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HSUPA Principles
1.1 HSUPA Introduction
1.1.1 HSUPA Requirements – FDD EUL Goals
1.1.2 Why not a Shared Channel for the Uplink?

1.2 HSUPA Characteristics

1.2.1 Overview on N-Stop & Wait Scheme
1.2.1.1 HARQ-Techniques with HSUPA
1.2.1.2 Turbo Coding – Systematic Bits, self-decodable and non-self-decodable Transmission
1.2.1.3 HARQ Comparison between HSDPA and HSUPA
1.2.2 Multicode Operation with HSUPA (Category 6 with 4 x E-DPDCH)
1.2.3 HSUPA specific Amendments in regards to Rel. ‘99

1.3 Operation of HSUPA

1.3.1 Review: SIR Considerations in a CDMA-system
1.3.2 Uplink Load Curve – Rise over Thermal
1.3.3 Scheduling Grant Table – HSUPA Scheduling
1.3.4 Resource Sharing of UL-Resources in HSUPA

1.4 New Channels with HSUPA

1.4.1 E-DCH Channels
1.4.1.1 Principle Operation of Serving Grant
1.4.1.2 Absolute Grants and Relative Grants
1.4.2 E-DCH RNTI
1.4.3 Operation of HSPA and Rel. ’99 Channels
1.4.4 Uplink Multi-Code Operation – I/Q Diagram Principle
1.4.4.1 Code Multiplex versus Time Multiplex
1.4.4.2 DPCCH + 6 x DPDCH’s
1.4.4.3 HS-DPCCH + 0 x DPDCH + DPCCH
1.4.4.4 HS-DPCCH + 1 x DPDCH + DPCCH
1.4.4.5 DPCCH + 1 x DPDCH + 1 x E-DPDCH
1.4.4.6 DPCCH + 1 x DPDCH + HS-DPCCH + 1 x E-DPDCH
1.4.4.7 DPCCH + 0 x DPDCH + HS-DPCCH + 2 x E-DPDCH
1.4.4.8 DPCCH + HS-DPCCH + 4 x E-DPDCH
1.4.5 Achievable Throughput Rates in HSUPA

1.5 HSPA Packet Switched Protocol Stack

1.5.1 Details on HSUPA Protocol Stack
1.5.2 Details on HSDPA Protocol Stack
1.5.3 Impact of HSUPA’s SHO on RAN Architecture
1.5.4 Basic Operation of MAC-e/es with SG

1.6 Transport Format Combination Selection in the UE

1.6.1 E-TFC Selection Method – Principle
1.6.2 E-TFC Selection in UE governed by NodeB
1.6.3 E-TFCI Tables – Slow and fast Throughput Growth
1.6.4 Uplink Resource Gain with HSUPA

1.7 HSUPA and DPCH Operation – HSUPA Setup

1.7.1 RRC and NAS Signaling for E-DCH Setup
1.7.1.1 RRC Connection Establishment Procedure
1.7.1.2 GMM Service Request & Activate PDP Context Request
1.7.1.3 RAB Assignment and Radio Bearer Setup
1.7.1.4 Activate PDP Context Accept
1.7.2 NBAP Messages for E-DCH Setup
1.7.2.1 Radio Link Setup Request and Response
1.7.3 Transport Channel Type Switching with HSUPA

1.8 HSUPA Timing Relations – Examples for TTI = 10 ms

1.8.1 E-AGCH Timing 10 ms
1.8.2. E-RGCH Timing 10 ms
1.8.2.1 E-RGCH Timing of Serving RLS
1.8.2.2 E-RGCH Timing of Non-Serving RL’s
1.8.3 Timing Relation for Scheduling Grants
1.8.3.1 Reception of Grants from Non-Serving RL and Serving RLS

1.9 Transport Channel Comparison

1.9.1 DCH versus E-DCH
1.9.2 Practical Exercise: Compare HS-DSCH with E-DCH

1.10 Review of HSUPA

1.10.1 Control and User Plane Extensions and Enhancements
1.10.2 Advantages of E-DCH
1.10.3 Disadvantages of E-DCH
1.10.4 Summary on High Uplink Data Rate – Top Contributors

1.11 UMTS Roadmap for HSUPA and HSDPA

1.11.1 Improvement of HSDPA in Rel. 6
1.11.2 UMTS Release 7

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The Physical Layer of HSUPA

2.1 HSUPA Uplink Frame Structures
2.1.1 DPCCH Frame Structure
2.1.2 E-DPCCH Frame Structure
2.1.2.1 Relation between RSN and E-DCH RV Index
2.1.3 E-DPDCH Frame Structure
2.1.3.1 Physical Channel Bit Rates for DPDCH and E-DPDCH

2.2 HSUPA Downlink Frame Structures

2.2.1 E-HICH and E-RGCH Signature Sequence
2.2.2 E-RGCH Frame Structure
2.2.3 E-HICH Frame Structure
2.2.4 Multiplexing of E-HICH and E-RGCH
2.2.5 Comparison between E-DCH Serving Cell and Other Cells
2.2.5.1 Practical Exercise: Serving RLS and Non-Serving RL’s HARQ and RG Bit Mapping
2.2.5.2 Practical Exercise: ACK / NACK Mapping on E-HICH
2.2.5.3 Practical Exercise: Message and BPSK Bit-Mapping on E-RGCH
2.2.6 E-AGCH Frame Structure
2.2.6.1 E-AGCH Processing Chain
2.2.6.2 Meaning of Absolute Grant Value
2.2.7 Example of Serving Grant Update – Receiving UP

2.3 Summary: E-TFC Selection

2.4 Purpose of F-DPCH (associated with HSDPA)

HSUPA Protocol Enhancements and Extensions

3.1 Radio Resource Management

3.2. E-DCH UTRAN Architecture

3.2.1 MAC-e/es in UE
3.2 2. MAC-e in NodeB
3.2.3 MAC-es in SRNC

3.3. Data Flow through Layer 2

3.3.1 MAC-d PDU Encapsulation into MAC-e PDU – UE Side
3.3.2 Data Descriptor Indicator Mapping Table - Example
3.3.3 MAC-d / Flow Interworking in UTRAN

3.4 Scheduling Info PDU

3.5 E-DCH Frame Protocol – Data Frame Structure

3.5.1 E-DCH FP Header
3.5.2 E-DCH Payload

3.6 E-DCH / HS-DSCH Serving Cell Change – E1D

Solutions for Practical Exercises and Q&A-Sessions

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