A.3 IAB-MT Fixed Reference Channels
38.176-23GPPIntegrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) conformance testingNRPart 2: radiated conformance testingRelease 17TS
A.3.1 Fixed Reference Channels for PDSCH performance requirements (16QAM)
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.1-1 for FR1 PDSCH performance requirements.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.1-2 for FR2 PDSCH performance requirements.
Table A.3.1-1: Fixed Reference Channels for FR1 PDSCH (16QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.1-1 |
M-FR1-A.3.1-2 |
M-FR1-A.3.1-3 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
40 |
40 |
40 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
30 |
30 |
30 |
Allocated resource blocks |
106 |
106 |
106 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
12 |
12 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
64QAM |
64QAM |
MCS index |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Modulation |
16QAM |
16QAM |
16QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
490/1024 |
490/1024 |
490/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
3 |
4 |
Number of DMRS REs |
12 |
24 |
24 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
26632 |
73776 |
98376 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
4 |
9 |
12 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
55968 |
152640 |
203520 |
Table A.3.1-2: Fixed Reference Channels for FR2 PDSCH (16QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR2-A.3.1-1 |
M-FR2-A.3.1-2 |
M-FR2-A.3.1-3 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
100 |
100 |
50 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
120 |
120 |
60 |
Allocated resource blocks |
66 |
66 |
66 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
13 |
13 |
13 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
64QAM |
64QAM |
MCS index |
13 |
13 |
13 |
Modulation |
16QAM |
16QAM |
16QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
490/1024 |
490/1024 |
490/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Number of DMRS REs |
12 |
12 |
12 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
6 |
6 |
6 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
17424 |
34816 |
34816 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
24 |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
3 |
5 |
5 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
36564 |
73128 |
73128 |
A.3.2 Fixed Reference Channels for PDSCH performance requirements (64QAM)
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.2-1 for FR1 PDSCH performance requirements.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.2-2 for FR2 PDSCH performance requirements.
Table A.3.2-1: Fixed Reference Channels for FR1 PDSCH (64QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.2-1 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
40 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
30 |
Allocated resource blocks |
106 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
MCS index |
19 |
Modulation |
64QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
517/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
2 |
Number of DMRS REs |
12 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
0 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
83976 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
10 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
167904 |
Table A.3.2-2: Fixed Reference Channels for FR2 PDSCH (64QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR2-A.3.2-1 |
M-FR2-A.3.2-2 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
100 |
100 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
120 |
120 |
Allocated resource blocks |
66 |
66 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
13 |
13 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
64QAM |
MCS index |
18 |
17 |
Modulation |
64QAM |
64QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
466/1024 |
438/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
2 |
Number of DMRS REs |
12 |
12 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
6 |
6 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
25104 |
47112 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
3 |
6 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
54846 |
109692 |
A.3.3 Fixed Reference Channels for PDSCH performance requirements (256QAM)
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.3-1 for FR1 PDSCH performance requirements.
Table A.3.3-1: Fixed Reference Channels for FR1 PDSCH (256QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.3-1 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
40 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
30 |
Allocated resource blocks |
106 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
MCS table |
256QAM |
MCS index |
24 |
Modulation |
256QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
0.82 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
Number of DMRS REs |
12 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
0 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
92200 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
11 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
111936 |
A.3.4 Fixed Reference Channels for PDCCH performance requirements
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.4-1 for FR1 PDCCH performance requirements.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.4-2 for FR2 PDCCH performance requirements.
Table A.3.4-1: Fixed Reference Channels for FR1 PDCCH
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.4-1 |
M-FR1-A.3.4-2 |
M-FR1-A.3.4-3 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
30 |
30 |
30 |
CORESET frequency domain allocation |
102 |
102 |
90 |
CORESET time domain allocation |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Aggregation level |
2 |
4 |
8 |
DCI Format |
1_0 |
1_1 |
1_1 |
Payload (without CRC) (bits) |
41 |
53 |
53 |
Table A.3.4-2: Fixed Reference Channels for FR2 PDCCH
Reference channel |
M-FR2-A.3.4-1 |
M-FR2-A.3.4-2 |
M-FR2-A.3.4-3 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
120 |
120 |
120 |
CORESET frequency domain allocation |
60 |
60 |
60 |
CORESET time domain allocation |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Aggregation level |
2 |
4 |
8 |
DCI Format |
1_0 |
1_1 |
1_1 |
Payload (without CRC) (bits) |
40 |
56 |
56 |
A.3.5 Fixed Reference Channels for CSI reporting requirements
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.5-1 for FR1 CQI and RI reporting requirements with CQI table 2 and MCS table 2.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.5-2 for FR1 PMI reporting requirements.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.5-3 for FR2 CQI and RI reporting requirements with CQI table 1 and MCS table 1.
The parameters for the reference measurement channels are specified in table A.3.5-4 for FR2 PMI reporting requirements.
