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- HSDPA+ uses for fast link adaptation not only QPSK and 16QAM, but also 64QAM
- Requires UEs of HS-DSCH category 13 and higher
- Requires flexible MAC-d PDU size and often also dynamic power / code resource allocation
I
100000 100010 101010 101000 001000 001010 000010 000000 TS 25.201
UE
4/4
5/6 3/4 1/2
3/4 2/4
3/4 2/4 1/4 1/6
Node B
• RLC supports Flexible RLC PDU size instead of fixed PDU size
• reduces the processing requirements and RLC layer overhead
• Flexible RLC enables achieving of significantly larger RLC PDU sizes (up to 1502 bytes according
to 3GPP specifications) comparing to the maximum fixed RLC PDU size of 82 bytes.
• From 3GPP specification point of view, enhanced layer 2 is a requirement for high HSPA+ bit
rates
- Even with MAC-d PDUs of 656 bit (before the feature) there are 5% RLC header overhead
- HSDPA+ allows to put one IP packet into a single MAC-d PDU up to a certain limit
MAC-d PDU
Flexible MAC-d PDU size activated Nokia (per cell) Ericsson (per cell)
FRLCEnabled featureStateEnhancedLayer2
Maximum MAC-d PDU size 0,1, 0 = disabled Deactivated, activated
- MAC-d PDUs too big for a single HSDPA packet are segmented
HSDPA packet
RLC
RLC data RLC data RLC data
h.
MAC-hs MAC-hs
header payload
Huawei
HspaPlusSwitch
MO: UCELLALGOSWITCH
f1 5 MHz Bit Field Type, 22 bits
f2 5 MHz
DCellHSDPAEnabled featureStatehsdpaMc
Dual cell HSDPA activated 0,1, 0 = disabled Deactivated, activated
- Whether indeed both carriers are offered, depends on the quality of the air interface
- If one carrier offers good conditions only, just this is offered
f1
Both carriers good
f2
f1 good only
f1
f2
f1
f2 good only
f2
- The cells defined by the two carriers must fulfil the following settings
Adjacent UARFCN
Same sector ID
Same timing offset for P-SCH Tcell
- Each sector is controlled by one shared HSDPA scheduler
Sector 1
Tcell (1)
Sector 3 f1
Sector 2
Tcell (3)
Tcell (2)
Sector 1
Tcell (1)
Sector 3 f2 = f1 5 MHz
Sector 2
Tcell (3)
Tcell (2)
HS-DPCCH HS-SCCH
E-DPDCH/E-DPCCH HS-PDSCH
DPDCH/DPCCH
F-DFCH
UL DPCCH
HS-SCCH
HS-PDSCH
- Base band Input split into M parallel data streams transmitted by M antennas
- N ≥ M receive antennas to recognize the individual data streams
Possible, as each of the M x N Tx-Rx paths has its own propagation characteristic due to
multi path
- Requires flexible MAC-d PDU size and often also dynamic power / code resource allocation
h2,2
hn,2
h2,m
MIMO
Input T2 R2 Output
Processor
• •
• •
• hn,m •
MxN
Tm MIMO system Rn
Huawei
- The secondary CPICH is transmitted with same power and SF as the primary one
SF32 32
SF64 64 64 64
FACH/PCH
SF256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256 256
P-CPICH, BCH, AICH, PICH E-RGCH E-AGCG (10ms) S-CPICH
E-HICH E-AGCH (2ms) F-DPCH
UE
Node B
BOOST • MO = ULOCELL
FALSE~0, TRUE~1; FALSE • Description: Indicates whether the BOOST feature is supported by the cell.
HsupaUl16QamTotalRateThs EcBoostingTotalRateThd
0~11480; 3640 kbps 0~11000; 40 kbps
HsupaUl16QamTotalRateThs MO = UFRC
• Description: This parameter specifies the threshold for triggering the 16QAM for the HSUPA traffic. The 16QAM
data transmission is performed in the uplink only when the total rate of the HSUPA traffic (including the SRB uplink
rate) reaches the threshold specified by this parameter. The larger the value of this parameter, the more the UEs
that cannot use 16QAM. As a result, the peak rates for these UEs are limited. The smaller the value of this
parameter, the more the UEs that can use 16QAM and the more the used resources. As a result, the peak rates
for the UEs requiring 16QAM are limited.
