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HSDPA & EUL

Marcin Mikuszewski

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Short history notice


HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access
EUL Enhanced Uplink
HSPA Evolution

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Short history notice

Release 99 (December 99)


CS and PS
R99 Radio Bearers
MMS

Release 4 (March 2001)


Enhancements
TD-SCDMA

Release 5 (March 2002)


HSDPA
IMS
AMR-WB

Release 6 (March 2005)


EUL
MBMS
WLAN-UMTS interworking

Release 7 (September 2007)


HSPA Evolution;
DL 64 QAM
16 QAM UL
CPC

Release 8
LTE
SAE
DC HSDPA

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High Speed Dowlink


Packet Access

HSDPA (not only) key concept

Quality of radio channel varies


Pattern for traffic varies

Radio Channel and Traffic variations [2]

Exploit and adapt to channel and traffic variations!


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Dedicated vs Shared
Dedicated channel for each user ?
Shared channel for all users ?
HSHS-DSCH High Speed Downlink
Shared Channel

Dedicated Channels

Shared Channel

For packet-data applications it is better to use SHARED channel!


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Shared Channel and Multi Code Transmission


Channelization
Codes

Time
TTI=2ms

User 1

User 2
HSDPA Code multiplexing [2]

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Power and Rate Control

Data rate

Channel
Quality

Tx power

Power Control

Data rate

Channel
Quality

Tx power

Rate Control

Power and Rate Control [1]

Rate Control is more efficient than power control !!!


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Channel Dependent Scheduling

#1

#2
Effective channel
variations seen
by the base station

High data rates

User 1

User 2

Channel quality

Scheduled user

Low data rates

#1

#2

#1

#2

#1

#2

Time

HSDPA Channel Dependent Scheduling [2]

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Channel Type Scheduling

User #1

User #2
Time

Channel Quality

Channel Quality

Round Robin

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Link Adaptation

High data rates

16QAM

QPSK
Low data rates

HSDPA Fast Link Adaptation [2]

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Higher Order Modulation

QPSK
2 bits/symbol

1616-QAM
4 bits/symbol

HSDPA Higher Order Modulation [1]

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ACK

ACK

N AC K

Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest

Simplified Hybrid ARQ. [2]

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WCDMA network architecture


Core
CoreNetwork
Network
Iu

Iu

RNC

RNC
Iur

Iub

Iub
Dedicated Channels

NodeB

NodeB

Serving cell

NonNon-serving cell

WCDMA Network Architecture [1]

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HSDPA - Architecture
Core
CoreNetwork
Network
Iu

Iu

RNC

RNC
Iur

MAC-hs
Functionality:
Hybrid ARQ
Scheduling
Rate Adaptation

NodeB

Iub

Iub
(F(F-)DPCH in DL
DCH in UL
HS - D
SCH

Serving cell

NodeB

NonNon-serving cell

HSDPA Network Architecture [1]

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HSDPA - Channels

New channels
HSHS-SCCH High Speed Shared Control Channel
HSHS-DPCCH High Speed Dedicated Physical Common Control Channel
HSHS-DSCH High Speed Downlink Shared Channel

HS SCC

HS DSC
H
DCH

HS (D P

DPC
CH

CCH
/D

PDC
H

HSDPA Channels

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HSDPA - Channels

Shared, per cell

HSHS-DSCH
Downlink
user data

Dedicated, oer Ue

HSHS-SCCH
Control
signaling for
HSHS-DSCH

(F(F-)DPCH
Power
control
commands

DPDCH
Uplink
user data

DPCCH
Control
signaling for
DPDCH

HSHS-DPCCH
Control
signaling
related to
HSHS-DSCH
transmission

HSDPA Channels

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Terminal Categories [2]


UE
Category

Maximum number of
HS-DSCH codes

Layer 1 peak
rate [Mbps]

Minimum inter
TTI interval

QPSK
16 QAM

Category 1

1.2

Both

Category 2

1.2

Both

Category 3

1.8

Both

Category 4

1.8

Both

Category 5

3.6

Both

Category 6

3.6

Both

Category 7

10

7.2

Both

Category 8

10

7.2

Both

Category 9

15

10.2

Both

Category 10

15

14.4

Both

Category 11

0.9

QPSK

Category 12

1.8

QPSK

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Enhanced Uplink

EUL Network Architecture


Core
CoreNetwork
Network

MAC-es
functionality
Reordering

Iu

Iu

RNC

RNC
Iur

MAC-e
functionality
Hybrid ARQ
Scheduling

Iub

Iub

E-DC
H

MAC-e
functionality
Hybrid ARQ

H
E-DC

HS-D
SCH

NodeB

NodeB

Serving cell

NonNon-serving cell

EUL Network architecture [1]

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Re
qu
G
es
ra
t
nt

EUL Scheduling

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Hybrid ARQ

ACK

ACK

N AC

Simplified Hybrid ARQ. [2]

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Hybrid ARQ with Soft Handover

P 1,1

P 1,1

P2,1

P2,1

P 1,1

P3,1

P2,1

Simplified Hybrid ARQ for soft handover (EUL)

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EUL Channels

EUL uplink channels


E-DCH Enhanced Uplink Dedicated Channel (Transport)
E-DPCCH E-DCH Dedicated Physical Control Channel
E-DPDCH E-DCH Dedicated Data Control Channel
EUL downlink channels
E-HICH E-DCH Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel
E-AGCH E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel
E-RGCH E-DCH Relative Grant Channel

