PHY layer procedures

Initial system acquisition (cell search) RACH procedure Paging Transmit diversity Open loop power control Fast closed loop power control Handover measurements MS and UTRAN measurements

Cell search procedure

WCDMA asynchronous system Goal of search process
Synchronize to the system Demodulate PCCPCH (Primary Common Control PHY Channel)

Procedure initiated every time the phone is turned on Subdivided into four steps
Acquisition of slot synchronization Acquisition of frame synchronization Determination of the PrSC Resolution of the PCCPCH TTI ambiguity (TTI = 20ms)

If the acquired system is the home system end of the procedure If the acquired system in not the home system procedure may be restarted

Note 1. To demodulate PCCPCH the UE Needs to determine proper PrSC and proper code offset Note 2. There are 512 codes and 38400 possible offsets size of search space is ~ 20 million possibilities Note 3. Four step process allows for quick pruning of the search space