HS-PDSCH Frame Structure

In the figure above, M is the number of bits per modulation symbol, where M=2 for QPSK, M=4 for 16QAM, and M=6 for 64QAM. Modulation selection is a feature provided with Option FFP.

Slot format

Channel Bit Rate (kbps)

Channel Symbol Rate (ksps)

SF (fixed)

Bits/ HS-DSCH subframe

Bits/ Slot

Ndata

0(QPSK)

480

240

16

960

320

320

1(16QAM)

960

240

16

1920

640

640

2(64QAM)

1440

240

16

2880

960

960

Without Option FFP, the HS-PDSCH uses only 16QAM modulation.