This sample is provided as part of the OSS ASN.1 Tools trial and commercial shipments. The source code and related files are listed below for reference.
The sample demonstrates how to use the OSS ASN.1 Tools to process messages for the 3GPP LTE RRC standard (TS 36.331 version 19.0.0).
It runs on Linux on x86-64 as an example and illustrates how to decode, inspect, and create PER Unaligned LTE RRC messages using the OSS ASN.1 Tools API.
The sample reads RRC messages from .uper files, decodes and prints them, accesses message components, and creates and encodes a response message.
A Unix shell script (run.sh) is included for running the test program using the OSS ASN.1/Java runtime.
To explore more samples (LTE RRC, 5G RRC, S1AP, X2AP, NGAP), visit the main Sample Code page.
This sample shows how to:
The files listed below are included in the OSS ASN.1 Tools trial and commercial shipments and are used by this sample program:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| README.TXT | Instructions and sample overview. |
| rrc.asn | ASN.1 source files that describe the 3GPP LTE RRC protocol (TS 36.331), used with this program example. |
| rrc-directives.dir | Additional directives for rrc.asn. |
| RRCConnectionRelease.uper | Valid RRCConnectionRelease message encoded with PER Unaligned. |
| SecurityModeCommand.uper | Valid SecurityModeCommand message encoded with PER Unaligned. |
| LoggedMeasurementConfiguration.uper | Valid LoggedMeasurementConfiguration-r10 message encoded with PER Unaligned. |
| Trrc.java | Simple Java program that shows how to work with LTE RRC protocol data. It reads input messages from files, decodes and prints them, accesses message components, and creates and encodes a response message for SecurityModeCommand. |
| rrc.cmd | ASN.1 compiler command file used to ASN.1-compile the LTE RRC specifications. |
| run.sh | Unix shell script that runs the sample test. |
| sample.out | Expected output from this test. |
| gui/ | ASN.1 Studio project for viewing/compiling schema and generating sample data. |
(Installation instructions for the OSS ASN.1 Tools are included in all trial and commercial shipments.)
To build and run this sample, install a trial or licensed version of the OSS ASN.1 Tools for Java.
Before running the test, ensure the following are set appropriately:
./run.sh
./run.sh cleanup
Note: The Java source code in this sample is platform-independent. Linux commands are shown as an example, but equivalent samples and build instructions are available for Windows, macOS, and other platforms. For help with platform-specific instructions, please contact OSS Support.
The following listing shows the main Java source file for this sample test program, Trrc.java. It demonstrates how to read PER-encoded LTE RRC messages from files, decode and print them, and create and encode a response message using the OSS ASN.1 Tools API.
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/*
* $Id: e3ae625d284b62dac83194f4ed3c7cd6bb6715c8
*/
/*
* Demonstrates part of RRC protocol layer of an LTE UE stack.
*/
import java.io.*;
import com.oss.asn1.*;
import com.oss.util.*;
import rrc.*;
import rrc.oss_rrc_eutra_rrc_definitions.*;
public class Trrc {
static Coder coder;
static String border = "-------------------------------------------------------";
/*
* Decodes and prints the input messages; creates, encodes and prints
* the output (response) messages.
*/
public static void main(String[] args)
{
// Initialize the project
try {
Rrc.initialize();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Initialization exception: " + e);
System.exit(1);
}
coder = Rrc.getPERUnalignedCoder();
coder.enableAutomaticEncoding();
coder.enableAutomaticDecoding();
coder.enableEncoderDebugging();
coder.enableDecoderDebugging();
// An optional parameter includes the path to all the files that are used by
// the program.
String path = (args.length > 0) ? args[0] : null;
try {
testDL_DCCH_Message(path, "RRCConnectionRelease.uper");
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
try {
testDL_DCCH_Message(path, "SecurityModeCommand.uper");
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
try {
testDL_DCCH_Message(path, "LoggedMeasurementConfiguration.uper");
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println(e);
}
System.out.println("\nTesting successful");
}
/*
* Represents am imcomplete implementation of UE-side function processing
* a downlink DCCH message. It decodes the message, prints it, and creates
* a response for some particular alternatives. The function can be used
* to implement a complete LTE RRC UE-side dispatcher.
