Content for TS 38.106 Word version: 18.5.0

3.1 Terms 3.2 Symbols 3.3 Abbreviations
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1 Scope p. 31

The present document establishes the minimum RF characteristics of NR Repeater and network controlled repeater. For network controlled repeater (NCR), requirements for NCR-Fwd and NCR-MT apply. In this version of the specification mixed type NCR are not considered.

2 References p. 31

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 38.104: "NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception".

[3]

TR 25.942: "RF system scenarios".

[4]

Recommendation ITU-R SM.328: "Spectra and bandwidth of emissions".

[5]

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

[6]

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

[7]

TS 38.115-1: "NR; Repeater conformance testing - Part 1: Conducted conformance testing".

[8]

TS 38.115-2: "NR; Repeater conformance testing - Part 2: Radiated conformance testing".

[9]

ERC Recommendation 74-01, "Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain".

[10]

"Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)", Federal Communications Commission.

[11] Void

[12] Void

[13]

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

[14]

TS 38.101-2: "NR User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception: Part 2: Range 2 Standalone".

[15] Void

[16] Void

[17] Void

[18] Void

[19] Void

[20]

TS 36.104: "Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception"

[21] Void

[22]

TS 38.174: "NR; Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) radio transmission and reception".

[23]

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

[24]

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

[25]

TS 38.321: "NR; Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification".

[26]

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

[27]

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

[28]

TS 38.214: "NR; Physical layer procedures for data".

[29]

TR 38.901: "Study on channel model for frequencies from 0.5 to 100 GHz"

3 Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations p. 32

3.1 Terms p. 32

For the purposes of the present document, the terms 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.

Antenna connector:

connector at the conducted interface of the repeater type 1-C

Beam:

beam (of the antenna) is the main lobe of the radiation pattern of an antenna array

Beam centre direction:

direction equal to the geometric centre of the half-power contour of the beam

Beam direction pair:

data set consisting of the beam centre direction and the related beam peak direction

Beam peak direction:

direction where the maximum EIRP is found

Beamwidth:

beam which has a half-power contour that is essentially elliptical, the half-power beamwidths in the two pattern cuts that respectively contain the major and minor axis of the ellipse

Directional requirement:

requirement which is applied in a specific direction within the OTA coverage range.

Equivalent isotropic radiated power:

equivalent power radiated from an isotropic directivity device producing the same field intensity at a point of observation as the field intensity radiated in the direction of the same point of observation by the discussed device

Fractional bandwidth:

fractional bandwidth FBW is defined as

FBW = 200 ∙ (F_FBWhigh – F_FBWlow) / (F_FBWhigh + F_FBWlow)%

Gap between passbands:

frequency gap between two consecutive passbands that belong to the same operating band, where the RF requirements in the gap are based on co-existence for un-coordinated operation

Inter-passband gap:

The frequency gap between two supported consecutive passbands that belong to different operating bands.

Maximum passband output power:

mean power level measured per passband at the antenna connector, during the transmitter ON state in a specified reference condition

Maximum passband TRP output power:

mean power level measured per passband during the transmitter ON state in a specified reference condition and corresponding to the declared rated passband TRP output power (P_rated,p,,TRP)

Measurement bandwidth:

RF bandwidth in which an emission level is specified

Multi-band connector:

Antenna Connector for a Multi-band repeater.

Multi-band repeater:

Repeater Type 1-C whose antenna connector is associated with a transmitter and/or receiver that is characterized by the ability to process two or more passband(s) in common active RF components simultaneously, where at least one passband is configured at a different operating band than the other passband(s) and where this different operating band is not a sub-band or superseding-band of another supported operating band

NCR type 1-C:

NCR-MT or NCR-Fwd at FR1 with a requirement set consisting only of conducted requirements defined at individual antenna connectors.

NCR type 1-H:

NCR-MT or NCR-Fwd operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting of conducted requirements defined at individual TAB connectors and OTA requirements defined at RIB.