EcBoostingTotalRateThd MO = UFRC
• Description:The total rate threshold of HSUPA traffic for Boosting. If this parameter is set to a very large value,
only a small number of UEs whose uplink data rate exceeds the value of "EcBoostingTotalRateThd" can use E-
DPCCH Boosting. In addition, the resource utilization of E-DPCCH Boosting is low and the cell throughput cannot
greatly increase. If this parameter is set to a very small value, a large number of UEs preempt limited resources of
E-DPCCH Boosting. For UEs without such resources, the uplink transmission performance deteriorates and as a
result uplink cell capacity decreases.
MaxTotalUplinkSymbolRate
0 (960 kbps, SF4), 1 (1.92 Mbps; 2xSF4), 2 (3.84 Mbps; 2xSF2), 3 (5.76 Mbps; 2xSF2 + 2xSF4); if HSUPA
16QAM is active then the parameter value 3 is allowed;
Node B
UE
E-DPDCH
E_AGCH
HS-SCCH E-DPDCH
E-RGCH
HS-PDSCH HS-DPCCH (Ack/Nack/CQI)
Primary
E-HICH Carrier
F-DPCH E-DPCCH
E-DPCH
UL-DPCCH
• In DC-HSUPA operations, two E-DCH transport channels and two HS-DSCH transport channels need to be
configured for the UE because DC-HSUPA requires that DC-HSDPA be used in the downlink.
Soft Handover
• DC-HSUPA UE performs a soft handover based on the measurement result of the primary carrier
• Mobility events are measured and triggered on the primary carrier
• All intra-frequency measurement events are supported on the primary carrier.
• There is an E-DCH active set for each uplink carrier of DC-HSUPA
• The E-DCH active sets for the two carriers must be paired, that is, if a cell is in the primary E-DCH active set (E-
DCH active set on the primary carrier), the cell which has the same coverage with this cell and is on secondary
carrier must be in the secondary E-DCH active set (E-DCH active set on the secondary carrier).
ULSECCELLDEACTCOVTHR MO = ULOCELLMACEPARA
• Description: Secondary DC-HSUPA Cell Deactivation Rate Threshold. Indicates the minimum rate threshold
supported by the uplink transmit power for ensuring the minimum coverage of activated DC-HSUPA UEs on the
secondary carrier. To be specific, to meet the minimum coverage requirements of activated DC-HSUPA cell edge UEs
(CEUs) on the secondary carrier, the maximum rate threshold supported by the uplink transmit power cannot be
lower than this threshold. Otherwise, the CEUs on the secondary carrier need to be deactivated. A large value of this
parameter indicates a high probability of uplink transmit power-based deactivation of UEs on the secondary carrier.
This operation improves the edge throughput of DC-HSUPA UEs (reaching SC-HSUPA performance), but decreases
the number of activated DC-HSUPA UEs on the secondary carrier. A small value of this parameter indicates a low
probability of uplink transmit power-based deactivation of UEs on the secondary carrier. There are available loads on
the secondary carrier, which ensures data transmission of DC-HSUPA UEs and maximizes the usage of air interface
resources on the secondary carrier.
ULSECCELLACTOPTSW MO = ULOCELLMACEPARA
• Description: Secondary DC-HSUPA Cell Activation and Deactivation Switch Based on RTWP. If this parameter
is set to OFF, DC-HSUPA UEs experience improves. If this parameter is set to ON, the secondary DC-HSUPA
cell throughput increases.
DCHsupaHRetryPenaltyTime
1~255; 10 s
DCHsupaHRetryPenaltyTime MO = UCOIFTIMER
• Description: Penalty time of periodical retries to DC-HSUPA after DC-HSUPA falls back to SC-HSUPA when
the DC-HSUPA independent active set function is enabled. Periodical retries include blind periodical retries and
measurement-based periodical retries. It is recommended that the parameter value be greater than the value of
the "ChannelRetryTimerLen" parameter.
