Conformance Metrics and Evaluation of HSDPA Systems with RF Impairments in Next Generation Wireless Standards

High speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) is a service extension for the Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) wideband code division multiple access (W-CDMA) standard that delivers higher data rates with lower latency and increased network capacity. The design of such systems requires that they perform within specified bounds in terms of numerous transmitter and receiver metrics such as spectral content, error vector magnitude (EVM), and bit-error-rate (BER) in various channel conditions and interference environments. We provide a framework that encompasses the design and evaluation of HSDPA systems and gives key insight into implementation issues in order to meet the conformance requirements