NCR type 2-O:

NCR-MT or NCR-Fwd operating at FR2 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at the RIB.

Nominal channel bandwidth:

Bandwidth calculated as min(100MHz, BW_passband) in FR1 or min(400MHz, BW_passband) in FR2. If this bandwidth is not defined for BS channel bandwidth for the operating band, nominal channel bandwidth shall be defined as the widest BS channel bandwidth for the operating band which is narrower than BW_passband.

Non-contiguous spectrum:

spectrum consisting of two or more passbands separated by inter-passband gap(s).

Operating band:

frequency range in which NR operates (paired or unpaired), that is defined with a specific set of technical requirements

OTA coverage range:

a common range of directions within which OTA requirements that are neither specified in the OTA peak directions sets nor as TRP requirement are intended to be met

OTA peak directions set:

set(s) of beam peak directions within which certain OTA requirements are intended to be met, where all OTA peak directions set(s) are subsets of the OTA coverage range

Passband:

The frequency range in which the repeater operates in with operational configuration, this frequency range can correspond to one or several consecutive nominal channels, if they are not consecutive each subset of channels shall be considered as an individual passband, a repeater can have one or several passbands, all channels within the passband(s) shall belong to a single operator or collaborating operators.

Passband edge:

Frequency at the edge of the passband.

Radiated interface boundary:

operating band specific radiated requirements reference where the radiated requirements apply

Rated beam EIRP:

For a declared beam and beam direction pair, the rated beam EIRP level is the maximum power that the repeater is declared to radiate at the associated beam peak direction during the transmitter ON state.

Rated passband output power:

mean power level associated with a passband the manufacturer has declared to be available at the antenna connector, during the transmitter ON state in a specified reference condition.

Rated passband TRP output power:

mean power level declared by the manufacturer per passband, that the manufacturer has declared to be available at the RIB during the transmitter ON state

Rated total output power:

mean power level associated with a particular operating band the manufacturer has declared to be available at the antenna connector, during the transmitter ON state in a specified reference condition

Rated total TRP output power:

mean power level associated with a particular operating band, that the manufacturer has declared to be available at the RIB during the transmitter ON state in a specified reference condition

Reference beam direction pair:

Beam direction pair in the reference direction declared by the manufacturer.

Repeater type 1-C:

Repeater operating at FR1 with a requirement set consisting only of conducted requirements defined at individual antenna connectors.

Repeater type 2-O:

Repeater operating at FR2 with a requirement set consisting only of OTA requirements defined at the RIB.

Requirement set:

one of the NR requirements set as defined for NR repeater

Single-band connector:

Repeater type 1-C antenna connector supporting operation either in a single operating band only, or in multiple operating bands but does not meet the conditions for a multi-band connector.

Sub-band:

A sub-band of an operating band contains a part of the uplink and downlink frequency range of the operating band.

Sub-block:

one contiguous allocated block of spectrum for transmission and reception by the repeater.

Superseding-band:

A superseding-band of an operating band includes the whole of the uplink and downlink frequency range of the operating band.

Total radiated power:

is the total power radiated by the antenna

Transmitter OFF state:

Time period during which the repeater downlink or uplink is not allowed to transmit in the corresponding direction.

Transmitter ON state:

Time period during which the repeater is transmitting downlink or uplink signals in the corresponding direction.

Transmitter transient period:

Time period during which the repeater is changing from the OFF state to the ON state or vice versa.

