GPRS/EDGE Feature Package

Contents

 GPRS/EGPRS
 E-EDGE
 8/11 bit Access Burst

 Technical Description
 BSS may receive two types of PRA bursts transmitted on the PRACH from MS:
an 8-bit standard PRA burst and an 11-bit extended PRA burst.
 The parameter AccessType can be set in OMC. AccessType is contained in the
PSI1, PSI13 and SI13 messages and broadcast to the MS to indicate whether
an 8-bit or 11-bit access burst is used on the PRACH and PTCCH/U and in the
“PACKET CONTROL ACKNOWLEDGMENT” message.

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 Coding Scheme CS1~CS4

 Technical Description
 GPRS Packet data traffic defines four coding schemes (CS1 to CS4). With
strong correction capability, CS1 code can tolerate bit error rate to a certain
degree. Thus, CS1 has low requirement on wireless environment. But its
throughput is the smallest.
 CS4 has a highest throughput but a poorest correction capability. It also
requires the highest C/I. High coding rate is achieved by reduction of
corrections and bit error detections.

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 Coding Scheme CS1~CS4

 Technical Description
Radio Block

USF BCS

rate 1/2 convolutional coding

puncturing

456 bits
Block structure when CS-1 to CS-3 are used
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 Coding Scheme CS1~CS4

 Technical Description

Radio Block

USF BCS
block
no coding
code

456 bits

Block structure when CS-4 is used

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 Initial Coding Scheme per Cell Settable

 Technical Description
 Initial Coding Scheme per Cell Settable is defined as follows: In the OMC-R, an
operator can always set the initial coding scheme for each cell when a TBF is
established.
 The initial coding scheme can be set through cell parameters, including the
GPRS and EGPRS TBF.
 When a TBF connection is established for a terminal, the link quality and C/I
ratio are reported to the BSC after a certain period. During the period, the
terminal uses the code allocated by the network.

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 Class A, B, C mobile stations

 Technical Description

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 GPRS Link Adaptation

 Technical Description
 According to link quality, an initial Enhance packet data
MCS is selected for an RLC block. transmission performance
in poor radio environment
 For retransmissions, the same or
another MCS from same family of
MCSs is selected.
 The selected MCS matches the radio
quality well, so throughput is
optimised.

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 Modulation and Coding Scheme #1~#9

 Through estimation on channel quality, Link Adaptation is for

selecting appropriate modulation and coding for next data
transmitted and maximizes data rate for subscriber.

GMSK

8-PSK

kbit/s
Family A （ MCS-3 、 MCS-6 、 MCS- 8 、 MCS-9 ）
Family B （ MCS-2 、 MCS-5 、 MCS-7 ）
Family C （ MCS-1 、 MCS-4 ）
① According to link quality, an initial MCS is selected for an RLC block.
② For retransmissions, the same or another MCS from same family of MCSs is selected.
③ The selected MCS matches the radio quality well, so throughput is optimised.

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 EGPRS Link Adaptation

 Technical Description
 Through estimation on channel quality, Link Adaptation is for selecting
appropriate modulation and coding for next data transmitted and maximizes
data rate for subscriber.

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 EGPRS Window Sizes Adaptation

 This feature minimizes the risk for retransmitting low-layer capability frames,
protects window from congesting by increasing throughput quickly, and increases
the data throughput.

 In GPRS with four-burst radio blocks

(20 ms), the RLC window size of 64 is
defined.
 When transmission environment
becomes worse quickly, this small
window size is not satisfied for MS
with multi-slot capability.
 Another RLC/MAC layer modification
in Rel’99 about EGPRS is to increase
RLC window size along with its multi-
slot capability.
 The EGPRS RLC window size can be
adjusted from 64 to 1024 according to
the numbers of timeslot allocated to
MS.

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 Incremental Redundancy in DL&UL
•Lower performance
Link Adaptation •Lower memory required
(GPRS, EDGE)

Link Quality Control

•Higher performance
Incremental Redundancy •Higher memory required
(EDGE only) •Soft combining
Average user throughput (kbps)

 EDGE Link Quality Control combining Link

Adaptation (LA) and Incremental
Redundancy (IR) to achieving highest
possible throughput.
 IR is newly introduced in EDGE and has
offers better throughput than LA.
 IR is the primary mode and LA as the
backup mode in EDGE.

Number of users per cell

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 Enhanced Multi-timeslot Support

 Flexibly allocating time slots to MS makes full use of MS multi-timeslots

capability. This feature provides data service with higher speed, fully utilizes radio
time slots resource to provide data service, and improves network efficiency and
quality.
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Class 30-33 allow the total number of
uplink and downlink timeslots to be 6.
TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

RX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

TX 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

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 EGPRS on BCCH-TRX Configurable

 With this feature, EGPRS users occupy PDCH channels on BCCH TRX with
priority when there is service. BCCH TRX has stable emission power and
small frequency interference, which helps to enhance EGPRS service
performance, such as reducing data retransmission ratio in UL/DL RLC
layer.
EGPRS adopts 8PSK modulation, which
places higher requirements for C/I.
EPDCH is recommended to be
configured on BCCH TRX, or on non-
BCCH TRX with independent frequency
planning and optimization.

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 EGPRS on BCCH-TRX Configurable

 The BCCH band of the existing network is planned

independently, and frequency reuse is flexible and thus can
satisfy the C/I requirement by EGPRS within the whole network.
 Moreover, the frequency planning of the existing network needs
no adjustment.
 Frequency hopping does not occur when the EGPRS channel is
configured on a separate BCCH carrier frequency, better
satisfying service requirements.

