LTE40 Physical and Transport Channels

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LTE40: Physical and Transport

Channels
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LTE40: Physical and Transport Channels

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction to the feature ......................................................................................................... 5
2 Benefits .......................................................................................................................................... 6
3 Functional description .................................................................................................................. 7

3.1 Functional details .............................................................................................................. 7
4 System impacts .......................................................................................................................... 12

4.1 Interdependencies between features .......................................................................... 12
5 LTE40 reference data ................................................................................................................ 13
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List of Tables
Table 1 Uplink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels. ........................ 9
Table 2 Downlink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels. ................... 9
Table 3 New parameters introduced by LTE40 ....................................................................... 13


1. Introduction to the feature
The LTE40: Physical and Transport Channels covers the following features:
definition of the uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) physical and transport channels
structure of the physical channels, frame format, and physical resource elements
physical shared channel in the UL and DL
reference signal in downlink, sounding reference signal and demodulation in uplink
synchronization signals
physical layer management
coding
radio link failure detection based on the channel quality indicator (CQI) discontinuous
transmission (DTX) detection


2. Benefits
The physical layer functionality is supported.


3. Functional description
3.1 Functional details
Transport channels
The evolved node B (eNB) supports the following transport channels:
Broadcast channel (BCH): The BCH is a DL BCH that is used to broadcast the necessary
system parameters to enable the UEs to access the system (and to identify the operator).
The BCH broadcasts in the entire coverage of a cell.
Paging channel (PCH): The PCH is used for carrying the paging information for the UE in
the DL direction to move the UE from RRC_IDLE to RRC_CONNECTED. The PCH
broadcasts in the entire coverage of a cell
Random access channel (RACH): The RACH is used in the UL to respond the paging
message or to initiate the move from/to RRC_CONNECTED state according to UE data
transmission needs.
Downlink shared channel (DSCH): The DSCH carries user data for point-to-point
connections in the DL direction. All the information (either user data or higher layer
control information) is intended only for one user or UE is transmitted on the DSCH.
Uplink shared channel (USCH): The USCH carries user data as well as UE originated control
information in the UL direction.
Multicast channel (MCH): The MCH transfers information from one device or point to
multiple devices or multiple receiving points.
Physical channels
Downlink physical channels
The eNodeB supports the following DL physical channels:
Physical broadcast channel (PBCH): The PBCH carries the primary system information (for
example: MIB) transport block from the BCH. The eNodeB performs the scrambling,
modulation, layer mapping, and precoding on the PBCH. The PBCH is mapped onto the
fixed frequency and time resource in a slot.
Physical control format indicator channel, PCFICH: The PCFICH is transmitted from the
eNB to the UE and is mapped onto a set of resource element groups in the first
orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol in every subframe. The


control format indicator (CFI) is mapped onto the PCFICH. The PCFICH carries information
of the number of OFDM symbols (1, 2 or 3) used for transmission of physical downlink
control channels (PDCCHs) in a subframe.
Physical hybrid ARQ indicator channel (PHICH): The PHICH is supported and therefore
transmitted from the eNB to the UE. The PHICH carries the HARQ ACK/NACK for USCH
transmission. The hybrid ARQ indicator (HI) is mapped onto the PHICH. The eNB supports
normal duration of the PHICH.
Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH): The PDCCH is transmitted from the eNB to
the UE in every transmission time interval (TTI) via the air interface on an aggregation of
one up to eight control channel elements (CCEs).
Physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH): If data is available, the PDSCH is transmitted
from the eNB to the UE in every TTI via the air interface. The PDSCH carries transport
blocks from the DSCH and paging channel (PCH). The eNB performs the scrambling,
modulation, layer mapping, and precoding on the PDSCH. The PDSCH is mapped onto the
scheduled frequency and time resource.
Physical multicast channel (PMCH): The PMCH transfers information from a source to one
or more devices within the radio coverage area.
Uplink physical channels
The eNB supports the following UL physical channels:
Physical random access channel (PRACH): The PRACH is transmitted from the UE to the
eNB and carries a preamble sequence selected from a cell specific set of signature
sequences. The eNB supports the reception of the preamble format 0, 1, 2, and 4.
Physical uplink control channel (PUCCH): The PUCCH is transmitted from the UE to the
eNB. The uplink control information (UCI) is mapped onto PUCCH. The PUCCH carries the
CQI or precoding matrix indicator (PMI), rank indicator (RI), and ACK/NACK information for
DSCH transmission and scheduling request (SR).
Physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH): The PUSCH is transmitted from the UE to the
eNB. The PUSCH carries one UL transport block per TTI per UE. It is also time/frequency
multiplexed with the UL control signal (CQI and ACK/NACK) if the UE is scheduled in the
UL.
In addition to the DL and UL physical channels, the following physical signals are supported:
primary and secondary synchronization signals, DL

