A.6A RRC Connection Control

25.1233GPPRelease 17Requirements for support of radio resource management (TDD)TS

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A.6A.1 RRC re-establishment delay

A.6A.1.1 3.84 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.1.1.1 RRC re-establishment delay to a known target cell

A.6A.1.1.1.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose is to verify that the RRC re-establishment delay to a known target cell is within the specified limits. This test will partly verify the requirements in section 6A.1.2.

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.1 and table A.6A.2 below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with time durations of T1 and T2 respectively.

During T1, the DL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 2 and the UL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 10. At the beginning of time period T2, the DPCH shall be removed.

Cell 1 and cell shall be synchronised, i.e. share the same frame and timeslot timing.

Table A.6A.1: General test parameters for RRC re-establishment delay, known target cell case

Parameter		Unit	Value	Comment
DCH parameters			DL reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS 25.102 section A.2.2
Power Control			On
Target quality value on DTCH		BLER	0.01
Initial conditions	Active cell		Cell 1	Cell 2 shall be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Initial conditions	Neighbour cell		Cell 2	Cell 2 shall be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Final conditions	Active cell		Cell 2
Access Service Class (ASC#0) ‑ Persistence value		–	1	Selected so that no additional delay is caused by the random access procedure. The value shall be used for all cells in the test.
N313			20
N315			1
T313		Seconds	0
T_SI		ms	1280
Monitored cell list size			24 TDD neighbours on Channel 1
Reporting frequency		Seconds	4
T1			10
T2			6

Table A.6A.2: Cell specific parameters for RRC re-establishment delay test, known target cell case

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1					Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0			8		0			8
		T1		T2	T1	T2	T1	T2		T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1					Channel 1
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3	-3		n.a.	n.a.	-3		-3	n.a.	n.a.
SCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9
SCH_t_offset		0	0		0	0	15		15	15	15
PICH_Ec/Ior	dB	n.a.	n.a.		-3	-3	n.a.		n.a.	-3	-3
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12
	dB	3	-13		3	-13	5		5	5	5
	dBm/ 3.84 MHz	-70
P-CCPCH_RSCP	dB	-70	-86		n.a.	n.a.	-68		-68	n.a.	n.a.
Propagation Condition		AWGN

A.6A.1.1.1.2 Test Requirements

The RRC re-establishment delay T_RE-ESTABLISH to a known target cell shall be less than 2 s.

The rate of successful RRC re-establishments observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The RRC re-establishment delay in this test case can be expressed as,

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}.

where,

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}= 160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}=50ms+T_SEARCH-KNOWN + T_SI + T_RA,

and,

N₃₁₃ Equal to 20 and therefore resulting in 200 ms delay.

T₃₁₃ Equal to 0 s.

T_SEARCH-KNOWN Equal to 100 ms

T_SI Equal to 1280 ms, the time required for receiving all the relevant system information data according to the reception procedure and the RRC procedure performance value of system information blocks defined in [16] for a UTRAN cell.

T_RA Equal to 40 ms, the additional delay caused by the random access procedure.

A.6A.1.1.2 RRC re-establishment delay to an unknown target cell

A.6A.1.1.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose is to verify that the RRC re-establishment delay to an unknown target cell is within the specified limits. This test will partly verify the requirements in section 6A.1.2.

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.3 and table A.6A.4 below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with time durations of T1 and T2 respectively.

During T1, the DL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 2 and the UL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 10. At the beginning of time period T2, the DPCH shall be removed.

Cell 1 and cell shall be synchronised, i.e. share the same frame and timeslot timing.

Table A.6A.3: General test parameters for RRC re-establishment delay, unknown target cell case

Parameter		Unit	Value	Comment
DCH parameters			DL reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS 25.102 section A.2.2
Power Control			On
Target quality value on DTCH		BLER	0.01
Initial conditions	Active cell		Cell 1	Cell 2 shall not be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Initial conditions	Neighbour cell		Cell 2
Final conditions	Active cell		Cell 2
Access Service Class (ASC#0) ‑ Persistence value		–	1	Selected so that no additional delay is caused by the random access procedure. The value shall be used for all cells in the test.
N313			20
N315			1
T313		Seconds	0
T_SI		ms	1280
Monitored cell list size			16 TDD neighbours on Channel 1 16 TDD neighbours on Channel 2
Reporting frequency		Seconds	4
T1			10
T2			6

Table A.6A.4: Cell specific parameters for RRC re-establishment delay test, unknown target cell case

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1					Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0			8		0			8
		T1		T2	T1	T2	T1	T2		T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1					Channel 2
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3	-3		n.a.	n.a.	-3		-3	n.a.	n.a.
SCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9
SCH_t_offset		0	0		0	0	15		15	15	15
PICH_Ec/Ior	dB	n.a.	n.a.		-3	-3	n.a.		n.a.	-3	-3
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12
	dB	3	-13		3	-13	5		5	5	5
	dBm/ 3.84 MHz	-70
P-CCPCH_RSCP	dB	-70	-86		n.a.	n.a.	-68		-68	n.a.	n.a.
Propagation Condition		AWGN

A.6A.1.1.2.2 Test Requirements

The RRC re-establishment delay T_RE-ESTABLISH to an unknown target cell shall be less than 3,7 s.

