7.3A.2 Reference sensitivity power level for CA
38.101-13GPPNRPart 1: Range 1 StandaloneRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception
7.3A.2.1 Reference sensitivity power level for Intra-band contiguous CA
For intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation, the throughput of each component carrier shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.2.2.2, A.3.2, 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 7.3.2-2, and Table 7.3.2-3.
For UE(s) supporting one uplink carrier, the uplink configuration of the PCC shall be in accordance with Table 7.3.2-3 and the downlink PCC carrier center frequency shall be configured closer to uplink operating band than any of the downlink SCC center frequency.
For aggregation of two or more downlink FDD carriers with two uplink carriers, the reference sensitivity is defined only for the specific uplink and downlink test points which are specified in Table 7.3A.2.1-1 and the reference sensitivity power level increased by ΔRIBC. The requirements apply with all downlink carriers active. Unless given by Table 7.3.2-4, the reference sensitivity requirements shall be verified with the network signaling value NS_01 (Table 6.2.3.1-1) configured.
Table 7.3A.2.1-1: Intra-band contiguous CA uplink configuration for reference sensitivity
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CA configuration |
SCS (PCC/SCC) (kHz) |
Aggregated channel bandwidth (PCC+SCC) |
UL PCC allocation (LCRB) |
UL SCC allocation (LCRB) |
PCC ΔRIBC (dB) |
SCC ΔRIBC (dB) |
Duplex mode |
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CA_n5B |
15/15 |
10MHz + 10MHz |
10 (RBstart = 0) |
10 (RBstart = 42) |
30.8 |
26.1 |
FDD |
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CA_n7B |
15/15 |
10MHz + 40MHz |
9 (RBstart = 26) |
36 (RBstart = 180) |
34 |
25 |
FDD |
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NOTE 1: All combinations of channel bandwidths defined in Table 5.5A.1-1. NOTE 2: The carrier centre frequency of SCC in the UL operating band is configured closer to the DL operating band. NOTE 3: The transmitted power over both PCC and SCC shall be set to PUMAX as defined in subclause 6.2A.4. NOTE 4: The PCC allocation is same as Transmission bandwidth configuration NRB as defined in Table 5.3.2-1. |
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7.3A.2.2 Reference sensitivity power level for Intra-band non-contiguous CA
For intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation with one uplink carrier and two or more downlink sub-blocks, throughput of each downlink component carrier shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.2.2 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) and parameters specified in Table 7.3.2-1a, Table 7.3.2-1b, Table 7.3.2-2, and Table 7.3A.2.2-1 with the reference sensitivity power level increased by ΔRIBNC given in Table 7.3A.2.2-1 for the SCC(s).
For aggregation of two or more downlink FDD carriers with one uplink carrier the reference sensitivity is defined only for the specific uplink and downlink test points which are specified in Table 7.3A.2.2-1. The requirements apply with all downlink carriers active. Unless given by Table 7.3.2-4, the reference sensitivity requirements shall be verified with the network signaling value NS_01 (Table 6.2.3.1-1) configured.
Table 7.3A.2.2-1: Intra-band non-contiguous CA with one uplink configuration for reference sensitivity in FDD bands.
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CA configuration |
SCS (PCC/SCC) (kHz) |
Aggregated channel bandwidth (PCC+SCC) |
Wgap / [MHz] |
UL PCC allocation (LCRB) |
ΔRIBNC (dB) |
Duplex mode |
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CA_n1(2A) |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
0.0 < Wgap ≤ 50.0 |
25 |
0.5 |
FDD |
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CA_n2(2A) |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 55.0 |
105 |
5.0 |
FDD |
|
Wgap = 30.0 |
25 |
0.0 |
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CA_n3(2A) |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 65.0 |
125 |
4.7 |
FDD |
|
Wgap = 45.0 |
255 |
0.0 |
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CA_n5(2A) |
15/15 |
15MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 5.0 |
55 |
6.3 |
FDD |
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CA_n7(2A) |
15/15 |
10MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 55 |
325 |
0.0 |
FDD |
|
Wgap = 30 |
505 |
0.0 |
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CA_n12(2A) |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
0.0 < Wgap ≤ 7.0 |
5 (RBstart=12) |
3 |
FDD |
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CA_n25(2A) 9 |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 55.0 |
105 |
5.0 |
FDD |
|
Wgap = 30.0 |
25 |
0.0 |
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CA_n25(2A) 10 |
15/15 |
40MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 20.0 |
40 (RBstart = 176) |
[24.6] 8 |
FDD |
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CA_n66(2A) CA_n66(3A) |
N/A |
NOTE 1 |
NOTE 2 |
NOTE 3, NOTE 4 |
0.0 |
FDD |
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CA_n71(2A) |
15/15 |
5MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 25.0 |
5 |
4.0 |
FDD |
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Wgap = 5.0 |
20 |
0.0 |
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10MHz + 5MHz |
Wgap = 20.0 |
5 (RBstart = 9) |
4.6 |
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Wgap = 5.0 |
20 (RBstart = 9) |
2.3 |
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15MHz + 10MHz |
Wgap = 10.0 |
5 (RBstart = 2) |
22.2 |
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Wgap = 5.0 |
20 (RBstart = 19) |
5.2 |
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NOTE 1: All combinations of channel bandwidths defined in Table 5.5A.2-1. NOTE 2: All applicable sub-block gap sizes. NOTE 3: The PCC allocation is same as Transmission bandwidth configuration NRB as defined in Table 5.3.2-1. NOTE 4: The carrier center frequency of PCC in the DL operating band is configured closer to the UL operating band. NOTE 5: Refers to the UL resource blocks shall be located as close as possible to the downlink operating band but confined within the transmission. NOTE 6: Wgap is the sub-block gap between the two sub-blocks. NOTE 7: The carrier centre frequency of SCC in the DL operating band is configured closer to the UL operating band. NOTE 8: For operation with three or more non-contiguous component carriers, ΔRIBNC applies to all secondary component carriers. NOTE 9: Bandwidth Combination Set 0. NOTE 10: Bandwidth Combination Set 1 |
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7.3A.2.3 Reference sensitivity power level for Inter-band CA
For inter-band carrier aggregation with one component carrier per operating band and the uplink assigned to one NR band the throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.2.2.2, A.3.2, 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 7.3.2-2 and Table 7.3.2-3 modified in accordance with clause 7.3A.3.2. The reference sensitivity is defined to be met with all downlink component carriers active and one of the uplink carriers active. Exceptions to reference sensitivity are allowed in accordance with clause 7.3A.4, 7.3A.5 and 7.3A.6.
For the combination of intra-band and inter-band carrier aggregation, the intra-band CA relaxation, ΔRIBC and ΔRIBNC, are also applied according to the clause 7.3A.2.1 and 7.3A.2.2.