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1 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Technical Specification Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Satellite Component of UMTS/IMT2; G-family; Part : Physical channels and mapping of transport channels into physical channels (S-UMTS-A 25.2)

2 2 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Reference RTS/SES-253- Keywords MES, MSS, satellite, UMTS 65 Route des Lucioles F-692 Sophia Antipolis Cedex - FRANCE Tel.: Fax: Siret N NAF 742 C Association à but non lucratif enregistrée à la Sous-Préfecture de Grasse (6) N 783/88 Important notice Individual copies of the present document can be downloaded from: The present document may be made available in more than one electronic version or in print. In any case of existing or perceived difference in contents between such versions, the reference version is the Portable Document Format (PDF). In case of dispute, the reference shall be the printing on printers of the PDF version kept on a specific network drive within Secretariat. Users of the present document should be aware that the document may be subject to revision or change of status. Information on the current status of this and other documents is available at If you find errors in the present document, please send your comment to one of the following services: Copyright Notification No part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission. The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media. European Telecommunications Standards Institute 26. All rights reserved. DECT TM, PLUGTESTS TM and UMTS TM are Trade Marks of registered for the benefit of its Members. TIPHON TM and the TIPHON logo are Trade Marks currently being registered by for the benefit of its Members. 3GPP TM is a Trade Mark of registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP Organizational Partners.

3 3 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Contents Intellectual Property Rights...5 Foreword...5 Introduction...5 Scope References Symbols and abbreviations Symbols Abbreviations Services offered to higher layers Transport channels Dedicated transport channels DCH - Dedicated Channel Common transport channels BCH - Broadcast Channel FACH - Forward Access Channel PCH - Paging Channel RACH - Random Access Channel Indicators Physical channels and physical signals Physical signals Uplink physical channels Dedicated uplink physical channels Common uplink physical channels Physical Random Access CHannel (PRACH) Overall structure of random-access transmission RACH preamble part RACH message part Downlink physical channels Dedicated downlink physical channels Common downlink physical channels Common Pilot CHannel (CPICH) Primary Common Pilot CHannel (P-CPICH) Secondary Common Pilot CHannel (S-CPICH) Downlink phase reference Primary Common Control Physical CHannel (P-CCPCH) Secondary Common Control Physical CHannel (S-CCPCH) Synchronization CHannel (SCH) Acquisition Indicator CHannel (AICH) Paging Indicator CHannel (PICH) MBMS Indicator CHannel (MICH) Mapping and association of physical channels Mapping of transport channels onto physical channels Association of physical channels and physical signals Timing relationship between physical channels General PICH/S-CCPCH timing relation PRACH/AICH timing relation DPCCH/DPDCH timing relations Uplink Downlink Uplink/downlink timing at UE...3

4 4 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 7.5 MICH/S-CCPCH timing relation...3 Annex A (informative): Bibliography...3 History...32

5 5 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Intellectual Property Rights IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to. The information pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for members and non-members, and can be found in SR 34: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to in respect of standards", which is available from the Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the Web server ( Pursuant to the IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by. No guarantee can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in SR 34 (or the updates on the Web server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document. Foreword This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by Technical Committee Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES). The present document is specifying the Satellite Radio Interface referenced as SRI Family G at ITU-R, in the frame of the modification of ITU-R Recommendation M This modification has been approved at ITU-R SG8 meeting in November 25. The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within TC-SES and may change following formal TC-SES approval. Should TC-SES modify the contents of the present document it will then be republished by with an identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows: Version.m.n Where: the third digit (n) is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the specification; the second digit (m) is incremented for all other types of changes, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections, updates, etc. The present document is part of a multi-part deliverable covering Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Satellite Component of UMTS/IMT2; G-family, as identified below: Part : "Physical channels and mapping of transport channels into physical channels (S-UMTS-A 25.2)"; Part 2: "Multiplexing and channel coding (S-UMTS-A 25.22)"; Part 3: "Spreading and modulation (S-UMTS-A 25.23)"; Part 4: "Physical layer procedures (S-UMTS-A 25.24)"; Part 5: Part 6: "UE Radio Transmission and Reception"; "Ground stations and space segment radio transmission and reception". Introduction S-UMTS stands for the Satellite component of the Universal Mobile Telecommunication System. S-UMTS systems will complement the terrestrial UMTS (T-UMTS) and inter-work with other IMT-2 family members through the UMTS core network. S-UMTS will be used to deliver 3 rd generation Mobile Satellite Services (MSS) utilizing either geostationary (GEO), or low (LEO) or medium (MEO) earth orbiting satellite(s). S-UMTS systems are based on terrestrial 3GPP specifications and will support access to GSM / UMTS core networks. NOTE : The term T-UMTS will be used in the present document to further differentiate the Terrestrial UMTS component.

