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Course Content
WCDMA & HSPA fundamentals
Radio network planning fundamentals
Radio network planning process
Coverage dimensioning
Capacity dimensioning
Coverage & capacity planning
Coverage & capacity improvements
NSN radio network solution
Site Solutions & Site Planning
Initial Parameter Planning
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Module Objectives
At the end of the module you will be able to:
Understand basic traffic modeling
Calculate air interface capacity & load
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Air Interface Capacity Dimensioning
Traffic estimate & model
Air interface dimensioning
DCH load calculation
HSDPA capacity
HSUPA capacity
Basic Traffic Model
Air Interface
Dimensioning
Channel Card
Dimensioning
RNC
Dimensioning
Iub
Dimensioning
Iu
Dimensioning
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Dimensioning
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Note:
- This Learning Element contains the Air Interface
dimensioning
- The dimensioning of Channel Elements (CE)
can be found in the proceeding Learning Element
- Iux & RNC dimensioning can be found in
RN3003 3G IP Transmission Planning & similar courses
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Traffic estimation
The traffic estimation requires information related to the
network topology, subscribers & traffic:
Cell Area from Coverage Dimensioning
Subscriber density from Marketing
Subscriber traffic profile from Marketing
Basic Traffic Model
Air Interface
Dimensioning
Channel Card
Dimensioning
RNC
Dimensioning
Iub
Dimensioning
Iu
Dimensioning
Iur
Dimensioning
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Topology Subscribers
Subs density Cell area Traffic / subscriber
Traffic / cell
Traffic / site
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Subscriber density
Operator subscriber density depends on:
Population density
Mobile phone penetration
Operator market share
The subscriber density can be considered quite stable in mature
markets
Mobile phone penetration close to 100% for basic services
Major changes possible only when new operators come to the
market or with aggressive marketing campaigns
In developing markets fast changes in mobile phone penetration
and operator market share
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Traffic information
The subscriber density & Subscriber traffic profile are the
main requirements for capacity dimensioning
Traffic forecast should be done by analysing the offered Busy
Hour traffic per subscriber for different services in each rollout
phase
Traffic data:
Voice : Erlang per subscriber during busy hour of the
network
Codec bit rate, Voice activity
Video call : Erlang per subscriber during busy hour of the
network
Service bit rates
NRT data : Average throughput (kbps) per subscriber during busy
hour of the network
Target bit rates
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Example: Subscriber traffic profile / traffic estimation
Subscriber traffic profile - Marketing Forecast (Example)
(Average) traffic demand per subscriber in busy hour: Speech
telephony: 20 25 mErl Video telephony: 2.5 3.0 mErl SMS 0.3
Data services ~ 600 1000 bps (DL), ~ 75 - 100 bps (UL)
Traffic Estimation (Example)
Coverage Area (Site): 10 km2
Planning Area: 100 km2 & 10 000 subscribers 100 subs/km2
1000 subs/Site
User profile Speech traffic: 25 mErl/subs/BH
NRT data traffic: DL 750 bps/subs/BH, UL 75 bps/subs/BH
Site traffic: Speech - 25 Erl/cell/BH +
NRT data DL - 750 kbps/cell/BH,
NRT data UL - 75 kbps/cell/BH
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Traffic model: Erlang B
Traffic model is used to derive the required capacity from
average traffic & service quality requirement
RT traffic (speech, video call, video streaming) is commonly
modelled with Erlang-B model
Average traffic (Erlangs) A
Blocking probability (%) B
required No. of traffic channels N
NRT traffic (web, email services) can
be modelled as average traffic with
defined overhead
N = number of
Trunks
A Traffic
carried
Traffic
Lost
B
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Erlang-B model
Erlang-B model is used for a system without queuing
Assumes random call arrival
The Blocking probability B can be calculated as
A = traffic in Erl
N = required number of traffic channels
1% 2% 3% 4% 5% 6% 7% 8% 9% 10%
5 11 10 10 9 9 9 9 8 8 8
6 13 12 11 11 10 10 10 9 9 9
7 14 13 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10
8 15 14 14 13 13 12 12 12 11 11
9 17 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 12
10 18 17 16 15 15 14 14 14 13 13
11 19 18 17 16 16 15 15 15 14 14
12 20 19 18 18 17 17 16 16 15 15
13 22 20 19 19 18 18 17 17 16 16
