Channel Description

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Channel Description
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Date 2008-05-30
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Channel Description Contents
Contents
1 Channel Description Change History....................................................................................1-1

2 Channel Introduction ................................................................................................................2-1
3 Channel Principles.....................................................................................................................3-1
3.1 Logical Channel ............................................................................................................................................3-1
3.1.1 Logical Channel Priority......................................................................................................................3-2
3.1.2 System Information Block and Default Value......................................................................................3-4
3.2 Transport Channel .......................................................................................................................................3-19
3.2.1 Non-HSPA Channel Transport Format...............................................................................................3-20
3.2.2 HSPA Channel Transport Format.......................................................................................................3-21
3.3 Physical Channel.........................................................................................................................................3-29
3.3.1 Non-HSPA Physical Channels ...........................................................................................................3-31
3.3.2 HSDPA Physical Channels.................................................................................................................3-34
3.3.3 HSUPA Physical Channels.................................................................................................................3-36
3.4 Channel Mapping ........................................................................................................................................3-39
3.4.1 Channel Mapping Rules.....................................................................................................................3-39
3.4.2 Typical Common Channel Configuration ..........................................................................................3-40
3.4.3 Typical Dedicated Channel Configuration .........................................................................................3-42
4 Reference Documents ...............................................................................................................4-1
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Channel Description 1 Channel Description Change History
1 Channel Description Change History
Channel Description Change History provides information on the changes between different
document versions.
Document and Product Versions
Table 1-1 Document and product versions

Document Version RAN Version RNC Version NodeB Version
01 (2008-05-30) 10.0 V200R010C01B051 V100R010C01B049
V200R010C01B040
Draft (2008-03-20) 10.0 V200R010C01B050 V100R010C01B045
There are two types of changes, which are defined as follows:

z Feature change: refers to the change in the channel description feature of a specific
product version.
z Editorial change: refers to the change in the information that was inappropriately
described or the addition of the information that was not described in the earlier version.
01 (2008-05-30)
This is the document for the first commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with draft (2008-03-20) of RAN10.0, issue 01 (2008-05-30) of RAN10.0
incorporates the changes described in the following table.
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1 Channel Description Change History Channel Description
Change Change Description Parameter Change

Type
Feature None. The parameters that are changed

change to non-configurable are listed as
follows:
z Srb1LochPrio
z Srb2LochPrio
z Srb3LochPrio
z Srb4LochPrio
z CsConvLochPrio
z CsStrLochPrio
z PsConvLochPrio
z PsStrLochPrio
z PsIntThp1LochPrio
z PsIntThp2LochPrio
z PsIntThp3LochPrio
z PsIntThp4LochPrio
z PsIntThp5LochPrio
z PsIntThp6LochPrio
z PsIntThp7LochPrio
z PsIntThp8LochPrio
z PsIntThp9LochPrio
z PsIntThp10LochPrio
z PsBkgLochPrio
z Transport block size
z Number of transport blocks
z Transmission Time Interval
z Channel code type
z Coding rate
z Rate matching attribute
z CRC size
Editorial General documentation change: None.
change z The Channel Description Parameters is
removed because of the creation of
RAN10.0 parameter Reference.
z The structure is optimized.
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Channel Description 1 Channel Description Change History
Draft (2008-03-20)
This is the draft of the document for first commercial release of RAN10.0.
Compared with the issue 03 (2008-01-20) of RAN6.1, this issue incorporates the changes
described in the following table.
Change Type Change Description Parameter

Change
Feature change The description of F-DPCH, HS-SCCH, E-DPCCH, None

E-DPDCH, E-AGCH, E-RGCH and E-HICH is
added.
Editorial change General documentation change: Implementation None
information has been moved to a separate
document. For information on how to implement
channels, see Configuring Channels in RAN
Feature Configuration Guide.

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Channel Description 2 Channel Introduction
2 Channel Introduction
Information between different layers or between equivalent entities at layer 1 is carried on

channels.
The following three types of channel are defined in UTRAN:
z Logical channel
Logical channels implement data transfer between layer 2 and the higher layer. Logical
channels are mapped onto transport channels at the MAC layer, which is part of layer 2.
z Transport channel
Transport channels implement data transfer between layer 2 and layer 1. Transport
channels are mapped onto physical channels at layer 1.
z Physical channel
Physical channels implement data transfer on the radio interface between equivalent
layer 1 entities. The physical channels correspond to different radio frame types and
contents.
This document describes the three types of channel. Figure 2-1 shows the positions of the
three types of channel at the protocol layers.

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2 Channel Introduction Channel Description
Figure 2-1 Positions of the three types of channel at the protocol layers
Impact
z Impact on System Performance
Different physical channels have different characteristics. Therefore, suitable physical
channels can be selected according to algorithms to carry services and thus to satisfy
QoS, system load, and capacity requirements.
z Impact on Other Features
None.
Network Elements Involved

Table 2-1 describes the NEs involved in channel description.
Table 2-1 NEs involved in channel description

UE NodeB RNC MSC Server MGW SGSN GGSN HLR

NOTE
z = NE not involved
z = NE involved
UE = User Equipment, RNC = Radio Network Controller, MSC Server = Mobile Service Switching
Center Server, MGW = Media Gateway, SGSN = Serving GPRS Support Node, GGSN = Gateway
GPRS Support Node, HLR = Home Location Register

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Channel Description 3 Channel Principles
3 Channel Principles
The principles of Channel Description cover the technical aspects of the feature:
z 3.1 Logical Channel
z Transport Channel
z Physical Channel
z Channel Mapping
3.1 Logical Channel

The MAC layer provides data transfer services on logical channels. A set of logical channel
types is defined for different kinds of data transfer as offered by MAC. Each logical channel
type is defined by what type of information is transferred.
Generally, logical channels are categorized into the following types:
z Control channel (for the transfer of control plane information)
z Traffic channel (for the transfer of user plane information)
Table 3-1 describes the logical channels supported by Huawei.
Table 3-1 Logical channels supported by Huawei

Logical Channel Full Spelling Direction Description
Channel
Type
Control BCCH Broadcast Control Channel DL A common channel for broadcasting

channel system control information
PCCH Paging Control Channel DL A common channel for transmitting

paging information
CCCH Common Control Channel DL and UL A common channel for transmitting
control information between UEs and

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3 Channel Principles Channel Description
Logical Channel Full Spelling Direction Description