6 6 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Due to the differences between terrestrial and satellite channel characteristics, some modifications to the terrestrial UMTS (T-UMTS) standards are necessary. Some specifications are directly applicable, whereas others are applicable with modifications. Similarly, some T-UMTS specifications do not apply, whilst some S-UMTS specifications have no corresponding T-UMTS specification. Since S-UMTS is derived from T-UMTS, the organization of the S-UMTS specifications closely follows the original 3 rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) structure. The S-UMTS numbers have been designed to correspond to the 3GPP terrestrial UMTS numbering system. All S-UMTS specifications are allocated a unique S-UMTS number as follows: S-UMTS-n xx.yyy Where: The numbers xx and yyy correspond to the 3GPP-numbering scheme, n (n = A, B, C, ) denotes the family of S-UMTS specifications. An S-UMTS system is defined by the combination of a family of S-UMTS specifications and 3GPP specifications, as follows: If an S-UMTS specification exists it takes precedence over the corresponding 3GPP specification (if any). This precedence rule applies to any references in the corresponding 3GPP specifications. NOTE 2: Any references to 3GPP specifications within the S-UMTS specifications are not subject to this precedence rule. EXAMPLE: An S-UMTS specification may contain specific references to the corresponding 3GPP specification. If an S-UMTS specification does not exist, the corresponding 3GPP specification may or may not apply. The exact applicability of the complete list of 3GPP specifications shall be defined at a later stage.

7 7 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Scope The present document defines the Layer transport channels and physical channels used for family G of the satellite component of UMTS (S-UMTS-G). It is based on the FDD mode of UTRA defined by TS 25 2 [4], TS 25 2 [5], TS [6] and TS [7] and adapted for operation over satellite transponders. 2 References The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document. References are either specific (identified by date of publication and/or edition number or version number) or non-specific. For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply. For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. Referenced documents which are not found to be publicly available in the expected location might be found at [] TS 85-2: "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Satellite Component of UMTS/IMT2; G-family; Part 2: Multiplexing and channel coding (S-UMTS-A 25.22)". [2] TS 85-3: "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Satellite Component of UMTS/IMT2; G-family; Part 3: Spreading and modulation (S-UMTS-A 25.23)". [3] TS 85-4: "Satellite Earth Stations and Systems (SES); Satellite Component of UMTS/IMT2; G-family; Part 4: Physical layer procedures (S-UMTS-A 25.24)". [4] TS 25 2: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Physical layer - general description (3GPP TS 25.2)". [5] TS 25 2: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Physical channels and mapping of transport channels onto physical channels (FDD) (3GPP TS 25.2)". [6] TS 25 32: "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); Services provided by the physical layer (3GPP TS 25.32)". [7] TS : "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); UTRAN Iub interface user plane protocols for CCH data streams (3GPP TS )". [8] TS : "Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); UTRAN Iur and Iub interface user plane protocols for DCH data streams (3GPP TS )". 3 Symbols and abbreviations 3. Symbols For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply: N data N data2 The number of data bits per downlink slot in Data field The number of data bits per downlink slot in Data2 field (If the slot format does not contain a Data2 field, N data2 =.)

8 8 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 3.2 Abbreviations For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply: AI AICH BCH CCPCH CCTrCH CPICH DCH DPCCH DPCH DPDCH DTX FACH FBI FSW GEO ICH LEO MEO MICH MSS NI P-CCPCH PCH PI PICH PRACH PSC RACH S-CCPCH SCH SF SFN SSC TFCI TPC UE USRAN Acquisition Indicator Acquisition Indicator CHannel Broadcast CHannel Common Control Physical CHannel Coded Composite Transport CHannel Common Pilot CHannel Dedicated CHannel Dedicated Physical Control CHannel Dedicated Physical CHannel Dedicated Physical Data CHannel Discontinuous Transmission Forward Access CHannel FeedBack Information Frame Synchronization Word Geostationary Earth Orbit Indicator CHannel Low Earth Orbit Medium Earth Orbit MBMS Indicator CHannel Mobile Satellite Services MBMS Notification Indicator Primary Common Control Physical CHannel Paging CHannel Page Indicator Page Indicator CHannel Physical Random Access CHannel Primary Synchronization Code Random Access CHannel Secondary Common Control Physical CHannel Synchronization CHannel Spreading Factor System Frame Number Secondary Synchronization Code Transport Format Combination Indicator Transmit Power Control User Equipment UMTS Satellite Radio Access Network 4 Services offered to higher layers 4. Transport channels Transport channels are services offered by Layer to the higher layers. General concepts about transport channels are described in TS [6]. A transport channel is defined by how and with what characteristics data is transferred over the air interface. A general classification of transport channels is into two groups: - dedicated channels, using inherent addressing of UE; - common channels, using explicit addressing of UE if addressing is needed. 4.. Dedicated transport channels There exists only one type of dedicated transport channel, the Dedicated CHannel (DCH).

9 9 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 4... DCH - Dedicated Channel The Dedicated CHannel (DCH) is a downlink or uplink transport channel. The DCH is transmitted over the entire spot or over only a part of the spot using e.g. beam-forming antennas Common transport channels There are four types of common transport channels: BCH; FACH; PCH; and RACH BCH - Broadcast Channel The Broadcast CHannel (BCH) is a downlink transport channel that is used to broadcast system- and spot-specific information. The BCH is always transmitted over the entire spot and has a single transport format FACH - Forward Access Channel The Forward Access CHannel (FACH) is a downlink transport channel. The FACH is transmitted over the entire spot. The FACH can be transmitted using power setting described in TS [7], i.e. with "Transmit Power Level" of the "FACH DATA FRAME" Frame Protocol message PCH - Paging Channel The Paging CHannel (PCH) is a downlink transport channel. The PCH is always transmitted over the entire spot. The transmission of the PCH is associated with the transmission of physical-layer generated Paging Indicators, to support efficient sleep-mode procedures RACH - Random Access Channel The Random Access CHannel (RACH) is an uplink transport channel. The RACH is always received from the entire spot. The RACH is characterized by a collision risk and by being transmitted using open loop power control. 4.2 Indicators Indicators are means of fast low-level signalling entities which are transmitted without using information blocks sent over transport channels. The meaning of indicators is specific to the type of indicator. The indicators defined in the current version of the specifications are: Acquisition Indicator (AI); Page Indicator (PI); and MBMS Notification Indicator (NI). Indicators may be either boolean (two-valued) or three-valued. Their mapping to indicator channels is channel specific. Indicators are transmitted on those physical channels that are Indicator CHannels (ICH).

