Specifications

Dispatch Call Types
Dispatch Call Processing
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MS Status MS Status is another Advanced Feature option. MS Status enables one MS to send a
Status Code (an 8\+bit number) to another MS in the same fleet.
The meaning of the Status Code is user defined. Some MSs can translate the status
code into a character string on the MS display. The Status Code is transparent to the
iDEN system. It is not examined, defined or recorded by the iDEN system.
The MS Status is similar to Call Alert and is controlled by the MSs user interface.
Like Call Alert, the MS Status returns an acknowledgement when the status is
delivered or the MS returns a failure reason. MS Status also saves the calling MS
fleet ID so a call back can be selected on the MS display. The difference between MS
Status and Call Alert is the definition in provisioning:
• A Call Alert may be activated as send, receive, or neither by MS
• MS Status can be activated for just send, just receive, both, or neither
A Status Code of all zeroes is taken to imply a Call Alert. MS Status is also sent over
the PCCH or SCCH and does not use any talk channel resources (TCH).