• The larger the value of this parameter, the later the UEs having fall backed to SC-HSUPA attempt to switch to
DC-HSUPA, affecting user experience. The smaller the value of this parameter, the smaller the effect of the
penalty mechanism.
eulMcServingCellUsersAdmTti2 reportingRange1aOffsetSecondary -
0..200; 3 -20..20; -2 dB (Unit: 0.5 dB)
• MaxNumberEDCHS defines the maximum allowed number of SC-E-DCH and DC-E-DCH users in the MAC-i/is
specific BTS scheduler.
DPDCH
R99 voice
DPCCH
N2msUEDPCCHburst1
DPCCH RNHSPA; 1, 2, 5; 1 subframe(s)
pattern
N2msUEDTXCycle1 N2msUEDPCCHburst2
synch reference RNHSPA; 1, 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, RNHSPA; 1, 2, 5; 1 subframe(s)
UE_DTX_Cycle_1
20; 8 subframes
UE_DTX_Cycle_2 UE_DTX_Cycle_2
N2msUEDTXCycle2
RNHSPA; 4, 5, 8, 10, 16, 20,
DPCCH with 32, 40, 64, 80, 128, 160; 16
E-DCH, 2ms TTI subframes
DPCCH
pattern
UE_DTX_cycle_1 UE_DTX_cycle_1
N2msMACInacThr
RNHSPA; Infinity, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128,
256, 512; Infinity subframes
N2msMACDTXCycle
UE can transmit E-DPDCH data length of MAC DTX Cycle
only at predefined time instances. RNHSPA; Infinity, 1, 4, 5, 8, 10,
16, 20; 8 subframes
N2msInacThrUEDRXCycle
UE DRX Inactivity threshold
RNHSPA; 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128,
256, 512; 64 subframes
DRX
N2msUEDRXCycle
length of UE DRX Cycle
RNHSPA; 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4; 2 subframes DL DRX
only with UL DTX !
• N2msInacThrUEDRXCycle: number of subframes after an HS-SCCH reception or after the 1st slot of an HS-
PDSCH reception during which the UE is required to monitor the HS-SCCHs in the UE's HS-SCCH set
continuously; UE DRX Inactivity threshold; RNHSPA; 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512; 64 subframes
• N2msInacThrUEDRXCycle: HS-SCCH reception pattern (UE DRX Cycle) length in subframes; RNHSPA; 0.5, 1,
2, 3, 4; 2 subframes
DLInLoopPCStepSizeCPC
RNSPA: 0.5..2; 0.5; 1.5 dB
DLInLoopPCStepSizeCPC:
• used by the WCDMA BTS to calculate the power increase/decrease step size when receiving TPC
commands. It is applied when CPC (UE DTX, etc.) is activated for the UE.
• if CPC is not used for a UE, BTS applies DownlinkInnerLoopPCStepSize
DownlinkInnerLoop PCStepSize
RNAC: 0.5..2; 0.5; 1 dB
other cells
Thermal noise
Beneficial features:
• The following features are more efficient, if interference cancellation is applied
• RAN 981 HSUPA 5.8Mbps
• RAN 1645 HSUPA 16QAM
• RAN 1702 Frequency Domain Equalizer (FDE)
RTWP
Residual
PIC HSUPA 2 ms RTWP
• IC users do not benefit directly from the reduced HSUPA 2 ms
interference
HSUPA HSUPA
• Their signals are demodulated in parallel on the original
antenna signal 10 ms 10 ms
Noise Noise
AdminPICState
WCEL Active / de-active / automatic
Default = de-active
f1
2 Rx f1 f2 4 Rx
PrxMaxOrigTargetBTS
RTWP (WCEL) 0..30 dB in steps of 0.1 dB
Default = 8 dB
PrxMaxTargetBTS
(WCEL) 0..30 dB in steps of 0.1 dB
HSUPA 2 ms Default = 6 dB
HSUPA 2 ms PrxTargetOrig (WCEL) PrxTarget (WCEL)
0..30 dB in steps of 0.1 dB & 0..30 dB in steps of 0.1 dB
HSUPA HSUPA
10 ms 10 ms Default = 4 dB Default = 4 dB
FDE
• Reduce inter-symbol interference by combination of
• Linear equalization
• Fast convolution
• Obtain peak data rates closer to the limits of
• HSUPA 5.8 Mbit/s (2xSF2 + 2xSF4 with QPSK
• HSUPA 11.5 Mbit/s (2xSF2 + 2xSF4 with 16QAM)
noise
h(k)
channel
x(k) y(k)
fading
Handling of distortive
y(k ) x(k ) h(k ) n(k )
channel effects
transmitted noise
signal
zero
x(k) FFT X(n)
padding
Element wise
multiplication
Y(n) IFFT y(k)
zero H(n)
h(k) FFT
padding
After filtering
Before filtering x(k) h(k) High frequencies removed by low pass
E-DPDCH
E-DPDCH
E-DPDCH
E-DPDCH E-DPCCH
2xN2+2xN4
+ 16QAM
Code and Modulation Combination
2xN2+2xN4
E-TFCI 84
2xN2
Switch to
2xN4
boosted mode
N4
N8, N16, N32
0 2000 4000 6000 8000 10000 12000
RLC bitrate [kbps]
With this feature RNC recognizes UE which sent empty SCRI as LegacyFDPhone and
stores IMSI number.
