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Contents
1 Change History...........................................................................................................................1-1
2 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Introduction..............................................................................2-1
3 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Principles...................................................................................3-1
3.1 PLMN Selection............................................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.1 Automatic PLMN Selection.................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2 Manual PLMN Selection .....................................................................................................................3-2
3.2 Cell Selection ................................................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.1 Cell Selection Procedure......................................................................................................................3-3
3.2.2 Cell Selection Criteria..........................................................................................................................3-5
3.3 Cell Reselection ............................................................................................................................................3-6
3.3.1 Cell Reselection Process ......................................................................................................................3-6
3.3.2 Measurement Start Criteria ..................................................................................................................3-7
3.3.3 Cell Reselection Criteria ....................................................................................................................3-10
3.4 Location Registration..................................................................................................................................3-12
3.4.1 Classification of Location Registration..............................................................................................3-13
3.4.2 Normal Location Registration............................................................................................................3-13
3.4.3 Periodic Location Registration...........................................................................................................3-13
3.4.4 IMSI Attach/Detach ...........................................................................................................................3-13
3.5 Paging Reception ........................................................................................................................................3-14
3.5.1 Reception Process ..............................................................................................................................3-14
3.5.2 Reception Technology........................................................................................................................3-14
3.6 System Information Reception....................................................................................................................3-15
3.6.1 Structure of System Information........................................................................................................3-15
3.6.2 Reception of System Information ......................................................................................................3-15
4 Reference Documents ...............................................................................................................4-1

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1 Change History
UE behaviors in idle mode Change History provides information on the changes between
different document versions.
Document and s
T nt and versions
Product Version
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Document Version RAN Version RNC Version NodeB Version
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specific product version.

Editorial change: refers to the change in the information that was inappropriately
bed in the earlier version.
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This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN10.0.
C d with draft (2008-03-20) of RAN10.0, issue 01 (2008-05-30) of RAN
inc ates the changes described in the following table.
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:
Feature change: refers to the change in the feature UE behaviors in idle mode of a
described or the addition of the information that was not descri

ompare
orpor
10.0
Change
Type
Change Description Parameter
Change
Feature
change
None None

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Change Change Description Parameter
Type Change
Editorial
change
General documentation change: None

The UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Parameters is removed
au N10.0 parameter reference.

The structure is optimized.
bec se of the creation of RA

Draft (2008-03-20)
This is the draft of the document for first commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with issu ing changes: e 03 (2008-01-20) of RAN6.1, this issue makes the follow
Change Type Change Description Parameter
Change
Feature change None. None.
The parameter lists are moved to 3.2 UE Behaviors in Idle
Mode Parameters and the hyperlinks are made to the
corresponding parameter tables.
Editorial change
Implementing information has been moved to a separate
document. For information on how to implementing UE
behaviors in idle mode, please refer to Configuring UE
behaviors in idle mode in RAN Feature Configuration
Guide.
None.

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2 UE Behaviors in Idle Mode Introduction
The UE enters the idle mode immediately after the switch-on. The feature "UE behaviors in
e t the UE is ready to start a service (for example, to make a call or pick
a cal

s that the PLMN selected by the UE provides services properly.

e network. This procedure is
es: periodical location registration and the location registration caused
ange.
In ad

eception
ion to the UE that camps on the cell. Upon
the network information and takes
is s:
the PLMN

Get ready to respond to paging messages

Receive cell broadcast services
twork periodically or be triggered by events
Impact
p
This feature has impacts on the following aspects:
idl mode" ensures tha
l).
The behaviors mainly include:
PLMN selection
This procedure ensure
Cell selection and reselection
This procedure ensures that the UE finds a suitable cell to camp on.
Location registration
This procedure is used by the UE to report its status to th
mainly of two typ
by location area ch
dition, the UE in idle mode takes the following actions:

Paging reception
The UE detects the paging indicate on the PICH within the predefined time and receives
the corresponding paging information on the S_CCPCH.
System information r
The network broadcasts the network informat
reception of system information, the UE obtains
actions accordingly.
Th feature enables the UE to behave as follow

Receive system information from

Get ready to establish the RRC connection

Report the UE status to the ne
Im act on System Performance

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The network parameter affects the success rate of service access and paging.

