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Course Date & Venue
16 June - 18 June 2010 (Wed - Fri) 3-day instructor-led training, 0900 - 1700 Lagos, Nigeria
Course Objectives
HSDPA Radio Planning is a 3-day course focusing on the technical understanding of the HSDPA technology, its impact on the radio coverage and planning guidelines as well as its implication on existing 3G infrastructure. HSDPA performance characteristics are discussed and compared to those of classical WCDMA, EDGE and other implementations like Flash-OFDM, Mobile Wimax and WCDMA-TDD. The related layer 1 and 2 protocol functions are dealt with in detail. Further on, the HSDPA influence on the underlying transmission networks will be discussed and migration scenarios with WCDMA/HSDPA will be presented, as well as the future alignment of those two distinct technologies, based on future 3GPP specification.
Course Overview
HSDPA Radio Planning is a 3-day course focusing on the technical understanding of the HSDPA technology, its impact on the radio HSDPA Radio Planning provides the delegates with the most up-to-date information on the HSDPA standardization in 3GPP and on the practical deployment and performance. The participants will become familiar with the background and implications of the HSDPA standard. They will also understand the capabilities of the HSDPA technology, its planning and optimization. In detail, the participants will be able to : List the driving forces behind HSDPA Discover how HSDPA improves system capacity Examine the impact to user data rates in the downlink Examine the impact of HSDPA cells on WCDMA Rel99 Cells Learn the key technological enhancements provided Discover how HSDPA will better adjust to the radio link Examine the process defined to select the most optimal modulation and coding rates Understand how Incremental Redundancy will be used to improve the retransmissions mechanisms Discover how the fast scheduling functions will reduce the delays associated with sending packet data to the end-users Study the ability to multiplex packet data users on the new HS-DSCH channel Explore the establishment of a packet data session and reconfiguration of the radio link Understand mobility scenarios Explore the end-to-end flows of a packet-switched session establishment Understand the HSDPA radio planning and deployment process
Key Benefits
By the end of the course, the trainees will be able to answer the following questions: How will the introduction of HSDPA affect existing UTRAN systems? What are the characteristics and performance of the new HS-DSCH? Which are the details behind the HSDPA fast link adaptation and packet scheduling? How have the new coding and modulation schemes been structured in HSDPA? How do you calculate the HSDPA impacts on coverage? How do you radio plan a UMTS system applying HSDPA? Which are the HSDPA requirements on the UMTS transmission network? How HSDPA compares with other broadband wireless access technologies? Which is the best broadband wireless technology for offering broadband user data rates?
Pre-Requisites for Participants
Very good understanding of WCDMA networks, protocols, operation and parameters. Previous knowledge of all. UMTS cell planning & dimensioning is required.
Who Should Attend?
GSM/WCDMA Radio Network Planning & Optimisation Engineers, Radio Network Planning Managers.
Course Outline
Day 1 UMTS � A brief refresher Intro to WCDMA, Standardisation, Network Architecture, Air Interface. WCDMA cell planning: link budgets, coverage/capacity trade-off planning, handovers, performance. HSDPA Major Change Areas Power Control, Spreading Code Usage, Packet Scheduling � Channel Dependant, Fast Link Adaptation, Higher Order Radio Modulation, Fast ARQ and Soft Combining HSDPA benefits Day 2 High Speed Data Channel Characteristics FDD Downlink Physical layer Model, TDD Downlink Physical layer Model, Uplink Support of High Speed Downlink, Downlink Control Channel � HS-SCCH, Uplink Control Channel � HS-DPCCH MAC Architecture for HSDPA Radio Interface Protocol Architecture, Overall Architecture MAC-d, MAC-hs, HS-DSCH, Signalling Parameters Hybrid ARQ Mechanism Mobility and Cell Change Principles of HS Handover, Serving HS-DSCH Cell Change, Intra Node B Synchronised Serving HS-DSCH Cell Change, During Hard Handover, After Active Set Update, HS-DSCH Mobility Procedures Impact on Iur/Iub Comparison between DSCH and HS-DSCH, Impact on NBAP procedures, HS-DSCH Configuration and Capacity Allocation Example, Transport Bearer Options, Data Frame Format for HS-DSCH Frame Protocol Flow Control Options Implementation Decisions Day 3 HSDPA deployment and roll-out strategies Deployment priorities, aggressive or passive deployment, target areas, user service target. HSDPA Planning Guidelines Coverage / Capacity planning, link budgets, target QoS, The true cost of HSDPA � Transmission requirements on UTRAN HSDPA costs on upgrades, transmission lines HSDPA compared with other broadband wireless access technologies (optional) HSDPA performance comparison with other alternative BWA technologies like: Flash-OFDM, Mobile WiMAX, WCDMA-TDD, 1xEV-DO. Long-Term plans for HSDPA HSUPA principles and performance, HSDPA TDD, MIMO for HSDPA/HSUPA, 3G LTE performance.