MS) receives an
immediate assignment message. Therefore, the number of channel request messages
that an MS can send is M (Max Retrans) plus 1. The parameter has two bits, ranging
from 0 to 3. The corresponding maximum numbers of retransmissions are 1, 2, 4, and
7.
Tx-integer
Number of slots to spread transmission (Tx-integer) defines the number of timeslots
between two consecutive transmissions of channel request messages.
Cell Bar Access

Cell Bar Access (CBA) determines whether an MS can gain access to a cell. It has only
one bit. Value 0 of this bit means that the MS can gain access to the cell, and value 1 of
this bit means the MS cannot gain access to the cell. This parameter does not affect the
handover access of the MS.
AC CN
Access Control Class N (AC CN) defines the access class for a GSM MS. Each class is
represented by a bit. N = 0, 1, 9, 11, , 15, totally 16 bits. If the AC CN bit is 1, an
MS with AC C = N access is barred. If the AC CN bit is 0, the access of the MS with
AC C = N is not barred. The MSs of classes 1115 have a higher access priority than
the MSs of classes 09, but classes 1115 or classes 09 do not represent the levels of
access priority.
RE
Call reestablishment allowed (RE) determines whether call reestablishment is allowed
when call drops occur. The parameter has one bit. Value 0 of this bit means that call
reestablishment is allowed in the cell. Value 1 of this bit means that call
reestablishment is not allowed in the cell.
EC
Emergency call allowed (EC) determines whether emergency calls are allowed when
there is no SIM card or the access is barred by the cell. The parameter has one bit.
Value 0 of this bit means that emergency calls are allowed in the cell to all MSs. Value
1 of this bit means that emergency calls are not allowed in the cell except for the MSs
that belong to one of the classes 1115.
A random value, which belongs to {S, S+1,....S+T-1}, is used as the time interval between two consecutive
transmissions of channel request messages sent by an MS. The units of timeslot intervals are TDMA
frames. "S" is subject to the configuration of common channels. "T" is Tx-integer. Table 3-3 lists the
relation between "S" and "T".
Table 3-3 Relation between "S" and "T"

Tx-integer
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Non Combined CCCH
Combined CCCH
3, 8, 14, 50
55
41
4, 9, 16
76
52
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Tx-integer
Non Combined CCCH
Combined CCCH
5, 10, 20
109
58
6, 11, 25
163
86
7, 12, 32
217
115
When satellite transmission is used, Huawei recommends that Max retrans be set to 4 and Tx-integer be
set to 32 to reduce the delay caused by satellite transmission.
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Rest Octets
The SI 1 Rest Octets information element has eight bits. It contains indication information
about the PCS 1900 and the DCS 1800 and spare bits.
3.2.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater

Overview
System information type 2 describes the control of the RACH, NCC Permitted, and the control
of the BCCH allocation in the neighbor cells (BA1). This message is sent on the BCCH.
Generally, system information types 2, 2bis, and 2ter describe different parts of the BA1 list. An
MS obtains and decodes the BA1 list to reselect a cell in idle mode. A GSM 900 MS in PHASE
1 recognizes the neighbor cell frequencies described only in system information type 2 and
ignores the neighbor cell frequencies described in system information types 2bis and 2ter.
System information type 2bis describes the control of the RACH and the extension of the
BCCH allocation in the neighbor cells (part of BA1). This message is optional and it is sent on
the BCCH. System information type 2 does not describe all the frequencies in the BA1 list.
System information type 2bis describes the rest of the frequencies that are on the same
frequency band with the frequencies described in system information type 2 in the BA1 list.
System information type 2ter describes the extension of the BCCH allocation in the neighbor
cells (part of BA1). It is sent on the BCCH. Only the dual-band MSs read this message. The
GSM 900 MSs and the GSM 1800 MSs ignore this message. The frequencies described in this
message are on a different frequency band from the frequencies of the current cell. The
single-band MSs do not require information about these frequencies.
System information type 2quater describes the control of the BCCH allocation in the 3G
neighbor cells. The system must support the handover between 2G and 3G systems. This
information is used for the reselection of 3G cells.
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Table 3-4 lists the information elements of system information types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater.
Table 3-4 Information elements of system information types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater
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System Information Type
Information Element
Neighbor Cell Description
NCC Permitted
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System Information Type
Information Element
2bis
2ter
Neighbor Cell Description 2
2quater
SI 2quater Rest Octets

