Transport Format, Transport Format Combination (Set) TS 25.

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1. General
During a data transmission the receiver has to know what type of Transport Format (TF) is actual valid for each TrCH in a CCTrCH. In other words the transmitter must inform the receiver about the number of transmitted bits of each TrCh in a TTI (Transmission Time Interval) because more than one TrCH can be mapped onto one physical channel. For this each TrCH has different transport formats (TF) and each TF gets a TFI (Transport Format Identifier). The sum of all TFs for one TrCH is called TFS (Transport Format Set). The dynamic part of a TF defines the Transport Block Size (the sum of RLC Payload Size, RLC Header and MAC Header bits) and the Transport Block Set Size (how many Transport Blocks can be delivered in one TTI). The semi-static part defines the TTI, coding type and rate, size of CRC, etc. AS the wording (dynamic , semi-staic) lets assume only the dynamic part can change from TTI to TTI and is under MAC control. For example for a 12,2kbit conversational speech call (see example in chapter 4) four TrCH (three DCH for speech and one DCH for the appending 3.4kbit signalling radio bearer) are mapped onto one CCTrCH and this CCTrCH is transmitted via one DPDCH. As mentioned above all of these TrCH have different TFs. The combination of the TF respective. TFI from each channel is the Transport Format Combination (TFC). It looks like this TFC=TFI (TrCH1), TFI (TrCH2), TFI (TrCH3), TFI (TrCh4),... The TFC provides the information how many bits (Tranport Blocks) of each TrCH are transmitted in the next TTI. But now not all possible combinations of the different TFs and TrCHs are allowed. The allowed TFCs for a certain RB (12,2kbit speech is one) is the Transport Format Combination Set TFCS. How is the receiver informed about the actual TFC? One possibility to do this is via transmitting of a TFCI word. The TFCI word is build of the actual valid TFI of each TrCH. This TFI is delivered from MAC to Layer1 every TTI and Layer1 creates the TFCI word out of the single TFIs. The receiver decodes the TFCI word and gets the TFs for the single TrCHs and can demultiplex the TrCHs out of the CCTrCH (see graphical explanation in chapter 3).

2. Transport Format
This is defined as a format offered by L1 to MAC (and vice versa) for the delivery of a Transport Block Set during a Transmission Time Interval on a Transport Channel. The Transport Format constitutes of two parts one dynamic part and one semi-static part. Attributes of the dynamic part are: - Transport Block Size; Transport Block Set Size;

Attributes of the semi-static part are:

1

Transmission Time Interval (mandatory for FDD, optional for the dynamic part of TDD NRT bearers); error protection scheme to apply: type of error protection, turbo code, convolutional code or no channel coding; coding rate; static rate matching parameter;

size of CRC.

In the following example, the Transmission Time Interval is seen as a semi-static part. EXAMPLE: Dynamic part: {320 bits, 640 bits}, Semi-static part: {10ms, convolutional coding only, static rate matching parameter = 1}. An empty Transport Format is defined as a Transport Format that has Block Set Size equal to zero.

3. Graphical explanation
CCTrCH

TFS= TFI

TrCH1 TF1 TF0 TF1 TF1 TF2

TrCH2 TF0 TF0 TF1 TF1 TF2

TrCH3 TF0 TF0 TF0 TF1 TF2

TFCS (MAC to control, only dynamic part) TFCS is assigned by Layer 3

TFC1: TFC2: TFC3:

TF0 TF1 TF1

TF0 TF0 TF1

TF0 TF0 TF0

One of this combinations with the corresponding TFs (TFIs) are delivered to Layer 1 and then combined into a TFCI word. The TFCI word consists of 32 bits which are transmitted over one frame. Dependent on the SF in the downlink not all bits are transmitted or the bits are transmitted repeatedly (s. TS25.212 chapter 4.3.5, TS25.302).

Transport Channel 1

Transport Channel 2

Transport Channel 1

Transport Channel 2

Transport Block TFI TFI Transport Block TFI Transport Block TFI Transport Block TFI

Transport Block Transport Block

Physical Layer TFCI Coding and Multiplexing TFCI TFCI Decod. Decoding and Demultiplexing

4. Example
6.10.2.4.1.4 Conversational / speech / UL:12.2 DL:12.2 kbps / CS RAB + UL:3.4 DL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH Uplink Transport channel parameters Transport channel parameters for Conversational / speech / UL:12.2 kbps / CS RAB
RAB subflow #1 RAB subflow #2 DTCH TM 103 12200 0 0 N/A DCH 103 0x103 1x103 N/A 20 CC 1/3 N/A 333 RAB subflow #3

