Wireless Business Group subject: CDMA 1xEV Translation Application Note #9 RevA Enhanced Access and Control Channel

Version 1.0 date: December 5, 2007

Abstract
This note provides recommended values of the translation parameters associated with RevA Enhanced Access channel (EAC) and Enhanced Control channel (ECC).

Version History
Version Changes 1.0 Initial version for CDMA 1xEV Cell Release 28.02 (RNC R28 SU3)

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1 Introduction
IS-856A standard supports two new channels, Enhanced Access channel (EAC) and Enhanced Control channel (ECC), to reduce call setup time compared to Rev0, allow shorter paging interval and allow shorter data bursts over EAC without call setup (Data-over-Signaling). These enhancements are accomplished via shorter Preamble (4 or 16 slots compared to 16 or 32 slots for Rev0), two new higher rates for EAC (19.2 kbps and 38.4 kbps compared to 9.6 kbps for Rev0), Short packets for ECC, and Sub-Synchronous Control channel (64 slots or 128 slots) for shorter paging interval. Enhanced Access and Control channels are supported since R27 RNC and Cell loads. However, due to limited prior testing, the use of EAC and ECC was not recommended till RNC R28 SU3 and Cell R28.02. There is no way to disable EAC and ECC from the network side. If AT supports EAC/ECC (EAC/ECC attributes are negotiated during Session Setup), network will support it. MSM6800 mobiles with 4.x firmware version do not support EAC/ECC. Support for EAC/ECC is introduced in MSM6800 mobiles with 5.x firmware and beyond. This note provides recommended values of the translation parameters associated with EAC and ECC.

2 Enhanced Access Channel

The EAC in RevA supports two new packet sizes of 512 bits and 1024 bits in addition to 256 bits supported in Rev0, and two new rates of 19.2 kbps and 38.4 kbps in addition to 9.6 kbps used in Rev 0. The minimum preamble size supported in RevA is 4 slots, while the preamble size in Rev0 is typically16 or 32 slots. The higher access channel rates and shorter preamble size in RevA reduce the overall connection setup time and allow for support of applications, such as Push-to-Talk (PTT), which require short connection setup time. The EAC allows transmission of short data bursts over access channel to support Data- over-Signaling (DoS) protocol in RevA. Depending on the type of application, DoS can eliminate the need to establish traffic channel. An access probe shall consist of a preamble followed by one or more access channel physical layer packets. During the preamble transmission, only the Pilot channel is transmitted. During the Access channel physical layer packet transmission, both the Pilot channel and the Data channel are transmitted. The output power of the Pilot channel during the preamble portion of an access probe is higher than it is during the data portion of the probe. The output power of the preamble is independent of the data rate and is set equal to that of the data portion transmitted at 9.6 kbps as shown in Figure 1. The transmit power of an access probe at a data rate of either 19.2 kbps or 38.4 kbps is as shown in Figure 2 . Table 1 shows relative transmit power level for the different EAC data rates. For 19.2 kbps and 38.4 kbps, the transmit power during the data portion of the probe is 3 dB and 6 dB higher, respectively, when compared to 9.6 kbps. It is important to note that transmission of higher rates require fewer access channel physical layer packets (not shown in Figure 2). The number of access channel physical layer packets is 4 frames for 9.6 kbps (assuming Access Capsule Max Length = 4 frames), 2 frames for 19.2 kbps and 1 frame for 38.4
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kbps. The use of higher EAC data rates reduces the overall transmission time of the access probe. For example, a typical data packet for PTT requires 4 access channel frames if the EAC data rate is 9.6 kbps, however, it only requires 1 access channel frame to transmit if the EAC data rate is 38.4 kbps. Table 2 shows mapping of EAC data rate and associated minimum and maximum payload allowed. The maximum payload size that can be transmitted on the access channel is computed as AccessPayloadMax = CapsuleLengthMax MaxPayloadatR96 bits, where MaxPayloadatR96 is the maximum access channel payload contained in a 9.6 kbps access channel physical layer packet as shown in Table 2. The EAC at 9.6 kbps is identical to default access channel (DAC) supported in both Rev0 and RevA.