3.2 Symbols p. 35

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

BW_Config

Transmission bandwidth configuration, where BW_Config = N_RB x SCS x 12

BW_Nominal

Nominal channel bandwidth

BW_Passband

Passband bandwidth

Δf

Separation between the passband edge frequency and the nominal -3 dB point of the measuring filter closest to the carrier frequency

Δf_max

f_offset_max minus half of the bandwidth of the measuring filter

Δf_OBUE

Maximum offset of the operating band unwanted emissions mask from the operating band edge

F_DL,low

The lowest frequency of the downlink operating band

F_DL,high

The highest frequency of the downlink operating band

F_FBWhigh

Highest supported frequency within supported operating band, for which fractional bandwidth support was declared

F_FBWlow

Lowest supported frequency within supported operating band, for which fractional bandwidth support was declared

F_filter

Filter centre frequency

F_offset,high

Frequency offset from F_C,high to the upper passband edge

F_offset,low

Frequency offset from F_C,low to the lower passband edge

f_offset

Separation between the passband edge frequency and the centre of the measuring

f_offset_max

The offset to the frequency Δf_OBUE outside the operating band

F_step,X

Frequency steps for the OTA transmitter spurious emissions (Category B)

F_UL,low

The lowest frequency of the uplink operating band

F_UL,high

The highest frequency of the uplink operating band

P_{EM,n50/n75,ind}

Declared emission level for Band n50/n75; ind = a, b

P_EM,n54,ind

Declared emission level for Band n54; ind = a, b, c, d, e, f

P_rated,p,AC

Rated passband output power per antenna connector

P_rated,t,AC

Rated total output power declared per antenna connector

P_rated,p,EIRP

Rated passband EIRP output power

P_rated,p,TRP

Rated passband TRP output power declared per RIB

P_rated,t,TRP

Rated total TRP output power declared per RIB

P_in,p,AC

Input power intended to produce the maximum rated output power (P_rated,p,AC) at the antenna connector

P_in,p,EIRP

Input power intended to produce the maximum rated output power (P_rated,p,TRP) at the RIB

P_{rated,out,FBWhigh}

The rated output EIRP for the higher supported frequency range within supported operating band, for which fractional bandwidth support was declared

P_{rated,out,FBWlow}

The rated output EIRP for the lower supported frequency range within supported operating band, for which fractional bandwidth support was declared

P_max,p,AC

Maximum passband output power measured per antenna connector

P_max,p,EIRP

Maximum passband EIRP output power when repeater is configured at the rated passband TRP output power (P_rated,p,TRP)

P_max,p,TRP

Maximum passband TRP output power measured per RIB

W_gap

Inter passband Bandwidth gap size

3.3 Abbreviations p. 36

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

AoA

Angle of Arrival

BFD

Beam Failure Detection

Bandwidth

BWP

Bandwidth Part

CACLR

Cumulative ACLR

CBD

Candidate Beam Detection

CP-OFDM

Cyclic Prefix-OFDM

CSI-RS

Channel State Information - Reference Signal

DFT-s-OFDM

Discrete Fourier Transform-spread-OFDM

Downlink

DMRS

Demodulation Reference Signal

EIRP

Effective Isotropic Radiated Power

EVM

Error Vector Magnitude

FBW

Fractional Bandwidth

Frequency Range

ITU-R

Radiocommunication Sector of the International Telecommunication Union

Local Area

Medium Range

NCR

Network Controlled Repeater

NCR-MT

NCR Mobile Termination

NCR-Fwd

NCR Forward

New Radio

OBUE

Operating Band Unwanted Emissions

OOB

Out-of-band

OTA

Over-The-Air

QAM

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation

QCL

Quasi Co-Location

Radio Frequency

RIB

Radiated Interface Boundary

RLM

Radio Link Monitoring

RLM-RS

Reference Signal for RLM

RMSI

Remaining Minimum System Information

RSRP

Reference Signal Received Power

Receiver

Standalone operation mode

SCS

Sub-Carrier Spacing

SMTC

SSB-based Measurement Timing configuration

SS-RSRP

Synchronization Signal based Reference Signal Received Power

SSB

Synchronization Signal Block

SSS

Secondary Synchronization Signal

TCI

Transmission Configuration Indicator

TRS

Tracking Reference Signal

Transmitter

TRP

Total Radiated Power

Uplink

Wide Area