7.4A.1 Maximum input level for CA (intra-band contiguous DL CA and UL CA)
36.521-13GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA)Part 1: Conformance testingRadio transmission and receptionRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification
Editor’s note:
– Any restriction of the applicability of test points due to the supported UE category is under investigation
7.4A.1.1 Test purpose
Maximum input level for CA test verifies the UE’s ability to receive data with a given average throughput for a specified reference measurement channel, under conditions of high signal level, ideal propagation and no added noise.
A UE unable to meet the throughput requirement under these conditions will decrease the coverage area near to an e-NodeB.
7.4A.1.2 Test applicability
This test applies to all types of E-UTRA UE release 10 and forward that support intra-band contiguous DL CA and UL CA.
7.4A.1.3 Minimum conformance requirements
The minimum conformance requirements are defined in clause 7.4A.0.
7.4A.1.4 Test description
7.4A.1.4.1 Initial conditions
Initial conditions are a set of test configurations the UE needs to be tested in and the steps for the SS to take with the UE to reach the correct measurement state.
The initial test configurations consist of environmental conditions, test frequencies, and channel bandwidths based on E-UTRA CA configurations specified in table 5.4.2A.1-1. All of these configurations shall be tested with applicable test parameters for each CA Configuration, and are shown in table 7.4A.1.4.1-1. The details of the uplink and downlink reference measurement channels (RMCs) are specified in Annexes A.2 and A.3 respectively. The details of the OCNG patterns used are specified in Annex A.5. Configurations of PDSCH and PDCCH before measurement are specified in Annex C.2.
Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1: Test Configuration Table
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Initial Conditions |
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Test Environment as specified in TS 36.508[7] clause 4.1 |
NC |
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Test Frequencies as specified in TS36.508 [7] clause 4.3.1 for different CA bandwidth classes, and PCC and SCCs are mapped onto physical frequencies according to Table 7.1-2 |
Mid range |
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Test CC Combination setting (NRB_agg) as specified in clause 5.4.2A.1 for the CA Configuration across bandwidth combination sets supported by the UE. |
Lowest NRB_agg (Note 3) |
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Test Parameters for CA Configurations |
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CA Configuration / NRB_agg |
DL Allocation |
UL Allocation |
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PCC |
SCC |
CC |
PCC & SCC RB allocation |
CC |
NRB_alloc |
PCC & SCC RB allocations |
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25 |
25 |
64-QAM |
25+25 |
QPSK |
50 |
P_25@0 |
S_25@0 |
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50 |
25 |
64-QAM |
50+25 |
QPSK |
25 |
P_25@25 |
S_0@0 |
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50 |
50 |
64-QAM |
50+50 |
QPSK |
25 |
P_25@25 |
S_0@0 |
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50 |
100 |
64-QAM |
50+100 |
QPSK |
150 |
P_50@0 |
S_100@0 |
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75 |
25 |
64-QAM |
75+25 |
QPSK |
100 |
P_75@0 |
S_25@0 |
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75 |
50 |
64-QAM |
75+50 |
QPSK |
75 |
P_75@0 |
S_0@0 |
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75 |
75 |
64-QAM |
75+75 |
QPSK |
75 |
P_75@0 |
S_0@0 |
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75 |
75 |
64-QAM |
75+75 |
QPSK |
129 |
P_75@0 |
S_54@0 |
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75 |
75 |
64-QAM |
75+75 |
QPSK |
150 |
P_75@0 |
S_75@0 |
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100 |
25 |
64QAM |
100+25 |
QPSK |
50 |
P_50@0 |
S_0@0 |
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100 |
25 |
64-QAM |
100+25 |
QPSK |
125 |
P_100@0 |
S_25@0 |
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100 |
50 |
64-QAM |
100+50 |
QPSK |
75 |
P_75@25 |
S_0@0 |
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100 |
50 |
64-QAM |
100+50 |
QPSK |
150 |
P_100@0 |
S_50@0 |
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100 |
75 |
64-QAM |
100+75 |
QPSK |
175 |
P_100@0 |
S_75@0 |
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100 |
100 |
64-QAM |
100+100 |
QPSK |
50 |
P_50@50 |
S_0@0 |
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100 |
100 |
64-QAM |
100+100 |
QPSK |
75 |
P_75@25 |
S_0@0 |
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100 |
100 |
64-QAM |
100+100 |
QPSK |
130 |
P_100@0 |
S_30@0 |
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100 |
100 |
64-QAM |
100+100 |
QPSK |
200 |
P_100@0 |
S_100@0 |
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Note 1: CA Configuration Test CC Combination settings are checked separately for each CA Configuration, which applicable aggregated channel bandwidths are specified in Table 5.4.2A.1-1. Note 2: Depending on CA Configuration only the appropriate Uplink RB allocation value according to table 7.3A.0-1 is tested per CA Configuration Test CC combination. Note 3: If the UE supports multiple CC Combinations in the CA Configuration with the same NRB_agg , only the combination with the highest NRB_PCC is tested. |
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1. Connect the SS to the UE antenna connectors as shown in TS 36.508 [7] Annex A, Figure group A.32 as appropriate if the UE supports 2 Rx antennas or Figure A.80 if the UE supports 4 Rx antennas in the band.