Channel
Type
the network, for example, RRC
messages and cell update messages.
This channel is commonly used by the
RNC and UEs before the RRC
connection is set up or when a UE
accesses a new cell after cell
reselection.
DCCH Dedicated Control Channel DL and UL A dedicated channel for transmitting
control information between a UE and
the network.
This channel is established through an
RRC connection setup procedure.
DCCH is associated with DTCH.
MCCH MBMS DL A point-to-multipoint downlink
Point-to-Multipoint channel for transmitting control
Control Channel information from the network to the
UE.
This channel is used by only the UEs
that receive MBMS.
MSCH MBMS DL A point-to-multipoint downlink
Point-to-Multipoint channel used to transmit scheduling
Scheduling Channel control information from the network
to the UE for one or several MTCHs
carried on a CCTrCH.
This channel is used by only the UEs
that receive MBMS.
Traffic CTCH Common Traffic Channel DL A common channel for transmitting
channel user plane data, such as Cell Broadcast
Service (CBS)
DTCH Dedicated Traffic Channel DL and UL A dedicated channel for transmitting
user plane data, such as speech and
CS/PS data.
DTCH is associated with DCCH.
MTCH MBMS DL A point-to-multipoint downlink
Point-to-Multipoint Traffic channel for transmitting traffic data
Channel from the network to the UE.
This channel is used only for MBMS.
3.1.1 Logical Channel Priority

Logical channel priority is used to define the priority of each logical channel. It works when
more than one logical channel is mapped onto one transport channel or physical channel.
Typically, logical channel priorities need to be set for only DCCH and DTCH.

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The logical channel priority is set based on the type of the logical channel and the service that
the logical channel carries. Each service corresponds to a logical channel priority.
To improve the user experience, the logical channel priority is set according to the following
rule:
Signaling > CS service > PS interactive service> PS background service
The value of logical channel priority ranges from 1 to 8. The value 1 corresponds to the highest priority.
Table 3-2 logical channel priority for each service
For The logical channel priority is...
SRB1 service 1
SRB2 service 1
SRB3 service 2
SRB4 service 2
CS conversational service 4
CS streaming service 4
PS conversational service 4
PS streaming service 4
PS interactive service when the traffic 4
handling priority (THP) is 1
PS interactive service when the THP is 2 7

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For The logical channel priority is...
PS background service 8
3.1.2 System Information Block and Default Value

This describes System Information Blocks (SIBs), which are carried on the BCCH. The
system information elements are broadcast in SIBs.
Overview of System Information Block

A system information block groups together system information elements of the same nature.
Different SIBs may have different characteristics, for example, repetition rate and the
requirements on UEs to re-read the SIBs.
Table 3-3 describes SIB contents briefly and Huawei usage.
Table 3-3 SIBs and Huawei usage

SIB Area Scope Content Huawei
Usage
Master information Cell SIB scheduling information Yes

block
Scheduling block 1 Cell SIB scheduling information Yes
Scheduling block 2 Cell SIB scheduling information Yes
SIB1 PLMN z NAS system information Yes
z UE timers to be used in connected
mode and in idle mode
SIB2 Cell URA ID Yes
SIB3 Cell Parameters for cell selection and Yes
reselection to be used in idle mode
SIB4 Cell Parameters for cell selection and Yes
reselection to be used in connected
mode
SIB5 Cell Parameters for the configuration of Yes
common physical channels to be used
in idle mode (PRACH, AICH, PICH,
S-CCPCH)
SIB6 Cell Parameters for the configuration of Yes
common physical channels to be used
in connected mode
SIB7 Cell UL interference and dynamic Yes
persistence level
SIB11 Cell Measurement control information for Yes

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SIB Area Scope Content Huawei

Usage
UE in idle mode
SIB12 Cell Measurement control information for Yes
UE in connected mode
SIB13 Cell ANSI-41 system information No
SIB14 Cell TDD physical channel parameters No
SIB15 Cell/PLMN Location services No
SIB16 Equivalent Parameters to be stored by UE for use No
PLMN during handover to UTRAN
SIB17 Cell TDD fast changing parameters for the No
configuration of shared physical
channels to be used in connected mode
SIB18 Cell PLMN IDs of neighboring cells Yes
The system information is organized as a tree. A master information block gives references
and scheduling information to a number of system information blocks in a cell. The system
information blocks contain the actual system information.
Scheduling of system information blocks is performed by the RRC layer in UTRAN. RRC
can calculate the repetition period and position of each SIB segment for every SIB
automatically based on its importance.
Figure 3-1 shows an example of SIB scheduling result. In Figure 3-1, MIB (Master
information block) is sent firstly, and SB1 is sent secondly.
Figure 3-1 Example of SIB scheduling result
SIB Contents and Default Values

This section describes parts of the SIB contents and default values.

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SIB4 and SIB3 have the same content and default values. The same is true for SIB6 and SIB5
and for SIB12 and SIB11. Therefore, for the contents of SIB4, SIB6, and SIB12, refer to those
of SIB3, SIB5, and SIB11.
SIB1 Contents
Information Element Default Value
CN Information Elements
CN Common GSM-MAP NAS System Information z First octet: RAC
z Second octet: NMO
CN Domain System Information List
CN Domain System Information List [0]
CN Domain Identity CS
Choice CN Type GSM MAP
GSM MAP NAS System Information z First octet: RAC
z Second octet: NMO
CN Domain Specific DRX Cycle Length Coefficient 6
CN Domain System Information List [1]
CN Domain Identity PS
Choice CN Type GSM MAP
GSM MAP NAS system Information z First octet: RAC
z Second octet: NMO
CN Domain Specific DRX Cycle Length Coefficient 6
UE Timers and Constants in Idle Mode
T300 2000 ms
N300 3
T312 6s
N312 1
UE Timers and Constants in Connected Mode
T301 Not used
N301 Not used
T302 2000 ms
N302 3
T304 2000 ms
N304 3

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T305 30 minutes
T307 30s
T308 40 ms
N308 1
T309 5s
T310 Not used
N310 Not used
T311 Not used
T312 6s
N312 1
T313 3s
N313 50
T314 0s
T315 0s
N315 1
T316 30s
SIB2 Contents
URA Identity List

URA Identity Decided by network plan.
SIB3 Contents
SIB4 Indicator FALSE

Cell Identity Local cell ID
Cell Selection and Re-selection Info
Cell Selection and Reselection Quality Measure CPICH Ec/No
Choice Mode FDD
Sintrasearch 5 (10 dB)

