Table of Contents

Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Abbreviations
4 Principles for the use of BSSAP on the E-interface
  4.1 General
  4.2 Transfer of DTAP and BSSMAP layer 3 messages on
      the E-interface
  4.3 Roles of MSC-A, MSC-I and MSC-T
5 Use of the BSSAP on the E-interface
  5.1 DTAP
  5.2 Assignment
  5.3 Handover resource allocation
  5.4 Handover execution
  5.5 Internal handover indication
  5.6 Release due to BSS generated reasons
  5.7 Classmark handling
  5.8 Cipher mode control
  5.9 Trace invocation
  5.10 Queuing indication
  5.11 Data link control SAPI not equal to "0"
6 BSSMAP messages transferred on the E-interface
7 Exceptions for BSSMAP message contents and information
  element coding when transferred on the E-interface
  7.1 Message contents
  7.2 Information element coding
8 BSSAP message error handling when transferred on
  the E-interface
History

Abstract

Describes the subset of Base Station System Application Part (BSSAP) messages and procedures, defined in GSM 08.06 and GSM 08.08, which is used on the E-interface.

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
Pages
ISBN
Committee	SMG 3