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Introduction<\/strong><\/p>\n

This document specifies the Medium Access Control (MAC) Entity
\nfor data transmission over a TIA 136 communications Packet Data
\nChannel (PDCH). A PDCH may be full rate, double rate or triple
\nrate. The MAC, Radio Resource Management Entity (RRME) [4] and
\nBroadcast Management Entity (BME) comprise the Radio Resource (RR)
\nsublayer in the General Packet Radio System-136 (GPRS-136) protocol
\nstack. The MAC entity supports two multiplexed MAC Logical Links
\n(MLL) of different priorities. The first MLL is assigned higher
\npriority and provides the higher layer and various management
\nentities with expedited data delivery services. The other MLL is
\nused for normal data transfer.<\/p>\n

The MAC Entity is responsible for in-sequence delivery of normal
\ndata and expedited data provided to it by the higher layer. Both
\nunacknowledged and acknowledged modes are supported on the
\ndownlink. Acknowledged mode is supported on the uplink. In
\nacknowledged mode, error recovery is handled using a sliding window
\nARQ protocol.<\/p>\n

The MAC entity at the base station is responsible for active
\nmobile identity management (i.e., assignment and release of
\ntemporary local identifiers for mobiles engaged in data
\ntransmission or reception). These identifiers are used to carry out
\nacknowledgment and assignment functions for uplink transmissions
\nand to identify the recipient of data on the downlink. The base
\nstation MAC entity also controls phase assignments (i.e., it can
\norder mobiles to look for uplink assignments and listen for
\ndownlink transmissions on specific time slots).<\/p>\n

On the uplink, both contention and reservation based access are
\nsupported. Active Mobile Identity (AMI) values are used to provide
\nacknowledgments to contending users and to identify time slots as
\ncontention slots or slots reserved for a specific mobile
\nstation.<\/p>\n

Each ARQ mode transaction starts with the transmission of a
\nBEGIN Protocol Data Unit (PDU) and proceeds with the transmission
\nof CONTINUE PDUs. The BEGIN handshake establishes the AMI for the
\ntransaction and the mode of operation (i.e., fixed coding or
\nincremental redundancy) for the transfer of subsequent CONTINUE
\nPDUs. A variable number of blocks may be packed into each CONTINUE
\nPDU depending on the modulation. ARQ Status PDUs are used to
\nprovide the peer transmission controller with knowledge about the
\nreceiver state.<\/p>\n

The MAC entity consists of a number of internal functional
\nentities to carry out the above functions. These entities exchange
\ninformation through a set of primitives. The functional entities
\nwithin the MAC entity are as follows:<\/p>\n