7.6 Blocking characteristics

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

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7.6.1 General

The blocking characteristic is a measure of the receiver’s ability to receive a wanted signal at its assigned channel frequency in the presence of an unwanted interferer on frequencies other than those of the spurious response or the adjacent channels, without this unwanted input signal causing a degradation of the performance of the receiver beyond a specified limit. The blocking performance shall apply at all frequencies except those at which a spurious response occurs.

For shared spectrum channel access and band combinations with operating bands intended for shared spectrum channel access, the blocking characteristics is specified in clause 7.6F.

7.6.2 In-band blocking

For NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz in-band blocking (IBB) is defined for an unwanted interfering signal falling into the UE receive band or into the first 15 MHz below or above the UE receive band. The throughput of the wanted signal shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.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 7.6.2-1 and Table 7.6.2-2. The relative throughput requirement shall be met for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal. For operating bands with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.2-1), the requirements only apply for carriers assigned in the paired part.

Table 7.6.2-1: In-band blocking parameters for NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz

RX parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth (MHz)
		5, 10	15	20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Power in transmission bandwidth configuration³	dBm	REFSENS + 6 dB	REFSENS + 7 dB	REFSENS + (9 + 10log₁₀(BW_Channel /20)) dB
BW_interferer	MHz	5
F_{Ioffset, case 1}	MHz	7.5
F_{Ioffset, case 2}	MHz	12.5
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below P_{CMAX_L,f,c}at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with P_{CMAX_L,f,c}defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the RMC specified in Annexes A.3.2.2 and A.3.3.2 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 15 kHz SCS. NOTE 3: 10log₁₀(x) is rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value.

Table 7.6.2-2: In-band blocking for NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz

NR band	Parameter	Unit	Case 1	Case 2	Case 3	Case 4
	P_interferer	dBm	-56	-44	-15	-38
	F_interferer (offset)	MHz	-BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 1} and BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 1}	≤ -BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 2} and ≥ BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 2}		-BW_Channel/2-11
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n24, n25, n26, n28,n34, n38,n39, n40, n41, n48³, n50, n51, n53, n65, n66, n67, n70, n74, n75, n76, n85, n91, n92, n93, n94, n100, n101	F_interferer	MHz	NOTE 2	F_{DL_low} – 15 to F_{DL_high} + 15
n30	F_interferer	MHz	NOTE 2	F_{DL_low} – 15 to F_{DL_high} + 15		F_{DL_low} – 11
n71	F_interferer	MHz	NOTE 2	F_{DL_low} – 12 to F_{DL_high} + 15	F_{DL_low} – 12
NOTE 1: The absolute value of the interferer offset Finterferer (offset) shall be further adjusted to MHz with SCS the sub-carrier spacing of the wanted signal in MHz. The interferer is an NR signal with 15 kHz SCS. NOTE 2: For each carrier frequency, the requirement applies for two interferer carrier frequencies: a: -BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 1}; b: BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 1} NOTE 3: n48 follows the requirement in this frequency range according to the general requirement defined in Clause 7.1.

For NR bands with F_{DL_low} ≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low} ≥ 3300 MHz in-band blocking (IBB) is defined for an unwanted interfering signal falling into the UE receive band or into an immediately adjacent frequency range up to 3*BW_Channel below or above the UE receive band where BW_Channel is the bandwidth of the wanted signal. The throughput of the wanted signal shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.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 7.6.2-3 and Table 7.6.2-4. The relative throughput requirement shall be met for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal.

Table 7.6.2-3: In-band blocking parameters for NR bands with F_{DL_low}≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low}≥ 3300 MHz

RX parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth (MHz)
		10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Power in transmission bandwidth configuration	dBm	REFSENS + 6 dB³
BW_interferer	MHz	BW_Channel
F_{Ioffset, case 1}	MHz	(3/2)*BW_Channel
F_{Ioffset, case 2}	MHz	(5/2)*BW_Channel
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below P_{CMAX_L,f,c}at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with P_{CMAX_L,f,c}defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the RMC specified in Annexes A.3.2.2 and A.3.3.2 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 NOTE 3: For Band n104, the power in transmission bandwidth configuration is REFSENS + 9 dB

Table 7.6.2-4: In-band blocking for NR bands with F_{DL_low}≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low}≥ 3300 MHz

