Paging Channel: Associated with the PCCH Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) : This Broadcast Channel: A downlink channel

control channel provides system information associated with the BCCH logical channel and TM is the simplest RLC mode. TM stands for The Physical Broadcast Channel carries the
logical channel. It is mapped to dynamically 'Transparent Mode'. The term 'Transparent' Master Information Block (MIB). It consists of a
allocated physical resources, and is required to all mobile terminals connected to the is used to broadcast system information over
PCH BCH TM may have many different meaning. In this limited number of the most frequently
for broadcast over the entire cell coverage BCCH
eNodeB.It allows the UE to retrieve cell and the entire coverage area of the cell. It has a PBCH
network configuration parameters (e.g. fixed transport format defined by the case, it would mean 'the contents goes transmitted parameters essential for initial access
LTE Radio
area. It is transmitted on the Physical through this layer without any modification'. to the cell. The PBCH is designed for early
Downlink Shared Channel PLMN code, cell identity, cell reselection specifications.
parameters, etc.) required for normal detection by the UE, and cell-wide coverage

Protocol Stack TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) is the

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TCP
Physical Uplink Control Channel: This LTE
channel is used to carry UCI. UCI can also
be transported using PUSCH channel. An
LTE UE can never transmits both PUCCH
PUCCH
and PUSCH during the same sub-frame. If
UE has application data then UCI is carried
over PUSCH. If UE does not have data UCI
is carried over PUCCH.
UDP
Uplink Control Information: It is for
measurement indication on the downlink
transmission, scheduling request of uplink,
and the H-ARQ acknowledgment of
UCI
downlink transmissions. The UCI can be
transmitted either on the Physical Uplink
Control Channel (PUCCH) or the Physical
Uplink Shared Channel.
Paging Control Channel : A downlink
channel that transfers paging information and
HI
system information change notifications.
PCCH
This channel is used for paging when the
network does not know the location cell of
the UE.
operation within EUTRAN. Downlink Shared Channel: Used for
Most complicated RLC type. 'AM' stands for
transmitting the downlink data, including both
most commonly used protocol on the Common Control Channel: RRC signaling DL- 'Acknowledge Mode'. As it's name implies it The Physical Downlink Shared Channel is the
control and traffic data, and thus it is
Internet. The reason for this is because TCP channel used by UEs to do the initial access SCH AM requires ACK/NACK from the other party. It main downlink data-bearing channel in LTE,
associated with both logical control and logical
signaling when it is in RRC_IDLE state and is more like TCP packet in IP world, whereas used for all user data, as well as for broadcast
offers error correction. When the TCP traffic channels.
wants to enter RRC_CONNECTED state. RLC UM is more like UDP in IP world. PDSCH system information which is not carried on the
protocol is used there is a "guaranteed CCCH
The UE will send only one message (RRC Physical Broadcast Channel (PBCH). It is also
delivery." This is due largely in part to a
CONNECTION REQUEST) and Random Access Channel: A specific transport used for paging messages.
method called "flow control." Flow control
the rest of the communication takes place on channel that is not mapped to any logical
determines when data needs to be re-sent, UM stands for 'Unacknowledged Mode'. 'UM'
DCCH. RACH channel. It transmits relatively small amounts
and stops the flow of data until previous means 'it does not require any reception
of data for initial access or, in the case of RRC, The Physical Control Format Indicator Channel
packets are successfully transferred. This response from the other party'. 'Reception
Dedicated Control Channel: This control state changes. is a downlink physical channel that carries a
works because if a packet of data is sent, a UM response' simply mean 'ACK' or 'NACK' from
channel is used for carrying user-specific PCFIC Control Format Indicator (CFI) which indicates
collision may occur. When this happens, the the other party. (UM mode is similar to TM
DCCH control information, e.g. for controlling Multicast Channel: Associated with MCCH H the number of OFDM symbols (i.e. normally 1,
client re-requests the packet from the server mode in that it does not require any ACK/
actions including power control, handover, and MTCH logical channels for the multicast/ 2 or 3) used for transmission of downlink control
until the whole packet is complete and is NACK from the other party).
etc.. broadcast service. It supports Multicast/ channel information in each sub-frame.
identical to its original.
Broadcast Single Frequency Network
Dedicated Traffic Channel: The DTCH is MCH Both signaling radio bearers are used to
(MBSFN) transmission, which transmits the
used for user radio bearers carrying IP traffic. transmit/receive LTE signaling messages. Physical Downlink Control Channel in LTE
UDP (User Datagram Protocol) is anther same information on the same radio resource
SRB2 is used specifically for NAS signaling carries UE-specific scheduling assignments for
commonly used protocol on the Internet.
The eNB connects DTCHs with their from multiple synchronized base stations to SRB
DTCH associated S1-U tunnel to the SAE GW. multiple UEs. messages but if SRB2 is not at all present or DL resource allocation, UL grants, PRACH
However, UDP is never used to send PDCCH responses, UL power control commands, and
DTCH can be bidirectional, uplink only or established, SRB1 is used to trans/receive
important data such as webpages, database common scheduling assignments for signaling
downlink only. DTCH are of course point-to- Uplink Shared Channel: The uplink NAS messages.
information, etc; UDP is commonly used for messages (such as system information, paging,
point. counterpart of the DL-SCH. It can be
streaming audio and video. Streaming media etc.).
such as Windows Media audio files (.WMA) UL- associated to CCCH, DCCH, and DTCH Data Radio Bearer: to carry user data. Data
, Real Player (.RM), and others use UDP Multicast Control Channel: The MCCH is SCH logical channels. It supports H-ARQ, dynamic DRB radio bearer transports the packets of an EPS
link adaption, and dynamic and semi-persistent
The Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel is a
because it offers speed! The reason UDP is associated with MBMS. It allows the eNB to bearer between a UE and an eNedeB. downlink physical channel that carries the
faster than TCP is because there is no form inform UEs that want to listen to broadcast or resource allocation.
Hybrid ARQ (HARQ) ACK/NACK information
of flow control or error correction. The data MCCH multicast service traffic about availability of PHICH indicating whether the eNB has correctly
sent over the Internet is affected by such services and about the associated Downlink Control Information: It carries
Robust Header Compression is a standardized received a transmission on the PUSCH. Multiple
collisions, and errors will be present. MBMS radio bearer (point-to-multipoint) information related to downlink/uplink
scheduling assignment, modulation and coding ROHC method to compress the IP, UDP, UDP-Lite, PHICHs (for different UEs) are mapped to the
Remember that UDP is only concerned with radio bearers. same set of downlink resource elements.
DCI scheme, and Transmit Power Control (TPC) RTP, and TCP headers of Internet packets.
speed. This is the main reason why streaming
media is not high quality. Multicast Traffic Channel: The MTCH is a command, and is sent over the Physical
point-to-multipoint traffic channel for Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH). The Physical Multicast Channel : For transmission of
MTCH DCI supports 10 different formats. Integrity Protection applies only to C-Plane multicast and broadcast information, Format is
MBMS. It carries IP traffic for broadcast or Integri
data (C-Plane data means RRC/NAS similar to the PDSCH but it is for reception by
H-ARQ Indicator: It carries H-ARQ multicast services driven by the MBMS ty PMCH
acknowledgment in response to uplink feature. Control Format Indicator: It indicates how message, i.e DCCH data, not DTCH data). several mobiles, Sub-channel spacing is 7.5 kHz
transmissions, and is sent over the Physical many symbols the DCI spans in that sub- and symbol length is doubled, Modulation
Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (PHICH). HI CFI frame. It takes values CFI = 1, 2, or 3, and is QPSK, 16 QAM or 64 QAM
= 1 for a positive acknowledgment (ACK)
Physical Random Access Channel: This
sent over the Physical Control Format
PRACH
channel is used to carry random access
Indicator Channel (PCFICH). Cipher Ciphering Protection applies both C-Plane
and HI = 0 for a negative acknowledgment
preambles used for initiation of random ing and U-Plane Data. Physical Uplink Shared Channel: This channel is used
(NAK).
access procedure. to carry RRC signaling messages. Uplink RRC
PUSCH messages are carried using PUSCH. LTE PUSCH
channel contain user information data. The PUSCH
CONTROL PLANE USER PLANE USER PLANE CONTROL PLANE carries both user data as well as control signal data.