10 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 5 Physical channels and physical signals Physical channels are defined by a specific carrier frequency, scrambling code, channelization code (optional), time start and stop (giving a duration) and, on the uplink, relative phase ( or π/2). Scrambling and channelization codes are specified in TS 85-3 [2]. Time durations are defined by start and stop instants, measured in integer multiples of chips. Suitable multiples of chips also used in specification are: Radio frame: Slot: A radio frame is a processing duration which consists of 5 slots. The length of a radio frame corresponds to 38 4 chips. A slot is a duration which consists of fields containing bits. The length of a slot corresponds to 2 56 chips. The default time duration for a physical channel is continuous from the instant when it is started to the instant when it is stopped. Physical channels that are not continuous will be explicitly described. Transport channels are described (in more abstract higher layer models of the physical layer) as being capable of being mapped to physical channels. Within the physical layer itself the exact mapping is from a Composite Coded Transport CHannel (CCTrCH) to the data part of a physical channel. In addition to data parts there also exist channel control parts and physical signals. 5. Physical signals Physical signals are entities with the same basic on-air attributes as physical channels but do not have transport channels or indicators mapped to them. Physical signals may be associated with physical channels in order to support the function of physical channels. 5.2 Uplink physical channels 5.2. Dedicated uplink physical channels There are three types of uplink dedicated physical channels, the uplink Dedicated Physical Data CHannel (uplink DPDCH) and the uplink Dedicated Physical Control CHannel (uplink DPCCH). The DPDCHand DPCCH are I/Q code multiplexed (see TS 85-3 [2]). 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. The Layer control 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 transport-format combination indicator informs the receiver about the instantaneous transport format combination of the transport channels mapped to the simultaneously transmitted uplink DPDCH radio frame. There is one and only one uplink DPCCH on each radio link. Figure shows the frame structure of the uplink DPDCH and the uplink DPCCH. Each radio frame of length ms is split into 5 slots, each of length T slot = 2 56 chips, corresponding to one power-control period. The DPDCH and DPCCH are always frame aligned with each other.

11 TS 85- V.2. (26-) DPDCH Data N data bits T slot = 256 chips, N data = *2 k bits (k=..6) DPCCH Pilot N pilot bits TFCI N TFCI bits FBI N FBI bits TPC N TPC bits T slot = 256 chips, bits Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 radio frame: T f = ms Figure : Frame structure for uplink DPDCH/DPCCH The parameter k in figure determines the number of bits per uplink DPDCH slot. It is related to the spreading factor SF of the DPDCH as SF = 256 / 2 k. The DPDCH spreading factor may range from 256 down to 4. The spreading factor of the uplink DPCCH is always equal to 256, i.e. there are bits per uplink DPCCH slot. The exact number of bits of the uplink DPDCH and the different uplink DPCCH fields (N pilot, N TFCI, N FBI, and N TPC ) is given by tables and 2. What slot format to use is configured by higher layers and can also be reconfigured by higher layers. The channel bit and symbol rates given in tables and 2 are the rates immediately before spreading. The pilot patterns are given in tables 3 and 4, the TPC bit pattern is given in table 5. The FBI bits are used to support techniques requiring feedback from the UE to the USRAN Access Point, including Spot Selection Diversity Transmission (SSDT). The structure of the FBI field is shown in figure 2 and described below. S field N FBI Figure 2: FBI field The S field is used for SSDT signalling. It consists of, or 2 bits. The total FBI field size N FBI is given by table 2. If total FBI field is not filled with S field, FBI field shall be filled with "". The use of the FBI fields is described in detail in TS 85-4 [3]. Table : DPDCH fields Slot Format #i Channel Bit Rate Channel Symbol SF Bits/ Bits/ N data (kbps) Rate (ksps) Frame Slot There are two types of uplink dedicated physical channels; those that include TFCI (e.g. for several simultaneous services) and those that do not include TFCI (e.g. for fixed-rate services). These types are reflected by the duplicated rows of table 2. It is the USRAN that determines if a TFCI should be transmitted and it is mandatory for all UEs to support the use of TFCI in the uplink. The mapping of TFCI bits onto slots is described in TS 85-2 [].

