TS 38.521-2
5G New Radio —
User Equipment Conformance Specification –
Radio Transmission and Reception
Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
V18.4.0 (PDF)
2024/09 … p.
V17.5.0
2023/12 24 p.
V16.14.0
2022/12 21 p.
V15.4.0
2021/06 13 p.
- Rapporteur:
- Miss Zhang, Yufeng
CAICT
short Table of Contents for TS 38.521-2 Word version: 18.3.0
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
4 General
5 Operating bands and channel arrangement
6 Transmitter characteristics
7 Receiver characteristics
A Measurement channels
B Propagation conditions
C Downlink Physical Channels
D Characteristics of the interfering signal
E Global In-Channel TX-Test
F Measurement uncertainties and Test Tolerances
G Uplink Physical Channels
H Statistical Testing
J Test applicability per permitted test method
K EIRP, TRP, and EIS measurement procedures
M Measurement grids
N UE coordinate system
O Quality of the quiet zone validation
P Modified MPR behaviour
Q -
$ Change history
1 Scope p. 17
The present document specifies the measurement procedures for the conformance test of the user equipment (UE) that contain RF characteristics for frequency Range 2 as part of the 5G-NR.
The requirements are listed in different clauses only if the corresponding parameters deviate. More generally, tests are only applicable to those mobiles that are intended to support the appropriate functionality. To indicate the circumstances in which tests apply, this is noted in the "definition and applicability" part of the test.
For example only Release 15 and later UE declared to support 5G-NR shall be tested for this functionality. In the event that for some tests different conditions apply for different releases, this is indicated within the text of the test itself.
2 References p. 17
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations p. 18
4 General p. 23
4.1 Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements p. 23
4.2 Applicability of minimum requirements p. 23
4.3 Specification suffix information p. 24
4.4 Test point analysis p. 24
4.5 Applicability and test coverage rules p. 24
5 Operating bands and channel arrangement p. 25
5.1 General p. 25
5.2 Operating bands p. 25
5.2A Operating bands for CA p. 26
5.2D Operating bands for UL MIMO p. 26
5.3 UE Channel bandwidth p. 26
5.3A UE Channel bandwidth for CA p. 30
5.3D Channel bandwidth for UL MIMO p. 33
5.4 Channel arrangement p. 33
5.4A Channel arrangement for CA p. 36
5.5 Configurations p. 37
5.5A Configurations for CA p. 37
5.5D Configurations for UL MIMO p. 42
6 Transmitter characteristics p. 43
6.1 General p. 43
6.2 Transmit power p. 46
6.2A Transmit power for CA p. 123
6.2D Transmit power for UL MIMO p. 214
6.3 Output power dynamics p. 249
6.3A Output power dynamics for CA p. 290
6.3D Output power dynamics for UL MIMO p. 339
6.4 Transmit signal quality p. 347
6.4A Transmit signal quality for CA p. 388
6.4D Transmit signal quality for UL MIMO p. 465
6.5 Output RF spectrum emissions p. 496
6.5A Output RF spectrum emissions for CA p. 528
6.5D Output RF spectrum emissions for UL MIMO p. 591
6.6 Beam correspondence p. 600
6.6A Beam correspondence for CA p. 617
7 Receiver characteristics p. 618
7.1 General p. 618
7.2 Diversity characteristics p. 618
7.3 Reference sensitivity p. 618
7.3A Reference sensitivity for CA p. 635
7.3D Reference sensitivity for UL MIMO p. 649
7.4 Maximum input level p. 650
7.4A Maximum input level for CA p. 652
7.4D Maximum input level for UL MIMO p. 660
7.5 Adjacent channel selectivity p. 660
7.5A Adjacent channel selectivity for CA p. 667
7.5D Adjacent channel selectivity for UL MIMO p. 669
7.6 Blocking characteristics p. 670
7.6A Blocking characteristics for CA p. 676
7.6D Blocking characteristics for UL MIMO p. 681
7.7 Void
7.8 Void
7.9 Spurious emissions p. 681
7.10 Void
A (Normative) Measurement channels p. 685
A.1 General p. 685
A.2 UL reference measurement channels p. 685
A.3 DL reference measurement channels p. 694
A.4 Void
A.5 OFDMA Channel Noise Generator (OCNG) p. 702
B (Normative) Propagation conditions p. 704
B.0 No interference p. 704
C (Normative) Downlink Physical Channels p. 705
D (Normative) Characteristics of the interfering signal p. 709
D.1 General p. 709
D.2 Interference signals p. 709
E (Normative) Global In-Channel TX-Test p. 710
E.1 General p. 710
E.2 Signals and results p. 710
E.3 Signal processing p. 711
E.4 Derivation of the results p. 714
E.5 EVM and inband emissions for PUCCH p. 719
E.6 EVM for PRACH p. 725
F (Normative) Measurement uncertainties and Test Tolerances p. 732
F.1 Acceptable uncertainty of Test System (normative) p. 732
F.2 Interpretation of measurement results (normative) p. 757
F.3 Test Tolerance and Derivation of Test Requirements (informative) p. 758
F.4 Uplink power window p. 782
F.8 FFS p. 783
F.9 FFS p. 783
F.10 FFS p. 783
G (Normative) Uplink Physical Channels p. 783
H (Normative) Statistical Testing p. 784
I Void
J (Normative) Test applicability per permitted test method p. 789
K (Normative) EIRP, TRP, and EIS measurement procedures p. 790
K.1 Direct far field (DFF) p. 790
K.2 Direct far field (DFF) simplification p. 801
K.3 Indirect far field (IFF) p. 802
K.4 Near field to far field transform (NFTF) p. 803
L (Normative) Void
M (Normative) Measurement grids p. 805
M.1 Grid Types p. 805
M.2 Beam Peak Search Grid p. 807
M.3 Spherical Coverage Grid p. 814
M.4 TRP Measurement Grid p. 818
N (Normative) UE coordinate system p. 826
N.1 Reference coordinate system p. 826
N.2 Test conditions and angle definitions p. 828
N.3 DUT positioning guidelines p. 837
O Quality of the quiet zone validation p. 839
O.1 General p. 839
O.2 Procedure to characterize the quality of the quiet zone for in-band/OOB for the permitted far field methods p. 839
O.3 Procedure to characterize the spurious emissions quality of the quiet zone for the permitted far field methods p. 849
P (Normative) Modified MPR behaviour p. 853
Q (Normative) - p. 853
$ Change history p. 856
