1. : Why SIBs are needed?

SIBs carry relevant information for the UE, which helps UE to access a cell, perform cell re-selection,
information related to INTRA-frequency, INTER-frequency and INTER-RAT cell selections.

2. How many types of SIBs are there?

In LTE there are 13 types of SIBs. Each SIB has its own job to do, which means, they are meant to carry
information which are related to perform their assigned job.

3. On which channels SIBs are transmitted?

All SIBs are transmitted on BCCH->DL-SCH->PDSCH.

4. Minimum of how many SIBs are required for the UE to initiate Attach procedure?
In LTE, for a UE to access the eNB, at the most minimum 2 SIBs are required (SIB1 and SIB2).

Information regarding SIB2-SIB13 are carried in SI messages and are included in schedulingInfoList
which is part of SIB1.

Scheduling of SIBs:
         SIB1 uses a fixed schedule with a periodicity of 80 ms and repetitions made within 80 ms.
         The first transmission of SIB1 is scheduled in subframe #5 of radio frames for which the SFN mod 8 = 0,
and
         Repetitions are scheduled in subframe #5 of all other radio frames for which SFN mod 2 = 0.
         Scheduling of other SIB's i.e. SIB-2 to SIB-9 is defined by si-Periodicity and si-WindowLength. Both
these IEs are explained below. For the rest of the SIBs, Paging is received by UE in RRC_IDLE or
RRC_CONNECTED mode for notification of an in-coming SI message.

Scenarios where UE acquire SIBs:

UE will initiate the SIB acquisition procedure in any of the following criteria's:

         UE is powered on (selecting a cell)

         Cell re-selection
         After HO completion
         After entering E-UTRAN from another RAT
         coming out of OUT OF COVERAGE situation
         receiving a notification that SYSTEM INFORMATION has changed
         receiving an indication about the presence of ETWS (Primary/Secondary), CMAS notification
         receiving a request from CDMA 2000 upper layers
         exceeding the maximum validity duration of SIBs
5. HOW and WHEN UE start acquiring SIBs (other than SIB1):
There are two IE's which help the UE to calculate when to read SI messages. They are:
a. schedulingInfoList
b. si-WindowLengthd

schedulingInfoList informs the UE regarding the presence of SIB type; other than SIB1. It carriers two
more parameters:

i.  si_Periodicity
ii. sib_MappingInfo

 si_Periodicity tells about the period in terms of radio frames which helps the UE to read the required
SIB. The value of this parameter is used for calculating the Radio frame where SI will be received.

 sib_MappingInfo carries the type of SIBs mapped

Sensitivity: Open
 si-WindowLength specifies that a SIB should be transmitted somewhere within the specified window
length. Value is in ms. This window starts at the starting sub-frame of the mentioned si_periodicity. SIBs
can be received in any of the sub-frame as mentioned in the WindowLength.

6. What is SIB1 does?

SIB1 in LTE
The first SIB: SIB1

SIB1 contents assist the UE when it is evaluating cell access and also defines the scheduling of other
system information.

Signalling radio bearer: N/A

RLC-Mode: TM

Logical channel: BCCH

Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

 SIB1 is broadcasted at every 80 ms and is repeated are mabe within 80ms

 The first transmission is made at SubFrame 5 for which SFN mod 8 = 0
 Repetitions are scheduled in SubFRame 5 for which SFN mod 2 = 0
Important contents of SystemInformationBlockType1
cellAccessRelatedInfo    
  PLMN_Identity

      mcc[0] 

      mcc[1] 

     mcc[2] 

     mnc[0] 

     mnc[1] 

  cellReservedForOperatorUse
  trackingAreaCode
  cellIdentity
  cellBarred 

intraFreqReselection 

cellSelectionInfo

     q_RxLevMin 

     q_RxLevMinOffset  

Sensitivity: Open
 p_Max 

freqBandIndicator 

schedulingInfoList[0]

     si_Periodicity 

     sib_MappingInfo[0] 

si_WindowLength 

systemInfoValueTag 

Field Descriptions:
PLMN-Identity Consists of MCC and MNC. The first listed one is the Primary PLMN