the quality of received signals.
affects the UE's access to a cell. When the load is heavy, the UE
ay fail to access the cell.
Impact on Other Features
Network Elements Involved
in idle mode.
Table 2-1 NEs involved in the fe behaviors in idle mode

The network parameter affects the power consumption of the UE in idle mode.
The capability of the UE affects

The load of the network
m
None.
Table 2-1 describes the NEs involved in the feature UE behaviors
ature UE
UE NodeB RNC MSC
Server
MGW SGSN GGSN HLR

: not involved
: involved
U
Center
E = User Equipment, RNC = Radio Network Controller, MSC Server = Mobile Service Switching
Server, MGW = Media Gateway, SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node, GGSN = Gateway GPRS
Support Node, HLR = Home Location Register

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About Thi
T ts the conten
s Chapter
he following table lis ts of this chapter.
Section Describes
3.1 PLMN Selection At switch-on, or following recovery from lack of
coverage, or selecting a cell that belongs to other PLMNs,
the UE will select a PLMN. The PLMN selection
procedure is used for finding a suitable PLMN.
3.2 Cell Selection When the PLMN is selected and the UE is in idle mode,
the UE starts to select a cell that belongs to the selected
PLMN to camp on and to obtain normal services.
3.3 Cell Reselection ighboring
needs to select the most suitable cell to camp on. This
The signal strength of both serving cell and ne
cells varies with the movement of a UE and so the UE
process is called cell reselection. The cell reselection
involves three parts: cell reselection process,
measurement start criteria, and cell reselection criteria.
3.4 Location Registration Location registration is used for the PLMN to trace the
t
t
current status of the UE. Location registration ensures tha
the UE is connected to the network when the UE does no
perform any operation for a long period.
3.5 Paging Reception By receiving paging messages, the UE is notified of the
service requests made by the CN and the changes in
system information.
3.6 System Information
Reception
Upon reception of system information, the UE obtains the
network information and takes actions accordingly.

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3.1 PLMN Selection
At switch-on, or following recovery from lack of coverage, or selecting a cell that belongs to
other PLMNs, the UE will select a PLMN. The PLMN selection procedure is used for finding
a suitable PLMN.
There are two modes of PLMN selection:

Automatic selection
The UE automatically selects a PLMN according to the priority order.

Manual selection
The UE shows all available PLMNs to the subscriber. The subscriber then selects a
PLMN.
3.1.1 Automatic PLMN Selection
In automatic PLMN selection mode, the UE can select a PLMN from the Home PLMNs
(HPLMNs) and roam in the Visited PLMN (VPLMN).

The MCC and MNC in the PLMN identity of the HPLMN match the MCC and MNC in the IMSI of
the UE.
The PLMNs, except the HPLMNs, which the UE camps on, are defined as VPLMNs.
Selecting from the HPLMN
To select a PLMN from the HPLMNs, the UE does as follows:
The UE maintains a list of allowed and available PLMNs in priority order. When selecting a
PLMN, the UE searches for the PLMNs from the highest priority to the lowest.
Roaming in the VPLMN
If a UE stays in a VPLMN, it regularly searches for the HPLMN and higher-priority PLMNs
for better services.
For this purpose, a value of T minutes may be stored in the SIM. Either T is in the range 6
minutes to 8 hours in 6-minute steps or T indicates that no periodic attempts shall be made. If
no value is stored in the SIM, a default value of 60 minutes is used.
When the UE attempts to access the HPLMN or the PLMN with higher priority, the UE must
adhere to the following rules:

After the UE is switched on, a period of at least two minutes and at most T minutes shall
elapse before the first attempt is made.

Periodic attempts shall be performed only by the UE in idle mode.

Only the priority levels of equivalent PLMNs of the same country (which serve as the
current serving VPLMN) can be compared with the priority level of a selected PLMN.
3.1.2 Manual PLMN Selection
To manually select a PLMN, the UE does as follows:
The UE maintains a list of allowed and available PLMNs in priority order. When selecting a
PLMN, the UE indicates the list to the subscriber who will select a PLMN, and then camps on
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For more details of the PLMN selection, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304 and 3GPP TS 23.122.
3.2 Cell Selection
When the PLMN is selected and the UE is in idle mode, the UE starts to select a cell that
belongs to the selected PLMN to camp on and to obtain normal services.
3.2.1 Cell Selection Procedure
Figure 3-1 shows the cell selection procedure for the UE in idle mode.