NR band	Parameter	Unit	Case 1	Case 2
	P_interferer	dBm	-56	-44
n77, n78, n79, n104	F_interferer (offset)	MHz	-BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 1} and BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 1}	≤ -BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 2} and ≥ BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 2}
	F_interferer		NOTE 2	F_{DL_low} – 3BW_Channel to F_{DL_high} + 3BW_Channel
NOTE 1: The absolute value of the interferer offset Finterferer (offset) shall be further adjusted to MHz with SCS the sub-carrier spacing of the wanted signal in MHz. The interferer is an NR signal with an SCS equal to that of the wanted signal. NOTE 2: For each carrier frequency, the requirement applies for two interferer carrier frequencies: a: -BW_Channel/2 – F_{Ioffset, case 1}; b: BW_Channel/2 + F_{Ioffset, case 1} NOTE 3: BW_Channel denotes the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal

7.6.3 Out-of-band blocking

For NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz out-of-band band blocking is defined for an unwanted CW interfering signal falling outside a frequency range 15 MHz below or above the UE receive band. The throughput of the wanted signal shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.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 7.6.3-1 and Table 7.6.3-2. The relative throughput requirement shall be met for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal. For operating bands with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.2-1), the requirements only apply for carriers assigned in the paired part.

Table 7.6.3-1: Out-of-band blocking parameters for NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz

RX parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth (MHz)
		5, 10	15	20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Power in transmission bandwidth configuration²	dBm	REFSENS + 6 dB	REFSENS + 7 dB	REFSENS + (9 + 10log₁₀(BW_Channel /20)) dB
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below P_{CMAX_L,f,c}at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with P_{CMAX_L,f,c}defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: 10log₁₀(x) is rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value.

Table 7.6.3-2: Out of-band blocking for NR bands with F_{DL_high}< 2700 MHz and F_{UL_high}< 2700 MHz

NR band	Parameter	Unit	Range 1	Range 2	Range 3
n1, n2, n3,	P_interferer	dBm	-44	-30	-15
n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n24, n25, n26, n28, n30, n34, n38, n39, n40, n41, n48⁵, n50, n51, n53⁶, n65, n66, n67, n70, n71, n74, n75, n76, n85, n91, n92, n93, n94, n100, n101	F_interferer (CW)	MHz	-60 < f – F_{DL_low} < -15 or 15 < f – F_{DL_high} < 60	-85 < f – F_{DL_low} ≤ -60 or 60 ≤ f – F_{DL_high} < 85	1 ≤ f ≤ F_{DL_low} – 85 or F_{DL_high} + 85 ≤ f ≤ 12750
NOTE 1: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm for F_Interferer > 6000 MHz. NOTE 2: For band 51 the F_{DL_high}of band 50 is applied as F_{DL_high}for band 51. For band 50, the F_{DL_low} of band 51 is applied as F_{DL_low} for band 50. NOTE 3: For band 76 the F_{DL_high}of band 75 is applied as F_{DL_high} for band 76. For band 75, the F_{DL_low} of band 76 is applied as F_{DL_low} for band 75. NOTE 4: For UEs supporting both bands 38 and 41, the F_{DL_high}and F_{DL_low}of band 41 is applied as F_{DL_high}and F_{DL_low}for band 38. NOTE 5: n48 follows the requirement in this frequency range according to the general requirement defined in Clause 7.1. The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm for F_Interferer > 2700 MHz and F_Interferer < 4800 MHz. NOTE 6: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm for F_Interferer > 2580 MHz and F_Interferer < 2775 MHz. NOTE 7 For UE supporting both bands 25 and 70, the F_{DL_high}of band 70 is applied as F_{DL_high} for band 25, and the F_{DL_low} of band 25 is applied as F_{DL_low} for band 70. NOTE8: For bands 91 and 93 the F_{DL_high}of bands 92 and 94 are applied as F_{DL_high} for bands 91 and 93. For bands 92 and 94, the F_{DL_low} of bands 91 and 93 are applied as F_{DL_low} for bands 92 and 94

For interferer frequencies across ranges 1, 2 and 3 in Table 7.6.3-2, a maximum of

exceptions are allowed for spurious response frequencies in each assigned frequency channel when measured using a step size of MHz withthe number of resource blocks in the downlink transmission bandwidth configuration, BW_Channel the bandwidth of the frequency channel in MHz and n = 1, 2, 3 for SCS = 15, 30, 60 kHz, respectively. For these exceptions, the requirements in clause 7.7 apply.

For NR bands with F_{DL_low} ≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low} ≥ 3300 MHz out-of-band band blocking is defined for an unwanted CW interfering signal falling outside a frequency range up to 3*BW_Channel below or from 3*BW_Channel above the UE receive band, where BW_Channel is the channel bandwidth. The throughput of the wanted signal shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.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 7.6.3-3 and Table 7.6.3-4. The relative throughput requirement shall be met for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal.

Table 7.6.3-3: Out-of-band blocking parameters for NR bands with F_{DL_low}≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low}≥ 3300 MHz

RX parameter	Units	Channel bandwidth (MHz)
		10	15	20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
Power in transmission bandwidth configuration	dBm	REFSENS + 6 dB	REFSENS + 7 dB	REFSENS + 9 dB
NOTE: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below P_{CMAX_L,f,c}at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with P_{CMAX_L,f,c}defined in clause 6.2.4.