Value applicable for the cell. If absent the UE applies the maximum
power according to the UE capability. If eNB configures the value more
p-Max than the value supported by the UE then UE will set the max value
aupported by the UE capability. Example UE Catagory 3 supports max
23 db

cellReservedForOperatorUse  As defined by operator (Reserved/Not_reserved)

trackingAreaCode    TAC which is common to the PLMN Identities

cellIdentity     Identifies a cell within the PLMN

cellBarred   If Barred then UE is not allowed to camp on the cell

If enabled, UE will be able to perform Cell-reselection to INTRA-

intraFreqReselection 
frequency cells

q_RxLevMin   Minimum required RX level in the cell 

Actual value Qrxlevminoffset = IE value * 2 [dB]. only applied when a cell is

evaluated for cell selection as a result of a periodic search for a higher
priority PLMN while camped normally in a VPLMN [5]. During this
q_RxLevMinOffset periodic search for higher priority PLMN the UE may check the S
criteria of a cell using parameter values stored from a different cell of
this higher priority PLMN. Affects the minimum required Rx level in the
cell.

freqBandIndicator indicates the E-UTRA operating band

Sensitivity: Open
 schedulingInfoList information regarding the presence of SIB type; other than SIB1

Periodicity of the SI-message in radio frames (SI will be transmitted

  si_Periodicity
within the specified radio frame)

carries the List of the SIBs mapped. SIB2 is always present in the first
  sib_MappingInfo
element of schedulingInfoList

specifies that a SIB should be transmitted somewhere within the

specified window length. Value is in ms. This window starts at the
  si_WindowLength
starting sub-frame of the mentioned si_periodicity. SIBs can be
received in any of the sub-frame as mentioned in the WindowLength.

indicates if a change has occurred in the SI messages. UEs may use

systemInfoValueTag, e.g. upon return from out of coverage, to verify if
the previously stored SI messages are still valid.

systemInfoValueTag Additionally, the UE considers stored system information to be invalid

after 3 hours from the moment it was successfully confirmed as valid,
unless specified otherwise.

Common for all SIBs other than MIB, SIB1, SIB10, SIB11 and SIB12. 

7. What is SIB2 does?

SIB-2: an IMPORTANT SIB
 The IE SystemInformationBlockType2 contains radio resource configuration information that is
common for all UEs.

 It carries Common and shared channel configuration, RACH related configuration, Timers, UL
Power controls.

 Without this SIB UE cannot initiate ATTACH procedure.

 SIB2 is not specifically included in the scheduling information in SIB1 but it is always mapped to
the SI message that corresponds to the first entry in the list of SI messages in schedulingInfoList in SIB1

Signalling radio bearer: N/A

RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE  

Important contents of SystemInformationBlockType2

rach_ConfigCommon
radioResourceConfigCommon
  numberOfRA_Preambles
     preamblesGroupAConfig_exist
     powerRampingParameters
     powerRampingStep
     preambleInitialReceivedTargetPower
     ra_SupervisionInfo

Sensitivity: Open
      preambleTransMax
     ra_ResponseWindowSize
  mac_ContentionResolutionTimer
  maxHARQ_Msg3Tx 4
bcch_Config
pcch_Config
prach_Config
pdsch_ConfigCommon
pusch_ConfigCommon
pucch_ConfigCommon
soundingRS_UL_ConfigCommon
uplinkPowerControlCommon
ue_TimersAndConstants
freqInfo
timeAlignmentTimerCommon   

Field Descriptions:
ac-BarringInfo
radioResourceConfig
  numberOfRA_Preambles
   preamblesGroupAConfig_exist
   powerRampingParameters 
   powerRampingStep
   preambleInitialReceivedTargetPow
er
   ra_SupervisionInfo
   preambleTransMax
  ra_ResponseWindowSize
  mac_ContentionResolutionTimer
  maxHARQ_Msg3Tx 4
bcch_Config
  modificationPeriodCoeff
pcch_Config
  defaultPagingCycle
Access Class Barring configuration
used to specify common radio resource configurations
in the system information and in the mobility control
information
Number of non-dedicated random access preambles 
Provides the configuration for preamble grouping. If
the field is not signalled, the size of the random access
preambles group A is equal to numberOfRA-
Preambles
 
