HSPA+ Smartphone Solutions:

Continuous Packet Connectivity

June 2012
Sandra Pierini, Nokia Siemens Networks
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Data experience: Continuous Packet Connectivity

HSPA data
without CPC

Data rate

Web page
download

User reading web page, push email

in the background maintains Active state

Data
Control

Time

Power

Time

Power

HSPA data
with CPC
enabled

Web page
download

User reading web page, push email

in the background maintains Active state

Data
Control

CPC is a feature introduced

with 3GPP release 7
CPC uses resources on radio
interface more efficiently
Uplink control channels are
transmitted only when the
user equipment (UE) has data
to send
Power consumption on UE is
reduced

Time

Power
Power

Time

Precise battery life improvements also depend on UE hardware, network parameters and application traffic patterns
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Why is it so important to have Continuous Packet Connectivity

in HSPA+ networks?
Experts from Nokia Siemens Networks and Nokia collaboratively
conducted tests at Nokia Siemens Networks Smart Labs in collaboration with experts from
a tier-1 operator using Flexi Multiradio Base Station with commercial HSPA+ software,
multicontroller and Nokia smartphones
Measurements show the great benefits of Continuous Packet Connectivity

CPC minimizes uplink interference in the network and provides:

- Up to 5 times larger uplink capacity allowing for more smartphone users
- 60% higher user data rate
CPC significantly decreases power consumption in the user devices; device batteries
last 15% longer

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