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Figure 3-1 Cell selection procedure for the UE in idle mode

To select a new PLMN, go back to position 1 of the procedure.
Table 3-1 describes the states involved in the cell selection.

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Table 3-1 UE states involved in the cell selection
SN State Description
1 Camped
normally
The UE obtains normal services.
2 Connected
mode
After RRC connection setup, the UE changes from the idle mode to
the connected mode (CELL_DCH, CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, or
URA_PCH state)
3 Any cell
selection
The UE attempts to find an acceptable cell of any PLMN to camp on.
4 Camped on
any cell
The UE obtains limited services and selects a cell through cell
selection or reselection. In this case, the PLMN identity is not
considered.

Figure 3-1 also shows the following items:

Initial cell selection
If no cell information is stored for the PLMN, the UE starts the initial cell selection. For
this procedure, the UE need not know in advance which Radio Frequency (RF) channels
are UTRA bearers. The UE scans all RF channels in the UTRA band according to its
capabilities to find a suitable cell of the selected PLMN. On each carrier, the UE need
only search for the strongest cell. Once a suitable cell is found, this cell shall be selected.

Stored information cell selection
For this procedure, the UE need know the central frequency information and other
optional cell parameters that are obtained from the measurement control information
received before, such as scrambling codes.
After this procedure is started, the UE selects a suitable cell if any. Otherwise, the initial
cell selection procedure is triggered.

Suitable cell
A suitable cell is the cell that the UE may camp on to obtain normal services.

Cell selection of the UE leaving connected mode
When returning to the idle mode from the connected mode, the UE shall select a suitable
cell to camp on. Candidate cells for this selection are the cells used immediately before
the UE leaves the connected mode.
When returning to the idle mode after an emergency call on any PLMN, the UE shall
select an acceptable cell to camp on. Candidate cells for this selection are the cells used
immediately before the UE leaves the connected mode. If no acceptable cell is found, the
UE shall continue to search for an acceptable cell of any PLMN in the state "Any cell
selection".

Acceptable cell
An acceptable cell is the cell that the UE may camp on to obtain limited services. For
example, the UE may originate emergency calls.
3.2.2 Cell Selection Criteria
The cell selection criterion S is fulfilled when:
S
rxlev
> 0 and S
qual
> 0

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where

S
qual
= Q
qualmeas
Q
qualmin

S
rxlev
= Q
rxlevmeas
- Q
rxlevmin
- P
compensation

Parameter Description
S
qual
Cell selection quality value (dB)
Applicable only to FDD cells
S
rxlev
Cell selection RX level value (dBm)
Q
qualmeas
Measured cell quality value
Quality of the received signal indicated in average CPICH Ec/N0 (dB) for
FDD cells
Applicable only to FDD cells
Q
rxlevmeas
Measured cell RX level value
CPICH RSCP of received signal for FDD cells (dBm) and P-CCPCH RSCP
of received signal for TDD cells (dBm)
Q
qualmin Min quality level
Q
rxlevmin
Min RX level
P
compensation
Max (UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH P_MAX, 0) (dB)
where
UE_TXPWR_MAX_RACH: Max allowed UE UL TX power.
P_MAX: maximum RF output power of the UE (dBm)

3.3 Cell Reselection
The signal strength of both serving cell and neighboring cells varies with the movement of a
UE and so the UE needs to select the most suitable cell to camp on. This process is called cell
reselection. The cell reselection involves three parts: cell reselection process, measurement
start criteria, and cell reselection criteria.
3.3.1 Cell Reselection Process
The cell reselection process is as follows:
Step 1 The UE calculates the cell S
X
according to the following formulas:

S
qual
= Q
qualmeas
- Q
qualmin

S
rxlev
= Q
rxlevmeas
- Q
rxlevmin
- P
compensation

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For detailed description of the formulas, see 3.2 Cell Selection.
Figure 3-1 in Cell Selection shows the cell reselection of the UEs in idle mode.
Step 2 The UE decides whether to start the intra-frequency or inter-frequency measurement
according to the measurement start criteria.