Power ramping factor 
Initial preamble power 
 
Maximum number of preamble transmission 
Duration of the RA response window. Value in
subframes. Value sf2 corresponds to 2 subframes
Timer for contention resolution. Value in subframes.
Value sf8 corresponds to 8 subframes
Maximum number of Msg3 HARQ transmissions,
used for contention based random access
 
Actual modification period, expressed in number of
radio
frames= modificationPeriodCoeff * defaultPagingCycl
e. n2 corresponds to value 2
 
Default paging cycle, used to derive ‘T’. Value rf32
corresponds to 32 radio frames

Sensitivity: Open
 is used as one of parameters to derive the Paging
  nB
Frame and Paging Occasion
used to specify the PRACH configuration in the
prach_Config system information and in the mobility control
information
  rootSequenceIndex  
mentions the:
Preamble format: 0-4 (For frame structure 1 preamble
format is 0-3 and for frame structure 2 it is 0-4)
SFN: whether it will be EVEN no. frmae OR any
   prach_ConfigIndex
frame
subframe number: carrier the subframe no. within the
SFN
(Look for the table in TS36.211 - Table 5.7.1-2)
TRUE corresponds to Restricted set and FALSE to
   highSpeedFlag
Unrestricted set
   zeroCorrelationZoneConfig used for Preamble generation
used to specify the common and the UE specific
pdsch_Config
PDSCH configuration 
used to specify the common PUSCH configuration and
pusch_Config the reference signal configuration for PUSCH and
PUCCH
used to specify the common and the UE specific
pucch_Config
PUCCH configuration 
  soundingRS_UL_Config used to specify the uplink Sounding RS configuration
used to specify parameters for uplink power control in
uplinkPowerControl
the system information and in the dedicated signalling
ue_TimersAndConstants    Timer values
freqInfo     UL carrier frequency and bandwidth
used to control how long the UE is considered uplink
timeAlignmentTimerCommon 
time aligned. Value in subframes

8. What SIB3 Does?

SIB3: Cell-reselection parameters for INTRA-Frequency, INTER-Frequency and Inter-RAT

 contains Cell re-selection information common for intra-frequency, inter-frequency and inter-RAT
cell re-selection (i.e. applicable for more than one type of cell re-selection but not necessarily all)
 intra-frequency cell re-selection information other than neighbouring cell related
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType3

