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How can UE find SC

so it can read broadcast information?
P - SCH

PSC

PSC

PSC

S SCH

SSC10

SSC15

SSC8

(example)

CPICH

SC2
Broadcast information

P - CCPCH

SC1

Broadcast information
256

1 time slot

2560 chips

SC3
Step 1: Find slot synch.
use P-SCH
Find PSC peaks

Broadcast information

SC group
0
2

0.667 ms

PSC

Primary Synchronisation Code (PSC):

Is a 256 chips long code
Is transmitted once every time slot
Is the same for all cells in the system (all systems)

Step 2: Find frame synch. + SC group

use S_SCH
Find sequence of SSC, 15 codes are
sent in a unique sequence
and defines 1 of 64 SC-groups
Secondary Synchronization Code (SSC):
Is a 256 chips long code
Is transmitted once every time slot
Is chosen from a set of 16 codes
Is orthogonal to PSC

SSC
1----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------6 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

x8

10
x

x 15

=> SC group 0

Step 3: Test 8 SC candidates

use CPICH
try to despread CPICH

CPICH
Common Pilot Channel
P SCH Primary Synchronisation Channel
P CCPCH Primary Common Control Physical Channel
PSC
Primary Synchronisation Code
S SCH Secondary Synchronisation Channel
SC
Scrambling Code
SSC
Secondary Synchronisation Code

63

Slot number
#0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9

#1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
15
16
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
9
10
11
16
3
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
10
13
14
5
6
6
7
9
10
10
13
10
11
12

#2
2
5
1
3
16
4
11
6
10
13
8
10
12
14
2
15
9
14
12
15
4
3
5
12
6
8
7
13
9
11
2
9
12
14
5
13
3
15
4
4
6
5
9
16
12
4
8
16
7
15
10
11
7
8
11
13
9
6
10
12
15
13
12
10

#3
8
16
15
1
6
7
3
6
10
2
5
9
9
10
15
6
11
4
13
5
3
12
10
3
16
2
9
12
9
7
13
7
15
16
12
4
2
3
5
6
5
14
16
10
11
10
8
11
15
4
15
5
9
14
7
8
10
8
12
6
15
10
15
15

#4
9
7
5
8
6
4
4
14
4
14
7
16
9
14
15
16
15
13
14
4
7
11
16
15
12
9
5
12
3
2
3
7
2
5
5
2
13
11
16
11
16
4
10
5
14
6
16
4
4
16
16
4
14
16
10
13
7
10
8
5
14
11
12
13

#5
10
3
5
6
11
1
10
9
11
2
2
7
4
1
16
2
7
2
7
14
6
9
11
5
16
15
4
7
12
11
3
16
12
9
2
13
16
6
14
12
9
6
4
10
5
5
11
15
8
4
5
12
10
13
8
5
11
9
11
12
8
15
9
14

#6
15
14
12
5
15
5
9
10
7
6
4
9
13
15
10
13
6
9
2
3
10
13
3
8
3
14
9
15
8
9
12
13
4
2
14
8
8
14
7
13
15
12
16
4
11
9
12
3
15
8
4
4
13
6
5
7
6
8
9
8
6
15
13
9

#7
8
16
16
2
5
5
2
2
13
5
3
15
16
15
7
14
4
10
8
16
13
5
10
3
13
3
11
10
14
4
9
3
10
9
14
11
10
10
11
6
5
13
15
9
13
15
4
15
12
7
6
11
8
14
8
7
12
12
7
9
7
9
13
14

#8
10
3
6
5
12
3
11
13
16
5
8
1
5
8
8
10
16
12
14
7
12
8
11
5
13
14
2
5
15
16
7
12
13
16
8
6
8
15
4
12
9
5
3
9
3
4
15
11
3
7
16
6
7
13
7
6
9
5
8
7
16
16
11
15

#9
16
10
11
8
1
6
2
9
11
13
3
8
1
5
1
11
5
16
2
8
5
2
8
14
6
9
14
2
12
7
16
2
15
11
15
4
13
10
11
14
10
13
5
16
6
15
11
12
16
15
4
6
8
7
12
16
12
11
9
6
8
12
14
11

#10
2
5
2
4
15
2
10
2
13
10
2
16
13
11
10
7
2
8
1
6
14
14
5
12
7
5
5
15
14
16
6
13
13
11
3
6
11
6
14
4
6
6
10
15
14
5
4
12
4
12
3
5
10
8
12
14
11
10
5
7
7
14
10
11

#11
7
12
16
4
12
8
12
5
6
9
6
8
5
4
8
4
12
5
13
2
16
7
13
9
9
5
14
5
5
9
9
12
4
5
9
8
11
7
9
5
4
11
5
6
6
16
7
4
16
11
15
3
4
15
10
15
8
11
12
8
13
13
16
13

#12
15
14
11
6
16
7
12
14
4
1
6
15
12
10
2
5
13
3
11
10
8
4
3
8
2
15
11
13
3
14
16
9
5
7
12
15
16
7
9
13
15
11
15
3
13
16
16
7
12
3
9
14
4
6
6
8
8
12
6
11
14
16
15
12

#13
7
12
15
3
11
6
9
1
1
14
4
2
4
5
16
12
3
15
8
11
2
10
13
9
12
8
16
7
2
14
13
16
5
4
15
15
3
14
7
5
4
12
6
5
4
9
3
8
11
16
6
13
13
15
9
16
6
7
7
11
5
14
14
16

#14
16
10
12
7
2
8
3
13
16
10
5
2
8
4
9
3
14
6
11
13
11
15
8
14
7
12
16
4
15
4
12
6
10
14
9
11
5
3
5
14
10
14
6
15
4
10
15
16
11
12
9
12
9
7
11
15
10
7
6
9
16
11
16
10