E-D
CH
E-D
P

CCH

E-D
P
E-H

DCH

ICH

E-A
G

CH

E-R
G

CH

EUL Channels [1]

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EUL Channels

Shared, per cell

HSHS-DSCH
Downlink
user data

HSE-AGCH E-RGCH
HS-SCCH
Control
Absolute Relative
signaling for
grants
grants
HSHS-DSCH

Dedicated, per Ue

E-HICH
(F(F-)DPCH
Hybrid ARQ Power
ACK/NAK
control
commands

E-DPDCH
Uplink
user data

E-DPCCH
Control
Signaling for
(E(E-)DPDCH

DPCCH
Control
Signaling

EUL Channels [1]

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HSHS-DPCCH
Control
signaling
related to
HSHS-DSCH
transmission

EUL Terminal Categories


UE
Category

Codes x
spreading

TTI 2 or 10 ms

Layer 1 peak
rate 10 ms TTI

Layer 1 peak
rate 2 ms TTI

Category 1

1 x SF4

10 ms

0.73 Mbps

Category 2

2 x SF4

Both

1.46 Mbps

1.46 Mbps

Category 3

2 x SF4

10 ms

1.46 Mbps

Category 4

2 x SF2

Both

2.0 Mbps

2.92 Mbps

Category 5

2 x SF2

10 ms

2.0 Mbps

Category 6

2 x SF2 +
2 x SF4

Both

2.0 Mbps

5.76 Mbps

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HSPA Evolution

HSPA Evolution
Higher Order Modulation
UPLINK

DOWNLINK

QPSK
2 bits/symbol

16 QAM
4 bits/symbol

64 QAM
6 bits/symbol

HSPA Evolution Higher Order Modulation [4]

21 Mbit/s in DL using 64 QAM and 11.52 Mbit/s in UL using 16 QAM


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HSPA Evolution
HSDPA: MIMO Multiple Input Multiple Output

HSPA Evolution MIMO Simplified Picture

28 Mbit/s in DL using 2x2 MIMO


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HSPA Evolution
HSDPA: MIMO + Higher Order Modulation

64 QAM
6 bits/symbol

HSPA Evolution MIMO and 64 QAM combination

42 Mbit/s in DL using 2x2 MIMO and 64QAM


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HSPA Evolution
HSDPA: Dual Carrier and Higher Order Modulation

64 QAM
6 bits/symbol

HSPA Evolution MIMO and Dual Carrier combination

42 Mbit/s in DL using Dual Carrier and 64QAM


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HSPA Evolution
Dual carrier, Higher Order Modulation and MIMO

I
Adjacent
carriers

10 MHz
5 MHz

UE
RBS

64 QAM
6 bits/symbol

HSPA Evolution Dual Carrier, MIMO and 64 QAM combination

84 Mbit/s in DL using Dual Carrier, MIMO and 64QAM


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HSPA Evolution
HSDPA: Multi carrier, Higher Order Modulation and MIMO

64 QAM
6 bits/symbol

HSPA Evolution Multi Carrier, MIMO and 64 QAM combination

168 Mbit/s in DL using Multi Carrier, MIMO and 64QAM


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HSPA Evolution

Enhanced Layer 2

HSPA Evolution Enhanced Layer 2 [4]

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HSPA Evolution

MIMO 4x4

Multiuser MIMO [5]

Carrier Aggregation

336 Mbit/s in DL using Multi Carrier (40MHz), MIMO 2x2 and 64QAM
672 Mbit/s in DL using Multi Carrier (40MHz), MIMO 4x4 and 64QAM
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HSPA Evolution

10MHz
5 MHz

UE
Carrier aggregation

RBS

Multi Carrier [5]

23 Mbit/s in UL using Multi Carrier (10MHz) and 16 QAM


70 Mbit/s in UL using Multi Carrier (10MHz), MIMO 2x2 and 64 QAM
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HSDPA Multipoint Transmission

HSDPA Transmission [5]

HSDPA Multipoint
Transmission [5]

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Self Optimizing Networks (SON)

RBS

RBS

UE
Automatic Neighbor Cell Relations

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More enhancements

Continuous Packet Connectivity


Enhanced CELL_FACH
EUL for CELL_FACH

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References and Further Reading


References:
[1] E. Dahlman, S. Parkvall, J. Skld,P. Beming 3G Evolution : HSPA and LTE for
Mobile Broadband 2nd Edition Academic Press 2008
[2] Ericsson White Paper Basic Concept of HSPA February 2007
[3] H. Holma, A. Toskala WCDMA for UMTS HSPA Evolution and LTE 4th Ed John
Wiley & Sons Ltd 2007
[4] Andreas Mitschele-Thiel, Jens Mckenheim Enhanced High-Speed Packet Access
HSPA+ WS 2008
[5] Nokia Siemens Networks White Paper Long Term HSPA Evolution Mobile
broadband evolution beyond 3GPP Release 10 December 2010
Further reading:
- Qualcomm Incorporated HSPA+ for Enhanced Mobile Broadband February 2009
- Rhode & Schwarz HSPA+ Technology Introduction Application Note May 2009
- Nomor Research White Paper Dual Cell HSDPA and its Future Evolution January
2009

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