The rate of successful RRC re-establishments observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The RRC re-establishment delay in this test case can be expressed as,

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-UNKNOWN}.

where,

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}= 160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}=50ms+T_{SEARCH-UNKNOWN} *NF + T_SI + T_RA,

and,

N₃₁₃ Equal to 20 and therefore resulting in 200 ms delay.

T₃₁₃ Equal to 0 s.

T_{SEARCH-UNKNOWN} Equal to 800 ms

NF Equal to 2, the number of different frequencies in the monitored set of cell 1.

T_RA Equal to 40 ms, the additional delay caused by the random access procedure.

A.6A.1.2 1.28 Mcps TDD Option

A.6A.1.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

A.6A.1.2.1.1 Test 1

The purpose is to verify that the RRC connection re-establishment delay is within the specified limits. These tests will verify the requirements in section 6A.1.2.2.

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.5 and table A.6A.6 below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with a time duration of T1 and T2 respectively. At the start of time period T2, the dedicated channel is removed.

Table A.6A.5: General test parameters for RRC connection re-establishment delay, Test 1

Parameter	Unit	Value	Comment
DCH Parameters		DL Reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS25.102, section A.2.2.2
Power Control		On
Active cell, Initial condition		Cell 1
Active cell, Final condition		Cell 2
N313		20
N315		1
T313	Seconds	0
T_SI	ms	1280	Time required for receiving all the relevant system information data according to the reception procedure and the RRC procedure delay of system information blocks defined in 25.331 for a UTRAN cell (ms). Note: Since 1280 ms is one of the typical values for repeating system information blocks, T_SI of 1280 ms could be increased by the RRC procedure delay in order to allow the SIB repetition period of 1280 ms
Monitored cell list size		24	Monitored set shall only include intra frequency neighbours
Cell 2			Included in monitored set
Reporting frequency	Seconds	4
T1	s	10
T2	s	6

Table A.6A.6: Cell specific parameters for RRC connection re-establishment delay test, Test 1

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1				Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0		5		0
		T1	T2	T1	T2	T1	T2	T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number (NOTE3)		Channel 1				Channel 1
DPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	Not applicable		Note 1	-infinity	Not applicable
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	Note 2		Note 2		Note 2
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3				-3

	dB	[3]	-infinity	3	-infinity	6	6
	dBm/ 1.28 MHz	-70
PCCPCH_RSCP	dBm	-70	-infinity	Not applicable		-67	-67
Propagation Condition		AWGN
NOTE 1: The DPCH level is controlled by the power control loop. NOTE 2: The power of the OCNS channel that is added shall make the total power from the cell to be equal to I_or. NOTE 3: In the case of multi-frequency network, the UTRA RF Channel Number can be set for the primary frequency.

A.6A.1.2.1.2 Test 2

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.7 and table A.6A.8 below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with a time duration of T1 and T2 respectively. At the start of time period T2, the dedicated channel is removed.

Table A.6A.7: General test parameters for RRC connection re-establishment delay, Test 2

Parameter	Unit	Value	Comment
DCH Parameters		DL Reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS25.102, section A.2.2.2
Power Control		On
Active cell, Initial condition		Cell 1	Channel 1
Active cell, Final condition		Cell 2	Channel 2 or 3
N313		20
N315		1
T313	Seconds	0
T_SI	ms	1280	Time required for receiving all the relevant system information data according to the reception procedure and the RRC procedure delay of system information blocks defined in 25.331 for a UTRAN cell (ms). Note: Since 1280 ms is one of the typical values for repeating system information blocks, T_SI of 1280 ms could be increased by the RRC procedure delay in order to allow the SIB repetition period of 1280 ms
Cells in the monitored set		24
Channels in the monitored set		Channel 1, Channel 2, Channel 3
Cell 2			Cell 2 is not included in the monitored set. Cell 2 is located on a different channel than cell 1.
Reporting frequency	Seconds	4
T1	s	10
T2	s	6

Table A.6A.8: Cell specific parameters for RRC connection re-establishment delay test, Test 2

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1					Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0		5			0
		T1	T2	T1	T2		T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number (NOTE3)		Channel 1					Channel 2
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3					-3
DPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	Not applicable		Note 1		-infinity	Not applicable
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	Note 2		Note 2			Note 2

	dB	3	-infinity	3	-infinity		6	6
	dBm/ 1.28 MHz	-70
PCCPCH_RSCP	dBm	-70	-infinity	Not applicable			-67	-67
Propagation Condition		AWGN
NOTE 1: The DPCH level is controlled by the power control loop. NOTE 2: The power of the OCNS channel that is added shall make the total power from the cell to be equal to I_or. NOTE 3: In the case of multi-frequency network, the UTRA RF Channel Number can be set for the primary frequency.