New shorter idle timer is used to avoid signaling connection release for this UE.
The target is to move this UE to Cell_PCH before it initiates the connection release.
The threshold for moving to Cell_DCH state can be increased (e.g., to 256 bytes) to
ensure that small keep-alive messages from identified UEs are served in Cell_FACH state.
UE
signaling connection RNC
release indication
With timer T323 in system information message the network informs the UE that the rel.8 Fast Dormancy feature is supported in the
RNC. The UE is inhibited from sending the SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION message whilst timer T323 is running.
The use of 0 s indicates no need to apply the inhibit timer.
• Fast Dormancy Profiling Nokia feature Identifies LFD (Legacy Fast Dormancy) phones which
cause unnecessary signaling load
• The UE is detected as LFD phone when network receives an SCRI message without any cause
• Based on regular FD functionality, such phones would be moved to Idle mode, hence causing
unnecessary signalling when starting following activity
• Less signaling load because LFD (Legacy Fast Dormancy) Phones are being forced
to stay in Cell_PCH
• Shorter inactivity timers are used for moving smartphones and LFD Phones to Cell_PCH state -
saving UE battery
• Higher traffic volume thresholds are used for moving smartphones and LFD Phones to
Cell_DCH state
• Stored IMSI in RNC gives possibility to faster usage of higher traffic volume thresholds
If the Enhanced Fast Dormancy (EFD) feature is disabled (SCRI message switches the UE to
idle mode)
• Activity as sending heartbeat messages by the UE starts the procedures for RRC connection setups,
authentication, encryption, and RAB setups.
• The RNC processing and signaling load increases.
If the EFD feature is enabled (SCRI message switches the UE to the CELL_FACH or
CELL_PCH/URA_PCH state)
• The signaling procedure between the UE and RNC is simplified for heartbeat messages.
• RRC connection is maintained.
• RNC CPU resources can be saved.
• UE consumes less battery power.
