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Objectives
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
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2x2 MIMO
Downlink 64QAM Downlink Enhanced CELL_FACH Operation Continuous packet connectivity (CPC) Uplink 16QAM Release 8 Uplink Enhanced L2 Downlink MIMO+64QAM DC-HSDPA
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RAN 11.0
RAN 11.0 RAN 11.0 RAN 11.0 RAN 12.0 RAN 12.0 RAN 12.0 RAN 12.0
HSPA+ in RAN11
In Huawei RAN11 version HSPA+ is introduced. The following figure shows the features in HSPA+ RAN11 and the relations
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HSPA+ in RAN12
Some new features for HSPA+ are introduced in RAN12 to provide higher date rate and higher capacity. The following figure shows
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
2.1 Downlink MIMO with 64QAM 2.2 DC-HSDPA 2.3 Uplink Enhanced L2 2.4 Uplink 16QAM 2.5 HSUPA Dynamic TTI Adjustment
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In RAN12 downlink MIMO and 64QAM can be used simultaneously by one UE to receive HSDPA data. With this technology, the theoretical downlink peak rate can reach 42 Mbps.
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HS-SCCH type 3 indicates the modulation scheme by a 3-bit field for downlink MIMO with 64QAM, as it does for dual-stream
transmission in downlink MIMO. The used values 101, 010, and 001
are described in the following table (Other values are used for
Modulation Scheme 101
MIMO only.).Primary
TB
64QAM
Secondary TB
Number of TBs
010 001
64QAM 64QAM
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HS-DSCH category
Category 19 Category 20
15 15
1 1
35280 42192
518400
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Only PS streaming service, PS interactive service or PS background service can be carried by MIMO, 64QAM or MIMO with 64QAM.
The cell supports enhanced L2. UE supports MIMO with 64QAM. The service is carried by HSDPA.
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To support 64QAM+MIMO feature, the required hardware configuration of the NodeB is as follows:
BTS3900: Configure the WBBPb or WBBPd DBS3800: Configure the EBBC or EBBCd BTS3812E/BTS3812AE: Configure the EBBI or EDLP Configure two RRUs with a single transmit channel or one RRU with dual transmit channels (for example, RRU3808)
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Software Configuration
License Control
Configuration Activation
NodeB side:
Activate the configuration, run the MOD LOCELL command to set DL 64QAM_MIMO Capability to TRUE.
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
2.1 Downlink MIMO with 64QAM 2.2 DC-HSDPA 2.3 Uplink Enhanced L2 2.4 Uplink 16QAM 2.5 HSUPA Dynamic TTI Adjustment
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DC-HSDPA allows a UE to set up HSDPA connections with two inter-frequency time-synchronous cells that have the same coverage. Theoretically, DC-HSDPA with 64QAM can provide a peak rate of 42Mbps in the downlink.
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Anchor carrier: a carrier that carries all the channels, including uplink dedicated channels, of a UE. Each UE has only one anchor carrier.
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DC-HSDPA can improve downlink data rate. The theoretical peak data rate with DC-HSDPA is 42Mbps.
DC-HSDPA can reduce time delay for some services such as HTTP.
DC-HSDPA can improve the data rate in cell edge and improve downlink coverage.
If the network load is high but only one frequency is available, MIMO can be used. If two frequencies or more are available, DC-HSDPA can
Feature DCHSDPA
be used.
Advantage
Disadvantage The system capacity gain is smaller than that of MIMO. In addition, the
DC-HSDPA has lower requirements on signal quality, and can greatly increase
MIMO
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DC-HSDPA is used only on downlink HS-DSCH. The anchor-carrier cell and the supplementary-carrier cell must belong to the same NodeB and must be inter-frequency same-coverage neighboring cells with a frequency spacing of 5 MHz. In addition, they use different downlink scrambling codes.
The anchor and supplementary carrier cells are synchronous in time, that is, Tcell of the two cells is the same.
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For DC-HSDPA user, ACK/NACK and CQI feedback for two frequencies are independent. They are carried by HSDPCCH only in anchor carrier.
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In releases earlier than 3GPP Release 8, a UE can monitor a maximum of four HS-SCCH at the same time.