A.6A.1.2.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.1.2.2.1 Test 1

The Re-establishment delay is defined as the time from the beginning of time period T2, to the moment when the UE camps on Cell 2, and starts to send SYNC-UL in the UpPTS for sending a CELL UPDATE message using the cause "radio link failure".

The Re-establishment delay T_RE-ESTABLISH to a known cell shall be less than 1815 ms.

The rate of correct tests observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The Re-establishment delay can be expressed in this case as

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN.}

Where

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}=160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_UE–_{RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}=50ms+T_search + T_SI + T_RA,

N313=20

T₃₁₃=0s

T_searchis the time it takes for the UE to search the cell. T_search =100 ms in case of a known target cell.

T_RA The additional delay caused by the random access procedure. 35 ms is assumed in this test case

T_SIT_SI is the time required for receiving all the relevant system information data according to the reception procedure and the RRC procedure delay of system information blocks defined in 25.331 for a UTRAN cell (ms) 1280 ms is assumed in this test case.

This gives a total delay of 1.815s allow 1.9s in the test case.

A.6A.1.2.2.2 Test 2

The Re-establishment delay to an unknown cell shall be less than 4115 ms.

The rate of correct tests observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The Re-establishment delay can be expressed in case as

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-UNKNOWN}.

Where

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}=160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_{UERE-ESTABLISH-REQ-UNKNOWN}=50ms+T_search*NF + T_SI + T_RA,

N₃₁₃=20

T₃₁₃ =0s

T_searchis the time it takes for the UE to search the cell. T_search =800 ms in case of an unknown target cell.

NF is the number of different frequencies in the monitored set. NF=3

T_RA The additional delay caused by the random access procedure. 35 ms is assumed in this test case

T_SIis the time required for receiving all the relevant system information data according to the reception procedure and the RRC procedure delay of system information blocks defined in 25.331 for a UTRAN cell (ms).1280 ms is assumed in this test case.

This gives a total of 4.115s, allow 4.2s in the test case.

A.6A.1.3 7.68 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.1.3.1 RRC re-establishment delay to a known target cell

A.6A.1.3.1.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose is to verify that the RRC re-establishment delay to a known target cell is within the specified limits. This test will partly verify the requirements in section 6A.1.2.

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.5A and table A.6A.6A below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with time durations of T1 and T2 respectively.

During T1, the DL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 2 and the UL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 10. At the beginning of time period T2, the DPCH shall be removed.

Cell 1 and cell shall be synchronised, i.e. share the same frame and timeslot timing.

Table A.6A.5A: General test parameters for RRC re-establishment delay, known target cell case

Parameter		Unit	Value	Comment
DCH parameters			DL reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS 25.102 section A.2.2
Power Control			On
Target quality value on DTCH		BLER	0.01
Initial conditions	Active cell		Cell 1	Cell 2 shall be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Initial conditions	Neighbour cell		Cell 2	Cell 2 shall be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Final conditions	Active cell		Cell 2
Access Service Class (ASC#0) ‑ Persistence value		–	1	Selected so that no additional delay is caused by the random access procedure. The value shall be used for all cells in the test.
N313			20
N315			1
T313		Seconds	0
T_SI		ms	1280
Monitored cell list size			24 TDD neighbours on Channel 1
Reporting frequency		Seconds	4
T1			10
T2			6

Table A.6A.6A: Cell specific parameters for RRC re-establishment delay test, known target cell case

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1					Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0			8		0			8
		T1		T2	T1	T2	T1	T2		T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1					Channel 1
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3	-3		n.a.	n.a.	-3		-3	n.a.	n.a.
SCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9
SCH_t_offset		0	0		0	0	15		15	15	15
PICH_Ec/Ior	dB	n.a.	n.a.		-3	-3	n.a.		n.a.	-3	-3
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12
	dB	3	-13		3	-13	5		5	5	5
	dBm/ 7.68 MHz	-70
P-CCPCH_RSCP	dB	-70	-86		n.a.	n.a.	-68		-68	n.a.	n.a.
Propagation Condition		AWGN

A.6A.1.3.1.2 Test Requirements

The RRC re-establishment delay T_RE-ESTABLISH to a known target cell shall be less than 2 s.

