5.1 General
38.521-43GPPNRPart 4: PerformanceRadio transmission and receptionRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification
5.1.1 Applicability of requirements
5.1.1.1 General
The minimum performance requirements are applicable to all FR1 operating bands defined in TS 38.101-1 [2].
The minimum performance requirements in Clause 5 are mandatory for UE supporting NR operation, except test cases listed in Clauses 5.1.1.3, 5.1.1.4.
5.1.1.2 Applicability of requirements for different number of RX antenna ports
The number of RX antenna ports for different RF operating bands is up to UE declaration.
The UE shall support 2 or 4 RX antenna ports for different RF operating bands. The operating bands, where 4 RX antenna ports shall be the baseline, are defined in Clause 7.2 of TS 38.101-1 [3]. The UE requirements applicability for UEs with different number of RX antenna ports is defined in Table 5.1.1.2-1.
Table 5.1.1.2-1: Requirements applicability
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Supported RX antenna ports |
Test type |
Test list |
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UE supports only 2RX |
PDSCH |
All tests in Clause 5.2.2 |
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PDCCH |
All tests in Clause 5.3.2 |
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PBCH |
All tests in Clause 5.4.2 |
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UE supports only 4RX or both 2RX and 4RX |
PDSCH |
All tests in Clause 5.2.3 |
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PDCCH |
All tests in Clause 5.3.3 |
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PBCH |
All tests in Clause 5.4.2 or 5.4.3 Note 1 |
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Note 1: Requirements for PBCH with 4Rx is up to UE declaration |
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5.1.1.3 Applicability of requirements for optional UE features
The performance requirements in Table 5.1.1.3-1 shall apply for UEs which support optional UE features only.
Table 5.1.1.3-1: Requirements applicability for optional UE features
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UE feature/capability [14] |
Test type |
Test list |
Applicability notes |
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SU-MIMO Interference Mitigation advanced receiver |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 3-1) Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 5-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 3-1) Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 5-1) |
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Alternative additional DMRS position for co-existence with LTE CRS (additionalDMRS-DL-Alt) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.4 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.1.4 (Test 1-2) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.4 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.2.4 (Test 1-2) |
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Basic DL NR-NR CA operation (supportedBandCombinationList) |
NR CA |
SDR |
Clause 5.5A.1 |
1) Up to 16 DL carriers 2) Same numerology across carrier for data/control channel at a given time |
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Enhanced demodulation processing for HST-SFN joint transmission scheme with velocity up to 500km/h |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.9 (Test 1-1) Clause 5.2.3.1.9 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.9 (Test 1-1) Clause 5.2.3.2.9 (Test 1-1) |
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Single DCI based SDM transmission for multi-TRxP (singleDCI-SDM-scheme-r16) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.11 Clause 5.2.3.1.11 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.11 Clause 5.2.3.2.11 |
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Multi DCI based multi-TRxP support (multiDCI-MultiTRP-r16) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.12 Clause 5.2.3.1.12 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.12 Clause 5.2.3.2.12 |
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Single DCI based FDM Scheme-A for multi-TRxP(supportFDM-SchemeA-r16) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.13 Clause 5.2.3.1.13 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.13 Clause 5.2.3.2.13 |
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Single DCI based inter-slot TDM for multi-TRxP (supportInter-slotTDM-r16) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.14 Clause 5.2.3.1.14 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.14 Clause 5.2.3.2.14 |
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Maximum number of TCI states in Single-DCI based inter-slot TDM (maxNumberTCI-states-r16) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.14 Clause 5.2.3.1.14 |
The requirements apply only when maxNumberTCI-states-r16 = 2. |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.14 Clause 5.2.3.2.14 |
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Alternative 64QAM MCS table for PDSCHNew 64QAM MCS table for PDSCH (dl-64QAM-MCS-TableAlt) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.5 Clause 5.2.3.1.5 Clause 5.2.2.1.6 Clause 5.2.3.1.6 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.5 Clause 5.2.3.2.5 Clause 5.2.2.2.6 Clause 5.2.3.2.6 |
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CQI table with target BLER of 10^-5New CQI table (cqi-TableAlt) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.5 Clause 5.2.3.1.5 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.5 Clause 5.2.3.2.5 |
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PDSCH repetitions over multiple slots (pdsch-RepetitionMultiSlots) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.6 Clause 5.2.3.1.6 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.6 Clause 5.2.3.2.6 |
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UE PDSCH processing capability #2 (pdsch-ProcessingType2) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.7 Clause 5.2.3.1.7 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.7 Clause 5.2.3.2.7 |
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Pre-emption indication for DL (pre-EmptIndication-DL) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.8 Clause 5.2.3.1.8 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.8 Clause 5.2.3.2.8 |
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5.1.1.4 Applicability of requirements for mandatory UE features with capability signalling
The performance requirements in Table 5.1.1.4-1 shall apply for UEs which support mandatory UE features with capability signalling only.
