1. What is benefit of shorter TTI in HSDPA?

1) After every TTI the resources can be redistributed among the users.
Therefore, the resource usage is more efficient.
2) Each UE reports about the channel quality after every TTI by sending
the CQI.
3) CQI is sent after the very short period of time of 2 ms, it is possible to
effectively perform link adaptation even in rapidly changing conditions.


2. What are the main technologies used for HSDPA?
Main Technology

1) Link adaptation (AMC)
2)Fast Hybrid Automatic Repeat Request (HARQ), and
3)Shorter Transmission Time Interval (TTI

3. RRC Connection Re-establishment Reject
Suppose, UE sends RRC Connection Reestablishment Request to eNB [lets
say PCI = 300] and receives RRC Connection Reestablishment Reject. And
after few seconds UE sends a RRC Connection Request. This new rrc
connection request will go the same eNB [i.e. PCI = 300] or a different eNB
[i.e PCI = xyz]? Any one knows the details about this procedure?

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When UE initiates RRC connection reestablishment, it starts T301 timer.
Reestablishment procedure can fail due to 3 main reasons:
* UE receives RRC Connection Reestablishment Reject before t301 expires,

* t301 expires before receiving RRC Connection Reestablishment
Complete/Reject

* Selected cell in meantime becomes unsuitable for UE

in all those cases, UE will enter RRC Idle state. When UE is in RRC Idle,
based on radio conditions, it may perform cell reselection. So, answer on
your question is: when generated, RRC Con Req will go on currently selected
cell. It could be the same, but also different cell from one which sent RRC
Connection Reestablishment Reject to UE.
For details, you can refer on 3GPP 36.331.




RRC Connection Reestablishment fails.
Ericsson RAN:

Say, we have an LTE->LTE handover from cell A to cell B, both are on the same eNodeB
and HO fails for whatever reason. Then UE makes RRC Connection Reestablishment Request.
to cell A, B or C (the last one being on another eNodeB). .

Case 1) Request on cell A. If it is rejected, it is an abnormal case.
Cell A has the "UE context".

Case 2) Request on cell B. If it is rejected, it is an abnormal case as well.
Cell B has the "UE context" (the same eNodeB).

Case 1) Request on cell C. If it is rejected, it is a regular case in this phase of LTE development.
(Cell C has not the "UE context".)

Difference between Ec/Io and Ec/No, are they different??

Io = own cell interference + surrounding cell interference + noise density
No = surrounding cell interference + noise density
That is, Io is the total received power density including CPICH of its own cell, No
is the total received power density excluding CPICH of its own cell. Technically
Ec/Io should be the correct measurement but, due to equipment capability,
Ec/No is actually measured. In UMTS, Ec/No and Ec/Io are often used
interchangeably.

How to calculate maximum number of users on a cell?

To calculate the maximum number of users (M) on a cell, we need to know:
W: chip rate (for UMTS 3,840,000 chips per second)
EbNo: Eb/No requirement (assuming 3dB for CS-12.2k)
i: other-cell to in-cell interference ratio (assuming 60%)
R: user data rate (assuming 12,200 kbps for CS-12.2k)
: loading factor (assuming 50%)
Take 12.2kbps as example:
M = W / (EbNo * (1 + i) * R) * = 3,840,000/ (3 * (1 + 0.6) * 12,200) * 0.5 =
32.8
The number of users could also be hard-limited by OVSF code space. Take
CS12.2k for example:
a. A CS-12.2k bearer needs 1 SF128 code.
b. Total available codes for CS-12.2k = 128 2 (1 SF64) 2 (4 SF256) = 124.
c. Consider soft-handover factor of 1.8 and loading factor of 50%: 124 / 1.8 *.05
= 34 uers/cell.



Cell breathing------

The cell coverage shrinks as the loading increases, this is called cell breathing.
In the uplink, as more and more UE are served by a cell, each UE needs to transmit higher power to
compensate for the uplink noise rise. As a consequence, the UE with weaker link (UE at greater
distance) may not have enough power to reach the NodeB therefore a coverage shrinkage.
In the downlink, the NodeB also needs to transmit higher power as more UE are being served. As a
consequence UE with weaker link (greater distance) may not be reachable by the NodeB.