7.4A.1_H Maximum input level for CA (intra-band contiguous DL CA and UL CA) for 256QAM in DL

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

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

7.4A.1_H.1 Test purpose

Same test purpose as in clause 7.4A.1.

7.4A.1_H.2 Test applicability

This test applies to all types of E-UTRA UE release 12 and forward that support intra-band contiguous DL CA and UL CA and 256QAM in DL.

7.4A.1_H.3 Minimum conformance requirements

The minimum conformance requirements are defined in clause 7.4A.0 with the following exceptions:

– Instead of Table 7.4A.0-1, use Table 7.4A.1_H.3-1.

Table 7.4A.1_H.3-1: Maximum input level for intra-band contiguous CA

Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
Rx Parameter	Units	A	B	C	D	E	F
Power in largest Transmission Bandwidth Configuration CC	dBm		-28²	-25²	-25²
Power in largest Transmission Bandwidth Configuration CC	dBm		-30³	-27³	-27³
Power in each other CC	dBm		-28+ 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})²	-25 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})²	-25 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})²
Power in each other CC	dBm		-30+ 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})³	-27 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})³	-27 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})³
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4dB below PCMAX_L,c or PCMAX_L as defined in subclause 6.2.5A. 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. NOTE 3: Reference measurement channel is Annex A.3.2: 256QAM, R=4/5 variant with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1.

7.4A.1_H.4 Test description

7.4A.1_H.4.1 Initial conditions

Same initial conditions as in clause 7.4A.1.4.1 with the following exceptions:

– Instead of Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1, use Table 7.4A.1_H.4.1-1.

Table 7.4A.1_H.4.1-1: Test Configuration Table

Initial Conditions
Test Environment as specified in TS 36.508[7] clause 4.1	NC
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
Test CC Combination setting (N_{RB_agg}) as specified in clause 5.4.2A.1 for the CA Configuration across bandwidth combination sets supported by the UE.	Lowest N_{RB_agg}Highest N_{RB_agg}
Test Parameters for CA Configurations
use the content of Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1 replacing CC MOD of DL Allocation by 256QAM

7.4A.1_H.4.2 Test procedure

Same test procedure as in clause 7.4A.1.4.2 with the following exceptions:

– Instead of Table 7.4A.1.4.1-1, use Table 7.4A.1_H.4.1-1.

– Instead of Table 7.4A.1.5-1, use 7.4A.1_H.5-1.

– Instead of DCI format 1A use DCI format 1.

7.4A.1_H.4.3 Message contents

Same message contents as defined in clause 7.4A.1.4.3.

7.4A.1_H.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_H.5-1.

Table 7.4A.1_H.5-1: Maximum input level for intra-band contiguous CA

Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
Rx Parameter	Units	A	B	C	D	E	F
Power in largest Transmission Bandwidth Configuration CC	dBm		For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -30.7 For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -31.0	For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -27.7 For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -28.0
Power in each other CC	dBm		For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -30.7 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW}) For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -31.0 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})	For carrier frequency f ≤ 3.0GHz: -27.7 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW}) For carrier frequency 3.0GHz < f ≤ 4.2GHz: -28.0 + 10log(N_RB,c /N_{RB,largest BW})
Note 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4dB below P_{CMAX_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: 256QAM, R=4/5 variant with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1.