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 PS Channel Extension

 This feature reduce the possibility of PS channel number less than its
multi-slot capability due to the PS channel was preempted or occupied
by CS user, and increase the PS user data throughput.
Prior to PS channel extension

TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 •The actual multi-timeslot capability of the PS
subscriber using TS6/7 is 4+1
CS •The PS subscriber only uses 2 channels
PDT TCH/ DTC
CS CS DTC PS PS because of channel inadequacy or
CH F H/F
HF preemption during the requesting.

After PS channel extension

TS0 TS1 TS2 TS3 TS4 TS5 TS6 TS7 •After the CS service on TS5 is released, this
triggered PS channel extension on TS6.
PDT TCH/ •TS4 is an idle dynamic TCHF.
CS CS PS PS PS PS
CH F •The PS subscriber can use 4 channels.

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 Support ARP in Packet Scheduling& C/I based
Packet Scheduling& Service Based QoS
 These features enable the adjustment based upon subscribers’
attribute. Subscribers with high priority can have better
experience when limited resource is available.

User’s weight
based on ARP C/I Service

• The priority of PFC • BSC uses MEAN_BEP • Delay

• Whether it can preempt as an equivalent of C/I • Jitter
• Whether it can queue • MEAN_BEP is divided • Throughput
• Whether it can be into 7 classes, each • Packet loss rate
preempted. class has a weight in • Bit error rate of the
terms of C/I service

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 Radio Resource Management Based on User
Priority and Service Type
Reduce DL TBF delay release time  Improve throughput of single PDCH

Assume data transmission time is about 0.5s, reduce TBF delay release
time from 2.4s to 0.5s, PDCH virtual occupation rate can be reduced by
60%, throughput of single PDCH is improved.

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 Radio Resource Management Based on User
Priority and Service Type

PDCH0 PDCH1 PDCH2 PDCH3 PDCH4 PDCH5 PDCH6 PDCH7

Optimize
PDCH0 PDCH1 PDCH2 PDCH3 PDCH4 PDCH5 PDCH6 PDCH7

 The TBF multiplex weight of a data service is configurable

according to its user priority and service type.
 In case of the radio resource congestion, smaller TBF multiplex
weight is given to low priority services, to allow more services
multiplexed in a same PDCH, and the radio resource utilization is
improved.
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Contents

 GPRS/EGPRS
 E-EDGE
 RTTI

 This feature reduces TTI delay effectively, enhancing the support of high real time
service.
 Reduce system time delay up to less than 100ms when working with Reduced TTI.
MS BTS BSC
Ping request
0-20 ms 20 ms
20 ms

CN

20 ms 20 ms 0-20 ms

Ping response
MS BTS BSC
Ping request
0-20 ms 10 ms
10 ms

20ms TTI 10ms TTI

CN

10 ms
10 ms 0-20 ms

Ping response
The mapping of the four bursts to a radio block consists of:
 20ms TTI: Four consecutive TDMA frames and one timeslot (left figure)
 10ms TTI: Two consecutive TDMA frames and two consecutive timeslots (right figure)

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 FANR

 This feature effectively reduces time delay and improves system

capability to support high level real-time services.
Legacy ACK/NACK:
Legacy ACK/NACK: Fast ACK/NACK:
 The principle of ARQ handling of DL Fast ACK/NACK:
 The principle of ARQ handling of DL  MS can inform BSS immediately in case
RLC/MAC data block transmission  MS can inform BSS immediately in case
RLC/MAC data block transmission of detecting abnormal information, then
assuming a poll every 12th RLC data of detecting abnormal information, then
assuming a poll every 12th RLC data BSS can re-transmit the error RLC block
block BSS can re-transmit the error RLC block
block  Lost radio blocks are retransmitted
 BSS need long time to get the abnormal  Lost radio blocks are retransmitted
 BSS need long time to get the abnormal much earlier, reducing latency
information from MS side much earlier, reducing latency
information from MS side MS NW
MS NW RLC/MAC data (4 radio blocks)
RLC data (4 radio blocks)
20 ms RLC/MAC data received in error
Block received in error 12 RLC
40 ms blocks
…

Event based (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack

12 new RLC
RLC data (including ack/nack poll) Re- transmitted
12*20 ms Re-transmssion of erronous RLC block blocks in DL
…

transmission direction

…
Poll response: (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack time reduced
RLC/MAC data (including ack/nack poll)
…

(may be scheduled more seldom)

Re-transmission:of erronuos/missing block
Poll response: (EGPRS) Packet DL Ack/Nack

Legacy ACK/NACK method Fast ACK/NACK method

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 MSRD
 Improve downlink sensitivity about 3dB.
 Improve spectral efficiency and expand the network capacity.
 Offer the possibility of enhanced channel diversity and the potential for
further improved interference cancellation performance.

 Downlink Receiver Diversity with two antennas per MS, aims at enhancing
receive of DL given links
 Gains obtained without BSS impact
 MS supporting R7 and above is necessary

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 DLDC
 Higher downlink peak user rate, enable new mobile data applications
 Improve customer experience, boost PS data traffic

Double peak user rate

 Downlink Dual Carriers (DLDC) binds downlink PDCHs on two separate TRXs for
one terminal
 Up to 10 radio timeslots per single user (with Multi-slot Class 30-33)
 Dual carriers in downlink will double the peak throughput data rates to 473 Kbps.
With higher QAM such as 16/32 QAM, it will improve the data rate to 800kbps-
1Mbps per subscriber
 This feature is available for MS supporting R7 and above.

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 EGPRS2-A
 This item includes the following key features:

 16 QAM UL/DL Increasing bit quantity on each symbol

 32 QAM DL

 Turbo Codes DL Strengthening anti-interference capacity and average throughput

 Compared with EGPRS, peak data rate is increased from 59.4kbps to 98.4kbps

EGPRS2-A Downlink Coding Method EGPRS2-A Uplink Coding Method

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