C.1 Setup

38.521-43GPPNRPart 4: PerformanceRadio transmission and receptionRelease 17TSUser Equipment (UE) conformance specification

The following clause describes the downlink Physical Channels that are transmitted during connection setup.

C.1.1 FR1 Setup

Table C.1.1-1 describes the downlink Physical Channels that are required for FR1 connection set up.

Table C.1.1-1: Downlink Physical Channels required for FR1 connection setup

Physical Channel

PBCH

SSS

PSS

PDCCH

PDSCH

PBCH DMRS

PDCCH DMRS

PDSCH DMRS

CSI-RS

The following common PDSCH and PDCCH configuration parameters shall be used to bring up the connection setup for FR1 NR cell.

Table C.1.1-2: Common reference channel parameters for FR1

Parameter

Unit

Value

CORESET frequency domain allocation

Full BW,number of RB’s to be in multiple of 6

CORESET time domain allocation

2 OFDM symbols at the begin of each slot

PDSCH mapping type

Type A

PDSCH start symbol index (S)

2

Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols (L)

12

PDSCH PRB bundling

PRBs

2

Dynamic PRB bundling

false

Overhead value for TBS determination

0

First DMRS position for Type A PDSCH mapping

2

DMRS type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

FDM between DMRS and PDSCH

Enable

TRS configuration

2 slots, periodicity 20 ms, offset 10

PTRS configuration

PTRS is not configured

Num of HARQ processes

8 (TDD)

Aggregation level

CCE

4

Table C.1.1-3: Additional reference channels parameters for FDD

Parameter

Unit

Value

Number of HARQ Processes

4

K1 value

2 for all slots

Table C.1.1-4: TDD UL-DL pattern for SCS 15 KHz

Parameter

Unit

UL-DL pattern

FR1.15-1

TDD Slot Configuration pattern (Note 1)

DDDSU

Special Slot Configuration (Note 2)

10D+2G+2U

UL-DL configuration (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon)

referenceSubcarrierSpacing

kHz

15

dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity

ms

5

nrofDownlinkSlots

3

nrofDownlinkSymbols

10

nrofUplinkSlot

1

nrofUplinkSymbols

2

K1 value
(PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator)

[4] if mod(I,5) = 0
[3] if mod(i,5) = 1
[2] if mod(i,5) = 2
[6] if mod(i,5) = 3

Note 1: D denotes a slot with all DL symbols; S denotes a slot with a mix of DL, UL and guard symbols; U denotes a slot with all UL symbols. The field is for information.

Note 2: D, G, U denote DL, guard and UL symbols, respectively. The field is for information.

Note 3: i is the slot index per frame; i = {0,…,9}

Table C.1.1-5: TDD UL-DL pattern for SCS 30 KHz

Parameter

Unit

UL-DL Pattern

TDD Slot Configuration pattern (Note 1)

7DS2U

Special Slot Configuration (Note 2)

6D+4G+4U

UL-DL configuration (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon)

referenceSubcarrierSpacing

30

kHz

dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity

5

nrofDownlinkSlots

7

nrofDownlinkSymbols

6

nrofUplinkSlot

2

nrofUplinkSymbols

4

UL-DL configuration2 (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon2)

referenceSubcarrierSpacing

N/A

dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity

N/A

nrofDownlinkSlots

N/A

nrofDownlinkSymbols

N/A

nrofUplinkSlot

N/A

nrofUplinkSymbols

N/A

K1 value
(PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator)

8 if mod(i,10) = 0
7 if mod(i,10) = 1
6 if mod(i,10) = 2
5 if mod(i,10) = 3
5 if mod(i,10) = 4
4 if mod(i,10) = 5
3 if mod(i,10) = 6
2 if mod(i,10) = 7

Note 1: D denotes a slot with all DL symbols; S denotes a slot with a mix of DL, UL and guard symbols; U denotes a slot with all UL symbols. The field is for information.

Note 2: D, G, U denote DL, guard and UL symbols, respectively. The field is for information.

Note 3: i is the slot index per frame; i = {0,…,19}

Table C.1.1-6: PDCCH Aggregation level for NR-LTE coexistence test cases

Parameter

Unit

Value

Aggregation level

CCE

2

C.1.2 FR2 Setup

Table C.1.2-1 describes the downlink Physical Channels that are required for FR2 connection set up.

Table C.1.2-1: Downlink Physical Channels required for FR2 connection set-up

Physical Channel

PBCH

SSS

PSS

PDCCH

PDSCH

PBCH DMRS

PDCCH DMRS

PDSCH DMRS

CSI-RS

PTRS

The following common PDSCH and PDCCH configuration parameters shall be used to bring up the connection setup for FR2 NR cell.

Table C.1.2-2: Common reference channel parameters for FR2

Parameter

Unit

Value

CORESET frequency domain allocation

Full BW, number of RB’s to be in multiple of 6

CORESET time domain allocation

1 OFDM symbols at the begin of each slot

PDSCH mapping type

Type A

PDSCH start symbol index (S)

1

Number of consecutive PDSCH symbols (L)

13

PDSCH PRB bundling

PRBs

2

Dynamic PRB bundling

false

MCS table for TBS determination

64QAM

Overhead value for TBS determination

0

First DMRS position for Type A PDSCH mapping

2

DMRS type

Type 1

Number of additional DMRS

1

FDM between DMRS and PDSCH

Enable

TRS configuration

2 slots, periodicity 20 ms, offset 10

PTRS configuration

Single port, every other RB, every symbol (K=2, L=1)

Num of HARQ processes

8

Table C.1.2-3: Additional test parameters for TDD for SCS 60 KHz

Parameter

Unit

UL-DL pattern

TDD Slot Configuration pattern (Note 1)

DDSU

Special Slot Configuration (Note 2)

11D+3G+0U

UL-DL configuration (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon)

referenceSubcarrierSpacing

kHz

60

dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity

ms

1

nrofDownlinkSlots

2

nrofDownlinkSymbols

11

nrofUplinkSlot

1

nrofUplinkSymbols

0

K1 value
(PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator)

K1 = 3 if mod(i,4) = 0
K1 = 2 if mod(i,4) = 1
K1 = 5 if mod(i,4) = 2

Note 1: D denotes a slot with all DL symbols; S denotes a slot with a mix of DL, UL and guard symbols; U denotes a slot with all UL symbols. The field is for information.

Note 2: D, G, U denote DL, guard and UL symbols, respectively. The field is for information.

Note 3: i is the slot index per frame; i = {0,…,39}

Table C.1.2-4: Additional test parameters for TDD for SCS 120 KHz

Parameter

Unit

UL-DL pattern

TDD Slot Configuration pattern (Note 1)

DDDSU

Special Slot Configuration (Note 2)

10D+2G+2U

UL-DL configuration (tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon)

referenceSubcarrierSpacing

kHz

120

dl-UL-TransmissionPeriodicity

ms

0.625

nrofDownlinkSlots

3

nrofDownlinkSymbols

10

nrofUplinkSlot

1

nrofUplinkSymbols

2

K1 value
(PDSCH-to-HARQ-timing-indicator)

K1 = [4] if mod(i,5) = 0
K1 = [3] if mod(i,5) = 1
K1 = [2] if mod(i,5) = 2
K1 = [6] if mod(i,5) = 3

Note 1: D denotes a slot with all DL symbols; S denotes a slot with a mix of DL, UL and guard symbols; U denotes a slot with all UL symbols. The field is for information.

Note 2: D, G, U denote DL, guard and UL symbols, respectively. The field is for information.

Note 3: i is the slot index per frame; i = {0,…,79}