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ETSI
ETSI TS 125 304 V8.12.0 (2011
3GPP TS 25.304 version 8.12.0 Release 8
4 General description of Idle mode
4.1 Overview
When a UE is switched on, a public land mobile network (PLMN) is selected and the UE searches for a suitable cell of
this PLMN to camp on. Criteria for cell selection and cell re-selection between radio access technologies (RATs)
described in this document only consider radio criteria. In addition to RAT, the PLMN type may differ as well. In this
specification, the term PLMN is used as a generic term covering both GSM MAP and ANSI-41 type of PLMNs.
According to the type of PLMN, the way to identify it can be different. If the PLMN type is GSM, the PLMN is
identified by 'PLMN identity' and if the PLMN type is ANSI-41, the PLMN is identified by 'SID'
The NAS shall provide a list of equivalent PLMNs, if available, that the AS shall use for cell selection and cell
reselection.
The UE searches for a suitable cell of the selected PLMN and chooses that cell to provide available services, and tunes
to its control channel. This choosing is known as "camping on the cell". The UE will, if necessary, then register its
presence, by means of a NAS registration procedure, in the registration area of the chosen cell and as outcome of a
successful Location Registration the selected PLMN becomes the registered PLMN [5].
If the UE finds a more suitable cell, it reselects onto that cell and camps on it. If the new cell is in a different registration
area, location registration is performed.
If necessary, the UE shall search for higher priority PLMNs at regular time intervals as described in [9] and search for a
suitable cell if another PLMN has been selected by NAS.
NOTE: For RRC connected mode the requirements for the search for higher priority PLMNs are defined in [4].
Search of available CSGs may be triggered by NAS to support manual CSG selection within the registered PLMN.
If the UE loses coverage of the registered PLMN, either a new PLMN is selected automatically (automatic mode), or an
indication of which PLMNs are available is given to the user, so that a manual selection can be made (manual mode).
Registration is not performed by UEs only capable of services that need no registration.
The purpose of camping on a cell in idle mode is fourfold:
a) It enables the UE to receive system information from the PLMN.
b) When registered and if the UE wishes to establish an RRC connection, it can do this by initially accessing the
network on the control channel of the cell on which it is camped.
c) If the PLMN receives a call for the registered UE, it knows (in most cases) the registration area of the cell in
which the UE is camped. It can then send a "paging" message for the UE on control channels of all the cells in
the registration area. The UE will then receive the paging message because it is tuned to the control channel of a
cell in that registration area and the UE can respond on that control channel.
d) It enables the UE to receive cell broadcast services.
If the UE is unable to find a suitable cell to camp on, or the USIM is not inserted, or if the location registration failed
(except for LR rejected with cause #12, cause #14, cause #15 or cause #25, see [5] and [16]), it attempts to camp on a
cell irrespective of the PLMN identity, and enters a "limited service" state in which it can only attempt to make
emergency calls.
The idle mode tasks can be subdivided into four processes:
- PLMN selection;
- Cell selection and reselection;
- Location registration;
- Support for manual CSG selection.