7.3I Reference sensitivity for RedCap

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

7.3I.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.

7.3I.2 Reference sensitivity power level

For a RedCap UE equipped with 2 Rx antenna ports, 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 and Table 7.3.2-1b for the applicable operating bands. The reference sensitivity (REFSENS) requirement specified for a RedCap UE equipped with 2 Rx antenna ports shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3.2-3 and, for FDD bands, with the Tx-Rx separation as defined in clause 5.4.4 for the applicable band and UE channel bandwidth.

For a RedCap UE equipped with 1 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 ΔR1R in Table 7.3I.2-1 for the applicable operating bands. The reference sensitivity (REFSENS) requirement specified for a RedCap UE equipped with 1 Rx antenna ports shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3.2-3 and, for FDD bands, with the Tx-Rx separation as defined in clause 5.4.4 for the applicable band and UE channel bandwidth.

Table 7.3I.2-1: Single antenna port reference sensitivity allowance ΔR1R

Operating band

Channel bandwidth (MHz)

ΔR1R (dB)

TDD band

5, 10, 15, 20

2.5

FDD band

5

2.5

FDD band

10, 15, 20

3.0

For a RedCap UE equipped with 2 Rx antenna ports operating in HD-FDD mode, reference sensitivity for 2Rx antenna ports in Table 7.3I.2-2 shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3I.2-4.

Table 7.3I.2-2: HD-FDD RedCap UE with 2 Rx antenna port reference sensitivity

Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth

Operating Band

SCS kHz

5 MHz
(dBm)

10 MHz
(dBm)

15 MHz
(dBm)

20 MHz
(dBm)

n1

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

n2

15

-98.8

-95.6

-93.8

-92.5

30

-96.0

-94.0

-92.7

60

-96.3

-94.2

-93.0

n3

15

-97.8

-94.6

-92.8

-91.5

30

-95.0

-93.0

-91.7

60

-95.3

-93.2

-92.0

n5

15

-98.8

-95.6

-93.8

-92.5

30

-96.0

-94.0

-92.7

n7

15

-98.8

-95.6

-93.8

-92.5

30

-96.0

-94.0

-92.7

60

-96.3

-94.2

-93.0

n8

15

-97.8

-94.6

-92.8

-91.5

30

-95.0

-93.0

-91.7

n12

15

-97.8

-94.6

-92.8

30

-95.0

-93.0

n13

15

-97.8

-94.6

30

-95.0

n14

15

-97.8

-94.6

30

-95.0

n18

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

30

-97.2

-95.2

n20

15

-97.8

-94.6

-92.8

-91.5

30

-95.0

-93.0

-91.7

n24

15

-100.0

-96.8

30

-97.2

60

-97.5

n25

15

-97.3

-94.1

-92.3

-91.0

30

-94.5

-92.5

-91.2

60

-94.8

-92.7

-91.5

n26

15

-98.3

-95.1

-93.3

-92.0

30

-95.5

-93.5

-92.2

n28

15

-99.3

-96.1

-94.3

-93.0

30

-96.5

-94.5

-93.2

n30

15

-99.5

-96.3

30

-96.7

n65

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

n66

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

n70

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

n71

15

-98.0

-94.8

-93.0

-91.7

30

-95.2

-93.2

-91.9

n74

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

60

-97.5

-95.4

-94.2

n85

15

-97.8

-94.6

-92.8

30

-95.0

-93.0

n91

15

-100.0

n92

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

n93

15

-100.0

n94

15

-100.0

-96.8

-95.0

-93.7

30

-97.2

-95.2

-93.9

For a RedCap UE equipped with 1 Rx antenna ports and operating in HD-FDD mode, reference sensitivity for 1Rx antenna ports in Table 7.3I.2-3 shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3I.2-4.

Table 7.3I.2-3: HD-FDD RedCap UE with 1 Rx antenna port reference sensitivity

Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth

Operating Band

SCS kHz

5 MHz
(dBm)

10 MHz
(dBm)

15 MHz
(dBm)

20 MHz
(dBm)

n1

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

60

-95.0

-92.9

-91.7

n2

15

-96.3

-93.1

-91.3

-90.0

30

-93.5

-91.5

-90.2

60

-93.8

-91.7

-90.5

n3

15

-95.3

-92.1

-90.3

-89.0

30

-92.5

-90.5

-89.2

60

-92.8

-90.7

-89.5

n5

15

-96.3

-93.1

-91.3

-90.0

30

-93.5

-91.5

-90.2

n7

15

-96.3

-93.1

-91.3

-90.0

30

-93.5

-91.5

-90.2

60

-93.8

-91.7

-90.5

n8

15

-95.3

-92.1

-90.3

-89.0

30

-92.5

-90.5

-89.2

n12

15

-95.3

-92.1

-90.3

30

-92.5

-90.5

n13

15

-95.3

-92.1

30

-92.5

n14

15

-95.3

-92.1

30

-92.5

n18

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

30

-94.7

-92.7

n20

15

-95.3

-92.1

-90.3

-89.0

30

-92.5

-90.5

-89.2

n24

15

-97.5

-94.3

30

-94.7

60

-95.0

n25

15

-94.8

-91.6

-89.8

-88.5

30

-92.0

-90.0

-88.7

60

-92.3

-90.2

-89.0

n26

15

-95.8

-92.6

-90.8

-89.5

30

-93.0

-91.0

-89.7

n28

15

-96.8

-93.6

-91.8

-90.5

30

-94.0

-92.0

-90.7

n30

15

-97.0

-93.8

30

-94.2

n65

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

60

-95.0

-92.9

-91.7

n66

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

60

-95.0

-92.9

-91.7

n70

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

60

-95.0

-92.9

-91.7

n71

15

-95.5

-92.3

-90.5

-89.2

30

-92.7

-90.7

-89.4

n74

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

60

-95.0

-92.9

-91.7

n85

15

-95.3

-92.1

-90.3

30

-92.5

-90.5

n91

15

-97.5

n92

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

n93

15

-97.5

n94

15

-97.5

-94.3

-92.5

-91.2

30

-94.7

-92.7

-91.4

Table 7.3I.2-4: Uplink configuration for HD-FDD reference sensitivity

Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth

Operating Band

SCS kHz

5 MHz

10 MHz

15 MHz

20 MHz

n1

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n2

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n3

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n5

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n7

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n8

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n12

15

25

50

75

30

24

36

n13

15

25

50

30

24

n14

15

25

50

30

24

n18

15

25

50

75

30

24

36

n20

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n24

15

25

50

30

24

60

10

n25

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n26

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n28

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n30

15

25

50

30

24

n65

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n66

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n70

15

25

50

75

NOTE 1

30

24

36

NOTE 1

60

10

18

NOTE 1

n71

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n74

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

60

10

18

24

n85

15

25

50

75

30

24

36

n91

15

25

n92

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

n93

15

25

n94

15

25

50

75

100

30

24

36

50

NOTE 1: 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.