Table 7.6.3-4: Out of-band blocking for NR bands with F_{DL_low}≥ 3300 MHz and F_{UL_low}≥ 3300 MHz

NR band	Parameter	Unit	Range1	Range 2	Range 3
n77, n78 (NOTE 3)	P_interferer	dBm	-44	-30	-15
	F_interferer (CW)	MHz	-60 < f – F_{DL_low} ≤ -3BW_Channel or 3BW_Channel ≤ f – F_{DL_high} < 60	-200 < f – F_{DL_low} ≤ -MAX(60,3BW_Channel) or MAX(60,3BW_Channel) ≤ f – F_{DL_high} < 200	1 ≤ f ≤ F_{DL_low} – MAX(200,3BW_Channel) or F_{DL_high} + MAX(200,3BW_Channel) ≤ f ≤ 12750
n79 (NOTE 4)	F_interferer (CW)	MHz	N/A	-150 < f – F_{DL_low} ≤ -MAX(60,3BW_Channel) or MAX(60,3BW_Channel) ≤ f – F_{DL_high} < 150	1 ≤ f ≤ F_{DL_low} – MAX(150,3BW_Channel) or F_{DL_high} + MAX(150,3BW_Channel) ≤ f ≤ 12750
n104 (NOTE 5)	F_interferer (CW)	MHz	N/A	-150 < f – F_{DL_low} ≤ -MAX(60,3BW_Channel) or MAX(60,3BW_Channel) ≤ f – F_{DL_high} < 150	1 ≤ f ≤ F_{DL_low} – MAX(150,3BW_Channel) or F_{DL_high} + MAX(150,3BW_Channel) ≤ f ≤ 12750
NOTE 1: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm for F_Interferer > 6000 MHz. NOTE 2: BW_Channel denotes the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal NOTE 3: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm, for F_Interferer > 2700 MHz and F_Interferer < 4800 MHz. For BW_Channel > 15 MHz, the requirement for Range 1 is not applicable and Range 2 applies from the frequency offset of 3BW_Channel from the band edge. For BW_Channel larger than 60 MHz, the requirement for Range 2 is not applicable and Range 3 applies from the frequency offset of 3BW_Channel from the band edge. NOTE 4: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm, for F_Interferer > 3650 MHz and F_Interferer < 5750 MHz. For BW_Channel ≥ 40 MHz, the requirement for Range 2 is not applicable and Range 3 applies from the frequency offset of 3BW_Channel from the band edge. NOTE 5: The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 3 shall be modified to -20 dBm, for F_Interferer > 5175 MHz. For BW_Channel > 60 MHz, the requirement for Range 2 is not applicable and Range 3 applies from the frequency offset of 3BW_Channel from the band edge. The power level of the interferer (P_Interferer) for Range 2 shall be modified to -33 dBm for the range 5925– MAX(60,3CBW) ≤ f < F_{DL_low} – MAX(60,3CBW).

For interferer frequencies across ranges 1, 2 and 3 in Table 7.6.3-4, a maximum of

7.6.4 Narrow band blocking

This requirement is measure of a receiver’s ability to receive a NR signal at its assigned channel frequency in the presence of an unwanted narrow band CW interferer at a frequency, which is less than the nominal channel spacing.

The relative throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes A.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 7.6.4-1. For operating bands with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.2-1), the requirements only apply for carriers assigned in the paired part.

Table 7.6.4-1: Narrow Band Blocking

NR band	Parameter	Unit	Channel Bandwidth (MHz)
			5	10	15	20	25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n18, n20, n24, n25, n26, n28, n30, n34, n38, n39, n40, n41, n48, n50, n51, n53, n65, n66, n67, n70, n71, n74, n75, n76, n85, n100, n101	P_w	dBm		P_REFSENS + channel-bandwidth specific value below
		dB	16	13	14	16	16
	P_uw (CW)	dBm	-55
	F_uw (offset SCS= 15 kHz)⁴	MHz					NA
	F_uw (offset SCS= 30 kHz)⁴	MHz	NA
NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set a 4 dB below P_{CMAX_L,f,c}at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with P_{CMAX_L,f,c}defined in clause 6.2.4 NOTE 2: Reference measurement channel is specified in Annexes A.3.2 and A.3.3 with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1. NOTE 3: The P_REFSENS power level is specified in Table 7.3.2-1a, Table 7.3.2-1b and Table 7.3.2-2 for two and four antenna ports, respectively. NOTE 4: F_uwshall be rounded to half of SCS.