20 September - 24 September 2010
(Mon - Fri) 5 days instructor-led training, 0900-1700 Singapore, Singapore
Course Objectives
HSPA+ Planning, Optimisation & Performance Management
provides the delegates with the most up-to-date information
on the HSPA+ standardization in 3GPP and on the practical
deployment and performance. The participants will become
familiar with the background and implications of the HSPA
standard. They will also understand the capabilities of the
HSPA+ technology, its planning and optimization.
In detail, the participants will be able to :
List the driving forces behind HSPA+
Discover how HSPA+ improves system capacity
Examine the impact to user data rates in the downlink &
uplink
Examine the impact of HSDPA cells on pre-Rel 7 cells
Learn the key technological enhancements provided
Discover how HSPA+ 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
Understand mobility scenarios
Explore the end-to-end flows of a packet-switched session
establishment
Understand the effective use of Radio Resources
Understand the integration issues with existing
Infrastructure
Understand how to increase the Capacity
Understand the HSPA+ planning and performance
management process
Course Overview
This course is a 5-day course focusing on the technical
understanding of the HSPA+ technology, its impact on the
radio coverage and planning guidelines as well as the
optimization needed to achieve maximum
performance.
HSPA+ performance characteristics are discussed in detail and
analysed to the point that provide the necessary
understanding to perform radio optimization. Further on, it
focuses on real-world performance, sharing practical
implementation methods and tradeoffs for deploying,
optimizing and maintaining networks using the HSPA air
interface.
Key Benefits
By the end of the course, the trainees will be able to answer
the following questions:
How will the introduction of HSPA+ affect existing
UTRAN systems?
What are the characteristics and performance of HSPA+?
Which are the details behind the HSPA+ packet
scheduling?
How do you calculate the HSPA+ impacts on coverage &
performance?
How do you radio plan a HSPA+ system?
How do you apply best optimisation techniques to increase
performance?
How to best manage performance and increase the end-
to-end user experienced service?
Pre-Requisites for Participants
Very good understanding of WCDMA networks, protocols,
operation and parameters.
Previous knowledge of all. UMTS cell planning & dimensioning is
required. Also knowledge of HSDPA or HSUPA.
Who Should Attend?
GSM/WCDMA/HSDPA 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 basics
HSPA Major Change Areas
Power Control
Spreading Code Usage
Packet Scheduling – Channel Dependant
Fast Link Adaptation
Higher Order Radio Modulation
Fast ARQ and Soft Combining
HSPA benefits
HSPA Characteristics
DAY 2
HSPA+ Radio Enhancements
MIMO
HOM
Advanced Receivers
Continuous Packet Connectivity
DPC
HSPA+ Architecture
End-to-End architecture
HSPA+ Radio Resource Management
Admission & Congestion Control
Packet Scheduler
Power Allocation, Power Control
Mobility Management
DAY 3
HSPA+ deployment and roll-out strategies
Deployment priorities, aggressive or passive
deployment
