3 Definitions and abbreviations

25.4273GPPRelease 17TSUTRAN Iub/Iur interface user plane protocol for DCH data streams

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions apply:

Transport Bearer: service provided by the transport layer and used by frame protocol for the delivery of FP PDU

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:

BER Bit Error Rate

CCTrCH Coded Composite Transport Channel

CFN Connection Frame Number

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Checksum

CRCI CRC Indicator

DCH Dedicated Transport Channel

DL Downlink

DPC Downlink Power Control

DRNC Drift RNC

DSCH Downlink Shared Channel

DTX Discontinuous Transmission

E-DCH Enhanced DCH

FP Frame Protocol

FT Frame Type

HARQ Hybrid ARQ

LTOA Latest Time of Arrival

PC Power Control

PDU Protocol Data Unit

PO Power Offset

QE Quality Estimate

RL Radio Link

SIR Signal-to-Interference Ratio

SRNC Serving RNC

TB Transport Block

TBS Transport Block Set

TFI Transport Format Indicator

TFCI Transport Format Combination Indicator

ToA Time of Arrival

ToAWE Time of Arrival Window Endpoint

ToAWS Time of Arrival Window Startpoint

TPC Transmit Power Control

TTI Transmission Time Interval

UE User Equipment

UL Uplink

3.3 Specification Notations

For the purposes of the present document, the following notations apply:

[FDD] This tagging of a word indicates that the word preceding the tag "[FDD]" applies only to FDD. This tagging of a heading indicates that the heading preceding the tag "[FDD]" and the section following the heading applies only to FDD.

[TDD] This tagging of a word indicates that the word preceding the tag "[TDD]" applies only to TDD, including 7.68 Mcps TDD, 3.84Mcps TDD and 1.28Mcps TDD. This tagging of a heading indicates that the heading preceding the tag "[TDD]" and the section following the heading applies only to TDD, including 7.68Mcps TDD, 3.84Mcps TDD and 1.28Mcps TDD.

[7.68Mcps TDD] This tagging of a word indicates that the word preceding the tag "[7.68Mcps TDD]" applies only to 7.68Mcps TDD. This tagging of a heading indicates that the heading preceding the tag "[7.68Mcps TDD]" and the section following the heading applies only to 7.68Mcps TDD.

[3.84Mcps TDD] This tagging of a word indicates that the word preceding the tag "[3.84Mcps TDD]" applies only to 3.84Mcps TDD. This tagging of a heading indicates that the heading preceding the tag "[3.84Mcps TDD]" and the section following the heading applies only to 3.84Mcps TDD.

[1.28Mcps TDD] This tagging of a word indicates that the word preceding the tag "[1.28Mcps TDD]" applies only to 1.28Mcps TDD. This tagging of a heading indicates that the heading preceding the tag "[1.28Mcps TDD]" and the section following the heading applies only to 1.28Mcps TDD.

[FDD – …] This tagging indicates that the enclosed text following the "[FDD – " applies only to FDD. Multiple sequential paragraphs applying only to FDD are enclosed separately to enable insertion of TDD specific (or common) paragraphs between the FDD specific paragraphs.

[TDD – …] This tagging indicates that the enclosed text following the "[TDD – " applies only to TDD including 7.68 Mcps TDD, 3.84Mcps TDD and 1.28Mcps TDD. Multiple sequential paragraphs applying only to TDD are enclosed separately to enable insertion of FDD specific (or common) paragraphs between the TDD specific paragraphs.

[7.68Mcps TDD – …] This tagging indicates that the enclosed text following the "[7.68Mcps TDD – " applies only to 7.68Mcps TDD. Multiple sequential paragraphs applying only to 7.68Mcps TDD are enclosed separately to enable insertion of FDD and TDD specific (or common) paragraphs between the 7.68Mcps TDD specific paragraphs.

[3.84Mcps TDD – …] This tagging indicates that the enclosed text following the "[3.84Mcps TDD – " applies only to 3.84Mcps TDD. Multiple sequential paragraphs applying only to 3.84Mcps TDD are enclosed separately to enable insertion of FDD and TDD specific (or common) paragraphs between the 3.84Mcps TDD specific paragraphs.

[1.28Mcps TDD – …] This tagging indicates that the enclosed text following the "[1.28Mcps TDD – " applies only to 1.28Mcps TDD. Multiple sequential paragraphs applying only to 1.28Mcps TDD are enclosed separately to enable insertion of FDD and TDD specific (or common) paragraphs between the 1.28Mcps TDD specific paragraphs.

Procedure When referring to a procedure in the specification, the Procedure Name is written with the first letters in each word in upper case characters followed by the word "procedure", e.g. Timing Adjustment procedure.

Frame When referring to a control or data frame in the specification, the CONTROL/DATA FRAME NAME is written with all letters in upper case characters followed by the words "control/data frame", e.g. DL SYNCHRONISATION control frame.

IE When referring to an information element (IE) in the specification, the Information Element Name is written with the first letters in each word in upper case characters and all letters in Italic font followed by the abbreviation "IE", e.g. Connection Frame Number IE.

Value of an IE When referring to the value of an information element (IE) in the specification, the "Value" is written as it is specified in subclause 6.2.4 or 6.3.3 enclosed by quotation marks, e.g. "0" or "255".