Channel Mapping In GSM, we distinguish between logical and physical channels.

InUMTS there are t hree different types of channels: Logical Channels Logical Channels were created to transmit a specific content. There are for inst ance logical channel to transmit the cell system information, paging information, or user data. Logical channels are offered as data transfer service by the Medium Access Control (MAC) layer to thenext higher laye r. Consequently, logical channels are in use between the mobile phone and the RNC. Transport Channels (TrCH) The MAC layer is using the transport service of the lower, the Physical layer. T he MAC layer is responsible to organise the logical channel data on transport channels. This process is called mapping. In this context, the MAC layer is also responsible to determine the used transport format. The transp ort of logical channel data takes place between the UE and the RNC. Physical Channels (PhyCH) The physical layer offers the transport of data to the higher layer. The charact eristics of the physical transport have to be described. When we transmit information between the RNC and the UE, the physical medium is changing. Between the RNC and the Node B, where we talk about the inte rface Iub, the transport of information is physically organised in so-called Frames. Between the Node B and the UE, where we find the WCDMA radio interface Uu, the p hysical transmission is described by physical channels. A physical channel is defined by the UARFCN a nd the a spreading code in the FDD mode.