Mobility Management, Session Mobility Management, Session

Management, Bearer Management, Applications Applications NAS
Management, Bearer Management,
Paging Control, Security Management NAS SM GMM IP
UDP TCP TCP UDP SM GMM MM
Paging Control, Security Management
MM

Mobility Management, Configuration Mobility Management, Configuration

Management, Connection
L3 RRC
IP IP
RRC L3 Management, Connection UE eNodeB S-GW P-GW
Management, Paging Control, Security Management, Paging Control, Security
Management, Broadcast, RRC IP IP RRC Management, Broadcast,
Application

Measurement Configuration,
Radio Bearers SRB0 SRB1 SRB2 DRB DRB DRB DRB SRB0 SRB1 SRB2 Radio Bearers Measurement Configuration,
Measurement Reporting, Cell Measurement Reporting, Cell Relay Relay
Selection/Reselection Selection/Reselection GTP-U
IP GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U UDP/IP
Integrity ROHC ROHC Integrity IP
UDP/IP UDP/IP UDP/IP
Sequence Number Addition, Hand Services
In Sequence Delivery, Duplicate Packet PDCP
Ciphering Ciphering

PDCP

User Plane
Ciphering Ciphering
optional optional
Over Data Handling, Integrity IP Sec IP Sec IP Sec IP Sec
Detection, Integrity Validation, De- Protection, Ciphering, Header-
ciphering, Header-Decompression Compression PDCP PDCP

RLC RLC L2 L2 L2 L2 L2
RLC Mode TM TM TM UM AM UM AM UM AM TM UM AM RLC Mode
Re-Ordering, Reassembly, ARQ (for Buffer Status Report, Segment &
AM mode) RLC RLC Concatenation, ARQ (for AM MAC MAC
L2 L2 mode)
PHY PHY L1 L1 L1 L1 L1

Uu S1-U S5/S8 SGi

Logical Channels PCCH BCCH CCCH DCCH DTCH MCCH MTCH DTCH CCCH DCCH Logical Channels

UE eNodeB MME
Channel Mapping, De-Multiplexing,
Channel Mapping, Multiplexing,
Handling Control Elements, HARQ,
DRX MAC MAC Handling Control Elements, HARQ, NAS NAS
Random Access Procedure, Logical
Relay
Channel Priority, Sending BSR RRC RRC S1-AP S1-AP

Control plane
Transport Channels PCH BCH DL-SCH CFI DCI HI MCH UL-SCH UCI RACH Transport Channels
PDCP PDCP SCTP SCTP

HARQ,CRC, Coding, De-Scrambling,

PHY PHY HARQ,CRC, Coding, Scrambling,
RLC RLC IP IP
De-Modulation, Measurement, L1 L1 Modulation, Measurement, MAC MAC L2 L2
Resource Element De-Mapping, MIMO Resource Element Mapping, MIMO
Physical Channels PBCH PDSCH PCFICH PDCCH PHICH PMCH PUSCH PUCCH PRACH Physical Channels
PHY PHY L1 L1
Uu S1-MME