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GSM and GPRS Channel Types Guide

This document provides an overview of the logical channels and circuit switched channels used in GSM networks. It describes the main control channels like BCCH, CCCH, DCCH as well as traffic channels like TCH and associated control channels like SACCH. It also outlines the packet logical channels and GPRS channels used for packet data like PBCCH, PCCCH, PRACH, and PDTCH channels.

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GSM and GPRS Channel Types Guide

This document provides an overview of the logical channels and circuit switched channels used in GSM networks. It describes the main control channels like BCCH, CCCH, DCCH as well as traffic channels like TCH and associated control channels like SACCH. It also outlines the packet logical channels and GPRS channels used for packet data like PBCCH, PCCCH, PRACH, and PDTCH channels.

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SACCH/TF SACCH/TH SACCH/C8 SACCH/C4 FCCH/H FCCH/F

SACCH FACCH
ACCH
SDCCH/8 SDCCH/4
SDCCH
PCH RACH AGCH
CCCH
FCCH BCCH SCH
BCH DCCH
CCH TCH CBCH
TCH/F TCH/H
LOGICAL CHANNELS
GSM CIRCUIT SWITCHED CHANNELS
TCH Traffic Channel
TCH/F Traffic Channel/Full
TCH/H Traffic Channel/Half
CCH Control Channel
BCH Broadcast Channel
CBCH Cell Broadcast Channel
CCCH Common Control Channel
DCCH Dedicated Control Channel
FCCH Frequency Control Channel
SCH Synchronisation Channel
BCCH Broadcast Control Channel
PCH Paging Channel
AGCH Access Grant Channel
RACH Random Access Channel
SDCCH Stand-alone Dedicated Control
Channel
ACCH Associated Control Channel
SACCH Slow Associated Control Channel
FACCH Fast Associated Control Channel

















PDTCH/U/F PDTCH/U/H PDTCH/D/F PDTCH/D/H
PDTCH/D PDTCH/U
PDTCH
PACCH/F PACCH/H
PACCH
PTCCH/D PTCCH/U
PTCCH
PTCH PBCCH
PRACH PAGCH PNCH PPCH
PCCCH
Packet Logical Channels
Present only if PBCCH & PCCCH defined in cell
GPRS CHANNELS
PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control Channel
PCCCH Packet Common Control Channel
PRACH Packet Random Access Control Channel
PAGCH Packet Access Grart Channel
PPCH Packet Paging Channel
PNCH Packet Notification Channel
PTCH Packet Traffic Channel
PDTCH Packet Data Traffic Channel
PDTCH/U Packet Data Traffic Channel/Uplink
PDTCH/U/H Packet Data Traffic Channel/Uplink/Half rate
PDTCH/U/F Packet Data Traffic Channel/Uplink/Full rate
PDTCH/D Packet Data Traffic Channel/Downlink
PDTCH/D/H Packet Data Traffic Channel/Downlink/Half
rate
PDTCH/D/F Packet Data Traffic Channel/Downlink/Full
rate
PACCH Packet Associated Control Channel
PACCH/H Packet Associated Control Channel/Half rate
PACCH/F Packet Associated Control Channel/Full rate
PTCCH Packet Timing Control Channel
PTCCH/U Packet Timing Control Channel/Uplink
PTCCH/D Packet Timing Control Channel/Downlink

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