An existing 3GPP registration mechanism allows for allocation of ...
An existing 3GPP registration mechanism allows for allocation of cell broadcast message identifiers for any use, including identifiers for emergency alerting and civic purposes required by ITU-T, the 3GPP said in a letter to a study group. The study…
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group is trying to put a national registry of cell broadcast identifiers into place, said Dan Warren, director of technology at the GSM Association. 3GPP already has a similar registry in place, he said. Administration and allocation of multicast addresses for civic purposes is outside ITU-T’s scope, 3GPP said (CD March 23 p12). 3GPP wants a single registry for cell broadcast identifiers, said Stephen Hayes, chairman of 3GPP’s service and system aspects group. 3GPP and GSMA “have serious concerns” with the ITU-T proposal to “be administrators for the allocation of identifiers for emergency alerting for civic purposes,” 3GPP said. Having two registration mechanisms in the industry will cause confusion and may result in inconsistencies, 3GPP said. “It is crucial that the single, global registration mechanism already in place within 3GPP be retained.” 3GPP could reference identifiers developed by ITU-T, Hayes said. 3GPP’s registry could also be referenced in ITU-T’s, he said.