Figure 1. Access Probe Transmission at 9.6 Kbps

Figure 2. Access Probe Transmission at either 19.2 Kbps or 38.4 Kbps

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Data Rate(kbps) 0 9.6 19.2 38.4

Data Channel gain Relative to Pilot (dB) - (Data Channel Is Not Transmitted) DataOffsetNom + DataOffset9k6+3.75 DataOffsetNom + DataOffset9k6+6.75 DataOffsetNom + DataOffset9k6+9.75

Table 1. Relative Power Level versus Data Rate for Access Channel Transmissions

Table 2. Access Channel Rates and Payload

2.1

Enhanced Access Channel Translation Parameters

The EAC uses two sets of translation parameters: one set of parameters that are also used by DAC such as Access Cycle Duration, Access Capsule Max Length, Open Loop Adjust, Power Increment Step, Number of Access Probes per Probe Sequence, etc. and the other set of parameters that are only used by EAC. The DAC translation parameters are documented in Translation Application note #1. The EAC specific translation parameters are documented below. AT only uses EAC only if the modem is RevA capable (EAC parameters are included in the AccessParameters message). Otherwise, it will use DAC even if AT had negotiated EAC during Session Setup. Preamble Length Slots: The access channel preamble is a series of known symbols transmitted in the beginning portion of each access channel probe to assist the base station in detecting ATs signal through the whole range of delay hypotheses tests. The mobile will transmit EAC preamble for the time defined by this translation parameter. The recommended value is 4 slots. The encoding used is 0 4 slots and 1 16 slots. The EAC probe structure is as shown in Figure 3. The AccessOffset is not a translation parameter and is hard coded in the modem such that following values are used Sector Alpha Beta Gamma Access Offset 0 (0 slots, no offset) 1 (4 slots) 2 (8 slots)

AccessOffset defines the number of slots relative to the start of the AccessCycleDuration when EAC probe can be transmitted as shown in Figure 3. Hence, the EAC probe transmission start time relative to AccessCycleDuration is different for different sectors of the same cell. This
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reduces the amount of interference seen on adjacent sectors of the same cell during EAC probe transmission, which increases the probability of successful probe detection at the base station.

Figure 3. Enhanced Access Probe Structure Sector Access Max Rate and Terminal Access Max Rate: These two parameters govern the maximum rate an access terminal is allowed to transmit on the access channel. AT uses the following to compute the maximum access channel rate it can transmit at: Maximum EAC Rate = maximum (Sector Access Max Rate, Terminal Access Max Rate) The Terminal Access Max Rate is negotiated during Session Setup. Sector Access Max Rate is included in the AccessChannelParameters message. The recommended for both of these parameters is 38.4 kbps. The Sector Access Max Rate can be adjusted on a per sector carrier basis to limit the maximum access channel rate that AT can transmit if needed. EAC Power Offset Nominal: The nominal offset of the access data channel power to the pilot channel power. The recommended value is 0 dB. EAC Power Offset 9k6: The ratio of access channel power at 9600 bps to the nominal access channel power at 9600 bps. The recommended value is 0 dB. EAC Power Offset 19k2: The ratio of access channel power at 19200 bps to the nominal access channel power at 19200 bps. The recommended value is 0 dB. EAC Power Offset 38k4: The ratio of access channel power at 38400 bps to the nominal access channel power at 38400 bps. The recommended value is 0 dB.

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Probe Time Out Adjust: This is an additional correction factor applied to inter-probe delay within the same access probe sequence for EAC. The amount of inter-probe delay is reduced by this correction factor. The recommended value is 0 slots. That is, no reduction in inter-probe delay. 2.1.1 Pilot Strength Correction Translation Parameters

The open loop pilot transmit power, Tx, at the ith probe is given by: Tx = -Rx (dBm) + OpenLoopAdjust + ProbeCorrectionFactor + (i-1) * PowerIncrementStep where Rx is the total received power at the mobile, OpenLoopAdjust is a translation parameter, PowerIncrementStep is a translation parameter, and ProbeCorrectionFactor is an additional correction factor. If AT receives signals from multiple pilots, then the total received power, Rx, is the sum of all the powers. This causes AT to under estimate its path loss to the target (accessed) sector and assume it is closer to the sector than it really is. Consequently, the AT transmitted pilot power, Tx, will be lower reducing the chance of successful probe. Unlike Rev0 or RevA with DAC, EAC allows compensating for this under estimation of the path loss via the following: ProbeCorrectionFactor = ProbeInitialAdjust + minimum (PilotStrengthCorrectionMax, maximum (PilotStrengthNominal PilotStrength, PilotStrengthCorrectionMin)), where PilotStrength is the pilot strength of the sector to which AT is sending the access probe, and ProbeInitialAdjust, PilotStrengthNominal, PilotStrengthCorrectionMin and PilotStrengthCorrectionMax are translation parameters. ProbeCorrectionFactor for Rev0 or RevA with DAC is defined by the translation parameter Initial Probe Power Correction Factor (ProbeInitialAdjust), which is constant and independent of the pilot strength. The recommended values of the above translation parameters are given in the table below. Translation Parameters Pilot Strength Nominal Pilot Strength Correction Min Pilot Strength Correction Max Recommended Values 0 dB 0 dB 5 dB

Based on the above recommended values, AT compensates its open loop pilot transmit power as following. If Ec/Io of the access sector is <= -5 dB, then the maximum compensation (increase) to the open loop pilot transmit power is 5 dB. If Ec/Io of the access sector is > -5 dB, then the compensation (increase) to the open loop pilot transmit power is equal to the pilot strength Ec/Io. Alcatel-Lucent Proprietary 6
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3 Enhanced Control Channel

