7 Conducted receiver characteristics
38.101-53GPPNRPart 5: Satellite access Radio Frequency (RF) and performance requirementsRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception
7.1 General
Unless otherwise stated the receiver characteristics are specified at the antenna connector(s) of the UE. For UE(s) with an integral antenna only, a reference antenna(s) with a gain of 0 dBi is assumed for each antenna port(s). UE with an integral antenna(s) may be taken into account by converting these power levels into field strength requirements, assuming a 0 dBi gain antenna. For UEs with more than one receiver antenna connector, identical interfering signals shall be applied to each receiver antenna port if more than one of these is used (diversity).
The levels of the test signal applied to each of the antenna connectors shall be as defined in the respective clauses below.
With the exception of clause 7.3, the requirements shall be verified with the network signalling value NS_01 configured in Table 6.2.3.1-1.
All the parameters in clause 7 are defined using the UL reference measurement channels specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.2.2, the DL reference measurement channels specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.3.2 and using the set-up specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex C.3.1.
7.2 Diversity characteristics
The UE is required to be equipped with a minimum of two RX antenna ports in all operating bands.
The UE shall be verified with two RX antenna ports in all supported frequency bands.
The above rules apply for all clauses with the exception of clause 7.9.
7.3 Reference sensitivity
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 7.3.2-1.
7.3.2 Reference sensitivity power level
The throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annex A3.2.2 of 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5], with parameters specified in Table 7.3.2-1.
Table 7.3.2-1: Two antenna port reference sensitivity QPSK PREFSENS for FDD bands
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Operating band / SCS / Channel bandwidth |
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Operating Band |
SCS kHz |
5 MHz |
10 MHz |
15 MHz |
20 MHz |
25 MHz |
30 MHz (dBm) |
35 MHz (dBm) |
40 MHz |
45 MHz (dBm) |
50 MHz |
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n256 |
15 |
-100.0 |
-96.8 |
-95.0 |
-93.8 |
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30 |
-97.1 |
-95.1 |
-94.0 |
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60 |
-97.5 |
-95.4 |
-94.2 |
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n255 |
15 |
-100.0 |
-96.8 |
-95.0 |
-93.8 |
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30 |
-97.1 |
-95.1 |
-94.0 |
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60 |
-97.5 |
-95.4 |
-94.2 |
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NOTE：The transmitter shall be set to PUMAX as defined in clause 6.2.4 of 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5]. |
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The reference receiver sensitivity (REFSENS) requirement specified in Table 7.3.2-1 shall be met with uplink transmission bandwidth less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3.2-2.
less than or equal to that specified in Table 7.3.2-2.
Table 7.3.2-2: Uplink configuration for reference sensitivity
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Operating band / SCS (kHz) / Channel bandwidth (MHz) / Duplex mode |
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Operating Band |
SCS |
5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
Duplex Mode |
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15 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
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n256 |
30 |
24 |
36 |
50 |
FDD |
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60 |
10 |
18 |
24 |
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15 |
25 |
50 |
75 |
100 |
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n255 |
30 |
24 |
36 |
50 |
FDD |
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60 |
10 |
18 |
24 |
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NOTE: 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 of 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5]). |
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The minimum requirements specified in Table 7.3.2-1 shall be verified with the network signalling value NS_01 (Table 6.2.3.1-1 of 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5]) configured.
7.4 Maximum input level
Maximum input level is defined as the maximum mean power received at the UE antenna port, at which the specified relative throughput shall meet or exceed the minimum requirements for the specified reference measurement channel. The throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annexs A.3.2 and A.3.3 (with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD as described in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1) with parameters specified in Table 7.4-1.
Table 7.4-1: Maximum input level
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Rx Parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10, 15, 20 |
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Power in Transmission Bandwidth Configuration3 |
dBm |
-402 |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum uplink configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-2 with PCMAX_L,f,c as defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: Reference measurement channel is A.3.2.3 or A.3.3.3 for 64 QAM. NOTE 3: Power in transmission bandwidth configuration value is rounded to the nearest 0.5dB value. |
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7.5 Adjacent channel selectivity
Adjacent channel selectivity (ACS) is a measure of a receiver’s ability to receive an NR signal at its assigned channel frequency in the presence of an adjacent channel signal at a given frequency offset from the centre frequency of the assigned channel. ACS is the ratio of the receive filter attenuation on the assigned channel frequency to the receive filter attenuation on the adjacent channel(s).
