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2 References p. 7

3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations p. 8

3.1 Definitions p. 8

3.2 Symbols p. 10

3.3 Abbreviations p. 11

4 General p. 11

4.1 Work Item scope p. 11

4.2 Work Item objectives p. 12

4.3 General AAS BS RF architecture p. 12

4.4 Specification organization p. 13

4.5 Applicability of requirements p. 15

5 Application and coexistence scenarios p. 15

5.1 Objectives p. 15

5.2 Simulation scenarios p. 15

5.2.1 Vertical/horizontal cell splitting applications p. 15

5.2.2 UE specific beam forming application p. 16

5.3 Simulation assumptions p. 16

5.3.1 Vertical/horizontal cell splitting simulation assumptions p. 16

5.3.2 UE specific beamforming simulation assumptions p. 17

5.3.3 Antenna array model p. 18

5.3.3.1 General p. 18

5.3.3.2 Array element pattern p. 19

5.3.3.3 Composite antenna pattern p. 19

5.3.3.3.1 UE specific beamforming p. 19

5.3.3.3.2 Vertical cell splitting p. 20

5.3.3.3.3 Horizontal cell splitting p. 20

5.3.4 Propagation Model p. 21

5.4 Simulation conclusions p. 21

6 AAS BS classifications p. 21

6.1 Minimum coupling loss p. 21

6.2 BS classifications p. 22

7 Radiated requirements p. 22

7.1 General p. 22

7.2 Radiated transmit power requirements p. 24

7.2.1 General p. 24

7.2.2 Beam definitions p. 24

7.2.3 EIRP accuracy requirements p. 25

7.2.3.1 General p. 25

7.2.3.2 Impacts of accuracy on network performance p. 25

7.2.3.3 Impacts of accuracy on the manufacturing process p. 25

7.2.3.4 EIRP accuracy p. 25

7.2.4 The core requirements p. 26

7.2.5 The conformance requirements p. 27

7.2.6 The conformance beam declaration set p. 28

7.3 OTA sensitivity requirements p. 29

7.3.1 General p. 29

7.3.2 The core requirements p. 30

7.3.3 The conformance requirements p. 31

8 Conducted requirements p. 33

8.1 General p. 33

8.2 Transmitter p. 34

8.2.1 Time alignment error p. 34

8.2.2 Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio (ACLR) requirements p. 34

8.2.3 Error Vector Magnitude p. 34

8.2.4 AAS BS output power p. 35

8.2.4.1 Maximum Output Power p. 35

8.2.4.2 Reference/Pilot signal power p. 36

8.2.5 Transmitter intermodulation p. 37

8.2.5.1 General p. 37

8.2.5.2 Co-location transmitter intermodulation p. 38

8.2.5.3 Intra AAS BS transmitter intermodulation p. 38

8.2.6 Unwanted emissions p. 38

8.2.7 TDD transmitter OFF power p. 39

8.3 Receiver p. 40

8.3.1 General p. 40

8.3.2 Reference sensitivity level p. 40

8.3.3 Dynamic range p. 40

8.3.4 In-channel sensitivity p. 40

8.3.5 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) and narrow-band blocking p. 40

8.3.6 Blocking p. 40

8.3.6.1 General p. 40

8.3.6.2 Co-location with other base stations p. 41

8.3.7 Receiver spurious emissions p. 41

8.3.8 Receiver Intermodulation p. 41

9 Manufacturer declarations p. 42

9.1 General p. 42

9.2 Manufacturer declaration description list p. 42

10 Conformance testing aspects p. 48

10.1 Conformance testing framework p. 48

10.1.1 General p. 48

10.1.2 Uncertainty budget calculation principle p. 49

10.2 Conducted tests p. 50

10.3 OTA tests p. 50

10.3.1 Radiated transmit power p. 50

10.3.1.1 Test methods p. 50

10.3.1.1.1 General p. 50

10.3.1.1.2 Indoor Anechoic Chamber p. 51

10.3.1.1.3 Compact Antenna Test Range p. 55

10.3.1.1.4 One Dimensional Compact Range p. 58

10.3.1.1.5 Near Field Test Range p. 62

10.3.1.2 Maximum accepted test system uncertainty p. 66

10.3.1.3 Test tolerance p. 66

10.3.2 OTA sensitivity p. 67

10.3.2.1 Test methods p. 67

10.3.2.1.1 Indoor Anechoic Chamber p. 67

10.3.2.1.2 Compact Antenna Test Range p. 72

10.3.2.1.3 One Dimensional Compact Range Chamber p. 75

10.3.2.1.4 Near Field Test range p. 79

10.3.2.2 Maximum accepted test system uncertainty p. 84

10.3.2.3 Test tolerance p. 84

11 Other requirements p. 85

11.1 EMC p. 85

11.2 Performance requirements p. 85

A Simulation results p. 86

A.1 General p. 86

A.2 Results of cell splitting applications p. 87

A.2.1 Case 1a-1: AAS (horizontal cell splitting) interferes legacy system for cell splitting p. 87

A.2.2 Case 1a-2: AAS (vertical cell splitting) interferes legacy system for cell splitting p. 88

A.2.3 Case 1b-1: AAS (horizontal cell splitting) interferes AAS (horizontal cell splitting) for cell splitting p. 89

A.2.4 Case 1b-2: AAS (vertical cell splitting) interferes AAS (vertical cell splitting) for cell splitting p. 90

A.2.5 Case 1c: legacy system interferes legacy system for cell splitting p. 91

A.2.6 Case 2a and 2b: AAS receiver blocking simulation results for cell splitting p. 91

A.3 Results of UE specific beamforming applications p. 92

A.3.1 Case 1a: AAS E-UTRA Macro system: UE specific beamforming- AAS E-UTRA Macro system: UE specific beamforming p. 92

A.3.2 Case 1b: AAS E-UTRA Macro system: UE specific beamforming - Legacy E-UTRA Macro system p. 92

A.3.3 Case 1c: Legacy E-UTRA Macro system - AAS E-UTRA Macro system: UE specific beamforming p. 93

A.3.4 Case 1d (Baseline): Legacy E-UTRA Macro system - Legacy E-UTRA Macro system p. 93

B Radiated transmit power measurement error contribution descriptions p. 94

B.1 Indoor Anechoic Chamber p. 94

B.2 Compact Antenna Test Range p. 96

B.3 One Dimensional Compact Range p. 98

B.4 Near Field Test Range p. 100

C OTA sensitivity measurement error contribution descriptions p. 104

C.1 Indoor Anechoic Chamber p. 104

C.2 Compact Antenna Test Range p. 106

C.3 One Dimensional Compact Range p. 108

C.4 Near Field Test Range p. 110

D Summary of EIRP accuracy contributions p. 114

E Test equipment uncertainty values p. 115

F Radiated transmit power requirement p. 116

G OTA sensitivity requirement p. 124

$ Change history p. 129