14 23 21 21 20 19 19 18 18 17 17
15 24 23 22 21 20 20 19 19 18 18
16 25 24 23 22 21 21 20 20 19 19
17 27 25 24 23 22 22 21 21 20 20
18 28 26 25 24 23 23 22 22 21 21
19 29 27 26 25 24 24 23 23 22 22
20 30 28 27 26 26 25 24 24 23 23
21 31 29 28 27 27 26 25 25 24 24
22 32 31 29 28 28 27 26 26 25 25
23 34 32 30 29 29 28 27 27 26 26
24 35 33 32 31 30 29 28 28 27 27
25 36 34 33 32 31 30 29 29 28 28
26 37 35 34 33 32 31 30 30 29 29
27 38 36 35 34 33 32 31 31 30 29
28 39 37 36 35 34 33 32 32 31 30
29 40 38 37 36 35 34 33 33 32 31
30 42 39 38 37 36 35 34 34 33 32
31 43 41 39 38 37 36 35 35 34 33
32 44 42 40 39 38 37 36 35 35 34
33 45 43 41 40 39 38 37 36 36 35
34 46 44 42 41 40 39 38 37 37 36
35 47 45 43 42 41 40 39 38 38 37
36 48 46 44 43 42 41 40 39 39 38
37 49 47 45 44 43 42 41 40 40 39
38 51 48 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 40
39 52 49 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 41
40 53 50 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 42
41 54 51 50 48 47 46 45 44 43 43
42 55 52 51 49 48 47 46 45 44 43
43 56 53 52 50 49 48 47 46 45 44
44 57 55 53 51 50 49 48 47 46 45
45 58 56 54 52 51 50 49 48 47 46
46 59 57 55 53 52 51 50 49 48 47
47 61 58 56 54 53 52 51 50 49 48
48 62 59 57 55 54 53 52 51 50 49
49 63 60 58 56 55 54 53 52 51 50
50 64 61 59 57 56 55 54 53 52 51
N = required No. of trunks
B = Blocking Probability
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A = Average traffic [Erl]
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Packet data modelling
Packet data traffic is a sum of multiple services with different
traffic profiles and service quality requirements
Accurate modelling of packet data traffic requires multiple
assumptions and complex simulations
Practical packet data traffic model utilises average bit rate
with fixed overhead for protocol and QoS
The overhead can assumed to be 27%
This figure includes the L2 re-transmission overhead of 10% and
15% of buffer headroom to avoid overflow (peak to average load
ratio headroom) (1+0.10) x
(1+0.15) = 1.265 26.5% overhead
Required bit rate = (1 + Overhead) * Average bit rate
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Example: Traffic models
Cell traffic: 25 Erl/cell/BH, 750 kbps/cell/BH
Speech: 25 Erl & 2% blocking 34 traffic channels
NRT data DL: 750 kbps * (1 + 26%) = 945 kbps
NRT data UL: 75 kbps * (1 + 26%) = 94.5 kbps
assumed overhead
for protocol & QoS
10% L2 re-transmission overhead
15% buffer headroom to avoid overflow
(1+0.10) x (1+0.15) = 1.265 26.5% overhead
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Air Interface Capacity Dimensioning
Traffic estimate & model
Air interface dimensioning
DCH load calculation
HSDPA capacity
HSUPA capacity
Basic Traffic Model
Air Interface
Dimensioning
Channel Card
Dimensioning
RNC
Dimensioning
Iub
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Cell load calculation is needed in order to estimate the level
of air interface load in the cell
Air interface load depends on service mix, radio propagation
conditions, network topology and number of active connections as
well as traffic inputs
or load estimation
Service type Bitrate, Eb/N0
Propagation conditions Eb/N0, Orthogonality
Network topology Little i (other cells Interference / own cell
Interference
Air interface load Link budget
Cell range
Load/cell Load estimation Traffic inputs
Load Calculation Introduction
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Air interface capacity
WCDMA air interface capacity can be estimated with system
simulations and/or analytical load calculations
System simulations provide a complete system model and
possibility to model system specific parameters and network
layout
Complex tools, not feasible to use for dimensioning
Dimensioning can be done with pre-analysed results Limited
possibility to change system parameters
Analytical models utilise system and environment specific input
parameters and simple models
Simple analysis can be done as part of dimensioning process
Parameters configurable flexible model
Results rely on realistic input parameter values
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Load Calculation: Uplink Load
jjbj
j
NE
RWL
1
/
/1
1
0
N
j
jUL L0
j: Activity factor; for Speech some 67% due to VAD/DTX; for
Data: 1
Load Lj of subscriber
with Service j
UL
total
Cell Load
Activity Factor
Processing Gain
0
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loading/%
loss/d
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]
UL = 30 50 %
Cell Load [%]
Load Calculation Formulas in analogy to
H. Holma WCDMA for UMTS
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Inter-Cell Interference: Little i
In the real environment we will never have separated cell.
