7.3B.1 General

38.521-33GPPNRPart 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radiosRadio transmission and receptionRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification

Tools: ARFCN - Frequency Conversion for 5G NR/LTE/UMTS/GSM

For EN-DC, E-UTRA and NR single carrier, CA, and MIMO operation of REFSENS requirements defined in TS 38.101-1 [2], TS 38.101-2 [3] and TS 36.101 [5] apply to all downlink bands of EN-DC configurations listed in clause 5.5B, unless sensitivity degradation exception is allowed in this clause of this specification, clause 7.3 in TS 38.101-1 [2] , clause 7.3 in TS 38.101-2 [3] or cause 7.3 in TS 36.101 [5]. Allowed exceptions specified in this clause also apply to any higher order EN-DC configuration combination containing one of the band combinations that exception is allowed for. Reference sensitivity exceptions are specified by applying maximum sensitivity degradation (MSD) into applicable REFSENS requirement. EN-DC REFSENS requirements shall be met for NR uplink transmissions using QPSK DFT-s-OFDM waveforms as defined in clause 7.3.2 in TS 38.101-1 [2]. Unless otherwise specified UL allocation uses the lowest SCS allowable for a given channel BW. Limits on configured maximum output power for the uplink according to subclause 6.2B.4 shall apply.

In case of interband EN-DC the receiver REFSENS requirements in this clause do not apply for 1.4 and 3 MHz E-UTRA carriers. For the case of inter-band EN-DC with a single carrier per cell group and multi‑carrier per cell group, in addition to the E-UTRA and NR single carrier, CA, and MIMO operation of REFSENS requirements defined in TS 38.101-1 [2], TS 38.101-2 [3], and TS 36.101 [5], the REFSENS requirements specified therein also apply with both downlink carriers and both uplink carriers active unless sensitivity exceptions are allowed in this clause of this specification, clause 7.3 in TS 38.101-1 [2] or clause 7.3 in TS 36.101 [5].

NOTE: For inter-band EN-DC, the reference sensitivity requirement with both uplink carriers active is allowed to be verified for only a single inter-band EN-DC configuration per NR band.