Content for TS 38.106 Word version: 18.5.0
7 Radiated characteristics
8 Conducted performance requirements
9 Radiated performance requirements
10 NCR-MT RRC_CONNECTED state mobility
B NCR-MT Reference measurement channels
C Propagation conditions
G NCR-MT RRM Testing
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7 Radiated characteristics p. 118
7.1 General p. 118
7.2 OTA output power p. 119
7.2.1 General p. 119
7.2.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 120
7.2.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 121
7.3 OTA frequency stability p. 121
7.3.1 General p. 121
7.3.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 122
7.3.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 122
7.4 OTA out of band gain p. 122
7.4.1 General p. 122
7.4.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 122
7.4.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 123
7.5 OTA unwanted emissions p. 123
7.5.1 General p. 123
7.5.2 OTA Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio (ACLR) p. 124
7.5.2.1 General p. 124
7.5.2.2 Minimum requirement for NR Repeater p. 124
7.5.2.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 127
7.5.3 OTA operating band unwanted emissions p. 128
7.5.3.1 General p. 128
7.5.3.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 128
7.5.3.2.1 General p. 128
7.5.3.2.2 OTA operating band unwanted emission limits (Category A) p. 129
7.5.3.2.3 OTA operating band unwanted emission limits (Category B) p. 129
7.5.3.2.4 Additional OTA operating band unwanted emission requirements p. 130
7.5.3.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 130
7.5.4 OTA transmitter spurious emissions p. 131
7.5.4.1 General p. 131
7.5.4.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 131
7.5.4.2.1 General p. 131
7.5.4.2.2 General OTA transmitter spurious emissions requirements p. 131
7.5.4.2.3 Additional OTA transmitter spurious emissions requirements p. 132
7.5.4.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 133
7.5.5 OTA receiver spurious emissions |R18| p. 133
7.6 OTA Repeater Error Vector Magnitude p. 135
7.6.1 Downlink repeater error vector magnitude p. 135
7.6.1.1 General p. 135
7.6.1.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 135
7.6.1.2A Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 136
7.6.1.3 Repeater EVM frame structure for measurement p. 136
7.6.2 Uplink repeater error vector magnitude p. 136
7.7 OTA input intermodulation p. 137
7.7.1 General p. 137
7.7.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 138
7.7.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 138
7.8 OTA Adjacent Channel Rejection Ratio (ACRR) p. 138
7.8.1 General p. 138
7.8.2 Minimum Requirements for NR repeater p. 139
7.8.3 Minimum Requirements for NCR |R18| p. 140
7.9 OTA transmit ON/OFF power p. 140
7.9.1 General p. 140
7.9.2 OTA transmitter OFF power p. 141
7.9.2.1 General p. 141
7.9.2.2 Minimum requirement for NR repeater p. 141
7.9.2.3 Minimum requirement for NCR |R18| p. 141
7.9.3 OTA transient period p. 141
7.10 OTA output power dynamics for NCR-MT |R18| p. 143
7.10.1 General p. 143
7.10.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT p. 143
7.11 OTA transmit signal quality for NCR-MT |R18| p. 143
7.11.1 General p. 143
7.11.2 Frequency error requirements for NCR-MT p. 143
7.11.3 Transmit modulation quality p. 143