Therefore, in the load factor calculation the other cell
interferences should be taken into account.
This can be introduced by means of the Little i value, which
describes how much two cells overlap (bigger overlapping more
inter-cell interferences)
Iother
ceinterferen cellown
ceinterferen cellother i
Inter-Cell Interference Ratio
Little i
j
jjb
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RWiLi
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Uplink Load calculation
Simplified UL load equation UL DCH capacity
for 1 service type j only
W/Rj >> (Eb/No)j
Nj: No. of Trunks
Nj x Rj = Cell Throughput = Capacity [kbps]
j
jb
jjULRW
NoENi
/
)/()1(
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Downlink Load calculation
The DL capacity can be calculated in a similar manner as the UL
capacity from the DL Load
The equations are similar to those of the UL, except two
modifications:
Soft Handover Overhead SHO_OH: an Overhead has to be integrated
into the calculation due to Soft Handover; in this case two Node Bs
require capacity to serve a single user
Orthogonality Factor : In the DL, the Intra-Cell Interference
should be theoretically Zero ( Orthogonality of Channelisation
Codes);
due to a loss of Orthogonality caused by Multipath
transmission,
the Orthogonality Factor has to be taken into account; j = [0 ..
1.0] propagation channel conditions
The DL orthogonality & i are different for each user and
average values have to be used in DL load calculations
j
jjb
jjUL
NE
RWiOHSHO
1
/
/1
1)1()_1(
0
Cell Type
Macro Cell 0.4 0.9
Micro Cell > 0.9
typically 50 75 %
No. of Trunks Nj &
Cell Throughput Nj x Rj [kbps]
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Little i & SHO overhead
The level of interference received from neighbouring cells
depends strongly on
Network layout (site locations, antenna directions &
sectorisation)
Propagation environment (propagation slope)
SHO overhead is related to the cell coverage overlap & other
cell interference
level
Sectorization HBW SHO
Overhead i = Iother/Iown
1-sector omni 23% 58%
3-sector 90 34% 88%
3-sector 65 27% 66%
3-sector 33 26% 70%
4-sector 90 42% 109%
4-sector 65 31% 76%
4-sector 33 33% 86%
6-sector 90 53% 146%
6-sector 65 42% 105%
6-sector 33 32% 90%
HBW: Half Beam-Width
Interference received from neighbouring cells
simulated DL values
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Load Calculation Examples
Load factor for different services has to be calculated
separately, total load is then the sum of different services in the
cell area
UL/DL single connection load examples are shown in the table
below
For example 50 % UL load means on average 50 speech users or
about 9 64 kbits/s users/cell in a 3-sector (1+1+1)
configuration
Services UL Fractional Load DL Fractional Load
12.2 kbit/s 0,97% 1,00%
64 kbits/s 4,80% 6,21%
128 kbits/s 8,56% 11,07%
384 kbits/s 22,89% 29,59%
Total Load 37,22% 47,87%
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Total WBTS DL power R99 traffic
Total DL base station transmit power can be a limiting factor in
highly loaded cell
DL
CCCHN
j
jSERVj
j
jb
N
DL
TOT
DL
PL
RW
NEPP
11
1
1
,
0
where,
Lserv is the pathloss of user j. The pathloss is defined as
total loss from BTS
transmitter to the receiver
PCCCH is the total common control channel power
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Example - Total DL power & load
Total DL power increases exponentially towards 100% of load
Common control channels CCH consumes larger part of DL power
4 W CCCH & 50% load Total power 10.5 W
8 W CCCH & 50% load Total power 18.5 W
PtxTotal with different common channel power
4.0 4.3 4.75.0 5.4
5.9 6.47.0 7.7
8.59.4
10.511.8
13.415.4
17.9
21.3
26.0
33.1
8.0 8.59.1 9.7
10.311.111.9
12.914.0
15.316.7
18.5
20.6
23.1
26.3
30.4
35.9
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
30.0
35.0
40.0
0%
5%
9%
14%
18%
23%
27%
32%
36%
41%
45%
50%
54%
59%
64%
68%
73%
77%
82%
86%
91%
Downlink DCH load
Ptx
To
tal
4 W
8 W
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Example: Load calculation
Is it possible to transmit 34 speech channels in one cell
simultaneously with 945 kbps NRT DL data
and 94.5 kbps NRT UL data?
