Table of Contents

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Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions and abbreviations
   3.1 Vocabulary
4 Layered overview of radio interface
   4.1 Layer services
   4.2 Layer functions
   4.3 Service primitives
   4.4 Services required from lower layers
5 Introduction to the Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures
   5.1 General
   5.2 Multiplexing principles
   5.3 Packet idle mode
   5.4 Packet transfer mode
   5.5 General procedures in packet idle and packet transfer
        modes
   5.6 Measurement reports
6 Paging procedures
   6.1 Paging procedure for RR connection establishment
   6.2 Paging procedure for downlink packet transfer
        PCCCH
7 Medium Access Control (MAC) procedures on PCCCH
   7.1 TBF establishment initiated by the mobile station
        on PCCCH
   7.2 TBF establishment initiated by the network on PCCCH
   7.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in packet
        idle mode
   7.4 Cell Change Order procedures in Packet Idle mode
8 Medium Access Control (MAC) Procedures in Packet Transfer
   Mode
   8.1 Transfer of RLC data blocks
   8.2 Packet PDCH Release
   8.3 Procedure for measurement report sending in Packet
        Transfer mode
   8.4 Network controlled cell reselection procedure
   8.5 Measurement Order procedures in Packet Transfer mode
   8.6 Packet control acknowledg
   8.7 Abnormal cases
9 Radio Link Control (RLC) procedures in packet transfer
   mode
   9.1 Procedures and parameters for peer-to-peer operation
   9.2 Operation during RLC/MAC control message transfer
   9.3 Operation during RLC data block transfer
   9.4 Abnormal release cases
10 RLC/MAC block structure
   10.1 Spare bits
   10.2 GPRS RLC data blocks
   10.3 RLC/MAC control blocks
   10.4 Header fields
11 Message functional definitions and contents
   11.1 Handling of erroneous protocol data
   11.2 RLC/MAC control messages
12 Information element coding
   12.1 Overview
   12.2 Spare
   12.3 Ack/Nack Description
   12.4 Allocation_bitmap
   12.5 EGPRS
   12.6 Spare
   12.7 Channel Request Description
   12.8 Frequency Parameters
   12.9 Global Power Control Parameters
   12.10 Global TFI
   12.11 Packet Request Reference
   12.12 Packet Timing Advance
   12.15 Temporary Flow Identity (TFI)
   12.16 Temporary Logical Link Identity (TLLI)
   12.17 Temporary Queueing Identifier (TQI)
   12.18 TIMESLOT_ALL
   12.19 TS_OVERRIDE
   12.20 PAGE_MODE
   12.21 Starting framenumber Description
   12.22 Spare
   12.23 Cell Identification
   12.24 GPRS Cell Options
   12.25 PCCCH Organization Parameters
   12.26 Extension Bits IE
   12.27 Non GPRS Cell Options IE
   12.28 LSA Parameters
   12.29 COMPACT reduced MA
13 Timers and counters
   13.1 Timers on the Mobile Station
   13.2 Timers on the network side
   13.3 Counters on the Mobile Station side
   13.4 Counters on the Network side
Annex A (informative): Bibliography
Annex B (informative): RLC data block encoding
      B.1 Example 1
      B.2 Example 2
      B.3 Example 3
      B.4 Example 4
      B.5 Example 5
      B.6 Example 6
      B.7 Example 7
Annex C (informative): Message Sequence Diagrams
Annex D (informative): Examples of Fixed Allocation Timeslot
          Assignment
Annex E (informative): Repeated Fixed Allocations
Annex F (informative): Examples of Countdown procedure operation
Annex G (informative): Handling of erroneous protocol data,
          examples
      G.1 Application of error labels
      G.4 Message extension using 'padding bits'
Annex H (informative): EGPRS RLC Window Sizes
Annex I (informative): Document change History
History

Abstract

Specifies the procedures used at the radio interface (Reference Point Um, see GSM 04.02) for the General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) Medium Access Control /Radio Link Control (MAC/RLC) layer.

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Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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Committee	SMG 2