To start the intra-frequency, inter-frequency, or inter-RAT measurement, go to Step 3.

Otherwise, end the cell reselection.
Step 3 The cells are queued according to the measurement results.
Step 4 The UE selects a suitable cell to camp on according to the cell reselection criteria.
3.3.2 Measurement Start Criteria
The Hierarchical Cell Structure (HCS) may affect the measurement start criteria for cell
reselection.
HCS Disabled
Figure 3-2 shows the intra-frequency, inter-frequency, and inter-RAT measurement criteria in
the case when the system messages broadcast by the serving cell indicate that the HCS is
disabled.
Figure 3-2 Measurement start criteria for cell reselection with HCS disabled

Intra-frequency measurement
If S
qual
> S
intrasearch
, the UE need not start the intra-frequency measurement.
If S
qual
S
intrasearch
, the UE need start the intra-frequency measurement.
If system messages do not contain S
intrasearch
, the UE always need start the
intra-frequency measurement.
S
intrasearch
is set through Intra-freq cell reselection threshold for idle mode on the RNC
side.

Inter-frequency measurement
If S
qual
> S
intersearch
, the UE need not start the inter-frequency measurement.
If S
qual
S
intersearch
, the UE need start the inter-frequency measurement.

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intersearch
, the UE always need start the
inter-frequency measurement.
S
intersearch
is set through Inter-freq cell reselection threshold for idle mode on the RNC
side.

Inter-RAT measurement
If S
qual
> S
searchRATm
, the UE need not start the inter-RAT measurement.
If S
qual
S
searchRATm
, the UE need start the inter-RAT measurement.
searchRATm
, the UE always need start the inter-RAT
measurement.
S
searchRATm
is set through Inter-RAT cell reselection threshold on the RNC side.
HCS Enabled
When the HCS is enabled, the measurement criteria for the UE in movement are listed in
Table 3-2, Table 3-3, Table 3-4, and Table 3-5.

Intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurement criteria for the UE in slow movement
Table 3-2 Intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurement criteria for the UE in slow
movement
Condition Result
S
rxlev
S
searchHCS
or
S
qual
S
intersearch
All intra-frequency and inter-frequency cells are
measured.
S
qual
S
intrasearch
Intra-frequency and inter-frequency cells are measured
with their HCS level no lower than that of the current
cell.
S
qual
> S
intrasearch
Intra-frequency and inter-frequency cells are measured
with their HCS level higher than that of the current cell.
S
intrasearch
not delivered All intra-frequency cells are measured.
Inter-frequency cells are measured with their HCS level
higher than that of the current cell.
S
searchHCS
or S
intersearch

not delivered
measured.

S
searchHCS
is set through HCS cell reselection threshold on the RNC side.
The HCS of intra-frequency neighboring cells of a cell is usually consistent with that of
the cell. If the S
qual
of the current cell is good enough, that is, S
qual
> S
intrasearch
, the UE
only needs to compare the S
qual
in these cells with different HCSs.

Intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurement criteria for the UE in fast movement

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Table 3-3 Intra-frequency and inter-frequency measurement criteria for the UE in fast
movement
Condition Result
S
rxlev
S
searchHCS
or S
qual

S
intersearch
measured.
S
searchHCS
or S
intersearch
not
delivered
measured.
Others such as S
rxlev
and S
qual
are
good.
measured with their HCS level no higher than
that of the current cell.

Inter-RAT measurement criteria for UE in slow movement
Table 3-4 Inter-RAT measurement criteria for the UE in slow movement
Condition Result
S
rxlev
S
HCS,RATm
or S
qual

S
SearchRATm
Inter-RAT cells are measured.
S
qual
S
limit,SearchRATm
Inter-RAT cells are measured when the HCS level
of inter-RAT cells is higher than or equal to that
of the current cell.
S
qual
> S
limit,SearchRATm
The UE need not measure inter-RAT cells.
S
HCS,RATm
not delivered Inter-RAT cells are measured.