For DC-HSDPA, HS-SCCH channels in different frequencies are independent. They indicate the HSDPA data transmission in corresponding frequency. A UE can monitor a maximum of six HS-SCCH at the same time. In each cell, the UE can monitor a maximum of three HS-SCCHs at the same time.
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MAC-ehs in NodeB
Flow Control MAC-ehs / MAC-c/sh or MAC-ehs / MAC-d MAC Control Scheduling/Priority Handling/LCH-ID mux/Segmentation
Before R8, there is only one HARQ entity in MACehs. In R8, there are two HARQ entities in MACehs for DC-HSDPA operation. Every frequency needs one HARQ entity.
Downlink Signalling
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15 15 15 15
1 1 1 1
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Only PS streaming service, PS interactive service or PS background service can be carried by DC-HSDPA.
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To support DC-HSDPA feature, the required hardware configuration of the NodeB is as follows:
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Software Configuration
License Control
Configuration Activation
NodeB side:
RNC side:
When both DC+64QAM and MIMO+64QAM are supported, to set the preference to DC-HSDPA, run SET FRC: MIMOorDcHSDPASwitch=DC-HSDPA-1
Activate the 42M license to make the DL peak rate exceed 28 Mbit/s, run ACT LICENSE: ISPRIMARYPLMN=YES, FUNCTIONSWITCH4=HSPA_DOWN42_PER_USER-1
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
2.1 Downlink MIMO with 64QAM 2.2 DC-HSDPA 2.3 Uplink Enhanced L2 2.4 Uplink 16QAM 2.5 HSUPA Dynamic TTI Adjustment
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Uplink Enhanced L2
Uplink enhanced L2 allows flexible PDU sizes at the RLC layer and segmentation at the MAC layer on the Uu interface. The feature improves the uplink transmission efficiency.
uplink fixed RLC PDU size Before R8
336bits 656bits
R8
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DTCH DCCH
DTCH DCCH
NodeB
SRNC
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To support UL enhanced L2 feature, the required hardware configuration of the NodeB is as follows:
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Software Configuration
License Control
Configuration Activation
NodeB side:
Activate the configuration, run the MOD LOCELL command and set L2 Enhancement to TRUE.
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
2.1 Downlink MIMO with 64QAM 2.2 DC-HSDPA 2.3 Uplink Enhanced L2 2.4 Uplink 16QAM 2.5 HSUPA Dynamic TTI Adjustment
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Uplink 16QAM modulates 4 bits/symbol whereas the original QPSK modulates only 2 bits/symbol. As a result, it doubles the HSUPA data rate to 11.5Mbps at the physical layer.
Technical Characteristics
In the case of 16QAM, a gain is achieved only when the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is high. Therefore, a good channel environment is required, for example, a cell with good indoor coverage or micro coverage.
In comparison with QPSK, a gain is achieved only when 16QAM is used after the UL rate reaches 4Mbps. Therefore, the UL 16QAM is configured only after the maximum bit rate (MBR) exceeds 4Mbps.
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Category 7
SF2
20000
22996
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To support UL 16QAM feature, the required hardware configuration of the NodeB is as follows:
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Software Configuration
License Control
Configuration Activation
NodeB side:
Activate the configuration, run the MOD LOCELL command to enable local cells to support UL 16QAM
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Contents
1. HSPA+ RAN12 Overview 2. Key Technologies of HSPA+ RAN12
2.1 Downlink MIMO with 64QAM 2.2 DC-HSDPA 2.3 Uplink Enhanced L2 2.4 Uplink 16QAM 2.5 HSUPA Dynamic TTI Adjustment
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For voice service over HSUPA, 2ms TTI can support bigger
capacity while 10ms TTI can support better coverage.
TTI=10ms better coverage
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Software Configuration
License Control
Configuration Activation
RNC side:
Enable the TTI dynamic adjust switch, run SET CORRMALGOSWITCH: DraSwitch= DRA_VOICE_TTI_RECFG_SWITCH-1
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Summary
To increase higher data rate and higher system throughput. Some new features for HSPA+ are introduced in RAN12.
UL enhanced L2 and UL 16QAM can improve uplink data rate and uplink capacity.
MIMO with 64QAM and DC-HSDPA can improve downlink data rate and downlink capacity.
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