HSUPA Performance in SFR RA201

MBB CS NetEng Single RAN & WCDMA Radio

Rafal Nowicki
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HSUPA Performance in SFR

Main issues and provided solutions
Step 1
Issue: The limitation of the HSUPA performance in Paris area
Solution: The change of the setting of the PRFILE parameter
Result:

Maximum number of allocated codes increased by 50pp

The average HSUPA application throughput in the SFR

network increased by 36%

Step 2
Issue: Too low average HSUPA performance in relation to HUA
Solution: Definition of possible improvements delivered to FiVe
Result:

60%

Share of maximum number of allocated codes Average HSUPA application throughput, SFR (Mbit/s)
4.0
3.5

40%

pp
50

2.5
2.0
Before change

After change

Before change

Average HSUPA application throughput, FiVe (Mbit/s)

4.5
4.0
%
18

The proposed enhancements further increased the mean

HSUPA application throughput by 18% in the field tests

3.5

Recommendations have been provided to the SFR, and

they are currently implemented in the network in Paris area

3.0

For internal use

2

3.0

20%
0%

2014 Nokia Solutions and Networks. All rights reserved.

%
36

Before change

After change

After change