Table A.3.5-1: FRC for FR1 CQI and RI reporting with CQI table 2 and MCS table 2
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.5-1 |
M-FR1-A.3.5-2 |
M-FR1-A.3.5-3 |
M-FR1-A.3.5-4 |
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Number of allocated PDSCH resource blocks |
106 |
106 |
106 |
106 |
|||
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
|||
Number of PDSCH MIMO layers |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|||
Number of DMRS REs (Note 1) |
24 |
24 |
24 |
24 |
|||
Overhead for TBS determination |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|||
Available RE-s for PDSCH |
12720 |
12720 |
12720 |
12720 |
|||
CQI index |
Spectral efficiency |
MCS index |
Modulation |
Information Bit Payload per Slot |
|||
0 |
OOR |
OOR |
OOR |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
0.1523 |
0 |
QPSK |
2976 |
5896 |
8976 |
11784 |
2 |
0.3770 |
1 |
4744 |
9480 |
14344 |
18976 |
|
3 |
0.8770 |
3 |
11016 |
22536 |
33816 |
45096 |
|
4 |
1.4766 |
5 |
16QAM |
18960 |
37896 |
56368 |
75792 |
5 |
1.9141 |
7 |
24576 |
49176 |
73776 |
98376 |
|
6 |
2.4063 |
9 |
30728 |
61480 |
92200 |
122976 |
|
7 |
2.7305 |
11 |
64QAM |
34816 |
69672 |
104496 |
139376 |
8 |
3.3223 |
13 |
42016 |
83976 |
127080 |
167976 |
|
9 |
3.9023 |
15 |
49176 |
98376 |
147576 |
196776 |
|
10 |
4.5234 |
17 |
57376 |
114776 |
172176 |
229576 |
|
11 |
5.1152 |
19 |
65576 |
131176 |
196776 |
262376 |
|
12 |
5.5547 |
21 |
256QAM |
69672 |
139376 |
213176 |
278776 |
13 |
6.2266 |
23 |
79896 |
159880 |
237776 |
319784 |
|
14 |
6.9141 |
25 |
88064 |
176208 |
262376 |
352440 |
|
15 |
7.4063 |
27 |
94248 |
188576 |
278776 |
376896 |
|
NOTE 1: Number of DMRS REs includes the overhead of the DM-RS CDM groups without data. NOTE 2: PDSCH is only scheduled on slots which are full DL. |
Table A.3.5-2: Fixed Reference Channels for FR1 PMI reporting (16QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR1-A.3.5-5 |
M-FR1-A.3.5-6 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
40 |
40 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
30 |
30 |
Allocated resource blocks |
106 |
106 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
12 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
64QAM |
MCS index |
13 |
13 |
Modulation |
16QAM |
16QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
490/1024 |
490/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
2 |
Number of DMRS REs |
24 |
24 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
0 |
0 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
24576 |
49176 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
3 |
6 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
50880 |
101760 |
Table A.3.5-3: FRC for FR2 CQI and RI reporting with CQI table 1 and MCS table 1
Reference channel |
M-FR2-A.3.5-1 |
M-FR2-A.3.5-2 |
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Number of allocated PDSCH resource blocks |
66 |
66 |
|||
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
12 |
|||
Number of PDSCH MIMO layers |
1 |
2 |
|||
Number of DMRS REs (Note 1) |
24 |
24 |
|||
Overhead for TBS determination |
6 |
6 |
|||
Available RE-s |
7590 |
7590 |
|||
CQI index |
Spectral efficiency |
MCS index |
Modulation |
Information Bit Payload per Slot |
|
0 |
OOR |
OOR |
OOR |
N/A |
N/A |
1 |
0.1523 |
0 |
QPSK |
1800 |
3624 |
2 |
0.2344 |
0 |
1800 |
3624 |
|
3 |
0.3770 |
2 |
2856 |
5640 |
|
4 |
0.6016 |
4 |
4480 |
8968 |
|
5 |
0.8770 |
6 |
6528 |
13064 |
|
6 |
1.1758 |
8 |
8712 |
17928 |
|
7 |
1.4766 |
11 |
16QAM |
11016 |
22032 |
8 |
1.9141 |
13 |
14343 |
28680 |
|
9 |
2.4063 |
15 |
17928 |
35856 |
|
10 |
2.7305 |
18 |
64QAM |
20496 |
40976 |
11 |
3.3223 |
20 |
25104 |
50184 |
|
12 |
3.9023 |
22 |
29192 |
58384 |
|
13 |
4.5234 |
24 |
33816 |
67584 |
|
14 |
5.1152 |
26 |
38936 |
77896 |
|
15 |
5.5547 |
28 |
42016 |
83976 |
|
NOTE 1: Number of DMRS REs includes the overhead of the DM-RS CDM groups without data. NOTE 2: PDSCH is only scheduled on slots which are full DL. |
Table A.3.5-4: Fixed Reference Channels for FR2 PMI reporting (16QAM)
Reference channel |
M-FR2-A.3.5-3 |
Channel bandwidth (MHz) |
100 |
Subcarrier spacing (kHz) |
120 |
Allocated resource blocks |
66 |
Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols |
12 |
MCS table |
64QAM |
MCS index |
13 |
Modulation |
16QAM |
Target Coding Rate |
490/1024 |
Number of MIMO layers |
1 |
Number of DMRS REs |
24 |
Overhead for TBS determination |
6 |
Information Bit Payload per Slot (bits) |
14344 |
Transport block CRC per Slot (bits) |
24 |
Number of Code Blocks per Slot |
2 |
Binary Channel Bits Per Slot (bits) |
30360 |
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