7.3 Reference sensitivity

38.101-13GPPNRPart 1: Range 1 StandaloneRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception

7.3.1 General

The reference sensitivity power level REFSENS is the minimum mean power applied to each one of the UE antenna ports for all UE categories, at which the throughput shall meet or exceed the requirements for the specified reference measurement channel.

In later clauses of Clause 7 where the value of REFSENS is used as a reference to set the corresponding requirement:

in all bands, the UE shall be verified against those requirements by applying the REFSENS value in Table 7.3.2-1a, Table 7.3.2-1b and Table 7.3.2-1c or Table 7.3.2-1d with 2 Rx antenna ports tested;

for bands where the UE is required to be equipped with 4 Rx antenna ports, the UE shall additionally be verified against those requirements by applying the resulting REFSENS value derived from the requirement in Table 7.3.2-2 with 4 Rx antenna ports tested.

7.3.2 Reference sensitivity power level

The throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.2.2.2, A3.2 and A.3.3 (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 Table 7.3.2-1a, Table 7.3.2-1b, Table 7.3.2-1c, Table 7.3.2-1d and Table 7.3.2-2.

Table 7.3.2-1a: Two antenna port reference sensitivity QPSK PREFSENS for FDD bands

Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth

Operating Band

SCS kHz

5

MHz
(dBm)

10

MHz
(dBm)

15

MHz
(dBm)

20

MHz
(dBm)

25

MHz
(dBm)

30 MHz (dBm)

35 MHz (dBm)

40

MHz
(dBm)

45 MHz (dBm)

50

MHz
(dBm)