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Sintersearch 4 (8 dB)
SsearchHCS 0 (0 dB)
RAT List
RAT Identifier GSM
Ssearch,RAT 2 (4 dB)
SHCS,RAT Not present
Slimit,SearchRAT 0 (0 dB)
Qqualmin 18
Qrxlevmin 58 (115 dBm)
Qhyst1s 2 (4 dB)
Qhyst2s 1 (2 dB)
Treselections 1s
HCS Serving Cell Information Not present
Maximum allowed UL TX Power 24 dBm
Cell Access Restriction
Cell Barred Not barred
Intra-frequency Cell Re-selection Indicator Not present
Tbarred Not present
Cell Reserved for Operator Use Not reserved
Cell Reservation Extension Not reserved
Access Class Barred List
Access Class Barred0 Not barred

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Domain Specific Access Restriction Parameters For PLMN Of Not present
MIB
Domain Specific Access Restriction For Shared Network Not present
SIB5 Contents (FDD)
SIB6 Indicator FALSE

PICH Power Offset 7 dB
Choice Mode FDD
AICH Power Offset 6 dB
Primary CCPCH Info
TX Diversity Indicator FALSE
PRACH System Information List
PRACH Info
Choice Mode FDD
Available Signature '0000 0000 1111 1111'B
Available SF 32
Preamble Scrambling Code Number 0
Puncturing Limit 1.00
Available Sub Channel Number '1111 1111 1111'B
Transport Channel Identity 1
RACH TFS
Transport Channel Type Common transport
channels
Dynamic Transport Format Information [0]

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RLC Size 168

Number of Transport Blocks 1
Choice Mode FDD
Choice Logical Channel List Configured
RLC Size 360
Choice Mode FDD
Choice Logical Channel List Configured
Semi-static Transport Format Information
Transmission Time Interval 20 ms
Type of Channel Coding Convolutional
Coding Rate 1/2
Rate Matching Attribute 1
CRC Size 16
RACH TFCS
Choice TFCI Signaling Normal
TFCI Field 1 Information
Choice TFCS Representation Complete reconfiguration
TFCS Complete Reconfiguration Information
Choice CTFC Size 1 bit
CTFC Information[0]
Power Offset Information in the CTFC Information[0]
Choice Gain Factors Signaled Gain Factor

Choice Mode FDD
Gain Factor c 13
Gain Factor d 15
Choice Mode FDD
Power Offset Pp-m 3 dB
CTFC Information[1]

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Power Offset Information in the CTFC Information[1]
Choice Gain Factors Signaled Gain Factor

Choice Mode FDD
Gain Factor c 10
Gain Factor d 15
Choice Mode FDD
Power Offset Pp-m 2 dB
PRACH Partitioning
Access Service Class [X] (Repeated for each ASC)
Choice Mode FDD
Available Signature Start Index 0 (ASC #0)
Available Signature End Index 7 (ASC #0)
Assigned Sub-Channel Number '1111'B
The first/leftmost bit of
the bit string contains the
most significant bit of the
Assigned Sub-Channel
Number.
AC-to-ASC Mapping Table
AC-to-ASC Mapping 0 (AC0AC9)
AC-to-ASC Mapping 0 (AC10)
PRACH Basic Parameter
Choice Mode FDD
Primary CPICH TX Power 33 dBm
Constant Value 20 dB
PRACH Power Offset
Power Ramp Step 2 dB

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Preamble Retrans Max 20

RACH Transmission Parameters
Mmax 8
NB01min 0 slot
NB01max 0 slot
AICH Info
Channelization Code 3
STTD Indicator FALSE
AICH Transmission Timing 1
Secondary CCPCH System Information
Secondary CCPCH Info
Choice Mode FDD
Secondary Scrambling Code Not present
Spreading Factor 64
Code Number 3
Pilot Symbol Existence FALSE
TFCI Existence TRUE
Fixed or Flexible Position Flexible
Timing Offset 0
TFCS (This IE is repeated for
TFC number for PCH and
FACH.)
Choice TFCI Signaling Normal
TFCI Field 1 Information
Choice CTFC Size 5 bits
CTFC Information 0
Power Offset Information Not present
CTFC Information 1

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CTFC Information 2
CTFC Information 3
CTFC Information 4
CTFC Information 5
CTFC Information 6
CTFC Information 8
FACH/PCH Information
TFS (PCH)
Choice Transport Channel Type Common transport
channels
RLC Size 240
Choice Logical Channel List ALL
Semi-static Transport Format Information [0]
Coding Rate 1/2
CRC Size 16 bits
Transport Channel Identity 3 (for PCH)
CTCH Indicator FALSE
TFS (FACH)
channels

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RLC Size 168
Number of TB and TTI List
Coding Rate 1/2
CRC Size 16 bits
Transport Channel Identity 4 (for FACH)
CTCH Indicator FALSE
TFS (FACH)
channels
RLC Size 360
Type of Channel Coding Turbo
CRC Size 16 bits
Transport Channel Identity 5 (for FACH)
CTCH indicator FALSE

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PICH Info
Choice Mode FDD
Channelization Code 2
Number of PI per Frame 36
CBS DRX Level 1 Information Not present
Secondary CCPCH System Information MBMS
Secondary Scrambling Code 1
Spreading Factor 256
Code Number 4
Timing Offset 0
TFCS
Choice CTFC Size 2 bits
CTFC Information 0
CTFC Information 1
FACH Carrying MCCH
Dynamic Transport Format Information
RLC Size 160
Semi-static Transport Format Information
Coding Rate 1/3

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CRC Size 16 bits
MCCH Configuration Information
Access Info Period Coefficient 1
Repetition Period Coefficient 7
Modification Period Coefficient 1
RLC Info
DL UM RLC LI Size 7
Window Size OSD 64
TCTF Presence FALSE
SIB7 Contents
Choice Mode FDD

UL Interference Value measured by the
NodeB
SIB11 Contents
SIB12 Indicator False

FACH Measurement Occasion Info
Measurement Control System Information
FACH Measurement Occasion Coefficient 3
Inter-frequency FDD Measurement Indicator FALSE
Inter-frequency TDD Measurement Indicator FALSE
Inter-RAT Measurement Indicator GSM
Measurement Control System Information
Use of HCS Not used
Cell Selection and Reselection Quality Measure CPICH Ec/No
Intra-Frequency Measurement System Information

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Intra-frequency Measurement Identity RNC assignment

