14.18 EGPRS receiver tests

3GPP51.010-1Mobile Station (MS) conformance specificationPart 1: Conformance specificationTS

Statistical testing of receiver BLER performance

Error Definition

Block Error Ratio (BLER):

The Block Error Ratio is the ratio of blocks received in error to the total number of received blocks, where a block is defined as received in error if the error detection functions in the receiver, operating in accordance with 3GPP TS 05.03, indicate an error as the result of the Block Check Sequence (BCS).

For USF the Block Error Ratio is the ratio of incorrectly interpreted USF to the total number of received USF.

Test criteria

In the receiver tests for circuit switched channels, test error rates have been defined in order not to pass MS with a performance worse than the specification by 1 dB, with tests to be performed at the sensitivity and interference levels defined in 3GPP TS 05.05. For circuit switched channels 3GPP TS 05.05 defines the error rates at a fixed sensitivity or interference level.

For packet switched channels 3GPP TS 05.05 defines the receive or interference level at which a fixed Block Error Ratio is met. Therefore, for EGPRS the receiver is tested with a 1 dB offset in the receive level and the interference level.

If the error events can be assumed to be random independent variables, outputs of stationary random processes with identical Gaussian distributions, the previous figures suggest a number of events not lower than 200 in AWGN channel and not lower than 600 in a multipath environment.

For multipath propagation conditions the hypothesis of stationary random processes does not generally hold. In case of non frequency hopping operation mode, the radio channel may be assumed to change 10 times per wavelength of travelled distance and to be short term stationary in between. So, in this case, the required observation time for having good statistical properties should not be lower (with some rounding) than that reported in table 14.18-1.

Table 14.18-1: Minimum test time according to propagation profile

GSM 400, GSM 700, GSM 850 and GSM 900

DCS 1 800 and PCS 1 900

Propagation Conditions

TUlow

TUhigh

HT

RA

TUlow

TUhigh

HT

RA

Min. test time (s)

500

30

15

6

500

15

7,5

6

Table 14.18-2 details, for the different test conditions, the minimum number of blocks required in order to meet points 1) to 3): the corresponding test time (point 4) can be consequently computed.

Table 14.18-2: Test conditions

Type of test

Type of sub-test

Propagation/ frequency conditions

Specified BLER %

Minimum No of RLC blocks

Sensitivity

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

static

10

2 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/no FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

RA/no FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

HT/no FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

static

10

2 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

RA/noFH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

HT/noFH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH /DAS-5 to 7

static

10

2 000

PDTCH /DAS-5 to 7

Tuhigh/noFH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-5 to 7

Tuhigh/FH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-5 to 7

RA/no FH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-5 to 7

HT/no FH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-8 to 9

static

10

2 000

PDTCH /DAS-8 to 9

Tuhigh/noFH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-8 to 9

Tuhigh/FH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-8 to 9

RA/no FH

10

6 000

PDTCH /DAS-8 to 9

HT/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH /DAS-10 to 12

static

10

2 000

PDTCH /DAS-10 to 12

Tuhigh/noFH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH /DAS-10 to 12

Tuhigh/FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH /DAS-10 to 12

RA/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

PDTCH /DAS-10 to 12

HT/no FH

n/a

n/a

"

USF/MCS-1to 4

static

1

20 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

RA/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

HT/no FH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

static

1

20 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

Tuhigh/noFH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

Tuhigh/FH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

RA/no FH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

HT/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-5 to 7

static

1

20 000

USF/DAS-5 to 7

Tuhigh/noFH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-5 to 7

Tuhigh/FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-5 to 7

RA/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-5 to 7

HT/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-8 to 9

static

1

20 000

USF/DAS-8 to 9

Tuhigh/noFH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-8 to 9

Tuhigh/FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-8 to 9

RA/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-8 to 9

HT/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-10 to 12

static

1

20 000

USF/DAS-10 to 12

Tuhigh/noFH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-10 to 12

Tuhigh/FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-10 to 12

RA/no FH

1

60 000

USF/DAS-10 to 12

HT/no FH

1

60 000

Co-channel

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUlow/no FH

10

6 000, but minimum of 500 s

,,

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/no FH

10

6 000

,,

PDTCHMCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/FH

10

6 000

,,

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

RA/no FH

10

6 000

,,

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUlow/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000, but minimum of 500 s

,,

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

,,

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

,,

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

RA/no FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUlow/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

RA/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUlow/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/no FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/FH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

RA/no FH

1

60 000

Adjacent Channel 200kHz

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUlow/No FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/NoFH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MSC-5 to 9

TUlow/No FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

PDTCH/MSC-5 to 9

TUhigh/No FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUlow/No FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/No FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUlow/No FH

1

60 000

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/No FH

1

60 000

Adjacent Channel 400kHz

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/No FH

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/No FH

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

TUhigh/No FH

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

TUhigh/No FH

1

60 000

Intermodula-tion Rejection

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

static

10

2 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

static

10

2 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

static

1

20 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 9

static

1

20 000

Blocking and Spurious

PDTCH/MCS-1 to 4

static

10

6 000

"

PDTCH/MCS-5 to 9

static

10 or 30

6 000 or 2 000

"

USF/MCS-1 to 4

static

1

60 000

"

USF/MCS-5 to 9

static

1

60 000

NOTE 1: For MCS-7, 8 and 9 the BLER of 10 % or 30 % is specified in the conformance requirements. For MCS-5 to 6 a BLER of 10 % is always applied.

NOTE 2: For PDTCH sub-tests under fading conditions the number of RLC blocks indicated above shall be transmitted on each downlink timeslot of the multislot configuration.

NOTE 3: For USF sub-tests under fading conditions, the number of RLC blocks indicated above shall be per uplink timeslot of the multislot configuration.