In Release 17, only frequency bands below 2.7GHz are considered. The NR satellite UE shall fulfil the minimum requirements specified in Table 7.5-1 for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz. These requirements apply for all values of an adjacent channel interferer in case 1 and for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal. The lower and upper range of test parameters are chosen as in Table 7.5-2 and Table 7.5-3 for verification of the requirements specified in Table 7.5-1. For these test parameters, the throughput shall be ≥ 95 % of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1).
Table 7.5-1: ACS for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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ACS |
dB |
33 |
30 |
27 |
Table 7.5-2: Test parameters for NR bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz, case 1
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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Power in transmission bandwidth configuration |
dBm |
REFSENS + 14 dB |
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Pinterferer4 |
dBm |
REFSENS + 45.5 dB |
REFSENS + 42.5 dB |
REFSENS + 39.5 |
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BWinterferer |
MHz |
5 |
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Finterferer (offset)2 |
MHz |
BWChannel /2 + 2.5 / -(BWChannel /2 + 2.5) |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in clause 7.3.2 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: The absolute value of the interferer offset Finterferer (offset) shall be further adjusted to NOTE 3: The interferer consists of the NR interferer RMC specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1. NOTE 4: Pinterferer shall be rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value. |
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MHz with SCS the sub-carrier spacing of the wanted signal in MHz. The interferer is an NR signal with 15 kHz SCS.Table 7.5-3: Test parameters for NR bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz, case 2
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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Power in transmission bandwidth configuration |
dBm |
-71.5 |
-68.5 |
-65.5 |
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Pinterferer |
dBm |
-40 |
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BWinterferer |
MHz |
5 |
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Finterferer (offset) |
MHz |
BWChannel /2 + 2.5 / -(BWChannel /2 + 2.5) |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 24 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in clause 7.3.2 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: The absolute value of the interferer offset Finterferer (offset) shall be further adjusted to NOTE 3: The interferer consists of the NR interferer RMC specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex A.5.1.1/A.5.2.1. NOTE 4: Pinterferer shall be rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value. |
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MHz with SCS the sub-carrier spacing of the wanted signal in MHz. The interferer is an NR signal with 15 kHz SCS.7.6 Blocking characteristics
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.
7.6.2 In-band blocking
For NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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.
Table 7.6.2-1: In-band blocking parameters for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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Power in transmission bandwidth configuration3 |
dBm |
REFSENS + 6 dB |
REFSENS + 7 dB |
REFSENS + 9 dB |
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BWinterferer |
MHz |
5 |
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FIoffset, case 1 |
MHz |
7.5 |
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FIoffset, case 2 |
MHz |
12.5 |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in clause 7.3.2 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: The interferer consists of the RMC specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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: Power in transmission bandwidth configuration shall be rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value. |
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Table 7.6.2-2: In-band blocking for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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Operating Band |
Parameter |
Unit |
Case 1 |
Case 2 |
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Pinterferer |
dBm |
-56 |
-44 |
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n255, n256 |
Finterferer (offset) |
MHz |
-BWChannel/2 – FIoffset, case 1 and BWChannel/2 + FIoffset, case 1 |
≤ -BWChannel/2 – FIoffset, case 2 and ≥ BWChannel/2 + FIoffset, case 2 |
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Finterferer |
MHz |
NOTE 2 |
FDL_low – 15 to FDL_high + 15 |
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NOTE 1: The absolute value of the interferer offset Finterferer (offset) shall be further adjusted to NOTE 2: For each carrier frequency, the requirement applies for two interferer carrier frequencies: a: -BWChannel/2 – FIoffset, case 1; b: BWChannel/2 + FIoffset, case 1 |
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MHz with SCS the sub-carrier spacing of the wanted signal in MHz. The interferer is an NR signal with 15 kHz SCS.7.6.3 Out-of-band blocking
For NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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.