Sensitivity: Open
 cellReselectionInfoCommon    q_Hyst
     speedStateReselectionPars_exist
cellReselectionServingFreqInfo    s_NonIntraSearch
     threshServingLow
     cellReselectionPriority
intraFreqCellReselectionInfo   q_RxLevMin
     s_IntraSearch
      presenceAntennaPort1
neighCellConfig
p_Max
Field Descriptions:
cellReselectionInfoCommon
    q_Hyst
    speedStateReselectionPars
cellReselectionServingFreqInfo
    s_NonIntraSearch
    threshServingLow
    cellReselectionPriority
intraFreqCellReselectionInfo
    q_RxLevMin
    s_IntraSearch
Sensitivity: Open
Cell re-selection information common for cells
This specifies the hysteresis value for cell re-selection ranking
criteria. The specified value is added to the serving cell RSRP
measurement.
Speed dependent reselection parameters. If this field is absent then
mobility State Parameters is not present. If q_hystSF is present
then it is added to q_hyst. Carrier (-) value so as to reduce the
ranking of the serving cell and allows cellreselection to occur
easily. 
Information for Cell re-selection to inter-frequency and inter-RAT
cells
#used to trigger Interfrequency and IRATfrequency measurements
for cell reselection when:
- TARGET Interfreq. has lower or equal priority
- IRAT freq. has a lower priority
# specifies the Srxlev threshold (in dB) for E-UTRAN inter-
frequency and inter-RAT measurements.
#If the field s-NonIntraSearchP is present, the UE applies the value
of s-NonIntraSearchP.
# Otherwise if neither s-NonIntraSearch nor s-NonIntraSearchP is
present, the UE applies the (default) value of infinity for
SnonIntraSearchP.
This specifies the Srxlev threshold (in dB) below which the serving
cell must fall before reselecting towards a lower priority RAT/
frequency. Value in between 0-31dB. Actual value=signalled
value*2
explains the absolute priority of the concerned serving cell
frequency /set of frequencies (GERAN)/ bandclass (CDMA2000),
as used by the cell reselection procedure. Corresponds with
parameter "priority". Value is between 0-7 where 0 means: lowest
priority. 
Cell re-selection information common for intra-frequency cells
Minimum required RSRP for cell reselection. value -70 - 22
dbm, Actual value=signalled value*2
# used to trigger intrafreq. measurements
# specifies the Srxlev threshold (in dB) for intra-frequency
measurements.
 # If the field s-IntraSearchP is present, the UE applies the value of
s-IntraSearchP instead. Otherwise if neither 09s-IntraSearch nor s-
IntraSearchP is present, the UE applies the (default) value of
infinity for SIntraSearchP.
is used to09 indicate whether all the neighbouring cells use
09Antenna Port 1.  When set to TRUE, the UE may assume that at
    presenceAntennaPort1
least two cell-specific antenna ports are used in all neighbouring
cells.
used to provide the information related to MBSFN and TDD UL/DL
neighCellConfig
configuration of neighbour cells.

# specifies the cell reselection timer value

t_ReselectionEUTRA # defines time to trigger for cell reselection
# The parameter can be set per E-UTRAN frequency 

# max. allowed UL transmit power for intra-frequency neighbouring

p_Max E-UTRA cells. If absent the UE applies the maximum power
according to the UE capability

9. What SIB4 does?

SIB4: Cell-reselection parameters for Neighbouring INTRA-Frequency
 contains neighbouring cell related information relevant only for intra-frequency cell re-selection
 includes cells with specific re-selection parameters as well as blacklisted cells
 All the contents of SIB4 are optional because UE's can automatically detect and
complete neighbour INTRA_frequency cells
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType4

intraFreqNeighCellList
         physCellId
        q-OffsetCell
intraFreqBlackCellList
       physCellId Range
Cellcsg_PhysCellId
      physCellId Range

Field Descriptions:
intraFreqNeighCellList List of intra-frequency neighbouring cells with specific cell
[1-16 instances] re-selection parameters
IntraFreqNeighCellInf
o
    physCellId Physical CellID of the neighbour cell
specifies the offset between the two cells. Value -24 -
    q-OffsetCell
+24dB
intraFreqBlackCellList List of blacklisted intra-frequency neighbouring cells. These
[1-16 instances] type of cells are not considered for cell re-selection

Sensitivity: Open
 Set of physical cell identities reserved for CSG cells on the
frequency on which this field was received. The received
csg-PhysCellIdRange applies if less than 24 hours has
csg_PhysCellIdRange
elapsed since it was received and it was received in the same
primary PLMN. This field is Optional (mandatory for CSG
cell) 
10.What SIB does?

SIB5: Cell-reselection parameters for INTER-Frequency

 contains information relevant only for inter-frequency cell re-selection i.e.

information about other E-UTRA frequencies and inter-frequency neighbouring cells
relevant for cell re-selection
 includes cell re-selection parameters common for a frequency as well as cell
specific re-selection parameters

Signalling radio bearer: N/A

RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType5

InterFreqCarrierFreqInfo can be specified upto 8 carrier frequencies

dl-CarrierFreq carrier frequency helps the UE to search the cells
minimum RSRP value of the inter-frequency cell. Value -70 to
q-RxLevMin -22 dBm.
Actual value: signalled value * 2
p-Max maximum allowed UL transmit power of the cell

t-ReselectionEUTRA defines the time to trigger for cell reselection. Value 0 to 7 sec.

