Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Radio Link Protocol (RLP) for data and telematic services on the Mobile Station - Base Station System (MS - BSS) interface and the Base Station System - Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC) interface (GSM 04.22 version 5.1.1)
This European Telecommunication Standard (ETS) specifies the Radio Link Protocol (RLP) for data transmission over the GSM PLMN. RLP covers the Layer 2 functionality of the ISO OSI Reference Model (IS 7498). It is based on ideas contained in IS 3309, IS 4335 and IS 7809 (HDLC of ISO) as well as CCITT X.25 and Q.92x (LAP-B and LAP-D of CCITT, respectively.) RLP has been tailored to the special needs of digital radio transmission. RLP provides to its users the OSI Data Link Service (IS 8886). RLP is intended for use with non-transparent data-transfer. Protocol conversion may be provided for a variety of protocol configurations. Those foreseen immediately are:
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PUBLISHED SSH ETS 300 946:1997 ed.2 60.60
Standard published Jun 19, 2025
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ETS 300 946 (GSM 04.22 version 5.1.1): August 1997
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