6.5 Output RF spectrum emissions

38.101-23GPPNRPart 2: Range 2 StandaloneRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception

6.5.1 Occupied bandwidth

Occupied bandwidth is defined as the bandwidth containing 99 % of the total integrated mean power of the transmitted spectrum on the assigned channel. The occupied bandwidth for all transmission bandwidth configurations (Resources Blocks) shall be less than the channel bandwidth specified in Table 6.5.1-1.

The occupied bandwidth is defined as a directional requirement. The requirement is verified in beam locked mode with the test metric of OBW (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=Link angle).

Table 6.5.1-1: Occupied channel bandwidth

Occupied channel bandwidth / Channel bandwidth

50

MHz

100

MHz

200

MHz

400

MHz

800 MHz

1600 MHz

2000 MHz

Channel bandwidth (MHz)

50

100

200

400

800

1600

2000

6.5.2 Out of band emissions

6.5.2.0 General

The Out of band emissions are unwanted emissions immediately outside the assigned channel bandwidth resulting from the modulation process and non-linearity in the transmitter but excluding spurious emissions. This out of band emission limit is specified in terms of a spectrum emission mask and an adjacent channel leakage power ratio. Additional requirements to protect specific bands are also considered.

The requirements in clause 6.5.2.1 only apply when both UL and DL of a UE are configured for single CC operation, and they are of the same bandwidth. For a UE that is configured for single CC operation with different channel bandwidths in UL and DL, the requirements in clause 6.5A.2.1 apply.

All out of band emissions for frequency range 2 are TRP.

6.5.2.1 Spectrum emission mask

The spectrum emission mask of the UE applies to frequencies (ΔfOOB) starting from the ± edge of the assigned NR channel bandwidth. For frequencies offset greater than FOOB as specified in Table 6.5.2.1-1 the spurious requirements in clause 6.5.3 are applicable.

The power of any UE emission shall not exceed the levels specified in Table 6.5.2.1-1 for the specified channel bandwidth. The requirement is verified in beam locked mode with the test metric of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=TRP grid).

Table 6.5.2.1-1: General NR spectrum emission mask for frequency range 2.

Spectrum emission limit (dBm) / Channel bandwidth

ΔfOOB

(MHz)

50

MHz

100

MHz

200

MHz

400

MHz

800 MHz

1600 MHz

2000 MHz

Measurement bandwidth

± 0-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 5-10

-13

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 10-20

-13

-13

-5

-5

-5

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 20-40

-13

-13

-13

-5

-5

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 40-80

-13

-13

-13

-13

-5

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 80-100

-13

-13

-13

-13

-13

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 100-160

-13

-13

-13

-13

-5

-5

1 MHz

± 160-200

-13

-13

-13

-13

-13

-5

1 MHz

± 200-400

-13

-13

-13

-13

-13

1 MHz

± 400-800

-13

-13

-13

-13

1 MHz

± 800-1600

-13

-13

-13

1 MHz

± 1600-3200

-13

-13

1 MHz

± 3200-4000

-13

1 MHz

NOTE 1: Void

6.5.2.2 Void

6.5.2.3 Adjacent channel leakage ratio

Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (ACLR) is the ratio of the filtered mean power centred on the assigned channel frequency to the filtered mean power centred on an adjacent channel frequency. ACLR requirement is specified for a scenario in which adjacent carrier is another NR channel.

NR Adjacent Channel Leakage power Ratio (NRACLR) is the ratio of the filtered mean power centred on the assigned channel frequency to the filtered mean power centred on an adjacent channel frequency at nominal channel spacing. The assigned NR channel power and adjacent NR channel power are measured with rectangular filters with measurement bandwidths specified in Table 6.5.2.3-1 for FR2-1 and in Table 6.5.2.3-2 for FR2-2.

If the measured adjacent channel power is greater than –35 dBm then the NRACLR shall be higher than the value specified in Table 6.5.2.3-1. The requirement is verified in beam locked mode with the test metric of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=TRP grid).

Table 6.5.2.3-1: General requirements for NRACLR for FR2-1

Channel bandwidth / NRACLR / Measurement bandwidth

50

MHz

100

MHz

200

MHz

400

MHz

NRACLR for band n257, n258, n261

17 dB

17 dB

17 dB

17 dB

NRACLR for band n259, n260, n262

16 dB

16 dB

16 dB

16 dB

NR channel measurement bandwidth (MHz)

47.58

95.16

190.20

380.28

Adjacent channel centre frequency offset (MHz)

+50

/

-50

+100

/

-100

+200

/

-200

+400

/

-400

Table 6.5.2.3-2: General requirements for NRACLR for FR2-2

Channel bandwidth / NRACLR / Measurement bandwidth

100

MHz

400

MHz

800

MHz

1600

MHz

2000

MHz

NRACLR for band n263

15dB

15 dB

15 dB

15 dB

15 dB

NR channel measurement bandwidth (MHz)

95.16

381.12

715.20

1429.44

1705.92

Adjacent channel centre frequency offset (MHz)

+100

/

-100

+400

/

-400

+800

/

-800

+1600

/

-1600

+2000

/

-2000

6.5.3 Spurious emissions

Spurious emissions are emissions which are caused by unwanted transmitter effects such as harmonics emission, parasitic emissions, intermodulation products and frequency conversion products, but exclude out of band emissions unless otherwise stated. The spurious emission limits are specified in terms of general requirements in line with SM.329 [7] and NR operating band requirement to address UE co-existence. Spurious emissions are measured as TRP.