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Neighbor Cell Description (BA1)

The Neighbor Cell Description information element provides the absolute radio frequency
channel numbers of the BCCH carriers in the neighbor cells of the current cell. In the
Huawei GSM system, one cell can have a maximum of 32 neighbor cells. Except for bit 5
(BA-IND) and bit 6 (EXT-IND) of octet 2, the Neighbor Cell Description information
element is coded as the Cell Channel Description information element. For details, refer to
the cell channel description in section 3.2.1 "System Information Type 1."
The extension indication (EXT-IND) is sent in system information types 2 and 5. It
indicates whether there are extended neighbor cell frequencies sent in system information
types 2bis and 5bis. If the EXT-IND bit is set to 0, system information types 2 and 5 carry
the complete BA. If the EXT-IND bit is set to 1, system information types 2 and 5 carry
only a part of the BA.
The BA indication (BA-IND) is sent in system information types 2 and 5. It has one bit.
The BA-IND is needed to allow the network to distinguish measurements results related to
different BAs sent to the MS. If the neighbor cell relation and the BA2 are modified in
speech, the BA-IND bit in system information type 5 should be 1, requesting the MS to
decode the neighbor cell frequencies again.
NCC Permitted
The NCC Permitted information element is sent in system information types 2 and 6. This
information element has eight bits. It provides all the NCCs required by MSs. If bit N is 0
(0 N 7), then the MS does not measure the power level of the cell where the NCC is N,
which means that the MS is not handed over to the network where the NCC is N. The NCC
Permitted information element is mainly used for handovers and cell reselection.

For details, refer to the related information described in section 3.2.1 "System Information
Type 1."
Neighbor Cell Description (Extended)

The Neighbor Cell Description 2 information element is sent in system information types
2ter and 5ter. Except for bit 5 (BA-IND) and bits 6 and 7 (Multiband Reporting) of octet 2,
the Neighbor Cell Description 2 information element is coded as the Cell Channel
Description information element. For details, refer to the related information described in
section 3.2.1 "System Information Type 1."
The Multiband Reporting has two bits. They are sent in system information types 2ter and
5ter. The multiband reporting is used to request the dual-band MS to report information
about neighbor cells of multiple bands. Table 3-5 describes the meaning of multiband
reporting.
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Table 3-5 Multiband reporting

Multiband Reporting
(2 bits)
Meaning
00
Normal reporting of the six strongest cells, with known and

allowed NCC part of BSIC, irrespective of the band used
01
The MS shall report the strongest cell with known and allowed
NCC part of BSIC in each of the frequency bands in the BA list,
excluding the frequency band of the serving cell. The remaining
positions in the measurement report shall be used for reporting of
cells in the band of the serving cell. If there are remaining
positions, these shall be used for reporting of the next strongest
identified cells in the other bands irrespective of the band used.
10
The MS shall report the two strongest cells with known and
allowed NCC part of BSIC in each of the frequency bands in the
BA list, excluding the frequency band of the serving cell. The
remaining positions in the measurement report shall be used for
reporting of cells in the band of the serving cell. If there are
remaining positions, these shall be used for reporting of the next
strongest identified cells in the other bands irrespective of the
band used.
11
The MS shall report the three strongest cells with known and
allowed NCC part of BSIC in each of the frequency bands in the
BA list, excluding the frequency band of the serving cell. The
remaining positions in the measurement report shall be used for
reporting of cells in the band of the serving cell. If there are
remaining positions, these shall be used for reporting of the next
strongest identified cells in the other bands irrespective of the
band used.
SI 2quater Rest Octets

The SI 2quater Rest Octets information element contains the following parameters:
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BA_IND: BCCH allocation sequence number indication
3G_BA_IND: 3G BCCH allocation sequence number indication
MP_CHANGE_MARK
3G Neighbor Cell Description
Index_Start_3G
UTRAN FDD Description
UTRAN TDD Description
3G MEASUREMENT PARAMETERS Description
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Overview
System information type 3 describes the location area identification, cell identity, the control
information about the RACH, and the parameters about cell selection. This message is
mandatory. It is sent on the BCCH.
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Location Area Identification
Control Channel Description
Cell Options (BCCH)
Cell Selection Parameters
SI 3 Rest Octets