Table 5.1.1.4-1: Requirements applicability for mandatory features with UE capability signalling
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UE feature/capability [14] |
Test type |
Test list |
Applicability notes |
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256QAM modulation scheme for PDSCH for FR1 (pdsch-256QAM-FR1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-3) Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-3) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 1-3) Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 1-3) |
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PDSCH mapping type B (pdsch-MappingTypeB) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.3 Clause 5.2.3.1.3 Clause 5.2.2.1.7 Clause 5.2.3.1.7 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.3 Clause 5.2.3.2.3 Clause 5.2.2.2.7 Clause 5.2.3.2.7 |
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Rate-matching around LTE CRS (rateMatchingLTE-CRS) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.4 Clause 5.2.3.1.4 |
For UEs supporting “Alternative additional DMRS position for co-existence with LTE CRS”, if Test 1-2 is tested, the test coverage can be considered fulfilled without executing Test 1-1. Otherwise, only Test 1-1 is tested. |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.4 Clause 5.2.3.2.4 |
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Supported maximum number of ports across all configured NZP-CSI-RS resources per CC (maxConfigNumberPortsAcrossNZP-CSI-RS-PerCC) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.4 (Tests 1-1, 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Tests 3-1, 4-1, 5-1) Clause 5.2.3.1.4 (Tests 1-1, 1-2) |
The requirements apply only in case the number of NZP-CSI-RS ports in the test case satisfies UE capability on maximum number of NZP-CSI-RS ports |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Tests 3-1, 4-1, 5-1) |
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Supported maximum number of PDSCH MIMO layers (maxNumberMIMO-LayersPDSCH) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Tests 2-1, 2-2, 3-1) Clause 5.2.2.1.2 Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Tests 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1) Clause 5.2.3.1.2 |
The requirements apply only in case the PDSCH MIMO rank in the test case does not exceed UE PDSCH MIMO layers capability |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Tests 2-1, 2-2, 3-1) Clause 5.2.2.2.2 Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Tests 2-1, 2-2, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1) Clause 5.2.3.2.2 |
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Support number of active TCI states per BWP per CC, including control and data (maxNumberActiveTCI-PerBWP) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.1.10 (Test 1-2) |
The requirements apply only when maxNumberActiveTCI-PerBWP is other than n1. |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.2.10 (Test 1-2) |
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Support for maximum number of TRS resource sets per CC which the UE can track simultaneously (maxSimultaneousResourceSetsPerCC) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.1.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.2.1.11 Clause 5.2.2.1.12 Clause 5.2.2.1.13 Clause 5.2.2.1.14 Clause 5.2.3.1.11 Clause 5.2.3.1.12 Clause 5.2.3.1.13 Clause 5.2.3.1.14 |
The requirements apply only when maxSimultaneousResourceSetsPerCC ≥ 2 |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.3.2.10 (Test 1-2) Clause 5.2.2.2.11 Clause 5.2.2.2.12 Clause 5.2.2.2.13 Clause 5.2.2.2.14 Clause 5.2.3.2.11 Clause 5.2.3.2.12 Clause 5.2.3.2.13 Clause 5.2.3.2.14 |
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5.1.1.5 Applicability of CA requirements
5.1.1.5.1 Definition of CA capability
The definition with respect to CA capabilities is given as in Table 5.1.1.5.1-1.
