A.14 Fixed Reference Channels for NB-IOT reference sensitivity (π/2 BPSK, R=1/3)
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The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in Table A.14-1 for reference sensitivity.
Table A.14-1 FRC parameters for reference sensitivity and in-channel selectivity
Reference channel |
A14-1 |
A14-2 |
Sub-carrier spacing (kHz) |
15 |
3.75 |
Number of tone |
1 |
1 |
Diversity |
No |
No |
Modulation |
π/2 BPSK |
π/2 BPSK |
Frequency offset |
0 |
0 |
Channel estimation length (ms) Note 1 |
4 |
16 |
Number of NPUSCH repetition |
1 |
1 |
IMCS / TBS |
0 / 0 |
0 / 0 |
Payload size (bits) |
32 |
32 |
Allocated resource unit |
2 |
2 |
Code rate (target) |
1/3 |
1/3 |
Code rate (effective) |
0.29 |
0.29 |
Transport block CRC (bits) |
24 |
24 |
Code block CRC size (bits) |
0 |
0 |
Number of code blocks – C |
1 |
1 |
Total number of bits per resource unit |
96 |
96 |
Total symbols per resource unit |
96 |
96 |
Tx time (ms) |
16 |
64 |
Note 1: Channel estimation lengths are included in the table for information only. |