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Level

Abrev.

3_LOGICAL

BCCH

broadcastcontrol
Forbroadcastingsystemcontrolinformation
channel

DL

5.3.1.1.1[4]

3_LOGICAL

CCCH

commoncontrol Supportscommonproceduresrequiredto
channel
establishadedicatedlinkwiththenetwork.

UL/DL

5.3.1.1.1[4]

3_LOGICAL

CTCH

commontraffic
channel

DL

5.3.1.1.1[4]

3_LOGICAL

DCCH

Apointtopointdedicatedchannelfor
dedicatedcontrol
transmittingdedicatedcontrolinformation
channel
betweenaUEandthenetwork.

UL/DL

5.3.1.1.1[4]

3_LOGICAL

DTCH

dedicatedtraffic ApointtopointchanneldedicatedtooneUE
UL/DL
channel
forthetransferofuserinformation.

5.3.1.1.1[4]

3_LOGICAL

PCCH

pagingcontrol
channel

Transferspaginginformation.Usedwhenthe
networkdoesnotknowthelocationcellofthe DL
UEortheUEisinsleepmode.

5.3.1.1.1[4]

2_TRANSPORT BCH

broadcast
channel

Usedtobroadcastcellandsystem
information.

DL

4.1.2.1[5]

2_TRANSPORT CPCH

commonpacket
channel

Usedfortransmissionofburstydatatraffic.
SharedbytheUEsinacell.Employsfast
powercontrol.NOTEremovedafterR5.

UL

4.1.2.5[6]

2_TRANSPORT DCH

dedicated
channel

Allocatedtoanindividualuserandtypically
usedtosupportaspeechchannel.

UL/DL

4.1.1.1[5]

2_TRANSPORT DSCH

Carriesdedicateduserdataorcontrol
downlinkshared information.MaybesharedbyseveralUEs.
channel
AssociatedwithadownlinkDCH.NOTE
removedafterR5.

DL

4.1.2.6[6]

2_TRANSPORT EDCH

enhanced
dedicated
channel

HSUPAEnhanced(highspeed)dedicated
uplinktransportchannel.

UL

4.1.1.2[5]

2_TRANSPORT FACH

forwardaccess
channel

CarriescontrolinformationtoUEsinacell
(mayalsobeusedtotransmitpacketdata).
MakesuptheRACH/FACHpair.

DL

4.1.2.2[5]

DL

4.1.2.7[5]

pagingchannel

Carriespagingproceduredata(forsleep
mode)usedbynetworktoestablish
connectiontoUE.Alwaystransmittedover
entirecell.

DL

4.1.2.3[5]

randomaccess
channel

Usedtogainaccesstothesystemwhenfirst
attachingtoit(canalsocarrypacketdata).
MakesuptheRACH/FACHpair.Always
receivedfromentirecell.Entailsacollision
risk.Transmittedusingopenlooppower
control.

UL

4.1.2.4[5]

2_TRANSPORT

HS
DSCH

2_TRANSPORT PCH

2_TRANSPORT RACH

FullName

UMTSChannels
Description

Apointtomultipointunidirectionalchannel
fortransferofdedicateduserinformationfor
alloragroupofspecifiedUEs.

highspeed
TheHSDPAtransportchannel.Sharedby
downlinkshared
severalUEs.
channel

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1_PHYSICAL

AICH

Carriesacquisitionindicators.AIcorresponds
acquisition
tosignatureonthePRACH.Fixedrate
DL
indicatorchannel
(sf=256).

5.3.3.7[5]

1_PHYSICAL

CD/CA
ICH

collision
CarriesCDIndicator(CDI)orCD
detection/channel
Indicator/CAIndicator(CDI/CAI).Fixedrate DL
assignment
(sf=256).NOTEremovedafterR5.
indicatorchannel

5.3.3.9[6]

CPICH

commonpilot
channel

Providesthedefaultphasereferencefor
demodulationoftheotherdownlinkchannels
DL
andenableschannelestimation.Usesapre
definedbitsequence.Fixedrate(sf=256).

