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TS 38.108
5G New Radio —
Satellite Access Node Radio Transmission and Reception

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Rapporteur:
Dr. Panaitopol, Dorin
THALES

full Table of Contents for  TS 38.108  Word version:  19.1.0

each clause number in 'red' refers to the equivalent title in the Partial Content
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1Scope  p. 12
2References  p. 12
3Definitions, symbols and abbreviations  p. 13
3.1Definitions  p. 13
3.2Symbols  p. 16
3.3Abbreviations  p. 17
4General  p. 18
4.1Relationship with other core specifications  p. 18
4.2Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements  p. 18
4.3Requirement reference points  p. 19
4.3.1SAN type 1-H  p. 19
4.3.2SAN type 1-O and SAN type 2-O  p. 19
4.4Satellite Access Node classes  p. 20
4.5Regional requirements  p. 20
4.6Applicability of minimum requirements  p. 21
5Operating bands and channel arrangement  p. 22
5.1General  p. 22
5.2Operating bands  p. 22
5.3Satellite Access Node channel bandwidth  p. 23
5.3.1General  p. 23
5.3.2Transmission bandwidth configuration  p. 23
5.3.3Minimum guardband and transmission bandwidth configuration  p. 24
5.3.4RB alignment  p. 25
5.3.5SAN channel bandwidth per operating band  p. 25
5.4Channel arrangement  p. 26
5.4.1Channel spacing  p. 26
5.4.1.1Channel spacing for adjacent carriers  p. 26
5.4.2Channel raster  p. 26
5.4.2.1NR-ARFCN and channel raster  p. 26
5.4.2.1ANB-IoT carrier frequency numbering  p. 27
5.4.2.2Channel raster to resource element mapping  p. 27
5.4.2.3Channel raster entries for each operating band  p. 27
5.4.3Synchronization raster  p. 28
5.4.3.1Synchronization raster and numbering  p. 28
5.4.3.2Synchronization raster to synchronization block resource element mapping  p. 29
5.4.3.3Synchronization raster entries for each operating band  p. 29
6Conducted transmitter characteristics  p. 30
6.1General  p. 30
6.2Satellite Access Node output power  p. 30
6.2.1General  p. 30
6.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 30
6.3Output power dynamics  p. 31
6.3.1General  p. 31
6.3.2RE power control dynamic range  p. 31
6.3.2.1General  p. 31
6.3.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 31
6.3.3Total power dynamic range  p. 31
6.3.3.1General  p. 31
6.3.3.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 31
6.3.4NB-IoT RB power dynamic range for NB-IoT operation in NTN NR in-band  p. 32
6.3.4.1General  p. 32
6.3.4.2Minimum Requirement  p. 32
6.4Transmit ON/OFF power  p. 32
6.5Transmitted signal quality  p. 32
6.5.1Frequency error  p. 32
6.5.1.1General  p. 32
6.5.1.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 33
6.5.2Modulation quality  p. 33
6.5.2.1General  p. 33
6.5.2.2Minimum Requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 33
6.5.2.3EVM frame structure for measurement  p. 33
6.5.3Time alignment error  p. 33
6.6Unwanted emissions  p. 33
6.6.1General  p. 33
6.6.2Occupied bandwidth  p. 34
6.6.2.1General  p. 34
6.6.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 34
6.6.3Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio  p. 34
6.6.3.1General  p. 34
6.6.3.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H  p. 34
6.6.4Out-of-band emissions  p. 35
6.6.4.1General  p. 35
6.6.4.2Basic limits  p. 35
6.6.4.3Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 36
6.6.5Transmitter spurious emissions  p. 36
6.6.5.1General  p. 36
6.6.5.2Basic limits  p. 36
6.6.5.2.1General transmitter spurious emissions requirements  p. 36
6.6.5.2.2Protection of the own Satellite Access Node receiver  p. 37
6.6.5.2.3Additional spurious emissions requirements  p. 37
6.6.5.2.4Co-location with other Satellite Access Nodes  p. 37
6.6.5.3Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 37
6.7Transmitter intermodulation  p. 37
7Conducted receiver characteristics  p. 37
7.1General  p. 37
7.2Reference sensitivity level  p. 38
7.2.1General  p. 38
7.2.2Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 38
7.3Dynamic range  p. 39
7.3.1General  p. 39