4A
4B
CELL_DCH PS Inact Time out CELL_FACH
SCRI
FACH Congestion
SCRI
4B
FACH
Congestion
CELL_PCH / URA_PCH
PS Inact
Time out
IDLE
RNC_EFD_D2F_SWITCH
under the OptimizationSwitch
parameter in the
SET URRCTRLSWITCH
command is turned on
CELL_DCH or CELL_FACH
FD_TAC_FORCE_D2F_SWITCH
under the PROCESSSWITCH
parameter in the
ADD UIMEITAC
command is turned on
RNC_EFD_D2F_SWITCH
under the OptimizationSwitch
parameter in the
SET URRCTRLSWITCH
command is turned off
CELL_PCH /
CELL_DCH or
FD_TAC_FORCE_D2F_SWITCH URA_PCH
under the PROCESSSWITCH
parameter in the
ADD UIMEITAC
command is turned off
RNC_DF_2_URA_PCH_SWITCH
under the PROCESSSWITCH
parameter in the
CELL_PCH /
CELL_FACH SET URRCTRLSWITCH command
controls whether the UE is switched to URA_PCH
the CELL_PCH (turned off) or
URA_PCH (turned on) state
RNC_FD_SCRI_FORCE_REL_SWITCH
under the PROCESSSWITCH2
CELL_DCH / parameter in the IDLE
CELL_FACH SET URRCTRLSWITCH command
is turned on
FD_P2D_SWITCH
under the PROCESSSWITCH
CELL_PCH / parameter in the
ADD UIMEITAC command CELL_DCH
URA_PCH
is turned on
(UE's TAC = TAC added to the EFD list)
FastDormancyF2DHTvmThd Threshold set to a value greater than the traffic volume of most heartbeat
messages to prevent state transitions from being triggered by small-sized
heartbeat messages, recommended value: 512 bytes
Range: {16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512, 1024, 2k, 3k, 4k, 6k, 8k, 12k, 16k, 24k, 32k, 48k, 64k,
96k, 128k, 192k, 256k, 384k, 512k, 768k}, Unit: byte, Default Value: 1024
PS inactivity timers:
PsInactTmrForFstDrmDch(1) for CELL_DCH, recommended value: 2s
• This feature is used to control whether the UE is switched to URA instead of Idle during fast
dormancy signaling.
• Subsequent data can then be handled by an upswitch to FACH when the amount of data is lower,
and to HSPA when the amount is higher.
• As an overall result, the signaling load is improved for chatty applications with fast dormancy that
otherwise are typically switched between HSPA and Idle Mode.
fastDormancyMethod
• MO: RncFunction
• Description: Indicates if there will be an attempted direct downswitch to URA_PCH after reception of an
RRC:Signalling Connection Release Indication message when the IE Signalling Connection Release Indication
Cause is missing. If the parameter value = SWITCH_TO_URA a downswitch attempt to URA_PCH shall be
performed when the IE Signalling Connection Release Indication Cause is not included in RRC:Signalling
Connection Release Indication message If the parameter value = RELEASE the connection shall be released
when the IE Signalling Connection Release Indication Cause is not included in the RRC:Signalling Connection
Release Indication message. When the IE Signalling Connection Release Indication Cause is included in
RRC:Signalling Connection Release Indication message the parameter has no effect.
t323
• MO: RRC
• Description: UE timer that serves two purposes:
- The network uses it to indicate that the Fast Dormancy Handling feature is supported.
- The UE uses it to limit the frequency ar which the UE sends Signalling Connection Release Indication messages.
The timer is started in the UE when transmitting a SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE INDICATION message
that includes the IE Signalling Connection Release Indication Cause. When T323 expires, the UE may determine
whether there have been any subsequent indications from upper layers that there is no more PS data for a
prolonged period, in which case it triggers the transmission of a single SIGNALLING CONNECTION RELEASE
INDICATION message. The use of 0 seconds indicates no need to apply the timer.
• This feature makes it possible to reconfigure the release 8 or higher User Equipment (UE) from
CELL_DCH to CELL_FACH based on the International Mobile Equipment Identity and Software
Version Number (IMEISV) at reception of Signalling Connection Release Indication with cause
value UE requested PS data session end.
• This feature makes it possible to switch selected UE from CELL_DCH to CELL_FACH instead of
URA_PCH for avoiding crashing selected UE.
Functionality:
• This feature makes it possible to reconfigure a certain subset of pre-release 8 User Equipment (UE)
to URA_PCH based on International Mobile Equipment Identity and Software Version Number
(IMEISV) at reception of Signaling Connection Release Indication message without Information
Element (IE) Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause from UE.
• Note: The optional IE value Signaling Connection Release Indication Cause is introduced in
3GPP Release 8, so the feature also applies to a certain subset of release 8 or higher
compatible UE that sends message without the IE.
The feature Fast Dormancy for pre-rel-8 UEs overrides the parameter fastDormancyMethod for certain
UE when IMEISV of the UE matches the TAC/SVN configured for the Fast Dormancy for pre-rel-8 UEs
feature.
