Ericson RLC and MAC Protocols

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After this chapter the participants will be able to:

1. Explain the RLC functions.
2. List the different modes of RLC (transparent, unacknowledged and acknowledged mode) and explain the structure of the Protocol Data Unit (PDU) involved in these cases.
3. Explain the MAC functions.
4. Explain the MAC architecture, its entities and their usage for the mapping of transport channels.
5. List the contents of the MAC Protocol Data Unit (PDU).
6. Explain the Transport Format selection and the relation between Combinations (TFC) and Sets (TFCS).
7. Explain Channel Type Switching.
8. Explain the structure and mapping of physical channels.