12 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 2 In compressed mode, DPCCH slot formats with TFCI fields are changed. There are two possible compressed slot formats for each normal slot format. They are labelled A and B and the selection between them is dependent on the number of slots that are transmitted in each frame in compressed mode. Table 2: DPCCH fields Slot Form at #i Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) SF Bits/ Frame Bits/ Slot N pilot N TPC N TFCI N FB I Transmitted slots per radio frame A B A B A B The pilot bit patterns are described in tables 3 and 4. The shadowed column part of pilot bit pattern is defined as FSW and FSWs can be used to confirm frame synchronization. (The value of the pilot bit pattern other than FSWs shall be "".) Table 3: Pilot bit patterns for uplink DPCCH with N pilot = 3, 4, 5 and 6 N pilot = 3 N pilot = 4 N pilot = 5 N pilot = 6 Bit # Slot #

13 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 3 Table 4: Pilot bit patterns for uplink DPCCH with N pilot = 7 and 8 N pilot = 7 N pilot = 8 Bit # Slot # The relationship between the TPC bit pattern and transmitter power control command is presented in table 5. Table 5: TPC Bit Pattern TPC Bit Pattern N TPC = N TPC = 2 Transmitter power control command Multi-code operation is possible for the uplink dedicated physical channels. When multi-code transmission is used, several parallel DPDCH are transmitted using different channelization codes, see TS 85-3 [2]. However, there is only one DPCCH per radio link. A period of uplink DPCCH transmission prior to the start of the uplink DPDCH transmission (uplink DPCCH power control preamble) shall be used for initialization of a DCH. The length of the power control preamble is a higher layer parameter, N pcp, signalled by the network TS 85-4 [3]. The UL DPCCH shall take the same slot format in the power control preamble as afterwards, as given in table 2. When N pcp > the pilot patterns of tables 3 and 4 shall be used. The timing of the power control preamble is described in TS 85-4 [3]. The TFCI field is filled with "" bits Common uplink physical channels Physical Random Access CHannel (PRACH) The Physical Random Access CHannel (PRACH) is used to carry the RACH Overall structure of random-access transmission The random-access transmission is based on a Slotted ALOHA approach with fast acquisition indication. The UE can start the random-access transmission at the beginning of a number of well-defined time intervals, denoted access slots. There are 5 access slots per two frames and they are spaced 5 2 chips apart, see figure 3. The timing of the access slots and the acquisition indication is described in clause 7.3. Information on what access slots are available for random-access transmission is given by higher layers.

14 4 TS 85- V.2. (26-) radio frame: ms radio frame: ms 52 chips ccess slot # # #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 # # #2 #3 #4 Random Access Transmission Random Access Transmission Random Access Transmission Random Access Transmission Figure 3: RACH access slot numbers and their spacing The structure of the random-access transmission is shown in figure 4. The random-access transmission consists of one or several preambles of length 4 96 chips and a message of length ms or 2 ms. Preamble Preamble Preamble Message part 496 chips ms (one radio frame) Preamble Preamble Preamble Message part 496 chips 2 ms (two radio frames) Figure 4: Structure of the random-access transmission RACH preamble part Each preamble is of length 4 96 chips and consists of 256 repetitions of a signature of length 6 chips. There are a maximum of 6 available signatures, see TS 85-3 [2] for more details RACH message part Figure 5 shows the structure of the random-access message part radio frame. The ms message part radio frame is split into 5 slots, each of length T slot = 2 56 chips. Each slot consists of two parts, a data part to which the RACH transport channel is mapped and a control part that carries Layer control information. The data and control parts are transmitted in parallel. A ms message part consists of one message part radio frame, while a 2 ms message part consists of two consecutive ms message part radio frames. The message part length is equal to the Transmission Time Interval of the RACH Transport channel in use. This TTI length is configured by higher layers. The data part consists of 2 k bits, where k =,, 2, 3. This corresponds to a spreading factor of 256, 28, 64 and 32 respectively for the message data part. The control part consists of 8 known pilot bits to support channel estimation for coherent detection and 2 TFCI bits. This corresponds to a spreading factor of 256 for the message control part. The pilot bit pattern is described in table 8. The total number of TFCI bits in the random-access message is 5 2 = 3. The TFCI of a radio frame indicates the transport format of the RACH transport channel mapped to the simultaneously transmitted message part radio frame. In case of a 2 ms PRACH message part, the TFCI is repeated in the second radio frame.

15 5 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Data Data N data bits Control Pilot N pilot bits T slot = 256 chips, *2 k bits (k=..3) TFCI N TFCI bits Slot Format #i Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 Message part radio frame T RACH = ms Figure 5: Structure of the random-access message part radio frame Table 6: Random-access message data fields Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) SF Bits/ Frame Bits/ Slot N data Slot Format #i Table 7: Random-access message control fields Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) SF Bits/ Frame Bits/ Slot N pilo t N TFCI Table 8: Pilot bit patterns for RACH message part with N pilot = 8 N pilot = 8 Bit # Slot #

16 6 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 5.3 Downlink physical channels 5.3. Dedicated downlink physical channels There is only one type of downlink dedicated physical channel, the Downlink Dedicated Physical CHannel (downlink DPCH). Within one downlink DPCH, dedicated data generated at Layer 2 and above, i.e. the Dedicated transport CHannel (DCH), is transmitted in time-multiplex with control information generated at Layer (known pilot bits, TPC commands, and an optional TFCI). The downlink DPCH can thus be seen as a time multiplex of a downlink DPDCH and a downlink DPCCH. Figure 6 shows the frame structure of the downlink DPCH. Each frame of length ms is split into 5 slots, each of length T slot = 2 56 chips, corresponding to one power-control period. DPDCH DPCCH DPCCH Data N data bits TPC N TPC bits TFCI N TFCI bits T slot = 256 chips, *2 k bits (k=..7) DPDCH Data2 N data2 bits Pilot N pilot bits Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 One radio frame, T f = ms Figure 6: Frame structure for downlink DPCH The parameter k in figure 6 determines the total number of bits per downlink DPCH slot. It is related to the spreading factor SF of the physical channel as SF = 52 / 2 k. The spreading factor may thus range from 52 down to 4. The exact number of bits of the different downlink DPCH fields (N pilot, N TPC, N TFCI, N data and N data2 ) is given in table 9. What slot format to use is configured by higher layers and can also be reconfigured by higher layers. There are basically two types of downlink Dedicated Physical Channels; those that include TFCI (e.g. for several simultaneous services) and those that do not include TFCI (e.g. for fixed-rate services). These types are reflected by the duplicated rows of table 9. It is the USRAN that determines if a TFCI should be transmitted and it is mandatory for all UEs to support the use of TFCI in the downlink. The mapping of TFCI bits onto slots is described in TS 85-2 []. In compressed frames, a different slot format is used compared to normal mode. There are two possible compressed slot formats that are labelled A and B. Slot format B shall be used in frames compressed by spreading factor reduction and slot format A shall be used in frames compressed by puncturing or higher layer scheduling. The channel bit and symbol rates given in table 9 are the rates immediately before spreading.

