Short Message Service
16 Short Message Service
SMS P-P (Short Message Service Point-to-Point) provides a means of
sending messages of limited size to and from a mobile.
SMSCB (Short Message Service Cell Broadcast) is a service in which
short messages may be broadcast to all mobiles in a cell.
RBS Functionality supported:
• SMS Point-to-point, Mobile Terminated
• SMS Point-to-point, Mobile Originated
• SMS Cell Broadcast
The SMS P-P function is based on the following functions, not
described in this specification:
• Link Establishment
• Link Release
• Transparent Message Transfer
16.1 References
/GSM 04.12/ GSM 04.12 (phase2) version 3.2.1
/GSM 05.02/ GSM 05.02 (phase2) version 4.3.0
/GSM 08.58/ GSM 08.58 (phase2) version 4.2.0
Whenever a reference is made to a function described in another chapter,
please refer to the table of contents to find the appropriate chapter.
16.2 Functions
16.2.1 SMS Point-to-Point, Mobile Terminated
RBS supports:
• Establishment of a SAPI-3 (Service Access Point Identifier 3) link
• Transparent transmission of SMS messages
• Release of a SAPI-3 link
Supported logical channels /GSM:05.02:3.3.4/:
SDCCH/4 Stand-Alone Dedicated Control Channel/4
SDCCH/8 Stand-Alone Dedicated Control Channel/8
SACCH/TF Slow Associated Control Channel, full rate
traffic
SACCH/TH Slow Associated Control Channel, half
rate traffic.
Supported channel combinations /GSM:05.02:6.4/:
• (i) TCH/F + FACCH/F + SACCH/TF
EN/LZT 123 2697 R5A
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