Table of Contents

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Foreword
Foreword
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
   3.1 Definitions
   3.2 Symbols
   3.3 Abbreviations
4 Network Service general description
   4.1 Overview
   4.2 Addressing
   4.3 Sub-Network Service functions
   4.4 Load sharing function
   4.5 NS-VC management function
5 Elements for layer-to-layer communication
   5.1 Service primitive model
   5.2 Service primitives and parameters
6 Sub-Network Service protocol
   6.1 Frame Relay support of the Sub-Network Service protocol
7 Network Service Control protocol
   7.1 Procedures for the transmission of NS SDUs
   7.2 Blocking/unblocking procedures
   7.3 Reset procedure
   7.4 Test procedure
   7.5 Procedure for error reporting
8 General protocol error handling
   8.1 General case
   8.2 Special cases
9 General PDU definitions and contents
   9.1 General structure of a PDU
   9.2 Network Service Control PDUs
10 General information elements coding
   10.1 General structure of the information elements
   10.2 Information element description
   10.3 Network Service Control information element description
11 List of system variables
Annex A (informative): Recommended usage of BVCI and NSEI
Annex B (informative): Change History
History

Abstract

Describes the Network Service used on the Base Station System (BSS) to Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) interface (Gb interface).

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Published
Document Type	Standard
Status	Current
Publisher	European Telecommunications Standards Institute
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ISBN
Committee	3GPP GERAN 2