F.A.Q.

AUGUST 18 , 2011

By Kamal Vij
Transport Formats: TFI & TFCI 1

TFCS
TB
DCH 2
TB TB TB

TTI TTI TTI

TB
TB
TBS DCH 1
TB TB
TB TB TB
TFS
TTI TTI TTI

TFC
TF

TB Transport Block TF Transport Format

TBS Transport Block Set TFS Transport Format Set
TFC Transport Format Combination
TFCS Transport Format Combination Set
The Transfer of Transport Blocks 3

UE Node B RNC

MAC Layer MAC Layer

Transport Channel
TBS TBS
TFI TFI

FP/AAL2 FP/AAL2
PHY Layer PHY Layer
L1 L1

TTI radio
frames in use
The Transfer of Transport Blocks: TFI and TFCI 4
Relationship between TB Size (bits) , TTI (ms) & Bit rate (kbps)
TFSs for PS NRT RAB DCH for 384 Kbps maximum DCH data rate

TTI = 10 ms
TB Size = 336 bits
TFS { 0 Blocks,
1 Block,
2 Blocks,
4 blocks,
8 blocks,
12 blocks}

TFSs for PS NRT RAB DCH for 128 Kbps maximum DCH data rate

TTI = 20 ms
TB Size = 336 bits
TFS { 0 Blocks,
1 Block,
2 Blocks,
4 blocks,
8 blocks }

TFSs for PS NRT RAB DCH for 32Kbps maximum DCH data rate

TTI = 40 ms
TB Size = 336 bits
TFS { 0 Blocks,
1 Block,
2 Blocks,
4 blocks }
SIB in UTRAN
 Multiplexing of Transport Channels
Data Logical Transport Physical
Channels Channels Channels

RRC
DCCH0-4 DCH1
signalling

DPDCH

Speech
DTCH1 DCH2-4 DPCCH
data

AMR speech
NRT
DTCH2 DCH5 +
data
NRT data
AMR speech connection utilises multiple transport channels
RRC connection utilises multiple logical channels
PICH Frame and Np = 144, 72, 36 or 18
Preamble Signatures
Preamble Value of n
signature 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
P0(n) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
P1(n) 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
P2(n) 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1
P3(n) 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1
P4(n) 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1
P5(n) 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1
P6(n) 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1
P7(n) 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1
P8(n) 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1
P9(n) 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1
P10(n) 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1
P11(n) 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1
P12(n) 1 1 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1 1 1
P13(n) 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1 1 -1
P14(n) 1 1 -1 -1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 1 1 -1 -1
P15(n) 1 -1 -1 1 -1 1 1 -1 -1 1 1 -1 1 -1 -1 1

The preamble signature corresponding to a signature s consists of 256 repetitions of a length 16 signature
Ps(n), n=015
Parameter name :Allowed preamble signatures
Abbreviated name: AllowedPreambleSignatures
3GPP name: PRACH preamble signatures
Managed Object: WCEL
Default value 15
Default value notes 15 = 0b0000000000001111, i.e. signatures 0...3 allowed
Direct Resource Allocation on HSPA

1 1

2
Admission Control at various time during call setup ( 1/ 2)

AC in RRC connection establishment AC in RAB establishment

Admission Control at various time during call setup (2/2)

Admission decision in diversity branch addition

Transport vs. Physical Channels

Common channels
CPICH

PSCH BCH Common channels RACH

SSCH P-CCPCH PCH, FACH PRACH
S-CCPCH

PICH Dedicated channels DCH

AICH DPDCH
DPCCH

Dedicated channels DCH

DPCCH DPDCH

RN33005EN20GLA0
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