A Physical Channel (a TS, defined by a fixed position (0-7) on a given TDA f!

a"e) is
#sed to b!oadcast "essages containing diffe!ent $inds of info!"ation%
& t!affic "essages fo! speech and data,
& signalling "essages fo! diffe!ent p!oced#!es and s#pple"enta!y se!vices,
& synch!oni'ation "essages fo! synch!oni'ation bet(een the "obile station
and the )TS,
& "eas#!e"ents "essages fo! #plin$ !epo!t of the do(nlin$ "eas#!e"ents,
& cont!ol "essages to "anage the access to the net(o!$*
All these $inds of "essages a!e classified and sepa!ated in +ogical Channels*
Depending on the ,#antity of info!"ation to t!ans"it and on thei! consistency, seve!al
logical channels "ay be g!o#ped into one physical channel, in o!de! to occ#py its
s#ccessive Ti"e Slots as "#ch as possible (opti"i'ation of the !eso#!ces n#"be! by
"axi"i'ing the occ#pancy ti"e of each)*