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MAC

Medium Access Control

ProtocolIntroduced R99

Definition

The Layer 2 sublayer responsible for scheduling, HARQ, and multiplexing of logical channels onto transport channels.

Evolution Across Releases

  • Re-specified for LTE (TS 36.321) and NR (TS 38.321), gaining features like multi-numerology scheduling in NR.

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