Speech: 34 traffic channels
NRT data: DL = 945 kbps, UL = 94.5 kbps
Fractional load of 12.2 AMR speech:
DL Load = 34 * 1.0% = 34%,
UL load = 34 * 0.97% = 33 %
Fractional load of NRT data (NRT 128 kbps):
DL Load = 750 kbps/128 kbps * 11.07% = 64.9 %,
UL Load = 75 kbps/128 kbps * 8.56% = 5.0 %
total DL load = 97.9%
total UL load = 38%
DL overload!
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Example: Capacity analysis
How much DL traffic (in kbps) is possible for a max. allowed DL
load of 74%
simultaneously with 25 speech calls ?
Speech traffic of 25 Erlangs corresponds average of 25 calls in
the cell
Average speech load: UL = 24%, DL = 25%
Max. cell power 20 W with 2 W pilot allows max. DL load of 74%
in the example cell
In average 49% load margin available for NRT data in DL
49% / 11.07% * 128 kbps = 566 kbps
In average 566 kbps DL available for NRT data
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Air Interface Capacity Dimensioning
Traffic estimate & model
Air interface dimensioning
DCH load calculation
HSDPA capacity
HSUPA capacity
Basic Traffic Model
Air Interface
Dimensioning
Channel Card
Dimensioning
RNC
Dimensioning
Iub
Dimensioning
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Dimensioning
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HSDPA dimensioning can be done based on:
Requirement to achieve min. HSDPA cell edge throughput
Determined from link budget analysis, SINR at cell edge
Requirement to achieve average HSDPA throughput across the cell
Determined by SINR distribution analysis
HSDPA capacity depends on: Available power for HSDPA
Channel conditions
Cell range (pathloss)
Interference level over cell area
HSDPA features & configuration
SINR: Key measure for
HSDPA Peak Data Rate /
Throughput
HSDPA Capacity Introduction / SINR
Geometry Factor
Total Transmit Power
Spreading Factor
Orthogonality factor
Transmitted HS-PDSCH
power
GP
PSFSINR
tot
PDSCHHS
11
16
Geometry Factor G = own Cell Interference / (other Cell
Interference + Noise)
SINR: Signal-to-Interference+Noise Ratio
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SINR & HSDPA Throughput
The single-user HSDPA throughput versus its average HS-DSCH SINR
is
plotted.
Notice that these results include the effect of fast fading
& dynamic HS-
DSCH link adaptation (and HARQ).