UE Rel8
UE Rel7
In DL - HS-DSCH In DL - HS-DSCH
In UL - RACH IN UL - E-DCH
Channel Maping:
Logical channels
3GPP Rel7
Physical channels
P-CCPCH S-CCPCH HS-PDSCH S-CCPCH S-CCPCH
• With the Downlink Enhanced CELL_FACH data carried on the BCCH, CCCH, DCCH, and DTCH is mapped to the
transport channel HS-DSCH, and then transmitted over the air interface to UEs through the HS-PDSCH or HS-
SCCH. In this way, UEs in the CELL_FACH state can use the HS-PDSCH and HS-SCCH's code and power
resources as HSDPA UEs in the CELL_DCH state, thereby accelerating downlink data transmission.
MAXEFACHHARQRT
• MO = ULOCELLMACHSPARA
• Description: EFACH HARQ Retransmission Times. It indicates the maximum number of blind HARQ
retransmissions for E-FACH users. When this parameter is set to a small value, HARQ retransmissions cannot
ensure reliable data transmission for E-FACH users. In this case, RLC layer retransmissions are required, which
lowers the user throughput. When this parameter is set to a large value, a fixed number of HARQ
retransmissions ensure reliable data transmission for E-FACH users. In this case, a large amount of cell
resources is consumed, and the cell throughput is low.
EFachSwitch
• MO = URRCESTCAUSE
• Description: Switch for RRC established on E-FACH. When this switch is turned off, the RRC connection cannot
be established on the E-FACH or FACH. When this parameter is set to ON, services are established on the E-
FACH rather than the FACH, which shortens the establishment delay. When this parameter is set to OFF,
services are established on the DCH, improving the service setup success rate.
The NodeB needs to obtain CQI before performing TFRC selection. If E-FACH UEs do not report CQI on the HS-
DPCCH, the NodeB converts Ec/N0 into CQI. E-FACH UEs can choose to include Ec/N0 in the "measured results on
RACH" IE in the following messages:
• CELL UPDATE
• MEASUREMENT REPORT
• RRC CONNECTION REQUEST
• INITIAL DIRECT TRANSFER
• UPLINK DIRECT TRANSFER
MinEcN0Value MO = URACHMEASUREPARA
• Description: This parameter specifies the minimum value of Ec/No in the E-FACH Ec/No adjustment algorithm. If this
parameter is set to a large value, upward power control is disabled when the signal becomes poor. As a result, the
block error rate (BLER) of data services decreases.
MaxEcN0Value MO = URACHMEASUREPARA
• Description: This parameter specifies the maximum value of Ec/No in the E-FACH Ec/No adjustment algorithm.
EcN0AdjStep MO = URACHMEASUREPARA
• Description: Ec/N0 Adjustment Step. Adjusted step of Ec/No in the link quality adjust algorithm for the E-FACH. The
larger the value of this parameter, the larger the adjusted step of Ec/N0 in the link quality adjustment algorithm for the
E-FACH and the more significantly the downlink transmit power of the E-FACH fluctuates. This affects the air
interface capacity. The smaller the value of this parameter, the slower the adjustment in the step of Ec/N0. As a
result, consecutive error blocks occur and user experience deteriorates.
PtxBCCHHSPDSCH PtxBCCHHSSCCH
-35..15 dB, step 0.1 dB; 7 dB -35..15 dB, step 0.1 dB; 2
above CPICH dB below CPICH
• It can be can selected by the 22 bit parameter HSFACHRel7ConSetupEC for which RRC establishment cause
HS Cell_FACH or HS Cell_DCH is preferred
HSFACHRel7ConSetupEC
0 or 1 for each RRC EC;
0001101111110110001100
cqiDefaultHsCellFach
0...35, step 1, default 255 = BTS uses Nokia
recommended default value of current SW release
numberOfBlindRepetitionHsCellFach
1...4, step 1, default 255 = BTS uses Nokia
recommended default value of current SW release
If the average data rate is higher as HSFACHActivityThr at least during the time
HSFACHActTimeToTrigger then the transition from HS-Cell FACH to Cell- DCH is triggered.
• The data rate is averaged on basis of a sliding window configured by HSFACHActivityAveWin and
updated with each packet sent to the UE.