17 7 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Table 9: DPDCH and DPCCH fields Slot Format #i Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) SF Bits/ Slot DPDCH Bits/Slot DPCCH Bits/Slot Transmitted slots per radio frame N Tr N Data N Data2 N TPC N TFCI N Pilot 5 7, A 5 7, B , B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B A B (see note 4) 2A (see note 4) 2B (see note 4) (see note 4) 3A (see note 4) 3B (see note 4) (see note 4) 4A (see note 4) 4B (see note 4)

18 8 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Slot Format #i Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) SF Bits/ Slot DPDCH Bits/Slot DPCCH Bits/Slot Transmitted slots per radio frame N Tr N Data N Data2 N TPC N TFCI N Pilot (see note 4) 5A (see note 4) 5B (see note 4) (see note 4) 6 5 6A (see note 4) NOTE : Compressed mode is only supported through spreading factor reduction for SF = 52 with TFCI. NOTE 2: Compressed mode by spreading factor reduction is not supported for SF = 4. NOTE 3: If the Node B receives an invalid combination of data frames for downlink transmission, the procedure specified in TS [8], clause 5..2, may require the use of DTX in both the DPDCH and the TFCI field of the DPCCH. NOTE 4: If TFCI bits are not used, then DTX shall be used in TFCI field. The pilot bit patterns are described in table. The shadowed column part of pilot bit pattern is defined as FSW and FSWs can be used to confirm frame synchronization. (The value of the pilot bit pattern other than FSWs shall be "".) In table, the transmission order is from left to right. In downlink compressed mode through spreading factor reduction, the number of bits in the TPC and Pilot fields are doubled. Symbol repetition is used to fill up the fields. Denote the bits in one of these fields in normal mode by x, x 2, x 3,, x X. In compressed mode the following bit sequence is sent in corresponding field: x, x 2, x, x 2, x 3, x 4, x 3, x 4,, x X,. N pilot Table : Pilot bit patterns for downlink DPCCH with N pilot = 2, 4, 8 and 6 = 2 N pilot = 4 (see note ) N pilot = 8 (see note 2) N pilot = 6 (see note 3) Symbol # Slot # NOTE : This pattern is used except slot formats 2B and 3B. NOTE 2: This pattern is used except slot formats B, B, 4B, 5B, 8B, and 9B. NOTE 3: This pattern is used except slot formats 6B, 7B, B, B, 2B, and 3B. NOTE 4: For slot format nb where n =,, 5, the pilot bit pattern corresponding to N pilot /2 is to be used and symbol repetition shall be applied.

19 9 TS 85- V.2. (26-) The relationship between the TPC symbol and the transmitter power control command is presented in table. Table : TPC Bit Pattern TPC Bit Pattern N TPC = 2 N TPC = 4 N TPC = 8 Transmitter power control command Multicode transmission may be employed in the downlink, i.e. the CCTrCH (see TS 85-2 []) is mapped onto several parallel downlink DPCHs using the same spreading factor. In this case, the Layer control information is transmitted only on the first downlink DPCH. DTX bits are transmitted during the corresponding time period for the additional downlink DPCHs, see figure 7. In case there are several CCTrCHs mapped to different DPCHs transmitted to the same UE different spreading factors can be used on DPCHs to which different CCTrCHs are mapped. Also in this case, Layer control information is only transmitted on the first DPCH while DTX bits are transmitted during the corresponding time period for the additional DPCHs. NOTE: support of multiple CCTrChs of dedicated type is not part of the current release. DPDCH DPDCH TPC TFCI Pilot Transmission Power Physical Channel Transmission Power Physical Channel 2 Transmission Power Physical Channel L One Slot (256 chips) Figure 7: Downlink slot format in case of multi-code transmission Common downlink physical channels Common Pilot CHannel (CPICH) The CPICH is a fixed rate (3 kbps, SF = 256) downlink physical channel that carries a pre-defined bit sequence. Figure 8 shows the frame structure of the CPICH.

