7.5A Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) for CA

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

7.5A.0 Minimum conformance requirements

For inter-band carrier aggregation with one component carrier per operating band and the uplink assigned to one E-UTRA band, the adjacent channel requirements are defined with the uplink active on the band(s) other than the band whose downlink is being tested. The UE shall meet the requirements specified in subclause 7.5.3 for each component carrier while all downlink carriers are active. For E-UTRA CA configurations including an operating band without uplink operation or an operating band with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.2-1), the requirements for all downlinks shall be met with the single uplink carrier active in each band capable of UL operation. For a component carrier configured in Band 46, the requirements specified in subclause 7.5.3 are replaced by the requirements in Table 7.5A.0-1a with test parameters in Table 7.5A.0-2a and Table 7.5A.0-3a.

Table 7.5A.0-1a: Adjacent channel selectivity

E-UTRA band	Rx Parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth
			1.4 MHz	3 MHz	5 MHz	10 MHz	15 MHz	20 MHz
46	ACS	dB				33		27

Table 7.5A.0-2a: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 1

E-UTRA Band	Rx Parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth
			1.4 MHz	3 MHz	5 MHz	10 MHz	15 MHz	20 MHz
46	Power in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration	dBm	REFSENS + 14 dB
	PInterferer	dBm				REFSENS+45.5dB		REFSENS +39.5dB
	BWInterferer	MHz				20		20
	FInterferer (offset)	MHz				15+0.0075/-15-0.0075		20+0.0025 / -20-0.0025
NOTE 1: In a band capable of uplink operation, the transmitter shall be set to 4dB below PCMAX_L at the minimum uplink configuration specified in Table Table 7.3.3-2 with PCMAX_L as defined in subclause 6.2.5. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex A.3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1.

Table 7.5A.0-3a: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 2

E-UTRA band	Rx Parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth
			1.4 MHz	3 MHz	5 MHz	10 MHz	15 MHz	20 MHz
46	Power in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration	dBm				-56.5		-50.5
	PInterferer	dBm	-25
	BWInterferer	MHz				20		20
	FInterferer (offset)	MHz				15+0.0075/-15-0.0075		20+0.0025 / -20-0.0025
NOTE 1: In a band capable of uplink operation, the transmitter shall be set to 24dB below PCMAX_L at the minimum uplink configuration specified in Table Table 7.3.3-2 with PCMAX_L as defined in subclause 6.2.5. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex A.3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1.

For E-UTRA CA configurations listed in Table 7.3A.0-0a under conditions for which reference sensitivity for the operating band being tested is N/A, the adjacent channel requirements of subclause 7.5A.0 do not apply.

For intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation the downlink SCC(s) shall be configured at nominal channel spacing to the PCC. For FDD, the PCC shall be configured closest to the uplink band. All downlink carriers shall be active throughout the test. The uplink output power shall be set as specified in Table 7.5A.0-2 or Table 7.5A.0-3 with the uplink configuration set according to Table 7.3A.0-1 for the applicable carrier aggregation configuration. For UE(s) supporting one uplink carrier, the uplink configuration of the PCC shall be in accordance with Table 7.3.3-2. The UE shall fulfil the minimum requirement specified in Table 7.5A.0-1 for an adjacent channel interferer on either side of the aggregated downlink signal at a specified frequency offset and for an interferer power up to -25 dBm. The throughput of each carrier shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.2.2, A.2.3 and A.3.2 (with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD for the DL-signal as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1) with parameters specified in Tables 7.5A.0-2 and 7.5A.0-3. For operating bands with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.2-1), the requirements also apply for an SCC assigned in the unpaired part with parameters specified in Tables 7.5A.0-2 and 7.5A.0-3.

For intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation with one uplink carrier and two or more downlink sub-blocks, each larger than or equal to 5 MHz, the adjacent channel selectivity requirements are defined with the uplink configuration in accordance with Table 7.3A.0-3. For this uplink configuration, the UE shall meet the requirements for each sub-block as specified in subclauses 7.5.3 and 7.5A.0 for one component carrier and two component carriers per sub-block, respectively. The UE shall fulfil the minimum requirements all values of a single adjacent channel interferer in-gap and out-of-gap up to a –25 dBm interferer power while all downlink carriers are active. For the lower range of test parameters (Case 1), the interferer power P_interferer shall be set to the maximum of the levels given by the carriers of the respective sub-blocks as specified in Table 7.5.3-2 and Table 7.5A.0-2 for one component carrier and two component carriers per sub-block, respectively. The wanted signal power levels for the carriers of each sub-block shall then be adjusted relative to P_interferer in accordance with the ACS requirement for each sub-block (Table 7.5.3-1 and Table 7.5A.0-1). For the upper range of test parameters (Case 2) for which the interferer power P_interferer is -25 dBm (Table 7.5.3-3 and Table 7.5A.0-3) the wanted signal power levels for the carriers of each sub-block shall be adjusted relative to P_interferer like for Case 1.

Table 7.5A.0-1: Adjacent channel selectivity

		CA Bandwidth Class
Rx Parameter	Units	B	C	D	E	F
ACS	dB	27	24	22.2	21	20

Table 7.5A.0-2: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 1

Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
		B	C	D	E	F
Pw in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration, per CC		REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB
PInterferer	dBm	Aggregated power + 25.5 dB	Aggregated power + 22.5 dB	Aggregated power + 20.7 dB	Aggregated power + 19.5 dB	Aggregated power + 18.5 dB
BWInterferer	MHz	5	5	5	5	5
FInterferer (offset)	MHz	2.5 + Foffset / -2.5 – Foffset	2.5 + Foffset / -2.5 – Foffset	2.5 + Foffset / -2.5 – Foffset	2.5 + Foffset / -2.5 – Foffset	2.5 + Foffset / -2.5 – Foffset
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4dB below PCMAX_L or PCMAX_L_CA as defined in subclause 6.2.5A. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex A.3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1. NOTE 3: The Finterferer (offset) is the frequency separation of the centre frequency of the carrier closest to the interferer and the centre frequency of the adjacent channel interferer and shall be further adjusted to MHz to be offset from the sub-carrier raster.