Table 7.6.3-1: Out-of-band blocking parameters for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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Power in transmission bandwidth configuration2 |
dBm |
REFSENS + 6 dB |
REFSENS + 7 dB |
REFSENS + 9 dB |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in clause 7.3.2 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: Power in transmission bandwidth configuration shall be rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value. |
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able 7.6.3-2: Out of-band blocking for NR satellite bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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Operating Band |
Parameter |
Unit |
Range 1 |
Range 2 |
Range 3 |
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Pinterferer |
dBm |
-44 |
-30 |
-15 |
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n255 |
Finterferer (CW) |
MHz |
-60 < f – FDL_low < -15 or 15 < f – FDL_high < 60 |
-85 < f – FDL_low ≤ -60 or 60 ≤ f – FDL_high < 85 |
1 ≤ f ≤ FDL_low – 85 or FDL_high + 85 ≤ f ≤ 12750 |
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n2561 |
Finterferer (CW) |
MHz |
-100 < f – FDL_low < -15 or 15 < f – FDL_high < 60 |
-145 < f – FDL_low ≤ -100 or 60 ≤ f – FDL_high < 85 |
1 ≤ f ≤ FDL_low – 145 or FDL_high + 85 ≤ f ≤ 12750 |
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NOTE 1: Band n256 lower frequency ranges are modified to enable specific implementations void NOTE 2: void NOTE 3: void NOTE 4: void |
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For interferer frequencies across ranges 1, 2 and 3 in Table 7.6.3-1, a maximum of
exceptions are allowed for spurious response frequencies in each assigned frequency channel when measured using a step size of MHz with
the number of resource blocks in the downlink transmission bandwidth configuration, BWChannel 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.
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 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] 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.
Table 7.6.4-1: Narrow Band Blocking
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Operating Band |
Parameter |
Unit |
Channel Bandwidth (MHz) |
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5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
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n255, n256 |
Pw |
dBm |
PREFSENS + channel-bandwidth specific value below |
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16 |
13 |
14 |
16 |
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Puw (CW) |
dBm |
-55 |
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Fuw (offset SCS= 15 kHz) 3 |
MHz |
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Fuw (offset SCS= 30 kHz)3 |
MHz |
NA |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set a 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in clause 7.3.2 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4 NOTE 2: The PREFSENS power level is specified in clause 7.3.2. NOTE 3: Fuw shall be rounded to half of SCS. |
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7.7 Spurious response
Spurious response is a measure of the ability of the receiver to receive a wanted signal on its assigned channel frequency without exceeding a given degradation due to the presence of an unwanted CW interfering signal at any other frequency for which a response is obtained, i.e. for which the out-of-band blocking limit as specified in clause 7.6.3 is not met.
The 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 for the wanted signal as specified in Table 7.7-1 for NR bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz for the interferer as specified in Table 7.7-2. The relative throughput requirement shall be met for any SCS specified for the channel bandwidth of the wanted signal.
Table 7.7-1: Spurious response parameters for NR bands with FDL_high < 2700 MHz and FUL_high < 2700 MHz
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RX parameter |
Units |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
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5, 10 |
15 |
20 |
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Power in transmission bandwidth configuration2 |
dBm |
REFSENS + 6 dB |
REFSENS + 7 dB |
REFSENS + 9 dB |
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NOTE 1: The transmitter shall be set to 4 dB below PCMAX_L,f,c at the minimum UL configuration specified in Table 7.3.2-3 with PCMAX_L,f,c defined in clause 6.2.4. NOTE 2: Power in transmission bandwidth configuration value is rounded to the next higher 0.5dB value. |
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Table 7.7-2: Spurious response
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Parameter |
Unit |
Level |
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PInterferer (CW) |
dBm |
-44 |
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FInterferer |
MHz |
Spurious response frequencies |
7.8 Intermodulation characteristics
The definition and requirements for intermodulation characteristics specified in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] clause 7.8 shall apply for NTN satellite UE.
7.9 Spurious emissions
The spurious emissions power is the power of emissions generated or amplified in a receiver that appear at the UE antenna connector.
The power of any narrow band CW spurious emission shall not exceed the maximum level specified in Table 7.9-1
Table 7.9-1: General receiver spurious emission requirements
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Frequency range |
Measurement bandwidth |
Maximum level |
NOTE |
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30 MHz ≤ f < 1 GHz |
100 kHz |
-57 dBm |
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1 GHz ≤ f ≤ 12.75 GHz |
1 MHz |
-47 dBm |
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NOTE: Unused PDCCH resources are padded with resource element groups with power level given by PDCCH as defined in 3GPP TS 38.101-1 [5] Annex C.3.1. |
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