An average HS-DSCH SINR of 23 dB is required to achieve the
maximum data
rate of 3.6 Mbps with 5 HS-PDSCH
codes
Benefit from using more codes (10/15) is only experienced for
higher SINR
values >10 dB A
vera
ge s
ingle
-use
r th
roughput [M
bps]
Average SINR (1 HS-PDSCH) [dB]
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
-10 -5 50 10 15 20 25 300
3.0
3.5
4.0
HS-DSCH POWER 7W (OF 15W), 5 CODES, 1RX-1TX, 6MS/1DB LA
DELAY/ERROR
Rake, Ped-A, 3km/h
Rake, Veh-A, 3km/h
Rake, Ped-B, 3km/h
MMSE, Ped-A, 3km/h
MMSE, Ped-B, 3km/h
Rake, Veh-A, 30km/h
Average HS-DSCH SINR [dB] Average SINR [dB]
Common cell
edge condition
Inside
macro
cell
Micro cell, LOS,
low interference
Cell
Thro
ughput [M
bps]
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HSDPA throughput Orthogonality
Close to the BTS the own cell interference dominates (1/G i 0.9
can be achieved:
in isolated environment
Micro- / Pico- / Femto- Cells
0
0.1
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.9
1
0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000
Throughput, kbps
Ort
ho
go
nality
10% BTS pow er for HSDPA 50% BTS pow er for HSDPA
80% BTS pow er for HSDPA
116
tot
PDSCHHS
P
PSFSINR
for 1/G i
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HSDPA Capacity: HSDPA power
Dynamic Resource Allocation feature: BTS can allocate all unused
DL power to HSDPA
All the power available after DCH traffic, HSUPA control
channels & common channels can be used for HSDPA
HSDPA power is shared dynamically between HS-SCCH &
HS-PDSCH
Time
Power
PtxHSDPA = PWBTS_max PccH_tx - PDCH PHS-PDSCHs = PtxHSDPA
PHS-SCCH
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HSDPA Capacity G-Factor
The G Factor reflects the distance between the MS & BS
antenna thus setting a value for G factor means making assumptions
on user location.
A typical range is from -5dB (Cell Edge) to 20dB
Typical G factor distributions (CDF) coming from NSN simulation
tools as well as operator field experience are represented in the
following chart:
GP
PSFSINR
tot
PDSCHHS
11
16
-20 -10 0
G-factor [dB]
Cum
ula
tive
dis
trib
utio
n f
un
ction
[%
]
10 20 30 400
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Macrocell(Wallu)Veh-A/Ped-A
Macrocell(Vodafone)
Veh-A/Ped-A
Microcell
(Vodafone)Ped-A
noiseother
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PI
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Cell size & HSDPA cell throughput
Cell size has an effect on HSDPA cell throughput when cell edge
pathloss is high (large cell or indoor users)
Increase of BTS power has only limited effect on cell
throughput
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
100 105 110 115 120 125 130 135 140 145 150 155 160
Cell edge pathloss, dB
HS
DP
A c
ell t
hro
ug
hp
ut
DCH load 10%&20W
DCH load 30%&20W
DCH load 50%&20W
DCH load 10%&40W
DCH load 30%&40W
DCH load 50%&40W
5 codes
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HSDPA capacity & Code Multiplexing
HSDPA capacity is influenced by the capabilities of the network
and the UE
Number of codes (5, 10, 15) Higher peak bit rate in good
conditions Higher cell throughput
Code multiplexing: multiple 5 code UEs can utilise up to 15
codes Higher spectrum efficiency
1.2 Mbps
1.7 Mbps
1.8 Mbps
2.0 Mbps
2.2 Mbps
5 Codes
Cell capability
10 Codes 15 Codes
no code-multiplexing (10/15 code UEs)
code-multiplexing (5 code UEs)
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HSDPA Capacity: RU20 features
RU20 features improving the
HSDPA capacity:
64QAM
2x2 MIMO
DC-HSDPA
CS Voice over HSPA
64QAM
max. Peak Rate = 21 Mbps
good channel conditions required to take benefit of 64QAM CQI 26
!
