CDPD: Forward Channel
forward channel is continuous, contiguous series of
blocks, interleaved with sync. and control flags
forward synchronization word
n marker for FEC block boundaries and timing references
n binary value: 11101 00001 11000 00100 11001 01010 01111
n each group of five bits XOR-ed with one 5-bit busy/idle flag
control flags
n busy/idle status flag: signals status of reverse channel
channel busy = 00000, channel idle = 11111
n block decode status flag: could received block be decoded
(burst errors and collision both prevent successful decoding)
success = 00000, failure = 11111
transfer 6 or 7 bits, but ignore extra bits (flag is one 5-bit word)