20 2 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Pre-defined bit sequence T slot = 256 chips, 2 bits Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 radio frame: T f = ms Figure 8: Frame structure for Common Pilot Channel There are two types of Common pilot channels, the Primary and Secondary CPICH. They differ in their use and the limitations placed on their physical features Primary Common Pilot CHannel (P-CPICH) The Primary Common Pilot CHannel (P-CPICH) has the following characteristics: - The same channelization code is always used for the P-CPICH, see TS 85-3 [2]; - The P-CPICH is scrambled by the primary scrambling code, see TS 85-3 [2]; - There is one and only one P-CPICH per spot; - The P-CPICH is broadcast over the entire spot. The Primary CPICH is a phase reference for the following downlink channels: SCH, Primary CCPCH, AICH, PICH and the S-CCPCH. By default, the Primary CPICH is also a phase reference for downlink DPCH. The UE is informed by higher layer signalling if the P-CPICH is not a phase reference for a downlink DPCH Secondary Common Pilot CHannel (S-CPICH) A Secondary Common Pilot CHannel (S-CPICH) has the following characteristics: - An arbitrary channelization code of SF = 256 is used for the S-CPICH, see TS 85-3 [2]; - A S-CPICH is scrambled by either the primary or a secondary scrambling code, see TS 85-3 [2]; - There may be zero, one, or several S-CPICH per spot; - A S-CPICH may be transmitted over the entire spot or only over a part of the spot; A Secondary CPICH may be a phase reference for a downlink DPCH. If this is the case, the UE is informed about this by higher-layer signalling. Note that it is possible that neither the P-CPICH nor any S-CPICH is a phase reference for a downlink DPCH.

21 2 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Downlink phase reference Table 2 summarizes the possible phase references usable on different downlink physical channel types. Table 2: Application of phase references on downlink physical channel types "X" - can be applied, "-" - not applied Physical channel type Primary-CPICH Secondary-CPICH Dedicated pilot P-CCPCH X - - SCH X - - S-CCPCH X - - DPCH X X X PICH X - - AICH X Primary Common Control Physical CHannel (P-CCPCH) The Primary CCPCH is a fixed rate (3 kbps, SF = 256) downlink physical channel used to carry the BCH transport channel. Figure 9 shows the frame structure of the Primary CCPCH. The frame structure differs from the downlink DPCH in that no TPC commands, no TFCI and no pilot bits are transmitted. The Primary CCPCH is not transmitted during the first 256 chips of each slot. Instead, Primary SCH and Secondary SCH are transmitted during this period (see clause ). 256 chips (Tx OFF) Data N data =8 bits T slot = 256 chips, 2 bits Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 radio frame: T f = ms Figure 9: Frame structure for Primary Common Control Physical Channel Secondary Common Control Physical CHannel (S-CCPCH) The Secondary CCPCH is used to carry the FACH and PCH. There are two types of Secondary CCPCH: those that include TFCI and those that do not include TFCI. It is the USRAN that determines if a TFCI should be transmitted, hence making it mandatory for all UEs to support the use of TFCI. The set of possible rates for the Secondary CCPCH is the same as for the downlink DPCH, see clause The frame structure of the Secondary CCPCH is shown in figure.

22 22 TS 85- V.2. (26-) TFCI N TFCI bits Data N data bits T slot = 256 chips, 2*2 k bits (k=..6) Pilot N pilot bits Slot # Slot # Slot #i Slot #4 radio frame: T f = ms Figure : Frame structure for Secondary Common Control Physical Channel The parameter k in figure determines the total number of bits per downlink Secondary CCPCH slot. It is related to the spreading factor SF of the physical channel as SF = 256/2 k. The spreading factor range is from 256 down to 4. The values for the number of bits per field are given in table 3. The channel bit and symbol rates given in table 3 are the rates immediately before spreading. The slot formats with pilot bits are not supported in this release. The pilot patterns are given in table 4. The FACH and PCH can be mapped to the same or to separate Secondary CCPCHs. If FACH and PCH are mapped to the same Secondary CCPCH, they can be mapped to the same frame. The main difference between a CCPCH and a downlink dedicated physical channel is that a CCPCH is not inner-loop power controlled. The main difference between the Primary and Secondary CCPCH is that the transport channel mapped to the Primary CCPCH (BCH) can only have a fixed predefined transport format combination, while the Secondary CCPCH support multiple transport format combinations using TFCI. Slot Format #i Channel Bit Rate (kbps) Channel Symbol Rate (ksps) Table 3: Secondary CCPCH fields SF Bits/ Frame Bits/ Slot N data N pilot N TFCI (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) (see note) NOTE: If TFCI bits are not used, then DTX shall be used in TFCI field.

23 23 TS 85- V.2. (26-) The pilot symbol pattern described in table 4 is not supported in this release. The shadowed part can be used as frame synchronization words. (The symbol pattern of pilot symbols other than the frame synchronization word shall be ""). In table 4, the transmission order is from left to right. (Each two-bit pair represents an I/Q pair of QPSK modulation.) Table 4: Pilot Symbol Pattern Npilot = 8 Npilot = 6 Symbol # Slot # For slot formats using TFCI, the TFCI value in each radio frame corresponds to a certain transport format combination of the FACHs and/or PCHs currently in use. This correspondence is (re-)negotiated at each FACH/PCH addition/removal. The mapping of the TFCI bits onto slots is described in TS 85-2 [] Synchronization CHannel (SCH) The Synchronization CHannel (SCH) is a downlink signal used for spot search. The SCH consists of two sub channels, the Primary and Secondary SCH. The ms radio frames of the Primary and Secondary SCH are divided into 5 slots, each of length 2 56 chips. Figure illustrates the structure of the SCH radio frame. Slot # Slot # Slot #4 Primary SCH ac p ac p ac p Secondary SCH ac s i, ac s i, ac s i,4 256 chips 256 chips One ms SCH radio frame Figure : Structure of Synchronization CHannel (SCH) The Primary SCH consists of a modulated code of length 256 chips, the Primary Synchronization Code (PSC) denoted c p in figure, transmitted once every slot. The PSC is the same for every spot in the system. The Secondary SCH consists of repeatedly transmitting a length 5 sequence of modulated codes of length 256 chips, the Secondary Synchronization Codes (SSC), transmitted in parallel with the Primary SCH. The SSC is denoted c s i,k in figure, where i =,,, 63 is the number of the scrambling code group, and k =,,, 4 is the slot number. Each SSC is chosen from a set of 6 different codes of length 256. This sequence on the Secondary SCH indicates which of the code groups the spot's downlink scrambling code belongs to. The primary and secondary synchronization codes are modulated by the symbol a shown in figure, which can only take value a = -.