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CGI
Cell Global Identification (CGI) consists of the Location Area Identification (LAI) and the
Cell Identity (CI).The LAI consists of the Mobile Country Code (MCC), the Mobile
Network Code (MNC), and the Location Area Code (LAC).System information types 3, 6,
and 4 contains all or part of the CGI information. After receiving the system information,
an MS decodes the CGI and determines whether to gain access to the network in the cell
according to the MCC and the MNC indicated by the CGI. The MS also determines
whether the current location area has changed or not. If the location area has changed, the
MS applies the location updating procedure.
The MCC is unique worldwide. It consists of three decimal numerals. For example, the
MCC of China is 460. The MNC is unique nationwide. For example, the MNC of China
Mobile is 00, and the MNC of China Unicom is 01. The LAC and the CI are planned by
each GSM network operator. Both the LAC and the CI consist of two octets. The CI ranges
from 0X0001 to 0XFFFE. 0X0000 and 0XFFFF are reserved.
Control Channel Description

The Control Channel Description information element contains the following parameters:
MSCR
The MSC Release (MSCR) parameter is used to indicate the release of an MSC. The
parameter has one bit. If the bit is 0, the MSC is released in 1998 or earlier. If it is 1, the
MSC is released in 1999 or later.
ATT
The Attach-Detach Allowed (ATT) parameter is used to indicate whether the MSs in
the cell are allowed to apply the IMSI attach and detach procedure. The ATT has one
bit. If it is 0, MSs in the cell are not allowed to apply the IMSI attach and detach
procedure. If it is 1, MSs in the cell shall apply the IMSI attach and detach procedure.
CCCH-CONF
The CCCH-CONF parameter is used to determine the combination mode of the
CCCH. The CCCH-CONF has three bits. Table 3-6 describes the meaning of the
CCCH-CONF.
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Table 3-6 CCCH-CONF

CCCH-CONF
(3 bits)
Number of CCCH
Blocks in One
BCCH Multiframe
000
One basic physical channel used for CCCH, not

combined with SDCCHs
001
One basic physical channel used for CCCH,

010
Two basic physical channels used for CCCH, not

18
100
Three basic physical channels used for CCCH,

not combined with SDCCHs
27
110
Four basic physical channels used for CCCH, not

36
Other values
Meaning
Reserved
BS_AG_BLKS_RES
The parameters BS_AG_BLKS_RES and CCCH-CONF are used together to
determine the allocation of the CCCH blocks in each BCCH multiframe in the current
cell. After CCCH-CONF is set, BS_AG_BLKS_RES is actually used to determine the
proportions of AGCHs and PCHs on the CCCH. You can regulate
BS_AG_BLKS_RES to balance the loading of AGCHs and PCHs.
BS-PA-MFRAMS
The BS-PA-MFRAMS parameter is used to determine the number of multiframes
contained in a period for the transmission of PAGING REQUEST messages to the
same paging subgroup. This parameter actually determines the number of paging
subchannels contained in the paging channel of a cell. BS-PA-MFRAMS has three bits.
The value range is 07, representing 29 multiframes periods for transmission of
PAGING REQUEST messages to the same paging subgroup respectively.
T3212 timeout value

The T3212 timeout value is coded as the binary representation of the timeout value for
periodic updating. It has eight bits. The value range is 0255 (units: 6 minutes). The
value 0 is used for infinite timeout value, which means that the periodic updating shall
not be used within the cell.
Cell Options
The Cell Options information element contains the following parameters:
PWRC
The Power Control Indicator (PWRC) parameter is used to indicate an MS to subtract
the received level obtained from the timeslots on the BCCH TRXs when the received
level is measured during frequency hopping. The parameter has one bit. If it is set to 0,
the influence of the received level on the BCCH TRXs is ignored. If it is set to 1, the
received level is processed as described previously.
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The DTX indicator (DTX) parameter is used to determine whether an MS is allowed to

use the discontinuous transmission. The parameter has two bits in system information
type 3 and three bits in system information type 6.
Radio Link Timeout

This parameter has four bits, ranging from 0 to 15. The value of this parameter ranges
from 4 to 64. If the MS receives a correct SACCH message, the value is increased by 2.
If the MS cannot decode a correct SACCH message, the value is decreased by 1. If the
value is 0, the MS reports a radio link failure to the BTS.