The rate of successful RRC re-establishments observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The RRC re-establishment delay in this test case can be expressed as,

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}.

where,

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}= 160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}=50ms+T_SEARCH-KNOWN + T_SI + T_RA,

and,

N₃₁₃ Equal to 20 and therefore resulting in 200 ms delay.

T₃₁₃ Equal to 0 s.

T_SEARCH-KNOWN Equal to 100 ms

T_RA Equal to 40 ms, the additional delay caused by the random access procedure.

A.6A.1.3.2 RRC re-establishment delay to an unknown target cell

A.6A.1.3.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose is to verify that the RRC re-establishment delay to an unknown target cell is within the specified limits. This test will partly verify the requirements in section 6A.1.2.

The test parameters are given in table A.6A.7A and table A.6A.8A below. In the measurement control information it is indicated to the UE that periodic reporting shall be used. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with time durations of T1 and T2 respectively.

During T1, the DL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 2 and the UL DPCH in cell 1 shall be transmitted in timeslot 10. At the beginning of time period T2, the DPCH shall be removed.

Cell 1 and cell shall be synchronised, i.e. share the same frame and timeslot timing.

Table A.6A.7A: General test parameters for RRC re-establishment delay, unknown target cell case

Parameter		Unit	Value	Comment
DCH parameters			DL reference measurement channel 12.2 kbps	As specified in TS 25.102 section A.2.2
Power Control			On
Target quality value on DTCH		BLER	0.01
Initial conditions	Active cell		Cell 1	Cell 2 shall not be included in the monitored set in Cell 1.
Initial conditions	Neighbour cell		Cell 2
Final conditions	Active cell		Cell 2
Access Service Class (ASC#0) ‑ Persistence value		–	1	Selected so that no additional delay is caused by the random access procedure. The value shall be used for all cells in the test.
N313			20
N315			1
T313		Seconds	0
T_SI		ms	1280
Monitored cell list size			16 TDD neighbours on Channel 1 16 TDD neighbours on Channel 2
Reporting frequency		Seconds	4
T1			10
T2			6

Table A.6A.8A: Cell specific parameters for RRC re-establishment delay test, unknown target cell case

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1					Cell 2
Timeslot Number		0			8		0			8
		T1		T2	T1	T2	T1	T2		T1	T2
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1					Channel 2
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3	-3		n.a.	n.a.	-3		-3	n.a.	n.a.
SCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9		-9	-9	-9
SCH_t_offset		0	0		0	0	15		15	15	15
PICH_Ec/Ior	dB	n.a.	n.a.		-3	-3	n.a.		n.a.	-3	-3
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12		-3,12	-3,12	-3,12
	dB	3	-13		3	-13	5		5	5	5
	dBm/ 7.68 MHz	-70
P-CCPCH_RSCP	dB	-70	-86		n.a.	n.a.	-68		-68	n.a.	n.a.
Propagation Condition		AWGN

A.6A.1.3.2.2 Test Requirements

The RRC re-establishment delay T_RE-ESTABLISH to an unknown target cell shall be less than 3,7 s.

The rate of successful RRC re-establishments observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The RRC re-establishment delay in this test case can be expressed as,

T_RE-ESTABLISH= T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}+ T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-UNKNOWN}.

where,

T_{RRC-RE-ESTABLISH}= 160ms+(N₃₁₃-1)*10ms+T₃₁₃

T_{UE-RE-ESTABLISH-REQ-KNOWN}=50ms+T_{SEARCH-UNKNOWN} *NF + T_SI + T_RA,

and,

N₃₁₃ Equal to 20 and therefore resulting in 200 ms delay.

T₃₁₃ Equal to 0 s.

T_{SEARCH-UNKNOWN} Equal to 800 ms

NF Equal to 2, the number of different frequencies in the monitored set of cell 1.

T_RA Equal to 40 ms, the additional delay caused by the random access procedure.

A.6A.2 Transport format combination selection in UE

A.6A.2.1 3.84 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.2.1.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose is to verify the UE blocks (stops using) a currently used TFC when the UE output power is not sufficient to support that TFC. This test will verify the general requirement on TFC selection in section 6A.2.

A.6A.2.1.1.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The test will verify the general requirement on TFC selection in section 6A.2 for a 64 kbps UL reference RAB intended for packet data services, i.e. Interactive or Background, PS as defined in TS 34.108 and multiplexed to a 3.4 kbps DCCH.

The test parameters are given in Table A.6A.9, A.6A.10, A.6A.11 and Table A.6A.12 below. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with a time duration of T1 and T2 respectively.

Details on the UL reference RAB in table A.6A.10 can be f ound in TS 34.108 section "Interactive or background / UL:64 DL: 64 kbps / PS RAB + UL:3.4 DL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH".

