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1 Scope p. 24

The present document establishes the minimum RF requirements for NR User Equipment (UE) operating on frequency Range 2.

2 References p. 24

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.

References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

[1]

TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2]

TS 38.101-1: "NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone"

[3]

TS 38.101-3: "NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios"

[4] Void

[5]

TS 38.521-2: "NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone"

[6]

Recommendation ITU-R M.1545: "Measurement uncertainty as it applies to test limits for the terrestrial component of International Mobile Telecommunications-2000"

[7]

ITU-R Recommendation SM.329-10, "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain"

[8]

47 CFR Part 30, "UPPER MICROWAVE FLEXIBLE USE SERVICE, §30.202 - Power limits", FCC.

[9]

TS 38.211: "NR; Physical channels and modulation".

[10]

TS 38.213: "NR; Physical layer procedures for control".

[11]

TS 38.215: "NR; Physical layer measurements".

[12]

TS 38.133: "NR; Requirements for support of radio resource management".

[13]

TS 38.331: "NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification".

[14]

TS 38.306: "NR; User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities".

[15]

IEEE Std 149: "IEEE Standard Test Procedures for Antennas", IEEE.

3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations p. 25

3.1 Definitions p. 25

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905.

Aggregated Channel Bandwidth:

The RF bandwidth in which a UE is configured to transmit and receive multiple contiguously aggregated carriers.

Bidirectional spectrum:

UL/DL common spectrum in which the UE supports the configuration of uplink or downlink CCs.

Beam correspondence:

the ability of the UE to select a suitable beam for UL transmission based on DL measurements with or without relying on UL beam sweeping.

Carrier aggregation:

Aggregation of two or more component carriers in order to support wider transmission bandwidths.

Carrier aggregation band:

A set of one or more operating bands across which multiple carriers are aggregated with a specific set of technical requirements.

Carrier aggregation bandwidth class:

A class defined by the aggregated transmission bandwidth configuration and maximum number of component carriers supported by a UE.

Carrier aggregation configuration:

A combination of CA operating band(s) and CA bandwidth class(es) supported by a UE.

Cumulative aggregated channel bandwidth:

The cumulative aggregated channel bandwidth is defined as the frequency band from the lowest edge of the lowest CC to the upper edge of the highest CC of all UL and DL configured CCs inside the bidirectional spectrum of the UE.

EIRP(Link=Link angle, Meas=Link angle):

measurement of the UE such that the link angle is aligned with the measurement angle. EIRP (indicator to be measured) can be replaced by EIS, Frequency, EVM, carrier Leakage, In-band eission and OBW.

EIRP(Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle):

measurement of the EIRP of the UE such that the measurement angle is aligned with the beam peak direction within an acceptable measurement error uncertainty. EIRP (indicator to be measured) can be replaced by Frequency, EVM, carrier Leakage, In-band emission and OBW

EIRP(Link=Spherical coverage grid, Meas=Link angle):

measurement of the EIRP spherical coverage of the UE such that the EIRP link and measurement angles are aligned with the directions along the spherical coverage grid within an acceptable measurement error uncertainty. Alternatively, the spherical coverage grid can be replaced by the beam peak search grid as the results from the Tx beam peak search can be re-used for spherical coverage.

EIS (effective isotropic sensitivity):

sensitivity for an isotropic directivity device equivalent to the sensitivity of the discussed device exposed to an incoming wave from a defined AoA

EIS(Link=RX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle):

measurement of the EIS of the UE such that the measurement angle is aligned with the RX beam peak direction within an acceptable measurement error uncertainty.

EIS(Link=Spherical coverage grid, Meas=Link angle):

measurement of the EIS spherical coverage of the UE such that the EIS link and measurement angles are aligned with the directions along the spherical coverage grid within an acceptable measurement error uncertainty. Alternatively, the spherical coverage grid can be replaced by the Rx beam peak search grid as the results from the Rx beam peak search can be re-used for spherical coverage.

