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8.2

AT+COPS Operator Selection

AT+COPS

queries the present status of the MC55's network registration and allows to determine whether auto-

matic or manual network selection shall be used. Additional service is available with

AT^SOPS

.

Three operator selection modes are available:
• Automatic

MC55 searches for the home operator automatically. If successful the MC55 registers to the home network.

If the home network is not found, MC55 goes on searching. If a permitted operator is found, MC55 registers

to this operator.

If no operator is found the MC55 remains unregistered.

• Manual

Desired operator can be determined using the

AT+COPS

write command. If the operator is found, MC55 reg-

isters to it immediately. If the selected operator is forbidden, the MC55 remains unregistered.

• Manual/automatic

The ME first tries to find the operator determined via

AT+COPS

write command. If the ME fails to register to

this operator, then it starts to select another (permitted) operator automatically.

The

AT+COPS

test command lists sets of four parameters, each representing an operator present in the network.

A set consists of
• an integer indicating the availability of the operator,
• long alphanumeric format of the operator's name and
• numeric format representation of the operator.
Any of the parameters may be unavailable and will then be an empty field (,,). The list of operators comes in the

following order: Home network, networks referenced in SIM and other networks.

The operator list is followed by a list of the supported

s and

s. These lists are delimited from

the operator list by two commas.

If the test command is used during an ongoing GPRS transfer, traffic will be interrupted for up to one minute.

The

AT+COPS

read command returns the current

and the currently selected operator. If no operator is

selected,

and

are omitted.

The

AT+COPS

write command forces an attempt to select and register to the GSM network operator (see note

below). If the selected operator is not available, no other operator will be selected (except

=4). The

selected operator name

will apply to further read commands, too.

Command settings are effective over all serial interfaces of the MC55.

Syntax

Test Command

AT+COPS=?

Response(s)

+COPS:

[list of present operators (

, long alphanumeric

s,,numeric

s ], , (list of

supported

s), (list of supported

s)

OK

ERROR

+CME ERROR:

Read Command

AT+COPS?

Response(s)

+COPS:

[,

[,

]]

OK

ERROR

+CME ERROR: