| 7.1 | Channel Mapping p. 109
| 7.1.1 | PDCCH Candidate Selection p. 109
| 7.1.1.1 | FDD candidates selection p. 110
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| 7.1.1.2 | TDD candidates selection p. 115
| 7.1.1.2.1 | TDD candidates selection in special subframes p. 118
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| 7.1.2 | ePDCCH Candidate Selection p. 119
| 7.1.2.1 | FDD candidates selection p. 119
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| 7.1.2.2 | TDD candidates selection p. 119
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| 7.1.3 | MPDCCH Candidate Selection p. 119
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| 7.1.4 | LAA Considerations p. 120
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| 7.2 | Uplink Grant p. 121
| 7.2.0 | UL Sync and Grant Allocation Types p. 121
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| 7.2.1 | Exception test case list p. 124
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| 7.3 | Downlink Resource Allocation p. 124
| 7.3.1 | PDCCH DCI default formats p. 125
| 7.3.1.1 | Default DCI Format to be used in test cases configuring MIMO p. 125
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| 7.3.2 | Radio parameters configured p. 125
| 7.3.2.1 | HARQ Retransmission when MIMO is configured p. 126
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| 7.3.3 | General DL scheduling scheme p. 126
| 7.3.3.1 | Additional rules for BCCH scheduling scheme p. 126
| 7.3.3.1.1 | BCCH with DCI combination 1 p. 127
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| 7.3.3.1.2 | BCCH with DCI combination 2 p. 127
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| 7.3.3.2 | Additional rules for PCCH specific scheduling scheme p. 127
| 7.3.3.2.1 | PCCH with DCI combination 1 p. 127
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| 7.3.3.2.2 | PCCH with DCI combination 2 p. 128
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| 7.3.3.3 | Additional rules for RAR specific scheduling scheme p. 128
| 7.3.3.3.1 | RAR with DCI combination 1 p. 128
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| 7.3.3.3.2 | RAR with DCI combination 2 p. 128
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| 7.3.3.4 | Additional rules for UE-dedicated scheduling scheme in normal mode p. 129
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| 7.3.3.5 | DL Resource allocation bitmaps p. 131
| 7.3.3.5.1 | DCI combination 1 p. 131
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| 7.3.3.5.2 | DCI combination 2 p. 132
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| 7.3.3.6 | UE-dedicated scheduling scheme in explicit mode p. 136
| 7.3.3.6.1 | DL Scheduling in Transport Block Size Selection Test Cases p. 137
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| 7.3.3.7 | Resource allocation sheets p. 137
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| 7.3.3.8 | MPDCCH DL DCI formats p. 139
| 7.3.3.8.1 | BCCH p. 139
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| 7.3.3.8.2 | PCCH p. 139
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| 7.3.3.8.3 | RAR p. 139
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| 7.3.3.8.4 | UE-dedicated scheduling p. 140
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| 7.3.3.9 | DL Resource allocation bitmaps for BL/CE UE p. 140
| 7.3.3.9.1 | DCI combination 1 p. 140
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| 7.4 | Cell Configurations p. 142
| 7.4.1 | Cell Configuration Types p. 142
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| 7.4.2 | Cell Power Change p. 143
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| 7.4.3 | E-UTRAN cell identity p. 143
| 7.4.3.1 | Timing parameters of cells p. 143
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| 7.4.4 | Cell configurations for NAS test cases p. 145
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| 7.4.5 | Configuration of Multi-Cell Environment p. 145
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| 7.5 | TDD Considerations p. 146
| 7.5.1 | FDD vs. TDD implementation p. 146
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| 7.5.2 | Guideline for FDD vs. TDD verification p. 146
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| 7.6 | Special RLC Modes p. 146
| 7.6.1 | Suppression of RLC Acknowledgements p. 146
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| 7.6.2 | Modification of VT(S) p. 147
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| 7.7 | System information p. 147
| 7.7.1 | System information broadcasting p. 147
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| 7.7.2 | Scheduling information p. 148
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| 7.7.2a | Scheduling information for BR System information p. 151
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| 7.7.3 | System information modification p. 166
| 7.7.3.1 | Non-PWS System Information modification p. 166
| 7.7.3.1.1 | UE in Idle_mode p. 166
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| 7.7.3.1.2 | UE in connected mode p. 167
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| 7.7.3.2 | PWS System Information modification p. 168
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| 7.8 | Timers and Timing Considerations p. 168
| 7.8.1 | Auxiliary timers p. 169
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| 7.8.2 | RRC timers reconfiguration p. 169
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| 7.8.3 | MAC TA timer reconfiguration p. 169
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| 7.8.4 | Non-protocol timers p. 169
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| 7.8.5 | Timing information p. 169
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| 7.9 | Error Indication p. 169
