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traffic
channels (TCH) carry user speech and data, as
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well
as some signaling
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a
TCH is always allocated with a corresponding Slow
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Associated
Control Channel (SACCH) used for
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reporting
handover measurements
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TCH
slots may be ‘stolen’ from a traffic channel for
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Fast
Associated Control Channel (FACCH) signaling,
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used
for call establishment, handover execution, and
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authentication
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full
rate TCH/SACCH occupies one time slot every 8
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burst
periods (TDMA frame), allowing 8 traffic
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channels
per carrier frequency
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