WCDMA/UMTS TB vs TBS vs TTI vs TFC vs TFCS vs TFI vs TFCI terms
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This page on WCDMA TB vs TBS vs TTI vs TFC vs TFCS vs TFI vs TFCI provide difference between TB,TBS,TTI,TFC,TFCS,TFI and TFCI WCDMA/UMTS terms. Following are the Transport Formats/Configurations used in WCDMA/UMTS technologies.
Transport Block (TB)
Basic unit of data exchanged between L1 & MAC for L1 processing Transport Block Size: Number of bits in a TB.
Transport Block Set (TBS)
A set of TBs exchanged between L1 and MAC at the same time instant using the same transport channel Transport Block Set Size: Number of bits in a TBS
Transmission Time Interval (TTI)
Periodicity at which a TBS is transferred by the physical layer on to the radio interface - {10, 20, 40, 80 ms} MAC delivers one TBS to the physical layer every TTI.
Transport Format Combination (TFC)
Multiple TrCHs each having a TF. Authorized combination of the currently valid TFs that can be submitted to L1 on a CCTrCH, containing one TF from each TrCH.
Transport Format Combination Set (TFCS)
• A set of TFCs on a CCTrCH. Produced by RNC.
• TFCS is given to MAC by L3 for control.
• MAC chooses between the different TFCs specified in the TFCS.
• MAC has control over only the dynamic part of the TFs. Semi-static part relates to QoS (e.g., quality) and is
controlled by RNC admission control.
• Bit rate can be changed quickly by MAC with no need to L3 signaling.
Transport Format Indicator (TFI)
A label for a specific TF within a TFS. Used between MAC and L1.
Transport Format Combination Indicator (TFCI)
Used to inform the receiving side of the currently valid TFC.
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