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GSM System Information Messages Guide

SI messages provide essential system information to mobile stations in GSM networks. There are 10 different SI messages (SI1-SI4, SI5/SI6, SI7/SI8, SI-2quater, SI13) that are transmitted periodically on the Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) or Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH) using timeslots 0-7 in a repeating pattern. Each SI message carries different types of information needed for cell access and selection like neighbor cell details, location area identity, channel descriptions and cell selection parameters.

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GSM System Information Messages Guide

SI messages provide essential system information to mobile stations in GSM networks. There are 10 different SI messages (SI1-SI4, SI5/SI6, SI7/SI8, SI-2quater, SI13) that are transmitted periodically on the Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) or Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH) using timeslots 0-7 in a repeating pattern. Each SI message carries different types of information needed for cell access and selection like neighbor cell details, location area identity, channel descriptions and cell selection parameters.

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GSM System information messages

This page covers GSM System information messages which include


SI1,SI2,SI3,SI4,SI5,SI6,SI7,SI8,SI9 and SI13 transmitted on BCCH/SACCH.
System information messages are transmitted on either BCCH normal or
BCCH extended or on SACCH.
SI messages are transmitted in TC=0 to 7 in a cyclic order repeating every eight
TCs of the 51 frame multi frame. TC is the sequence number of the 51 frame MF.
SI1 to SI4 - Transmitted on BCCH
SI5 / SI6 - associated with SACCH
SI7 / SI8 -BCCH Extended
SI-2quater and SI13 - BCCH Normal or BCCH extended

Table-System Information messages


GSM System
Information message
type

SI Description

System information1(SI1)

Cell ARFCN, RACH parameters required to access the system by MS


related information are sent in this SI message.

System information2(SI2)

Neighbour BCCH frequencies and PLMN information are sent in this


these frequencies for signal strength measurements required for hand

System information2bis(SI-2bis)

RACH control and BCCH extension on neighbor cells

System information2ter(SI-2ter)

Information of BCCH extended allocated on which neighbor cells are


this SI. Broadcasted optionally on BCCH by the network to all the MS

System information-2
Quarter (SI-2Quater)

3G neighbor cell related information

System information-3
(SI3)

Carry following : 1. LAI of the current location area, 2. Cell identity, 3.


channel information required to calculate paging group, 4. Cell option
good performance in the cell, 5. cell selection parameters required by

System information-4
(SI4)

CBCH and CBCH related frequency information, LAI, Cell selection p


and RACH control information are carried by this SI4 message.

System information-5
(SI5)

It carries neighbor cell informations. In active mode, MS sends measu


reports in the uplink and output power/timing advance information in t
(on SACCH). Also gets BCCH carrier related information of the neigh

System information-6
(SI6)

Information on LAI, cell options, Cell identity and PLMN permitted or n


transmitted on this SI.

System information-7
(SI7)

Cell re-selection parameters needed by MS are sent on this SI.

System information-8
(SI8)

Cell re-selection parameters needed by MS are sent on this SI.

System information-9
(SI9)

Scheduling related some of the informations are sent on this SI.

System information13 (SI13)

Carry GPRS related information needed for PS call.

This table on system information messages in gsm is useful to analyze gsm UE


related issues. In case of any issues related to SIs mentioned above, following
need to be observed.
First it need to be checked which SIs are transmitted by BS and the same have
been received by UE or not.
After this, it has to be checked whether the SIs are decoded correctly without
any RF or physical layer (i.e. lower layer) issues.

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