ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE positioning; Part 2: Protocol conformance (3GPP TS 37.571-2 version 15.3.0 Release 15)

ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)

Name:ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)   Standard name:Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE positioning; Part 2: Protocol conformance (3GPP TS 37.571-2 version 15.3.0 Release 15)
Standard number:ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)   language:English language
Release Date:11-Oct-2018   technical committee:3GPP RAN 5 - Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing (formely T1)
Drafting committee:   ICS number:
ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA)
and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved Packet Core (EPC);
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE
positioning;
Part 2: Protocol conformance
(3GPP TS 37.571-2 version 15.3.0 Release 15)

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3GPP TS 37.571-2 version 15.3.0 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 137 571-2 V15.3.0 (2018-10)



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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
Introduction . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Default Conditions for UTRAN . 9
4.1 Default system information . 9
4.2 Simulated A-GPS and A-GNSS environment . 9
4.2.1 A-GNSS sub-test cases . 9
4.3 A-GPS assistance data sets . 9
4.3.1 Adequate assistance data for UE-based A-GPS . 10
4.3.2 Inadequate assistance data for UE-based A-GPS . 10
4.3.3 Adequate assistance data for UE-assisted A-GPS . 10
4.3.4 Inadequate assistance data for UE-assisted A-GPS . 11
4.3.5 Response to assistance data requests from UE . 11
4.4 A-GNSS assistance data sets . 12
4.4.1 Adequate assistance data for UE-based A-GNSS . 13
4.4.1.1 Sub-Test 1 . 13
4.4.1.2 Sub-Test 2 . 14
4.4.1.3 Sub-Test 3 . 15
4.4.1.4 Sub-Test 4 . 16
4.4.1.4A Sub-Test 8 . 17
4.4.1.5 Sub-Test 9 . 19
4.4.1.6 Sub-Test 10 . 19
4.4.2 Inadequate assistance data for UE-based A-GNSS . 20
4.4.3 Adequate assistance data for UE-assisted A-GNSS . 20
4.4.3.1 Sub-Test 1 . 21
4.4.3.2 Sub-Test 2 . 22
4.4.3.3 Sub-Test 3 . 23
4.4.3.4 Sub-Test 4 . 23
4.4.3.4A Sub-Test 8 . 24
4.4.3.5 Sub-Test 9 . 25
4.4.3.6 Sub-Test 10 . 26
4.4.4 Inadequate assistance data for UE-assisted A-GNSS . 26
4.4.5 Response to assistance data requests from UE . 26
5 Default Conditions for E-UTRAN . 28
5.1 LCS Sub-Test Cases . 28
5.2 Default signal conditions . 28
5.2.1 Simulated GNSS environment . 28
5.2.2 Simulated OTDOA environment . 28
5.2.3 Simulated ECID environment . 29
5.2.4 Simulated MBS environment . 29
5.2.5 Simulated WLAN environment . 29
5.2.6 Simulated Bluetooth environment . 29
5.2.7 Simulated Sensor environment . 29
5.3 Default RRC and NAS message and information elements contents . 29
- ATTACH ACCEPT . 29
5.4 Default LPP message and information elements contents . 30
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- LPP REQUEST CAPABILITIES . 31
- LPP PROVIDE ASSISTANCE DATA . 32
- LPP REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 35
- A-GNSS REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 36
- OTDOA REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 36
- ECID REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 36
- TBS REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 36
- WLAN REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 37
- BT REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 37
- SENSOR REQUEST LOCATION INFORMATION . 37
5.4.1 Default assistance data information elements . 37
5.4.1.1 GNSS Assistance Data Elements . 37
5.4.1.2 OTDOA Assistance Data Elements . 38
- OTDOA REFERENCE CELL INFO . 39
- OTDOA NEIGHBOUR CELL INFO LIST . 40
5.4.1.3 MBS Assistance Data Elements . 42
5.4.1.4 WLAN Assistance Data Elements . 45
5.4.1.5 Sensor Assistance Data Elements . 46
6 Protocol Conformance Test Cases for UTRAN . 47
6.1 Assisted-GPS Test Cases . 47
6.1.1 Assisted GPS Network Induced Tests . 47
6.1.1.1 LCS Network Induced location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Emergency Call / with USIM . 47
6.1.1.2 LCS Network Induced location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Emergency Call / without USIM . 52
6.1.1.3 LCS Network induced location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Emergency call/ With USIM . 57
6.1.1.4 LCS Network induced location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Emergency call/ Without USIM . 62
6.1.2 Assisted GPS Mobile Originated Tests . 67
6.1.2.1 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Position estimate request/ Success . 67
6.1.2.2 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Based or UE-Assisted GPS/ Assistance data

request/ Success . 72
6.1.2.3 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Position Estimate/ Success . 74
6.1.2.4 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Transfer to third party/ Success . 80
6.1.2.5 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Transfer to third party/ Success . 86
6.1.2.6 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Based or UE-Assisted GPS/ Assistance data
request/ Failure . 91
6.1.2.7 LCS Mobile originated location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Position estimate request/ Failure . 93
6.1.3 Assisted GPS Mobile Terminated Tests . 99
6.1.3.1 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Based GPS . 99
6.1.3.2 LCS Mobile-terminated location request/UE-Based GPS/ Request for additional assistance data/
Success . 105
6.1.3.3 LCS Mobile-terminated location request/UE-Based GPS/ Failure – Not Enough Satellites . 112
6.1.3.4 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Success . 119
6.1.3.5 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Request for additional assistance
data/ Success . 124
6.1.3.6 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Privacy Verification/ Location
Allowed if No Response . 129
6.1.3.7 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Based GPS/ Privacy Verification/ Location Not

