HSPA+ R8 and R9

June 2009

HSPA+ R8 Introduces Multicarrier

42 Mbps Peak Data Rate
Evolution to 84 Mbps in R9

H S P A + R8

Multicarrier Enhances Broadband Experience

Doubles data rates and lowers latency for all users

Multicarrier Can Double Bursty Appl. Capacity

For typical network load (partially loaded carriers)

Standardized Support for Femtocells

Bringing transmitter closer to user provide gains beyond technology

HSPA+ Has Strong Industry Support

Devices 4 Launches

Strong Operator Interest (36+)

~20 additional operators have announced HSPA+ plans

Source: GSA (May09) and Informa Telecoms & Media (May09)

HSPA+ Has A Strong Evolution Path

Broadband downloads and uploads, QoS 2x data capacity >2x voice capacity Multicarrier- 2x data rates to all Multicarrier enhancements 20 MHz deployments

Rel-99

Rel-5
(HSDPA)

Rel-6
(HSUPA)

Rel-7

Rel-8

Rel-9

Beyond Rel-9

WCDMA

HSPA
DL: 28 Mbps UL: 11 Mbps

HSPA+ (HSPA Evolved)

DL: 42 Mbps1 UL: 11 Mbps DL: 84 Mbps2 UL: 23 Mbps2 DL: 100+ Mbps3 UL: 23+ Mbps

DL: 1.8-14.4 Mbps UL: 5.7 Mbps

1R8 will reach 42 Mbps by combining 2x2 MIMO and HOM (64QAM) in 5 MHz, or by utilizing HOM (64QAM) and multicarrier in 10 MHz. 2R9 combines multicarrier and MIMO in 10 MHz to reach 84 Mbps peak rates. Uplink multicarrier double the uplink peak data rate to 23 Mbps. 3Releases beyond R9 may expand multicarrier to 20 MHz and utilize combinations of multicarrier and MIMO to reach data rates exceeding 100 Mbps.

Note: Estimated commercial dates

2009

2010

2011

2012+

Created 06/10/09

HSPA+ R8: 42 Mbps peak data rates

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The Natural Evolution at a Lower cost

SW upgrade to RNC

Many features require only SW upgrade to NodeB

Backward compatible HSPA+ devices

An evolution path that leverages existing investments

Leverages existing cell sites, RAN, core network and spectrum

Backward compatibility enables smooth introduction

WCDMA, HSPA and HSPA+ devices operate on the same network

Incremental and cost-effective HSPA+ upgrade

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Multicarrier Enhances Broadband Experience

5 MHz

HSPA+ Carrier #1

5 MHz NodeB

HSPA+ Carrier #2

Aggregated Data Pipe

10 MHz

Multicarrier HSPA Terminal

HSPA+ R8/R9 is limited to 2x carrier downlink aggregation 4x aggregation in 20 Mhz considered beyond HSPA+ R9

Doubled data rates and lower latencies for all users Increased capacity for bursty applications, e.g., Web applications Dynamic load balancing

Cost-effective software upgrade to multicarrier

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R8 Multicarrier Doubles Data Rates to All Users

42 Mbps R8 Multicarrier

Single Carrier 21 Mbps 7.8 Mbps 3.8 Mbps

(Same number of users per carrier)

User data rate experienced during a burst

3 Mbps

1.5 Mbps

Peak Rate

Median Users

Cell Edge Users

Qualcomm simulations. Each scenario is based on the same total number of users (eight users) per carrier, see 3GPP R1-081890 for details. Shows the theoretical peak data rata and the burst data rate for the median users and the 10% worst (cell edge) users. No MIMO with Multicarrier in R8. Peak data rates are scaled down by a factor of 2 in the picture.

Multicarrier Can Double Capacity for Bursty Applications

Bursty data application (e.g. Web browsing) Downlink Burst Data Rate (Mbps) Multicarrier
(10 MHz)

2 Single carriers
(10 MHz)

Enhanced User Experience1

Capacity gain
Partially loaded carriers Fully loaded carriers

Data bursts

Idle time

Capacity (Number of Bursty Application Users)

1Reduces

over-the-air latency ~50% for all users in the cell

Qualcomm simulations, see 3GPP R1-081706 for details. The average burst download time (over air) is reduced ~ 50% for all users. The bursty nature means that a multicarrier can support more users at the same response time for partially loaded carriers. The gain depends on the load and can exceed 100% for fewer users (less loaded carrier) but less for many users (starting to resemble full buffer).

HSPA+ Evolution Improves User Experience

Percentage delay decrease with HSPA+ and LTE
40% 35%

Burst Delay Reduction

30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%

Example: Improved user experience using Google Maps Application

HSPA R6
Signaling over HSPA

HSPA+ R7
CPC, DL Enhanced Cell_FACH

HSPA+ R8
UL Enhanced Cell_FACH

LTE R8

Baseline: R5/R6 UE with signaling over dedicated channels (WCDMA)

Qualcomm simulations, Traces collected from running application (Google Maps). The metric used is traffic burst over-the-air delay (no network delays included) Simulation also includes initial transitions from idle to connected state .

HSPA+ R8 Enables Efficient and Standardized Support for Femtocells

Standardized architecture
Femto Gateway (HNB-GW) concentrates multiple femtocells

Femtocells work well with proper interference management1

To share spectrum with macro network To support restricted femto access To support unplanned (user) femto deployment

Circuit Network

Packet Network

Iu-cs

Iu-ps

Femto Gateway
(HNB-GW) Iu-h

RNC

Required Femto interference management:

Mitigate Interference from femto
1. Adaptive femto transmit power 2. Limit femto UE transmit power

NodeB

Mitigate interference impact on femto

3. Adaptive femto uplink attenuation

Femtocells
(Home- NodeB)

Utilize multiple carriers and avoid coverage holes

4. Distribute femtos among available carriers 5. Avoid femto coverage holes by moving users

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1 No

standards impact for the required interference management for medium density deployments. Interference managemnet is implemented in the femtcell itself.

Femtocells Easily Increase Capacity Beyond 10x

Beyond what Technology Alone Could Provide
14.5 Mbps

80Y

390 kbps

1.5X
250 kbps

180 kbps

Y
Macro users
served by macro
Macro Only Femtos Added

Home users
served by macro or femto

Macro Only

Femtos Added

Note: Also, the worst 10% of macro users get ~15% higher throughput with proper interference management techniques.
Assumptions: Dense urban system simulation. 16 Users per cell: 10 macro users and 6 home users served either by macrocell or added femto cells. Rx diversity and MMSE Equalizer 11 used. The median user data rates are shown. MIMO not considered

HSPA+ R9 Expands Multicarrier

84 Mbps Peak Data Rates
Combining multicarrier and MIMO

H S P A + R9

Leverages All Spectrum Resources

Multicarrier aggregation across spectrum bands

Uplink Multicarrier Enhances Broadband Experience

Increases data rates for all users, can double uplink bursty appl. capacity

HSPA+: The Natural Evolution at a Lower Cost

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HSPA+ R9 Expands Multicarrier

MIMO Stream #1 MIMO Stream #2 MIMO Stream #1

HSPA+ Carrier #1

5 MHz

HSPA+ Carrier #1

5 MHz

MIMO Stream #2

HSPA+ Carrier #2

Aggregated 10 MHz Data Pipe

10 MHz

84 Mbps downlink peak data rate in 10 MHz

Downlink Multicarrier with MIMO1

10 MHz

Aggregated 10 MHz Data Pipe

HSPA+ Carrier #1

5 MHz

HSPA+ Carrier #2

5 MHz

23 Mbps uplink peak data rate in 10 MHz

NodeB

Uplink Multicarrier

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14x

Multicarrier with MIMO would provide peak data rates beyond 84 Mbps. 4x Multicarrier considered beyond R9.

Uplink Multicarrier Provides Similar Gains as Downlink Multicarrier

Bursty data application (e.g. Web browsing) Burst Data Rate (Mbps) UL Multicarrier
(10 MHz)

New Graphics 2 UL Single carriers

(10 MHz)

Enhanced User Experience1

Partially loaded carriers

Capacity gain

Data bursts

Idle time

Capacity (Number of Bursty Application Users)

Increased data rates and lower latencies for all users (within current power head room) Increased capacity for bursty applications, e.g., Web applications
1Reduces
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over-the-air latency by up to ~50% for all users in the cell (within power head room)

Assumptions: 3GPP Framework, PA3 Channel, No-IC, 16QAM, no-CPC, 24dBm UE, 1km ISD, 250 kb fixed burst with 5 sec average inter-burst time and exp. distributed

HSPA+ R9 Multicarrier Leverages All Spectrum Resources

High band E.g. 2.1 GHz

Aggregate spectrum across bands

HSPA+ Carrier #1

FDD Band Low band E.g. 900 MHz

Fatter Data Pipe

HSPA+ Carrier #2

10 MHz
Multicarrier HSPA Terminal

FDD Band

Lower band coverage benefits all multicarrier users1

Additional band combinations expected to be definedindependent of a particular 3GPP release

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As opposed to only a fraction of users who are assigned to lower bands

HSPA+ R9 and Beyond Expands Multicarrier

5 MHz
HSPA Carrier #1 HSPA Carrier #2 HSPA Carrier #3 HSPA Carrier #4

5 MHz

5 MHz

Aggregated Data Pipe

Up to 20 MHz

5 MHz NodeB

Multicarrier HSPA Terminal

84 Mbps downlink peak data rate

With two carriers and MIMO With four carriers (no MIMO) beyond R91

Leverages spectrum resources across different bands 2x Uplink multicarrier23 Mbps peak data rate
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14x

multicarrier considered beyond R9, all other features planned for HSPA+ R9.

