AT Command Manual for Sierra MC87XX Module

B
Rev 2.9 Oct.08 169
Appendix B:HSDPA / HSUPA
Categories
ThefollowingtablesdescribestandardHSDPAandHSUPA
categories.
Table B-1: HSDPA-capable terminals
Category Maximum
number of
supported
HS-DSCH
codes
Minimum
inter-TTI
interval
Number of
soft values in
terminal’s
hybrid ARQ
buffer
Theoretical
download
maximum
(L1 peak
rate [Mbps])
Modulation
Category 1 5 3 19,200 1.2 16QAM, QPSK
Category 2 5 3 28,800 1.2 16QAM, QPSK
Category 3 5 2 28,800 1.8 16QAM, QPSK
Category 4 5 2 38,400 1.8 16QAM, QPSK
Category 5 5 1 57,600 3.6 16QAM, QPSK
Category 6
a
5 1 67,200 3.6 16QAM, QPSK
Category 7 10 1 115,200 7.2 16QAM, QPSK
Category 8
a
10 1 134,400 7.2 16QAM, QPSK
Category 9 15 1 172,800 10.0 16QAM, QPSK
Category 10 15 1 172,800 14.0 16QAM, QPSK
Category 11 5 2 14,400 0.9 QPSK
Category 12 5 1 28,800 1.8 QPSK
a. Supported on MC8780 / MC8781
Table B-2: HSUPA-capable terminals
E-DCH
Category
Maximum
number of
E-DCH
codes
transmitted
Minimum
spreading
factor
Support for
10 ms; 2 ms
TTI E-DCH
Maximum
data rate
with 10 ms
TTI
Maximum
data rate
with 2 ms TTI
Category 1 1 SF4 10 ms only 0.72 Mbps N/A
Category 2 2 SF4 10 ms and 2 ms 1.45 Mbps 1.45 Mbps
Category 3
a
2 SF4 10 ms only 1.45 Mbps N/A
Category 4 2 SF2 10 ms and 2 ms 2.0 Mbps 2.91 Mbps
Category 5
a
2 SF2 10 ms only 2.0 Mbps N/A
Category 6 4 SF2 10 ms and 2 ms 2.0 Mbps 5.76 Mbps
a. Supported on MC8780 / MC8781