ci thin mc s dng giao tip v tuyn, HSDPA a vo mt loi knh truyn gi l HS-PDSCH (High-Speed Physical Downlink Shared Channel),

, trong vi UE c th dng n hu nh ng thi, bi v n c phn ra thnh vi khe thi gian (timeslot). Nh th mng c th nhanh chng phn ng vi nhng yu cu thay i bandwidth ca mt UE bng cch thay i s lng khe thi gian c cp cho UE . V vy, khng cn cn phi cp pht cc m tri hoc sa i di ca m tri thay i lng bandwidth c cp pht na. Cc khe thi gian HS-PDSCH c cp cho cc thit b thng qua knh HS-SCCH (High-Speed Shared Control CHannel). Knh ny phi c theo di bi tt c cc UE m RNC ph trch chng c mng ra lnh l dng mt knh dng chung. Knh HS-PDSCH dng di m tri c nh l 16, cn knh HS-SCCH dng di m tri l 256 gia tng tc truyn, cc UE c th lng nghe nhiu knh dng chung ti xung tc cao. Cng c th dng nhiu knh ti xung tc cao truyn ti d liu n vi UE ng thi. V mc ch ny, mng c th ch nh n 4 knh iu khin dng chung ng thi hng xung, v v vy, n 4 UE c th nhn c d liu trn 1 hoc nhiu knh dng chung ng thi. Hnh cho thy d liu ngi dng c vn chuyn qua mng v tuyn nh th no, v thit b ngi dng HSDPA phi gii m ng thi nhng knh no trong khi n trng thi Cell-DCH. Mng li gi cc gi d liu ngi dng n RNC theo mt knh DTCH (Dedicated Traffic Channel). Ti , RNC ng gi li d liu vo mt knh HS-DSCH (High-Speed Downlink Shared Channel) ri gi chuyn tip n cho NodeB ph trch khu vc ca ngi dng. Ngoi ra, RNC cn gi thng tin iu khin n UE ca ngi dng thng qua mt knh DCCH (Dedicated Control Channel). Knh ny khng c dng chung gia cc thu bao. Ngi dng cng c th thit lp hoc nhn 1 cuc gi thoi trong khi mt cuc truyn d liu HSDPA ang din ra. Trong trng hp ny, RNC s dng thm 1 knh dnh ring gi chuyn tip knh thoi chuyn knh n ngi dng. Ti NodeB, d liu n qua knh HS-DSCH c tr tm trong mt thi gian ngn ri c truyn n UE ca ngi dng qua mt hoc vi knh HS-PDSCH. Mi knh HS-PDSCH s dng mt m tri c di l 16, ngha l v l thuyt c th s dng n 15 knh HS-PDSCH ng thi trong mt cell. Tuy nhin trong thc t, NodeB s dng ng thi t 5 knh n 10 knh HS-PDSCH i vi cc UE thuc nhm 8, v cc dch v nh thoi v truyn d liu chuyn gi UMTS cng cn thng lng. Ngoi 510 knh dng chung ny ny, UE phi c kh nng gim st n bn knh iu khin dng chung hng xung tc cao (HS-SCCH) nhn nhng s cp pht khe thi gian cho cc knh dng chung. Cui cng, UE phi gii m thng tin iu khin gi n n trn knh DPCCH (Dedicated Physical Control Channel), v c th c dng d liu thoi n trn knh DPDCH (Dedicated Physical Data Channel) na.

 hng ln, mt UE c kh nng HSDPA cng phi gi mt s knh d liu khc nhau, mi knh bng mt m tri khc bit. Knh u tin l knh iu khin chung HSDPA, vn c dng bo tip nhn ng cc gi d liu ti xung. Ngoi ra, cn c mt knh dnh ring vn chuyn cc gi IP hng ln. Cn thm mt knh na truyn hoc hi p nhng lnh cp pht ti nguyn v tuyn t RNC (nh mt lnh chuyn cell chng hn) v cho hng ln ca mt cuc gi thoi ang din ra. Cui cng, UE cn gi thng tin iu khin (cht lng nhn sng ca knh dnh ring cho hng xung) n NodeB. Vic s dng a m tri nh vy gip UE c kh nng gi thoi v truyn d liu c cng lc. tng hn na tc truyn, HSDPA a ra mt phng thc iu ch c cp hoc bc (order) cao hn ci thin thng sut (throughput) cho nhng thit b m nhn cc cuc truyn ca trm c s vi cht lng tt. Chun UMTS c bn s dng phng thc iu ch QPSK (Quadrature/Quaternary Phase Shift Keying), phng thc ny m ha hai phn t thng tin c bn (chip) trong mi bc truyn. HSDPA gii thiu kiu iu ch 16-QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), m ha n bn chip trong mi bc truyn. Bi v c th m ha 16 gi tr bng bn n v nh phn (24 = 16), nn phng thc iu ch ny c gi l 16-QAM. PSK (phase shift keying) l cch iu ch kha dch pha, trong pha ca tn hiu c thay i theo qui lut ca tn hiu d liu, cn tn s v bin ca sng mang khng i. QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation) l cch iu ch kha theo bin . N vn chuyn i hai dng bit s bng cch thay i (iu ch) bin ca hai sng mang theo kiu iu ch s kha dch bin (amplitude-shift keying _ ASK). Hai sng mang ny, thng l hnh sin, lch pha vi nhau 90 v v vy c gi l cc sng mang hoc thnh phn trc giao (quadrature). Cc sng sau khi iu bin c cng li, v dng sng kt qu l mt s kt hp ca c PSK ln ASK. QAM dng mt s nht nh (t nht l 2) pha v mt s nht nh (t nht l 2) bin . Trong QAM, cc im trn biu chm sao thng c sp xp trn mt li hnh vung cch u nhau v phng ngang v phng ng, hoc cc vng trn ng tm (tm l gc ta ). V d liu vin thng s thng l nh phn, nn s im trong li ny thng l ly tha ca 2 (2, 4, 8 ...), ph bin nht l 16-QAM, 64-QAM, 128-QAM and 256-QAM. Tn hiu 16-QAM l s tng hp hai tn hiu iu ch ASK 4-mc c sng mang trc pha nhau (knh I v knh Q). Nhiu khi, cc b iu ch PSK c thit k bng cch dng nguyn l QAM nhng khng thay i bin ca tn hiu sng mang, cho nn QPSK cn c gi khng chnh thc l 4-QAM. Biu chm sao (constellation diagram) ca QPSK v 16-QAM c minh ha trong Hnh Phng thc iu ch 16-QAM lm tng gp i thng lng t c so vi QPSK

trong iu kin nhn sng tt. Kt hp vi vic s dng 10 knh dng chung hng xung ng thi, tc truyn hng xung ti a v l thuyt l 7.2 Mbit/s. Trong thc t, tc truyn dao ng trong phm vi t 1.5 n 2.5 Mbit/s i vi nhng thit b c kh nng gom c 5 knh dng chung (tc thuc category 6) v 4.5 Mbit/s i vi nhng thit b c kh nng gom c 10 knh dng chung (tc thuc category 8).