6.3.2E Minimum Output Power for UE category 0

36.521-13GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)Part 1: Conformance testingRadio transmission and receptionRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification

6.3.2E.1 Test purpose

Same test purpose as in clause 6.3.2.1.

6.3.2E.2 Test applicability

This test case applies to all types of E-UTRA UE release 12 and forward of UE category 0.

6.3.2E.3 Minimum conformance requirements

Same minimum conformance requirements as in clause 6.3.2.3.

6.3.2E.4 Test description

6.3.2E.4.1 Initial conditions

Same initial conditions as in clause 6.3.2.4.1 with following exceptions:

– Instead of Table 6.3.2.4.1-1 🡪 use Table 6.3.2E.4.1-1.

– Connect SS to the UE antenna connectors as shown in TS 36.508 [7] Annex A Figure A.3 using only main UE Tx/Rx antenna.

Table 6.3.2E.4.1-1: Test Configuration Table

Initial Conditions

Test Environment as specified in

TS 36.508 [7] subclause 4.1

Normal, TL/VL, TL/VH, TH/VL, TH/VH

Test Frequencies as specified in

TS 36.508 [7] subclause 4.3.1

Low range, Mid range, High range

Test Channel Bandwidths as specified in

TS 36.508 [7] subclause 4.3.1

Lowest, 5MHz, Highest

Test Parameters for Channel Bandwidths

Downlink Configuration

Uplink Configuration

Ch BW

N/A for min output power test

Mod’n

RB allocation

FDD and HD-FDD

TDD

1.4MHz

QPSK

6

6

3MHz

QPSK

15

15

5MHz

QPSK

25

25

10MHz

QPSK

36

36

15MHz

QPSK

36

36

20MHz

QPSK

36

36

Note 1: Test Channel Bandwidths are checked separately for each E-UTRA band, the applicable channel bandwidths are specified in Table 5.4.2.1-1.

6.3.2E.4.2 Test procedure

Same test procedure as in clause 6.3.2.4.2 with the following exception for HD-FDD:

– In step 3, slots with transient periods are not under test. Half-duplex guard subframes are not under test.

6.3.2E.4.3 Message contents

Message contents are according to TS 36.508 [7] subclause 4.6.

6.3.2E.5 Test requirement

The minimum output power measured shall not exceed the values specified in Table 6.3.2E.5-1.

Table 6.3.2E.5-1: Minimum output power

Channel bandwidth / minimum output power / measurement bandwidth

1.4

MHz

3.0

MHz

5

MHz

10

MHz

15

MHz

20

MHz

Minimum output power

For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: ≤ -39 dBm

For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: ≤ -38.7 dBm

Measurement bandwidth (Note 1)

1.08 MHz

2.7 MHz

4.5 MHz

9.0 MHz

13.5 MHz

18 MHz

Note 1: Different implementations such as FFT or spectrum analyzer approach are allowed. For spectrum analyzer approach the measurement bandwidth is defined as an equivalent noise bandwidth.