Abstract: This invention relates to a method for rate matching between at least two transport channels included within a composite channel. An object of this method is to minimize the number of the DTX symbols inserted the composite channel. This method comprises a rate matching step for each transport channel (i), a rate matching ratio (RFi) being applied to each transport channel. The inventive method comprises a step (301) for defining, for said composite channel, a ordered list of transport channels, a step (302) for determining at least two so-called global intervals for said ordered list of transport channels, and a step (303) for assigning a scale factor (LF) to each determined global interval.