8.13 E-DCH configurations (Rel-6 or later)

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The purpose of this clause is to specify the general ASP sequence and to precise values only when they have something specific in the given configuration.

8.13.1 DPCH (SRB) and E-DCH (RAB) configuration

8.13.1.1 Serving E-DCH cell

1. Configure DPCH physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

cellId_1

physicalChannelIdentity,

dPCHInfo_r5OrLater

r6 (

ul_DPCH_Info6

)

— set up the UL-DPCH channel. When UL-DPCH is established, E-DPCH shall use the same scrambling code.

2. Configure DCH transport channels

CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ(

cellId_1

physicalChannelIdentity,

ulconnectedTrCHList,

ulTFCS)

— set up TFS for each DCH carried by the DPCH defined in step 5 and TFCS for the CCTrCH consisting

of all DCH’s mapped on the DPCH.

3. Configure MAC entity for DCH

CMAC_Config_REQ(

physicalChannelIdentity,

ulconnectedTrCHList,

ulTFCS)

— set up TFS and TFCS for DCH’s, and map logical channel to DCH transport channel.

uE_Info

4. Configure RLC for DCCH

CRLC_Config_REQ(

rB_Identity,

rBInfo)

— set up RLC entity on top of DCCH logical channels which are mapped onto DCH

5. Configure E-DCH DL physical channel CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_AGCHInfo

(

e_AGCHInfo

tti

e_AGCH_PowerOffset

)

— set up the E-AGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— E-AGCH channel is configured only in the serving E-DCH cell

— for E-AGCH the configurable parameters are

e_AGCHInfo E_AGCH_Information

e_AGCH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

e_RNTI_Primary E_RNTI

e_RNTI_Secondary E_RNTI

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_HICHInfo

(

e_HICHInfo

tti

e_HICH_PowerOffset

)

}

— set up the E-HICH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-HICH the configurable parameters are

e_HICHInfo E_HICH_Information

e_HICH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

— As E-HICH is having timing dependencies with DPCH, it is configured last

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_RGCHInfo

(

e_RGCHInfo

tti

e_RGCH_PowerOffset

)

— set up the E-RGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-RGCH the configurable parameters are

e_RGCHInfo E_RGCH_Information

e_RGCH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

6. Configure E-DCH UL physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity

e_DPCHInfo

(

e_DPCCH_Info

e_DPDCH_Info

scramblingCodeType

scramblingCode

tti

edch_PhysicalLayerCategory

)

— set up the E-DCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-DPCH the configurable parameters are

e_DPCCH_Info E_DPCCH_Info

e_DPDCH_Info E_DPDCH_Info

tti E_DCH_TTI

edch_PhysicalLayerCategory INTEGER (1..16)

— The scramblingCodeType and scramblingCode shall be the same as for Ul-DPCH

7. Configure E-DCH UL transport channels

CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ (

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_DCHMacdFlows )

— set up the E-DCH transport channel which carries one or multiple MAC_d flows, one Mac_d flow is defined as

{

tti E_DCH_TTI

harqInfo ENUMERATED { rv0 (0) }

addReconf_MAC_d_Flow E_DCH_AddReconf_MAC_d_Flow

}

— the tti parameter is the same for all Mac_d flows

— each Mac_d flow is identified by mac-d-FlowIdentity defined in the addReconf_MAC_d_Flow

— for each MAC_d flow the configurable parameters are: mac-d-FlowPowerOffset, mac-d-FlowMaxRetrans, mac-d-FlowMultiplexingList, transmissionGrantType

8. Mapping E-DCH cells in Node B

CMAC_MACe_NodeB_CellMapping_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

celllist

)

— set-up the mapping between NodeB-Id and E-DCH cells in celllist

— a E-DCH cell is mapped to only one NodeB, and the cellId allocation is unique in a test.