t-ReselectionEUTRA-SF scaling factors for Medium and High mobility

# Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a

HIGHER priority
threshX-High
#  The Srxlev of the candiate cell is greater then threshX_High
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

# Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a LOWER

priority
#  Cell re-selection is allowed only when Srxlev of the candiate
threshX-Low
cell is greater then threshX_Low and RSRP of serving cell is
less than the value of ThreshServingLow singalled within SIB3
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

Sensitivity: Open

allowedMeasBandwidth
cellReselectionPriority
neighCellConfig
q-OffsetFreq
interFreqBlackCellList
11.What SIB6 does?
defined in terms of Resouce blocks associated with a specific
channel bandwidth
defines the Abolute priority of the frequency layer
information regarding the neighbouring cells
defines the RSRP measurement offset, applied to all cells on the
specified RF carrier
the mentioned cells are no considered for cell reselection

SIB6: Cell-reselection parameters INTER RAT Frequency

 contains information relevant only for inter-RAT cell re-selection (information about UTRA
frequencies and UTRA neighbouring cells relevant for cell re-selection.
 includes cell re-selection parameters common for a frequency
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TMLogical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents  of  SystemInformationBlockType6

carrierFreqListUTRA_FDD/TDD
     carrierFreq
     cellReselectionPriority
     threshX_High
     threshX_Low
     q_RxLevMin
     p_Max
     q_QualMin
t_ReselectionUTRA
t_ReselectionUTRA_SF
     SF_Medium
     SF_High

Field Descriptions:
Information specified for up to 16 instances of RF carriers for FDD or
carrierFreqListUTRA_FDD/TDD
TDD
    carrierFreq carrier frequency helps the UE to seach
defines the absolute priority of the UMTS. Value 0-7, 0 is the lowest
    cellReselectionPriority
priority

# Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a HIGHER

priority UMTS frequency
    threshX_High
#  The Srxlev of the candiate cell is greater then threshX_High
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

# Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a LOWER

priority UMTS frequency
#  Cell re-selection is allowed only when Srxlev of the candiate cell is
    threshX_Low
greater then threshX_Low and RSR of serving cell is less than the
value of ThreshServingLow singalled within SIB3
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

Sensitivity: Open
 minimum RSCP requirement for candiate UMTS cell. Value -60 to -13
    q_RxLevMin
dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2 +1

Value applicable for the intra-frequency neighbouring E-UTRA cells. If

    p_Max absent the UE applies the maximum power according to the UE
capability

# minimum Ec/Io requirement for candiate UMTS cell.

    q_QualMin Value -24 to 0 dB
# applicable for FDD only

# defines the time to trigger cell re-selection

t_ReselectionUTRA
# value 0 - 7 seconds

# defines the time to trigger cell re-selection

# value 0 - 7 seconds
t_ReselectionUTRA_SF # Scaling factors used for Medium and High mobility
# Scaling Factors value 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0. These values decrease
the value of T_reselection which allows more rapid cell re-selections

12.What SIB7 does?

SIB7: Cell-reselection parameters INTER RAT Frequency (GERAN)

 contains information relevant only for inter-RAT (GERAN) cell re-selection 
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

 
Important contents of SystemInformationBlockType7

t_ReselectionGERAN Time to trigger for reselection. Value 0 to 7 sec. 

carrierFreqsInfoList[0] carries upto 16 instances of GERAN freq.
carrierFreqs  
startingARFCN Start of the ARFCN
bandIndicator dcs1800 or pcs1900
followingARFCNs ARFCN groups
absolute priority of the GERAN layer. Value 0 to 7, whereas 0 is the
cellReselectionPriority
lowest priority
ncc_Permitted Network Color Code. Is a bitmap value
q_RxLevMin minimum RSSI value required
p_MaxGERAN maximum allowed UL transmit power

# Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a HIGHER priority

frequency
threshX_High
#  The Srxlev of the candiate cell is greater then threshX_High
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

Sensitivity: Open
 # Threshold (in dB) used by UE for cell re-selection to a LOWER priority
frequency
#  Cell re-selection is allowed only when Srxlev of the candiate cell is
threshX_Low
greater then threshX_Low and RSRP of serving cell is less than the value
of ThreshServingLow singalled within SIB3
# Value 0 to 31 dB. Actual value= Signaled value * 2

13.What SIB9 does?