Intra-frequency Cell Info List
Choice Intra-frequency Cell Removal Not present
(This IE shall be ignored
by the UE for SIB11.)
New Intra-frequency Cells
Intra-frequency Cell ID 1
Cell Info
Cell Individual Offset 0 dB
Reference Time Difference to Cell Not present
Read SFN Indicator TRUE
Choice Mode FDD
Primary CPICH Info
Primary Scrambling Code Configuration based on
real scenario
Primary CPICH TX Power 330 (33 dBm)
Cell Selection and Re-selection Info Configuration based on
real scenario
Intra-frequency Measurement Quantity CPICH Ec/No
Filter Coefficient D3 (3)
Choice Mode FDD
Measurement Quantity CPICH Ec/No
Intra-frequency Reporting Quantity for RACH Reporting Not present
Maximum number of Reported Cells on RACH Current cell + 2 best
neighbors
Reporting Information for state CELL_DCH Not present
Inter-Frequency Measurement System Information
Inter-frequency Cell Info List
Choice Inter-frequency Cell Removal Not present
New Inter-frequency Cells

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Inter-frequency Cell ID 4
Frequency Info
Choice Mode FDD
UARFCN Uplink (Nu) Configuration based on
real scenario
UARFCN Downlink (Nd) Configuration based on
real scenario
Cell Info
Cell Individual Offset 0 (0 dB)
Reference Time Difference to Cell Not present
Read SFN Indicator FALSE
Choice Mode FDD
Primary CPICH Info
Primary Scrambling Code Configuration based on
real scenario
Primary CPICH Tx Power 330 (33 dBm)
Cell Selection and Re-selection Info Configuration based on
real scenario
Cell for Measurement Not present
Inter-RAT Measurement System Information Not present
Inter-RAT Measurement System Information
Inter-RAT Cell Info List
Choice Inter-RAT Cell Removal Not present
New Inter-RAT Cells
Inter-RAT Cell ID Configuration based on
real scenario
Choice Radio Access Technology GSM
GSM
Cell Individual Offset 0 (0 dB)
Cell Selection and Re-selection Info Not present

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Base transceiver Station Identity Code (BSIC) Configuration based on

real scenario
Band Indicator DCS1800 band used
BCCH ARFCN Configuration based on
real scenario
Cell for Measurement Configuration based on
real scenario
3.2 Transport Channel

A transport channel is defined by how and with what characteristics data is transferred over
the air interface.
Generally, transport channels are categorized into the following types:
z Common transport channel (where UE is addressed by the ID carried with the transport
block)
z Dedicated transport channel (where UE is identified by the physical channel, for
example, code and frequency)
Table 3-4 describes the transport channel supported by Huawei.
Table 3-4 Transport channels supported by Huawei

Transport Channel Full Direction Description
Channel Spelling
Type
Common BCH Broadcast DL A downlink channel used for broadcast of system

transport Channel information into an entire cell
channel
PCH Paging DL A downlink channel used for broadcast of control
Channel information into an entire cell allowing efficient UE
sleep mode procedures.
Currently identified information types are paging and
notification. Another use is UTRAN notification of
change of BCCH information.
RACH Random UL A contention-based uplink channel used for

Access transmission of relatively small amounts of data, for
Channel example, for initial access or non-real-time dedicated
control or traffic data
FACH Forward DL A common downlink channel without closed-loop

Access power control used for transmission of relatively small
Channel amounts of data

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Transport Channel Full Direction Description

Channel Spelling
Type
HS-DSCH High Speed DL A downlink channel shared between UEs.

Downlink This channel always implements high-speed data
Shared transfer.
Channel
Dedicated DCH Dedicated DL or UL A channel dedicated to one UE
transport Channel
channel
E-DCH Enhanced UL A channel dedicated to one UE.
Dedicated This channel can implement high-speed data transfer.
Channel
3.2.1 Non-HSPA Channel Transport Format

This describes the concepts related to non-HSPA channel transport formats.
To each transport channel, there is an associated transport format (for transport channels with
a fixed rate) or an associated transport format set (for transport channels with fast changing
rate).
A transport format is defined as a combination of encoding, bit rate, rate matching attribute
and CRC size. A transport format set is a set of transport formats. For example, a variable-rate
DCH has a transport format set (one transport format for each rate), whereas a fixed-rate DCH
has a single transport format.
See definitions as follows:
z Transport block: This is the basic unit exchanged between layer 1 and MAC, for layer 1
processing.
z Transport block set: This is defined as a set of transport blocks, which are exchanged
between layer 1 and MAC at the same time instance using the same transport channel.
z Transport format: This is defined as a format offered by layer 1 to MAC (and the other
way round) for the delivery of a transport block set during a Transmission Time Interval
(TTI) on a transport channel. The transport format consists of two parts: dynamic part
and semi-static part.
Attributes of the dynamic part are:
Transport block size
Number of transport blocks
Attributes of the semi-static part are:
Transmission Time Interval
Channel code type
Coding rate
Rate matching attribute
CRC size
z Transport format combination: This is defined as an authorized combination of currently
valid transport formats that can be submitted simultaneously to layer 1 for transmission
on a Coded Composite Transport Channel (CCTrCH) of a UE.

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Figure 3-2 shows an example where transport block sets, at certain time instances, are
exchanged between MAC and layer 1 through three parallel transport channels. Each transport
block set consists of a number of transport blocks. The transmission time interval is the time
between consecutive deliveries of data between MAC and layer 1, is illustrated.
Figure 3-2 Exchange of data between MAC and layer 1
3.2.2 HSPA Channel Transport Format

This describes transport formats of the HS-DSCH and E-DCH.
Overview of HSPA Channel Transport Format

HS-DSCH and E-DCH transport formats have the following distinctive features:
z Only one transport block is sent during each TTI. The transport block size is determined
by the resources available and the amount of data to be transmitted at each data
transmission.
z The rate matching attribute is not included. The channel code type is Turbo, and the CRC
size is 24 bits.
HS-DSCH Transport Format

For the HS-DSCH, the TTI is fixed to 2 ms. The MAC-hs entity in the NodeB maintains a
series of Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) mapping tables which are based on the HSDPA UE
categories. The CQI mapping table includes the following contents that correspond to the CQI
value:
z Transport block size
z The number of HS-PDSCHs
z Modulation

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z Reference power adjustment

z The number of soft channel bits available in the virtual IR buffer (NIR)
z Redundancy and constellation version parameter (XRV)
The values in the CQI mapping table are obtained from emulation tests.
The HS-DSCH chooses in real time the transport block size according to the CQI, the
available power and channel code resources, and the amount of data to be transmitted. This
scheme allows the transmission rate for the UE to be dynamically adjusted.
Table 3-5 is a typical CQI mapping table.
Table 3-5 CQI mapping table for UE categories 1 to 6