n1

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.8

-92.7

-91.9

-90.6

-90.1

-89.6

30

-97.1

-95.1

-94.0

-92.8

-92.0

-90.7

-90.2

-89.7

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

-93.0

-92.1

-90.9

-90.3

-89.7

n2

15

-98

-94.8

-93

-91.8

-90.7

-84.1

-83.6

-81.5

30

-95.1

-93.1

-92

-90.8

-84.2

-83.7

-81.6

60

-95.5

-93.4

-92.2

-90.9

-84.3

-83.8

-81.7

n3

15

-97.0

-93.8

-92.0

-90.8

-89.7

-88.9

-86.2

-82.3

-81.3

-79.7

30

-94.1

-92.1

-91.0

-89.8

-89.0

-86.3

-82.4

-81.4

-79.8

60

-94.5

-92.4

-91.2

-90.0

-89.1

-86.4

-82.6

-81.5

-79.9

n5

15

-98.0

-94.8

-93.0

-86.8

-84.8

30

-95.1

-93.1

-88.6

-84.9

n71

15

-98.0

-94.8

-93.0

-91.8

-90.7

-89.9

-89.2

-88.6

-81.5

30

-95.1

-93.1

-92.0

-90.8

-90.0

-89.3

-88.7

-81.5

60

-95.5

-93.4

-92.2

-91.0

-90.1

-89.4

-88.9

-81.5

n8

15

-97.0

-93.8

-91.4

-85.8

-78.4

30

-94.1

-91.7

-87.2

-78.5

n12

15

-97.0

-93.8

-84.0

30

-94.1

-84.1

n13

15

-97.0

-93.8

30

-94.1

n14

15

-97.0

-93.8

30

-94.1

n18

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

30

-97.1

-95.1

n20

15

-97.0

-93.8

-91.0

-89.8

30

-94.1

-91.1

-90.0

n24

15

-100.0

-96.8

30

-97.1

60

-97.5

n25

15

-96.5

-93.3

-91.5

-90.3

-89.3

-82.2

-81.7

-79.5

-77.6

30

-93.6

-91.6

-90.5

-89.4

-82.3

-81.8

-79.6

-77.7

60

-94.0

-91.9

-90.7

-89.6

-82.4

-81.9

-79.7

-77.8

n26

15

-97.56

-94.56

-92.76

-87.6

-84.5

-81.7

30

-94.86

-92.76

-87.7

-84.6

-81.8

n28

15

-98.5

-95.5

-93.5

-90.8

-84.2

-78.5

30

-95.6

-93.6

-91.0

-84.2

-78.6

n30

15

-99.0

-95.8

30

-96.1

n65

15

-99.5

-96.3

-94.5

-93.3

-89.2

30

-96.6

-94.6

-93.5

-89.3

60

-97.0

-94.9

-93.7

-89.4

n66

15

-99.5

-96.3

-94.5

-93.3

-92.2

-91.4

-90.7

-90.1

-89.6

30

-96.6

-94.6

-93.5

-92.3

-91.5

-90.8

-90.2

-89.7

60

-97.0

-94.9

-93.7

-92.5

-91.6

-90.9

-90.4

-89.8

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.8

-92.7

n70

30

-97.1

-95.1

-94.0

-92.8

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

-93.0

n71

15

-97.2

-94.0

-91.6

-86.0

-84.1

-82.5

-80.7

30

-94.3

-91.9

-87.4

-84.2

-82.6

-80.8

n74

15

-99.53

-96.33

-94.53

-89.33

30

-96.63

-94.63

-89.53

60

-97.03

-94.93

-89.63

n85

15

-97.0

-93.8

-84.0

30

-94.1

-84.1

n100

15

-100

NOTE 1: Four Rx antenna ports shall be the baseline for this operating band except for two Rx vehicular UE. Four Rx antenna ports for RedCap UE is not supported for this operating band.

NOTE 2: The transmitter shall be set to PUMAX as defined in clause 6.2.4

NOTE 3: The requirement is modified by -0.5 dB when the assigned NR channel bandwidth is confined within 1475.9 – 1510.9 MHz.

NOTE 4: Void

NOTE 5: Void

NOTE 6: Values are modified by -0.5dB when carrier channel BW is between 865MHz and 894MHz.

NOTE 7: Void.

Table 7.3.2-1b: Two antenna port reference sensitivity QPSK PREFSENS for TDD, SDL and FDD with variable duplex operation bands

Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth / REFSENS

Operating band

SCS

kHz

Channel bandwidth (MHz)

REFSENS (dBm)8

Duplex Mode

n297

15

5,10

-97 + 10log10(NRB/25)

SDL

30

10

-94.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

n34

15

5, 10, 15

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n381

15

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n39

15

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n40

15

5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n411, n901

15

59, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50

-94.8 + 10log10(NRB/52)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-95.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-95.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n481

15

5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 505

-99 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905, 1005

-96.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 505, 605, 705, 805, 905, 1005

-96.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n50

15

5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n51

15

5

-100

TDD

n53

15

5, 10

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10

-97.1

60

10

-97.5

n677

15

5, 10, 15, 20

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

SDL

30

10, 15, 20

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

n757

15

5,10,15,20,25,30,40,50

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

SDL

30

10,15,20,25,30,40,50

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10,15,20,25,30,40,50

-97.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n767

15

5

-95.3 + 10log10(NRB/52)

SDL

n771,4

15

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50

-95.3 + 10log10(NRB/52)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-95.6 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-96.0 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n781

15

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50

-95.8 + 10log10(NRB/52)

TDD

30

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-96.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-96.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n791

15

10, 20, 30, 40, 50

-95.8 + 10log10(NRB/52)

TDD

30

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-96.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

60

10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-96.5 + 10log10(NRB/11)

n91

15

5

-100

FDD

n92

15

5,10,15,20

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

FDD

30

10,15,20

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

n93

15

5

-100

FDD

n94

15

5,10,15,20

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

FDD

30

10,15,20

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

n101

15

5, 10

-100 + 10log10(NRB/25)

TDD

30

10

-97.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

n104

15

20, 30, 40, 50

-90.7 + 10log10(NRB/106)

TDD

30

20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-90.8 + 10log10(NRB/51)

60

20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100

-91.1 + 10log10(NRB/24)

NOTE 1: Four Rx antenna ports shall be the baseline for this operating band except for two Rx vehicular UE. Four Rx antenna ports for RedCap UE is not supported for this operating band.

NOTE 2: The transmitter shall be set to PUMAX as defined in clause 6.2.4.

NOTE 3: Void

NOTE 4: The requirement is modified by -0.5 dB when the assigned UE channel bandwidth is confined within 3300 – 3800 MHz.

NOTE 5: For these bandwidths, the minimum requirements are restricted to operation when carrier is configured as a downlink carrier part of CA configuration.

NOTE 6: Void

NOTE 7: For SDL bands, the reference sensitivity requirements shall be verified by inter-band CA combinations with SDL band, which are supported by UE.

NOTE 8: The REFSENS value is rounded to the nearest number down to one decimal point. “NRB” in REFSENS formula is the maximum transmission bandwidth configuration as defined in Table 5.3.2-1.

NOTE 9: 5 MHz only applies to n90, not n41

For power class 2 UEs, certain degradation of the reference sensitivity in Table 7.3.2-1a is allowed. The maximum amount of degradation is specified in Table 7.3.2-1c, and in Table 7.3.2-1d for a UE that indicates txDiversity-r16 [15].