Table A.6A.9: General test parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value	Comment
TFCS size		10
TFCS		UL_TFC0, UL_TFC1, UL_TFC2, UL_TFC3, UL_TFC4, UL_TFC5, UL_TFC6, UL_TFC7, UL_TFC8, UL_TFC9	Gain factors for TFC0 to TFC9 shall be set to 1.
Power Control		On
Active cell		Cell 1
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	0	Value of IE "Maximum allowed UL Tx power
Primary CCPCH Tx power	dBm	18	Value of IE "Primary CCPCH Tx power"
UL timeslot interference	dBm	-80	Value of IE "UL timeslot interference" This value shall apply to all timeslots
α		1	IE "Alpha" either not sent or explicitly set to value
UL target SIR	dB	6
DPCH constant offset	dB	adjustable	Value of IE "DPCH constant power
T1	s	10
T2	s	10

Table A.6A.10: Transport channel parameters for UL reference RAB, Interactive or Background and DCCH

Parameter	Unit	64 kbps RAB	DCCH 3.4kbps
Transport Channel Number		1	2
Transmission Time Interval	ms	20	40
Type of Error Protection		Turbo coding	Convolutional coding
Coding Rate		1/3
Size of CRC	bits	16
Transport Block Size	bits	336	148
Transport Block Set Size	bits	336*B (B=0,1,2,3,4)	148*B (B=0,1)
Transport Format Set TF0 TF1 TF2 TF3 TF4	bits	0x336 1×336 2×336 3×336 4×336	0x148 1×148 N/A N/A N/A

Table A.6A.11: UL TFCI

TFCI	(64 kbps RAB, DCCH)
UL_TFC0	(TF0, TF0)
UL_TFC1	(TF0, TF1)
UL_TFC2	(TF1, TF0)
UL_TFC3	(TF1, TF1)
UL_TFC4	(TF2, TF0)
UL_TFC5	(TF2, TF1)
UL_TFC6	(TF3, TF0)
UL_TFC7	(TF3, TF1)
UL_TFC8	(TF4, TF0)
UL_TFC9	(TF4, TF1)

Table A.6A.12: Physical channel parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value
UL timeslot		7
Burst type		1
Resource units		{(spreading factor 16 x 1 code) + (spreading factor 4 x 1 code)} x 1 time slot
TFCI	Bits	16
TPC	Bits	2
Frame allocation		Continuous

The test shall be performed in AWGN channel propagation conditions. The P-CCPCH in the DL shall be transmitted in timeslot 0.

The amount of available user data shall be sufficient to allow uplink transmission at the highest bit rate (UL_TFC8 or UL_TFC9) during the entire test and it shall be ensured that the UE is using UL_TFC8 or UL_TFC9 at the end of T1.

The test shall be performed in the following way:

Before time period T1:

The allowed TFCS according to table A.6A.5 shall be signalled to the UE.

During time period T1:

With the received P-CCPCH power level set to -60 dBm, the value of the DPCH constant value shall be adjusted such that the mean UE output power is -10 dBm. These conditions are held steady during period T1.

During time period T2:

At the beginning of time period T2, the received P-CCPCH power level shall be decreased by 20 dB.

A.6A.2.1.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.2.1.2.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The UE shall have stopped using UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 within 170 ms from beginning of time period T2.

The rate of correct TFC selections observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The delay from the begining of T2 can be expressed as:

T_{detect_block} + T_notify + T_modify+ T_{L1_proc} + T_{align_TTI} + T_offset

where:

T_{detect_block} Equal to 30 ms, the time needed to detect that UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 can no longer be supported. This defines the maximum time to detect that the Elimination criterion is fulfilled for UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9.

T_notify Equal to 15 ms, the time allowed for MAC to indicate to higher layers that UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 can no longer be supported.

T_modify Equal to MAX(T_{adapt_max},T_TTI) = MAX(0, 40)=40ms

T_{adapt_max} Equals to 0 ms for the case without codec.

T_TTI See section 6A.2. Equals 40 ms in the test case.

T_{L1_proc} Equals 35 ms.

T_{align_TTI} Align with the longest uplink TTI where the new TFC can be selected. The worst case equals 40ms in this test case.

T_offset Equal to 10 ms, the maximum time between reception of the DL beacon timeslot and the UL DPCH timeslot.

A.6A.2.2 1.28 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.2.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

A.6A.2.2.1.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The test will verify the general requirement on TFC selection in section 6.4 for a RAB intended for packet data services, i.e. Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64kbps as defined in TS 34.108.

The test parameters are given in Table A.6A.13 , A.6A.14 and Table A.6A.15 below. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with a time duration of T1 and T2 respectively.

Details on the UL reference RAB in table A.6A.13 and A.6A.14 can be found in TS 34.108 section "Interactive or background / UL:64 DL: 64 kbps / PS RAB + UL:3.4 DL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH".

