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What is HSPA
HSPA • An evolution of 3G technology which allows
subscribers to experience all the existing features of
(High Speed Packet Access ) a 3G network (video call, video streaming, gaming)

• Higher broadband connection which reaches up to

14.4 Mbps DL / 5.76 Mbps UL.
Engr. Niño M. Espiritu
Engr. John David M. Ramos • HSPA is the collective term for HSDPA and HSUPA.

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Road to Map

What is HSPA
•High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is a generic term
adopted by the UMTS Forum to refer to improvements
in the UMTS Radio Interface in the Releases 5 and 6 of
the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
standards.

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Key Features Data Rates

• High Data rates • Higher order modulation schemes, such as 16QAM and
• Quality of service latency 64QAM in DL achieving a maximum data rate of 14 Mbps
• Capacity
• Coverage • QPSK is used for UL where data rates of 5.8 Mbps is
achieved

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Dynamic Scheduling
Quality of Service Latency
• Dynamic Scheduling
▫ Traffic streams prioritize according to service agreements

• Short transmission time interval (TTI)

▫ Allowing round trip times to approach that of the wired
equivalents(such as DSL)

• allocate radio resources only during active periods and

good radio conditions.

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Capacity Coverage
• Shared Channel Transmission • Uses FDD
▫ Make efficient use of available time/frequency/codes and - is a duplex method when radio uplink and downlink.
power resources transmissions uses two separated radio frequencies.
• Channel Dependent scheduling
▫ Assign radio resources to users with the most favorable
conditions
• Advance antenna systems and recievers to enhance
the radio link and improve cell range
• Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
▫ To enable rapid retransmission of missing data, and soft
combining to significantly improve performance and robustness

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Applications HSDPA
• High Speed Internet Access • A new transport layer channel HS-DSCH has been added
• Voice over IP to WCDMA, which can simultaneously shared by the
• Multi player Gaming user
• Streaming Live TV
• Video Telephony and Conferencing ▫ HARQ(Hybrid Automatic repeat request
▫ Fast Packet Scheduling
▫ Adaptive modulation coding
▫ Shorter TTI of 2 ms

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Shared Channel and Multicode HARQ

• Data is transmitted together with error correction
• Enables erroneous packets to be resent within a 10ms
window, ensuring that the TCP throughput remains
high.

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FAST Packet Scheduling Adaptive Modulation Coding

• Variations arising from changing radio conditions can be
accommodated and that the BTS is able to allocate as
much of the particular cell’s capacity to a particular
user for a short period of time.
• The modulation scheme and coding is changed on a per-user basis
depending on signal quality and cell usage. The initial scheme is
Quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK), but in good radio conditions
16QAM and 64QAM can significantly increase data throughput rate

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UE Compatibility (HSDPA)
• HSDPA requires new UEs. An HSDPA-enabled UE must contain the
processing power to handle fast hybrid ARQ, multi-code
processing, etc. HSUPA
• A new dedicated uplink channel,
• Introduction of H-ARQ,
• Fast Node B scheduling.

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UE Compatibility(HSUPA) Network Architecture

• HSDPA requires new UEs. An HSDPA-enabled UE must
contain the processing power to handle the new
functionality

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HSPA Network Architecture Signalling: Radio link setup

Existing 3G/HSDPA Network (2.1GHz)
NON Line Of Sight voice
MSS
BS DRNC SRNC
PSTN
RNC MGW Uu Iub Iur
Mobile
USB Handset
Modem 3G SGSN
GGSN
3G BTS Internet Radio Link Setup
(2.1GHz)
data
RACH-Short Initial Access RRC Connection Request
NON Line Of Sight 850MHz
ANTENNA Radio Link Setup

Radio Link Setup Response

Mobile
USB Handset
Modem
FACH - Access Granted RRC Conn. Request Ack Radio Link Setup Response
3G BTS
RNC (850)
(850MHz)
UL DPCCH Synchronisation Indicated
+ HSPA850 Network
**Co-located in 2G/3G sites

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Hand-Over Soft Hand-Over

1. Intra Frequency Handover
- Softer Handover
- Soft Handover
- Hard Handover
2. Inter Frequency Handover
- Can be Intra-BS, Intra RNC and Inter RNC
3. Inter System handover
- Handover between 2G and 3G/HSPA

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Hard Hand-Over HSPA+

• Introduces MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output)
capabilities and higher order modulation (64QAM).
• Enhances the capacity for non-real time traffic as well
as real-time services such as VoIP.
• Capable of delivering 42 Mbps peak bit rate in the
downlink and above 11 Mbps peak bit rate in the uplink.

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Summary
• HSPA defines a series of straight forward upgrades to
UMTS R99 networks which will offer improvements of a
factor often in the speed of service delivery,
improvements of a factor of five in network capacity
and a significant improvement in service latency.

• HSPA refers to improvements in both the downlink and

uplink of the radio access network, known as HSDPA
and HSUPA respectively.

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Summary References
• HSDPA is capable of supporting up to 3.6Mbit/s. http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/hs/hspa_guide_englis
h.pdf

• HSPA will thus offer cost effective wide-area broadband http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/hspa.htm

mobility and play a significant role in stimulating the
demand for data services, whether they be consumer www.3gamericas.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&sectionid=248
multimedia and gaming or corporate email and mobile
access. www.3gpp.org/HSPA

www.tektronixcommunications.com/technologies/wireless/hspa