Introduction
'Channels' are used to differentiate different kinds of traffic on radio path. For example, data channels carry users traffic (Youtube, Skype data etc) and control channels carry signaling traffic to manage radio resources, setting up connection etcThe Physical Control Format Indicator Channel (PCFICH) is one of the control channels that works at physical layer. It is used to dynamically indicate the number of symbols to be used for PDCCH.
Why do we need PCFICH ?
With the help of PCFICH channel, following scenarios are possible:- Use less symbols for PDCCH if there are a few users with high data rates. Thus leaving more resource elements to be used for user plane data (PDSCH)
- Use more symbols for PDCCH if there are many users with lower data rates e.g VoIP calls in the cell, thus allowing more users capacity.
Signalled value
PCFICH signalled value depends on channel bandwidth. For channel bandwidth of 3MHz up to 20 Mhz it can carry value of 1, 2 or 3. But for 1.4 Mhz channel bandwidth it can carry value of 2, 3 or 4. Because in case of 1.4 Mhz bandwidth, there are few subcarriers in frequency domain.Therefore, more space is required in time domain to carry PDCCH symbols
PCFICH occupies 16 resource elements in frequency domain. These resource elements are divided into groups of four quadruplets distributed within first OFDMA symbol of each 1 ms subframe. The exact position of PCFICH can be measured from Cell ID and bandwidth using formula given in 3GPP spec 36.211 as belowLocation of PCFICH symbols on Resource Grid
Where
NRBSC = Number of frequency carriers per Resource block
NDLRB = Number of resource blocks per bandwidth
NcellID = Physical Cell id
It may look complicated but lets try to understand it with simple example
Lets suppose
Physical Cell id = 20
Bandwidth = 10Mhz (NDLRB = 50)
Then according to 3GPP Formula
k_Bar =
(12/2).(20 mod 2*50) = 6*20 = 120
Then the four
PCFICH mapping values are below
120
120 + (50/2)*(12/2) = 270
120 + 2*(50/2)*(12/2) = 420
120 + 3*(50/2)*(12/2) = 570
Visit LTE Resource Grid generator to validate above mapping values (Enter Cell id = 20 and Bandwidth = 10Mhz)
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ReplyDeleteYou have explained it very well and in the easier way. I have a question, what elements do those four PCFICH mapping values represent on LTE resource grid ? Like, you have obtained the following mapping values
120
120 + (50/2)*(12/2) = 270
120 + 2*(50/2)*(12/2) = 420
120 + 3*(50/2)*(12/2) = 570
What do they actually represent on resource grid ? is it a 120th subcarrier and 270th subcarrier or what ?? does it mean that 1st REG is located at 120th subcarrier, 2nd REG is located at 270th subcarrier ........ or what ?
Hello Adnan,
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing a good explanation.
I just want to ask a question. Does the UE need to check CFI every time when he/she wants to access PDCCH or just make it only first time then after he/she knows it so he/she can use the same CFI later on?
I am not able to access link
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Hello Adnan , I am also having below query-
ReplyDeleteYou have explained it very well and in the easier way. I have a question, what elements do those four PCFICH mapping values represent on LTE resource grid ? Like, you have obtained the following mapping values
120
120 + (50/2)*(12/2) = 270
120 + 2*(50/2)*(12/2) = 420
120 + 3*(50/2)*(12/2) = 570
What do they actually represent on resource grid ? is it a 120th subcarrier and 270th subcarrier or what ?? does it mean that 1st REG is located at 120th subcarrier, 2nd REG is located at 270th subcarrier ........ or what ?
Hi,
ReplyDeletei m not able to understand this step....
k_Bar = (12/2).(20 mod 2*50) = 6*20 = 120
How 20mod2*50 can come 20?
as per my knowledge 20mode2 is 0 and multiplied by any number will come 0....how 120 is coming?
Thanks,
satyender
Satyender, 20 mod 2*50 is 20 mod 100 for which output is 20 which when multiplied by 6 yields 120.
ReplyDeleteThe four PCFICH mapping values i.e 120, 270, 420 & 570 represent the sub-carrier IDs in the frequency domain (for 10 MHz bandwidth as mentioned in the example) corresponding to the four REGs where the PCFICH REs are mapped in the 1st symbol of each sub-frame.
ReplyDeleteHi Srijith...
Deletecan you tell where can we find this "sub-carrier IDs"? I mean how UE will come to this "sub-carrier IDs"? And how are they mapped to RE or REGs?
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