CQI Transport Block Number of Reference Power
Modulation NIR XRV
Value Size HS-PDSCHs Adjustment
0 N/A Out of range
1 137 1 QPSK 0 9600 0
2 173 1 QPSK 0
3 233 1 QPSK 0
4 317 1 QPSK 0
5 377 1 QPSK 0
6 461 1 QPSK 0
7 650 2 QPSK 0
8 792 2 QPSK 0
9 931 2 QPSK 0
10 1262 3 QPSK 0
11 1483 3 QPSK 0
12 1742 3 QPSK 0
13 2279 4 QPSK 0
14 2583 4 QPSK 0
15 3319 5 QPSK 0
16 3565 5 16QAM 0
17 4189 5 16QAM 0
18 4664 5 16QAM 0
19 5287 5 16QAM 0
20 5887 5 16QAM 0
21 6554 5 16QAM 0
22 7168 5 16QAM 0

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CQI Transport Block Number of Reference Power

Modulation NIR XRV
Value Size HS-PDSCHs Adjustment
23 7168 5 16QAM 1
24 7168 5 16QAM 2
25 7168 5 16QAM 3
26 7168 5 16QAM 4
27 7168 5 16QAM 5
28 7168 5 16QAM 6
29 7168 5 16QAM 7
30 7168 5 16QAM 8
E-DCH Transport Format

For E-DCH, the TTI can be set to 2 ms or 10 ms. RRC can configure the MAC-e to use one of
two transport block size sets for each TTI duration. The normative description of the mapping
between the E-TFCI and the corresponding transport block size is provided by Table 3-6,
Table 3-7, Table 3-8 and Table 3-9(from the 3GPP TS 25.321). The transport block size used
in each TTI is determined by:
z Power granted from the NodeB
z Maximum power capability of the UE
z Amount of data to be transmitted
Table 3-6 E-DCH transport block size in 2 ms TTI (0)

Transport
Transport Block Transport Block
E-TFCI E-TFCI E-TFCI Block Size
Size (Bits) Size (Bits)
(Bits)
0 18 43 548 86 2603
1 120 44 569 87 2699
2 124 45 590 88 2798
3 129 46 611 89 2901
4 133 47 634 90 3008
5 138 48 657 91 3119
6 143 49 682 92 3234
7 149 50 707 93 3353
8 154 51 733 94 3477
9 160 52 760 95 3605

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Transport
(Bits)
10 166 53 788 96 3738

11 172 54 817 97 3876
12 178 55 847 98 4019
13 185 56 878 99 4167
14 192 57 911 100 4321
15 199 58 944 101 4480
16 206 59 979 102 4645
17 214 60 1015 103 4816
18 222 61 1053 104 4994
19 230 62 1091 105 5178
20 238 63 1132 106 5369
21 247 64 1173 107 5567
22 256 65 1217 108 5772
23 266 66 1262 109 5985
24 275 67 1308 110 6206
25 286 68 1356 111 6435
26 296 69 1406 112 6672
27 307 70 1458 113 6918
28 318 71 1512 114 7173
29 330 72 1568 115 7437
30 342 73 1626 116 7711
31 355 74 1685 117 7996
32 368 75 1748 118 8290
33 382 76 1812 119 8596
34 396 77 1879 120 8913
35 410 78 1948 121 9241
36 426 79 2020 122 9582
37 441 80 2094 123 9935
38 458 81 2172 124 10302
39 474 82 2252 125 10681

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Transport
(Bits)
40 492 83 2335 126 11075

41 510 84 2421 127 11484
42 529 85 2510

E-TFCI TB Size (Bits) E-TFCI TB Size (Bits) E-TFCI TB Size (Bits)
0 18 43 2724 86 7252
1 186 44 2742 87 7288
2 204 45 3042 88 7428
3 354 46 3060 89 7464
4 372 47 3078 90 7764
5 522 48 3298 91 7800
6 540 49 3316 92 7908
7 674 50 3334 93 7944
8 690 51 3378 94 8100
9 708 52 3396 95 8136
10 726 53 3414 96 8436
11 858 54 3732 97 8472
12 876 55 3750 98 8564
13 1026 56 3972 99 8600
14 1044 57 3990 100 8772
15 1062 58 4068 101 8808
16 1194 59 4086 102 9108
17 1212 60 4404 103 9144
18 1330 61 4422 104 9220
19 1348 62 4628 105 9256
20 1362 63 4646 106 9444
21 1380 64 4740 107 9480
22 1398 65 4758 108 9780

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23 1530 66 5076 109 9816
24 1548 67 5094 110 9876
25 1698 68 5284 111 9912
26 1716 69 5302 112 10116
27 1734 70 5412 113 10152
28 1866 71 5430 114 10452
29 1884 72 5748 115 10488
30 1986 73 5766 116 10532
31 2004 74 5940 117 10568
32 2022 75 5958 118 10788
33 2034 76 6084 119 10824
34 2052 77 6102 120 11124
35 2070 78 6420 121 11178
36 2370 79 6438 122 11188
37 2388 80 6596 123 11242
38 2406 81 6614 124 11460
39 2642 82 6756 125 11478
40 2660 83 6774
41 2678 84 7092
42 2706 85 7110

0 18 43 660 86 3784
1 120 44 687 87 3941
2 124 45 716 88 4105
3 130 46 745 89 4275
4 135 47 776 90 4452
5 141 48 809 91 4636
6 147 49 842 92 4828
7 153 50 877 93 5029

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8 159 51 913 94 5237
9 166 52 951 95 5454
10 172 53 991 96 5680
11 180 54 1032 97 5915
12 187 55 1074 98 6161
13 195 56 1119 99 6416
14 203 57 1165 100 6682
15 211 58 1214 101 6959
16 220 59 1264 102 7247
17 229 60 1316 103 7547
18 239 61 1371 104 7860
19 249 62 1428 105 8186
20 259 63 1487 106 8525
21 270 64 1549 107 8878
22 281 65 1613 108 9246
23 293 66 1680 109 9629
24 305 67 1749 110 10028
25 317 68 1822 111 10444
26 331 69 1897 112 10877
27 344 70 1976 113 11328
28 359 71 2058 114 11797
29 374 72 2143 115 12286
30 389 73 2232 116 12795
31 405 74 2325 117 13325
32 422 75 2421 118 13877
33 440 76 2521 119 14453
34 458 77 2626 120 15051
35 477 78 2735 121 15675
36 497 79 2848 122 16325
37 517 80 2966 123 17001
38 539 81 3089 124 17706

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39 561 82 3217 125 18440
40 584 83 3350 126 19204
41 608 84 3489 127 20000
42 634 85 3634

