TSG-SA Working Group 1 (Services) meeting #7 TSG S1 (00) 074

Sophia Antipolis !rance 7 - 11 !e"ruar# $000 Agen%a &tem' ()17

TSG-RAN Working Group 3 meeting #10 R3-000401
Gothenburg, Sweden, 24
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.iaison Statement on -ell /roa%cast 0rotocol
At our %#*t meeting, RAN WG3 )on*idered # number o0 )ontribution* re%#ted to
1e%% 2ro#d)#*t 3roto)o% 41235, whi)h i* the proto)o% *tret)hing o6er the 7u
inter0#)e between the RN1 #nd the 1e%% 2ro#d)#*t 1enter, 121&
Service Area versus -ell 1uestions
7n order to re*pe)t the 0un)tion#% *ep#r#tion o0 )ore network #nd r#dio network
#nd in order to )on0ine the r#dio 4#nd thu* )e%% )o6er#ge5 #*pe)t* within 8TRAN,
RAN3 h#* not introdu)ed the )on)ept o0 8'TS 1e%% or 8'TS 1e%% G%ob#%
7dentit$2 o6er 7u but in*te#d introdu)ed the )on)ept o0 Ser6i)e Are# 4SA5& Su)h #
Ser6i)e Are# )#n be m#pped onto one or more 9)e%%*: within # ;o)#tion Are#&
Thi* m#pping onto )e%%* i*, howe6er, in6i*ib%e to 1ore Network #nd wi%% be
h#nd%ed within 8TRAN& A )e%% *h#%% be #%%owed to be%ong to more th#n one
Ser6i)e Are#, thi* me#n* th#t o6er%#pping Ser6i)e Are#* *h#%% be #%%owed&
A Seri)e Are# i* identi0ied 4SA75 #* 0o%%ow*<
SA7= '11 + 'N1 + ;A1 + SA1,
where the Ser6i)e Are# 1ode 4SA15 h#* # %ength o0 two o)tet* #nd i* uni>ue
within the ;o)#tion Are#, the other )ode* being the tr#dition#% )ode* u*ed in
GS'&
The Ser6i)e Are# )#n be de0ined *o th#t it m#t)he* the 9)e%%: 0or *er6i)e
in0orm#tion bro#d)#*t b#*ed on Ser6i)e Are# #nd there0ore doe* not repre*ent #
0un)tion#% )h#nge to the )e%% bro#d)#*t *er6i)e*, i0 de0ined in *u)h # w#$& ?rom
#n 7u point o0 6iew, thi* me#n* th#t the RN1-121 proto)o% *hou%d be de0ined #*
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*: with the exception of inter system handover to GSM where the RANAP target identity protocol element
contains the CGI Cell Glo!al Identity of the target GSM cell
Service Area /roa%cast 0rotocol (SA/0), reg#rd%e** o0 the #)tu#% #pp%i)#tion
denomin#tion 4th#t )ou%d po**ib%$ rem#in untou)hed5&
We in6ite the 6#riou* group* to )omment i0 thi* i* #gree#b%e #nd i0 $e*, then to
upd#te their do)ument#tion #))ording%$, when #pp%i)#b%e&
Architectural 1uestions
The >ue*tion w#* r#i*ed )on)erning the dom#in to whi)h the 121 )ou%d po**ib%$
be%ong to out o0 the 1S 41ir)uit Swit)hed5 or 3S 43#)ket Swit)hed5 dom#in*&
A%though we #)know%edged th#t the tr#n*port re*our)e* between the 121 #nd
RN1 )ou%d u*e tr#n*port re*our)e* o0 either o0 the*e dom#in*, we )on)%uded
th#t the 121 )ou%d not be p#rt o0 #n$ o0 tho*e #nd *hou%d be p#rt o0 # new
dom#in, th#t we pro6i*ion#%%$ n#med 92ro#d)#*t @om#in:&
We be%ie6e th#t it doe* not )h#nge #n$ )on)ept o0 S2 #nd thi* #ppro#)h
*imp%i0ie* our mode%%ing&
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*: with the exception of inter system handover to GSM where the RANAP target identity protocol element
contains the CGI Cell Glo!al Identity of the target GSM cell