Allowed if No Response . 139
6.1.3.8 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Privacy Verification/ Location
Allowed if No Response . 145
6.1.3.9 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Assisted GPS/ Privacy Verification/ Location Not
Allowed if No Response . 156
6.1.3.10 LCS Mobile terminated location request/ UE-Based or UE-Assisted GPS/ Configuration

Inco mplete . 163
6.2.1 Assisted GNSS Network Induced Tests . 167
6.2.1.1 NI-LR Emergency Call: UE-Based A-GNSS . 167
6.2.1.2 NI-LR Emergency call: UE-Assisted A-GNSS . 174
6.2.2 Assisted GNSS Mobile Originated Tests . 180
6.2.2.1 MO-LR Position Estimate: UE-Based A-GNSS . 180
6.2.2.2 MO-LR Position Estimate: UE-Assisted A-GNSS . 186
6.2.2.3 MO-LR Position Estimate: UE-Based A-GNSS – Failure Not Enough Satellites . 192
6.2.2.4 MO-LR Assistance Data: UE-Based or UE-Assisted A-GNSS - Success . 201
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6.2.2.5 MO-LR Assistance Data: UE-Based or UE-Assisted A-GNSS - Failure . 204
6.2.3 Assisted GNSS Mobile Terminated Tests . 207
6.2.3.1 MT-LR: UE-based or UE-Assisted A-GNSS – Request for additional assistance data/ Success . 207
6.2.3.2 MT-LR Position Estimate: UE-Based A-GNSS – Failure Not Enough Satellites . 217
6.2.3.3 Location Notification . 226
6.2.3.4 Privacy Verification - Location Allowed if No Response . 228
6.2.3.5 Privacy Verification - Location Not Allowed if No Response . 231
7 Protocol Conformance Test Cases for E-UTRAN . 235
7.1 NAS Protocol Procedures . 235
7.1.1 UE Network Capability . 235
7.2 LCS Procedures . 238
7.2.1 Location Notification and Privacy Verification . 238
7.2.1.1 Location Notification . 238
7.2.1.2 Privacy Verification – Location Allowed if no Response . 241
7.2.1.3 Privacy Verification – Location not Allowed if No Response . 247
7.2.2 EPC MO-LR . 252
7.2.2.1 Autonomous Self Location: UE-based . 252
7.2.2.2 Basic Self Location: UE-assisted . 258
7.3 LPP Procedures . 271
7.3.1 LPP Common Procedures . 271
7.3.1.1 Position Capability Transfer. 271
7.3.2 LPP Transport . 285
7.3.2.1 LPP Duplicated Message . 285
7.3.2.2 LPP Acknowledgment . 290
7.3.2.3 LPP Retransmission . 295
7.3.3 LPP Error Handling . 299
7.3.3.1 LPP Requested Method not Supported – UE-Assisted (Rel 9 to Rel 12) . 299
7.3.3.1A LPP Requested Method not Supported – UE-Assisted (Rel 13 only) . 306
7.3.3.1B LPP Requested Method not Supported – UE-Assisted (Rel 14 onwards) . 314
7.3.4 LPP Positioning Procedures . 317
7.3.4.1 E-SMLC Initiated Assistance Data Delivery followed by Location Information Transfer: UE-
Based . 317
7.3.4.2 E-SMLC Initiated Assistance Data Delivery followed by Location Information Transfer:
UE-Assisted . 323
7.3.4.3 E-SMLC Initiated Position Measurement without assistance data: UE-Based . 333
7.3.4.4 E-SMLC Initiated Position Measurement without assistance data: UE-Assisted . 341
7.3.5 LPP Abort . 353
7.3.5.1 E-SMLC initiated Abort . 353
7.4 Circuit Switched (CS) Fallback . 362
7.4.1 MO-LR Procedure . 362
7.4.1.1 CS fallback: Network does not support EPC-MO-LR . 362
7.4.1.2 CS fallback: UE does not support EPC-MO-LR . 366
7.5 RRC Protocol Procedures . 369
7.5.1 Inter-frequency RSTD measurement indication . 369
Annex A (informative): Change history . 382
History . 386

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Foreword
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Introduction
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part TS:
3GPP TS 37.571-1: Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved
Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE positioning; Part 1: Conformance
test specification.
3GPP TS 37.571-2: Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and
Evolved Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE positioning; Part 2:
Protocol conformance.
3GPP TS 37.571-3: Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (UTRA) and Evolved UTRA (E-UTRA) and Evolved
Packet Core (EPC); User Equipment (UE) conformance specification for UE positioning; Part 3: Implementation
Conformance Statement (ICS).
3GPP TS 37.571-4: Universal Terres
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