Introduction to HSUPA

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Introduction
Launch of HSDPA brings downlink bitrate to a
new level. A theoretical peak DL rate of 14
Mbps is possible

To ensure that Uplink will not become a

bottleneck for future data services, 3GPP has

standardized a new technology called
Enhanced Uplink (EUL) in release 6

EUL is often referred as HSUPA to underline

the fact that it belongs to same family with
HSDPA. This technology is ofen called as
HSPA

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R99 UL Packet Data

How is UL packet data handled in R99
DCH (Dedicated Channel)
Variable spreading factor
Closed loop power control
Soft handover

RACH (Common Channel)

Common spreading code

Fixed spreading factor
No closed loop power control
No soft handover

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R99 Uplink Limitations

How is UL packet data handled in
R99
DCH (Dedicated Channel)
Variable spreading factor
Closed loop power control
Soft handover

RACH (Common Channel)

Common spreading code
Fixed spreading factor
No closed loop power control
No soft handover

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Large Scheduling delays

Slow scheduling from RNC
Large Latency
Transmission time interval of

10/20/40/80 ms
RNC based retransmission in case
of errors

Limited UL data rate

Peak data rate limited to 384 kbps

Functionality
HSUPA has more in common with a R99 DCH than with HSDPA
3GPP terminology for HSUPA is Enhanced DCH (E-DCH)
R99 DCH

HSUPA

HSDPA

Variable spreading
factor

Yes

Yes

No

Multicode transmission

Yes

Yes

Yes

Adaptive modulation

No

No

Yes

Fast power control

Yes

Yes

No

Soft handover

Yes

Yes

No

Node B scheduling

No

Yes

Yes

Fast L1 HARQ

No

Yes

Yes

TTI
10, 20, 40 ms
2, 10 ms
2 ms
Notes:
3GPP allows multi-code transmission for R99 DCH but in practise only 1 code is used
The HSDPA user plane channel cannot use soft handover, although the associated DCH may use soft
handover
RAS06 uses a 10 ms Transmission Time Interval (TTI) for HSUPA to improve coverage performance
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HSUPA Features

Shorter TTI of 2 ms: In HSUPA both 10 ms and 2 ms TTI are

supported
A shorter TTI allows reduction in latency and thus increasing
the average and peak throughput

For a 10ms TTI UE, the peak data rate is limited to 2 Mbps
For a 2ms TTI UE, the peak data rate of 5.76 Mbps can be
achieved

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HSUPA vs HSDPA

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Node B Scheduler

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HSUPA Operations

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HSUPA Operations

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HSUPA Operations

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HSUPA Operations

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HSUPA Operations

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Protocol Stack
MAC-e layer within the Node B
HARQ
Extracting MAC-es PDU
E-DCH scheduling and control

MAC-es/e layer within the UE

Multiplexing of MAC-d PDU
E-TFC selection based upon Node B
scheduling
HARQ

MAC-es layer within the RNC

ensures in sequence delivery
soft handover combining
UE

Node B

SRNC
RLC
MAC-d
MAC-es
Frame
Protocol
Transport

RLC
MAC-d
MAC-es/e

MAC-e

WCDMA L1

WCDMA L1

Uu
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Frame
Protocol
Transport

Iub

Iu

HSUPA Channels
UL transport channel: Enhanced UL Dedicated Channel (E-DCH) Uplink

Uplink physical channel: E-DCH Dedicated Physical Data Channel (E-DPDCH), E-DCH
Dedicated Physical Control Channel (E-DPCCH)

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HSUPA Channels
New HSUPA DL Physical Channels :
E-DCH Hybrid ARQ Indicator Channel (E-HICH)
E-DCH Absolute Grant Channel (E-AGCH)
E-DCH Relative Grant Channel (E-RGCH

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Channel Mapping

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HSUPA UE Categories
HSUPA uses BPSK modulation with multicode transmission to achieve high
datarates
Theoretical peak bit rate up to 5.76 Mbps
Initially only max. 1.46 Mbps expected

Initially only Cat.1 and

Cat.3 is expected to be
supported widely

HSUPA
Codes x Spreading TTI
Category
1

1 x SF4

2 x SF4

2 x SF4

2 x SF2

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Transport
Data rate
Block size

10

7296

0.73 Mbps

10

14592

1.46 Mbps

2919

1.46 Mbps

10

14592

1.46 Mbps

10

20000

2 Mbps

5837

2.9 Mbps

2 x SF2

10

20000

2 Mbps

2xSF2 + 2xSF4

10

20000

2 Mbps

2xSF2 + 2xSF4

11520

5.76 Mbps

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5.76 Mbps
(theoretical)

Maximum Bit Rates

Both HSDPA and HSUPA aim to
increase
individual connection
throughput
total cell throughput

HSDPA
Coding
Codingrate
rateCoding
Codingrate
rate 55codes
codes

QPSK
QPSK

Marketed bit rates do not represent

RLC layer throughput

16QAM
16QAM

HSDPA RLC throughputs are:

RAS05
1.60 Mbps
RAS05 CD
3.36 Mbps
RAS06
10.8 Mbps
HSUPA RLC throughput is:
RAS06 is
1.376 Mbps

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10
10codes
codes

15
15codes
codes

1/4
1/4

600
600kbps
kbps

1.2
1.2Mbps
Mbps

1.8
1.8Mbps
Mbps

2/4
2/4

1.2
1.2Mbps
Mbps

2.4
2.4Mbps
Mbps

3.6
3.6Mbps
Mbps

3/4
3/4

1.8
1.8Mbps
Mbps 3.6
3.6Mbps
Mbps

5.4
5.4Mbps
Mbps

2/4
2/4

2.4
2.4Mbps
Mbps

7.2
7.2Mbps
Mbps

3/4
3/4

3.6
3.6Mbps
Mbps 7.2
7.2Mbps
Mbps 10.7
10.7Mbps
Mbps

4/4
4/4

4.8
4.8Mbps
Mbps

4.8
4.8Mbps
Mbps

9.6
9.6Mbps
Mbps 14.4
14.4Mbps
Mbps

RAS05 CD

HSUPA
Coding
Codingrate
rate 11xxSF4
SF4

RAS05

RAS06

22xxSF2
SF2++
22xxSF4
SF4
960
960kbps
kbps 1.92
1.92Mbps
Mbps 2.88
2.88Mbps
Mbps
22xxSF4
SF4

22xxSF2
SF2

1/2
1/2

480
480kbps
kbps

3/4
3/4

720
720kbps
kbps 1.46
1.46Mbps
Mbps 2.88
2.88Mbps
Mbps 4.32
4.32Mbps
Mbps

4/4
4/4

960
960kbps
kbps 1.92
1.92Mbps
Mbps 3.84
3.84Mbps
Mbps 5.76
5.76Mbps
Mbps
RAS06