7.3.2Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 39
7.4In-band selectivity and blocking  p. 40
7.4.1Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS)  p. 40
7.4.1.1General  p. 40
7.4.1.2Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 40
7.4.2In-band blocking  p. 41
7.5Out-of-band blocking  p. 41
7.5.1General  p. 41
7.5.2Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 41
7.6Receiver spurious emissions  p. 42
7.6.1Voidp. …
7.6.2Voidp. …
7.7Receiver intermodulation  p. 42
7.8In-channel selectivity  p. 42
7.8.1General  p. 42
7.8.2Minimum requirements for SAN type 1-H  p. 43
8Conducted performance requirements  p. 44
8.1General  p. 44
8.2Performance requirements for PUSCH  p. 45
8.2.1Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding disabled  p. 45
8.2.1.1General  p. 45
8.2.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 45
8.2.2Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding enabled  p. 47
8.2.2.1General  p. 47
8.2.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 47
8.2.3Requirements for UL timing adjustment  p. 49
8.2.3.2Minimum requirements  p. 50
8.2.4Requirements for PUSCH repetition Type A  p. 51
8.2.4.1General  p. 51
8.2.4.2Minimum requirements  p. 51
8.2.5Requirements for PUSCH with DM-RS bundling  p. 52
8.2.5.1General  p. 52
8.2.5.2Minimum requirements  p. 53
8.3Performance requirements for PUCCH  p. 54
8.3.1DTX to ACK probability  p. 54
8.3.1.1General  p. 54
8.3.1.2Minimum requirement  p. 54
8.3.2Performance requirements for PUCCH format 0  p. 54
8.3.2.1General  p. 54
8.3.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 55
8.3.3Performance requirements for PUCCH format 1  p. 55
8.3.3.1NACK to ACK requirements  p. 55
8.3.3.1.1General  p. 55
8.3.3.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 56
8.3.3.2ACK missed detection requirements  p. 56
8.3.3.2.1General  p. 56
8.3.3.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 57
8.3.4Performance requirements for PUCCH format 2  p. 57
8.3.4.1ACK missed detection requirements  p. 57
8.3.4.1.1General  p. 57
8.3.4.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 57
8.3.4.2UCI BLER performance requirements  p. 58
8.3.4.2.1General  p. 58
8.3.4.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 58
8.3.5Performance requirements for PUCCH format 3  p. 59
8.3.5.1General  p. 59
8.3.5.2Minimum requirements  p. 59
8.3.6Performance requirements for PUCCH format 4  p. 60
8.3.6.1General  p. 60
8.3.6.2Minimum requirement  p. 60
8.3.7Performance requirements for multi-slot PUCCH  p. 61
8.3.7.1General  p. 61
8.3.7.2Performance requirements for multi-slot PUCCH format 1  p. 61
8.3.7.2.1NACK to ACK requirements  p. 61
8.3.7.2.2ACK missed detection requirements  p. 62
8.4Performance requirements for PRACH  p. 63
8.4.1PRACH False alarm probability  p. 63
8.4.1.1General  p. 63
8.4.1.2Minimum requirement  p. 63
8.4.2PRACH detection requirements  p. 63
8.4.2.1General  p. 63
8.4.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 63
9Radiated transmitter characteristics  p. 64
9.1General  p. 64
9.2Radiated transmit power  p. 64
9.2.1General  p. 64
9.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-H and SAN type 1-O  p. 65
9.2.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 65
9.3OTA Satellite Access Node output power  p. 65
9.3.1General  p. 65
9.3.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 65
9.3.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 66
9.4OTA output power dynamics  p. 66
9.4.1General  p. 66
9.4.2OTA RE power control dynamic range  p. 66
9.4.2.1General  p. 66
9.4.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 66
9.4.3OTA total power dynamic range  p. 66
9.4.3.1General  p. 66
9.4.3.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 66
9.4.3.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 66
9.4.4NB-IoT RB power dynamic range for NB-IoT operation in NTN NR in-band  p. 67
9.4.4.1General  p. 67
9.4.4.2Minimum Requirement  p. 67
9.5OTA transmit ON/OFF power  p. 67
9.6OTA transmitted signal quality  p. 67
9.6.1OTA frequency error  p. 67
9.6.1.1General  p. 67