9. Configure MAC_e entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACe_Config_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

ddiMappinglist

e_DCHMacdFlows

connectedToMAC_es

)

— MAC_e entity is created per Node-B

— the e_DCHMacdFlows shall be same as that used in CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

— the field connectedToMAC_es shall be set to TRUE in serving E-DCH cell

— the field connectedToMAC_es shall be set to FALSE in inter nodeB SHO

— ddiMappinglist is defined as

activationTime SS_ActivationTime

macHeaderManipulation MAC_HeaderManipulation

logicalChannelIdentity LogicalChannelIdentity

e_DCH_MAC_d_FlowIdentity E_DCH_MAC_d_FlowIdentity

ddi DDI

rlc_PDU_SizeList RLC_PDU_SizeList

mac_LogicalChannelPriority MAC_LogicalChannelPriority

logicalChannelType LogicalChannelType

10. Configure MAC_es entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACes_Config_REQ

(

ddiMappinglist

macTestMode

)

— set-up the mapping between the logical channel and the Mac_d flows

— only one MAC_es entity is created

— the ddiMappinglist shall be the same as that used in CMAC_MACe_Config_REQ

11. Configure RLC entity for DTCHs which is mapped on E-DCH

CRLC_Config_REQ

(

rB_Identity,

rBInfo

)

— set up RLC entity on top of DTCH logical channel which is mapped onto MAC_d flow

8.13.1.2 SHO – addition of E-DCH RL in a serving RL cell (intra node B)

1. Configure E-DCH physical channel

— E-DPCH is not configured: the cell is under the control of the same nodeB as the initial RL.

— E-AGCH channel is not configured, it is configured only in the serving E-DCH cell

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_HICHInfo

(

e_HICHInfo

tti

e_HICH_PowerOffset

)

}

— set up the E-HICH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-HICH the configurable parameters are

e_HICHInfo E_HICH_Information

e_HICH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH in the serving E-DCH cell

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_RGCHInfo

(

e_RGCHInfo

tti

e_RGCH_PowerOffset

)

— set up the E-RGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-RGCH the configurable parameters are

e_RGCHInfo E_RGCH_Information

e_RGCH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH in the serving E-DCH cell

2. Mapping E-DCH cells in Node B

CMAC_MACe_NodeB_CellMapping_REQ

{

nodeB_Id

celllist

}

— set-up the mapping between NodeB-Id and the new E-DCH cell in celllist

8.13.1.3 SHO – addition of E-DCH RL in a non-serving RL cell (inter node B)

1. Configure E-DCH DL physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_HICHInfo

(

e_HICHInfo

tti

e_HICH_PowerOffset

)

}

— set up the E-HICH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-HICH the configurable parameters are

e_HICHInfo E_HICH_Information

e_HICH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH in the serving E-DCH cell

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_RGCHInfo

(

e_RGCHInfo

tti

e_RGCH_PowerOffset

)

— set up the E-RGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— for E-RGCH the configurable parameters are

e_RGCHInfo E_RGCH_Information

e_RGCH_PowerOffset INTEGER (0..255)

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH in the serving E-DCH cell

2. Configure E-DCH UL physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_DPCHInfo

(

e_DPCCH_Info

e_DPDCH_Info

scramblingCodeType

scramblingCode

tti

edch_PhysicalLayerCategory

)

— set up the E-DCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity, the same as in the serving E-DCh cell

— for E-DPCH the configurable parameters are

e_DPCCH_Info E_DPCCH_Info,

e_DPDCH_Info E_DPDCH_Info,

edch_PhysicalLayerCategory INTEGER (1..16)

— The scramblingCodeType and scramblingCode shall be the same as for Ul-DPCH

— The tti value shall be the same as the E-DPCH in the serving E-DCH cell

— for E-DPCH, the scramblingCodeType and scramblingCode shall be the same as for Ul_DPCH

— E-AGCH channel is not configured

3. Configure E-DCH transport channels

CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

(

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_DCHMacdFlows

)

— set up the E-DCH transport channel which carries the same MAC_d flows as the initial RL

4. Configure MAC_e entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACe_Config_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

ddiMappinglist

e_DCHMacdFlows

connectedToMAC_es FALSE

)

— MAC_e entity is created per Node-B

— the e_DCHMacdFlows shall be same as that used in CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

— the field connectedToMAC_es shall be set to FALSE in inter nodeB SHO

— ddiMappinglist is defined like in the initial RL

5. Mapping E-DCH cells in Node B

CMAC_MACe_NodeB_CellMapping_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

celllist

)

— set-up the mapping between the new NodeB-Id and E-DCH in the new cell

8.13.2 DPCH/HS-DSCH/E-DCH setup and release order

When setting up an HSUPA RAB, the following order of channel configuration is applied:

DL-DPCH, HS-DSCH, UL-DPCH, E-DCH.

When releasing an HSUPA RAB, the following order of channel release/ modification is applied:

E-DCH, HS-DSCH, UL-DPCH, DL-DPCH.

8.13.3 Serving E-DCH cell with UL DTX Configured [Rel-7]

UL-DRX is always configured when UL-DTX is started.

1. Configure DPCH physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ

(

cellId_1

physicalChannelIdentity,

dPCHInfo_r5OrLater

r7 (

UL_DPCH_Info_r7

{

scramblingCodeType,

scramblingCode,

dpdchPresence notPresent

hs_DPCCHInd,

ss_UL_DPCCH_DRX_Info

)

— set up the UL-DPCCH, hs-DPCCH channel. When UL-DPCCH is established, E-DPCH shall use the same scrambling code. UL DPCCH DRX parameters are provided.

2. Continue with steps 5 through 11 in clause 8.13.1.1 except for Rel-7 branches if available.

If DL_DRX is enabled IE ‘ss_DTX_Info’ shall be provided in E_AGCH/E_RGCH/HS_PDSCH configuration.

If DL_DRX is enabled IE ‘ss_DTX_Info’ shall be provided in:

– CMAC_MAChs_MACehs_TFRCconfigure_REQ when configuring HS_PDSCH.

For F-DPCH configuration ‘ss_DTX_Info’ shall be provided.

3. Configure MAC_e entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACe_Config_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

ddiMappinglist

e_DCHMacdFlows

connectedToMAC_es

ss_DRX_MAC_Info

{

mac_InactivityThreshold,

mac_dtx_Cycle_2ms,

mac_dtx_Cycle_10ms,

timingInfo

}

)

— MAC_e entity is created per Node-B

— the e_DCHMacdFlows shall be same as that used in CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

— the field connectedToMAC_es shall be set to TRUE in serving E-DCH cell

— the field connectedToMAC_es shall be set to FALSE in inter nodeB SHO

— ddiMappinglist is defined as

activationTime SS_ActivationTime

macHeaderManipulation MAC_HeaderManipulation

logicalChannelIdentity LogicalChannelIdentity

e_DCH_MAC_d_FlowIdentity E_DCH_MAC_d_FlowIdentity

ddi DDI

rlc_PDU_SizeList RLC_PDU_SizeList

mac_LogicalChannelPriority MAC_LogicalChannelPriority

logicalChannelType LogicalChannelType

8.13.4 E-DCH configuration for enhanced Cell_FACH uplink (Rel-8 or later)

8.13.4.1 E-DCH configuration at cell creation

1. Configure UL DPCH physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

setupMessage (

physicalChannelInfo dPCHInfo_r5 : r8: (

ul_DPCHInfo UL_DPCH_Info_r7 (

dpcch_PowerOffset

pc_Preamble

sRB_delay

powerControlAlgorithm

deltaACK — As per TS 34.108[3]

deltaNACK — As per TS 34.108[3]

ack_NACK_repetition_factor — As per TS 34.108[3]

harq_Preamble_Mode

)

modeSpecificInfo fdd : (

scramblingCodeType

scramblingCode

dpdchPresence = notPresent

)

— set up the UL-DPCCH without HS-DPCCH channel. When UL-DPCCH is established, E-DPCH shall use the same scrambling code.

2. Configure E-DCH DL physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

setupMessage (

physicalChannelInfo e_AGCHInfo : r8 : (

e_AGCHInfo

tti

e_AGCH_PowerOffset

e_RNTI_Primary = omit

e_RNTI_Secondary = omit

initialServingGrantValue = 4 — as per TS 34.108[3]

)

— setup E-AGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

setupMessage (

physicalChannelInfo e_HICHInfo : (

e_HICHInfoCommonEDCH

tti

e_HICH_PowerOffset

)

— setup E-HICH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

setupMessage (

physicalChannelInfo e_RGCHInfo: (

e_RGCHInfoCommonEDCH

tti

e_RGCH_PowerOffset

)

— setup E-RGCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

— The tti value shall be the same as the associated E-DPCH

3. Configure E-DCH UL physical channel

CPHY_RL_Setup_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity

setupMessage (

physicalChannelInfo e_DPCHInfo : r8 🙁

e_DPCCH_Info

e_DPDCH_Info

scramblingCodeType

scramblingCode

tti

edch_PhysicalLayerCategory

)

— setup E-DCH identified by PhysicalChannelIdentity

4. Configure E-DCH UL transport channels

CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

configMessage (

e_DCHMacd_CommonFlows

)

— setup the E-DCH transport channel which carries 3 common E-DCH MAC-d flows according to TS 34.108[3].

