UTRAN Specific Signalling and Control Protocols

RNS UE
RRC

Node B

RNC 3G-MSC/VLR

Iur: RNSAP

3G-SGSN

RNC

RNS

Channel Mapping DL (Network Point of View) Logical Channels Transport Channels

Physical Channels
P-SCH S-SCH CPICH

BCCH PCCH CCCH

BCH PCH

P-CCPCH S-CCPCH PICH

FACH CTCH DCCH DTCH HSDSCH DCH

AICH

HS-PDSCH HS-SCCH DPDCH DPCCH

Channel Mapping UL (Network Point of View) Logical Channels Transport Channels

Physical Channels

CCCH

RACH

PRACH

DCCH

HS-DPCCH
DTCH DCH DPDCH DPCCH

Cell Synchronisation
Phase 1 P-SCH
Detect cells Acquire slot synchronisation

Phase 2 S-SCH

Acquire frame synchronisation Identify the code group of the cell found in the first step

Phase 3 P-CPICH

Determine the exact primary scrambling code used by the found cell Measure level & quality of the found cell

Synchronisation Channel (SCH)

2560 Chips 256 Chips

Primary Synchronisation Channel (P-SCH)

CP

CP P

CP

CP

Secondary Synchronisation Channel (S-SCH) Cs1 Cs2 Cs15 Cs1

Slot 0

Slot 1

Slot 14

Slot 0

10 ms Frame Cp = Primary Synchronisation Code Cs = Secondary Synchronisation Code

scrambling code group

SSC Allocation for S-SCH

slot number
6 15 14 12 5 15 5 7 8 16 16 2 5 5 8 10 3 6 5 12 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 5 1 3 16 4 3 8 16 15 1 6 7 4 9 7 5 8 6 4 5 10 3 5 6 11 1 9 16 10 11 8 1 6 10 2 5 2 4 15 2 11 7 12 16 4 12 8 12 15 14 11 6 16 7 13 7 12 15 3 11 6 14 16 10 12 7 2 8

group 00 group 01 group 02 group 03

group 04
group 05

group 62 group 63

9 9

11 12

12 10

15 15

12 13

9 14

13 9

13 14

11 15

14 11

10 11

16 13

15 12

14 16

16 10

I monitor the S-SCH

11

15

Primary Common Pilot Channel (P-CPICH)

10 ms Frame
2560 Chips 256 Chips

Synchronisation Channel (SCH)

CP
P-CPICH

Cell scrambling code? I get it with trial & error! applied speading code = cells primary scrambling code Cch,256,0

P-CPICH

Phase reference Measurement reference

PRACH Preamble

BCCH

UTRAN

UE

available signatures for random access available preamble scrambling codes available spreading factor available subchannels etc.

Node B

RNC

Pi Pi
16 bits 256 repetitions

Pi Pi

PRACH Preamble Scrambling Code

512 groups 16 preamble scrambling codes Cells primary scrambling codes associated with preamble scrambling code group

Preamble Signature (16 different versions)

HSDPA key characteristics (1)

Included in HSDPA AMC

Enhanced in HSDPA

Excluded from HSDPA

Multi-code operation SHO

H-ARQ Basic WCDMA Technology TTI = 2 ms PC

Variable SF
Advanced PS

Channel Types for User Plane Data (R99)

Node B

The introduction of 3G made use of uplink and downlink dedicated channels to transfer user plane and control plane data in CELL_DCH Applicable to All 3GPP Releases Uplink air-interface capacity defined by maximum planned increase in uplink interference Downlink air-interface capacity defined by downlink transmit power capability

Uplink and Downlink Dedicated Channels

Cell_DCH CS and PS services

Channel Types for User Plane Data (R5)

Node B In R5 3G evolved to include HSDPA for transferring packet switched user plane data in the downlink direction Applicable to

Uplink Dedicated Channels

3GPP Release 05

HSDPA

Nokia RAS05 onwards HSDPA makes use of a downlink transmit power allocation and so has a direct impact upon downlink capacity The resource shared between multiple HSDPA users is the HSDPA downlink transmit power The Node B scheduler assigns timeslots & codes to specific UE to allow access to the HSDPA downlink transmit power

