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HSUPA Basic Signaling Flows
Prepared by Xia Cuichun Date 2006/9/18
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Revision History
Date Revision Version
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2006-9-15 V1.0 Create the document. Xia Cuichun
2006-10-14 V1.1 Add the contents about signaling flows. Xia Cuichun and Ge Liang
2006-11-10 V1.2 Add descriptions about the problems found during the test.
Xia Cuichun
2006-12-19 V1.3 Delete the unnecessary information. Ge Yougong
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Contents
1 Basic Signaling Flows.............................................................................................................5
1.1 Signaling Flow when the UE Reports the HSUPA Capability .........................................5
1.2 HSUPA Cell Setup Signaling Flow..................................................................................7
1.3 Signaling Flow for Service Setup over the HSUPA Channel...........................................8
1.4 Soft (Softer) Handover Signaling Flow..........................................................................12
1.5 Hard Handover Signaling Flow (E2E/E2D)....................................................................17
2 Appendix 1: HSUPA UE Physical Layer Capability ............................................................20
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Figures
Figure 1.1The RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message..............................................................5
Figure 1.2The RRC CONNECT SETUP CMP message.................................................................6
Figure 1.3HSUPA cell setup signaling flow..................................................................................7
Figure 1.4Major IEs in the NBAP_PSCH_RECFG_REQ message...............................................8
Figure 1.5IEs in the RL_RECFG_READY message......................................................................9
Figure 1.6E-RNTI in the RB_SETUP message............................................................................10
Figure 1.7MAC-d flow information in the RB_SETUP message...............................................10
Figure 1.8E-DCH information in the RB_SETUP message........................................................11
Figure 1.9HSUPA soft handover signaling flow.........................................................................13
Figure 1.10RG_Combination_Index in the soft handover process .........................................14
Figure 1.11RLS information returned in the NBAP_RL_RECFIG_READY message upon
service setup over the HSUPA channel .....................................................................................15
Figure 1.12RLS information when an E-DCH radio link is added.............................................15
Figure 1.13Serving cell update (physical channel reconfiguration) ........................................16
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1 Basic Signaling Flows
1.1 Signaling Flow when the UE Reports the HSUPA Capability
The UE first informs the network whether it supports the HSDPA and HSUPA through
the RRC_CONN_REQUEST message. In 1.1, the UE capability shows this UE
supports both the HS-DSCH and E-DCH. The specific physical layer capability will be
reported in the RRC_CONN_SETUP_CMP message. As shown in 1.1, the UE
downlink HS-DSCH physical layer category is 12.
Figure 1.1 The RRC CONNECTION REQUEST message
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Figure 1.2 The RRC CONNECT SETUP CMP message
The E-DCH physical layer category information is contained in the
UE_CAPABILITY_CONTAINER. The UU_UE_CAP_CONTAINER_R6_STRU
generally consists of two parts:
One is the RADIO_ACCESS_CAP of the UE.
UU_UE_RADIO_ACCESS_CAP_V690EXT_STRU UeRadioAccessCapV690ext;
The other is INTER_RAT_UE_RADIO_ACCESS_CAP.
Where, the UeRadioAccessCapV690ext will report whether the UE supports the
E-DCH. If yes, the value of E-DCH category will be reported. Because these
values are stored in the container, they cannot be directly viewed in the message.
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1.2 HSUPA Cell Setup Signaling Flow
1.2 shows the complete signaling flow for setting up an HSUPA cell. After the system
information is updated, the RNC sends a PSCH reconfiguration
(NBAP_PSCH_RECFG_REQ) message to the NodeB. The message indicates the E-
AGCH assigned to this cell, the E-RGCH/E-HICH channelisation code number, the
reference RTWP, and the maximum target RTWP. Besides, the RNC also provides
the non-serving EDCH to the total EDCH power ratio as a condition for the non-
serving cell to perform the RG down. 1.2 shows each information element (IE).
Figure 1.3 HSUPA cell setup signaling flow
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Figure 1.4 Major IEs in the NBAP_PSCH_RECFG_REQ message
1.3 Signaling Flow for Service Setup over the HSUPA Channel
Generally, the NodeB returns the control information related to the E-DCH to the RNC
through the RL_RECFG_READY message. Such information includes the Primary E-
RNTI used by the E-AGCH, Secondary E-RNTI, the channelisation code, the E-
RGCH/E-HICH signature sequence, and the initial serving grant value.
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Figure 1.5 IEs in the RL_RECFG_READY message
Note:
If the RRC is set up on the CCH, NodeB will return the above information in the
RL_SETUP_RESPONSE message.
The RNC informs the UE of the (Primary) E-RNTI newly assigned by the NodeB
through the RB_SETUP message, as shown in 1.3.
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Figure 1.6 E-RNTI in the RB_SETUP message
Figure 1.7 MAC-d flow information in the RB_SETUP message
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In 1.3, the type of transmission channel added is E-DCH and the TTI is 10ms. The
RVTABLE is used for the HARQ retransmission. The PO of the MAC-d flow is 0dB.
The HARQ can be transmitted for up to eight times. As only one MAC-d flow is
configured, MAC-d flow multiplexing is not involved.
Figure 1.8 E-DCH information in the RB_SETUP message
The following lists explanations of some parameters in Figure 8:
1) E-DPCCH-DPCCH power offset: The value is 5 (15/15), indicating that the
transmit power of the E-DPCCH is the same as that of the DPCCH.
2) Happybit delay timer: The value is 20ms. A smaller value means it is easier to
trigger “Unhappy”.
3) E-TFCI: The value is Table 1, which is generally used when the RLC PDU is set
to 336bit.
