Method for selecting a transfer format in a WCDMA mobile communication system

Disclosed is a method for selecting transport formats corresponding to transport channels in a wideband code division multiple access mobile communication system. The method includes the steps of sorting a logical channels according to priorities, the logical channels existing between a radio link control layer entity and a medium access control layer entity; sorting transport format indicators indicating the transport formats according to a number of transport blocks for each corresponding transport format; and according to a sequence of the sorted transport format indicators, selecting transport formats supporting transport blocks of a transport format indicator, a number of which is less than or equal to a number of data blocks to be transferred through a logical channel according to each priority; and comparing size of the data blocks to be transferred with sizes of transport blocks of a selected transport format indicator and selecting a transport format indicator having sizes of a transport block identical to sizes of the data blocks to be transferred.