cell-specific reference signal, DL
UE-specific reference signal, DL
channel state information (CSI) reference signal, DL
positioning reference signal (PRS), DL
positioning reference signal (PRS), DL


demodulation reference signal (DMRS), UL
sounding reference signal, UL
sounding reference signal, UL
MBMS reference signal, DL
Mapping
Table: Uplink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels. and Table:
Downlink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels. show the mapping
between the transport and physical channels.
Table 1: Uplink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels.
Transport channel Physical channel
UL-SCH PUSCH
RACH PRACH
Control information
UCI PUCCH, PUSCH
Table 2: Downlink: Mapping of transport channels onto the physical channels.
Transport channel Physical channel
DL-SCH PDSCH
BCH PBCH
PCH PDSCH
MCH PMCH
Control information
HI PHICH
DCI PDCCH
CFI PCFICH
PBCH is only used for transporting the MIB. The remaining system information is scheduled


into PDSCH.
The downlink control information (DCI) carries the DL and UL scheduling information and
controls other dedicated physical layer procedures. The UCI includes:
ACK/NACK
CQI
PMI (supported along with closed loop multiple inputs multiple outputs (MIMO))
RI
SR
precoding type indicator (PTI)
LTE applies OFDM in the DL and SC-OFDMA (single carrier orthogonal frequency division
multiple access) in the UL. The subcarrier spacing is 15 KHz in a unicast mode. The
synchronization and reference signals support 504 unique physical cell identities.
The eNB supports the following physical channel processing according to the physical
channel type [3GPP TS 36.211]:
scrambling
modulation
precoding
layer mapping
The PDSCH and PUSCH apply adaptively quadrature phase shift keying (QSPK) and 16-
quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) modulations. On PDSCH and PUSCH, a further
adaptation to 64-QAM can be enabled through an O&M configuration. The other physical
channels and signals mostly apply QPSK with the exception of PUCCH applying QPSK and
binary phase shift keying (BPSK) and PHICH applying BPSK. The BTS supports the DCI
formats 0, 1, 1A, 1C, 2, and 2A. Resource allocations of type 0 and 2 are supported. The
reception of the preamble formats 0 and 1 are supported. The eNB supports the following
coding functions according to the transport channel type or to control information type
[3GBB TS 36.212]:
The PDSCH and PUSCH apply adaptively quadrature phase shift keying (QSPK) and 16-
quadrature amplitude modulation (16-QAM) modulations. On PDSCH and PUSCH, a further
adaptation to 64-QAM can be enabled through an O&M configuration. The other physical
channels and signals mostly apply QPSK with the exception of PUCCH applying QPSK and
binary phase shift keying (BPSK) and PHICH applying BPSK. The BTS supports the DCI
formats 0, 1, 1A, 1C, 2, and 2A2, 2A, 2B , and 2C. Resource allocations of type 0 and 2 are
supported. The reception of the preamble formats 0, 1, 2, and 4 are supported. The eNB
supports the following coding functions according to the transport channel type or to
control information type [3GPP TS 36.212]:


cyclic redundancy check (CRC)
code block segmentation
channel coding
rate matching
interleaving
The following coding schemes are applied depending on data type:
tail biting convolutional codes (CC)

convolutional turbo codes (TC)
Reed-Muller block coding
repetition coding
simplex coding


4. System impacts
4.1 Interdependencies between features

There are no interdependencies between this and any other feature.


