Data Coding Scheme is a one-octet field in Short Messages (SM) and Cell Broadcast Messages (CB) which carries a basic information how the recipient handset should process the received message. The information includes:
the character set or message coding, which determines the encoding of the message user datathe message class, which determines to which component of the Mobile Station (MS) or User Equipment (UE) the message should be deliveredthe request to automatically delete the message after readingthe state of flags indicating presence of unread voicemail, fax, e-mail or other messagesthe indication that the message content is compressedthe language of the cell broadcast message
The field is described in 3GPP 23.040 and 3GPP 23.038 under the name TP-DCS.