Table A.6A.13: UL reference RAB, Interactive or Background

	TFI	64 kbps RAB (20ms TTI)	DCCH 3.4kbps (40ms TTI)
TFS	TF0, bits	0x336	0x148
	TF1, bits	1×336	1×148
	TF2, bits	2×336	N/A
	TF3, bits	3×336	N/A
	TF4, bits	4×336	N/A

Table A.6A.14: UL TFCI

TFCI	(64 kbps RAB, DCCH)
UL_TFC0	(TF0, TF0)
UL_TFC1	(TF0, TF1)
UL_TFC2	(TF1, TF0)
UL_TFC3	(TF1, TF1)
UL_TFC4	(TF2, TF0)
UL_TFC5	(TF2, TF1)
UL_TFC6	(TF3, TF0)
UL_TFC7	(TF3, TF1)
UL_TFC8	(TF4, TF0)
UL_TFC9	(TF4, TF1)

Table A.6A.15: General test parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value
TFCS size		10
TFCS		UL_TFC0, UL_TFC1, UL_TFC2, UL_TFC3, UL_TFC4, UL_TFC5, UL_TFC6, UL_TFC7, UL_TFC8, UL_TFC9
Power Control		On
TPC step size	dB	1
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	21
T1	s	30
T2	s	10

The test shall be performed in AWGN channel propagation conditions.

The radio conditions in the test shall be sufficient, so that decoding of the TPC commands can be made without errors.

The test shall be performed in the following way:

Before time period T1:

The allowed TFCS according to table A.x.z shall be signalled to the UE.

During time period T1:

The system simulator shall ensure that the UE output power is commanded to be between 9to 10 dB below the UE Maximum allowed UL TX power.

During time period T2:

The system simulator shall continously send TPC_cmd=Up to the UE from the beginning of T2 until the end of T2.

NOTE: This will emulate that UL_TFC8 to UL_TFC9 can not be supported beacuse the UE reaches the maximum UL Tx power and still UTRAN is sending power-up commands. The time from the beginning of T2 until the UE blocks (stops using) UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 shall be measured.

A.6A.2.2.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.2.2.2.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The UE shall have stopped using UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 within [TBD] ms from beginning of time period T2.

The rate of correct tests observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The delay from the begining of T2 can be expressed as: T_ramp + T_{detect_block} + T_notify + T_modify+ T_{L1_proc} + T_{align_TTI}, where:

T_ramp Margin added for the increase of UE output power to the UE maximum power. A margin of 7 frames (70ms) is used, i.e. 14 TPC commands.

T_{detect_block} The time needed to detect that UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 can no longer be supported, i.e. defines the maximum time to detect that the Limited TFC Set criterion is fulfilled for UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9. This figure is currently TBD as X and Y in the general requirement, see section 6.4.2, are not finalised yet.

T_notify Equal to [15] ms, the time allowed for MAC to indicate to higher layers that UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 can no longer be supported.

T_modify Equal to MAX(T_{adapt_max},T_TTI) = MAX(0, 40)=40ms

T_{adapt_max} Equals to 0ms for the case without codec.

T_{L1_proc} Equals 15ms.

T_{align_TTI} Align with the longest uplink TTI where the new TFC can be selected. The worst case equals 40ms in this test case.

T_TTI See section 6.4.2. Equals 40 ms in the test case.

This gives a maximum delay of (70 + T_{detect_block} + [15] + 40 + 15 + 40) ms from the beginning of T2.

A.6A.2.3 7.68 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.2.3.1 Test Purpose and Environment

A.6A.2.3.1.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The test parameters are given in Table A.6A.16, A.6A.17, A.6A.18 and Table A.6A.19 below. The test consists of 2 successive time periods, with a time duration of T1 and T2 respectively.

Details on the UL reference RAB in table A.6A.17 is similar to that in TS 34.108 section "Interactive or background / UL:64 DL: 64 kbps / PS RAB + UL:3.4 DL:3.4 kbps SRBs for DCCH" with the exception that the Spreading Factor is 32 here instead of 16.

Table A.6A.16: General test parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value	Comment
TFCS size		10
TFCS		UL_TFC0, UL_TFC1, UL_TFC2, UL_TFC3, UL_TFC4, UL_TFC5, UL_TFC6, UL_TFC7, UL_TFC8, UL_TFC9	Gain factors for TFC0 to TFC9 shall be set to 1.
Power Control		On
Active cell		Cell 1
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	0	Value of IE "Maximum allowed UL Tx power
Primary CCPCH Tx power	dBm	18	Value of IE "Primary CCPCH Tx power"
UL timeslot interference	dBm	-80	Value of IE "UL timeslot interference" This value shall apply to all timeslots
α		1	IE "Alpha" either not sent or explicitly set to value
UL target SIR	dB	6
DPCH constant offset	dB	adjustable	Value of IE "DPCH constant power
T1	s	10
T2	s	10