Cell selection parameters affect the activities of an MS after it is switched on. These
parameters include the following:
Cell Reselection Hysteresis

An MS can perform cell reselection only if the difference between the signal level of
the neighbor cell (in a different location area) and the C2 of the local cell is greater than
the value of Cell Reselection Hysteresis. This parameter has three bits, ranging from 0
to 7. The range of the signal level is 014 dB.
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
This parameter indicates the transmit power the MS may use before the MS receives
the power control command. The parameter has five bits, ranging from 0 to 31. Each
value corresponds to the output power of an MS.
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
This parameter indicates the minimum received signal level required for the MS to
gain access to the system. The parameter has six bits, ranging from 0 to 63. The range
of the signal level is from 110 dBm to 47 dBm.
ACS
This parameter is used to indicate whether the MS uses C2 during cell reselection. The
parameter has only one bit. In system information type 3, this parameter is meaningless.
In system information type 4, value 0 of the bit indicates that the rest octets of system
information type 4, if present, and the rest octets of system information types 7 and 8, if
so indicated in the rest octets of system information type 4, shall be used to derive the
parameters related to C2.
NECI
This parameter is used to indicate whether the current cell supports the half-rate service
or not. The parameter has only one bit. Value 0 of the bit indicates that the current cell
does not support the half-rate service. Value 1 of the bit indicates that the current cell
supports the half-rate service.

For details, refer to section 3.2.1 "System Information Type 1."
SI 3 Rest Octets
The SI3 Rest Octets information element contains the following parameters:
PI
This parameter is used to indicate whether the MS uses C2 as the cell reselection
parameter and to calculate whether the C2 parameter exists or not. The parameter has
only one bit. Value 0 of the bit indicates that the MS uses C1 instead of C2, as the cell
reselection parameter. Value 1 of the bit indicates that the MS uses C2 that is derived
from system information as the cell reselection parameter.
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The parameter Cell Bar Qualify (CBQ) has only one bit. Along with
CELL_BAR_ACCESS (CBA), the parameter affects the cell priority for cell selection.
For details, see
Table 3-7 Parameters affecting cell priority for cell selection
CBQ
CBA
Normal
Normal
Barred
Barred
Low
Normal
Low
Normal
Priority of Cell Selection
Status for Cell Reselection
Cell Reselect Offset

The parameter Cell Reselect Offset (CRO) applies an offset to C2. The parameter has
six bits. The range of the signal level is 0126 dB. Along with TO and PT, the
parameter is used to regulate C2 manually.
Temporary Offset
The value range of the parameter Temporary Offset (TO) is 07, in steps of 10 dB. For
example, 0 = 0 dB, 1 = 10 dB, 6 = 60 dB, and 7 = infinity
Penalty Time
The value range of the parameter Penalty Time (PT) is 031, in steps of 20s. For
example, 0 = 20s, 30 = 620s. 31 is reserved to indicate that CRO is subtracted from C2
and that TO is ignored.
2TI
This parameter is used to indicate whether system information type 2ter can be
obtained or not.
Early Classmark Sending Control

The parameter Early Classmark Sending Control (ECSC) is used to indicate whether
ECS is allowed or not.
GPRS
This parameter is used to indicate whether a cell supports the GPRS function or not.
SI2quaterI
This parameter is used to indicate whether system information type 2quater can be
obtained or not.

Overview
System information type 4 describes the location area identification, the information of control
on the RACH, the parameters about cell selection, and the available CBCH information. This
message is mandatory. It is sent on the BCCH. The optional IEs CBCH Channel Description
and CBCH Mobile Allocation are used when the system supports cell broadcast. These IEs
describe the configurations of the CBCH and the related frequency information.
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LAI
CBCH Channel Description (option)
CBCH Mobile Allocation (option)
SI4 Rest Octets
The description of these information elements is as follows

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LAI


For details, refer to the related information in section 3.2.1 "System Information Type 1."
CBCH Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation

Both CBCH Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation are optional. If the system
supports cell broadcast, CBCH Channel Description indicates the configuration of the
CBCH. If the CBCH is in frequency hopping mode, CBCH Mobile Allocation is
mandatory.
SI4 Rest Octets

If the cell selection parameter ACS is set to No, SI4 Rest Octets are used to calculate the
cell reselection parameter C2.
The criteria for cell reselection are as follows:
If Penalty Time = 31:

C2 = C1 Cell Reselect Offset
If Penalty Time 31:

C2 = C1 + Cell Reselect Offset Temporary Offset % H (Penalty Time T)
For a non-serving cell, if x < 0, H (x) = 0; if x 0, H (x) = 1.
For a serving cell, H (x) = 0
The information element SI4 Rest Octets contains the following parameters:
PI
CBQ
CRO
TO
PT
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3.2.5 System Information Types 5, 5bis, and 5ter

Overview
System information type 5 provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (BA2).This
message is mandatory. It is sent on the SACCH. Different from system information type 2, the
MS can read the frequency information described in system information type 5 when it is in
speech and reports the information about the neighbor cells through the measurement report.
Such information is used for handovers. A GSM 900 MS in PHASE 1 recognizes the neighbor
cell frequencies described only in system information type 5 and ignores the neighbor cell
frequencies described in system information types 5bis and 5ter.
System information type 5bis provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (part of
BA2).This message is optional. It is sent on the SACCH. System information type 5 does not
describe all the frequencies in the BA2 list. System information type 5bis describes the rest of
the frequencies that are on the same frequency band with the frequencies described in system
information type 5 in the BA2 list.
System information type 5ter provides the frequency information of the neighbor cells (part of
BA2).This message is sent on the SACCH. Only the dual-band MSs read this message. The
GSM 900 MSs and the GSM 1800 MSs ignore this message.
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Table 3-8 lists the information elements of system information types 5, 5bis, and 5ter.
Table 3-8 Information elements of system information types 5, 5bis, and 5ter
System Information
Type
Information Element

For details, refer to section 3.2.2 "System Information Types 2,
2bis, 2ter, and 2quater."
5bis

For details, refer to section 3.2.2 "System Information Types 2,
5ter
Neighbor Cell Description (Extended)

For details, refer to the section 3.2.2 "System Information Types 2,

Overview
System information type 6 describes the location area identification, the cell identity, and other
parameters of cell functions. This message is mandatory. It is sent on the SACCH.
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Cell Identity
LAI
Cell Option (SACCH)
NCC Permitted

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CGI
Cell Option
NCC Permitted
For details, refer to section 3.2.2 "System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater."

Overview
System information type 7 is mandatory and it is sent on the BCCH. This message provides cell
reselection parameters to be used in a cell.
Contents
System information type 7 contains the SI 7 Rest Octets information element.
SI 7 Rest Octets contains the cell reselection parameters used by the MS. It may also contain the
Power Offset parameter used by the DCS1800 Class 3 MS.
The coding scheme of SI 7 Rest Octets is the same as that of SI 4 Rest Octets. For details, refer
to section 3.2.4 "System Information Type 4."

Overview
System information type 8 is mandatory and it is sent on the BCCH. This message provides cell
reselection parameters to be used in that cell.
Contents
System information type 8 contains the SI 8 Rest Octets information element.
SI 8 Rest Octets contains the cell reselection parameters used by the MS. It may also contain the
Power Offset parameter used by the DCS1800 Class 3 MS.
The coding scheme of SI 8 Rest Octets is the same as that of SI 4 Rest Octets. For details, refer
to section 3.2.4 "System Information Type 4."
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The sources of system information are as follows:
z
The cell frequency information described in system information type 1 is obtained from
the cell allocation table.
Table 3-9 lists the RACH Control Parameters in System information Type 1 and the
corresponding parameters in the system information table.
Table 3-9 RACH Control Parameters in System information Type 1 and the corresponding
parameters in the system information table
RACH Control Parameters in
System Information Type 1
Parameters in System Information Table
MAX Retrans
MS MAX retrans
Tx-integer
Tx-integer
Cell Bar Access
CBA
AC
Controlled by common access control class and