7.12 Diversity characteristics for NCR-MT |R18| p. 143
7.12.1 General p. 143
7.12.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT p. 143
7.13 OTA reference sensitivity for NCR-MT |R18| p. 144
7.13.1 General p. 144
7.13.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT type 2-O p. 144
7.14 OTA maximum input level for NCR-MT |R18| p. 144
7.14.1 General p. 144
7.14.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT type 2-O p. 144
7.15 OTA adjacent channel selectivity for NCR-MT |R18| p. 144
7.15.1 General p. 144
7.15.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT type 2-O p. 144
7.16 OTA blocking characteristics for NCR-MT |R18| p. 145
7.16.1 General p. 145
7.16.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT type 2-O p. 145
7.17 OTA spurious emissions for NCR-MT |R18| p. 145
7.17.1 General p. 145
7.17.2 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT type 2-O p. 145
8 Conducted performance requirements |R18| p. 145
8.1 General p. 145
8.2 Demodulation performance requirements p. 146
8.2.1 Performance requirements for PDSCH p. 146
8.2.1.1 2Rx requirements p. 146
8.2.1.1.1 FDD p. 146
8.2.1.1.2 TDD p. 147
8.2.1.2 4Rx requirements p. 148
8.2.1.2.1 FDD p. 148
8.2.1.2.2 TDD p. 149
8.2.2 Performance requirements for PDCCH p. 150
8.2.2.1 2Rx requirements p. 150
8.2.2.1.1 FDD p. 150
8.2.2.1.1.1 1Tx requirements p. 151
8.2.2.1.1.2 2Tx requirements p. 151
8.2.2.1.2 TDD p. 151
8.2.2.1.2.1 1Tx requirements p. 152
8.2.2.1.2.2 2Tx requirements p. 152
8.2.2.2 4Rx requirements p. 153
8.2.2.2.1 FDD p. 153
8.2.2.2.1.1 1Tx requirements p. 153
8.2.2.2.1.2 2Tx requirements p. 153
8.2.2.2.2 TDD p. 154
8.2.2.2.2.1 1Tx requirements p. 154
8.2.2.2.2.2 2Tx requirements p. 155
8.2.3 Channel Quality Indicator (CQI) reporting requirements p. 155
8.2.3.1 General p. 155
8.2.3.2 2Rx requiremnets p. 155
8.2.3.2.1 FDD p. 155
8.2.3.2.1.1 Test parameters p. 155
8.2.3.2.1.2 Minimum requirements p. 156
8.2.3.2.2 TDD p. 157
8.2.3.2.2.1 Test parameters p. 157
8.2.3.2.2.2 Minimum requirements p. 157
8.2.3.3 4Rx requiremnets p. 158
8.2.3.3.1 FDD p. 158
8.2.3.3.1.1 Test parameters p. 158
8.2.3.3.1.2 Minimum requirements p. 159
8.2.3.3.2 TDD p. 160
8.2.3.3.2.1 Test parameters p. 160
8.2.3.3.2.2 Minimum requirements p. 160
9 Radiated performance requirements |R18| p. 161
9.1 General p. 161
9.2 OTA demodulation branches p. 161
9.3 Demodulation performance requirements p. 162
9.3.1 Performance requirements for NCR type 2-O p. 162
9.3.1.1 Performance requirements for PDSCH p. 162
9.3.1.1.1 General p. 162
9.3.1.1.2 Minimum requirements p. 163
9.3.1.2 Performance requirements for PDCCH p. 163
9.3.1.2.1 General p. 163
9.3.1.2.2 Minimum requirements p. 163
9.4 CSI reporting requirements p. 164
10 NCR-MT RRC_CONNECTED state mobility |R18| p. 167
10.1 RRC Connection Mobility Control for NCR-MT p. 167
10.1.1 SA: RRC Re-establishment p. 167
10.1.1.1 Introduction p. 167
10.1.1.2 Requirements p. 167
10.1.2 Random access p. 169
10.2 Timing p. 172
10.2.1 NCR-MT transmit timing p. 172
10.2.1.1 Introduction p. 172
10.2.1.2 Requirements p. 172
10.2.2.1 Introduction p. 174
10.2.2.2 Requirements p. 174
10.2.3 NCR-MT timing advance p. 174
10.3 Signalling Characteristics for NCR-MT p. 175
10.3.1 Radio Link Monitoring p. 175
10.3.1.1 Introduction p. 175
10.3.1.2 Requirements for SSB based radio link monitoring p. 176
10.3.1.2.1 Introduction p. 176