0 18 41 5076 82 11850
1 186 42 5094 83 12132
2 204 43 5412 84 12186
3 354 44 5430 85 12468
4 372 45 5748 86 12522
5 522 46 5766 87 12804
6 540 47 6084 88 12858
7 690 48 6102 89 13140
8 708 49 6420 90 13194
9 858 50 6438 91 13476
10 876 51 6756 92 13530
11 1026 52 6774 93 13812
12 1044 53 7092 94 13866
13 1194 54 7110 95 14148
14 1212 55 7428 96 14202
15 1362 56 7464 97 14484
16 1380 57 7764 98 14556
17 1530 58 7800 99 14820
18 1548 59 8100 100 14892
19 1698 60 8136 101 15156
20 1716 61 8436 102 15228
21 1866 62 8472 103 15492
22 1884 63 8772 104 15564
23 2034 64 8808 105 15828

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24 2052 65 9108 106 15900
25 2370 66 9144 107 16164
26 2388 67 9444 108 16236
27 2706 68 9480 109 16500
28 2724 69 9780 110 16572
29 3042 70 9816 111 17172
30 3060 71 10116 112 17244
31 3378 72 10152 113 17844
32 3396 73 10452 114 17916
33 3732 74 10488 115 18516
34 3750 75 10788 116 18606
35 4068 76 10824 117 19188
36 4086 77 11124 118 19278
37 4404 78 11178 119 19860
38 4422 79 11460 120 19950
39 4740 80 11514
40 4758 81 11796
3.3 Physical Channel

A physical channel is defined by a specific carrier frequency, scrambling code, channelization
code (optional), time duration, and, in the uplink, relative phase (0 or /2).
Time duration is defined by start time and stop time, measured in integer multiples of chips.
Other multiples of chips used are as follows:
z Radio frame: One radio frame consists of 15 slots, corresponding to 38,400 chips.
z Slot: A slot consists of bit fields. One slot corresponds to 2,560 chips.
z Subframe: A subframe is the basic time interval for transmission of HS-DSCH data and
related signaling at the physical layer. One subframe consists of 3 slots, corresponding to
7,680 chips.
Transport channels are mapped onto physical channels. Within the physical layer, the exact
mapping is from a Composite Coded Transport Channel (CCTrCH) to the data part of a
physical channel. In addition to the data part, there are also the channel control part and
physical signals.

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Physical signals are entities with the same basic air interface attributes as the physical channel
but do not have transport channels or indicators mapped onto them. Physical signals, such as
the PRACH preamble part, can be used to support the function of the physical channel.
Table 3-10 describes the physical channels supported by Huawei.
Table 3-10 Physical channels supported by Huawei

Physical Channel Full Spelling Direction Description
Channel
Type
Common CPICH Common Pilot DL A fixed-rate (30 kbit/s, SF = 256) downlink

physical Channel physical channel that carries a predefined bit
channel sequence.
The CPICH has a wide range of applications
such as cell identification, synchronization,
power control, and handover.
SCH Synchronization DL A downlink signal used for cell search.
Channel
P-CCPCH Primary Common DL A fixed-rate (30 kbit/s, SF = 256) downlink
Control Physical physical channel used to carry the BCH
Channel transport channel.
S-CCPCH Secondary DL Used to carry FACH and PCH.
Common Control
Physical Channel
PRACH Physical Random UL Used to carry RACH.
Access Channel The random-access transmission is based on a
slotted ALOHA approach with fast acquisition
indication.
AICH Acquisition DL A fixed-rate (SF = 256) physical channel used
Indicator Channel to carry Acquisition Indicators (AIs).
An AI is a physical signal.
PICH Paging Indicator DL A fixed-rate (SF = 256) physical channel used
Channel to carry the paging indicators.
The PICH is always associated with an
S-CCPCH onto which a PCH transport channel
is mapped.
HS-PDSCH High Speed DL Used to carry the High Speed Downlink
Physical Shared Channel (HS-DSCH). Its highest rate
Downlink Shared for data transfer is 14.4 Mbit/s.
Channel
HS-SCCH High Speed DL A fixed-rate (60 kbit/s, SF = 128) downlink
Shared Control physical channel used to carry downlink
Channel signaling related to HS-DSCH transmission.
E-AGCH E-DCH Absolute DL A fixed-rate (30 kbit/s, SF = 256) downlink
Grant Channel physical channel used to carry absolute grants
for uplink E-DCH scheduling.

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Physical Channel Full Spelling Direction Description

Channel
Type
Dedicated DPCH Dedicated DL or UL A physical channel dedicated to one UE.

physical Physical Channel
channel
F-DPCH Fractional DL A fixed-rate (30 kbit/s, SF = 256) downlink
Dedicated dedicated physical channel used to carry
Physical Channel Transmit Power Control (TPC) commands.
One UE uses only a tenth of each slot.
HS-DPCCH High Speed UL Used to carry uplink feedback signaling related
Dedicated to downlink HS-DSCH transmission
Physical Control
Channel
E-DPCCH E-DCH Dedicated UL Used to carry control information associated
Physical Control with E-DCH.
Channel
E-DPDCH E-DCH Dedicated UL Used to carry the data associated with E-DCH.
Physical Data
Channel
E-RGCH E-DCH Relative DL A fixed-rate (60 kbit/s, SF = 128) dedicated
Grant Channel downlink physical channel used to carry
relative grants for uplink E-DCH scheduling.
E-HICH E-DCH Hybrid DL A fixed-rate (60 kbit/s, SF = 128) dedicated
ARQ Indicator downlink physical channel used to carry uplink
Channel E-DCH HARQ acknowledgement indicators.
3.3.1 Non-HSPA Physical Channels

This describes the concepts related to Non-HSPA physical channels. For more details, refer to
3GPP TS 25.211.
Dedicated Physical Channels (Uplink)

Dedicated uplink physical channels include uplink Dedicated Physical Data Channel
(DPDCH) and uplink Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH).
The uplink DPDCH is used to carry the DCH transport channel. There may be zero, one, or
several uplink DPDCHs on each radio link.
The uplink DPCCH is used to carry control information generated at layer 1. The information
consists of known pilot bits to support channel estimation for coherent detection, transmit
power-control (TPC) commands, Feedback Information (FBI), and an optional Transport
Format Combination Indicator (TFCI). The TFCI informs the receiver of the instantaneous
transport format combination of the transport channels mapped onto the simultaneously
transmitted uplink DPDCH radio frame. There is one and only one uplink DPCCH on each
radio link.

