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Table of Contents I INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................... 31
II CONTENTS ................................................................................................................................... 31
III GENERAL ..................................................................................................................................... 33
IV CLASSIFICATION OF INDIVIDUAL TEST SCENARIOS ............................................................ 33
V REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................. 34
ANNEX A: DETAILED TEST PROCEDURES FOR A 2G/2.5G TERMINAL DEVICE ...................... 35
1 CELL SELECTION/RESELECTION ............................................................................................. 351.1 Cell selection (new SIM) ............................................................................................................ 351.2 Cell reselection ........................................................................................................................... 361.3 Cell selection recovering from no service state ....................................................................... 361.4 Emergency camping .................................................................................................................. 371.5 Cell selection after emergency camping .................................................................................... 37
2 NETWORK SELECTION ............................................................................................................... 382.1 Release 97 Network Selection ................................................................................................... 38
2.1.1 Automatic Network selection; with information on preferred PLMN list ............................. 382.1.2 Automatic Network selection; without information on preferred PLMN list, RXLev > -
85dBm ................................................................................................................................ 382.1.3 Periodic HPLMN searching when in National Roaming ..................................................... 382.1.4 Automatic network selection; available network stored in EFLOCI ....................................... 39
2.2 Release 99 Network Selection ................................................................................................... 402.2.1 Automatic Mode, at power on ............................................................................................. 40
2.2.1.1 Device selects a prioritised network (PLMNsel List on the SIM (=rel99)) ..................................................................................................... 412.2.1.3 Device selects a prioritised network (Operator controlled OPLMNwAcT List on the
SIM (>=rel99)) ............................................................................................................... 422.2.2 Network Re-Selection after regaining Coverage ................................................................ 44
2.2.2.1 Automatic Network selection; without information on preferred PLMN list ................... 442.2.2.2 Device re-selects a prioritised network after regaining coverage (PLMNsel List on
the SIM (=rel99)) ..................................................................................................... 462.2.2.4 Device re-selects a prioritised network (Operator controlled OPLMNwAcT List on
the SIM (>=rel99)) ......................................................................................................... 472.2.3 Periodic HPLMN searching when in Roaming ................................................................... 49
2.2.3.1 Device re-selects a prioritised network. HPLMN Timer expires in a coverage area with no higher prioritised network coverage ................................................................. 49
2.2.3.2 Device re-selects a higher prioritised network when camping on a prioritised network ......................................................................................................................... 50
2.2.3.3 Device re-selects a higher prioritised network when camping on a non-prioritised network ......................................................................................................................... 51
2.2.3.4 Device re-selects a prioritised network - Different Values of the HPLMN Timer / No HPLMN Search timer defined ....................................................................................... 52
2.2.3.5 HPLMN Timer expires during an on-going Voice call ................................................... 532.2.3.6 HPLMN Timer expires during an on-going data connection (GPRS) ........................... 54
2.3 Manual Network selection .......................................................................................................... 552.4 Selection mode following switch off ........................................................................................... 56
3 MOBILITY ...................................................................................................................................... 563.1 Reselections ............................................................................................................................... 56
3.1.1 GPRS Detached ................................................................................................................. 57
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3.1.2 GPRS Attached (No PDP) .................................................................................................. 573.1.3 PDP Active (No Transfer) ................................................................................................... 583.1.4 PDP Active (With Transfer) ................................................................................................ 583.1.5 PDP Active (With Transfer) with NACC .............................................................................. 58
3.2 Dedicated Mode Handovers ....................................................................................................... 593.2.1 Voice NB ............................................................................................................................. 603.2.2 Voice WB-AMR ................................................................................................................... 603.2.3 CS Data .............................................................................................................................. 61
4. LOCATION UPDATING ................................................................................................................ 614.1 Normal Location Updating .......................................................................................................... 61
4.1.1 Normal Case (No GPRS attach) ........................................................................................ 614.1.2 Normal Location Updating with TMSI unknown in VLR ..................................................... 62
4.2 Periodic Location Area Updating ................................................................................................ 624.2.1 Periodic Location Area Update successful ......................................................................... 624.2.2 Reset of T3212 timer .......................................................................................................... 634.2.3 DUT out of coverage (back in coverage before T3212 expiry) .......................................... 644.2.4 DUT out of coverage (back in coverage after T3212 expiry) ............................................. 654.2.5 DUT Emergency Camping (back in coverage before T3212 expiry) ................................. 664.2.6 DUT Emergency Camping ( back in coverage after T3212 expiry).................................... 66
4.3 IMSI Attach ................................................................................................................................. 674.4 IMSI Detach ................................................................................................................................ 68
5 FAX CALLS ................................................................................................................................... 685.1 GSM to/from fax modem (transparent only TS62) ..................................................................... 68
5.1.1 MO fax calls to fax modem ................................................................................................. 685.1.2 MT fax calls from fax modem ............................................................................................. 695.1.3 MO fax calls to PSTN fax device ........................................................................................ 695.1.4 MT fax calls from PSTN fax device ...................................................................................