10.3.1.2.2 Minimum requirement p. 177
10.3.1.2.3 Measurement restrictions for SSB based RLM p. 178
10.3.1.3 Requirements for CSI-RS based radio link monitoring p. 179
10.3.1.3.1 Introduction p. 179
10.3.1.3.2 Minimum requirement p. 179
10.3.1.3.3 Measurement restrictions for CSI-RS based RLM p. 181
10.3.1.4 Minimum requirement for NCR-MT turning off the transmitter p. 182
10.3.1.5 Minimum requirement for L1 indication p. 182
10.3.1.6 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT during radio link monitoring p. 182
10.3.1.6.1 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing radio link monitoring with a same subcarrier spacing as PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 182
10.3.1.6.2 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing radio link monitoring with a different subcarrier spacing than PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 182
10.3.1.6.3 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing radio link monitoring on FR2-1 p. 182
10.3.2 Link Recovery Procedure p. 183
10.3.2.1 Introduction p. 183
10.3.2.2 Requirements for SSB based beam failure detection p. 184
10.3.2.2.1 Introduction p. 184
10.3.2.2.2 Minimum requirement p. 184
10.3.2.2.3 Measurement restriction for SSB based beam failure detection p. 185
10.3.2.3 Requirements for CSI-RS based beam failure detection p. 186
10.3.2.3.1 Introduction p. 186
10.3.2.3.2 Minimum requirement p. 186
10.3.2.3.3 Measurement restrictions for CSI-RS based beam failure detection p. 187
10.3.2.4 Minimum requirement for L1 indication p. 188
10.3.2.5 Requirements for SSB based candidate beam detection p. 189
10.3.2.5.1 Introduction p. 189
10.3.2.5.2 Minimum requirement p. 189
10.3.2.5.3 Measurement restriction for SSB based candidate beam detection p. 190
10.3.2.6 Requirements for CSI-RS based candidate beam detection p. 190
10.3.2.6.1 Introduction p. 190
10.3.2.6.2 Minimum requirement p. 191
10.3.2.6.3 Measurement restriction for CSI-RS based candidate beam detection p. 192
10.3.2.7 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT during beam failure detection p. 192
10.3.2.7.1 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing beam failure detection with a same subcarrier spacing as PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 192
10.3.2.7.2 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing beam failure detection with a different subcarrier spacing than PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 193
10.3.2.7.3 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing beam failure detection on FR2-1 p. 193
10.3.2.8 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT during candidate beam detection p. 193
10.3.2.8.1 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing L1-RSRP measurement with a same subcarrier spacing as PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 194
10.3.2.8.2 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing L1-RSRP measurement with a different subcarrier spacing than PDSCH/PDCCH on FR1 p. 194
10.3.2.8.3 Scheduling availability of NCR-MT performing L1-RSRP measurement on FR2-1 p. 194
A Void
B (Normative) NCR-MT Reference measurement channels |R18| p. 196
B.1 NCR-MT Demodulation Performance Fixed Reference Channels p. 196
B.1.1 Fixed Reference Channels for PDSCH performance requirements p. 196
B.1.2 Fixed Reference Channels for PDCCH performance requirements p. 197
