TIA-1178

Description / Abstract: INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE

This document specifies the functions and structure of the System Information (SI) associated withrealtime and non-realtime broadcast and multicast services in Mobile Multimedia Multicast networks. SI provides the user or the Device with the advance information needed to make service subscriptionand service selection decisions. In particular, the SI specified in this document supports:

− Subscribing to Mobile Multimedia Multicast Services

− Describing the content provided in the Mobile Multimedia Multicast Services

− Locating the Mobile Multimedia Multicast Services within the Multiplex

The SI specified in this document is transport technology independent in the sense that it can beapplied to any Network, regardless of the Mobile Multimedia Multicast transport technology, whencoupled with extensions appropriate to that particular transport technology.

Chapter 2 is a normative chapter providing supporting apparatus for this specification, including:expansions of acronyms and abbreviations; definitions of terms; and a bibliography of standards andother documents incorporated in this standard by reference.

Chapter 3 is an informative chapter describing the reference architecture assumed for the SI.

Chapter 4 is an informative chapter describing the services provided by the SI in detail.

Chapter 5 is a normative chapter specifying the common formats of all messages used to convey SIto Devices.

Chapter 6 is a normative chapter specifying Sl Messages used to convey Marketplace Information.

Chapter 7 is a normative chapter specifying Sl Messages used to convey Service DefinitionInformation.

Chapter 8 is a normative chapter specifying Sl Messages used to convey the Media PresentationGuide.

Chapter 9 is a normative chapter specifying the extensions for the SI for use with Networks based on the Forward Link Only Technology.

Annex A is a normative Annex specifying the XML for the SI Messages.