24 24 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Acquisition Indicator CHannel (AICH) The Acquisition Indicator channel (AICH) is a fixed rate (SF = 256) physical channel used to carry Acquisition Indicators (AI). Acquisition Indicator AI s corresponds to signature s on the PRACH. Figure 2 illustrates the structure of the AICH. The AICH consists of a repeated sequence of 5 consecutive Access Slots (AS), each of length 5 2 chips. Each access slot consists of two parts, an Acquisition-Indicator (AI) part consisting of 32 real-valued signals a,, a 3 and a part of duration 24 chips with no transmission that is not formally part of the AICH. The part of the slot with no transmission is reserved for possible use by CSICH or possible future use by other physical channels. The Spreading Factor (SF) used for channelization of the AICH is 256. The phase reference for the AICH is the Primary CPICH. AI part = 496 chips, 32 real-valued signals a a a 2 a 3 a 3 24 chips Transmission Off AS #4 AS # AS # AS # i AS #4 AS # 2 ms Figure 2: Structure of Acquisition Indicator CHannel (AICH) The real-valued signals a, a,, a 3 in figure 2 are given by: a j = 5 s= AI b s s,j where AI s, taking the values +, -, and, is the acquisition indicator corresponding to signature s and the sequence b s,,, b s,3 is given by table 5. If the signature s is not a member of the set of available signatures for all the Access Service Class (ASC) for the corresponding PRACH (see TS 85-4 [3]), then AI s shall be set to. The use of acquisition indicators is described in TS 85-4 [3]. If an Acquisition Indicator is set to +, it represents a positive acknowledgement. If an Acquisition Indicator is set to -, it represents a negative acknowledgement. The real-valued signals, a j, are spread and modulated in the same fashion as bits when represented in { +, - } form.

25 25 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Table 5: AICH signature patterns s b s,, b s,, b s, Paging Indicator CHannel (PICH) The Paging Indicator CHannel (PICH) is a fixed rate (SF = 256) physical channel used to carry the paging indicators. The PICH is always associated with an S-CCPCH to which a PCH transport channel is mapped. Figure 3 illustrates the frame structure of the PICH. One PICH radio frame of length ms consists of 3 bits (b, b,, b 299 ). Of these, 288 bits (b, b,, b 287 ) are used to carry paging indicators. The remaining 2 bits are not formally part of the PICH and shall not be transmitted (DTX). The part of the frame with no transmission is reserved for possible future use. 288 bits for paging indication 2 bits (transmission off) b b b 287 b 288 b 299 One radio frame ( ms) Figure 3: Structure of Paging Indicator CHannel (PICH) In each PICH frame, Np paging indicators {P,, P Np- } are transmitted, where Np = 8, 36, 72, or 44. The PI calculated by higher layers for use for a certain UE, is associated to the paging indicator P q, where q is computed as a function of the PI computed by higher layers, the SFN of the P-CCPCH radio frame during which the start of the PICH radio frame occurs, and the number of paging indicators per frame (Np): q = PI + Np 8 44 (( ( SFN + SFN /8 + SFN / 64 + SFN / 52 ) ) mod44) mod Np Further, the PI calculated by higher layers is associated with the value of the paging indicator P q. If a paging indicator in a certain frame is set to "" it is an indication that UEs associated with this paging indicator and PI should read the corresponding frame of the associated S-CCPCH. The PI bitmap in the PCH data frames over Iub contains indication values for all higher layer PI values possible. Each bit in the bitmap indicates if the paging indicator associated with that particular PI shall be set to or. Hence, the calculation in the formula above is to be performed in Node B to make the association between PI and P q. The mapping from {P,, P Np- } to the PICH bits {b,, b 287 } are according to table 6.

