GSM CHANNEL CONCEPT

Logical channels

Subscriber traffic Signaling and

channels controlled channels

Half rate traffic Broadcast Common control Deducted control

channel channels(BCH) channel (CCCH) channel (DCCH)

Standalone
Full rate traffic Broadcast control Paging channel
dedicated control
channel channel (BCCH) (PCH)
channel(SDCH)

Frequency Slow associated

Enhanced full rate Random access
correction channel control channel
channel (EFR) channel (RACH)
(FCCH) (SACCH)

Fast associated
Synchronization Access grant
control channel
channel(SCH) channel (AGCH)
(FACCH)

Cell broadcast
channel(CBCH)