Table 7.3.2-1c Reference Sensitivity Degradation from PC3 to PC2 for FDD bands for UE not supporting Tx Diversity

Operating Band

5

MHz
(dB)

10

MHz
(dB)

15

MHz
(dB)

20

MHz
(dB)

25

MHz
(dB)

30 MHz (dB)

35 MHz (dB)

40

MHz
(dB)

45 MHz (dB)

50

MHz
(dB)

n1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

n3

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.5

0.6

0.8

1.1

1.5

2.3

2.8

NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to PUMAX as defined in clause 6.2.4

Table 7.3.2-1d Reference Sensitivity Degradation from PC3 to PC2 for FDD bands for UE supporting Tx Diversity

Operating Band

5

MHz
(dB)

10

MHz
(dB)

15

MHz
(dB)

20

MHz
(dB)

25

MHz
(dB)

30 MHz (dB)

35 MHz (dB)

40

MHz
(dB)

45 MHz (dB)

50

MHz
(dB)

n1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

n3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

2.8

5

5.5

6.0

NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to PUMAX as defined in clause 6.2G.4

For UE(s) equipped with 4 Rx antenna ports, reference sensitivity for 2Rx antenna ports in Table 7.3.2-1a and in Table 7.3.2-1b shall be modified by the amount given in ΔRIB,4R in Table 7.3.2-2 for the applicable operating bands.

Table 7.3.2-2: Four antenna port reference sensitivity allowance ΔRIB,4R

Operating band

ΔRIB,4R (dB)

n8, n28, n71

-2.71

n1, n2, n3, n30, n40, n7, n34, n38, n39, n41, n66, n70

-2.7

n48, n77, n78, n79, n104

-2.2

NOTE 1: 4 Rx operation is targeted for FWA form factor

The reference receive sensitivity (REFSENS) requirement specified in Table 7.3.2-1a, Table 7.3.2-1b, Table 7.3.2-1c, Table 7.3.2-1d and Table 7.3.2-2 shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3.2-3.

Table 7.3.2-3: Uplink configuration for reference sensitivity

Operating band / SCS (kHz) / Channel bandwidth (MHz) / Duplex mode

Operating Band

SCS

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

60

70

80

90

100

Duplex Mode

n1

15

25

501

751

1001

1281

1281

1281

1281

1281

FDD

30

24

361

501

641

641

641

641

641

60

101

18

24

301

301

301

301

301

n2

15

25

501

501

501

501

481

401

401

FDD

30

101

24

241

241

241

241

201

201

60

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

n3

15

25

501

501

501

501

501

501

501

501

501

FDD

30

24

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

241

60

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

n5

15

25

251

201

201

Note 5

FDD

30

121

101

101

Note 5

n7

15

25

501

751

751

721

641

451

451

451

FDD

30

24

361

361

361

321

201

201

201

60

101

18

181

181

161

101

101

101

n8

15

25

251

201

201

Note 5

FDD

30

121

101

101

Note 5

n12

15

201

201

201

FDD

30

101

101

n13

15

201

201

FDD

30

101

n14

15

201

201

FDD

30

101

n18

15

25

251

251

FDD

30

101

101

n20

15

25

201

202

202

FDD

30

101

102

102

n24

15

25

50

FDD

30

24

60

10

n25

15

25

501

501

501

501

481

401

401

Note 5

FDD

30

24

241

241

241

241

201

201

Note 5

60

101

101

101

101

101

101

101

Note 5

n26

15

25

251

251

251

Note 5

Note 5

FDD

30

121

121

121

Note 5

Note 5

n28

15

25

251

251

251

251

251

FDD

30

101

101

101

101

101

n30

15

201

201

FDD

30

101

n34

15

25

50

75

TDD

30

24

36

60

10

18

n38

15

25

50

75

100

128

160

216

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

100

60

10

18

24

30

36

50

n39

15

25

50

75

100

128

160

216

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

100

60

10

18

24

30

36

50

n40

15

25

50

75

100

128

160

216

270

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

100

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

10

18

24

30

36

50

64

75

90

100

120

135

n41, n90

15

256

50

75

100

128

160

180

216

240

270

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

90

100

108

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

10

18

24

30

36

40

50

54

64

75

90

100

120

135

n48

15

25

50

75

100

160

216

TDD

30

24

36

50

75

100

60

10

18

24

36

50

n50

15

25

50

75

100

160

216

270

TDD

30

24

36

50

75

100

128

162

Note 3

60

10

18

24

36

50

64

75

Note 3

n51

15

25

TDD

n53

15

25

50

TDD

30

24

60

10

n65

15

25

501

751

1001

1281

FDD

30

24

361

501

641

60

101

18

24

301

n66

15

25

501

751

1001

1281

160

1801

216

[2401]