2. The parameter settings for the cell are set up according to TS 36.508 [7] clause 4.4.3.
3. Downlink signals for PCC are initially set up according to Annex C.0, C.1 and C.3.1, and uplink signals according to Annex H.1 and H.3.1
4. The UL and DL Reference Measurement channels are set according to Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1.
5. Propagation conditions are set according to Annex B.0.
6. Ensure the UE is in State 3A-RF according to TS 36.508 [7] clause 5.2A.2. Message contents are defined in clause 7.4A.1.4.3.
7.4A.1.4.2 Test procedure
1. Configure SCC according to Annex C.0, C.1 and Annex C.3.1 for all downlink physical channels.
2. The SS shall configure SCC as per TS 36.508 [7] clause 5.2A.4. Message contents are defined in clause 7.4A.1.4.3
3. SS activates SCC by sending the activation MAC-CE (Refer TS 36.321 [13], clauses 5.13, 6.1.3.8). Wait for at least 2 seconds (Refer TS 36.133, clauses 8.3.3.2).
4. SS transmits PDSCH via PDCCH DCI format 1A for C_RNTI to transmit the DL RMC according to Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1 on both PCC and SCC. The SS sends downlink MAC padding bits on the DL RMC.
5. SS sends uplink scheduling information for each UL HARQ process via PDCCH DCI format 0 for C_RNTI to schedule the UL RMC according to Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1 on both PCC and SCC. Since the UE has no payload data to send, the UE sends uplink MAC padding bits on the UL RMC.
6. Set the Downlink signal level for PCC and SCC to the value defined in Table 7.4A.1.5-1. Send Uplink power control commands to the UE (less or equal to 1dB step size should be used), to ensure that for at least the duration of the Throughput measurement:
The PCC output power is within (+0dB, -3.4 dB) of (target level in Table 7.4A.1.5-1 + 10log(P_LCRB/NRB_alloc)), for carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz,
or within (+0dB, -4 dB) of (target level in Table 7.4A.1.5-1 + 10log(P_LCRB/NRB_alloc)) for carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz.
The SCC output power is within (+0dB, -3.4 dB) of (target level in Table 7.4A.1.5-1 + 10log(S_LCRB/NRB_alloc)), for carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz,
or within (+0dB, -4 dB) of (target level in Table 7.4A.1.5-1 + 10log(S_LCRB/NRB_alloc)) for carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz.
7. Measure the average throughput for each component carrier for duration sufficient to achieve statistical significance according to Annex G.2A.
7.4A.1.4.3 Message contents
Message contents are according to TS 36.508 [7] subclause 4.6 with the following exception.
Table 7.4A.1.4.3-1: UplinkPowerControlDedicated
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Derivation Path: 36.331 clause 6.3.2 |
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Information Element |
Value/remark |
Comment |
Condition |
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UplinkPowerControlDedicated-DEFAULT ::= SEQUENCE { |
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p0-UePUSCH |
0 |
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deltaMCS-Enabled |
en0 |
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accumulationEnabled |
TRUE |
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p0-uePUCCH |
0 |
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pSRS-Offset |
3 (-6 dB) |
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filterCoefficient |
fc8 |
larger filter length is used to reduce the RSRP measurement variation |
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} |
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Table 7.4A.1.4.3-2: UplinkPowerControlDedicatedSCell-r10
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Derivation Path: 36.508 clause 4.6.3 |
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Information Element |
Value/remark |
Comment |
Condition |
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UplinkPowerControlDedicated-DEFAULT ::= SEQUENCE { |
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p0-UE-PUSCH-r10 |
0 |
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deltaMCS-Enabled-r10 |
en0 |
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accumulationEnabled-r10 |
TRUE |
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pSRS-Offset-r10 |
7 (0 dB) |
The actual parameter value is -10.5 + 1.5*pSRS-Offset value; 0 is the actual value in dB (-10.5 + 1.5*7 dB). |
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pSRS-OffsetAp-r10 |
7 (0 dB) |
The actual parameter value is -10.5 + 1.5*pSRS-Offset value; 0 is the actual value in dB (-10.5 + 1.5*7 dB). |
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filterCoefficient-r10 |
fc8 |
larger filter length is used to reduce the RSRP measurement variation |
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pathlossReferenceLinking-r10 |
sCell |
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} |
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7.4A.1.5 Test requirement
The throughput measurement of each carrier derived in test procedure shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annex A.3.2 with parameters specified in Table 7.4A.1.5-1.
Table 7.4A.1.5-1: Maximum input level for intra-band contiguous CA
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Rx Parameter |
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CA Bandwidth Class |
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A |
B |
C |
D |
E |
F |
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Power in largest Transmission Bandwidth Configuration CC |
dBm |
For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -28.7 For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -29.0 |
For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -25.7 For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -26.0 |
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Power in each other CC |
dBm |
For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -28.7 + 10log(NRB,c /NRB,largest BW) For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -29.0 + 10log(NRB,c /NRB,largest BW) |
For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -25.7 + 10log(NRB,c /NRB,largest BW) For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -26.0 + 10log(NRB,c /NRB,largest BW) |
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Note 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4dB below PCMAX_L or PCMAX_L_CA as defined in subclause 6.2.5 for one uplink carrier and in subclause 6.2.5A for two uplink carriers. Note 2: Reference measurement channel is Annex A.3.2: 64QAM, R=3/4 variant with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1. |
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