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Figure 3-3 shows the frame structure of the uplink DPDCH and the uplink DPCCH. Each 10
ms frame is split into 15 slots, corresponding to one power control period. The DPDCH and
DPCCH are always frame aligned with each other.
Figure 3-3 Frame structure of the uplink DPDCH/DPCCH
The parameter k in Figure 3-3 determines the number of bits per uplink DPDCH slot. The SF
of the DPDCH is equal to 256/2k. The DPDCH SF ranges from 256 down to 4. The SF of the
uplink DPCCH is always equal to 256, that is, each uplink DPCCH slot has 10 bits.
Dedicated Physical Channels (Downlink)

Dedicated data and control information are transmitted on the downlink DPCH in TDM mode.
Dedicated data is generated at layer 2 or higher layers, and control information is generated at
layer 1. Therefore, the downlink DPCH can be regarded as a combination of downlink
DPDCH and downlink DPCCH in TDM mode.
Figure 3-4 shows the frame structure of the downlink DPCH. Each 10 ms frame is split into
15 slots, corresponding to one power control period.

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Figure 3-4 Frame structure of the downlink DPCH
The parameter k in Figure 3-4 determines the total number of bits per downlink DPCH slot.
The SF of the physical channel is equal to 512/2k. The SF ranges from 512 down to 4.
The exact number of bits in different downlink DPCH fields (NPilot, NTPC, NTFCI, Ndata1 and
Ndata2) corresponds to a specific slot format. The slot format to be used is configured by higher
layers and can be reconfigured also by higher layers.
Fractional Dedicated Physical Channels

Within one F-DPCH, there is no dedicated data, and the control information is only the TPC
command that is generated at layer 1, without pilot bits or TFCI.
Figure 3-5 shows the frame structure of the F-DPCH. Each 10 ms frame is split into 15 slots,
corresponding to one power control period. One UE uses only a tenth of a slot.
Figure 3-5 Frame structure of the F-DPCH
Specifications for Common Physical Channels

Table 3-11 describes the specifications for common physical channels (except HSPA channels)
of Huawei RNC.

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Table 3-11 Common physical channels in full configuration

Channel Quantity Description
Primary 1 One cell has only one P-SCH.

Synchronization
Channel (P-SCH)
Secondary 1 One cell has only one S-SCH.
Synchronization
Channel (S-SCH)
Primary Common Pilot 1 One cell has only one P-CPICH.
Channel (P-CPICH)
Primary Common 1 One cell has only one P-CCPCH.
Control Physical
Channel (P-CCPCH)
Physical Random 1 This specification is different from that stipulated
Access Channel in the protocol. According to the protocol, one
(PRACH) cell can have a maximum of 16 PRACHs.
Acquisition Indicator 1 One AICH corresponds to one PRACH.
Channel (AICH)
Secondary Common 4 This specification is different from that stipulated
Control Physical in the protocol. According to the protocol, one
Channel (S-CCPCH) cell can have a maximum of 16 S-CCPCHs.
Paging Indicator 1 This specification is different from that stipulated
Channel (PICH) in the protocol. According to the protocol, one
cell can have a maximum of 8 PICHs. One PICH
corresponds to one Paging Channel (PCH).
3.3.2 HSDPA Physical Channels

This describes HSDPA physical channels. For more details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.211.
HS-SCCH
The High Speed Shared Control Channel (HS-SCCH) is a downlink physical channel used to
carry downlink signaling related to High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH). The
HS-SCCH has a fixed rate of 60 kbit/s. The SF of the HS-SCCH is 128. Figure 3-6 shows the
subframe structure of the HS-SCCH.

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Figure 3-6 Subframe structure of the HS-SCCH
The HS-SCCH transmits the following control information:

z HS-PDSCH channelization code set information
z HS-PDSCH modulation scheme information
z Transport block size information
z Hybrid ARQ process information
z Redundancy and constellation version
z New data indicator
z UE identify
HS-PDSCH
One High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel (HS-PDSCH) corresponds to one of the
channelization codes reserved for HS-DSCH transmission. The SF of the HS-PDSCH is 16.
Multi-code transmission is allowed. That is, multiple channelization codes can be assigned to
a UE in the same HS-PDSCH subframe according to the capacity of the UE.
Figure 3-7 shows the subframe structure of the HS-PDSCH.
Figure 3-7 Subframe structure of the HS-PDSCH
An HS-PDSCH may use QPSK or 16QAM modulation symbols. In Figure 3-7, M represents
the number of bits per modulation symbol, that is, M = 2 for QPSK and M = 4 for 16QAM.
Table 3-12 lists the slot formats.

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Table 3-12 HS-DSCH fields

Slot Channel Channel SF Number of Number of Ndata
Format Bit Rate Symbol Rate Bits per Bits per Slot
#i (kbit/s) (kbit/s) HS-DSCH
Subframe
0 (QPSK) 480 240 16 960 320 320

1 960 240 16 1920 640 640
(16QAM)
All layer 1 information is transmitted in the associated HS-SCCH. That is, the HS-PDSCH
does not carry any layer 1 information.
HS-DPCCH
Figure 3-8 shows the frame structure of the High Speed Dedicated Physical Control Channel
(HS-DPCCH). The HS-DPCCH carries uplink feedback signaling related to downlink
HS-DSCH transmission. The HS-DSCH related feedback signaling consists of Hybrid ARQ
Acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) and Channel Quality Indication (CQI). Each 2 ms
subframe consists of 3 slots and each slot has 2,560 chips. The HARQ-ACK is carried in the
first slot of the HS-DPCCH subframe. The CQI is carried in the second and third slots of the
HS-DPCCH subframe. There is at most one HS-DPCCH on each radio link. The HS-DPCCH
can exist only together with an uplink DPCCH.
Figure 3-8 Frame structure of the uplink HS-DPCCH
The HS-DPCCH has a fixed rate of 15 kbit/s. The SF of the HS-DPCCH is 256. That is, there
are 10 bits per uplink HS-DPCCH slot.
3.3.3 HSUPA Physical Channels

This describes HSUPA physical channels. For more details, refer to 3GPP TS 25.211.

