HSPA Throughput and Congestion Control

Objective
At the end of the module the participant will be able to:

Describe HSPA throughput in any condition.

Know how system does in congestion situation.

Content
Input parameters affecting HSDPA maximum data rate
HSDPA Throughput
Input parameters affecting HSUPA maximum data rate
HSUPA Throughput
HSPA Congestion

Input parameters affecting HSDPA maximum data

rate
UE category
number of codes, transport block size, inter TTI interval, 16QAM
support

Terminal performance
sensitivity, interference suppression

Number of assigned codes

up to 15 codes of SF16. 240 ksymbols/s per code

Modulation
16QAM or QPSK

UE Categories
Maximum
number of
HS-DSCH
multicodes

Maximum
MAC-hs TB
size

Total
number of
soft
channel
bits

Minimum
inter-TTI
interval

Theoretical
maximum
PHY data
rate (Mbps)

Category 1

7298

19200

1.2

Category 2

7298

28800

1.2

Category 3

7298

28800

1.8

Category 4

7298

38400

1.8

Category 5

7298

57600

3.6

Category 6

7298

67200

3.6

Category 7

10

14411

115200

7.2

Category 8

10

14411

134400

7.2

Category 9

15

20251

172800

10.1

Category 10

15

27952

172800

14.0

Category 11*

3630

14400

0.9

Category 12*

3630

28800

1.8

HS-DSCH
Category

* UE Category 11 and 12 support QPSK only

Input parameters affecting HSDPA maximum data

rate (cont.)
Coding rate
turbo code rate 1/3 and rate matching

Channel conditions
CQI and transport format mapping
HARQ method

Scheduler algorithm
round robin, C/I, proportional fair

HSDPA Throughput
Ior = own cell interference observed by UE
Ioc = other cell interference observed by UE
Throughput is related to
UE travel speed
Ior / Ioc ratio, vary depending on UE location

Summary:
macro cell 850 kbps 1.3 2.2 Mbps
micro cell 1.4 Mbps 3.5 5 Mbps

Ior/Ioc

Ior/Ioc

Input parameters affecting HSUPA maximum data

rate
UE category
number of codes, mininum SF, 2ms TTI support, transport block size

Receiver performance
detector in Node B

Number of assigned codes and spreading factor

1 4 codes, min SF4 or SF2

Coding rate
ACK/NACK feedback and selection data amount

Max. number of
bits of E-DCH
transport block
transmitted
within
10 ms / 2 ms
E-DCH TTI

Max. Bit Rate

in Mbps within a
10 ms / 2 ms
E-DCH TTI

Maximum
number of
E-DCH codes
transmitted

Min. SF

Support for 10
and 2 ms TTI
EDCH

Category 1

SF4

10 ms TTI only

7110 / -

0.73

Category 2

SF4

10 ms and
2 ms TTI

14484 / 2798

1.46 / 1.46

Category 3

SF4

10 ms TTI only

14484 / -

1.46

Category 4

SF2

10 ms and
2 ms TTI

20000 / 5772

2 / 2.92

Category 5

SF2

10 ms TTI only

20000 / -

Category 6

SF2

10 ms and
2 ms TTI

20000 / 11484

2 / 5.76

E-DCH
category

NOTE: When 4 codes are transmitted in parallel, two codes

shall be transmitted with SF2 and two with SF4.

Input parameters affecting HSUPA maximum data

rate (cont.)
Channel conditions
interference level

UE transmitter power
UE power class

Scheduler algorithm

HSUPA Throughput
Summary:
macro cell 800 kbps 1.3 Mbps
micro cell 1.1 Mbps 2.2 Mbps

HSPA Congestion
Rel 99 speech/video call usually higher priority than HSxPA.
Rel 99 packet switched and/or HSxPA must be downgraded
in case of congestion.

Resource

Node B Transmit Power

Channelization Code
Radio Interference
Channel Elements

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Cell in active set

Cell in active set

Serving cell