Attach Type

The Attach Type indicates the purpose of the attach and as in most of other proc
edure, the attach type is also determined by a kind of mutual agreement between
UE and Network. It means that UE indicates the attatch type I want to get and Ne
twork finaly determines available attach type and informs it to UE as in followi
ng procedure.
There are three different types of attach as listed below.
EPS attach : indicate the attach for EPS services only)
Combined EPS/IMSI attach : indicate the attach for both EPS and non-EPS services
EPS emergency attach : indicate the attach for emergency bearer services
Direction
Message
UE --> NW
RRC : RRC Connection Setup Complete + NAS : Attach Request + ESM : PDN Connectiv
ity Request
UE <-- NW
RRC : RRC Connection Reconfiguration + NAS : Attach Accept + NAS : Activate Defa
ult EPS Bearer Context Req

Attach Request

NAS EPS Mobility Management Message Type: Attach request (0x41)

0... .... = Type of security context flag (TSC): Native security context (for K
SIasme)
.100 .... = NAS key set identifier: (4)
.... 0... = Spare bit(s): 0x00
.... .010 = EPS attach type: Combined EPS/IMSI attach (2)
EPS mobile identity
Length: 11
.... 0... = odd/even indic: 0
.... .110 = Type of identity: GUTI (6)

Mobile Country Code (MCC): Unknown (1)

Mobile Network Code (MNC): Unknown (01)
MME Group ID: 32769
MME Code: 0
M-TMSI: 0x00000001
UE network capability
Length: 4
1... .... = EEA0: Supported
.1.. .... = 128-EEA1: Supported
..1. .... = 128-EEA2: Supported
...0 .... = 128-EEA3: Not Supported
.... 0... = EEA4: Not Supported
.... .0.. = EEA5: Not Supported
.... ..0. = EEA6: Not Supported
.... ...0 = EEA7: Not Supported
0... .... = EIA0: Not Supported
.1.. .... = 128-EIA1: Supported
..1. .... = 128-EIA2: Supported
...0 .... = 128-EIA3: Not Supported
.... 0... = EIA4: Not Supported
.... .0.. = EIA5: Not Supported
.... ..0. = EIA6: Not Supported
.... ...0 = EIA7: Not Supported
1... .... = UEA0: Supported
.1.. .... = UEA1: Supported
..0. .... = UEA2: Not Supported
...0 .... = UEA3: Not Supported
.... 0... = UEA4: Not Supported
.... .0.. = UEA5: Not Supported
.... ..0. = UEA6: Not Supported

.... ...0 = UEA7: Not Supported

0... .... = UCS2 support (UCS2): The UE has a preference for the default al
phabet
.1.. .... = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA1: Supported
..0. .... = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA2: Not Supported
...0 .... = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA3: Not Supported
.... 0... = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA4: Not Supported
.... .0.. = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA5: Not Supported
.... ..0. = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA6: Not Supported
.... ...0 = UMTS integrity algorithm UIA7: Not Supported

Attach Accept

NAS EPS Mobility Management Message Type: Attach accept (0x42)

0000 .... = Spare half octet: 0
.... 0... = Spare bit(s): 0x00
.... .010 = Attach result: Combined EPS/IMSI attach (2)
GPRS Timer - T3412 value
GPRS Timer: timer is deactivated
111. .... = Unit: value indicates that the timer is deactivated (7)
...0 0000 = Timer value: 0
Tracking area identity list - TAI list
Length: 6
0... .... = Spare bit(s): 0x00
.00. .... = Type of list: list of TACs belonging to one PLMN, with non-conse
cutive TAC values (0)
...0 0000 = Number of elements: 0 [+1 = 1 element(s)]
Mobile Country Code (MCC): Unknown (1)
Mobile Network Code (MNC): Unknown (01)
Tracking area code(TAC): 0x0001