Cell_DCH

PS services

CS services continue to use R99 dedicated channels

Channel Types for User Plane Data (R6)

3G has further evolved to include HSUPA for transferring packet switched user plane data in the uplink direction Applicable to 3GPP Release 06 NSN RAS06

Node B

HSUPA

HSDPA

HSUPA makes use of a uplink interference allocation and so has a direct impact upon uplink capacity The resource shared between multiple HSUPA users is the uplink interference The Node B scheduler assigns transmit power ratios to specific UE to allow a contribution towards the total increase in uplink interference

Cell_DCH

PS services

CS services continue to use R99 dedicated channels

Physical Channels for R99 UE

UL CHANNELS DPCH includes DPDCH DPCCH Pilot, TFCI, FBI, TPC DPDCH encapsulates Signalling radio bearers User plane radio bearers

Node B
R99 DPCH

DPDCH DPCCH

DPDCH DPCCH

Dedicated

DL CHANNELS DPCH includes DPDCH DPCCH - Pilot, TFCI, TPC DPDCH encapsulates Signalling radio bearers User plane radio bearers

Physical Channels for Rel5 / Rel6 HSDPA UE

UL CHANNELS DPCH includes DPDCH DPCCH Pilot, TFCI, FBI, TPC HS-DPCCH CQI, ACK/NACK DPDCH encapsulates Signalling radio bearers User plane radio bearers

Node B
HSDPA Associated DPCH

1-15 x HS-PDSCH

1-4 x HS-SCCH

Dedicated

Common

DL CHANNELS DPCH includes DPDCH DPCCH - Pilot, TFCI, TPC DPDCH encapsulates Signalling radio bearers HS-PDSCH encapsulates User plane radio bearers HS-SCCH provides Channelisation code set, modulation scheme, transport block size, HARQ process, redundancy and constellation version, new data indicator, UE identity

DPDCH DPCCH HS-DPCCH

DPDCH DPCCH

Physical Channels for Rel6 HSPA UE (UL)

UL CHANNELS E-DPCH includes

Node B

E-DPDCH E-DPCCH E-TFCI, RSN, Happy Bit

DPCH includes
1-15 x HS-PDSCH DPDCH DPCCH HS-DPCCH 1,2,4 x E-DPDCH E-DPCCH 1-4 x HS-SCCH

E-DCH RGCH

E-DCH AGCH

E-DCH HICH

F-DPCH

DPDCH DPCCH Pilot, TFCI, FBI, TPC HS-DPCCH CQI, ACK/NACK

E-DPDCH encapsulates
User plane radio bearers

DPDCH encapsulates
Signalling radio bearers

Dedicated

Common

Physical Channels for Rel6 HSPA UE (DL)

DL CHANNELS DPCH includes

Node B

F-DPCH TPC E-DCH RGCH E-DCH HICH

E-DCH AGCH encapsulates

1-15 x HS-PDSCH DPDCH DPCCH HS-DPCCH 1,2,4 x E-DPDCH E-DPCCH 1-3 x HS-SCCH

E-DCH RGCH

E-DCH AGCH

E-DCH HICH

Absolute grant value, absolute grant scope

F-DPCH

HS-PDSCH encapsulates
User plane radio bearers

HS-SCCH provides
Channelisation code set, modulation scheme, transport block size, HARQ process, redundancy and constellation version, new data indicator, UE identity

Dedicated

Common

Functionality
HSUPA has more in common with a R99 DCH than with HSDPA 3GPP terminology for HSUPA is Enhanced DCH (E-DCH)

R99 DCH Variable spreading factor Multicode transmission Adaptive modulation Fast power control Soft handover Node B scheduling Fast L1 HARQ TTI Yes Yes* No Yes Yes No No 10, 20, 40 ms

HSUPA Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes 2, 10 ms***

HSDPA No Yes Yes No No** Yes Yes 2 ms

 Notes:
* 3GPP allows multi-code transmission for R99 DCH but in practice only 1 code is used ** The HSDPA user plane channel cannot use soft handover, although the associated DCH may use soft handover *** RAS06 uses a 10 ms Transmission Time Interval (TTI) for HSUPA to improve coverage performance