To improve measurement accuracy, sensitivity and efficiency, the resolution bandwidth may be smaller than the measurement bandwidth. When the resolution bandwidth is smaller than the measurement bandwidth, the result should be integrated over the measurement bandwidth in order to obtain the equivalent noise bandwidth of the measurement bandwidth.

Unless otherwise stated, the spurious emission limits apply for the frequency ranges that are more than FOOB (MHz) in Table 6.5.3-1 starting from the edge of the assigned NR channel bandwidth. The spurious emission limits in Table 6.5.3-2 apply for all transmitter band configurations (NRB) and channel bandwidths. The requirement is verified in beam locked mode with the test metric of TRP (Link=TX beam peak direction, Meas=TRP grid).

NOTE: For measurement conditions at the edge of each frequency range, the lowest frequency of the measurement position in each frequency range should be set at the lowest boundary of the frequency range plus MBW/2. The highest frequency of the measurement position in each frequency range should be set at the highest boundary of the frequency range minus MBW/2. MBW denotes the measurement bandwidth defined for the protected band.

Table 6.5.3-1: Boundary between NR out of band and spurious emission domain

Channel bandwidth

50

MHz

100

MHz

200

MHz

400

MHz

800 MHz

1600 MHz

2000 MHz

OOB boundary FOOB (MHz)

100

200

400

800

1600

3200

4000

Table 6.5.3-2: Spurious emissions limits

Frequency Range

Maximum Level

Measurement bandwidth

30 MHz ≤ f < 1000 MHz

-36 dBm

100 kHz

1 GHz ≤ f < 12.75 GHz

-30 dBm

1 MHz

12.75 GHz ≤ f ≤ 2nd harmonic of the upper frequency edge of the UL operating band in GHz

-13 dBm

1 MHz

6.5.3.1 Spurious emission band UE co-existence

This clause specifies the requirements for the specified NR band, for coexistence with protected bands.

NOTE: For measurement conditions at the edge of each frequency range, the lowest frequency of the measurement position in each frequency range should be set at the lowest boundary of the frequency range plus MBW/2. The highest frequency of the measurement position in each frequency range should be set at the highest boundary of the frequency range minus MBW/2. MBW denotes the measurement bandwidth defined for the protected band.

Table 6.5.3.1-1: Requirements

NR Band

Spurious emission

Protected band/frequency range

Frequency range (MHz)

Maximum Level (dBm)

MBW (MHz)

NOTE

n257

NR Band n260

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-2

100

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

Frequency range

23600

–

24000

1

200

3

n258

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

n259

NR Band 257

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 261

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 262

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

36000

–

37000

7

1000

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

n260

NR Band 257

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 261

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 262

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

n261

NR Band 260

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-2

100

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

n262

NR Band 260

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-2

100

NR Band 261

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band n263

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

TBD

100

Frequency range

57000

–

66000

2

100

n263

NR Band 257

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 258

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 259

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 260

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-2

100

NR Band 261

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NR Band 262

FDL_low

–

FDL_high

-5

100

NOTE 1: FDL_low and FDL_high refer to each NR frequency band specified in Table 5.2-1

NOTE 2: Void

NOTE 3: The protection of frequency range 23600-24000 MHz is meant for protection of satellite passive services.

6.5.3.2 Additional spurious emissions

6.5.3.2.1 General

These requirements are specified in terms of an additional spectrum emission requirement. Additional spurious

emission requirements are signalled by the network to indicate that the UE shall meet an additional requirement for

a specific deployment scenario as part of the cell handover/broadcast message.

6.5.3.2.2 Void

Table 6.5.3.2.2-1: (Void)

6.5.3.2.3 Additional spurious emission requirements for NS_202

When "NS_202" is indicated in the cell, the power of any UE emission shall not exceed the levels specified in Table 6.5.3.2.3-1.

Table 6.5.3.2.3-1: Additional requirements (NS_202)

Frequency Range

Maximum Level

Measurement bandwidth

NOTE

7.25 GHz ≤ f ≤ 2nd harmonic of the upper frequency edge of the UL operating band

-10 dBm

100 MHz

23.6 GHz f 24.0 GHz

+1 dBm

200 MHz

1

NOTE 1: This requirement also applies for the frequency ranges that are less than FOOB (MHz) in Table 6.5.3-1 from the edge of the channel bandwidth. The protection of frequency range 23600 – 24000 MHz is meant for protection of satellite passive services.
6.5.3.2.4 Additional spurious emission requirements for NS_203

When "NS_203" is indicated in the cell, the power of any UE emission shall not exceed the levels specified in Table 6.5.3.2.4-1. This requirement also applies for the frequency ranges that are less than FOOB (MHz) in Table 6.5.3-1 from the edge of the channel bandwidth.

Table 6.5.3.2.4-1: Additional requirements (NS_203)

Frequency band

(GHz)

Spectrum emission limit (dBm)

Measurement bandwidth

23.6 f 24.0

+1

200 MHz
6.5.3.2.5 Additional spurious emission requirements for NS_204

When "NS_204" is indicated in the cell, the power of any UE emission shall not exceed the levels specified in Table 6.5.3.2.5-1. This requirement also applies for the frequency ranges that are less than FOOB (MHz) in Table 6.5.3-1 from the edge of the channel bandwidth.

Table 6.5.3.2.5-1: Additional requirements (NS_204)

Frequency band

(GHz)

Spectrum emission limit (dBm)

Measurement bandwidth

TBD

TBD

TBD