Logical Channels and Multiframe Structures

Khizar Mahmood Zia & Safdar Yaseen

LOGICAL CHANNELS

LOGICAL CHANNELS

CONTROL CHANNELS
Broadcast Channel (BCCH):
Transmitted by the BTS to the MS. This channel carries system
parameters needed to identify the network, synchronize time
and frequency with the network, and gain access to the
network.
Common Control Channels (CCCH):
Used for signaling between the BTS and the MS and to request
and grant access to the network.
Dedicated Control Channels (DCCH):
Used for dedicated communication such as call setup, SMS,
Location Area Updated

BROADCAST CONTROL CHANNELS

Broadcast Control Channels (BCCH):
Broadcast Control Channel sends network-specific information
such as radio resource management and control messages,
Location Area Code etc.
FCCH :
Mobile corrects the frequency of its internal time base by
reading this logical channel.
SCH :
Carries the information for mobile to synchronize to the TDMA
frame structure & know the timing of the Individual timeslots.
Frame Number & BSIC (Base Station Identity Code).

COMMON CONTROL CHANNELS

RACH: Transmitted by the MS when it wishes to gain access to
the system.
PCH: Transmitted by the BTS when it wishes to contact a
specific mobile.
AGCH: Transmitted by BTS to assign a dedicated resource to
MS such as SDCCH
CBCH: Transfer Message with in a cell to all mobiles.

DEDICATED CONTROL CHANNELS

Stand Alone Dedicated Control Channels (SDCCH):
Used during Call Setup, Location Area Update, SMS
Slow Associated Control Channel (SACCH).
Conveys power control and timing information in the downlink
direction (towards the MS) and Receive Signal Strength Indicator
(RSSI), and link quality reports in the uplink direction.
Fast Associated Control Channel (FACCH).
The FACCH is transmitted instead of a TCH. The FACCH steals
the TCH burst and inserts its own information. The FACCH is used
to carry out user authentication, handovers and immediate
assignment.

TRAFFIC CHANNELS

CHANNEL COMBINATIONS
Full Rate Traffic Channel Combination TCH8/FACCH + SACCH

Broadcast Channel Combination BCCH + CCCH

Dedicated Channel Combination SDCCH8 + SACCH8

Combined Channel Combination BCCH+CCCH+SDCCH4+SACCH4

MULTI-FRAME STRUCTURES

TRAFFIC CHANNEL MULTIFRAME

CONTROL CHANNEL MULTIFRAME

BCCH/CCCH MULTIFRAME

DCCH/8 MULTIFRAME

COMBINED MULTIFRAME

SUPER FRAMES & HYPER FRAMES