Title :
HARQ for WCDMA enhanced uplink: link level performance in SHO
Author :
Bertinelli, Massimo ; Malkamäki, Esa
Author_Institution :
Nokia Res. Center, Helsinki, Finland
Abstract :
This paper deals with the link performance of the enhanced uplink dedicated channel (E-DCH), a new concept currently studied in 3GPP for introduction in the WCDMA/UTRA-FDD standard. A key feature of E-DCH is the physical/MAC layer retransmission, employing soft combining of different versions of the same packet to improve the performance of the link. In order to evaluate the possible gain from this new feature, extensive link-level simulations are needed, which take into account even the effect of the needed side signaling on the overall performance. This paper presents results for some interesting cases, considering in particular the situation of a user in soft handover (SHO).
Keywords :
3G mobile communication; automatic repeat request; broadband networks; code division multiple access; frequency division multiplexing; radio access networks; radio links; telecommunication channels; MAC layer retransmission; WCDMA enhanced uplink; enhanced uplink dedicated channel; hybrid automatic repeat request; media access control layer; wideband code division multiple access; Cyclic redundancy check; Decoding; Delay; Downlink; Error correction; Fading; Multiaccess communication; Performance gain; Radio control; Turbo codes;
Conference_Titel :
Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications, 2004. PIMRC 2004. 15th IEEE International Symposium on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8523-3
DOI :
10.1109/PIMRC.2004.1368842