Fallback group:

Group of carrier aggregation bandwidth classes for which it is mandatory for a UE to be able to fallback to lower order CA bandwidth class configuration. It is not mandatory for a UE to be able to fallback to lower order CA bandwidth class configuration that belong to a different fallback group.

FWA UE:

A UE intended to be used in fixed wireless access scenario.

Handheld UE:

A UE intended to be used in hand held scenario.

IBM (Independent Beam Management):

A UE that supports inter-band CA with IBM selects its DL and UL beam(s) for all CCs in each configured band based on DL reference signals measurements made in that band.

Inter-band carrier aggregation:

Carrier aggregation of component carriers in different operating bands.

Intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation:

Contiguous carriers aggregated in the same operating band.

Intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation:

Non-contiguous carriers aggregated in the same operating band.

Link angle:

a DL-signal AoA from the view point of the UE, as described in Annex J. If the beam lock function is used to lock the UE beam(s), the link angle can become any arbitrary AoA once the beam lock has been activated.

Measurement angle:

the angle of measurement of the desired metric from the view point of the UE, as described in Annex J.

radiated interface boundary:

operating band specific radiated requirements reference point where the radiated requirements apply

radiated requirements reference point:

for the RF measurement setup, the radiated requirements reference point is located at the centre of the quiet zone. From the UE perspective the reference point is the input of the UE antenna array

RedCap UE:

The UE with reduced capabilities as defined in clause 4.2.21.1 of TS 38.306

RX beam peak direction:

direction where the maximum total component of RSRP and thus best total component of EIS is found

Sub-block:

This is one contiguous allocated block of spectrum for transmission and reception by the same UE. There may be multiple instances of sub-blocks within an RF bandwidth.

TX beam peak direction:

direction where the maximum total component of EIRP is found

TRP(Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=TRP grid):

measurement of the TRP of the UE such that the measurement angles are aligned with the directions of the TRP grid points within an acceptable measurement uncertainty while the link angle is aligned with the TX beam peak direction

UE transmission bandwidth configuration:

Set of resource blocks located within the UE channel bandwidth which may be used for transmitting or receiving by the UE.

Vehicular UE:

A UE embedded in a vehicle

3.2 Symbols p. 26

For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:

ΔEIRP_BC

The beam correspondence tolerance, where ΔEIRP_BC = EIRP₂ - EIRP₁

ΔF_Global

Granularity of the global frequency raster

ΔF_Raster

Band dependent channel raster granularity

Δf_OOB

Δ Frequency of Out Of Band emission

Δ_RB

The starting frequency offset between the allocated RB and the measured non-allocated RB

ΔR_IB

Allowed reference sensitivity relaxation due to support for inter-band CA operation

ΔR_IBC

Allowed reference sensitivity relaxation due to support for intra-band contiguous CA operation

ΔR_IBNC

Allowed reference sensitivity relaxation due to support for intra-band non-contiguous CA operation.

ΔR_IB,P,n

Allowed relaxation to reference sensitivity due to support for inter-band CA operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔR_IB,S,n

Allowed relaxation to EIS spherical coverage due to support for inter-band CA operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔT_IB

Allowed relaxation to EIRP requirements due to support for inter-band CA operation.

ΔT_IB,P,n

Allowed relaxation to peak EIRP requirements due to support for inter-band CA operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔT_IB,S,n

Allowed relaxation to EIRP spherical coverage due to support for inter-band CA operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔT_STxMP

Allowed relaxation to EIRP requirements due to support for simultaneous transmission to multiple directions.

ΔMB_P,n

Allowed relaxation to each, minimum peak EIRP and reference sensitivity due to support for multi-band operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔMB_S,n

Allowed relaxation to each, EIRP spherical coverage and EIS spherical coverage due to support for multi-band operation, per supported band in a combination.

