Nokia Siemens Networks WCDMA Release Roadmap

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HSDPA 42 Mbps (Dual-Cell HSDPA + 64QAM)

I-HSPA Rel.3

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HSDPA peak rates up to 42 Mbps User rate and capacity gains up to 100%
In Dual-Cell HSDPA one UE can be allocated
Two parallel carriers HSDPA channels from two adjacent carriers for Dual-Cell Dual-Cell HSDPA with 64QAM allows bit rates up to 42 Mbps Compared to 21 Mbps HSDPA Dual-Cell HSDPA user rate gain 100% in low load (double spectrum) Dual-Cell HSDPA capacity gain 20% Downlink Uplink in full load (improved scheduling) 1 x 5 MHz 2 x 5 MHz In real networks clearly above 20% capacity gain depending on the traffic profile Gains are achieved also at cell edge Scheduling gain comes from de-correlation of fading on both frequencies Single Flexi RF Module Triple supports configuration of Dual-Cell HSDPA 2+2+2 (70W /sector)
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Feature ID(s): RAN1906

HSDPA 21 Mbps (64QAM)

I-HSPA Rel.3

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Higher HSDPA peak rates up to 21Mbps

64QAM improves throughput of UEs with good downlink channel Minor gain in average rate and cell capacity *):
5%-10% in loaded network ~15% in low other cell interference (e.g. microcell) Dual receiver UEs have better performance with 64QAM
64QAM cell throughput gain in comparison to 15 codes 16QAM 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 PedA 3 km/h
*) Capacity

1-Rx Equalizer 2-Rx Equalizer

VehA 3 km/h

Micro (6 dB isolation)

gains assume 100% 64QAM UE penetration. Full buffer traffic model.

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Feature ID(s): RAN1643

MIMO 28 Mbps

I-HSPA Rel.4

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MIMO increases user peak rates up to 28 Mbps

MIMO (Multiple Input - Multiple Output): Multipath propagation is harnessed to send two parallel data streams 2x2 MIMO peak rate is 28Mbps with 16QAM High rates require good radio conditions and multipath Network level gains require significant MIMO terminal base
Feedback weights from UE 14 Mbps Coding, spreading 28 Mbps Demux Coding, spreading 14 Mbps Base station UE

+ Transmitter with 2 branches per sector

2 antennas & MIMO decoding capability

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Feature ID(s): RAN1642

HSUPA 5.8Mbps

I-HSPA Rel.3

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Increased HSUPA peak rate and decreased latency

HSUPA peak rate is increased up to 5.8Mbps/user
2ms TTI on the air interface and Iub HSUPA 2 ms TTI decreases latency at least by 12 ms Enables HSPA latency evolution to below 30 ms
Max L1 data rate/user UE category # of codes 10 ms 2 ms

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1 x SF4 2 x SF4 2 x SF4 2 x SF2 2 x SF2 2 x SF2 + 2 x SF4

0.71 Mbps 1.45 Mbps 1.45 Mbps 2.0 Mbps 2.0 Mbps 2.0 Mbps

1.45 Mbps 2.8 Mbps 5.8 Mbps

Feature ID(s): RAN981, RAN1470

Flexible RLC (DL)

Throughput gain Less packet processing
RLC PDU size is determined based on
the RLC SDU size, i.e. IP packet No RLC layer padding needed 5-10% throughput gain expected from the reduced RLC overhead Less RLC processing both in UE and network side for all HSDPA bit rates
3GPP Rel-6 PDCP RNC RLC IP packet 1500B RLC packet 40B Transport block size depending on scheduling
RLC overhead
50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% 0 500

I-HSPA Rel.3

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Release 6 RLC (40-B RLC packet) Release 7 RLC (Flexible RLC)

1000

1500

IP packet size

3GPP Rel-7 PDCP RLC

IP packet 1500B RLC packet size flexible up to 1500B

Transport block size depending on scheduling

Node B MAC-hs

MAC-ehs

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Feature ID(s): RAN1638

Continuous Packet Connectivity

I-HSPA Rel.3

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Longer battery life, higher capacity and better user experience

Continuous Packet Connectivity (CPC) includes
Uplink DPCCH gating: major gain in UL cell throughput with high user amounts, major
gain in UE battery life, CS over HSPA enabler Downlink DRX : additional gain in UE battery life (F-DPCH required)

Lower mobile power consumption Higher capacity due to less interference transmitted Benefits both voice and data over HSPA
Web page download
HS-DSCH HSPA R6 data UL DPCCH 20 ms UL DTX when data transfer stops Voice over HSPA with CPC E-DPCH DPCCH UL DTX between speech frames

Break in data transmission

WCDMA R99 CS voice DPDCH DPCCH

HS-DSCH HSPA R7 data with CPC UL DPCCH

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Feature ID(s): RAN1644

CS Voice over HSPA

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50% increase in UE talk time, 50% faster call set-ups, 50% more radio capacity Compared to CS voice over DCH
CS voice over HSPA impacts only RAN: HSPA transport channels carry CS voice Uplink gating and downlink DRX are used according to Release 7 Continuous
packet connectivity (CPC) No changes to voice ecosystem: CS core, roaming, charging, etc. remain the same Smooth inter-working between 2G and 3G with existing CS inter-system handover
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PSTN

RAN: CS voice over DCH

CN: R99 or R4 CS solution

Iu-CS

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RAN: CS voice over HSPA

CN: R99 or R4 CS solution

CS voice over HSPA

CS voice is carried over HSPA packet bearers in the radio access network
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No changes to Iu-CS interface

No changes to core network. CS core is not aware of RAN internal transport channel mapping

Feature ID(s): RAN1689

Fractional DPCH
Increased HSDPA throughput

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Fractional DPCH shares the DL dedicated code channel carrying L1 signaling

(TPC bits) of HSDPA users DL L1 signaling of up to 10 HSDPA users are multiplexed on the same code channel HSDPA throughput can be increased Highest gains in case of high number of users (e.g. >60-80 voice on HSPA users) Without F-DPCH, 15 codes available for HS-PDSCH only when 1 or 2 HSDPA users in
the cell Less control overhead in DL
Slot 0.667 ms = 2/3 ms DPCH Slot Data DPDCH TPC TFCI Data DPDCH Pilot DPCCH

DPCCH

F-DPCH Slot

TX OFF

TPC
DPCCH

TX OFF

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Feature ID(s): RAN1201

Fast Dormancy (Rel8)

Reduced signaling load and faster packet call setups
Fast Dormancy is an optional feature in 3GPP Rel8 for UEs UEs supporting this feature can be controlled by network and yet save

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batteries New release cause for Signaling Connection Release Indication message can be used by UEs to indicate that active PS data transfer has concluded Upon reception of this message the RNC triggers state transition to Cell_PCH instead of letting the UE to go to idle mode URA_PCH state can be selected for fast moving UEs Cell_PCH has a very low battery consumption, comparable to idle state HSPA setup from Cell_PCH to Cell_DCH is faster and requires much less signaling compared to starting from idle state

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Feature ID(s): RAN2136

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