E.1 FR1 gNB configurations

38.1513GPPNRRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Over-the-Air (OTA) performance requirements

The gNodeB emulator parameters shall be set according to Table E.1-1 for FR1 common parameters, Table E.1-2 for FR1 FDD 2×2 test parameters, Table E.1-3 for FR1 TDD 2×2 test parameters, Table E.1-4 for FR1 FDD 4×4 test parameters, and Table E.1-5 for FR1 TDD 4×4 test parameters.

Table E.1-1: FR1 Common test parameters

Parameter

Unit

Value

PDSCH transmission scheme

Transmission scheme 1

Carrier configuration

Offset between Point A and the lowest usable subcarrier on this carrier (Note 2)

RBs

0

Subcarrier spacing

kHz

15 or 30

DL BWP configuration #1

Cyclic prefix

Normal

RB offset

RBs

0

Number of contiguous PRB

PRBs

Maximum transmission bandwidth configuration as specified in clause 5.3.2 of TS 38.101-1 for tested channel bandwidth and subcarrier spacing

Common serving cell parameters

Physical Cell ID

0

SSB position in burst

First SSB in Slot #0

SSB periodicity

ms

20

First DMRS position for Type A PDSCH mapping

2

PDCCH configuration

Slots for PDCCH monitoring

Each slot

Symbols with PDCCH

Symbols

0, 1

Number of PRBs in CORESET

Table 5.2-2 of TS 38.101-4 for tested channel bandwidth and subcarrier spacing

Number of PDCCH candidates and aggregation levels

1/AL8

CCE-to-REG mapping type

Non-interleaved

DCI format

1_1

TCI state

TCI state #1

Cross carrier scheduling

Not configured

CSI-RS for tracking

First subcarrier index in the PRB used for CSI-RS

k0=0 for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

First OFDM symbol in the PRB used for CSI-RS

l0 = 6 for CSI-RS resource 1 and 3

l0 = 10 for CSI-RS resource 2 and 4

Number of CSI-RS ports (X)

1 for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

CDM Type

‘No CDM’ for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

Density (ρ)

3 for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

15 kHz SCS: 20 for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

30 kHz SCS: 40 for CSI-RS resource 1,2,3,4

CSI-RS offset

Slots

15 kHz SCS:

10 for CSI-RS resource 1 and 2

11 for CSI-RS resource 3 and 4

30 kHz SCS:

20 for CSI-RS resource 1 and 2

21 for CSI-RS resource 3 and 4

Frequency Occupation

Start PRB 0

Number of PRB = BWP size

QCL info

TCI state #0

NZP CSI-RS for CSI acquisition

First subcarrier index in the PRB used for CSI-RS

k0 = 0

First OFDM symbol in the PRB used for CSI-RS

l0 = 12

Number of CSI-RS ports (X)

Same as number of transmit antenna

CDM Type

‘FD-CDM2’

Density (ρ)

1

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

15 kHz SCS: 20

30 kHz SCS: 40

CSI-RS offset

Slots

0

Frequency Occupation

Start PRB 0

Number of PRB = BWP size

QCL info

TCI state #1

ZP CSI-RS for CSI acquisition

First subcarrier index in the PRB used for CSI-RS

k0 = 4

First OFDM symbol in the PRB used for CSI-RS

l0 = 12

Number of CSI-RS ports (X)

4

CDM Type

‘FD-CDM2’

Density (ρ)

1

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

15 kHz SCS: 20

30 kHz SCS: 40

CSI-RS offset

Slots

0

Frequency Occupation

Start PRB 0

Number of PRB = BWP size

PDSCH DMRS configuration

Antenna ports indexes

{1000, 1001} for Rank 2 tests

{1000-1003} for Rank 4 tests

Number of PDSCH DMRS CDM group(s) without data

1 for Rank 2 tests

2 for Rank 4 tests

TCI state #0

Type 1 QCL information

SSB index

SSB #0

QCL Type

Type C

Type 2 QCL information

SSB index

N/A

QCL Type

N/A

TCI state #1

Type 1 QCL information

CSI-RS resource

CSI-RS resource 1 from ‘CSI-RS for tracking’ configuration

QCL Type

Type A

Type 2 QCL information

CSI-RS resource

N/A

QCL Type

N/A

PT-RS configuration

PT-RS is not configured

Maximum number of code block groups for ACK/NACK feedback

1

Maximum number of HARQ transmission

1

HARQ ACK/NACK bundling

Multiplexed

Redundancy version coding sequence

N.A

Precoding configuration

SP Type I, Random per slot with PRB bundling granularity

Symbols for all unused REs

OCNG Annex A.5 of TS 38.101-4

Minimum Number of Slots per Stream

20000 for 15kHz SCS

40000 for 30kHz SCS

(Note 3)

Transmit Power Control

dBm

13

DL power level

(RS EPRE of SSS)

dBm / SCS

Set at gNodeB simulator

with correction from calibration

EPRE ratio of PDSCH to SSS

dB

0

Note 1: UE assumes that the TCI state for the PDSCH is identical to the TCI state applied for the PDCCH transmission.

Note 2: Point A coincides with minimum guard band as specified in Table 5.3.3-1 from TS 38.101-1 for tested channel bandwidth and subcarrier spacing.

