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Hsdpa: 3G Communications Protocol High-Speed Packet Access

HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a 3G protocol that allows networks based on UMTS to achieve higher data transfer speeds of up to 42.3 Mbps. HSPA+ offers even higher speeds of up to 337.5 Mbps. HSDPA uses technologies like 16QAM modulation, a 2ms transmission time interval, fast link adaptation, and hybrid ARQ to provide faster data rates compared to previous 3G standards. It introduces new physical and transport channels for high-speed downlink shared transmissions.

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Hsdpa: 3G Communications Protocol High-Speed Packet Access

HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a 3G protocol that allows networks based on UMTS to achieve higher data transfer speeds of up to 42.3 Mbps. HSPA+ offers even higher speeds of up to 337.5 Mbps. HSDPA uses technologies like 16QAM modulation, a 2ms transmission time interval, fast link adaptation, and hybrid ARQ to provide faster data rates compared to previous 3G standards. It introduces new physical and transport channels for high-speed downlink shared transmissions.

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HSDPA

High-Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) is an enhanced 3G (third-generation) mobile


telephony communications protocol in the High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA) family, also dubbed 3.5G,
3G+, or Turbo 3G, which allows networks based on Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS)
to have higher data-transfer speeds and capacity. As of 2013 HSDPA deployments can support down-link
speeds of up to 42.3 Mbit/s. HSPA+ offers further speed increases, providing speeds of up to
337.5 Mbit/s with Release 11 of the 3GPP standards
Capacity
It is the maximum throughput that the RBS can deliver to one cell. The capacity is shared by all
HSDPA users.
System Capacity
It is the average capacity per cell for a cluster of cells. For system capacity calculation it is assumed
that the load is homogenously distributed and HSDPA is deployed in all cells.
Dedicated Channel Traffic
DCH traffic is defined as the traffic carried by dedicated transport channels such as speech, PS or CS
radio bearers i.e. on channels other than HSDPA.
RBS Load
It is the percentage of the maximum available RBS power that is used in the downlink.
Power Margin
Power margin saves a part of the RBS power to cater for power variations, due to the dynamic UE
behavior when users move and experience varying channels conditions.
For HSDPA it is assumed that no power margin is needed and RBS may use 100% of the available power
in a system with HSDPA.
Shared Channel Transmission
Shared channel transmission means that a set of radio resources are dynamically shared among
multiple users.
The sharing is done in time and code domain
Fast Radio Dependent Scheduling
Scheduling is the function that determines which UE to transmit to at a given time instant.
Three scheduling algorithms are implemented.
1. Proportional Fair Scheduling
2. Round Robin Scheduling
3. Maximum Channel Quality Indicator
Proportional Fair Scheduling
The algorithm uses information about fading peaks to prioritize users with good radio conditions
It also takes delay into account promoting users that have not been given any data for a long time
Round Robin Scheduling
The algorithm gives every user same amount of radio resources (TTI).
The algorithm is fair for all users from a resource point of view but bit rate varies.
Max CQI (Channel Quality Indicator)
UE sends CQI in the UL to aid rate adaptation and scheduling
The algorithm maximizes system throughput by prioritizing users with good radio channels
The CQI report estimates the number of bits that can be transmitted to the UE using a certain
assumed power with a block error rate of 10%
High-order Modulation

HS-DSCH uses 16 QAM if the UE category permit.


This allows twice as high data rates to be transmitted as compared to QPSK
ms TTI
Transmission Time Interval for HSDPA is short when compared to R99
It is 2 ms for HS-DSCH for R99 it is 10-40 ms

Fast Link Adaptation


As opposed to R99 RBs, HS-DSCH is transmitted with constant power within the TTI.
Transmission rate is controlled by adaptive channel coding.
Data rate depends on radio conditions (CQI)
Fast Hybrid ARQ with soft combining
In hybrid automatic repeat request scheme, the received blocks that cannot be decoded are buffered
and soft combined with later received transmissions of same information bits. Hybrid ARQ protocol
terminates in Node B which means short RTT (typically 12 ms
HSDPA Power
The RBS power available for HSDPA is determined dynamically, depending on R99 power usage
At least 25% of the average power can be used for HSDPA
HSDPA Channel Structure
New Physical and Transport channels are introduced in HSDPA:
Transport Channel
High Speed Downlink Shared Channel (HS-DSCH)
Physical Channels
High Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel (HS-PDSCH)
High Speed Shared Control Channels (HS-SCCH)
High Speed Dedicated Physical Control Channel (HS-DPCH)
Associated Dedicated Channel (A-DCH)

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