Abstract: Multiple transport channels (405, 406, 407) are multiplexed and transmitted in a single physical channel. A code (TFCI) is added to the transport channel data flows to indicate which processing schemes, from a set of available schemes, are being employed and the resultant blocks are interleaved. The depth of the interleaving is set in dependence on the transmission time intervals associated with the schemes in the set of processing schemes.

Abstract: A method of generating a received signal quality signal in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a physical channel, extracting a transport channel format combination indicator from the received signal, processing one or more transport channel signals, contained in the received signal, in accordance with the extracted transport channel format combination indicator, said processing including at least channel decoding, and generating a received signal quality signal in dependence on the quality of the or each transport channel signal prior to channel decoding.

Abstract: A method of generating a received signal quality signal in a communication system, the method comprising: receiving a signal from a physical channel, extracting a transport channel format combination indicator from the received signal, processing one or more transport channel signals, contained in the received signal, in accordance with the extracted transport channel format combination indicator, said processing including at least channel decoding, and generating a received signal quality signal in dependence on the quality of the or each transport channel signal prior to channel decoding.

Abstract: In a TDMA packet mobile communication system employing the concept of transport channels in a medium access control layer, an uplink access control signal, for identifying a mobile station which is permitted to transmit, is inserted into each burst in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system employing the concept of transport channels in a medium access control layer, each transport channel is processed selectively in a first respectively selected manner or a second respectively selected manner in dependence on the modulation method employed in said physical layer.

Abstract: In a TDMA packet mobile communication system employing the concept of transport channels in a medium access control layer, an downlink access control signal, for identifying a destination mobile station, is inserted into each burst in a predetermined manner.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system employing the concept of transport channels in a medium access control layer, each transport channel is subject to a respective interleaving process.

Abstract: In a mobile communication system employing the concept of transport channels in a medium access control layer, each transport channel is processed in a respectively selected manner and a code identifying said selected manners is included in the physical layer signal.