Table 5.1.1.5.1-1: Definition of CA capability
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CA Capability |
CA Capability Description |
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CA_C |
Intra-band contiguous CA |
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CA_N |
Intra-band non-contiguous CA |
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CA_AX |
Inter-band CA (X bands) |
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NOTE 1: CA_C corresponds to NR CA configurations and bandwidth combination sets defined in Section 5.5A.1 of TS 38.101-1[2]. |
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5.1.1.5.2 Applicability and test rules for different CA configurations and bandwidth combination sets
The performance requirement for CA UE demodulation tests in Section 5.2A are defined independent of CA configurations and bandwidth combination sets specified in Section 5.5A of TS 38.101-1[2]. For UEs supporting different CA configurations and bandwidth combination sets, the applicability and test rules are defined in Table 5.1.1.5.2-1 and Table 5.1.1.5.2-2. For simplicity, CA configuration below refers to combination of CA configuration and bandwidth combination set.
Table 5.1.1.5.2-1: Applicability and test rules for CA UE demodulation tests
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Tests |
CA capability where the tests apply |
CA configuration from the selected CA capability where the tests apply |
CA Bandwidth combination to be tested in priority order |
PCell CC configuration |
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Test 1 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 |
CA_C, CA_N, CA_AX |
Table 5.1.1.5.2-2 |
Largest aggregated CA bandwidth combination |
Any of CCs |
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Test 2 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 |
CA_C, CA_N, CA_AX |
Table 5.1.1.5.2-2 |
Largest aggregated CA bandwidth combination |
Any of CCs |
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Test 3 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 |
CA_AX |
Table 5.1.1.5.2-2 |
Largest aggregated CA bandwidth combination |
TDD CC if supported, otherwise FDD CC |
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Test 4 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 (NOTE 2) |
CA_AX |
Table 5.1.1.5.2-2 |
Largest aggregated CA bandwidth combination |
Any of CCs |
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Test 5 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 (NOTE 3) |
CA_AX |
Table 5.1.1.5.2-2 |
Largest aggregated CA bandwidth combination |
15 kHz CC if supported, otherwise 30 kHz CC |
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NOTE 1: In case CA_AX with different number of X is supported then one or two CA configurations are selected based on procedure from Table 5.1.1.5.2-2. NOTE 2: These scenarios are only tested for UEs which are not verified with Test 3 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 NOTE 3: These scenarios are only tested for UEs which are not verified with Test 4 in Section 5.2A.2.1 and 5.2A.3.1 |
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Table 5.1.1.5.2-2: Selection of CA configurations
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CA capability |
Step 1 |
Step 2 |
Step 3 |
Step 4 |
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CA_C or CA_N |
Select the CA configurations with the maximum number of CCs, for which the supported maximum number of MIMO layers is not lower than 2. |
Select any one of CA configurations, which contain CA bandwidth combination with the largest aggregated channel bandwidth and supported maximum data rate is not lower than the tested date rate, among all the selected CA configurations from Step 1. |
N/A |
N/A |
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CA_AX |
Select the CA configurations with the maximum number of CCs, for which the supported maximum number of MIMO layers is not lower than 2. |
Select any one of CA configurations, which contain CA bandwidth combination with the largest aggregated channel bandwidth and supported maximum data rate is not lower than the tested date rate, among all the selected CA configurations from Step 1. |
Select the CA configurations with the largest number of bands and with the maximum number of CCs, for which the supported maximum number of MIMO layers is not lower than 2. |
Select any one of CA configurations, which contain CA bandwidth combination with the largest aggregated channel bandwidth and supported maximum data rate is not lower than the tested date rate, among all the selected CA configurations from Step 3. |
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NOTE 1: For CA_AX capability, if CA configuration from step 2 is CA configuration with the largest number of bands then Step 3 and Step 4 are skipped. Otherwise, the two CA configurations selected from Step 2 and Step 4 are used for testing. NOTE 2: Maximum supported data rate for Step 2 and Step 4 is calculated based clause 4.1.2 of TS 38.306 [14]. NOTE 3: Tested data rate for Step 2 and Step 4 is calculated based on the equation and FRCs used in the test. |
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5.1.1.5.3 Applicability rule and antenna connection for CA tests with 4 RX
Within the CA configuration if any of the PCell and/or the SCells is a 2Rx supported RF band, 2 out of the 4Rx should be connected with data source from system simulator, depending on UE’s declaration and AP configuration. Requirements from Clause 5.2A.2.1 are applied.
