Service Centre Time Stamp (TP-SCTS)

The TP-Service-Centre-Time-Stamp field is given in semi-octet representation (each semi-octet consists of two digital decimals), and represents the local time in the following way:

Field Length Description

Year 1 These semi-octets are in "Swapped Nibble" mode

Month 1

Day 1

Hour 1

Minute 1

Second 1

Timezone 1 Relation to GMT. One unit is 15min. If MSB=1, value is negative.

E.g.: 0x99 0x20 0x21 0x50 0x75 0x03 0x21 means 12. Feb 1999 05:57:30 GMT+3
Swapped Nibble presentation

BCD code where nibbles within octet is swapped. E.g.: 0x31 Represents value of 13

Field	Length	Description
Year	1	These semi-octets are in "Swapped Nibble" mode
Month	1
Day	1
Hour	1
Minute	1
Second	1
Timezone	1	Relation to GMT. One unit is 15min. If MSB=1, value is negative.