Content for TS 38.101-1 Word version: 18.6.0
4 General
4.1 Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements
4.2 Applicability of minimum requirements
4.3 Specification suffix information
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4 General p. 32
4.1 Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements p. 32
The present document is a Single-RAT specification for NR UE, covering RF characteristics and minimum performance requirements. Conformance to the present specification is demonstrated by fulfilling the test requirements specified in the conformance specification TS 38.521-1.
The Minimum Requirements given in this specification make no allowance for measurement uncertainty. The test specification TS 38.521-1 defines test tolerances. These test tolerances are individually calculated for each test. The test tolerances are used to relax the minimum requirements in this specification to create test requirements. For some requirements, including regulatory requirements, the test tolerance is set to zero.
The measurement results returned by the test system are compared - without any modification - against the test requirements as defined by the shared risk principle.
The shared risk principle is defined in Recommendation ITU-R M.1545 [5].
4.2 Applicability of minimum requirements p. 32
a)
In this specification the Minimum Requirements are specified as general requirements and additional requirements. Where the Requirement is specified as a general requirement, the requirement is mandated to be met in all scenarios
b)
For specific scenarios for which an additional requirement is specified, in addition to meeting the general requirement, the UE is mandated to meet the additional requirements.
c)
The spurious emissions power requirements are for the long-term average of the power. For the purpose of reducing measurement uncertainty it is acceptable to average the measured power over a period of time sufficient to reduce the uncertainty due to the statistical nature of the signal
d)
All the requirements for intra-band contiguous and non-contiguous CA apply under the assumption of the same slot format indicated by UL-DL-configuration-common in the PCell and SCells for NR SA.
e)
The requirements for Tx diversity are applied for UE which indicates Tx diversity capability by IE txDiversity-r16, txDiversity2Tx-r18 or txDiversity4Tx-r18. 2Tx requirements for TxD should be applied to UE indicating txDiversity-r16 or txDiversity2Tx-r18, and 4Tx requirements should be applied to UE indicating txDiversity4Tx-r18.
f)
All the requirements for intra-band contiguous SL CA apply under the assumption of the same subcarrier spacing for SL CA.
4.3 Specification suffix information p. 33
Unless stated otherwise, the suffixes shown in Table 4.3-1 are used for indicating at 2nd level clause. For shared spectrum channel access, suffices A, B, and D are used for indicating at 3rd level clause.
| Clause suffix | Variant |
|---|---|
| None | Single Carrier |
| A | Carrier Aggregation (CA) |
| B | Dual-Connectivity (DC) |
| C | Supplementary Uplink (SUL) |
| D | UL MIMO |
| E | V2X |
| F | Shared spectrum channel access |
| G | Tx Diversity (TxD) |
| H | Carrier Aggregation(CA) with UL MIMO |
| I | RedCap |
| J | ATG |
| K | Aerial UE (UAV) |
| L | Carrier Aggregation (CA) with Tx Diversity |
A terminal which supports the above features needs to meet both the general requirements and the additional requirement applicable to the additional clause (suffixes A to L) in clauses 5, 6 and 7. Where there is a difference in requirement between the general requirements and the additional clause requirements (suffixes A to L) in clauses 5, 6 and 7, the tighter requirements are applicable unless stated otherwise in the additional clause.
A terminal which supports advanced V2X services, public safety services and other commercial use cases related to NR sidelink operation shall meet all of the separate corresponding requirements in suffix E.
For a terminal that supports SUL for the band combination specified in Table 5.2C-1, the current version of the specification assumes the terminal is configured with active transmission either on UL carrier or SUL carrier at any time in one serving cell and the UE requirements for single carrier shall apply for the active UL or SUL carrier accordingly.
For a terminal that supports public safety service using sidelink, the minimum requirements are applicable when
- The UE is associated with a serving cell on PS carrier, or
- The UE is not associated with a serving cell on the PS carrier and is provisioned with the preconfigured radio parameters for PS that are associated with known Geographical Area, or
- The UE is associated with a serving cell on a carrier different than the PS carrier, and the radio parameters for PS that are provided by the serving cell, or
- The UE is associated with a serving cell on a carrier different than the PS carrier, and has a non-serving cell selected on the PS carrier with the preconfigured radio parameters.