B.1.3 Fixed Reference Channels for CSI reporting performance p. 198
B.2 Fixed Reference Channels for reference sensitivity level, ACS, in-band blocking, out-of-band blocking and receiver intermodulation (QPSK, R=1/3) p. 200
C (Normative) Propagation conditions |R18| p. 201
C.1 Static propagation condition p. 201
C.1.1 NCR-MT receiver with 2RX p. 201
C.1.2 NCR-MT Receiver with 4Rx p. 201
C.2 Multi-path fading propagation conditions p. 202
C.2.1 General p. 202
C.2.2 Delay profiles p. 202
C.2.2.1 General p. 202
C.2.2.2 Delay profiles for FR1 p. 204
C.2.3 Combinations of channel model parameters p. 205
C.2.4 MIMO channel correlation matrices p. 205
C.2.4.1 General p. 205
C.2.4.2 MIMO correlation matrices using Uniform Linear Array p. 205
C.2.4.2.1 General p. 205
C.2.4.2.2 Definition of MIMO correlation matrices p. 206
C.2.4.2.3 MIMO correlation matrices at high, medium and low level p. 207
C.2.4.3 Multi-antenna channel models using cross polarized antennas p. 208
C.2.4.3.1 General p. 208
C.2.4.3.2 Definition of MIMO correlation matrices using cross polarized antennas p. 209
C.2.4.3.3 Spatial correlation matrices at NCR-MT and gNB sides p. 210
C.2.4.3.3.1 Spatial correlation matrices at NCR-MT side p. 210
C.2.4.3.3.2 Spatial correlation matrices at gNB side p. 210
C.2.4.3.4 MIMO correlation matrices using cross polarized antennas p. 210
C.2.4.3.5 Beam steering approach p. 211
C.3 Physical signals, channels mapping and precoding p. 212
C.3.1 General p. 212
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E Void
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G (Normative) NCR-MT RRM Testing |R18| p. 214
G.1 NCR-MT RRM test configurations p. 215
G.1.1 Reference measurement channels p. 215
G.1.1.1 PDSCH p. 215
G.1.1.1.1 TDD p. 215
G.1.1.1.2 FDD p. 218
G.1.1.2 CORESET for RMSI scheduling p. 219
G.1.1.2.1 TDD p. 219
G.1.1.2.2 FDD p. 222
G.1.1.3 CORESET for RMC scheduling p. 223
G.1.1.3.1 TDD p. 223
G.1.1.3.2 FDD p. 224
G.1.2 OFDMA channel noise generator (OCNG) p. 225
G.1.2.1 Generic OFDMA Channel Noise Generator (OCNG) p. 225
G.1.2.1.1 OCNG pattern 1: Generic OCNG pattern for all unused REs p. 225
G.1.2.1.2 OCNG pattern 2: Generic OCNG pattern for all unused REs for 2AoA setup p. 225
G.1.2.1.3 OCNG pattern 3: Generic OCNG pattern for unused REs in the same bandwidth as PDSCH RMC p. 226
G.1.2.1.4 OCNG pattern 4: Generic OCNG pattern for all unused REs outside SSB slot(s) p. 226
G.1.3 Antenna configurations p. 226
G.1.3.1 Antenna configurations for FR1 p. 226
G.1.3.1.1 Antenna connection for 4 Rx capable NCR-MT p. 227
G.1.3.1.1.1 Introduction p. 227
G.1.3.1.1.2 Principle of testing p. 227
G.1.3.2 Antenna configurations for FR2 p. 228
G.1.4 BWP configurations p. 228
G.1.4.1 Introduction p. 228
G.1.4.2 Downlink BWP configurations p. 228
G.1.4.2.1 Initial BWP p. 228
G.1.4.2.2 Dedicated BWP p. 229
G.1.4.3 Uplink BWP configurations p. 229
G.1.4.3.1 Initial BWP p. 229
G.1.4.3.2 Dedicated BWP p. 229
G.1.5 SSB Configurations p. 230
G.1.5.1 SSB Configurations for FR1 p. 230
G.1.5.1.1 SSB pattern 1 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=15 kHz p. 230
G.1.5.1.2 SSB pattern 2 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=30 kHz p. 230
G.1.5.1.3 SSB pattern 3 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=15 kHz p. 231
G.1.5.1.4 SSB pattern 4 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=30 kHz p. 231
