Otherwise, the mobile station shall include the radio access capabilities for the frequency bands it supports in the order of priority requested by the network (see 3GPP TS 44.060 ). If the alternative coding by using the Additional access technologies struct is chosen by the mobile station, the mobile station shall indicate its radio access capability for the serving BCCH frequency band in the first included Access capabilities struct, if this information element is not sent in response to an Access Technologies Request from the network or if none of the requested Access Technology Types is supported by t he MS. The MS shall indicate its supported Access Technology Types during a single MM procedure. Due to shared radio frequency channel numbers between GSM 1800 and GSM 1900, the mobile station should provide the relevant radio access capability for either GSM 1800 band OR GSM 1900 band, not both. Among the three Access Type Technologies GSM 900-P, GSM 900-E and GSM 900-R only one shall be present. The MS Radio Access capability information element is coded as shown in figure 10.5.128a/3GPP TS 24.008 and table 10.5.146/3GPP TS 24.008.įor the indication of the radio access capabilities the following conditions shall apply: The MS Radio Access capability is a type 4 information element, with a maximum length of 52 octets. The contents might affect the manner in which the network handles the operation of the mobile station.

The purpose of the MS Radio Access capability information element is to provide the radio part of the network with information concerning radio aspects of the mobile station.

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