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Paging Indicator Channel PICH work in 3G

Paging Indicator Channel PICH main work in 3G as below. Carrying Paging Indicators (PI) Fixed rate (30kbps), SF = 256 N paging indicators {PI0, …, PIN-1} in each PICH frame, N=18, 36, 72, or 144 The Page Indicator Channel (PICH) is a fixed rate (30kbps, SF=256) physical channel used by the NodeB to inform a … Read more

How Cell Selection in GSM

Once the mobile is switched on and the registered home PLMN was selected (e.x. SMART), it will next search for a BCCH frequency list, stored in its memory or in its SIM card. The list can have up to 32 BCCH frequencies for the mobile to scan. This reduces the time of cell selection, compared … Read more