3G/UMTS

HSDPA Category Table - FDD

HSDPA Category Table determines how much max throughput is allowed for each category and it is defined in TS 25.306 as follows.

< 25.306 - Table 5.1a: FDD HS-DSCH physical layer categories >

How network (Node B) knows which Category the UE support ?

UE notifies HSDPA categories it support via RRC Connection Setup Complete message (In case of LTE, there is a separate message 'UE Capability Information' for UE to notify the UE category)