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Q: What is the calculation behind Ec/No going low when HSDPA session is initiated? Q: Why do we consider CQI as a Quality Metric when conducting HSDPA Drive Test instead of Ec/No?
Note the CQI value is 27 (good) while EcNo about to explode (-12dB)
Quite confusing.
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In situations where No consists mainly of in-cell power (e.g., during HS-DSCH bursts), Ec/No can be low , whereas the objective signal quality is high. This will be shown in the following slides.
Though the dynamic range of downlink DPxCH power is often expressed relative to the CPICH, downlink power control will do its best to ensure that downlink SNR is whatever it needs to be to meet the transport channel quality target. The point being: The traffic channel SNR has almost nothing to do with pilot Ec/No.
It is also to be noted that UE is only capable of receiving Pilot RSCP and RSSI on the carrier. Ec/No is calculated by the UE by the formula (RSCP-RSSI) and sent in the UL.
Still confusion
For the sake of simplicity, just imagine that you are in a test-bed, being served by a single cell. Then, Ec/No for a UE is
Hope youre able to make a picture of how Ec/No works then proceed for what happens when a HSDPA session is initiated.
Without HSDPA
With HSDPA
Why CQI.
From above computations we establish the following conclusion.. 1. In Idle mode and with no resources allocated, a UE will measure as low as 0 dB Ec/No. 2. In HS Mode and with no resources allocated on DCH, a UE will measure as low as -10dB. It cannot report ANY better than -10 dB.
What you may be asking yourself? 1.What happens when more users join in to share the REMNANT power? 2.Will Ec/No improve or degrade further with addition of DCH or HS user?
Hence, it means in a live network when resources of cell are shared b/n many users, and Interference from other cells also plays its part, the Ec/No will always give a FALSE value for an HSDPA user .And, it will show a poor value.
Why CQI.
Conclusion
So, what is the ALTERNATIVE to Ec/No in HS session ? Its called Channel Quality Indication.
CQI
What is CQI ?
HSDPA utilizes link adaptation techniques to substitute power control and variable spreading factor. The HS-DSCH link-adaptation algorithm at the Node-B is very dynamic, and adjusts the transmit bit rate on the HS-DSCH every 2-ms TTI. The UE periodically sends a CQI to the serving HS-DSCH cell on the uplink highspeed dedicated physical control channel (HS-DPCCH). In addition to CQI, UE also sends HARQ on HS-DPCCH. The CQI tells the NodeB scheduler, the data rate the UE expects to be able to receive at a given point in time. NOTE: The HSDPA system defines a different CQI mapping table for different categories of UEs. The category is defined according to the capability of UE.
CQI value for a given SINR is done via a linear mapping, as shown in figure.
The CQI is further defined as the TBS that can be supported with a BLER no greater than 10%.
STEPS.
When CQI is sending UEs requirement to the system in UL, there is BLER calculation going on and UL HARQ (Hybrid Auto Repeat Request) mechanism is helping in maintaining the BLER to below 10%. So the system (NodeB) is essentially calculating the Data Rate to be scheduled to the user based on CQI reports and BLER which it receives from the UE So DATA RATE (bps)= TBS (bits)/TTI (sec)*(1-BLER)