5.5 PCH reception

38.3213GPPMedium Access Control (MAC) protocol specificationNRRelease 17TS

When the MAC entity needs to receive PCH, the MAC entity shall:

1> if a PCH assignment has been received on the PDCCH for the P-RNTI:

2> attempt to decode the TB on the PCH as indicated by the PDCCH information;

2> if the TB on the PCH has been successfully decoded:

3> deliver the decoded MAC PDU to upper layers.