5. Mapping E-DCH cells in Node B

CMAC_MACi_NodeB_CellMapping_REQ

(

nodeB_Id

celllist

)

— setup the mapping between NodeB-Id and E-DCH cells in celllist

— a common E-DCH cell is mapped to only one NodeB

6. Configure MAC_i entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACi_Config_REQ (

nodeB_Id

configMessage setup : commonMac_i_r8 : (

lCH_Mappinglist

e_DCHMacdFlows

)

— one MAC-i entity is created per Node-B

— lCH_Mappinglist includes mapping for UL CCCH and SRB1-4

— e_DCHMacdFlows shall be same as provided in e_DCHMacd_CommonFlows in CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

7. Configure MAC_is entity for E-DCH

7.1 Mapping for DCCH

CMAC_MACis_Config_REQ (

cellId = -1

configMessage setup : mACis_r8 : (

lCHMappinglist — DCCH mapping list

)

— lCHMappinglist shall be the same as DCCH list provided in CMAC_MACi_Config_REQ

7.2 Mapping for CCCH

CMAC_MACis_Config_REQ (

cellId

configMessage setup : mACis_r8 : (

lCHMappinglist — CCCH mapping list

)

— lCHMappinglist shall be the same as CCCH list provided in CMAC_MACi_Config_REQ

— cellId set to the cell on which E-DCH is configured (i.e. it is NOT set to -1)

8. Configure RLC entities for DCCH and CCCH mapped on E-DCH

CRLC_Config_REQ (

cellId = -1

rB_Identity,

sS_rlc_Info_r8 r8 : (

sS_ul_RLC

sS_dl_RLC_Mode

altE_bitInterpretation

useSpecialValueOfHEField

)

rB_LogCH_Mapping

)

— setup RLC entities on top of DCCH(tsc_RB1-4) and CCCH(tsc_RB0_EFUL) logical channel which is mapped onto e-MACd flow

8.13.4.2 E-DCH reconfiguration during signalling connection establishment

1. Receiving RRC Connection Request

2. Sending RRC Connection Setup

3. Reconfigure E-AGCH

3.1 Configure E-RNTI in E-AGCH

CPHY_RL_Modify_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_AGCHInfo : r8 : (

e_AGCHInfo

tti

e_AGCH_PowerOffset

e_RNTI_Primary

e_RNTI_Secondary = omit

)

— E-RNTI is set to the same value as provided to UE in RRC Connection Setup

3.2 Send a grant to complete collision resolution phase

CMAC_MACi_AG_REQ (

nodeB_

cellId

grantType primary

absoluteGrantValue = 31

)

4. Receiving RRC Connection Setup Complete

8.13.4.3 E-DCH reconfiguration during radio bearer establishment

1. Sending Radio Bearer Setup

— with condition A29 (to Enhanced CELL_FACH from Enhanced CELL_FACH in PS with SRBs mapped on common E-DCH/HS-DSCH)

2. Reconfigure E-DCH UL transport channels

CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ (

cellId

physicalChannelIdentity,

e_DCHMacd_CommonFlows

)

— reconfigure E-DCH transport channel which carries 3 common E-DCH MAC-d flows acc to TS 34.108[3].

3. Configure MAC_i entity for E-DCH

CMAC_MACi_Config_REQ (

nodeB_Id

configMessage reconfig : commonMac_i_r8 : (

lCH_Mappinglist

e_DCHMacdFlows

)

— lCH_Mappinglist includes mapping for UL CCCH/SRB1-4 and DTCN RB25

— e_DCHMacdFlows shall be same as that used in CPHY_TrCH_Config_REQ

4. Configure RLC entity for DTCH mapped on E-DCH

CRLC_Config_REQ (

cellId = -1

rB_Identity,

sS_rlc_Info_r8 r8 : (

sS_ul_RLC

sS_dl_RLC_Mode

)

rB_LogCH_Mapping

)

— setup RLC entity on top of DTCH(tsc_RB25) logical channel which is mapped onto e-MACd flow

5. Receiving Radio Bearer Setup Complete