The Control Channel MAC Protocol provides the procedures and messages for transmission on the 1xEV control channel. The Default Control Channel (DCC) protocol is defined for Rev0 and RevA with DCC, and the Enhanced Control Channel (ECC) protocol is supported in RevA only. For DCC, the control channel is transmitted at a rate of either 38.4 kbps or 76.8 kbps with a packet size of 1024 bits. The corresponding transmission formats are [1024, 16, 1024] (38.4 kbps) and [1024, 8, 512] (76.8 kbps). If 76.8 kbps (Alcatel-Lucent uses 76.8 kbps control channel) is used, then MAC Index 2 is used. Otherwise, MAC Index 3 is used. The DCC packets are transmitted in either Synchronous Control Channel, SCC, which is transmitted exactly once during each Control Channel cycle with a fixed offset to the start of the Control Channel cycle. The Control Channel cycle is defined as a 256 slot period, synchronous with CDMA System Time; i.e., there is an integer multiple of 256 slots between the beginning of a cycle and the beginning of CDMA System Time. With each slot being 1.667 ms, each Control Channel cycle is 426.66 ms long. A SCC capsule can consist of more than one control channel MAC packets. The page message and the broadcast overhead messages such as QuickConfig, Sync, AccessParameters, SectorParameters, etc., are transmitted using a SCC capsule. Asynchronous Control Channel, ACC, which can be transmitted at any time except when a SCC capsule is transmitted. In case of ECC, ACC is also not transmitted when SubSynchronous Control Channel (SSCC) is transmitted. Each asynchronous capsule consists of exactly one control channel MAC packet. The unicast signaling messages such as AcAck, TCA, and UATIAssignment, etc., are transmitted using an ACC capsule.

The ECC packets, besides using above SCC capsule and ACC capsule, are also transmitted using Sub-synchronous Control Channel, SSCC. Zero or more SSCC capsules can be transmitted in each control channel cycle. The SSCC capsule is used for the transmission of the page message. Since SSCC can be transmitted, typically as low as 64 slots, it reduces the paging interval.

The timing of different control channel capsules is shown in Figure 4 . In the ECC, the transmission of the SCC capsule is similar to that in the DCC. The rate is either 38.4 kbps or 76.8 kbps with a packet size of 1024 bits. For the ACC capsule and SSCC capsule, in addition to the existing transmission formats for rates 38.4 kbps or 76.8 kbps, a new data rate of 19.2 kbps and transmission formats with shorter control channel packet sizes of 128, 256, and 512 bits are introduced for ECC. These short packet sizes enable the transmission of a single-user page message with 4 slots transmission (total transmission delay of about 22ms due to interlaced transmission) compared to the 16 slots (total transmission delay of about 100ms due to interlaced transmission) used with the DCC. Following are all the transmission formats supported for ECC.

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Connected State: SyncCC (1024,16,1024) [38.4 kbps], SyncCC (1024,8,512) [76.8 kbps], ACC (1024,16,1024) [38.4 kbps], ACC (1024,8,512) [76.8 kbps] Idle State: SyncCC (1024,16,1024) [38.4 kbps], SyncCC (1024,8,512) [76.8 kbps], ACC or SSCC (128,4,1024) [19.2 kbps], ACC or SSCC (256,4,1024) [38.4 kbps], ACC or SSCC (512,4,1024) [76.8 kbps]

Figure 4. Location of Control Channel Capsules There are no translation parameters associated with ECC.

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4 Summary of Translation Parameters

EMS Field Label

EMS GUI Page

Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel / Sector Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel / Sector Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel

Recommended Values

Note

Preamble Length Slots

4 slots

Sector Access Max Rate (kbps)

38.4 Kbps

AT uses max of Sector Access Max Rate and Terminal Access Rate Max

Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel MAC Service Node-Enhanced Probe Time Out Adjust (in units of Access Channel/ Sector 16 Slots) Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel / Sector Pilot Strength Nominal (dB) Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel/ Sector Pilot Strength Correction Min (dB) Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel Service Node-Enhanced Access Channel / Sector Pilot Strength Correction Max (dB) Carrier- Enhanced Access Channel EAC Power Offset Nominal (2's Service Node-Enhanced complement in units of 0.25 dB) Access Channel MAC EAC Power Offset 9k6 (2's Service Node-Enhanced complement in units of 0.25 dB) Access Channel MAC EAC Power Offset 19k2 (2's Service Node-Enhanced complement in units of 0.25 dB) Access Channel MAC EAC Power Offset 38k4 (2's Service Node-Enhanced complement in units of 0.25 dB) Access Channel MAC Terminal Access Rate Max (kbps)

38.4 Kbps

0 0 0 0

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