ΔMPR

Allowed increase in Maximum Power Reduction for 256QAM.

ΔMPR_STxMP

Allowed relaxation to MPR requirement due to support for simultaneous transmission to multiple directions, per each of indicated TCI states.

BW_Channel

Channel bandwidth

BW_{Channel_CA}

Aggregated channel bandwidth, expressed in MHz

BW_GB

max(GB_Channel,low, GB_Channel,high)

BW_interferer

Bandwidth of the interferer

Ceil(x)

Rounding upwards; ceil(x) is the smallest integer such that ceil(x) ≥ x

EIRP₁

The measured total EIRP based on the beam the UE chooses autonomously (corresponding beam) to transmit in the direction of the incoming DL signal, which is based on beam correspondence without relying on UL beam sweeping

EIRP₂

The measured total EIRP based on the beam yielding highest EIRP in a given direction, which is based on beam correspondence with relying on UL beam sweeping

EIRP_max

The applicable maximum EIRP as specified in subclause 6.2.1

Floor(x)

Rounding downwards; floor(x) is the greatest integer such that floor(x) ≤ x

F_center

The center frequency of an allocated block of PRBs

F_C

Center frequency of a carrier for a numerology defined by the RF reference frequency on the channel raster mapped to the carrier according to subclause 5.4.2.2.

F_{C,block, high}

Fc of the highest transmitted/received carrier in a sub-block.

F_{C,block, low}

Fc of the lowest transmitted/received carrier in a sub-block.

F_{C, low}

The Fc of the lowest carrier, expressed in MHz.

F_{C, high}

The Fc of the highest carrier, expressed in MHz.

F_{DL_low}

The lowest frequency of the downlink operating band

F_{DL_high}

The highest frequency of the downlink operating band

F_{edge,block,low}

The lower sub-block edge, where F_{edge,block,low} = F_C,block,low - F_{offset, low}.

F_{edge,block,high}

The upper sub-block edge, where F_{edge,block,high} = F_C,block,high + F_{offset, high}.

F_{edge, low}

The lower edge of Aggregated Channel Bandwidth, expressed in MHz. F_{edge, low} = F_{C, low} - F_{offset, low}.

F_{edge, high}

The upper edge of Aggregated Channel Bandwidth, expressed in MHz. F_{edge, high} = F_{C, high} + F_{offset, high}.

F_Interferer

Frequency of the interferer

F_Interferer (offset)

Frequency offset of the interferer (between the center frequency of the interferer and the carrier frequency of the carrier measured)

F_Ioffset

Frequency offset of the interferer (between the center frequency of the interferer and the closest edge of the carrier measured)

Floor(x)

Rounding downwards; floor(x) is the greatest integer such that floor(x) ≤ x

F_OOB

The boundary between the NR out of band emission and spurious emission domains

F_REF

RF reference frequency

F_REF-Offs

Offset used for calculating FREF

F_{UL_low}

The lowest frequency of the uplink operating band

F_{UL_high}

The highest frequency of the uplink operating band

F_{UL_Meas}

The sub-carrier frequency for which the equalizer coefficient is evaluated

GB_Channel

Minimum guard band defined in sub-clause 5.3.3, expressed in kHz

GB_Channel(i)

Minimum guard band defined in clause 5.3.3 of carrier i

GB_Channel,low

Minimum guard band defined in clause 5.3.3 for the lowest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.2

GB_Channel,high

Minimum guard band defined in clause 5.3.3 for the highest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.2

L_CRB

Transmission bandwidth which represents the length of a contiguous resource block allocation expressed in units of resources blocks

_CRB,Max

Maximum number of RB for a given Channel bandwidth and sub-carrier spacing

Max()

The largest of given numbers

Min()