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E-DPCCH
The E-DCH Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH) carries the control information
associated with the E-DCH. Each radio link has at most one E-DPCCH. The SF of the
E-DPCCH is 256.
Figure 3-9 shows the frame structure of the E-DPCCH.
Figure 3-9 Frame structure of the E-DPCCH
E-DPDCH
The E-DCH Dedicated Physical Data Channel (E-DPDCH) carries the data associated with
the E-DCH. There may be zero, one, or several E-DPDCHs on each radio link. The SF of the
E-DPDCH ranges from 2 to 256.
RAN10.0 provides a maximum of four E-DPDCHs with two SF4 and two SF2.
Figure 3-10 shows the frame structure of the E-DPDCH.
Figure 3-10 Frame structure of the E-DPDCH

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The E-DPDCH and the E-DPCCH are always transmitted simultaneously, except when the
E-DPDCH rather than the E-DPCCH is discontinuously transmitted because of power scaling
as described in 3GPP TS 25.214.
E-AGCH
The E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH) is a downlink physical channel carrying the
uplink E-DCH absolute grant (AG). The E-AGCH has a fixed rate of 30 kbit/s. The SF of the
E-AGCH is 256.
The E-AGCH is a shared channel for all HSUPA UEs in the serving E-DCH cell. Figure 3-11
shows the frame structure of the E-AGCH.
Figure 3-11 Frame structure of the E-AGCH
An E-DCH AG should be carried by one E-AGCH subframe or one E-AGCH frame,

depending on whether the E-DCH TTI is 2 ms or 10 ms.
E-RGCH
The E-DCH Relative Grant Channel (E-RGCH) is a dedicated downlink physical channel
carrying the uplink E-DCH relative grants (RGs). The E-RGCH has a fixed rate of 60 kbit/s.
The SF of the E-RGCH is 128.
Figure 3-12 shows the frame structure of the E-RGCH.

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Figure 3-12 Frame structure of the E-RGCH
An RG is transmitted in 3, 12, or 15 consecutive slots. Each slot carries a sequence of 40

binary values.
z If the cell transmitting the E-RGCH is in the serving E-DCH Radio Link Set (RLS), then
3 or 12 slots are used, depending on whether the E-DCH TTI is 2 ms or 10 ms.
z If the cell transmitting the E-RGCH is not in the serving E-DCH RLS, 15 slots are used.
E-HICH
The E-DCH Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (E-HICH) is a dedicated downlink physical
channel carrying the uplink E-DCH hybrid ARQ (HARQ) acknowledgement indicator. The
E-HICH has a fixed rate of 60 kbit/s. The SF of the E-HICH is 128.
The frame structure of the E-HICH is the same as that of the E-RGCH, as shown in Figure
3-12. An HARQ acknowledgement indicator is transmitted in 3 or 12 consecutive slots and in
each slot a sequence of 40 binary values is transmitted as follows:
z 3 slots are used for UEs with 2 ms E-DCH TTI.
z 12 slots are used for UEs with 10 ms E-DCH TTI.
3.4 Channel Mapping

This describes channel mapping from the following aspects: channel mapping rules, typical
common channel configuration, and typical dedicated channel configuration.
3.4.1 Channel Mapping Rules

The rules for channel mapping are as follows:
z Logical channels are mapped onto transport channels.
z Transport channels are mapped onto physical channels.
z The mapping between some transport channels and logical channels are not fixed.
z One transport channel can be mapped onto only one physical channel.
Figure 3-13 shows the mapping between the channels defined by protocols.

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Figure 3-13 Channel mapping (seen from UTRAN side)
In Figure 3-13, the blue arrows denote the uplink data transmission, and the black arrows
denote the downlink data transmission.
3.4.2 Typical Common Channel Configuration

Among all the common channels, the S-CCPCH and PRACH are used for data transfer. The
recommended configurations of the two types of channel are as follows:
Default Configuration of S-CCPCH

A cell must be configured with the PCH and the FACH. By Huawei, a cell is by default
configured with one S-CCPCH. The S-CCPCH carries one PCH, one FACH #0 that carries
signaling, and one FACH #1 that carries service data.
Table 3-13 describes the S-CCPCH channel mapping.
Table 3-13 S-CCPCH channel mapping

Message Radio Bearer Logical Channel Transport Physical
Channel Channel
Paging information PCCH PCH

Signaling SRB0 CCCH FACH #0
SRB1, SRB2, DCCH S-CCPCH
SRB3, SRB4
Service data TRB DTCH FACH #1
Figure 3-14 shows the mapping between the channels listed in Table 3-13.

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Figure 3-14 S-CCPCH channel mapping
Default Configuration of PRACH

One PRACH can carry only one RACH that carries all uplink signaling and service data.
Table 3-14 describes the PRACH channel mapping.
Table 3-14 PRACH channel mapping

Message Radio Bearer Logical Transport Physical
Channel Channel Channel
Signaling SRB0 CCCH

SRB1, SRB2, SRB3, SRB4 DCCH RACH PRACH
Service data TRB DTCH
Figure 3-15 PRACH channel mapping

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3.4.3 Typical Dedicated Channel Configuration

For dedicated channels, the radio bearers that carry signaling and the radio bearers that carry
service data are separately mapped to different transport channels.
Table 3-15 describes the DPCH channel mapping.
Table 3-15 DPCH channel mapping

Message Radio Bearers Logical Transport Physical
Channel Channel Channel
Signaling SRB1, SRB2, DCCH DCH #0

SRB3, SRB4 DPCH
Service data TRB DTCH DCH #1
Figure 3-16 DPCH channel mapping

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Channel Description 4 Reference Documents
4 Reference Documents
Channel Description Reference Documents include 3GPP protocols related to channels.

z 3GPP TS 25.301, "Radio Interface Protocol Architecture".
z 3GPP TS 25.211, "Physical channels and mapping of transport channels onto physical
channels (FDD)".
z 3GPP TS 25.321, "Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification".
z 3GPP TS 25.302, "Services provided by the physical layer".
z 3GPP TS 25.331, "Radio Resource Control (RRC)".


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Table 2-1 NEs involved in channel description

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3.1 Logical Channel

Table 3-1 Logical channels supported by Huawei

Control BCCH Broadcast Control Channel DL A common channel for broadcasting

PCCH Paging Control Channel DL A common channel for transmitting

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Logical Channel Full Spelling Direction Description

3.1.1 Logical Channel Priority

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Table 3-2 logical channel priority for each service

For The logical channel priority is...

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3.1.2 System Information Block and Default Value

Overview of System Information Block

Table 3-3 SIBs and Huawei usage

Master information Cell SIB scheduling information Yes

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SIB Area Scope Content Huawei

Figure 3-1 Example of SIB scheduling result

SIB Contents and Default Values

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Information Element Default Value

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Information Element Default Value

Information Element Default Value

URA Identity List

Information Element Default Value

SIB4 Indicator FALSE

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Information Element Default Value

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Information Element Default Value

Access Class Barred10 Not barred

SIB5 Contents (FDD)

Information Element Default Value

SIB6 Indicator FALSE

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