6.10.2.4.1.4.1 6.10.2.4.1.4.1.1 6.10.2.4.1.4.1.1.1

Higher layer RLC

RAB/Signalling RB Logical channel type RLC mode Payload sizes, bit Max data rate, bps TrD PDU header, bit MAC header, bit MAC multiplexing TrCH type
Transport Block sizes, bit

TM 39, 81 (alt. 0, 39, 81)

TM 60

MAC Layer 1 Dynamic part

DCH

39, 81
(alt. 0, 39, 81) 0x81(alt. 1x0) (note) 1x39 1x81 20 CC 1/3 12 303

DCH 60 0x60 1x60 N/A 20 CC N/A 136

TFS

TF0, bits TF1, bits TF2, bits

NOTE:

TTI, ms Coding type CRC, bit Max number of bits/TTI after channel coding Uplink: Max number of 152 167 68 bits/radio frame before rate matching RM attribute 180-220 170-210 215-256 In case of using this alternative, CRC parity bits are to be attached to RAB subflow#1 any time since number of TrBlks are 1 even if there is no data on RAB subflow#1 (see clause 4.2.1.1 in TS 25.212).

6.10.2.4.1.4.1.1.2

Semi-static part

Transport channel parameters for UL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH

See clause 6.10.2.4.1.2.1.1. 6.10.2.4.1.4.1.1.3

TFCS size TFCS

TFCS

TFI for the 3.4 kbit Signalling RB

TFC

6 (RAB subflow#1, RAB subflow#2, RAB subflow#3,DCCH)= (TF0, TF0, TF0, TF0), (TF1, TF0, TF0, TF0), (TF2, TF1, TF1, TF0), (TF0, TF0, TF0, TF1), (TF1, TF0, TF0, TF1), (TF2, TF1, TF1, TF1)

6.10.2.4.1.4.1.2
DPCH Uplink

Physical channel parameters

64 600 0.84

Min spreading factor Max number of DPDCH data bits/radio frame Puncturing Limit

6.10.2.4.1.4.2 6.10.2.4.1.4.2.1 6.10.2.4.1.4.2.1.1

Downlink Transport channel parameters Transport channel parameters for Conversational / speech / DL:12.2 kbps / CS RAB
RAB subflow #1 RAB subflow #2 DTCH TM 103 RAB subflow #3

Higher layer RLC

RAB/Signalling RB Logical channel type RLC mode Payload sizes, bit

TM 0 39 81

TM 60

MAC Layer 1

Max data rate, bps TrD PDU header, bit MAC header, bit MAC multiplexing TrCH type TB sizes, bit

TFS (note 1)

TF0, bits TF1, bits TF2, bits

TTI, ms Coding type CRC, bit Max number of bits/TTI after channel coding RM attribute 180-220 170-210 215-256 NOTE 1: The TrCH corresponding to RAB subflow #1 should be used as the guiding TrCH, (see clause 4.3 in TS 25.212). NOTE 2: CRC parity bits are to be attached to RAB subflow#1 any time since number of TrBlks are 1 even if there is no data on RAB subflow#1 (see clause 4.2.1.1 in TS 25.212.).

DCH 0 39 81 1x0 (note 2) 1x39 1x81 20 CC 1/3 12 303

12 200 0 0 N/A DCH 103

DCH 60

0x103 1x103 N/A 20 CC 1/3 N/A 333

0x60 1x60 N/A 20 CC N/A 136

6.10.2.4.1.4.2.1.2

Transport channel parameters for DL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH

See clause 6.10.2.4.1.2.2.1.1 6.10.2.4.1.4.2.1.3

TFCS size TFCS

TFCS

TFC

6 (RAB subflow#1, RAB subflow#2, RAB subflow#3,DCCH)= (TF0, TF0, TF0, TF0), (TF1, TF0, TF0, TF0), (TF2, TF1, TF1, TF0), (TF0, TF0, TF0, TF1), (TF1, TF0, TF0, TF1), (TF2, TF1, TF1, TF1)

6.10.2.4.1.4.2.2
DPCH Downlink

Physical channel parameters

Fixed 128 0 2 4 34 510

DTX position Spreading factor DPCCH Number of TFCI bits/slot Number of TPC bits/slot Number of Pilot bits/slot DPDCH Number of data bits/slot Number of data bits/frame

MAC-Layer mapped logical channels auf transport channels (TrCH). Dabei wird eine TFC fr ein TTI zum bertragen der anliegenden Daten ausgewhlt. Dabei soll eine evtl. Prio der logical Channles bercksichtigt werden. Es soll das TFC gewhlt werden, mit dem die meisten highest Prio Daten bertragen werden knnen.