64QAM requires 6 dB higher SNR than 16QAM
average CQI typically 20 in the commercial networks
DC-HSDPA: 1) Improved Load Balancing
2) Frequency Selectivity
3) Reduction of Latency
4) Higher Peak Data Rates
5) Improved Cell Edge User Experienced
10 MHz 1 UE, using 2 RF
Channels:
Peak Rate =
2 x 21 Mbps =
42 Mbps
F1 F2
5 MHz 5 MHz
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HSDPA Capacity: RU20 features
2x2 MIMO:
Single- or Dual-stream Operation
max. Peak Rate = 28 Mbps
Legacy HSDPA
Cell edge: low SINR
High SINR
Single-stream MIMO
Dual-stream MIMO
Mean C
ell
Thro
ughput [M
bps]
UE
Thro
ughput (P
F)
[kbps]
SISO: Single Input Single Output
RxDiv: Receive Diversity: 1 Tx-, 2 Rx- Antenna(s)
CLM1 2x2: Closed Loop Mode; Single-Stream with Rx- &
Tx-Diversity
MIMO 2x2: Dual-Stream MIMO using Spatial Multiplexing
RR: Round Robin
PF: Proportional Fair
PF-RAD-DS: PF scheduling extended by Required
Activity Detection with Delay Sensitivity
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HSDPA Capacity: RU20 features
Voice over HSPA
[REF. WCDMA for UMTS HSPA Evolution and LTE, HH AT]
Assumed IP Header
Compression
for Voice, SRB
& other services
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Air Interface Capacity Dimensioning
Traffic estimate & model
Air interface dimensioning
DCH load calculation
HSDPA capacity
HSUPA capacity
Basic Traffic Model
Air Interface
Dimensioning
Channel Card
Dimensioning
RNC
Dimensioning
Iub
Dimensioning
Iu
Dimensioning
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Dimensioning
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HSUPA Capacity HSUPA Cell Throughput
Principle: Example ( Diagram)
max. Load for HSUPA higher than for Rel. 99 DCH* UL(HSUPA) =
80%
1) UL load is shared between HSUPA & R99 DCH users Rel. 99:
50% Load
HSUPA: 80% - 50% = 30% Load
2) UEs distribution inside the cell has impacts on possible
C/I;
impacts on cell throughput
here: each UE is allocated an equal share of UL Load LHSUPA_UE =
30% / 5 UE = 6%
* due to Fast Packet Scheduling
LHSUPA_UE: Load per UE
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
0 20 40 60 80 100
Uplink Load (%)
Incre
ase in Inte
rfere
nce (
dB
)
Example Target
Uplink Load
UL Load generated by
R99 DCH
UL Load available
for HSUPA UE
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IC
Nj
j
jj
UL
1
)/(
11
1
1
HSUPA Capacity HSUPA Cell Throughput
3) UL load is translated to UL C/I
using the UL load equation
C/I: Chip-Energy/Interference = Eb/No Processing Gain* Example:
i = 0.65; j(data) = 1
LHSUPA_UE = 6% = (1+ i) / ( 1 + 1 / C/I)
C/I = 1/((1+i)/LHSUPA_UE -1) = 0.051 = - 12.9 dB
4) C/I is translated to HSUPA bit rate
using the Eb/No look-up table
derived from link level simulations
* both in dB; decimal: (Eb/No) / (W/R)
Layer 1
Bit Rate
TTI
(ms)
Physical
Channel
Eb/No with
RxDiv W/R C/I
1920.0 10 2*SF2 0.5 dB 3 dB -2.5 dB
1440.0 10 2*SF2 0.1 dB 4.26 dB -4.16 dB
1024.0 10 2*SF2 0.2 dB 5.74 dB -5.54 dB
512.0 10 2*SF4 0.6 dB 8.75 dB -8.16 dB
384.0 10 1*SF4 0.9 dB 10 dB -9.1 dB
256.0 10 1*SF4 1.1 dB 11.76 dB -10.66 dB
128.0 10 1*SF8 1.9 dB 14.77 dB -12.87 dB
30% HSUPA Load 5 x 128 kbps total
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HSUPA Capacity: Example
HSUPA average cell throughput vs. Rel. 99 DCH load
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Example:
HSUPA Load = 30%
HSUPA throughput = 5 x 128 kbps
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Air Interface Capacity Dimensioning
Summary
The Air Interface Capacity dimensioning includes aspects:
Traffic estimation & modelling
Air Interface Load estimation
Rel. 99 / HSDPA / HSUPA Capacity
for each carrier (shared Rel. 99/HSPA or dedicated HSPA)
Capacity strongly depends on:
Interference: Inter-Cell Interference i, SINR
Orthogonality factor
Quality Requirements Eb/No
Power (total Power / HSPA Power)