DSS1 - I-frame

I-frame - frame for information transfer ( for transfer of layer 3. messages)


I-frame control field format:

           8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1
          +--------------------------+---+
    octet |    N(S)                  |   |  I - format
        4 |                          | 0 |  information transfer
          +--------------------------+---+
    octet |    N(R)                  |   |  N(S)  Transmitter send sequence number
        5 |                          | P |  N(R)  Transmitter receive sequence number
          +--------------------------+---+  P/F   Poll bit when issued as a command, final bit when issued
                                                  as a response
 The general format of the DSS1 Basic Call Control:

+------------------------------+ <- The start of the information field octet | Protocol discriminator | 6 |0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 | message delimiter +------------------------------+ | Call reference | the call identifier +--+---------------------------+ |0 | Message type | the message identification code +--+---------------------------+ | Other Information elements |

The first three information elements are mandatory in all messages. The number of other information elements are variable in the messages. The other information elements are mandatory or optional.