Fixed Timer Messages

Last updated: May 8, 2002

Description
This is the list of fixed timers with a brief explanation and their values. A timer expiry message
appears in its own window, on the test set display. The user has no access to these values and
can not change them. None of the fixed timers are active when operating mode is Test Mode.

Timer Name

Description

Value

T100 RADIOLINK-TIMEOUT

Detects the presence of the radio link by detecting

SACCH frames every 480 ms.

4 SACCH
multiframes. That is
1.92 seconds if the
SACCH is
completely absent.

T200 Data link

timer

Used for re-transmission on the data link. The value

varies depending on the message type.

155 ms for FACCH

T301 Alerting
(ringing) timer

Timer used to limit the amount of time a user has to

answer a call.

20 seconds

T303 Mobility
Management
connection timer

Time the network waits after sending a CM SERVICE

REQUEST until receiving a response. This occurs before 10 seconds
initiating call clearing procedures towards the MS.

T305 Release
timer

Time the network waits after transmitting a DISCONNECT

message until receiving a RELEASE message.
10 seconds

Time the network waits after transmitting a DISCONNECT

message while in-band tones/announcements are
T306 In-band
10 seconds
tones release timer provided, until receiving a RELEASE message.

T308 Release
timer

Time the network waits after sending a RELEASE

message until receiving a RELEASE COMPLETE
message. This occurs before re-transmitting the
RELEASE or releasing the Mobility Management
connection.

T310 Call
proceeding timer

Time the network waits after receiving a CALL

CONFIRMED message until receiving a ALERTING,
CONNECT, or DISCONNECT message before initiating
clearing procedures towards the MS.

10 seconds

10 seconds

10 seconds
T313 Connect
Time the network waits after transmitting a CONNECT
acknowledge timer message until receiving the CONNECT ACKNOWLEDGE

Timer Name

Description

Value

message before performing clearing procedures with the

MS.

T323 Modify
complete timer

Time the network waits after sending a MODIFY message

during call mode changes, until receiving a MODIFY
10 seconds
COMPLETE or MODIFY REJECT message before
initiating call clearing procedures.

Time the network waits after sending the IMMEDIATE

ASSIGNMENT or IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT
T3101 Immediate
EXTENDED message until the main signalling link is
assignment timer
established before releasing the newly allocated
channels.

T3103 Handover
timer

T3105 Physical
information
repetition timer

T3107 Channel
assignment timer

1 second

Time the network waits after transmitting a HANDOVER

COMMAND message until receiving HANDOVER
COMPLETE or HANDOVER FAILURE or the MS reestablishes the call before the old channels are released.
2 seconds
If the timer expires and the network has not received a
correctly decoded L2 (format A or B) or TCH frame, then
the newly allocated channels are released.
Time the network waits after sending the PHYSICAL
INFORMATION message until receiving a correctly
decoded L2 (format A or B) or TCH frame. This occur
before re-transmitting the PHYSICAL INFORMATION
message or releasing the newly allocated channels.
Time the network waits after transmitting an
ASSIGNMENT COMMAND message until receiving the
ASSESSMENT FAILURE message or the MS reestablishes the call before releasing the old and the new
channels.

50 ms

3 seconds

T3109 Signalling
disconnection
timer

Time the network waits after sending the CHANNEL

RELEASE message before disconnecting the signalling
link.

5 seconds

T3111 Channel
deactivation after
disconnection
timer

Time the network waits after disconnecting the signalling

link before deactivating the channel.

500 ms

T3113 Paging
timer

Time the network waits after transmitting the PAGING

REQUEST message until receiving the PAGING
RESPONSE message. This occurs before re-transmitting 5 seconds
the PAGING REQUEST (if the maximum number of retransmissions have not been exceeded).

T3212 Location

The location update timer is set to zero, periodic location zero = infinite time

Timer Name

Description

Value

update timer

update by the MS are disabled. If the MS camps to the

BCH and decodes a new MCC or MNC from the one it
last camped on, it should perform a location update.

T3250 TMSI
reallocation timer

Time the network waits after sending the TMSI

REALLOCATION COMMAND until receiving TMSI
REALLOCATION COMPLETE. This occurs before
5 seconds
aborting the procedure and releasing the Radio Resource
connection.

T3260
Authentication
response timer

Time the network waits after an AUTHENTICATION

REQUEST until receiving AUTHENTICATION
RESPONSE. This occurs before aborting the procedure
and releasing the Radio Resource connection.

5 seconds