The smallest of given numbers

MPR_f,c

Maximum output power reduction for carrier f of serving cell c

MPR_narrow

Maximum output power reduction due to narrow PRB allocation

MPR_WT

Maximum power reduction due to modulation orders, transmit bandwidth configurations, waveform types

n_PRB

Physical resource block number

NR_ACLR

NR ACLR

N_RB

Transmission bandwidth configuration, expressed in units of resource blocks

N_RB,low

Transmission bandwidth configurations according to Table 5.3.2-1 for the lowest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.1

N_RB,high

Transmission bandwidth configurations according to Table 5.3.2-1 for the highest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.1

N_REF

NR Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (NR-ARFCN)

N_REF-Offs

Offset used for calculating NREF

P_CMAX

The configured maximum UE output power

P_{CMAX, f, c}

The configured maximum UE output power for carrier f of serving cell c

P_int

The intermediate power point as defined in table 6.3.4.2-2

P_Interferer

Modulated mean power of the interferer

P_max

The maximum UE output power as specified in subclause 6.2.1

P_min

The minimum UE output power as specified in subclause 6.3.1

P-MPR_f,c

The Power Management UE Maximum Power Reduction for carrier f of serving cell c

P_PowerClass

Nominal UE power class (i.e., no tolerance) as specified in subclause 6.2.1

P_RB

The transmitted power per allocated RB, measured in dBm

P_TMAX,f,c

The measured total radiated power for carrier f of serving cell c

P_UMAX

The measured configured maximum UE output power

P_w

Power of a wanted DL signal

RB_start

Indicates the lowest RB index of transmitted resource blocks

SCS_low

SCS for the lowest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.1, expressed in kHz

SCS_high

SCS for the highest assigned component carrier in clause 5.3A.1, expressed in kHz

SS_REF

SS block reference frequency position

T(ΔP)

The tolerance T(ΔP) for applicable values of ΔP (values in dB)

TRP_max

The maximum TRP for the UE power class as specified in subclause 6.2.1

3.3 Abbreviations p. 28

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905.

ACLR

Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio

ACS

Adjacent Channel Selectivity

A-MPR

Additional Maximum Power Reduction

AoA

Angle of Arrival

BCS

Bandwidth Combination Set

BPSK

Binary Phase-Shift Keying

Base Station

Bandwidth

BWP

Bandwidth Part

Carrier aggregation

CABW

Cumulative Aggregated Channel Bandwidth

CA_nX-nY

Inter-band CA of component carrier(s) in one sub-block within Band X and component carrier(s) in one sub-block within Band Y where X and Y are the applicable NR operating band

Component carrier

CDF

Cumulative Distribution Function

CP-OFDM

Cyclic Prefix-OFDM

Continuous Wave

DFT-s-OFDM

Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-OFDM

DM-RS

Demodulation Reference Signal

DTX

Discontinuous Transmission

EIRP

Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

EIS

Effective Isotropic Sensitivity

EVM

Error Vector Magnitude

Frequency Range

FWA

Fixed Wireless Access

GSCN

Global Synchronization Channel Number

IBB

In-band Blocking

IBM

Independent Beam Management

IDFT

Inverse Discrete Fourier Transformation

ITU-R

Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union

MBW

Measurement bandwidth defined for the protected band

MPR

Allowed maximum power reduction

New Radio

NR-ARFCN

NR Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number

OCNG

OFDMA Channel Noise Generator

OOB

Out-of-band

OTA

Over The Air

P-MPR

Power Management Maximum Power Reduction

PRB

Physical Resource Block

QAM

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

Radio Frequency

REFSENS

Reference Sensitivity

RedCap

Reduced Capability

RIB

Radiated Interface Boundary

RMS

Root Mean Square (value)

RSRP

Reference Signal Receiving Power

Receiver

SCS

Subcarrier spacing

SEM

Spectrum Emission Mask

SRS

Sounding Reference Symbol

Synchronization Symbol

TPC

Transimission Power Control

TRP

Total Radiated Power

Transmitter

User Equipment

UL MIMO

Uplink Multiple Antenna transmission

ULFPTx

Uplink Full Power Transmission