S
HCS,RATm
is set through HCS inter-rat reselection threshold on the RNC side.
S
limit,SearchRATm
is set through HCS search inter-rat limit threshold on the RNC side.

Inter-RAT measurement criteria for the UE in fast movement
Table 3-5 Inter-RAT measurement criteria for the UE in fast movement
Condition Result
S
rxlev
S
HCS,RATm
or S
qual

S
SearchRATm
S
HCS,RATm
or S
SearchRATm
not
delivered
Others such as S
rxlev
and S
qual
are
good.
All inter-RAT cells are measured when the HCS
level of inter-RAT cells is lower than or equal to
that of the current cell.

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3.3.3 Cell Reselection Criteria
H criteria and R criteria are used for cell reselection.
The quality level threshold criterion H for the HCS is used to determine whether the
prioritized ranking based on the hierarchical cell reselection rules shall apply. The criterion is
defined by:

If the system information indicates that the HCS is not used, the quality level threshold
criterion H does not apply.
The cell-ranking criterion R is defined by:

where

TEMP_OFFSET
n
is used as an offset to the R criteria for the duration of PENALTY_TIME
n

after a timer T
n
is started for that neighboring cell.
TEMP_OFFSET
n
and PENALTY_TIME
n
are only applicable when the system information
indicates that the HCS is enabled.
The mapping between the parameters in the previous formulas and the parameters in the LMT
are described in Table 3-6.
Table 3-6 Mapping between the parameters in formulas and the parameters in the LMT T
Parameters in Criteria Parameter ID Parameter Name
Qhcs
s
Qhcs
n
Qhcs Quality threshold for HCS
reselection
IdleQhyst1s Hysteresis 1 for idle mode Qhyst
s
IdleQhyst2s Hysteresis 2 for idle mode
TempOffset1 HCS Cell Reselect TempOffset1 TEMP_OFFSET
n
TempOffset2 HCS Cell Reselect TempOffset2

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PENALTY_TIME
n
TpenaltyHcsRes
elect
HCS Cell Reselect Penalty Timer

Figure 3-3 shows the cell reselection procedure, which describes the measurement start and
criteria relations. The actual procedure varies with UE implementation.
Figure 3-3 Cell reselection procedure

Firstly, the UE shall select certain cells that fulfill the S criterion to rank in the following
cases:

When HCS is not used (UseOfHcs is set to NOT_USED), the UE shall rank all cells, not
considering HCS priority levels.

When HCS is used (UseOfHcs is set to USED) and UE is in low mobility, the UE shall
rank all cells that have the highest HCSPrio among those cells that fulfill the criterion H
0.

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When HCS is used and UE is in high mobility and if there are cells with a lower HCS
priority than the serving cell that fulfil the criterion H >= 0, the UE shall rank all cells
that have the highest HCSPrio among those cells that fulfil the criterion H >=0 and have
a lower HCS priority than the serving cell.

When HCS is used and UE is in high mobility and if there are cells that fulfil the
criterion H >= 0 with an HCS priority higher or equal to the HCS priority of the serving
cell, the UE shall rank all cells that have the lowest HCSPrio that fulfil the criterion H
>= 0 and have an HCS priority higher or equal to the HCS priority of the serving cell.

When HCS is used and if no cell fulfills the criterion H 0, the UE shall rank all cells,
not considering HCS priority levels.
Secondly, the UE shall rank the cells according to the R criteria, deriving Qmeas,n and
Qmeas,s and calculating the R values, as described in the cases below.
The offset IdleQoffset1sn is used for Qoffsets,n to calculate Rn. The hysteresis IdleQhyst1s
is used for Qhysts to calculate Rs.

If HCS is enabled, TempOffset1 is used for TEMP_OFFSETn to calculate TOn.
Otherwise, TEMP_OFFSETn is not used to calculate Rn. The best ranked cell is the cell
with the highest R value.

If a TDD or GSM cell is ranked as the best cell, the UE shall reselect that TDD or GSM
cell.

If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality measure for cell selection and
reselection is set to CPICH RSCP(QualMeas = CPICH_RSCP), the UE shall reselect
that FDD cell.

