ZTE DC-HSDPA solution

Agenda

 DC-HSDPA Introduction

 ZTE DC-HSDPA Solution

 DC-HSDPA Test Plan

 HSPA+ Evolution Paths for Downlink

MC
MIMO
DB
HSDPA R10
DC
64QAM R9
64QAM
R8
The future path
R7 The future path
Easy to update
Current network propose to do
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DC-HSDPA Evolution
R8 R9*&
R7
R10*
Dual-Band Dual-Cell HSDPA
16QAM & 64QAM Dual-Cell HSDPA
MC HSDPA
Two Adjacent Carriers Two Carriers
on the Same Band on Two Bands
5MHz 5MHz 5MHz 5MHz

……

F1 F2 B1-F1 B2-F2

 16QAM & 64QAM were  Downlink theoretical peak rate up  DB DC HSDPA Phase I(R9) (band
introduced in 3GPP R5 & R7 to 28 Mbps with DC + 16QAM; combination)
which enables HSDPA peak  Downlink theoretical peak rate up  I+V
rate up to 14 & 21 Mbps to 42 Mbps with DC + 64QAM.  I +VIII
respectively.  II + IV
 DB DC HSDPA New Band(R10*)
 Band combination, the same
as DB DC HSDPA
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DC-HSDPA Introduction
DC-HSDPA, deploy the second carrier to make efficient use of spectrum by operating HSPA on two adjacent
5MHz carriers in a coordinated way.

Due to scheduling gains, higher data rates

are achievable for users experiencing low
and moderate SNR.

DL DL
Anchor Carrier
Downlink Channel
UL Carrier Supplementary Carrier
HS-PDSCH carry user data on
both of carriers if DC is
activated.
E-DPDCH/E-DPCCH
E-DPDCH/E-DPCCH

Activation of DC via HS-SCCH

HS-SCCH

HS-SCCH
HS-SCCH

HS-SCCH
only on primary carrier,
HS-PDSCH
DPDCH/DPCCH

HS-DPCCH

HS-PDSCH
HS-PDSCH
DPDCH/DPCCH

HS-DPCCH

HS-PDSCH
deactivation via HS-SCCH on
F-DPCCH
DPDCH\DPCCH

F-DPCCH
DPDCH\DPCCH

either carrier.
Uplink Channel
Common HS-DPCCH is only on
Primary Secondary
primary carrier.
HS-DSCH Serving Cell HS-DSCH Serving Cell CQI, ACK&NACK of both anchor
and supplementary carrier are
transmitted on the same HS-
DPCCH.
UE Category: 21 22 23 24
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DC-HSDPA Technical Features

Items DA-HSDPA
Bandwidth Requirement Adjacent 10MHz
RF Requirement Single PA
Upgrade Software only
Impact on Legacy UE No
Conclusion 1, DC-HSDPA bring higher throughput on user level with
enables better customer experiences;
2, DC-HSDPA with 64QAM will be proposed to operators
who own 2 or more than 2 adjacent carriers.
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Other Multiple Carriers HSPA Technologies

DC HSUPA Multi-Carriers HSPA

 HSPA technology enhancement, will be freezing in

3GPP R9, UE can transmit HSUPA data on two carriers,
3GPP R10
Maximum throughput is 23Mbps.
 DL HSDPA ：
 The two carriers should be adjacent.
 Max. 3~4 carriers
 At least DL two carriers to be configured simultaneously
 Can belong to two band (band combination
specified)
 Carriers in one band should be adjacent
 Carriers should belong to one Node B
 MIMO can be used/not used on each carrier

DB HSPA  UL HSUPA: up to two carriers

3GPP R9, primary & secondary carrier can be in

different band, Maximum throughput is 42 Mbps
2.1G
2.1G Frequency
Frequency 22
Restriction of band combination
An example
2.1G
2.1G Frequency
Frequency 11
configuration
1800M
1800M Frequency
Frequency 22