Note 3: For FR1 MIMO OTA test lab alignments and FR1 MIMO OTA UE performance requirements, the following values can be used:

For FR1 bands >1GHz: 20k for 30kHz SCS, 10k for 15kHz SCS;

For FR1 bands <1GHz: [20k] for 15kHz SCS;

Table E.1-2: Test parameters for FR1 FDD 2×2

Parameter

Unit

Value

Duplex mode

FDD

Reference channel

R.PDSCH.1-3.1 FDD (Note 1)

Bandwidth

MHz

10

SCS

kHz

15

Modulation DL

64QAM

Modulation UL

QPSK

Active DL BWP index

1

PDSCH configuration

Mapping type

Type A

k0

0

Starting symbol (S)

2

Length (L)

12

PDSCH aggregation factor

1

PRB bundling type

Static

PRB bundling size

2

Resource allocation type

Type 0

RBG size

Config2

VRB-to-PRB mapping type

Non-interleaved

VRB-to-PRB mapping interleaver bundle size

N/A

PDSCH DMRS configuration

DMRS Type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

Maximum number of OFDM symbols for DL front loaded DMRS

1

CSI-RS for tracking

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

20

CSI-RS offset

Slots

Table 8.2-1.

Number of HARQ Processes

4

The number of slots between PDSCH and corresponding HARQ-ACK information

2

Note 1: “R.PDSCH.1-3.1 FDD” is defined in Table A.3.2.1.1-3 of TS 38.101-4

Table E.1-3: Test parameters for FR1 TDD 2×2

Parameter

Unit

Value

Duplex mode

TDD

Reference channel

R.PDSCH.2-3.1 TDD (Note 1)

Bandwidth

MHz

40

SCS

kHz

30

Modulation DL

64QAM

Modulation UL

QPSK

Active DL BWP index

1

PDSCH configuration

Mapping type

Type A

k0

0

Starting symbol (S)

2

Length (L)

Specific to each Reference channel

PDSCH aggregation factor

1

PRB bundling type

Static

PRB bundling size

2

Resource allocation type

Type 0

RBG size

Config2

VRB-to-PRB mapping type

Non-interleaved

VRB-to-PRB mapping interleaver bundle size

N/A

PDSCH DMRS configuration

DMRS Type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

Maximum number of OFDM symbols for DL front loaded DMRS

1

CSI-RS for tracking

First OFDM symbol in the PRB used for CSI-RS

Table 8.2-1.

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

40

CSI-RS offset

Slots

Table 8.2-1.

Number of HARQ Processes

8

TDD UL-DL pattern

FR1.30-1 (Note 2)

Note 1: “R.PDSCH.2-3.1 TDD” is defined in Table A.3.2.2.2-3 of TS 38.101-4

Note 2: “FR1.30-1” is defined in Annex A.1.2 of TS 38.101-4

Table E.1-4: Test parameters for FR1 FDD 4×4

Parameter

Unit

Value

Duplex mode

FDD

Reference channel

R.PDSCH.1-2.4 FDD (Note 1)

Bandwidth

MHz

10

SCS

kHz

15

Modulation DL

16QAM

Modulation UL

QPSK

Active DL BWP index

1

PDSCH configuration

Mapping type

Type A

k0

0

Starting symbol (S)

2

Length (L)

12

PDSCH aggregation factor

1

PRB bundling type

Static

PRB bundling size

2

Resource allocation type

Type 0

RBG size

Config2

VRB-to-PRB mapping type

Non-interleaved

VRB-to-PRB mapping interleaver bundle size

N/A

PDSCH DMRS configuration

DMRS Type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

Maximum number of OFDM symbols for DL front loaded DMRS

1

CSI-RS for tracking

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

20

CSI-RS offset

Slots

Table 8.2-1.

Number of HARQ Processes

4

The number of slots between PDSCH and corresponding HARQ-ACK information

2

Note 1: “R.PDSCH.1-2.4 FDD” is defined in Table A.3.2.1.1-2 of TS 38.101-4

Table E.1-5: Test parameters for FR1 TDD 4×4

Parameter

Unit

Value

Duplex mode

TDD

Reference channel

R.PDSCH.2-2.4 TDD (Note 1)

Bandwidth

MHz

40

SCS

kHz

30

Modulation DL

16QAM

Modulation UL

QPSK

Active DL BWP index

1

PDSCH configuration

Mapping type

Type A

k0

0

Starting symbol (S)

2

Length (L)

Specific to each Reference channel

PDSCH aggregation factor

1

PRB bundling type

Static

PRB bundling size

2

Resource allocation type

Type 0

RBG size

Config2

VRB-to-PRB mapping type

Non-interleaved

VRB-to-PRB mapping interleaver bundle size

N/A

PDSCH DMRS configuration

DMRS Type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

Maximum number of OFDM symbols for DL front loaded DMRS

1

CSI-RS for tracking

First OFDM symbol in the PRB used for CSI-RS

Table 8.2-1.

CSI-RS periodicity

Slots

40.

CSI-RS offset

Slots

Table 8.2-1.

Number of HARQ Processes

8

TDD UL-DL pattern

FR1.30-1 (Note 2)

Note 1: “R.PDSCH.2-2.4 TDD” is defined in Table A.3.2.2.2-2 of TS 38.101-4

Note 2: “FR1.30-1” is defined in Annex A.1.2 of TS 38.101-4