Alltel HSPA Desisgn Assumptions

DL Maximum Expected Throughput UL Expected Maximum Throughput Busy Hour Factor BH Data Usage per user Corresponding BH Uplink Data Usage based on UL/DL ratio of 25% Time taken by a user to upload 2.25 MB data at peak rate of 256 kbps in BH Total number of users that can be accomodated in BH 1000 256 7% 9 2.25 MB MB kbps kbps

70.3125 seconds
1 2

51.2

1 user = 70.3 sec

1 Hour=60 X 60 =3600 Seconds

50

Building Penetration Loss = 15 dB (Little Rock, AR) HSPA Expected Throughput 1 Mbps DL / 256 kbps UL

Percentage of Simultaneous users handled by the RAX Card a busy hour

Year
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Number of Number of Househo Sites lds (Capacity)

2734 4146 5528 6910 8292 10 13 17 20 23

Number of Sites (Coverage)

Number of Busy Hour Number users per site ( 1 x RAX 32 Board of Sites BH=7%)
15 15 17 20 23

1 x RAX 64 Board
31% 21% 18% 17% 16%

15

13 19 23 24 25

16% 10% 9% 8% 8%

Reference: Channel Element Dimensioning Guideline

s handled by the RAX Card in UL per site in busy hour

1 x RAX 128 2 x RAX 128 Board Board

63% 41% 35% 33% 32% 125% 83% 70% 66% 63%

CE Board
RAX128 Board RAX 64 Board RAX 32 Board

Number of Simultaneous Users (256 kbps)

8 4 2

Year 1 x RAX 32 Board 1 x RAX 64 Board 1 x RAX 128 Board 2 x RAX 128 Board

2008 16% 31% 63% 125%

2009 10% 21% 41% 83%

2010 9% 18% 35% 70%

2011 8% 17% 33% 66%

2012 8% 16% 32% 63%

% Simultaneous Users handled by CE Cards in E

140% 120% 100% 80% 60% 40% 20% 0% 2008
1 x RAX 32 Board

2009
1 x RAX 64 Board

2010
1 x RAX 128 Board

dled by CE Cards in EUL

2011
1 x RAX 128 Board

2012
2 x RAX 128 Board