5.3.3.11[5]

CSICH

cpchstatus
indication
channel

CarriesCPCHstatusinformation.Fixedrate
(sf=256).NOTEremovedafterR5.

5.3.3.11[6]

DPCCH

dedicated
physicalcontrol
channel

Carriesphysicallayercontrolinformation
includingknownpilotbitstosupportchannel
estimation,transmitpowercontrol(TPC)
UL/DL
commands,feedbackinformation(FBI)and,
optionally,transportformatcombination
indicator(TFCI).

5.3.3.11[5]

1_PHYSICAL

DPDCH

dedicated
physicaldata
channel

CarriesDCHdata.UsedwithDPCCH.May
bemultipleDPDCHsoneachradiolink.

5.3.3.11[5]

1_PHYSICAL

enhanced
EAGCH absolutegrant
channel

1_PHYSICAL

1_PHYSICAL

1_PHYSICAL

DL

UL/DL

[HSUPA]Establishesabsolutepowerleverfor
UEtransmissiononEDCH.Fixedrate
DL
(sf=256).

5.3.3.14[5]

[HSUPA]Controlinformationassociatedwith
UL/DL
EDCH.TransmittedalongwithEDPDCH.

5.2.1.3[5]

[HSUPA]CarriestheEDCHtransport
channel.TransmittedalongwithEDPCCH.

1_PHYSICAL

E
DPCCH

enhanced
dedicated
physicalcontrol
channel

1_PHYSICAL

E
DPDCH

enhanced
dedicated
physicaldata
channel

UL

5.2.1.3[5]

1_PHYSICAL

EHICH

[HSUPA]Dedicatedchannelwhichcarriesthe
enhancedhybrid
EDCHhybridARQacknowledgement
DL
indicatorchannel
indicator.Fixedrate(sf=128).

5.3.2.5[5]

1_PHYSICAL

enhancedrelative [HSUPA]CarriestheuplinkEDCHrelative
ERGCH grantchannel
grants.Fixedrate(sf=128).

1_PHYSICAL

HS
DPCCH

highspeed
dedicated
physicalcontrol
channel

1_PHYSICAL

HS
PDSCH

highspeed
physical
[HSDPA]CarriesactualuserdataforHS
downlinkshared DSCH.
channel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_channels

[HSDPA]Carriesfeedbacksignallingrelated
toHSDSCHincludingHARQACKand
CQI.

DL

5.3.2.4[5]

UL

5.2.1.2[5]

DL

5.3.3.13[5]

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1_PHYSICAL

HS
SCCH

highspeed
sharedcontrol
channel

1_PHYSICAL

P
CCPCH

CarriesBCH(BroadcastChannel).Thereis
primarycommon
onePCCPCHwithinacellusedtocarry
controlphysical
DL
synchronizationandbroadcastinformationfor
channels
allusers.

5.3.3.3[5]

1_PHYSICAL

PCPCH

physical
commonpacket
channel

CarriesCPCH(CommonPacketChannel).
NOTEremovedafterR5.

UL

5.2.2.2[6]

1_PHYSICAL

PDSCH

physical
downlinkshared CarriesDSCH.NOTEremovedafterR5.
channel

DL

5.3.3.6[6]

1_PHYSICAL

PICH

pageindicator
channel

DL

5.3.3.10[5]

1_PHYSICAL

PRACH

physicalrandom
CarriesRACH(RandomAccessChannel).
accesschannel

UL

5.2.2.1[5]

1_PHYSICAL

S
CCPCH

secondary
commoncontrol CarriesFACH(ForwardAccessChannel)and
DL
physical
PCH(PagingChannel).
channels

5.3.3.4[5]

1_PHYSICAL

SCH

synchronization
channel

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMTS_channels

[HSDPA]Containsdownlinksignalling
informationrelatedtoHSDSCH.Fixedrate
(sf=128).

CarriesPCH.Fixedrate(sf=256).

Usedforcellsearchandconveying
synchronizationinformation.Consistsoftwo
subchannelsPrimaryandSecondarySCH.

DL

DL

5.3.3.12[5]

5.3.3.5[5]

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