1800M
1800M Frequency
Frequency 11
 Agenda

 DC-HSDPA Introduction

 ZTE DC-HSDPA Solution

 DC-HSDPA Test Plan

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Dual-Cell HSDPA Network Deployment

1 Flexible Dual Cell cluster deployment Primary Serve Cell Selection Strategy 2
Based on traffic, operational strategy
Secondary Serve Cell
Cell 2
Dual cell Primary Serve Cell
cluster Cell 1

“HSDPA preferred cell” as

Primary Cell

• Dual-cell pair by static configuration

• Default primary cell selection on “HSDPA preferred cell”
3 Mobility Management • Load balance. If HSDPA cell overloaded, then DC UE will select the other cell
• Among DC-enabled cells as primary cell
• DC-enabled cells & legacy cells
• UE only transmit measurement report in No Impact on Legacy UE 4
primary cell
DC UE Legacy UE (SC)
stop Bandwidth
Re-assigned Only HS-PDSCH & As Normal Cell F2
Secondary Serve Cell Secondary Serve Cell DC Disabled Cell HS-SCCH
Cell 3 Cell 5 Cell 7
Cell 1 Primary Serve Cell Primary Serve Cell DC Disabled Cell As Normal Cell As Normal Cell F1
Cell 2 Cell 4 Cell 6

handover handover handover

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Smooth Upgrade to DC-HSDPA

HSPA+ 64QAM HSPA+ (64QAM)+DC

R8860E R8860E
SW Upgrade Only
BS8700

B8200 B8200

Low
Low TCO,
TCO, High
High Performance
Performance
SW upgrade only to support DC-HSDPA
No change for Core, but should be R7 or above to support MBR 42MBps.
Required Feature: DC-HSDPA (New purchase according to cell quantity);
Associated feature: DL L2 enhancement (Already owned)
HSDPA Introduction Package (Already owned)
HSUPA Introduction Package (Already owned)
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DC-HSDPA Impact Analysis

Transmission dimensioning principle
keep the same as HSPDA.
For sites need to provide DL peak rate
No impact on CE consuming for experience, suggest to extend the
DC-HSDPA bandwidth to 50M on Iub.

Air Base Band RNC Transmission

Interface Hardware

Air interface resource scheduling: for DC user,  No impact on RNC hardware

applying joint schedule ; for SC user, keeping the dimension principle.

same schedule strategy as HSPA.
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ZTE HSPA+ Terminals Status

Other data card

suppliers for HSPA+
:
Sierra wireless, ST-
Ericsson, BandRich,
Picochip, Flycard,
Huawei
 Agenda

 DC-HSDPA Introduction

 ZTE DC-HSDPA Solution

 DC-HSDPA Test Plan

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DC-HSDPA Basic Condition

Adjacent 10M
Support R8,
Category: 21 22 23 24
frequency
UE
At least 50M
100M is better

DC
RNC&NodeB

SDR, OK

update software
Purchase license
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Basic Technology

service cell service

Primary Adjacent frequency Primarycell
Serve cell Time synchronization Serve cell
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DC Test Procedure

Step 1 • Confirming UE support DC

Step 2 • Confirming NodeB support DC

Step 3 • Confirming DC service is active

Step 4 • Speeding reach the target value

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Step 1 - Confirming UE support DC

Rrcconnectionrequest message:
accessStratumReleaseIndicator = rel_8 or above

rrcconnectionrequest message:
multiCellSupport = true
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Step 2 - Confirming NodeB support DC

multi_Cell_Capability = TNBAP_multi_Cell_Capable
Secondary_Serving_Cell_List.elem[0].local_Cell_ID = XXX
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Step 3 - Confirming DC service is active

IUB -> RadioLink ReconfigurationPrepareFDDMsg:
additional_HS_Cell_Information_RL_Reconf_Prep Present = 1
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Step 4 - Speed reach the target value(LAB)

35Mbps
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DC network construction strategy

1 Constructing one Experimental DC cell in Laboratory

2 Constructing one commercial DC site

3 Constructing commercial DC sites based on ZTE UMTS sites

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