How many OFDM symbol per frame we need to carry L bytes PDU at Mac layer?

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Hello dear 5G experts,
How many Ofdm symbol per frame we need to carry L bytes PDU at Mac layer? Should the TBS be greater than L?

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You need to know the number of RBs, not OFDM symbols. The TBS should be greater than (L + overhead of upper layers + 10% redundancy)

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@Bannour_Ahmed
Minimum Ofdm symbols = (L*8+CRC)/codeRate/ModOrder
Where CRC is 24 or 16 depends on L, ModOrder is 2,4,6 or 8 and codeRate is typically between 0.07 and 0.93
Then you need to consider RB and slot boundaries as well as any overhead symbols within these boundaries e.g DMRS

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Thank for your reply,
If we go ahead with this analysis, so in one packet the minimum Ofdm symbols we have is :
Minimum Ofdm symbols* (N_RB=12). Am I right?

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No. Ofdm symbols in my analysis are not limited to one subcarrier. No need to multiply.