9.6.1.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 68
9.6.1.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 68
9.6.2OTA modulation quality  p. 68
9.6.2.1General  p. 68
9.6.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 68
9.6.2.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 68
9.6.2.3.1EVM frame structure for measurement  p. 68
9.6.2.3.2EVM frame structure for measurement  p. 68
9.6.3OTA time alignment error  p. 68
9.7OTA unwanted emissions  p. 69
9.7.1General  p. 69
9.7.2OTA occupied bandwidth  p. 69
9.7.2.1General  p. 69
9.7.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O and SAN type 2-O  p. 69
9.7.3OTA Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio (ACLR)  p. 69
9.7.3.1General  p. 69
9.7.3.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 69
9.7.3.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 70
9.7.4OTA out-of-band emissions  p. 70
9.7.4.1General  p. 70
9.7.4.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 70
9.7.4.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 71
9.7.5OTA transmitter spurious emissions  p. 71
9.7.5.1General  p. 71
9.7.5.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 71
9.7.5.2.1General  p. 71
9.7.5.2.2General OTA transmitter spurious emissions requirements  p. 71
9.7.5.2.3Protection of the SAN receiver  p. 72
9.7.5.2.4Additional spurious emissions requirements  p. 72
9.7.5.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 72
9.7.5.3.1General  p. 72
9.7.5.3.2General OTA transmitter spurious emissions requirements  p. 72
9.7.5.3.3Protection of the SAN receiver  p. 72
9.7.5.3.4Additional spurious emissions requirements  p. 72
9.8OTA transmitter intermodulation  p. 72
10Radiated receiver characteristics  p. 73
10.1General  p. 73
10.2OTA sensitivity  p. 73
10.2.1General  p. 73
10.2.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 74
10.3OTA reference sensitivity level  p. 74
10.3.1 General  p. 74
10.3.2 Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 74
10.3.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 75
10.4OTA dynamic range  p. 76
10.4.1General  p. 76
10.4.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 76
10.5OTA in-band selectivity and blocking  p. 78
10.5.1OTA adjacent channel selectivity  p. 78
10.5.1.1General  p. 78
10.5.1.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 78
10.5.1.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 79
10.5.2OTA in-band blocking  p. 79
10.6OTA out-of-band blocking  p. 79
10.6.1General  p. 79
10.6.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 80
10.6.2.1General minimum requirement  p. 80
10.6.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 80
10.6.3.1General minimum requirement  p. 80
10.7OTA receiver spurious emissions  p. 81
10.7.1Voidp. …
10.7.2Voidp. …
10.8OTA receiver intermodulation  p. 81
10.9OTA in-channel selectivity  p. 81
10.9.1General  p. 81
10.9.2Minimum requirement for SAN type 1-O  p. 81
10.9.3Minimum requirement for SAN type 2-O  p. 83
11Radiated performance requirements  p. 84
11.1General  p. 84
11.1.1Scope and definitions  p. 84
11.1.2OTA demodulation branches  p. 85
11.2Performance requirements for PUSCH  p. 85
11.2.1Requirements for SAN type 1-O  p. 85
11.2.1.1Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding disabled  p. 85
11.2.1.2Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding enabled  p. 85
11.2.1.3Requirements for UL timing adjustment  p. 85
11.2.1.4Requirements for PUSCH repetition Type A  p. 85
11.2.1.5Requirements for PUSCH with DM-RS bundling  p. 85
11.2.2Requirements for SAN type 2-O  p. 86
11.2.2.1Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding disabled  p. 86
11.2.2.1.1General  p. 86
11.2.2.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 86
11.2.2.2Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding enabled  p. 86
11.2.2.2.1General  p. 86
11.2.2.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 87
11.2.2.3Requirements for PUSCH repetition Type A  p. 87
11.2.2.3.1General  p. 87
11.2.2.3.2Minimum requirements  p. 88
11.3Performance requirements for PUCCH  p. 88