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| 7.10 | Race Conditions p. 170
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| 7.11 | Radio Link Failure p. 170
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| 7.12 | Test method for RRC signalling latency p. 170
| 7.12.0 | General p. 170
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| 7.12.1 | Procedure delays in PUCCH synchronized state p. 170
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| 7.12.2 | Procedure delays when RACH procedure required p. 172
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| 7.13 | RLC test method for scheduled data p. 173
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| 7.14 | IP packets for Loopback Mode p. 174
| 7.14.1 | IP packets used for Loopback Mode A p. 174
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| 7.14.2 | IP packets used for Loopback Mode B p. 174
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| 7.15 | Connected Mode DRX p. 175
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| 7.16 | Handover Sequences p. 176
| 7.16.1 | Sequence of inter-cell handover p. 176
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| 7.16.1a | Sequence of inter-cell CA handover (more than one CC before and after handover) p. 177
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| 7.16.2 | Sequence of intra-cell handover p. 178
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| 7.16.3 | UL Grants used in RA procedure during handover p. 179
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| 7.17 | Simulation of PDCP MAC-I Failure in UE p. 179
| 7.17.1 | Integrity and ciphering not yet activated p. 179
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| 7.17.2 | Integrity and/or ciphering already activated p. 180
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| 7.18 | RRC Connection Release Sequence p. 180
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| 7.18a | RRC Connection Release Sequence for BL/CE UE p. 180
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| 7.19 | DL CCCH Message and UE Contention Resolution Identity MAC CE transmission in one MAC PDU or in separate MAC PDUs p. 181
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| 7.20 | RRC Connection Reconfiguration Sequence (Measurement Control) p. 181
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| 7.21 | Inter-RAT - GERAN special issues p. 182
| 7.21.1 | Timeslot assigned for GERAN CS traffic p. 182
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| 7.21.2 | Subchannel used in GERAN L2 access message p. 182
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| 7.21.3 | Paging in GERAN p. 182
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| 7.22 | E-UTRAN RSRQ Calculations p. 182
| 7.22.1 | Assumptions p. 182
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| 7.22.2 | The Ideal Calculation p. 182
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| 7.22.3 | Additional RSRQ Calculations For Fixing Boundary Values p. 183
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| 7.23 | Test method for eICIC and feICIC p. 183
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| 7.24 | Carrier Aggregation Signalling Sequences p. 184
| 7.24.1 | Initial configuration of Pcell p. 184
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| 7.24.2 | Initial configuration of SCell p. 184
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| 7.24.3 | Scell Addition and/or release p. 185
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| 7.25 | Test method for MBMS p. 185
| 7.25.1 | Schedule transmission of MCCH messages p. 185
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| 7.25.2 | MCCH change notification p. 186
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| 7.25.3 | MTCH data scheduling p. 186
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| 7.26 | Type B FDD Half-Duplex Considerations p. 186
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| 7.27 | Test method for Device-to-Device Proximity Services p. 187
| 7.27.1 | Direct Discovery test method p. 187
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| 7.27.2 | Direct Communication test method p. 188
| 7.27.2.1 | Synchronisation and SBCCH transmission p. 188
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| 7.27.2.2 | Sidelink data transmission/reception p. 188
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| 7.28 | Test method for SC-PTM p. 189
| 7.28.1 | Schedule transmission of SC-MCCH messages p. 189
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| 7.28.2 | SC-MCCH information change p. 189
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| 7.28.3 | SC-MTCH data scheduling p. 189
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| 7.29 | Test method for V2X Services p. 190
| 7.29.1 | Synchronisation and SBCCH transmission p. 190
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| 7.29.2 | Sidelink data transmission/reception p. 190
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| 7.29.3 | Congestion p. 191
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| 7.29.4 | UE transmission/reception over Uu p. 191
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| 7.30 | Test method for UL Data Compression (UDC) p. 191
| 7.30.1 | General p. 191
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| 7.30.2 | Initialization p. 191
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| 7.30.3 | Compression and decompression p. 191
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| 7.31 | Test method for QoE Measurement Collection p. 192
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| 7.32 | MTC Wake-Up Signal p. 192
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