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HSPA
(High Speed Packet Access )

Engr. Niño M. Espiritu

Engr. John David M. Ramos
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What is HSPA
• An evolution of 3G technology which allows
subscribers to experience all the existing features of
a 3G network (video call, video streaming, gaming)

• Higher broadband connection which reaches up to

14.4 Mbps DL / 5.76 Mbps UL.

• HSPA is the collective term for HSDPA and HSUPA.

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What is HSPA
•High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) is a generic term
adopted by the UMTS Forum to refer to improvements
in the UMTS Radio Interface in the Releases 5 and 6 of
the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
standards.
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Road to Map
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Key Features
• High Data rates
• Quality of service latency
• Capacity
• Coverage
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Data Rates
• Higher order modulation schemes, such as 16QAM and
64QAM in DL achieving a maximum data rate of 14 Mbps

• QPSK is used for UL where data rates of 5.8 Mbps is

achieved
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Quality of Service Latency

• Dynamic Scheduling
▫ Traffic streams prioritize according to service agreements

• Short transmission time interval (TTI)

▫ Allowing round trip times to approach that of the wired
equivalents(such as DSL)
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Dynamic Scheduling

• allocate radio resources only during active periods and

good radio conditions.
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Capacity
• Shared Channel Transmission
▫ Make efficient use of available time/frequency/codes and
power resources
• Channel Dependent scheduling
▫ Assign radio resources to users with the most favorable
conditions
• Hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
▫ To enable rapid retransmission of missing data, and soft
combining to significantly improve performance and robustness
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Coverage
• Uses FDD
- is a duplex method when radio uplink and downlink.
transmissions uses two separated radio frequencies.

• Advance antenna systems and recievers to enhance

the radio link and improve cell range
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Applications
• High Speed Internet Access
• Voice over IP
• Multi player Gaming
• Streaming Live TV
• Video Telephony and Conferencing
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HSDPA
• A new transport layer channel HS-DSCH has been added
to WCDMA, which can simultaneously shared by the
user

▫ HARQ(Hybrid Automatic repeat request

▫ Fast Packet Scheduling
▫ Adaptive modulation coding
▫ Shorter TTI of 2 ms
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Shared Channel and Multicode

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HARQ
• Data is transmitted together with error correction
• Enables erroneous packets to be resent within a 10ms
window, ensuring that the TCP throughput remains
high.
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FAST Packet Scheduling

• Variations arising from changing radio conditions can be
accommodated and that the BTS is able to allocate as
much of the particular cell’s capacity to a particular
user for a short period of time.
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Adaptive Modulation Coding

• The modulation scheme and coding is changed on a per-user basis
depending on signal quality and cell usage. The initial scheme is
Quadrature phase-shift keying (QPSK), but in good radio conditions
16QAM and 64QAM can significantly increase data throughput rate
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UE Compatibility (HSDPA)
• HSDPA requires new UEs. An HSDPA-enabled UE must contain the
processing power to handle fast hybrid ARQ, multi-code
processing, etc.
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HSUPA
• A new dedicated uplink channel,
• Introduction of H-ARQ,
• Fast Node B scheduling.
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UE Compatibility(HSUPA)
• HSDPA requires new UEs. An HSDPA-enabled UE must
contain the processing power to handle the new
functionality
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Network Architecture
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HSPA Network Architecture

Existing 3G/HSDPA Network (2.1GHz)
NON Line Of Sight voice
MSS

PSTN
RNC MGW
Mobile
USB Handset
Modem 3G SGSN
GGSN
3G BTS Internet
(2.1GHz)
data

NON Line Of Sight 850MHz

ANTENNA

Mobile
USB Handset
Modem

3G BTS
RNC (850)
(850MHz)

+ HSPA850 Network
**Co-located in 2G/3G sites
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Signalling: Radio link setup

BS DRNC SRNC
4
Uu Iub Iur

Radio Link Setup

RACH-Short Initial Access RRC Connection Request

Radio Link Setup

Radio Link Setup Response

FACH - Access Granted RRC Conn. Request Ack Radio Link Setup Response

UL DPCCH Synchronisation Indicated

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Hand-Over
1. Intra Frequency Handover
- Softer Handover
- Soft Handover
- Hard Handover
2. Inter Frequency Handover
- Can be Intra-BS, Intra RNC and Inter RNC
3. Inter System handover
- Handover between 2G and 3G/HSPA
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Soft Hand-Over
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Hard Hand-Over
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HSPA+
• Introduces MIMO (Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output)
capabilities and higher order modulation (64QAM).
• Enhances the capacity for non-real time traffic as well
as real-time services such as VoIP.
• Capable of delivering 42 Mbps peak bit rate in the
downlink and above 11 Mbps peak bit rate in the uplink.
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Summary
• HSPA defines a series of straight forward upgrades to
UMTS R99 networks which will offer improvements of a
factor often in the speed of service delivery,
improvements of a factor of five in network capacity
and a significant improvement in service latency.

• HSPA refers to improvements in both the downlink and

uplink of the radio access network, known as HSDPA
and HSUPA respectively.
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Summary
• HSDPA is capable of supporting up to 3.6Mbit/s.

• HSPA will thus offer cost effective wide-area broadband

mobility and play a significant role in stimulating the
demand for data services, whether they be consumer
multimedia and gaming or corporate email and mobile
access.
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References
http://www.state.nj.us/education/assessment/hs/hspa_guide_engli
sh.pdf

http://www.gsmworld.com/technology/hspa.htm

www.3gamericas.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=page&sectionid=248

www.3gpp.org/HSPA

www.tektronixcommunications.com/technologies/wireless/hspa