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Maximum bit rate in UL and DL

The Maximum Bitrate Selector (mbrSelector) parameter offers maximum flexibility in setting
the maximum bit rate in UL and DL direction according to requirements from bearer
management, mobility management, UL AMC, DL AMC, UL packet scheduler, DL packet
scheduler and MIMO mode control.
The Maximum Bitrate Selector (mbrSelector) parameter has the following settings:

mbrSelector = ueCapability (0)


The maximum bit rate in UL and DL direction is specified by the throughput and
MIMO capabilities of the UE included in the UE_RADIO_CAPABILITES structure
provided by bearer management/mobility management.
The maximum bit rate in UL and DL direction corresponds to the physical layer
parameters for the UE category specified in Table 4.1-1 and Table 4.1-2 of 3GPP
TS36.306.
Example: UE of category 3
o Maximum DL bit rate: 102.048 Mb
o Maximum UL bit rate: 51.024 Maps

mbrSelector = OaM (1)


The maximum bit rate in UL and DL direction are specified by the minimum out of:
o the throughput and MIMO capabilities of the UE
o the Maximum Bitrate Downlink (maxBitrateDl) and Maximum Bitrate Uplink
(maxBitrateUl) parameters
Example: UE of category 3
o maxBitRateDl = 120 Mbps
o maxBitRateUl = 20 Mbps
o Maximum DL bit rate: 102.048 Mbp (lower value coming from UE category)
o Maximum UL bit rate: 51.024 Mbps (lower value coming from the operatorconfigurable parameters)

Comparison between UMTS and LTE


The following table provides a high level comparison between UMTS and LTE. This
table compares the two technologies as defined by 3GPP.
Table:
Summative comparison between UMTS and LTE
UMTS
LTE

Table:
Channel Bandwidth

Summative comparison between UMTS and LTE


5, 10 MHz (with 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15, 20 MHz
dual cell)
Multiple Access Scheme
WCDMA
OFDMA (DL), SC-FDMA (UL)
Frequency Re-use Pattern
Re-use of 1
Re-use of 1
Uplink Modulation Schemes
BPSK, 4PAM
QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
Downlink Modulation Schemes
QPSK, 16QAM, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM
64QAM
Uplink MIMO
None
None
Downlink MIMO
2x2
2x2, 4x4
Peak Uplink Throughput in 10 MHz, 23 Mbps
28 Mbps (dependant upon control
16QAM, coding rate 1
channel assumptions)
Peak Downlink Throughput in 10
84 Mbps
~86 Mbps (dependant upon control
MHz with 2x2 MIMO, 64QAM,
channel assumptions)
coding rate 1
Peak Uplink Throughput
23 Mbps (10 MHz 85.5 Mbps (20 MHz, coding rate 1,
channel)
64QAM)
Peak Downlink Throughput
84 Mbps (10 MHz 325 Mbps (20 MHz, coding rate 1,
channel)
64QAM, 4x4 MIMO)
Minimum Round Trip Time
< 30 ms
< 10 ms
Soft Handover Support
DCH and E-DCH, None
not HS-DSCH
Adaptive Modulation
Yes (HSDPA,
Yes
HSUPA)
L1 re-transmissions
Yes (HSDPA,
Yes
HSUPA)
BTS based Scheduling
Time/Codes
Time/Subcarriers
(HSDPA, HSUPA)
Fast Power Control
DCH and E-DCH, None
not HS-DSCH
Core Network Domains
CS, PS
PS
Flat Architecture
No (includes RNC) Yes (excludes RNC)
Neighbour Planning Required
Yes
No
Scrambling Code Planning Required Yes
No
Physical Layer Cell Identity
No
Yes
Planning Required
The capability of UMTS is evolving throughout the various releases of the 3GPP
specifications. For example, the use of either 64QAM or MIMO is introduced within
the release 7 version of the specifications. The use of both 64QAM and MIMO is
introduced within the release 8 version of the specifications. Historically, UMTS has
been limited to a 5 MHz channel bandwidth whereas the release 8 version of the
specifications introduces the pairing of two 5 MHz channels to effectively provide a
10 MHz channel band-width. This is limited to HSDPA within the release 8 version of
the specifications but is extended to HSUPA in the release 9 version. This evolution of
the UMTS specifications allows UMTS to remain competitive with LTE although
LTE has the fundamental key advantages of a potential 20 MHz channel bandwidth

and a flat architecture. Furthermore, LTE does not experience intracell interference
compare to UMTS or HSPA system, which results in better spectral efficiency.

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