ETSITS125301V8.2.0(2008-10)TechnicalSpecificationUniversalMobileTelecommunicationsSystem(UMTS);Radiointerfaceprotocolarchitecture(3GPPTS25.301version8.2.0Release8)ETSIETSITS125301V8.2.0(2008-10)13GPPTS25.301version8.2.0Release8ReferenceRTS/TSGR-0225301v820KeywordsUMTSETSI650RoutedesLuciolesF-06921SophiaAntipolisCedex-FRANCETel.:+33492944200Fax:+33493654716SiretN°34862356200017-NAF742CAssociationàbutnonlucratifenregistréeàlaSous-PréfecturedeGrasse(06)N°7803/88ImportantnoticeIndividualcopiesofthepresentdocumentcanbedownloadedfrom:(PDF).Incaseofdispute,thereferenceshallbetheprintingonETSIprintersofthePDFversionkeptonaspecificnetworkdrivewithinETSISecretariat.Usersofthepresentdocumentshouldbeawarethatthedocumentmaybesubjecttorevisionorchangeofstatus.InformationonthecurrentstatusofthisandotherETSIdocumentsisavailableat:©EuropeanTelecommunicationsStandardsInstitute2008.Allrightsreserved.DECTTM,PLUGTESTSTM,UMTSTM,TIPHONTM,theTIPHONlogoandtheETSIlogoareTradeMarksofETSIregisteredforthebenefitofitsMembers.3GPPTMisaTradeMarkofETSIregisteredforthebenefitofitsMembersandofthe3GPPOrganizationalPartners.ETSIETSITS125301V8.2.0(2008-10)23GPPTS25.301version8.2.0Release8IntellectualPropertyRightsIPRsessentialorpotentiallyessentialtothepresentdocumentmayhavebeendeclaredtoETSI.TheinformationpertainingtotheseessentialIPRs,ifany,ispubliclyavailableforETSImembersandnon-members,andcanbefoundinETSISR000314:IntellectualPropertyRights(IPRs);Essential,orpotentiallyEssential,IPRsnotifiedtoETSIinrespectofETSIstandards,whichisavailablefromtheETSISecretariat.LatestupdatesareavailableontheETSIWebserver().PursuanttotheETSIIPRPolicy,noinvestigation,includingIPRsearches,hasbeencarriedoutbyETSI.NoguaranteecanbegivenastotheexistenceofotherIPRsnotreferencedinETSISR000314(ortheupdatesontheETSIWebserver)whichare,ormaybe,ormaybecome,essentialtothepresentdocument.ForewordThisTechnicalSpecification(TS)hasbeenproducedbyETSI3rdGenerationPartnershipProject(3GPP).Thepresentdocumentmayrefertotechnicalspecificationsorreportsusingtheir3GPPidentities,UMTSidentitiesorGSMidentities.TheseshouldbeinterpretedasbeingreferencestothecorrespondingETSIdeliverables.ThecrossreferencebetweenGSM,UMTS,3GPPandETSIidentitiescanbefoundunder(2008-10)33GPPTS25.301version8.2.0Release8ContentsIntellectualPropertyRights................................................................................................................................2Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................2Foreword.............................................................................................................................................................51Scope........................................................................................................................................................62References................................................................................................................................................63Definitionsandabbreviations...................................................................................................................73.1Definitions..........................................................................................................................................................73.2Abbreviations.....................................................................................................................................................74AssumedUMTSArchitecture..................................................................................................................85Radiointerfaceprotocolarchitecture.......................................................................................................95.1Overallprotocolstructure...................................................................................................................................95.1.1Serviceaccesspointsandserviceprimitives..............................................................................................115.2Layer1ServicesandFunctions........................................................................................................................125.2.1L1Services.....................................................................................