SARA-R4/N4 series-AT Commands Manual
UBX-17003787 - R09
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Parameter Type Description
<mem> String Same as defined in +CPMS Defined Values
<index> Number Storage position
<length> Number Two meanings:
• in text mode: number of characters
• in PDU mode: PDU's length in octets without the Service Center's address. In
example: 039121430100038166F6000004E374F80D: this is a PDU with Service
Center's number +1234, that generates the address 03912143 (4 octets). Thus in
this case <length>=13.
<pdu> String Protocol data unit: each 8-bit octet is presented as two IRA character long
hexadecimal numbers, e.g. octet with integer value 42 is presented to TE as two
characters 2A (IRA 50 and 65)
<oa> String Originator address
<scts> String Service center time stamp in time-string format, see the <dt>
<data> String In the case of SMS: 3GPP TS 23.040 [8] TP-User-Data in text mode responses;
format:
• if <dcs> indicates that 3GPP TS 23.038 [7] GSM 7 bit default alphabet is used and
<fo> indicates that 3GPP TS 23.040 [8] TP-User-Data-Header-Indication is not set:
o if TE character set other than "HEX" (see the +CSCS command in 3GPP TS 27.0
07 [2]): ME/TA converts GSM alphabet into current TE character set according
to rules of Annex A
o if TE character set is "HEX": ME/TA converts each 7-bit character of GSM
7 bit default alphabet into two IRA character long hexadecimal number (e.g.
character Æ (GSM 7 bit default alphabet 28) is presented as 1C (IRA 49 and 67))
• if <dcs> indicates that 8-bit or UCS2 data coding scheme is used, or <fo> indicates
that 3GPP TS 23.040 [8] TP-User-Data-Header-Indication is set: ME/TA converts
each 8-bit octet into two IRA character long hexadecimal number (e.g. octet with
integer value 42 is presented to TE as two characters 2A (IRA 50 and 65))
In the case of CBS: 3GPP TS 23.041 [9] CBM Content of Message in text mode
responses; format:
• if <dcs> indicates that 3GPP TS 23.038 [7] GSM 7 bit default alphabet is used:
o if TE character set other than "HEX" (see the +CSCS in 3GPP TS 27.007 [2]): ME/
TA converts GSM alphabet into current TE character set according to rules of
Annex A
o if TE character set is "HEX": ME/TA converts each 7-bit character of the GSM 7
bit default alphabet into two IRA character long hexadecimal number
• if <dcs> indicates that 8-bit or UCS2 data coding scheme is used: ME/TA converts
each 8-bit octet into two IRA character long hexadecimal number
<sn> Number CBM serial number
<mid> Number CBM message identifier
<dcs> Number Data Coding Scheme
<page> Number CBM Page Parameter bits 4-7 in integer format as described in 3GPP TS 23.041 [9]
<pages> Number CBM Page Parameter bits 0-3 in integer format as described in 3GPP TS 23.041 [9]
<fo> Number First octet of the SMS TPDU (see 3GPP TS 23.040 [8])
<mr> Number Message reference
<ra> String Recipient address field
<tora> Number Type of address of <ra> - octet
<dt> String Discharge time in format "yy/MM/dd,hh:mm:ss+zz"; the time zone is expressed in
steps of 15 minutes. The range goes from -48 to +56
<st> Number Status of a SMS STATUS-REPORT
<message_id> Number Message-ID of the 3GPP2 SMS
<priority> Number 3GPP2 priority:
• 0: normal
• 1: interactive
• 2: urgent
• 3: emergency
<privacy> Number 3GPP2 privacy:
• 0: not restricted
• 1: restrictive
• 2: confidential