Section: 6.1.1 Physical channels
Content: A downlink physical channel corresponds to a set of resource elements carrying information originating from higher layers and is the interface defined between TS 36.212[ Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Multiplexing and channel coding ]  [3] and the present document TS 36.211[ Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical channels and modulation ] . The following downlink physical channels are defined: - Physical Downlink Shared Channel, PDSCH - Physical Broadcast Channel, PBCH - Physical Multicast Channel, PMCH - Physical Control Format Indicator Channel, PCFICH - Physical Downlink Control Channel, PDCCH - Physical Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel, PHICH - Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel, EPDCCH - MTC Physical Downlink Control Channel, MPDCCH - Short Physical Downlink Control Channel, SPDCCH