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FACCH MESSAGES
Connection establishment from
SDCCH to TCH
End validation of a SDCCH-TCH
commutation
Characteristics of the future used BS
after handover
Connection establishment to BS after
handover
Validation of an handover
SACCH MESSAGES
Measures:
-power level of the communication
-quality level of the communication
-level on the beacon frequency of
the neighboring cells
Timing Advance
Power Control
SMS
TCH MESSAGES
Speech
Data
Handover Access message (uplink)
SDCCH MESSAGES
Request for a SDCCH assignment
Request for the end of channel
assignment
Order of commutation from SDCCH to
TCH
SMS
Logical Channel Description
(1/2)
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FCCH MESSAGES
no message is sent (all bits 0)
BCCH MESSAGES
System Information type 1, 2, 2
bis
,
2
ter
, 3, 4, 7, 8
(idle mode)
SCH MESSAGES
Frame Number
Base Station Identity Code (BSIC)
AGCH MESSAGES
For dedicated channel assignment:
-frequency number
-slot number
-frequency hopping description
-Timing Advance (1
st
estimation)
-MS identification
PCH MESSAGES
messages containing a mobile
identity for a call, a short message
or an authentication
RACH MESSAGES
Service request:
-emergency call
-answer to an incoming call
-outgoing call
-short message
-call re-establishment
-inscription
CBCH MESSAGES
Specific information
(weather, road information
Logical Channel Description
(2/2)
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GPRS
CORE
NETWORK
BSC
PCUSN
PDCH = Packet Data
CHannel
PPCH
PAGCH
PNCH
PDTCH
PACCH
PTCCH
PDTCH
PACCH
PTCCH
PBCCH
PRACH
DL
UL
Packet
Common
Control
CHannels
Packet
Traffic
CHannels
PBCCH
GPRS Channels
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0 1 2 3 4 21 22 23 24 25 0 1 2 3 4 46 47 48 49 50
26 traffic frames = 120 ms
1 Hyperframe = 2,715,648 frames= 3h 28 min. 53 s 760 ms
0 1 2 3 5 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 4
1326
frames
0 1 2 3
46 47 48 49 50 0 1 3 4 2
22 23 25 24
TS
0
TS
1
TS
2
TS
3
TS
5
TS
6
TS
7
TS
0
TS
1
TS
2
TS
3
TS
4
TS
5
TS
6
TS
7
TS
0
TS
1
TS
2
TS
3
TS
4
TS
5
TS
6
TS
7
TS
4
TS
0
TS
1
TS
2
TS
3
TS
4
TS
5
TS
6
TS
7
TS
0
TS
1
TS
2
TS
3
TS
4
TS
5
TS
6
TS
7
Frame
4.615 ms
Control channel Traffic channel
51 x 26 traffic frames = 6.12 s
26 x 51 control frames = 6.12 s
Traffic and Control Multiframing
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81
82
Full Rate - Downlink & Uplink
T
: TCH
A
: SACCH
: IDLE
T
i
: TCH
sub-channel no. i
A
i
: SACCH
sub-channel no. i
time
26 frames = 120 ms
T
0
A
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
0
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
T
1
A
1
time
Half Rate - Downlink & Uplink
T A T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
T
26 frames = 120 ms
Logical Channel Mapping
1 - Traffic Channel Combination
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A : SACCH D : SDCCH
: IDLE
51 frames = 235 ms
A
1
A
2
A
3
A
0
D
7
D
6
D
5
D
4
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
0
A
5
A
6
A
7
A
4
D
7
D
6
D
5
D
4
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
0
time
Downlink
51 frames = 235 ms
A
5
A
6
A
7
A
0
A
4
D
7
D
6
D
5
D
4
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
0
D
7
D
6
D
5
D
4
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
0
A
1
A
2
A
3
time
Uplink
A A A A
Logical Channel Mapping
2 - Dedicated Signaling Channel Combination
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51 frames = 235.38 ms
Downlink
time
51 frames = 235.38 ms
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Uplink
time
B : BCCH S
: SCH
F
: FCCH
: IDLE
: PCH /
AGCH
C R : RACH
BTS
MS
Physical Channel
ARFCN (n) TS (s)
FCCH
SCH BCCH
PCH/AGCH
Frames repeat continuously
Multiframe
m+1
Multiframe
m-1
Multiframe m
C C FS C C FS C C FS C C C B FS FS B FS C
Logical Channel Mapping
3 - Common Channel Combination
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A
3
A
2
A
1
D
3
D
2
D
3
D
2
D
1
D
1
D
0
D
0
FS FS FS C C C FS B FS
FS FS FS C C C FS B FS
51 frames = 235 ms
A
0
time
Downlink
R R
R R D
2
D
2
D
1
D
1
D
0
D
0
A
1
A
3
A
0
A
2
R
R
R
R
D
3
D
3
51 frames = 235 ms
time
Uplink
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
A : SACCH
D : SDCCH : IDLE B : BCCH S : SCH F : FCCH
: AGCH
/PCH
C R : RACH
Logical Channel Mapping
4 - Common Channel Combination
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87
Downlink
message
Uplink
message
Neighboring BTS
(downlink)
Measurement Windows
C C F S C C F S C C F S C C C B F S F S F S
0 1 12 25 0 1 12 25
0 1 10 20 30 40 50 0 1
T A T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T A T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T
Mobile
activity
Rx Rx Tx Rx Rx Tx Rx Rx Tx
(n) (n) (n)
Why 26 and 51 Frames per Multiframe?