Within the CA configuration if any of the PCell and/or the SCells is a 4Rx supported RF band, all 4Rx should be connected with data source from system simulator. Requirements from Clause 5.2A.3.1 are applied.
For 4Rx capable UEs, the 2Rx supported RF bands and 4Rx supported RF bands are up to UE’s declaration.
5.1.1.6 Applicability and test rules for PDSCH performance requirements with power imbalance for intra-band contiguous CA
For UE passing the FDD and TDD CA power imbalance performance requirements with 2 DL CCs as defined in sections 5.2A.2.2 and 5.2A.3.2, the test coverage can be considered fulfilled with FDD or TDD intra-band contiguous CA with 3 or more DL CCs supported by the UE. During the test, UE is required to test the supported intra-band contiguous CA configurations with 2 DL CCs covering the lowest and highest operating bands.
The channel bandwidth combination for testing is determined by following procedure:
– First select the bandwidth combinations with the same bandwidth in each carrier.
– If there is no such bandwidth combination, select the bandwidth combinations with smallest bandwidth difference between the two carriers, and the carrier with smaller bandwidth will be used for test.
– Among the bandwidth combinations selected, select the CA combination with largest aggregated bandwidth combination.
5.1.1.7 Applicability of different requirements for HST
The applicability rules for different HST requirements in section 5 are specified in Table 5.1.1.7-1.
Table 5.1.1.7-1: Applicability of requirements for HST
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If UE has passed |
UE can skip |
Applicability notes |
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Test type |
Test list |
Test type |
Test list |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-6) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-5) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 1-11) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 1-7) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-6) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-5) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 1-11) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 1-7) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.9 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-5 ) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.9 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 1-7 and 1-11) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.9 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-5) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.9 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 1-7 and 1-11) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-7) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-7) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.10 (Test 1-1 or 1-2) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.1 (Test 1-5 ) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.10 (Test 1-1 or 1-2) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.1 (Test 1-7 and 1-11) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.10 (Test 1-1 or 1-2) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.1 (Test 1-5) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.10 (Test 1-1 or 1-2) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.1 (Test 1-7 and 1-11) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.10 (Test 1-2) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.10 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.10 (Test 1-2) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.10 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.10 (Test 1-2) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.10 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.10 (Test 1-2) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.10 (Test 1-1) |
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5.1.1.8 Applicability of different requirements with Multi-TRxP
The applicability rules for requirements with multi-TRxP transmission schemes in section 5 are specified in Table 5.1.1.8-1.
Table 5.1.1.8-1: Applicability of requirements with Multi-TRxP Transmission
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If UE has passed |
UE can skip |
Applicability notes |
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Test type |
Test list |
Test type |
Test list |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.11 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.13 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.6 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.1.14 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.11 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.13 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.6 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.2.2.14 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.11 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.13 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.6 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 FDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.1.14 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.11 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.12 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.13 (Test 1-1) |
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FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.6 (Test 1-1) |
FR1 TDD |
PDSCH |
Clause 5.2.3.2.14 (Test 1-1) |
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