A.3 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.3-1 for reference sensitivity.

Table A.3-1 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.