If an FDD cell is ranked as the best cell and the quality measure for cell selection and
reselection is set to CPICH Ec/N0(QualMeas = CPICH_ECNO), the UE shall perform
a second ranking of the FDD cells according to the R criteria specified above.
In this case, however, the UE uses the measurement quantity CPICH Ec/N0 for deriving the
Qmeas,n and Qmeas,s, and then calculating the R values of the FDD cells. The offset
IdleQoffset2sn is used for Qoffsets,n to calculate Rn, and the hysteresis IdleQhyst2s is used
for Qhysts to calculate Rs.
If the system information indicates that the HCS is enabled, TempOffset2 is used to calculate
TOn. Otherwise, TEMP_OFFSETn is not used to calculate Rn. Following the second ranking,
the UE shall reselect the best ranked FDD cell.
In all the previous cases, the UE can reselect a new cell only when the following conditions
are met:

The new cell is better ranked than the serving cell during a time interval Treselections .

More than one second has elapsed since the UE camped on the current serving cell.

For details of the cell reselection criteria, refer to 3GPP TS 25.304.
3.4 Location Registration
Location registration is used for the PLMN to trace the current status of the UE. Location
registration ensures that the UE is connected to the network when the UE does not perform
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3.4.1 Classification of Location Registration
Location registration refers to the location update for non-GPRS and the route update for
GPRS. Location registration is of the following three types:

Normal location registration

Periodic location registration

IMSI attach/detach

For the procedure of location registration, refer to Location Update Procedure.
3.4.2 Normal Location Registration
The UE performs normal location registration in the following conditions:

After the switch-on, the UE selects a suitable cell that belongs to a new LA or RA. That
is, the LA or RA is different from that recorded in the USIM before the switch-off of the
UE.

The UE in idle mode enters the cell of a new LA or RA.
3.4.3 Periodic Location Registration
Periodic location registration may be used to periodically notify the network of the
availability of the UE.
It is controlled by a Periodic Location Update timer (T3212, for non-GPRS operation) or a
Periodic Routing Area Update timer (T3312, for GPRS operation). The value of T3212 is sent
by the network to the UE in SIB 1. The value of T3312 is sent by the network to the UE in the
messages ATTACH ACCEPT and ROUTING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT. The value of T3312
shall be unique within an RA.
T3212 is set through Periodical location update timer on the RNC side. T3312 is set on the
CN side.
The timer T3212 is described as follows:

When the UE is switched on or the system information indicates that periodic location
registration shall be applied, and the timer T3212 is not running. Then, the timer shall be
loaded with a random value between 0 and the value of T3212, and shall be started.

When the timer T3212 reaches its expiry value, the UE shall initiate the periodic location
registration.

The timer T3212 shall be prevented from triggering periodic location update in
connected mode. When the UE returns to the idle mode, T3212 shall be initiated with
respect to the broadcast timeout value and then be started.

If the UE performs a successful combined routing area update, the timer T3212 shall be
prevented from triggering the periodic location update until the UE starts location update,
for example, because a network operation mode changes or the UE uses non-GPRS
services only.
3.4.4 IMSI Attach/Detach
The IMSI attach/detach process facilitates the fast location registration of the UE in specific
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When the IMSI attach/detach operation applies, the UE shall send the IMSI detach message to
the network when the UE is switched off or the SIM is removed while being in the
UPDATED state. This IMSI detach message will not be acknowledged by the network.
The system information will contain an indicator indicating whether the IMSI attach/detach
operation is mandatory in the cell. The UE shall operate in accordance with the received value
of the indicator. This indicator, however, shall not be considered in GRPS attach/detach.
If the UE still stays in the same LA or RA after being switched on again, the UE shall perform
an LR request indicating IMSI attach. Otherwise, the UE shall perform an LR request
indicating normal location update.
You can set IMSI attach/detach indicator by set Attach/detach indication.
3.5 Paging Reception
By receiving paging messages, the UE is notified of the service requests made by the CN and
the changes in system information.
3.5.1 Reception Process
When a UE stays in idle mode, the paging to the UE is performed within an LA or RA or the
whole RNC. The UE reads the paging information from the PICH and S-CCPCH. The PICH
indicates when the UE reads the paging information from the S-CCPCH, whereas the
S-CCPCH carries specific paging messages.
3.5.2 Reception Technology
To reduce power consumption, the UE can read the information from the PICH only at a
particular time. This is known as the Discontinuous Reception (DRX) technology. The
interval between two consecutive periods of time is called DRX cycle.
For Frequency Division Duplex (FDD), the DRX cycle length shall be 2
k
frames, where k is
an integer and is decided by the following three parameters:

CN domain specific DRX cycle length for CS

CN domain specific DRX cycle length for PS

UTRAN DRX cycle length coefficient
The parameters are described as follows:

CN domain specific DRX cycle lengths
The UE may be attached to different CN domains with different CN domain specific
DRX cycle lengths. The UE shall store these lengths for all CN domains where the UE is
attached and shall use the shortest one.
The value is set through DRX cycle length coefficient on the RNC side.

UTRAN DRX cycle length
This parameter value is sent to the UE through the RRC CONNECTION SETUP
message without distinguishing specific CN domain types.
For a UE in idle mode, the DRX cycle length equals the shortest value of the stored DRX
cycle length for the CN domains where the UE is attached, with no signaling connection
established.

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For a UE in CELL_PCH state or URA_PCH state, the DRX cycle length equals the
shortest value of the following lengths:
UTRAN DRX cycle length
Any of the stored DRX cycle length for the CN domains where the UE is attached,
with no signaling connection established

If you set a big DRX cycle length coefficient, the period for UE detect paging info will be long;
therefore, the UE can reduce the power consumption. However, the delay for responding to a paging will
be long.
3.6 System Information Reception
Upon reception of system information, the UE obtains the network information and takes
actions accordingly.
3.6.1 Structure of System Information
The structure of system information is like a tree, which includes the following items:

MIB
Master Information Block (MIB) provides reference and scheduling information for a
number of SIBs in a cell or one or two Scheduling Blocks (SBs) in a cell. The MIB
contains only the PLMN types supported and the corresponding PLMN identities.

SB
Scheduling Block (SB) provides reference and scheduling information for other SIBs.
The scheduling information of an SIB may be included in the MIB or SB.

SIB
System Information Block (SIB) contains actual system information. It consists of
system information elements (IEs) with the same purpose.
When selecting a new cell, the UE reads the MIB. The UE may locate the MIB through the
predefined scheduling information.
The UE may use the scheduling information in the MIB and SB to locate each SIB to be
acquired. If the UE receives an SIB in a position according to the scheduling information and
considers the content as valid, the UE will read and store the SIB.
3.6.2 Reception of System Information
The UE shall read system information broadcast on a BCH transport channel when the UE is
in idle mode or connected mode (CELL_FACH, CELL_PCH, or URA_PCH state). Then, the
UE takes actions on the following occasions:

When the UE is switched off
Except the SIBs stored in the USIM and used for the stored information cell selection,
the UE shall consider other stored SIBs as invalid.

When the UE is switched on
The UE shall store SIBs with an area scope (cell, PLMN, or equivalent PLMN) and their
value tag. These SIBs are used when the UE returns to the cells.

When the UE selects a new cell in a new PLMN

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The UE shall consider all current SIBs with an area scope (cell or PLMN) as invalid, and
shall store and use a new SIB. If the identity of this PLMN is not equivalent to the
identity of the previously selected PLMN, the UE shall consider all SIBs with an area
scope (equivalent PLMN) as invalid.

When the UE selects a new cell in the current PLMN
The UE shall consider all current SIBs with an area scope (cell) as invalid, and shall store and
use a new SIB.

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4 Reference Documents
Th describes the reference documents related to UE behaviors in idle mode.
3GPP, TS
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22.011 "Service accessibility"

ification; Core Network Protocols -
es for Cell Reselection in
Connected Mode"

3GPP, TS 25.331 "Radio Resource Control (RRC)"

3GPP, TS 31.102 "Characteristics of the USIM Application"

3GPP, TS 23.122 "NAS Functions related to Mobile Station (MS) in idle mode"
3GPP, TS 24.008 "Mobile radio interface layer 3 spec
Stage 3"

3GPP, TS 25.304 "UE Procedures in Idle Mode and Procedur

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