SIB9: Home eNB name

 contains a home eNB name (HeNB Name)
 HeNB provie services to Closed Subscriber Groups. The HeNB name helps the user to select the
correct CSG Identity when performing a manual selection
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType9

hnb-Name

14.What SIB10 does?

SIB10: ETWS primary notification

 contains an ETWS primary notification

Signalling radio bearer: N/A

RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType10

messageIdentifier
serialNumber
warningType
warningSecurityInfo

Field Descriptions:
Identifies the source and type of ETWS notification (earthquake,
messageIdentifier
tsunami warning, any emergency or test message)

Sensitivity: Open
 Identifies variations of an ETWS notification.
-uses various mechanisms to alert the user (display message, play a
serialNumber tone or vibrate, location where the message is applicable, also
contains an update number which specifies whether a change is in the
message content or not)

# Identifies the warning type of the ETWS primary notification

warningType (earthquake, tsunami, etc.) and
# provides information on emergency user alert and UE popup

# is optional, only applied when security is applied

warningSecurityInfo
# Provides security information for the ETWS notification
15.What SIB11 does?

SIB11: ETWS secondary notification

  contains an ETWS secondary notification

Signalling radio bearer: N/A

RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType11

messageIdentifier
serialNumber
warningMessageSegmentType
warningMessageSegmentNumber
warningMessageSegment
dataCodingScheme

Field Descriptions:
Identifies the source and type of ETWS notification
messageIdentifier (earthquake, tsunami warning, any emergency or test
message)

Identifies variations of an ETWS notification.

-uses various mechanisms to alert the user (display
message, play a tone or vibrate, location where the
serialNumber
message is applicable, also contains an update
number which specifies whether a change is in the
message content or not)

Indicates whether the included ETWS warning

warningMessageSegmentType
message segment is the last segment of the
[last/not last]
complete segment or not

Sensitivity: Open
 # allows oedering of the message segments
# Segment number of the ETWS warning message
warningMessageSegmentNumber segment contained in the SIB. A segment number of
zero corresponds to the first segment, one
corresponds to the second segment, and so on

warningMessageSegment carries actual segment of the message 

Identifies the alphabet/coding and the language
dataCodingScheme
applied variations of an ETWS notification
16.What SIB12 does?

SIB12: CMAS notification

 contains a CMAS notification
 CMAS notifications carry high emerygency situations and is defined for three catagories:
  -Presiential Alerts (President of a geographical location can send alerts)
  -Threat Alerts (Tornado/Hurricane alerts)
  -AMBER Alerts (Child abduction, endangered situation)
 introduced in Release9
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TMLogical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType12

messageIdentifier
serialNumber
warningMessageSegmentType
warningMessageSegmentNumber
warningMessageSegment
dataCodingScheme

Field Descriptions:
messageIdentifier Identifies the source and type of CMAS notification
serialNumber Identifies variations of a CMAS notification
Indicates whether the included CMAS warning
warningMessageSegmentType
message segment is the last segment or not

Segment number of the CMAS warning message

segment contained in the SIB. A segment number of
warningMessageSegmentNumber
zero corresponds to the first segment, one
corresponds to the second segment, and so on

warningMessageSegment Carries a segment of the Warning Message

Identifies the alphabet/coding and the language

dataCodingScheme
applied variations of a CMAS notification
17.What SIB13 does?

Sensitivity: Open
 SIB13: MBMS control information
 contains the information required to acquire the MBMS control information associated with one or
more MBSFN areas 
 introduced in Release9
Signalling radio bearer: N/A
RLC-Mode: TM
Logical channel: BCCH
Direction: E-UTRAN to UE

Important contents of  SystemInformationBlockType13

mbsfn-AreaInfoList

Sensitivity: Open