Timer Name

T100 RADIO-LINK-TIMEOUT

T200 Data link timer

T303 Mobility Management connection timer

T305 Release timer

T306 In-band tones release timer

T310 Call proceeding timer

T313 Connect acknowledge timer

T323 Modify complete timer

T3101 Immediate assignment timer

T3103 Handover timer

T3105 Physical information repetition timer

T3107 Channel assignment timer

T3109 Signalling disconnection timer

T3111 Channel deactivation after disconnection

timer

T3113 Paging timer

T3250 TMSI reallocation timer

T3260 Authentication response timer

T3313 Packet Paging timer

T3360 Authentication response timer

 Description
Detects the presence of the radio link by detecting SACCH frames every 480 ms.

Used for re-transmission on the data link. The value varies depending on the message type.

Time the network waits after sending a CM SERVICE REQUEST until receiving a response. This occurs
clearing procedures towards the MS.

Time the network waits after transmitting a DISCONNECT message until receiving a RELEASE messag

Time the network waits after transmitting a DISCONNECT message while in-band tones/announcemen
receiving a RELEASE message.

Time the network waits after receiving a CALL CONFIRMED message until receiving a ALERTING, CONN
message before initiating clearing procedures towards the MS.

Time the network waits after transmitting a CONNECT message until receiving the CONNECT ACKNOW
performing clearing procedures with the MS.

Time the network waits after sending a MODIFY message during call mode changes, until receiving a
MODIFY REJECT message before initiating call clearing procedures.

Time the network waits after sending the IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT or IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT EXTEN
main signalling link is established before releasing the newly allocated channels.

Time the network waits after transmitting a HANDOVER COMMAND message until receiving HANDOVE
HANDOVER FAILURE or the MS re-establishes the call before the old channels are released. If the time
network has not received a correctly decoded L2 (format A or B) or TCH frame, then the newly allocat
released.

Time the network waits after sending the PHYSICAL INFORMATION message until receiving a correctly
or B) or TCH frame. This occur before re-transmitting the PHYSICAL INFORMATION message or releasin
channels.

Time the network waits after transmitting an ASSIGNMENT COMMAND message until receiving the AS
message or the MS re-establishes the call before releasing the old and the new channels.

Time the network waits after sending the CHANNEL RELEASE message before disconnecting the signa

Time the network waits after disconnecting the signalling link before deactivating the channel.

Time the network waits after transmitting the PAGING REQUEST message until receiving the PAGING R
This occurs before re-transmitting the PAGING REQUEST (if the maximum number of re-transmissions
exceeded).
Time the network waits after sending the TMSI REALLOCATION COMMAND until receiving TMSI REALLO
This occurs before aborting the procedure and releasing the Radio Resource connection.

Time the network waits after an AUTHENTICATION REQUEST until receiving AUTHENTICATION RESPON
aborting the procedure and releasing the Radio Resource connection.

Time the network waits after transmitting the PACKET PAGING REQUEST message until receiving the P
RESPONSE message. This occurs before re-transmitting the PACKET PAGING REQUEST (if the maximum
transmissions have not been exceeded).

Time the network waits after an AUTHENTICATION AND CIPHERING REQUEST until receiving AUTHENT
CIPHERING RESPONSE.
Value
4 SACCH multiframes. That is 1.92 seconds if the
SACCH is completely absent.

155 ms for FACCH

10 seconds

1 seconds

1 seconds

10 seconds

10 seconds

10 seconds

1 second

2 seconds

50 ms

3 seconds

5 seconds

500 ms

5 seconds
5 seconds

5 seconds

20 seconds

6 seconds
Timer Name

T3212
Periodic Location Update Timer

T3312
Periodic Routing Area Update
Timer

T301
Call Originate Timer

T308
Call Release Timer

T3192
TBF Release Timer

T3314
GMM Ready Timer

1 Rounding Rules: As the size of the layer 3 message field for setting T3312 and T3314 is limited, th
rules when setting the timer, h
* Values of 0s to 60s w
* Values of 61s
* Values of 1861s to 11160s wi
2 T3314 also have a value of "O

NOTE-The Location Update Timer (T3212) and TBF

 Description

Periodic Location Update Timer controls how often the mobile performs the periodic location update p

Periodic Routing Area Update Timer controls how often the mobile performs the periodic routing area
Routing Area Update Timer is sent to the mobile as part of the "ATTACH ACCEPT" or "ROUTING AREA U
T3312 does not start until the T3314 GMM Ready Timer has expired, so the T3314 must be enabled to
Note, the T3312 does not start until the T3314 GMM Ready Timer has expired, so the T3314 must be
updates.

Call Originate Timer controls the time the test set alerts a mobile station when attempting a mobile te

Call Release Timer set the time that the test set waits after sending a "RELEASE" message until receiv
On the first timeout the 8960 re-transmits the RELEASE, on a second tim
released and the 8960 reports an error.

On the first timeout the 8960 re-transmits the RELEASE, on a second timeout the Mobility Managemen
TBF Release
reports Timer is used on the mobile when the mobile station has received all of the RLC data blo
an error.
reception of the final block. When the timer expires, the mobile station releases the resources associa
paging channel.

GMM Ready Timer is used to transition GMM layer from "READY" to "STANDBY" state after transmissio
the mobile only performs Routing Area Updates if necessary, no Cell Updates are performed.

e size of the layer 3 message field for setting T3312 and T3314 is limited, the rounding rules are applied to the
rules when setting the timer, however, the rounding rules will affec
* Values of 0s to 60s will be rounded up to the nearest eve
* Values of 61s to 1860s will be rounded up to the n
* Values of 1861s to 11160s will be rounded up to the nearest decih
2 T3314 also have a value of "OFF" which keeps GMM in READY state

NOTE-The Location Update Timer (T3212) and TBF Release Timer (T3192) can only be
 Value Default
Value
0 to 255 decihours 0
(1 decihour = 6 minutes)
A value of "0" will
disable the periodic location area
updating.
0 to 11160s1 0
A value of "0" will disable the periodic
routing
locationarea
areaupdating.
updating

0 to 999s 1

1 to 60000ms 1000ms

0, 80ms, 120ms, 160ms, 200ms, 500ms, 500ms

1000ms, 1500ms.

0 to 11160s1, or OFF2 OFF

ovide large range of values. You do not need to consider the

"Cell Off".