FDD

30

24

361

501

641

751

901

1001

[1081]

60

101

18

24

301

361

401

501

[541]

n70

15

25

501

751

Note 3

Note 3

FDD

30

24

361

Note 3

Note 3

60

101

18

Note 3

Note 3

n71

15

25

251

201

201

Note 5

Note 5

Note 5

FDD

30

121

101

101

Note 5

Note 5

Note 5

n74

15

25

251

251

251

FDD

30

101

101

101

60

51

51

51

n77

15

50

75

100

128

160

216

270

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

100

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

10

18

24

30

36

50

64

75

90

100

120

135

n78

15

50

75

100

128

160

216

270

TDD

30

24

36

50

64

75

100

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

10

18

24

30

36

50

64

75

90

100

120

135

n79

15

50

100

160

216

270

TDD

30

24

50

75

100

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

10

24

36

50

64

75

90

100

120

135

n85

15

201

201

201

FDD

30

101

101

n91

15

254

201,4

FDD

n92

15

25

201

201

201

FDD

30

101

101

101

n93

15

254

251,4

FDD

n94

15

25

251

201

201

FDD

30

121

101

101

n100

15

25

FDD

n101

15

25

50

TDD

30

24

n104

15

100

216

270

TDD

30

50

100

128

162

180

216

243

270

60

24

50

64

75

90

100

120

135

Note 1: UL resource blocks shall be located as close as possible to the downlink operating band but confined within the transmission bandwidth configuration for the channel bandwidth (Table 5.3.2-1).

Note 2: For Band 20; for 15 kHz SCS, in the case of 15 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 11 and in the case of 20 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 16; for 30 kHz SCS, in the case of 15 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 6 and in the case of 20 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 8; for 60 kHz SCS, in the case of 15 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 3 and in the case of 20 MHz channel bandwidth, the UL resource blocks shall be located at RBstart 4;

Note 3: For DL channel bandwidths that do not have symmetric UL channel bandwidth, highest valid UL configuration with lowest TX-RX separation (Table 5.4.4-1) shall be used unless otherwise specified.

Note 4: For band n91 and n93, largest supported UL bandwidth configuration shall be used.

Note 5: For this DL channel bandwidth, the UL configuration of the highest UL channel bandwidth specified in Table 5.3.6-1 and the default Tx-Rx frequency separation specified in Table 5.4.4-1 shall be used.

Note 6: 5 MHz only applies to n90, not n41

Unless given by Table 7.3.2-4, the minimum requirements specified in Tables 7.3.2-1a, Tables 7.3.2-1b, Tables 7.3.2-1c, Tables 7.3.2-1d and 7.3.2-2 shall be verified with the network signalling value NS_01 (Table 6.2.3-1) configured.

Table 7.3.2-4: Network signaling value for reference sensitivity

Operating band

Network Signalling value

n2

NS_03

n12

NS_06

n13

NS_06

n14

NS_06

n24

NS_56

n25

NS_03

n30

NS_21

n48

NS_27

n53

NS_45

n66

NS_03

n70

NS_03

n71

NS_35

n85

NS_06

7.3.3 ΔRIB,c

For a UE supporting CA, SUL or DC band combination, the minimum requirement for reference sensitivity in Table 7.3.2-1a and Table 7.3.2-1b shall be increased by the amount given by ΔRIB,c defined in clause 7.3A, 7.3B, 7.3C in this specification and 7.3A, 7.3B in TS 38.101-3 [3] for the applicable operating bands.

In case the UE supports more than one of band combinations for CA, SUL or DC, and an operating band belongs to more than one band combinations then

– When the operating band frequency range is ≤ 1 GHz, the applicable additional ΔRIB,c shall be the average value for all band combinations defined in clause 7.3A, 7.3B, 7.3C in this specification and 7.3A, 7.3B in TS 38.101-3 [3], truncated to one decimal place that apply for that operating band among the supported band combinations. In case there is a harmonic relation between low band UL and high band DL, then the maximum ΔRIB,c among the different supported band combinations involving such band shall be applied

– When the operating band frequency range is > 1 GHz, the applicable additional ΔRIB,c shall be the maximum value for all band combinations defined in clause 7.3A, 7.3B, 7.3C in this specification and 7.3A, 7.3B in TS 38.101-3 [3] for the applicable operating bands.