Table A.6A.17: Transport channel parameters for UL reference RAB, Interactive or Background and DCCH

Parameter	Unit	64 kbps RAB	DCCH 3.4kbps
Transport Channel Number		1	2
Transmission Time Interval	ms	20	40
Type of Error Protection		Turbo coding	Convolutional coding
Coding Rate		1/3
Size of CRC	bits	16
Transport Block Size	bits	336	148
Transport Block Set Size	bits	336*B (B=0,1,2,3,4)	148*B (B=0,1)
Transport Format Set TF0 TF1 TF2 TF3 TF4	bits	0x336 1×336 2×336 3×336 4×336	0x148 1×148 N/A N/A N/A

Table A.6A.18: UL TFCI

TFCI	(64 kbps RAB, DCCH)
UL_TFC0	(TF0, TF0)
UL_TFC1	(TF0, TF1)
UL_TFC2	(TF1, TF0)
UL_TFC3	(TF1, TF1)
UL_TFC4	(TF2, TF0)
UL_TFC5	(TF2, TF1)
UL_TFC6	(TF3, TF0)
UL_TFC7	(TF3, TF1)
UL_TFC8	(TF4, TF0)
UL_TFC9	(TF4, TF1)

Table A.6A.19: Physical channel parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value
UL timeslot		7
Burst type		1
Resource units		{(spreading factor 32 x 1 code) + (spreading factor 8 x 1 code)} x 1 time slot
TFCI	Bits	16
TPC	Bits	2
Frame allocation		Continuous

The test shall be performed in AWGN channel propagation conditions. The P-CCPCH in the DL shall be transmitted in timeslot 0.

The test shall be performed in the following way:

Before time period T1:

The allowed TFCS according to table A.6A.16 shall be signalled to the UE.

During time period T1:

During time period T2:

At the beginning of time period T2, the received P-CCPCH power level shall be decreased by 20 dB.

A.6A.2.3.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.2.3.2.1 Interactive or Background, PS, UL: 64 kbps

The UE shall have stopped using UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 within 170 ms from beginning of time period T2.

The rate of correct TFC selections observed during repeated tests shall be at least 90%.

NOTE: The delay from the beginning of T2 can be expressed as:

T_{detect_block} + T_notify + T_modify+ T_{L1_proc} + T_{align_TTI} + T_offset

where:

T_notify Equal to 15 ms, the time allowed for MAC to indicate to higher layers that UL_TFC8 and UL_TFC9 can no longer be supported.

T_modify Equal to MAX(T_{adapt_max},T_TTI) = MAX(0, 40)=40ms

T_{adapt_max} Equals to 0 ms for the case without codec.

T_TTI See section 6A.2. Equals 40 ms in the test case.

T_{L1_proc} Equals 35 ms.

T_{align_TTI} Align with the longest uplink TTI where the new TFC can be selected. The worst case equals 40ms in this test case.

T_offset Equal to 10 ms, the maximum time between reception of the DL beacon timeslot and the UL DPCH timeslot.

A.6A.3 E-TFC restriction in UE

A.6A.3.1 3.84 Mcps TDD option

Void.

A.6A.3.2 1.28 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.3.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

A.6A.3.2.1.1 5ms TTI E-DCH E-TFC restriction testcase

The purpose is to verify the UE stops using a currently used E-TFC when its power is not sufficient to support that E-TFC, and resumes using that E-TFC when its power is sufficient to support it.

This test is to verify the requirement for the cell re-selection delay in the single carrier case.

The test parameters are given in Table A.6A.20 and A.6A.21below. The test consists of 3time periods, with a time duration of T1 ,T2 and T3 respectively.

An E-DCH radio bearer shall be configured, so that UE is transmitting E-PUCH in the initial condition before the time T1, defined as T0.

Table A.6A.20: General test parameters

Parameter	Unit	Value	Comment
UL DPCH configuration		12.2kbps reference measurement channel
E-DCH Transport Block Size Table		5ms TTI E-DCH Transport Block Size Table 0 according to TS 25.321 annex BC.1
UL Power Control		On
Active cell		Cell 1
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	24	For a class 4 UE maximum allowed TX power can still be signalled as 24dBm however the UE only has capability to transmit 21dBm
Propagation condition		AWGN
Δ_harq	dB	0
Periodicity for Scheduling Info		Every TTI
E-DCH MAC-D flow maximum number of retransmissions		0
T1	S	30
T2	S	10
T3	S	10

Table A.6A.21: Additional cell specific parameters

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1
		0				DwPTS
		T0	T1	T2	T3	T0	T1	T2	T3
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior		-3
DwPCH_Ec/Ior	dB					-3
HS-SCCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-7
HS-SICH_Ec/Ior	dB	-7
HS-PDSCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3
E-AGCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-15
E-HICH_Ec/Ior	dB	-15
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	Note 1
	dBm/1.28 MHz	‑70
Note 1: The power of the OCNS channel that is added shall make the total power from the cell to be equal to I_{or .}

The amount of available user data shall be sufficient to allow E-DCH uplink transmission at the highest possible bit rate with E-DCH TB index 58.