Logical channels
3GPP Rel8
Physical channels
PRACH E-DPDCH
• This feature enables UEs in the CELL_FACH state to transmit uplink data on common
E-DCHs.
• An enhancement to Uplink Enhanced CELL_FACH in allows E-RACH UEs to send
ACK/NACK responses and channel quality indicator (CQI) information to the NodeB
over the HS-DPCCH.
• multiple common E-DCH resources can be configured in a cell to serve more UEs in
the CELL_FACH state.
• The configuration information about each common E-DCH resource is broadcast in
SIB5. UE Rel8
• The configuration information includes the number of common E-DCH resources,
In DL - HS-DSCH
Guaranteed Bit Rate (GBR) and Maximum Bit Rate (MBR) of E-RACH UEs, and TTI for
IN UL - E-DCH
the common E-DCH in a cell.
ERACHHSDPCCH
• MO = ULOCELL
• Description: Indicates whether to enable E-RACH over HS-DPCCH. If this parameter is set to TRUE, the NodeB
supports feedbacks over HS-DPCCH on the E-RACH, improving the transmission efficiency on the E-FACH over
the air interface. If this parameter is set to FALSE, the NodeB does not support feedbacks over HS-DPCCH on the
E-RACH.
MAXEFACHHSHARQRT
• MO = ULOCELLMACHSPARA
• Description: Indicates the maximum number of HARQ retransmissions when the UE in CELL_FACH supports
the feedbacks over the HS-DPCCH. When this parameter is set to a small value, HARQ retransmission cannot
ensure reliable data transmission for UEs in the CELL_FACH state, and therefore, RLC layer retransmission is
required. This reduces the UE throughput.When this parameter is set to a large value, HARQ retransmission
ensures reliable data transmission for UEs in the CELL_FACH state and expands E-FACH coverage. However,
UEs experiencing poor channel quality consume more cell resources.
ERACHCQIFdbkCycle
• MO = UCELLERACHHSDPCCH
• Description: Specifies the channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback cycle for a UE. A smaller parameter value
indicates more timely E-FACH CQI feedbacks from the UE. However, setting the parameter to a too small value
will increase the control channel overhead and therefore affect the uplink capacity. A larger parameter value
indicates less timely E-FACH CQI feedbacks from the UE. This affects the downlink E-FACH throughput.
CommonEdchResourceNum
• MO = UERACHBASIC
• Description: Number of common E-DCH resources of a cell. Both the common E-DCH resources and dedicated
E-DCH resources consume code number and signatures for E-RGCHs and E-HICHs. The smaller the value of
this parameter, the higher the probability of preamble access contention between ERACH UEs and the lower the
access success rate. The larger the value of this parameter, the smaller the number of online HSUPA UEs
supported by a cell. If this parameter is set to 0, the ERACH function will be unavailabale.
ERACHGBR
• MO = UERACHBASIC
• Description: GBR available when ERACH UEs occupy common E-DCH resources. The smaller the value of this
parameter, the lower the uplink rate for ERACH UEs. The larger the value of this parameter, the stronger the
uplink interference caused by ERACH Ues.
CommonEdchTTISelect
• MO = UERACHBASIC
• Description: Transmission Time Interval (TTI) for the common E-DCH. If the TTI is set to 2 ms, the downlink
coverage for ERACHs shrinks. If the TTT is set to 10 ms, the peak rate for ERACH UEs cannot exceed 500 kbit/s
ERACHGBR
• MO = UERACHBASIC
• Description:GBR available when ERACH UEs occupy common E-DCH resources. The smaller the value of this
parameter, the lower the uplink rate for ERACH UEs. The larger the value of this parameter, the stronger the
uplink interference caused by ERACH UEs.
The number of preamble signatures to be used for EUL-FACH in a cell is defined by the parameter
numPreambleSignatures.
numPreambleSignatures eulFachInitialRate maxCollisionResTime
1..15; 4 0..1376; 34 kbps 8..24; 8 ms
HSRACHMaxAllocTimeCCCH HSRACHMaxPeriodCollis
8 (0) … 80 (7); 8 TTIs 8 (0), 12 (1), 16 (2), 24 (3); 12 TTIs