5. LTE40 reference data
For reference data descriptions, see Single RAN System/SRAN Reference Data
Requirements
For supported hardware and software, see Single RAN Features/List of Features and
Documents/List of Features Supported in Single RAN.
Alarms
There are no alarms related to the LTE40:Physical & transport channels feature.
BTS faults and reported alarms

There are no faults related to the LTE40:Physical & transport channels feature.
Commands
There are no commands related to the LTE40:Physical & transport channels feature.
Measurements and counters

There are no measurements or counters related to the LTE40:Physical & transport channels
feature.
Key performance indicators

There are no key performance indicators related to the LTE40:Physical & transport channels
feature.
Parameters
Table 3: New parameters introduced by LTE40


Full name Abbreviated name Manage Parent structure FDD/TDD
d object
Delta cyclic shift deltaPucchShift MPUCCH - FDD

for PUCCH _FDD
Downlink Channel dlChBw LNCEL_F - FDD

Bandwidth DD
EARFCN Downlink earfcnUL LNCEL_F - FDD

DD
EARFCN Uplink EARFCN Downlink LNCEL_F - FDD

DD
Maximum Number of maxNrSymPdcch LNCEL_F - FDD

OFDM Symbols for DD
PDCCH
ACK/NACK offset n1PucchAn MPUCCH - FDD

_FDD
PUCCH bandwidth for nCqiRb MPUCCH - FDD

CQI _FDD
Maximum Output Power pMax LNCEL - common
PHICH Duration phichDur MPUCCH - FDD

_FDD
PHICH Resource phichRes MPUCCH - FDD

_FDD
Physical Layer Cell phyCellId LNCEL - common

Identity
PRACH Cyclic Shift prachCS LNCEL_F - FDD

DD
PRACH Configuration prachConfIndex LNCEL_F - FDD

Index DD
PRACH Frequency prachFreqOff LNCEL_F - FDD

Offset DD
PRACH high speed flag prachHsFlag LNCEL_F - FDD

DD
PUCCH cyclic shift pucchNAnCs LNCEL_F - FDD

for mixed formats DD
Number Of Random raNondedPreamb LNCEL - common

Access Preambles


d object
RACH Root Sequence rootSeqIndex LNCEL_F - FDD

DD
Synchronization syncSigTxMode LNCEL_F - FDD

Signals Transmission DD
Mode
SRS bandwidth srsBwConf LNCEL - common

configuration
Uplink Channel ulChBw LNCEL_F - FDD

Bandwidth DD
Uplink Reference ulRsCs LNCEL - common

Signals Cyclic Shift
Cqi Periodicity cqiPerNp MPUCCH - TDD

Network Period _TDD
Delta cyclic shift deltaPucchShift MPUCCH - TDD

for PUCCH _TDD
Maximum number of maxNrSymPdcch LNCEL_T - TDD

OFDM symbols for DD
PDCCH
ACK/NACK offset n1PucchAn MPUCCH - TDD

_TDD
APUCCH bandwidth for nCqiRb LNCEL_T - common

CQI DD
PHICH duration phichDur MPUCCH - TDD

_TDD
PHICH resource phichRes MPUCCH - TDD

_TDD
PRACH Configuration prachConfIndex LNCEL_T - TDD

Index DD
PRACH Frequency prachFreqOff LNCEL_T - common

Offset DD
PUCCH cyclic shift pucchNAnCs LNCEL_T - common

for mixed formats DD
Number of Random raNondedPreamb LNCEL - common

Access preambles


d object
Synchronization syncSigTxMode LNCEL_T - TDD

signals transmission DD
mode
Time Alignment Timer taTimerMargin LNCEL - common

Margin
Uplink reference ulRsCs LNCEL - common

signals cyclic shift
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