HSUPA Features & Performance

Technics for HSUPA

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Comparison between HSDPA and HSUPA/EUL

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In HSDPA to increase DL throughput without increasing bandwidth 16 QAM is used A characteristic and drawback of this modulation is more susceptible to noise and interference Another draw back is the higher demands for the output stage of the mobile Considered complex to implement in initial stage of HSUPA (release 6) later implemented, in release 7 The resulting trade-off between efficiency and end user experience is a theoretical 5.76 Mbps peak data rate Since modulation is unchanged, the increased data rates have been achieved with extensive use of uplink multi-code transmission
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HSUPA introduces new entities in MAC layer to perform Hybrid ARQ (ACK/NACK) HARQ is implemented in a similar way as for HSDPA The data blocks sent by the UE (E-DCH) are acknowledged (ACK/NACK) by NodeB Having feedback on NodeB side, reduces turnaround time, thus lower latency

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The R99 DPDCH may use 10, 20 or 40ms TTI For HSUPA E-DPDCH 10ms and 2ms TTI is available Why 10ms? Round trip time can be made shorter with 2ms, however the resulting control signal is too much for cell edge operation Thus 3GPP specifications adopted both solutions Lower TTI brings lower latency

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UE TX power granted by scheduler in Node B Bit rate (transport format e-TFCI) adjusted based on available resources

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HSUPA Features & Performance

The serving Node B scheduler uses combinations of transmit capability, data buffer status, priority of data waiting to be transmitted and happy bit to set the UE power levels Maintain perceived noise rise at or below the level allocated by the RNC.

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HSUPA benefits:
Performance
Higher peak data rates Lower Latency

Capacity & Coverage

Increased capacity Improved coverage for high speed data service More Spectrum efficient

Cost
Lower cost per bit over the air

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HSUPA Uplink channels

E-DCH Enhanced UL Dedicated Channel
UL transport Channel Channel mapped in up to 4 E-DPDCH with associated E-DPCCH. Carries 1 transport block per TTI (2ms or 10ms). UL Physical Data Channel Carries the payload. May include a scheduling request from UE to Node B. UL Physical Control Channel Carries information required to decode payload and information to inform Node B if assigned resource are adequate. Carries transport format used in E-DCH, HARQ retransmission sequence number, 1 bit to support scheduling decisions at Node B.

E-DPDCH E-DCH Dedicated Physical Data Channel

E-DPCCH E-DCH Dedicated Physical Control Channel

HSUPA Downlink channels

E-HICH - E-DCH Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel
DL Physical Channel carries ACK/NACK from Node B. Each cell belonging to E-DCH active set transmits E-HICH (soft HO supported) DL Physical Channel carries scheduler grant information from E-DCH serving cell. Indicates to the UE the Traffic-to-Pilot ratio to be used in transmissions DL Physical Channel carries scheduler grant information from cells belonging to serving NB and in active set. Inform the UE to increase/decrease/maintain the current Traffic-to-Pilot ratio

E-AGCH - E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel

E-RGCH - E-DCH Relative Grant Channel

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HSUPA channels
Absolute Grant channel only sent by serving cell Relative Grants and ACK/NACKS from same Radio Link Set (RLS) are the same will be soft combined by the UE E-DCHs (carried on E-DPDCH) will be soft combined at Node B Non-Serving RLS cells cannot increase data rate only hold or decrease it

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HSUPA increased capacity

The uplink capacity of a cell is limited by interference Each UE that is transmitting in a cell will add to the UL interference The overall effect is known as the noise rise at the Node B The more power that is used by a UE the more interference This will reduce the number of UEs that can use the cell Standard WCDMA data connections assign a fixed maximum data rate to be used by a UE through a connection. Depending on connection type, the UE is not transmitting at this data rate all of the time, but a noise rise budget is assigned to it anyway. HSUPA aims to increase capacity by frequently modifying the power used by the UEs in a cell, only assigning as much resource as necessary. This will allow more efficient management of the cell resource.

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HSUPA

HSUPA Category Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4 Category 5 Category 6

Maximum no. of HSUPA Minimum codes transmitted spreading (E-DPDCH channels) factor 1 2 2 2 2 4 SF4 SF4 SF4 SF2 SF2 SF2+SF4

Supported TTI 10 ms 2 ms & 10 ms 10 ms 2 ms & 10 ms 10 ms 2 ms & 10 ms

10ms TTI Peak rate 711 kbps 1448 kbps 1448 kbps 2000 kbps 2000 kbps 2000 kbps

2ms TTI Peak rate 1448 kbps 2886 kbps 5742 kbps

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