*/
static void testDL_DCCH_Message(String path, String filename) throws IOException, Exception
{
OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_Message request;
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_Message response;
File file = new File(path, filename);
if (!file.exists()) {
throw new IOException("Failed to open the " + file.toString() + " file. " +
"Restart the sample program using as input parameter the name of the directory " +
"where the '" + file.getName() + "' file is located.\n");
}
FileInputStream source = new FileInputStream(file);
System.out.println("============================================================================");
System.out.println("Read encoding from file: " + filename + "\n");
System.out.println("Decoding the input downlink DCCH message");
System.out.println(border);
/* Deserialize input message */
request = (OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_Message)coder.decode(
source, new OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_Message());
source.close();
System.out.println("\nPDU decoded");
if (!request.getMessage().hasC1()) {
throw new Exception("Incorrect message");
}
OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1 msg_typ =
(OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)
request.getMessage().getChosenValue();
System.out.println(border);
switch (msg_typ.getChosenFlag()) {
/* You can take unimplemented CHOICE alternatives one by
* one and add support for them */
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.csfbParametersResponseCDMA2000_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.dlInformationTransfer_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.handoverFromEUTRAPreparationRequest_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.mobilityFromEUTRACommand_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.rrcConnectionReconfiguration_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.rrcConnectionRelease_chosen:
/* Print deserialized message */
System.out.println(request);
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.securityModeCommand_chosen:
/* Print deserialized message */
System.out.println(request);
System.out.println("Creating response");
System.out.println(border);
/* Create response */
response = createSecurityModeCommandResponse(request);
System.out.println();
System.out.println("Response created successfully");
System.out.println(border);
/* Print outcome message */
System.out.println(response);
System.out.println("Encoding response");
System.out.println(border);
/* Serialize outcome message */
ByteArrayOutputStream out = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
try {
coder.encode(response, out);
out.close();
} catch (Exception e) {
System.out.println("Encoding failed: " + e);
System.exit(1);
}
/* Print serialized outcome message */
System.out.println("\nEncoded response "
+ "(" + out.size() + " bytes):");
System.out.println(HexTool.getHex(out.toByteArray()));
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.ueCapabilityEnquiry_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.counterCheck_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.ueInformationRequest_r9_chosen:
System.out.println("Unimplemented");
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.loggedMeasurementConfiguration_r10_chosen:
System.out.println(request);
break;
case OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.rnReconfiguration_r10_chosen:
System.out.println("The message is not intended for UE");
break;
default:
System.out.println("Unknown CHOICE alternative selected");
break;
}
}
/*
* Creates an OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_Message PDU (security mode complete)
* for given OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_Message PDU (security mode command).
*/
static OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_Message createSecurityModeCommandResponse(
OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_Message request)
throws IOException, Exception
{
OSS_RRC_SecurityAlgorithmConfig.IntegrityProtAlgorithm ipalg;
OSS_RRC_CipheringAlgorithm_r12 calg;
if (!request.getMessage().hasC1()
|| !((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)
request.getMessage().getChosenValue()).hasSecurityModeCommand()
|| !((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand)((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)
request.getMessage().getChosenValue()).getChosenValue()
).getCriticalExtensions().hasC1()
|| !((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand.CriticalExtensions.C1)
((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand)((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)
request.getMessage().getChosenValue()).getChosenValue()
).getCriticalExtensions().getChosenValue()).hasSecurityModeCommand_r8()
)
throw new Exception("cannot handle ASN.1 data");
ipalg = ((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand_r8_IEs)
((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand.CriticalExtensions.C1)((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand)
((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)request.getMessage().getChosenValue()
).getChosenValue()).getCriticalExtensions().getChosenValue()).getChosenValue()
).getSecurityConfigSMC().getSecurityAlgorithmConfig().getIntegrityProtAlgorithm();
calg = ((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand_r8_IEs)
((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand.CriticalExtensions.C1)((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand)
((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)request.getMessage().getChosenValue()
).getChosenValue()).getCriticalExtensions().getChosenValue()).getChosenValue()
).getSecurityConfigSMC().getSecurityAlgorithmConfig().getCipheringAlgorithm();
if (ipalg != OSS_RRC_SecurityAlgorithmConfig.IntegrityProtAlgorithm.eia0_v920
&& ipalg != OSS_RRC_SecurityAlgorithmConfig.IntegrityProtAlgorithm.eia1
&& ipalg != OSS_RRC_SecurityAlgorithmConfig.IntegrityProtAlgorithm.eia2)
throw new Exception("unknown integrity protection");
if (calg != OSS_RRC_CipheringAlgorithm_r12.eea0
&& calg != OSS_RRC_CipheringAlgorithm_r12.eea1
&& calg != OSS_RRC_CipheringAlgorithm_r12.eea2)
throw new Exception("unknown ciphering");
OSS_RRC_RRC_TransactionIdentifier transactionIdentifier =
((OSS_RRC_SecurityModeCommand)((OSS_RRC_DL_DCCH_MessageType.C1)
request.getMessage().getChosenValue()).getChosenValue()).getRrc_TransactionIdentifier();
OSS_RRC_SecurityModeComplete.CriticalExtensions criticalExtensions =
OSS_RRC_SecurityModeComplete.CriticalExtensions.
createCriticalExtensionsWithSecurityModeComplete_r8(
new OSS_RRC_SecurityModeComplete_r8_IEs());
OSS_RRC_SecurityModeComplete securityModeComplete =
new OSS_RRC_SecurityModeComplete(transactionIdentifier, criticalExtensions);
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_MessageType.C1 c1 =
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_MessageType.C1.createC1WithSecurityModeComplete(securityModeComplete);
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_MessageType message =
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_MessageType.createOSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_MessageTypeWithC1(c1);
OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_Message response = new OSS_RRC_UL_DCCH_Message(message);
return response;
}
}
This is the expected output when running the sample:
Decoded RRCConnectionRelease: rrc-TransactionId = 1 criticalExtensions = ... Encoding response message... Encoding successful.