26 26 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Table 6: Mapping of paging indicators P q to PICH bits Number of paging indicators per frame P q = P q = (Np) Np = 8 {b 6q,, b 6q+5 } = {,,, } {b 6q,, b 6q+5 } = {,,, } Np = 36 {b 8q,, b 8q+7 } = {,,, } {b 8q,, b 8q+7 } = {,,, } Np = 72 {b 4q,, b 4q+3 } = {,,, } {b 4q,, b 4q+3 } = {,,, } Np = 44 {b 2q, b 2q+ } = {, } {b 2q, b 2q+ } = {, } MBMS Indicator CHannel (MICH) The MBMS Indicator CHannel (MICH) is a fixed rate (SF = 256) physical channel used to carry the MBMS notification indicators. The MICH is always associated with an S-CCPCH to which a FACH transport channel is mapped. Figure 4 illustrates the frame structure of the MICH. One MICH radio frame of length ms consists of 3 bits (b, b,, b 299 ). Of these, 288 bits (b, b,, b 287 ) are used to carry notification indicators. The remaining 2 bits are not formally part of the MICH and shall not be transmitted (DTX). 288 bits for notification indication 2 bits (transmission off) b b b 287 b 288 b 299 One radio frame ( ms) Figure 4: Structure of MBMS Indicator CHannel (MICH) In each MICH frame, Nn notification indicators {N,, N Nn- } are transmitted, where Nn = 8, 36, 72, or 44. The set of NI calculated by higher layers, is associated to a set of notification indicators N q, where q is computed as a function of the NI computed by higher layers, the SFN of the P-CCPCH radio frame during which the start of the MICH radio frame occurs, and the number of notification indicators per frame (Nn): q = (( C ( NI (( C SFN ) mod G) )) mod G) Nn G where G = 2 6 and C = The set of NI signalled over Iub indicates all higher layer NI values for which the notification indicator on MICH should be set to during the corresponding modification period; all other indicators shall be set to. Hence, the calculation in the formula above shall be performed in the Node B every MICH frame to make the association between NI and N q. The mapping from {N,, N Nn- } to the MICH bits {b,, b 287 } are according to table 7. Table 7: Mapping of paging indicators N q to MICH bits Number of notification N q = N q = indicators per frame (Nn) Nn = 8 {b 6q,, b 6q+5 } = {,,, } {b 6q,, b 6q+5 } = {,,, } Nn = 36 {b 8q,, b 8q+7 } = {,,, } {b 8q,, b 8q+7 } = {,,, } Nn = 72 {b 4q,, b 4q+3 } = {,,, } {b 4q,, b 4q+3 } = {,,, } Nn = 44 {b 2q, b 2q+ } = {, } {b 2q, b 2q+ } = {, }

27 27 TS 85- V.2. (26-) 6 Mapping and association of physical channels 6. Mapping of transport channels onto physical channels Figure 5 summarizes the mapping of transport channels onto physical channels. Transport Channels Physical Channels DCH RACH BCH FACH PCH Dedicated Physical Data Channel (DPDCH) Dedicated Physical Control Channel (DPCCH) Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) Common Pilot Channel (CPICH) Primary Common Control Physical Channel (P-CCPCH) Secondary Common Control Physical Channel (S-CCPCH) Synchronisation Channel (SCH) Acquisition Indicator Channel (AICH) Paging Indicator Channel (PICH) MBMS Notification Indicator Channel (MICH) Figure 5: Transport-channel to physical-channel mapping The DCHs are coded and multiplexed as described in TS 85-2 [], and the resulting data stream is mapped sequentially (first-in-first-mapped) directly to the physical channel(s). The mapping of BCH and FACH/PCH is equally straightforward, where the data stream after coding and interleaving is mapped sequentially to the Primary and Secondary CCPCH respectively. Also for the RACH, the coded and interleaved bits are sequentially mapped to the physical channel, in this case the message part of the PRACH. 6.2 Association of physical channels and physical signals Figure 6 illustrates the association between physical channels and physical signals. Physical Signals PRACH preamble part Physical Channels Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) Figure 6: Physical channel and physical signal association 7 Timing relationship between physical channels 7. General The P-CCPCH, on which the spot SFN is transmitted, is used as timing reference for all the physical channels, directly for downlink and indirectly for uplink. Figure 7 below describes the frame timing of the downlink physical channels. For the AICH the access slot timing is included. Transmission timing for uplink physical channels is given by the received timing of downlink physical channels, as described in the following clauses.

28 28 TS 85- V.2. (26-) Primary SCH Secondary SCH Any CPICH P-CCPCH Radio framewith (SFN modulo 2) = Radio framewith (SFN modulo 2) = k:th S-CCPCH τ S-CCPCH,k τ PICH PICH for k:th S-CCPCH AICH access slots # # #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 # # #2 #3 #4 n:th DPCH τ DPCH,n ms ms Figure 7: Radio frame timing and access slot timing of downlink physical channels The following applies: - SCH (primary and secondary), CPICH (primary and secondary) and P-CCPCH have identical frame timings. - The S-CCPCH timing may be different for different S-CCPCHs, but the offset from the P-CCPCH frame timing is a multiple of 256 chips, i.e. τ S-CCPCH,k = T k 256 chip, T k {,,, 49}. - The PICH timing is τ PICH = 7 68 chips prior to its corresponding S-CCPCH frame timing, i.e. the timing of the S-CCPCH carrying the PCH transport channel with the corresponding paging information, see also clause AICH access slots # starts the same time as P-CCPCH frames with (SFN modulo 2) =. The AICH/PRACH timing is described in clauses The DPCH timing may be different for different DPCHs, but the offset from the P-CCPCH frame timing is a multiple of 256 chips, i.e. τ DPCH,n = T n 256 chip, T n {,,, 49}. The DPCH (DPCCH/DPDCH) timing relation with uplink DPCCH/DPDCHs is described in clause PICH/S-CCPCH timing relation Figure 8 illustrates the timing between a PICH frame and its associated single S-CCPCH frame, i.e. the S-CCPCH frame that carries the paging information related to the paging indicators in the PICH frame. A paging indicator set in a PICH frame means that the paging message is transmitted on the PCH in the S-CCPCH frame starting τ PICH chips after the transmitted PICH frame. τ PICH is defined in clause 7..