4) Reference E-TFCI and PO: There is only one group of reference E-TFCI and PO
here. The settings of these values are very important.
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5) Maximum number of channelisation codes supported: The value is 7 here,
representing two SF4 codes.
6) pl-NonMax (Puncturing Limit): The value is 11 here, representing 0.44. At this
puncturing limit, the maximum rate of the uplink MAC layer can reach 1.44Mbps.
7) periodicityOfSchedInfo (Period for sending Scheduling Information): The value is
50ms when there is no grant and 100ms when there is grant. The PO is 6dB.
8) RG threeIndexStep Threshold: The value is 20. TwoIndexStep Threshold: The
value is 25.
9) The initial grant value is calculated by the NodeB according to the user GBR
attributes.
Meanwhile, most of the above information will also be sent to the NodeB through the
RL_RECFG_PREP message.
1.4 Soft (Softer) Handover Signaling Flow
The HSUPA soft handover flow is similar to that in the R99. After the UE reports the
1A measurement report, the RNC sends the active set update command. After the
update is completed, the new cell is added to the active set. Then the UE reports the
1D event and triggers the HSUPA serving cell update. The RNC sends a new
measurement control (RRC_MEAS_CTRL) message and uses the PH_CH_RECFG
message to indicate that an update has been triggered on the UE E-DCH serving cell.
Meanwhile, for the E-RGCH, the RNC needs to point out the combined reference
RLS in the RRC_ACTIVE_SET_UPDATE message, as shown in 1.4.
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Figure 1.9 HSUPA soft handover signaling flow
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Figure 1.10 RG_Combination_Index in the soft handover process
RG_Combination_Index indicates that the UE combines the E-RGCHs of all the cells
belonging to the same serving RLS. The flow is described as follows: The UE
originates the service in the serving cell. The NodeB returns the RLS information of
the E-DCH radio link that is set up in the RL_RECFG_READY message. When a new
link is added, NodeB also returns the RLS information of the new E-DCH radio link.
Based on such information, the RNC indicates the RG_Combination_Index in the
RRC_ACTIVE_SET_UPDATE message. According to this index, the UE combines
the RG information of the cells that belong to this serving RLS.
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Figure 1.11 RLS information returned in the NBAP_RL_RECFIG_READY message
upon service setup over the HSUPA channel
Figure 1.12 RLS information when an E-DCH radio link is added
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Figure 1.13 Serving cell update (physical channel reconfiguration)
In 1.4, the RNC uses the PCH reconfiguration command to change the 230 cell into
the E-DCH non-serving cell and meanwhile indicates that the 233 cell has been
changed into an E-DCH serving cell.
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Note:
For Huawei products, the condition for triggering the HS-DSCH serving cell update
and E-DCH serving cell update is that the UE reports the 1D event.
As the DCH is still used at the downlink direction during the test, the HS-DSCH
serving cell attribute of both the source cell and the target cell is FALSE. In the future,
using HSDPA and HSUPA jointly to carry services will become a mainstream
application. In this case, the HS-DSCH and E-DCH serving cell attributes will be
updated at the same time.
The following explains the relationship between an HSUPA cell and a non-HSUPA cell
in the soft handover process:
When the new target cell does not support the HSUPA or supports HSUPA but
the admission fails, the target cell will be added to the active set. After the
successful addition, the RNC will reconfigure the E-DCH radio link of the source
cell as a DCH.
If the non-HSUPA cells in the active set are removed (that is, all cells in the
active set supports the HSUPA), an attempt will be made to reconfigure the DCH
radio link over the E-DCH.
1.5 Hard Handover Signaling Flow (E2E/E2D)
At present, because no UE supports the compressed mode under the HSUPA, the
inter-frequency hard handover is not tested yet. The following figures related to the
hard handover are the simulation result by using the TTCN.
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The compressed mode is started.
The compressed mode is stopped.
The contents of the RRC_PH_CH_RECFG message are similar to that in the
previous section, except that this message has the extra information related to the
compressed mode. When the UE reports the RRC_PH_CH_RECFG_CMP message
on the new cell, the hard handover flow is ended. This flow is an E2E hard handover
flow. That is, the service stays on the E-DCH before and after the hard handover. The
following explains the E2D hard handover flow.
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The compressed mode is started.
The channel type is back to the DCH and the compressed mode is stopped.
The following figure shows the contents of the RB RECFG message:
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In the RB MAPPING, the UE uplink channel is back to the DCH and meanwhile the E-
DCH information has been deleted.
2 Appendix 1: HSUPA UE Physical Layer
Capability
The following lists the descriptions about the HSUPA UE physical layer capability in
the 25.306 protocol.
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Table 13.1 FDD E-DCH physical layer categories
E-DCH category
Maximum number of E-DCH codes transmitted
Minimum spreading factor
Support for 10 and 2 ms
TTI EDCH
Maximum number of bits
of an E-DCH transport block
transmitted within a 10 ms E-
DCH TTI
Maximum number of bits of an E-DCH
transport block transmitted within a 2 ms E-DCH TTI
Category 1 1 SF4 10 ms TTI only
7110 -
Category 2 2 SF4 10 ms and2 ms TTI
14484 2798
Category 3 2 SF4 10 ms TTI only
14484 -
Category 4 2 SF2 10 ms and2 ms TTI
20000 5772
Category 5 2 SF2 10 ms TTI only
20000 -
Category 6 4 SF2 10 ms and2 ms TTI
20000 11484
NOTE: When four codes are transmitted in parallel, two codes shall be transmitted with SF2 and two with SF4.
Note: The E-DCH capability of Qualcomm 7200 is Category 5, that is, the UE
supports 2*SF2 and 10ms TTI.
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