Industrys First HSPA+ R7 and R8 Chipsets

R7
Data Optimized

R8
Enhanced Broadband Experience
Data Cards

MDM 8200 HSPA+

MDM 8220
DC-HSPA+

Handset Optimized
MSM 8260 HSPA+ MSM 8270
DC-HSPA+

Smart Phones QSC 6295

HSPA+ Features

MSM 7230
HSPA+ Features

Mainstream Smart Phones

QSC 6295
HSPA+ Features

Mainstream Feature Phone

Enhanced Web Browsing, Multimedia, Gaming, Real Time Services, IM, VoIP, PTT, Mobile Computing

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MDM8220 and MSM8270 support HSPA+ R8 and implement DC-HSPA+ (multicarrier with 2 DL carriers)

Similar HSPA+ and LTE Performance

Similar Spectral Efficiency
with same number of antennas and bandwidth
(Downlink sector capacity in 10 MHz FDD)

Similar Peak Data Rates

with same bandwidth and number of antennas (Downlink peak data rate) Bandwidth

HSPA+
42 Mbps 84 Mbps
Beyond R9

LTE
37 Mbps 73 Mbps 150 Mbps

5 MHz 10 MHz 20 MHz

Note: Assuming 2x2 MIMO. LTE supports 4x4 MIMO but initial deployments will support 2x2 MIMO.

Similar RTT Latency

Transport NW key for low latencycan be same for LTE&HSPA+

R8

(
Note: Handset Interference Cancellation and HSPA+ multicarrier would further improve HSPA+ spectral efficiency.

HSPA+
RT T2 28 ms +
Transport network

LTE
22 ms +
Transport network

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1 Source: Qualcomm Simulation, details in 3GPP R1-070674. NGMN 500m ISD, HSPA+ R7 results scaled up from 10 MHz. HSPA+: 16QAM not considered for the UL and UE IC not considered for the DL. HSPA+ multicarrier and DL Interference Cancellation not considered and would narrow the gap with LTE. 2 Source: Qualcomm assuming similar operating points, processing delays, excludes transport network delay that is dependent on actual network used

Similar HSPA+ and LTE Cell Edge Performance using Fair Comparison
Similar Spectral Efficiency
with same number of antennas and bandwidth
(Downlink sector capacity in 10 MHz FDD)

Fair Comparison:
Similar Cell Edge Performance

LTE HSPA+

1.2x
(15.1 Mbps)

1x
(12.5 Mbps)

HSPA+
510 Kbps

LTE
480 Kbps

R7 (EQ.+ 2x2 MIMO)

LTE R8 (2x2 MIMO)

R7 (EQ.+ 2x2 MIMO)

LTE (2x2 MIMO)

Note: Handset Interference Cancellation and HSPA+ multicarrier would further improve HSPA+ spectral efficiency.

Cell edge performance can be traded for even higher cell capacity at the expense of fairness
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1 Source: Qualcomm Simulation, details in 3GPP R1-070674. NGMN 500m ISD, HSPA+ R7 results scaled up from 10 MHz. HSPA+: 16QAM not considered for the UL and UE IC not considered for the DL. HSPA+ multicarrier and DL Interference Cancellation not considered and would narrow the gap with LTE.

HSPA+ and LTE are on Parallel Evolution Paths

LTE leverages new and wider spectrum boosting data capacity in dense urban areas WCDMA/HSPA+ provides ubiquitous data coverage and voice Seamless service continuity with WCDMA/HSPA+ using multimode devices
LTE
HSPA+ multimode

Industrys first LTE multimode solutions

LTE HSPA+ Coverage

HSPA+ ensures similar user experience outside the LTE coverage
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Thank You

Key HSPA+ R8 Features

Feature
Multicarrier HSPA+
(2X downlink in R8)

Key Benefits
Enhanced user experience across cell Doubled average & cell edge rates Increased bursty application capacity 42 Mbps peak rate in the downlink Improved handover reliability Higher voice capacity (allows F-DPCH) VoIP service continuity to WCDMA/GSM Better user experience Standardized support for femtocells (Home NodeB)

MIMO and 64 QAM Combined Enhanced Serving Cell Change Voice Call Continuity (VCC) Enhanced CELL_FACH state operation (uplink) Support for Home NodeB
RAN architecture with new Iuh interface to HNB gateway

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Key HSPA+ R9 Features

Feature
2x Uplink Multicarrier
(single UL in R8)

Key Benefits
Up to 2x user data rates in the uplink 23 Mbps UL peak data rate Leveraging all spectrum resources Peak Data rates of 84 Mbps in 10 MHz Improved spectral efficiency with multicarrier Hand-in to femto cell and other optimizations

Multicarrier aggregation across bands Multicarrier and MIMO combined Home NodeB Enhancements
Examples: Local IP connectivity, hand in to femto

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HSPA+ and LTE are on Parallel Evolution Paths

HSPA+
The natural and most economical upgrade from HSPA Backward compatible with all UMTS evolutions: R99 through R6, R7, R8 Optimal performance for single and aggregated 5 MHz carriers High HSPA voice capacity and simultaneous voice and data services MIMO support

LTE
Optimized mobile OFDMA solution for new and wider spectrum Optimal technology for TDD deployments Higher peak data rates through wider bandwidths Boosts data capacity in dense urban deployments Interoperates seamlessly with 3G through multimode devices

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