&M Assistance Services Appendix B: HSDPA Rafael Sánchez-Mejías B.1 Introduction B.2 HSDPA Performance B.3 Main Changes in HSDPA B.3.1 HSDPA Channels B.3.2 MAC Layer Split B.3.3 Adaptive Modulation and Coding (AMC) Scheme B.3.4 Error Correction (HARQ) B.3.5 Fast Packet Scheduling B.3.6 Code Multiplexing (Optional) B.3.7 Impact on the lub Interface B.4 Handset Capabilities Contents B.5 HSDPA Planning and Dimensioning B.5.1 Planning Basics B.5.2 HSDPA Dimensioning B.5.3 HSDPA Planning B.6 Further Evolution: Release 6 HSDPA, HSUPA and HSPA B.6.1 HSDPA Release 6 Improvements B.6.2 HSUPA Appendix C: Digital Video Broadcasting Lino Dalma C.1 Introduction C.2 Handheld Television: Viewing Issues C.3 System Issues of DVB-H and Broadband Wireless C.4 Mobile Broadcasting C.5 Mobile Broadcasting C.5.1 DVB-H Technology Overview C.6 DVB-H Introduction C.6.1 Motivation for Creating DVB-H C.6.2 Overview of Mobile TV Broadcasting Technology (DVB-H) C.6.3 Overview of DVB-T C.6.4 DVB-H Innovative Elements C.6.5 DVB-T and DVB-H Coexistence Conclusion Appendix D: TETRA Network Planning Massimiliano Mattina D.1 TETRA Standard D.2 TETRA Services D.3 TETRA Network Elements D.4 TETRA Main Features D.4.1 Physical Layer D.4.2 TETRA Memorandum of Understanding D.5 Introduction to TETRA Network Planning D.5.1 Radio Network Planning D.5.2 Traffic Capacity Planning Suggested Reading Index Forewords Mobile Revolution A global revolution is going on - and most people do not even realise that it is happening. I am talking about the Mobile Revolution. During each of the next 5 years there will be about 350 million additional people on this earth who will be connected to the communications network or, in other words, 1 million new subscribers every day or 10 new subscribers every second. By the time you will have finished reading this page, another 1000 more people will have become members of the global communications community. For most of them it will not only be their first mobile phone, it will be their first phone, and for at least half of them