Table 7.5A.0-3: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 2

Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
		B	C	D	E	F
Pw in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration, per CC	dBm	-50.5 +10log10(NRB,c/ NRB agg)	-47.5 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)	-45.743.9 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)	-44.5 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg) 5	-43.5 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)
PInterferer	dBm	-25
BWInterferer	MHz	5	5	5	5	5
FInterferer (offset)	MHz	2.5+ Foffset / -2.5- Foffset	2.5+ Foffset / -2.5- Foffset	2.5+ Foffset / -2.5- Foffset	2.5+ Foffset / -2.5- Foffset	2.5+ Foffset / -2.5- Foffset
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 24dB below PCMAX_L or PCMAX_L_CA as defined in subclause 6.2.5A. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex 3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1 NOTE 3: The Finterferer (offset) is the frequency separation of the centre frequency of the carrier closest to the interferer and the centre frequency of the adjacent channel interferer and shall be further adjusted to MHz to be offset from the sub-carrier raster.

For combinations of intra-band and inter-band carrier aggregation with up to five downlink carriers (up to four non-contiguously aggregated carriers per band and up to four contiguously aggregated carriers per band) and one uplink carrier assigned to one E-UTRA band, the requirement is defined with the uplink active in each band other than that supporting the downlink(s) under test. The uplink configuration shall be in accordance with Table 7.3A.0-3 when the uplink is active in the band supporting two non-contiguous component carriers, Table 7.3A.0-1 when the uplink is active in a band supporting two contiguous component carriers and in accordance with Table 7.3.3-2 when the uplink is active in a band supporting one carrier per band. The downlink PCC shall be configured closer to the uplink operating band than the downlink SCC(s) when the uplink is active in band(s) supporting contiguous aggregation of up to four component carriers. For these uplink configurations, the UE shall meet the adjacent channel selectivity requirements for intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation of two downlink sub-blocks with R_IBNC = 0 dB for all sub-block gaps (Table 7.3A.0-3) for the two non-contiguous downlink sub-blocks, the requirements for intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation for the contiguously aggregated downlink carriers and for any remaining component carrier(s) the requirements specified in subclause 7.5.3. For contiguously aggregated component carriers configured in Band 46, the said requirements for intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation of downlink carriers are replaced by requirements in Table 7.5A.0-4 with test parameters in Table 7.5A.0-5 and Table 7.5A.0-6. For non-contiguously aggregated component carriers configured in Band 46, the said requirements are applied to each sub-block for in-gap and out-of-gap interferers. For the sub-block with a single component carrier, the requirement is replaced by Table 7.5A.0-1a with test parameters in Table 7.5A.0-1b and Table 7.5A.0-1c. For the sub-block with two or more contiguous component carriers, the requirement is replaced by Table 7.5A.0-4 with test parameters in Table 7.5A.0-5 and Table 7.5A.0-6. All downlink carriers shall be active throughout the tests and the requirements for downlinks shall be met with the single uplink carrier active in each band capable of UL operation.

Table 7.5A.0-4: Adjacent channel selectivity

E-UTRA band	Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
			B	C	D	E	F
46	ACS	dB		24	22.2	21

Table 7.5A.0-5: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 1

E-UTRA Band	Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
			B	C	D	E	F
46	Pw in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration, per CC			REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB	REFSENS + 14 dB
	PInterferer	dBm		Aggregated power + 22.5 dB	Aggregated power + 20.7 dB	Aggregated power + 19.5 dB
	BWInterferer	MHz		20	20	20
	FInterferer (offset)	MHz		10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset	10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset	10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset
NOTE 1*: In a band capable of uplink operation, the transmitter shall be set to 4dB below PCMAX_L,c or PCMAX_L as defined in subclause 6.2.5A. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex A.3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD/FS3 as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1/A.5.3.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1. NOTE 3: The Finterferer (offset) is the frequency separation of the centre frequency of the carrier closest to the interferer and the centre frequency of the adjacent channel interferer and shall be further adjusted to MHz to be offset from the sub-carrier raster.

Table 7.5A.0-6: Test parameters for Adjacent channel selectivity, Case 2

E-UTRA band	Rx Parameter	Units	CA Bandwidth Class
			B	C	D	E	F
46	Pw in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration, per CC	dBm		-47.5 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)	-45.7 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)	-44.5 +10log10(NRB,c/NRB agg)
	PInterferer	dBm	-25
	BWInterferer	MHz		20	20	20
	FInterferer (offset)	MHz		10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset	10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset	10 + Foffset / -10 – Foffset
NOTE 1: In a band capable of uplink operation, the transmitter shall be set to 24dB below PCMAX_L,c or PCMAX_L as defined in subclause 6.2.5A. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the Reference measurement channel specified in Annex 3.2 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD/FS3 as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1/A.5.3.1 and set-up according to Annex C.3.1. NOTE 3: The Finterferer (offset) is the frequency separation of the centre frequency of the carrier closest to the interferer and the centre frequency of the adjacent channel interferer and shall be further adjusted to MHz to be offset from the sub-carrier raster.

The normative references for this requirement are TS 36.101 [2] clauses 7.5.1A and 7.5.1.