-- Excerpt from rrc.asn 3GPP TS 36.331 V19.0.0 (2025-10)
EUTRA-RRC-Definitions DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS ::=
BEGIN
BCCH-BCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message BCCH-BCH-MessageType
}
BCCH-BCH-MessageType ::= MasterInformationBlock
BCCH-BCH-Message-MBMS::= SEQUENCE {
message BCCH-BCH-MessageType-MBMS-r14
}
BCCH-BCH-MessageType-MBMS-r14 ::= MasterInformationBlock-MBMS-r14
BCCH-DL-SCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType
}
BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
systemInformation SystemInformation,
systemInformationBlockType1 SystemInformationBlockType1
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
BCCH-DL-SCH-Message-BR ::= SEQUENCE {
message BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType-BR-r13
}
BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType-BR-r13 ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
systemInformation-BR-r13 SystemInformation-BR-r13,
systemInformationBlockType1-BR-r13 SystemInformationBlockType1-BR-r13
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
BCCH-DL-SCH-Message-MBMS ::= SEQUENCE {
message BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType-MBMS-r14
}
BCCH-DL-SCH-MessageType-MBMS-r14 ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
systemInformation-MBMS-r14 SystemInformation-MBMS-r14,
systemInformationBlockType1-MBMS-r14 SystemInformationBlockType1-MBMS-r14
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
MCCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message MCCH-MessageType
}
MCCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
mbsfnAreaConfiguration-r9 MBSFNAreaConfiguration-r9
},
later CHOICE {
c2 CHOICE{
mbmsCountingRequest-r10 MBMSCountingRequest-r10
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
}
PCCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message PCCH-MessageType
}
PCCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
paging Paging
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
DL-CCCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message DL-CCCH-MessageType
}
DL-CCCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
rrcConnectionReestablishment RRCConnectionReestablishment,
rrcConnectionReestablishmentReject RRCConnectionReestablishmentReject,
rrcConnectionReject RRCConnectionReject,
rrcConnectionSetup RRCConnectionSetup
},
messageClassExtension CHOICE {
c2 CHOICE {
rrcEarlyDataComplete-r15 RRCEarlyDataComplete-r15,
spare3 NULL, spare2 NULL, spare1 NULL
},
messageClassExtensionFuture-r15 SEQUENCE {}
}
}
DL-DCCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message DL-DCCH-MessageType
}
DL-DCCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
csfbParametersResponseCDMA2000 CSFBParametersResponseCDMA2000,
dlInformationTransfer DLInformationTransfer,
handoverFromEUTRAPreparationRequest HandoverFromEUTRAPreparationRequest,
mobilityFromEUTRACommand MobilityFromEUTRACommand,
rrcConnectionReconfiguration RRCConnectionReconfiguration,
rrcConnectionRelease RRCConnectionRelease,
securityModeCommand SecurityModeCommand,
ueCapabilityEnquiry UECapabilityEnquiry,
counterCheck CounterCheck,
ueInformationRequest-r9 UEInformationRequest-r9,
loggedMeasurementConfiguration-r10 LoggedMeasurementConfiguration-r10,
rnReconfiguration-r10 RNReconfiguration-r10,
rrcConnectionResume-r13 RRCConnectionResume-r13,
dlDedicatedMessageSegment-r16 DLDedicatedMessageSegment-r16,
spare2 NULL, spare1 NULL
},
messageClassExtension SEQUENCE {}
}
UL-CCCH-Message ::= SEQUENCE {
message UL-CCCH-MessageType
}
UL-CCCH-MessageType ::= CHOICE {
c1 CHOICE {
rrcConnectionReestablishmentRequest RRCConnectionReestablishmentRequest,
rrcConnectionRequest RRCConnectionRequest
},
messageClassExtension CHOICE {
c2 CHOICE {
rrcConnectionResumeRequest-r13 RRCConnectionResumeRequest-r13
},
messageClassExtensionFuture-r13 CHOICE {
c3 CHOICE {
rrcEarlyDataRequest-r15 RRCEarlyDataRequest-r15,
spare3 NULL, spare2 NULL, spare1 NULL
},
messageClassExtensionFuture-r15 SEQUENCE {}
}
}
}
The gui/ subdirectory contains an ASN.1 Studio project for this sample. With ASN.1 Studio you can:
This sample is provided solely for illustration purposes, for example to demonstrate usage of the OSS ASN.1 Tools API with 3GPP LTE RRC messages. It does not represent a complete application. To build and run this sample, you must use a trial or licensed version of the appropriate OSS ASN.1 Tools. The copyright and license statements included in each source file remain fully applicable.
If you have questions about using this sample, contact OSS Nokalva Support.