special access control class
RE
Call re-establishment allowed
EC
EC allowed
If the BSC enables the function of cell flow control, the parameters MAX Retrans and Tx-integer in
system information type 1 are automatically regulated according to the current flow control system.
z
The information about neighbor cell frequencies in system information types 2, 2bis, and
2ter is obtained from the BA1 (BCCH) table. The NCC Permitted in system information
type 2 is obtained from the NCC permitted field in the system information table. The
RACH Control Parameters in system information types 2 and 2bis are the same as that in
system information type 1. For details, see Table 3-9. The information in system
information type 2quater is obtained from the 3G system information table, 3G BA1 table,
and radio channel configuration table.
The CGI in system information type 3 is obtained from the BSC cell table.
Table 3-10 lists the Control Channel Description in system information type 3 and the
corresponding parameters in the system information table.
Table 3-10 Control Channel Description in system information type 3 and the corresponding
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Information Type 3
Parameters in System
Information Table
ATT
ATT
CCCH-CONF
CCCH-CONF
BS_AG_BLKS_RES
BS_AG_BLKS_RES
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Information Type 3
Information Table
BS-PA-MFRAMS
BS-PA-MFRAMS
T3212
T3212
Table 3-11 lists Cell Options in system information type 3 and the corresponding parameters in
the system information table.
Table 3-11 Cell Options in system information type 3 and the corresponding parameters in the
system information table
Cell Options in System Information Type 3
Information Table
PWRC
PWRC
DTX
DTX
Radio Link Timeout
Radio Link Timeout
Table 3-12 lists Cell Selection Parameters in system information type 3 and the corresponding
parameters in the system information table.
Table 3-12 Cell Selection Parameters in system information type 3 and the corresponding
Cell Selection Parameters in System
Information Type 3
Information Table
Cell Reselection Hysteresis
CRH
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
MS_TXPWR_MAX_CCH
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
RXLEV_ACCESS_MIN
ACS
ACS
NECI
Half rate supported
The RACH Control Parameters information element in system information type 3 is the same
as that in system information type 1. For details, see Table 3-9.
z
The Location Area Identification described in system information type 4 is obtained from
the BSC cell table. For Cell Selection Parameters, see Table 1-12. The RACH Control
Parameters information element in system information type 4 is the same as that in system
information type 1. For details, refer to Table 3-9. The information elements CBCH
Channel Description and CBCH Mobile Allocation are obtained from the carrier
configuration table and the frequency hopping table respectively.
Table 3-13 lists the Rest Octets in system information type 4 and the corresponding
parameters in the system information table.
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Table 3-13 Rest Octets in system information type 4 and the corresponding parameters in the
system information table
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Parameters in System Information

Table
PI
PI
CBQ
CBQ
CRO
CRO
TO
TO
PT
PT
The information about neighbor cell frequencies in system information types 5, 5bis, and
5ter is obtained from the BA2 (SACCH) table.
The CGI described in system information type 6 is obtained from the BSC cell table. The
Cell Options information element in system information type 6 is the same as that in
system information type 3. For details, see Table 3-11. The NCC Permitted is obtained
from the NCC Permitted field in the system information table.
The Rest Octets in system information type 7 is the same as that in system information
type 4. See Table 3-13.
The Rest Octets in system information type 8 is the same as that in system information
type 4. See Table 3-13.
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3.1 Overview of System

Functions and classification of system information.

3.2 System Information Types

Each type of system information.

3.3 Signaling Procedure in the BSC

Internal handling of the BSC in terms of system

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3.1 Overview of System Information

System information sent on the BCCH

System information type 1

System information type 2

System information type 2bis

System information type 2ter

System information type 3

System information type 4

System information type 7

System information type 8

System information type 2quater

System information sent on the SACCH

System information type 5

System information type 5bis

System information type 5ter

System information type 6

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3.2 System Information Types

Cell Channel Description

RACH Control Parameters

The description of these information elements is as follows:

Cell Channel Description IEI

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Table 3-2 Format of cell channel description

Variable bit map

Different formats of cell channel description correspond to different numbers of cell

Variable bit map

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The RACH control parameters include the following:

Cell Bar Access

Table 3-3 Relation between "S" and "T"

Non Combined CCCH

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3.2.2 System Information Types 2, 2bis, 2ter, and 2quater

System Information Type

Neighbor Cell Description

RACH Control Parameters

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