C.2 Set-up

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

Table C.2-1 describes the downlink Physical Channels that are required for E-UTRA connection set up.

Table C.2-1: Downlink Physical Channels required for E-UTRA connection set-up

Physical Channel

EPRE Ratio

Note

PBCH

PBCH_RA = 0 dB

PBCH_RB = 0 dB

PSS

PSS_RA = 0 dB

SSS

SSS_RA = 0 dB

PCFICH

PCFICH_RB = 0 dB

PDCCH

PDCCH_RA = 0 dB

PDCCH_RB = 0 dB

MPDCCH

MPDCCH_RA = 0 dB

Only required for UE category M1 testing

MPDCCH_RB = 0 dB

PDSCH

PDSCH_RA = 0 dB

PDSCH_RB = 0 dB

PHICH

PHICH_RA = 0 dB

Note 2

Not required for UE category M1 testing

PHICH_RB = 0 dB

Note 1: No boosting is applied.

Note 2: PHICH group power, i.e. the total power of all active PHICH sequences within a PHICH group.

Table C.2-2 describes the configuration of PDSCH and PDCCH before measurement for E-UTRA FDD and Table C.2-3 for E-UTRA TDD.

Table C.2-4 describes the configuration of PDSCH and MPDCCH before measurement for FDD and Table C.2-5 for TDD.

Table C.2-2: PDSCH and PDCCH configuration for E-UTRA FDD

Parameter

Unit

Value

Comments

Allocated resource blocks

6

MCS Index

–

TB Size with transmitting message in 1TTI

Number of HARQ processes

Processes

8

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

5

Aggregation level

CCE

2

Note 4

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 1A

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 0

Note 1: 2 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 20 MHz, 15 MHz and 10 MHz channel BW. 3 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 5 MHz and 3 MHz. 4 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 1.4 MHz.

Note 2: Reference signal, Synchronization signals and PBCH allocated as per TS 36.211 [8].

Note 3: The PDSCH shall be occupied 6 resource blocks centred on the DC subcarrier.

Note 4: For PDCCH using SI-RNTI, Aggregation level:

a)Tables C.3.0-3, C.3.1-3, and C.3.2-3 for RF tests
b)Table A.2.1-1 of 36.521-3 for RRM tests.

Table C.2-3: PDSCH and PDCCH configuration for E-UTRA TDD

Parameter

Unit

Value

Comments

Allocated resource blocks

6

MCS Index

0

TB Size with transmitting message in 1TTI

Number of HARQ processes (Note 1)

Processes

7

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

4

Aggregation level

CCE

2

Note 5

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 1A

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 0

Note 1: Number of HARQ processes shall be determined by UL/DL configuration, for configuration other than 1,the process number shall be set per TS 36.213 [10] Table 8-1.

Note 2: For normal downlink subframes, 2 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 20 MHz, 15 MHz and 10 MHz channel BW. 3 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 5 MHz and 3 MHz. 4 symbols allocated to PDCCH for 1.4 MHz. For special subframe (1&6), only 2 OFDM symbols are allocated to PDCCH for all BWs.

Note 3: Reference signal, Synchronization signals and PBCH allocated as per TS 36.211 [8].

Note 4: The PDSCH shall be occupied 6 resource blocks centred on the DC subcarrier.

Note 5: For PDCCH using SI-RNTI, Aggregation level:
a)Tables C.3.0-3, C.3.1-3, and C.3.2-3 for RF tests
b)Table A.2.2-1 of 36.521-3 for RRM tests

Table C.2-4: PDSCH and MPDCCH configuration for FDD

Parameter

Unit

Value

Comments

Allocated resource blocks

[6]

MCS Index

–

TB Size with transmitting message in 1TTI

Number of HARQ processes, CE Mode A

Processes

[8]

Number of HARQ processes, CE Mode B

Processes

[2]

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

[5]

Aggregation level

CCE

[2]

Note 4

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 6-1A

CE Mode A

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 6-1B

CE mode B

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 6-0A

CE Mode A

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 6-0B

CE mode B

Note 1: [2] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 20 MHz, 15 MHz and 10 MHz channel BW. [3] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 5 MHz and 3 MHz. [4] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 1.4 MHz.

Note 2: Reference signal, Synchronization signals and PBCH allocated as per TS 36.211 [8].

Note 3: Void.

Note 4: For MPDCCH using SI-RNTI, Aggregation level:

a)Tables C.3.0-3, C.3.1-3, and C.3.2-3 for RF tests
b)Table A.2.1-1 of 36.521-3 for RRM tests.

Table C.2-5: PDSCH and MPDCCH configuration for TDD

Parameter

Unit

Value

Comments

Allocated resource blocks

[6]

MCS Index

[0]

TB Size with transmitting message in 1TTI

Number of HARQ processes, CE Mode A (Note 1)

Processes

[7]

Number of HARQ processes, CE Mode B

Processes

[2]

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

[4]

Aggregation level

CCE

[2]

Note 5

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 6-1A

CE Mode A

DCI Format for PDSCH

Format 6-1B

CE mode B

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 6-0A

CE Mode A

DCI Format for PUSCH

Format 6-0B

CE mode B

Note 1: Number of HARQ processes shall be determined by UL/DL configuration, for configuration other than 1,the process number shall be set per TS 36.213 [10] Table 8-1.

Note 2: For normal downlink subframes, [2] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 20 MHz, 15 MHz and 10 MHz channel BW. [3] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 5 MHz and 3 MHz. [4] symbols allocated to PDCCH for 1.4 MHz. For special subframe (1&6), only [2] OFDM symbols are allocated to PDCCH for all BWs.

Note 3: Reference signal, Synchronization signals and PBCH allocated as per TS 36.211 [8].

Note 4: Void.

Note 5: For MPDCCH using SI-RNTI, Aggregation level:
a)Tables C.3.0-3, C.3.1-3, and C.3.2-3 for RF tests
b)Table A.2.2-1 of 36.521-3 for RRM tests

Table C.2-6: Downlink Physical Channels required for connection set-up, NB-IoT

Physical Channel

EPRE Ratio

Note

NPBCH

NPBCH_RA = 0 dB

NPBCH_RB = 0 dB

NPSS

NPSS_RA = 0 dB

NSSS

NSSS_RA = 0 dB

NPDCCH

NPDCCH_RA = 0 dB

NPDCCH_RB = 0 dB

NPDSCH

NPDSCH_RA = 0 dB

NPDSCH_RB = 0 dB

Note 1: No boosting is applied.

Table C.2-7 describes the configuration of NPDSCH and NPDCCH before measurement for NB-IoT.

Table C.2-7: NPDSCH and NPDCCH configuration for NB-IoT

Parameter

Unit

Value

Comments

Allocated subcarriers

[FFS]

MCS Index

–

TB Size with transmitting message in 1TTI

Number of HARQ processes

Processes

1

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

1

Aggregation level

NCCE

2

DCI Format for NPDSCH

Format N1

DCI Format for NPUSCH

Format N0

Note 1: Reference signal NRS, Synchronization signals NPSS, NSSS and NPBCH allocated as per TS 36.211 [8]