11.3.1Requirements for SAN type 1-O  p. 88
11.3.1.1DTX to ACK probability  p. 88
11.3.1.2Performance requirements for PUCCH format 0  p. 88
11.3.1.3Performance requirements for PUCCH format 1  p. 88
11.3.1.4Performance requirements for PUCCH format 2  p. 89
11.3.1.5Performance requirements for PUCCH format 3  p. 89
11.3.1.6Performance requirements for PUCCH format 4  p. 89
11.3.1.7Performance requirements for multi-slot PUCCH  p. 89
11.3.2Requirements for SAN type 2-O  p. 89
11.3.2.1General  p. 89
11.3.2.2Performance requirements for PUCCH format 0  p. 89
11.3.2.2.1General  p. 89
11.3.2.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 90
11.3.2.3Performance requirements for PUCCH format 1.  p. 90
11.3.2.3.1NACK to ACK requirements  p. 90
11.3.2.3.1.1General  p. 90
11.3.2.3.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 90
11.3.2.3.2ACK missed detection requirements  p. 91
11.3.2.3.2.1General  p. 91
11.3.2.3.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 91
11.3.2.4Performance requirements for PUCCH format 2  p. 91
11.3.2.4.1ACK missed detection requirements  p. 91
11.3.2.4.1.1General  p. 91
11.3.2.4.1.2Minimum requirements  p. 91
11.3.2.4.2UCI BLER performance requirements  p. 92
11.3.2.4.2.1Genera  p. 92
11.3.2.4.2.2Minimum requirements  p. 92
11.3.2.5Performance requirements for PUCCH format 3  p. 92
11.3.2.5.1General  p. 92
11.3.2.5.2Minimum requirements  p. 93
11.3.2.6Performance requirements for PUCCH format 4  p. 93
11.3.2.6.1General  p. 93
11.3.2.6.2Minimum requirements  p. 94
11.4Performance requirements for PRACH  p. 94
11.4.1Requirements for SAN type 1-O  p. 94
11.4.1.1PRACH False alarm probability  p. 94
11.4.1.2PRACH detection requirements  p. 94
11.4.2Requirements for SAN type 2-O  p. 94
11.4.2.1PRACH False alarm probability  p. 94
11.4.2.1.1General  p. 94
11.4.2.1.2Minimum requirement  p. 95
11.4.2.2PRACH detection requirements  p. 95
11.4.2.2.1General  p. 95
11.4.2.2.2Minimum requirement  p. 95
A(Normative)  Reference measurement channels  p. 95
A.1Fixed Reference Channels for RF Rx requirements in FR1-NTN (QPSK, R=1/3)  p. 95
A.2Fixed Reference Channels for dynamic range (16QAM, R=2/3)  p. 97
A.3Fixed Reference Channels for performance requirements (QPSK, R=308/1024)  p. 97
A.3AFixed Reference Channels for performance requirements (QPSK, R=99/1024)  p. 99
A.4PRACH test preambles  p. 100
A.5Fixed Reference Channels for performance requirements (QPSK, R=193/1024)  p. 101
A.6Fixed Reference Channels for performance requirements (16QAM, R=434/1024)  p. 102
B(Normative)  Error Vector Magnitude (FR1-NTN)  p. 103
B.1Reference point for measurement  p. 103
B.2Basic unit of measurement  p. 103
B.3Modified signal under test  p. 104
B.4Estimation of frequency offset  p. 104
B.5Estimation of time offset  p. 104
B.5.1General  p. 104
B.5.2Window length  p. 105
B.6Estimation of TX chain amplitude and frequency response parameters  p. 105
B.7Averaged EVM  p. 107
C(Normative)  Characteristics of the interfering signals  p. 108
D(Normative)  Propagation conditions  p. 108
D.1Static propagation condition  p. 108
D.2Multi-path fading propagation conditions  p. 108
D.2.1Delay profiles  p. 108
D.2.1.1Delay profiles for FR1-NTN  p. 109
D.2.1.2Delay profiles for FR2-NTN  p. 109
D.2.2Combinations of channel model parameters  p. 110
D.2.3MIMO channel correlation matrices  p. 110
D.2.3.1MIMO correlation matrices using Uniform Linear Array  p. 110
D.2.3.1.1Definition of MIMO correlation matrices  p. 110
D.2.3.1.2MIMO correlation matrices at high, medium and low level  p. 111
D.3Moving propagation conditions  p. 112
E(Normative)  Error Vector Magnitude (FR2-NTN)  p. 112
E.1Reference point for measurement  p. 112
E.2Basic unit of measurement  p. 113
E.3Modified signal under test  p. 114
E.4Estimation of frequency offset  p. 114
E.5Estimation of time offset  p. 114
E.5.1General  p. 114
E.5.2Window length  p. 115
E.6Estimation of TX chain amplitude and frequency response parameters  p. 115
E.7Averaged EVM  p. 117
$Change history  p. 119

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