HSDPA/HSUPA Technology

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) and HSUPA (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) are the next big steps in upgrading WCDMA/UMTS networks. These two new radio capabilities enable a new set of packet-based services to go wireless in an efficient way. This training concentrates on the differences that HSDPA/HSUPA has brought to WCDMA radio access. The detailed information about WCDMA radio can be obtained from other courses.

Target audience

The course is intended for anyone, who needs detailed technical information on radio transmission based on WCDMA HSDPA/HSUPA.

Training contents

  • Introduction
    • Packet data access in R99
    • HSDPA characteristics
    • HSUPA characteristic
  • Architecture and protocols
    • Radio resource management
    • Protocol architecture
    • Impact on UTRAN interfaces
    • Protocol states
  • HSDPA channels
    • High Speed - Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH)
    • High speed - Physical Downlink Shared Channel (HS-PDSCH)
    • High Speed - Shared Control Channel (HS-SCCH)
    • High Speed - Dedicated Physical Control Channel (HS-DPCCH)
    • Associated PDCHs
    • Fractional DPCH (F-DPCH)
  • HSDPA operation
    • Link adaptation
    • HS-DSCH coding and HARQ
    • Serving HS-DSCH cell change
    • Measurements
    • Compressed mode
    • Terminal capabilities
  • HSUPA channels
    • Enhanced - Dedicated Channel E-DCH
    • Enhanced - Dedicated Physical Data Channel (E-DPDCH)
    • Enhanced - Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH)
    • E-DCH HARQ Indicator Channel (E-HICH)
    • E-DCH Relative Grant Channel (E-RGCH)
    • E-DCH Access Grant Channel (E-AGCH)
  • HSUPA operation
    • E-DCH channel coding
    • HARQ
    • Two TTI lengths
    • Measurements
    • MAC-es and MAC-e
    • E-TFC selection
    • HSUPA scheduling
    • Serving E-DCH cell change
    • Compressed mode
  • Terminal capabilities
  • Resource Management
  • HSPA +
    • Multi-antenna transmission: Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)
    • Higher Order Modulation (64 QAM DL, 16 QAM UL)
    • Continuous Packet Connectivity (CPC)
    • Enhanced FACH
    • Enhanced RACH
    • Fast Dormancy
    • HSPA voice support (VoIP over HSPA, CS Voice over HSPA)
    • Flatter architecture
    • Integrated RNC/Node B
    • HSPA Multicarrier Operation
    • Terminal capabilities

Prerequisites

The participants should have attended one of the following courses for better understanding "UMTS Technology" or "WCDMA/UMTS Air Interface", or they should have the equivalent knowledge about WCDMA/UMTS on general intermediate level.

Training method

Lecture

Duration

2 days

Level

Intermediate