The test shall be performed in the following way:

Initial conditions:

Call is established with HSDPA and E-DCH radio bearers. An absolute grant with the value 31 is sent on the E-AGCH to give the UE sufficient grants to make use of the maximum possible data rate.

During time period T1:

From the start of T1 the system simulator shall send sufficient consecutive TPC_cmd=Up to the UE until the value of TFCI changes.

During time period T2:

The system simulator shall continuously send TPC_cmd=UP to the UE from the beginning of T2 until the end of T2. Within 150ms from the start of T2, the UE uplink E-UCCH shall indicate use of E-TFCI with index 0.

During time period T3:

The system simulator shall continuously send TPC_cmd=Down for 15 times to the UE from the beginning of T3 until the end of T3. The UE uplink E-UCCH shall indicate use of E-TFCI with index 58.

Time periods T1, T2 and T3 shall be repeated until the necessary statistical confidence is achieved.

A.6A.3.2.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.3.2.2.1 5ms TTI E-DCH E-TFC selection testcase

During time period T1, uplink power control shall be adjusted so that the UE is able to make use of the maximum of its capabilities.

1) The amount of available user data shall be sufficient to allow E-DCH uplink transmission at the highest possible bit rate with E-DCH TB index 58.

2) UE shall decrease E-TFCI to 0 within T_s.

T_s = Power level change time + UE processing time =15*5+15*5=150ms

For the test to pass, the total number of successful tests shall be more than 90% with a confidence level of 95% of the cases.

A.6A.3.3 7.68 Mcps TDD option

Void.

A.6A.4 Random Access

A.6A.4.1 3.84 Mcps TDD option

Void.

A.6A.4.2 1.28 Mcps TDD option

A.6A.4.2.1 Test Purpose and Environment

The purpose of these tests is to verify that the behaviour of the random access procedure is according to the requirements and that the PRACH power settings and timing are within specified limits. This test will verify the requirements in section 6A.4.2.2.

Table A.6A.21: RF Parameters for Random Access test

Parameter	Unit	Cell 1
UTRA RF Channel Number		Channel 1
PCCPCH_Ec/Ior	dB	-3
OCNS_Ec/Ior	dB	-3
	dB	10
	dBm/1.28MHz	-70
PCCPCH_RSCP	dBm/1.28MHz	-63
Propagation Condition		AWGN

The test parameters "System Information Block (SIB) type 5 (ASC #0)" defined in clause 6.1 of TS 34.108 , shall be used in all random access tests. Crucial parameters for the test requirements are repeated in Table A.6A.22 and these overrule the parameters defined in SIB type 5.

Table A.6A.22: UE/SS parameters for Random Access test

Parameter	Unit	Value
Access Service Class (ASC#0) ‑ Persistence value	0..1	1
PCCPCH Power -Broadcast	dBm	18
Maximum number of UpPCH Transmissions		8
Power step when no FPACH is received (Pwrramp)	dB	1~3
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	21
Desired UpPCH RX power at the cell’s receiver (PRXUpPCHdes)	dBm	-100dBm

Notes: PRX_PRACHdes: Desired PRACH RX power at the cell’s receiver in dBm signalled to the UE by the network in the FPACH response to the UE’s successful UpPCH transmission.

A.6A.4.2.2 Test Requirements

A.6A.4.2.2.1 Correct behaviour when receiving an ACK

The UE shall stop transmitting UpPCH upon a successful FPACH has been received and then transmit a message of PRACH. A FPACH shall be transmitted after 8 UpPCH have been received by the UTRAN.

The absolute power applied to the first UpPCH shall have an accuracy as specified in section 6.4.1.2.1 of TS 25.102. The relative power applied to additional preambles shall have an accuracy as specified in section 6A.4.2.2.

The UE shall transmit 6 UpPCH and 1 message of PRACH if the max number of UpPCH transmissions is 8.

A.6A.4.2.2.2 Correct behaviour when reaching maximum allowed UL transmit power

The UE shall not exceed the maximum allowed UL TX power configured by the UTRAN. No FPACH shall be sent by UTRAN during this test as specified in section 6.4.1.2.1 of TS 25.102.

Table A.6A.24: Specific UE parameter for correct behaviour when reaching maximum transmit power

Parameter	Unit	Value
Maximum allowed UL TX power	dBm	0
Power step when no FPACH is received (Pwrramp)	dB	3

A.6A.4.3 7.68 Mcps TDD option

Void.