G.1.5.1.5 SSB pattern 5 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=15 kHz starting from odd SFN p. 232
G.1.5.1.6 SSB pattern 6 in FR1: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=30 kHz starting from odd SFN p. 232
G.1.5.2 SSB Configurations for FR2 p. 233
G.1.5.2.1 SSB pattern 1 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=120 kHz p. 233
G.1.5.2.2 SSB pattern 2 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=240 kHz p. 233
G.1.5.2.3 SSB pattern 3 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=120 kHz p. 233
G.1.5.2.4 SSB pattern 4 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=240 kHz p. 234
G.1.5.2.5 SSB pattern 5 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=120 kHz p. 234
G.1.5.2.6 SSB pattern 6 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=240 kHz p. 234
G.1.5.2.7 SSB pattern 7 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=120 kHz p. 235
G.1.5.2.8 SSB pattern 8 in FR2: SSB allocation for SSB SCS=240 kHz p. 235
G.1.6 SMTC Configurations p. 235
G.1.6.1 SMTC pattern 1: SMTC period = 20 ms with SMTC duration = 1 ms p. 235
G.1.6.2 SMTC pattern 2: SMTC period = 20 ms with SMTC duration = 5 ms p. 236
G.1.6.3 SMTC pattern 3: SMTC period = 160 ms with SMTC duration = 1 ms p. 236
G.1.6.4 SMTC pattern 4: SMTC period = 20 ms with SMTC duration = 1 ms p. 236
G.1.6.5 SMTC pattern 5: SMTC period = 20 ms with SMTC duration = 5 ms p. 236
G.1.7 CSI-RS configurations p. 237
G.1.7.1 TDD p. 237
G.1.7.2 FDD p. 239
G.1.8 Angle of Arrival (AoA) for FR2 RRM test cases p. 240
G.1.8.1 Setup 1: Single AoA p. 240
G.1.8.2 Setup 2: 2 AoAs p. 240
G.1.9 TCI State Configuration p. 240
G.1.9.1 Introduction p. 240
G.1.9.2 TCI states p. 241
G.1.10 Configurations of CSI-RS for tracking p. 241
G.1.10.1 Configuration of CSI-RS for tracking for FR1 p. 241
G.1.10.1.2 TDD p. 241
G.1.10.1.3 FDD p. 242
G.1.10.2 Configuration of CSI-RS for tracking for FR2 p. 243
G.1.10.2.1 TDD p. 243
G.2 NCR-MT RRM test cases p. 244
G.2.1 RRC_CONNECTED state mobility for NCR-MTs p. 244
G.2.1.1 RRC Connection Mobility Control p. 244
G.2.1.1.2 RRC Re-establishment for LA NCR-MT p. 244
G.2.1.1.1.1 Inter-frequency RRC Re-establishment in FR1 for LA NCR-MT p. 244
G.2.1.1.1.2 Intra-frequency RRC Re-establishment in FR1 without serving cell timing for LA NCR-MT p. 247
G.2.1.1.1.3 Inter-frequency RRC Re-establishment in FR2-1 for LA NCR-MT p. 250
G.2.1.1.1.4 Intra-frequency RRC Re-establishment in FR2-1 without serving cell timing for LA NCR-MT p. 253
G.2.2 Timing p. 256
G.2.2.1 Transmit timing p. 256
G.2.3 Signalling Characteristics for NCR MTs p. 262
G.2.3.1 Radio link Monitoring p. 262
G.2.3.1.1 Radio Link Monitoring Out-of-sync Test for FR1 PCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS in non-DRX mode p. 262
G.2.3.1.2 Radio Link Monitoring In-sync Test for FR1 PCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS in non-DRX mode p. 266
G.2.3.1.3 Radio Link Monitoring Out-of-sync Test for FR2-1 PCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS in non-DRX mode p. 270
G.2.3.1.4 Radio Link Monitoring In-sync Test for FR2-1 PCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS in non-DRX mode p. 273
G.2.3.1.5 Radio Link Monitoring Out-of-sync Test for FR1 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based RLM in non-DRX mode p. 278
G.2.3.1.6 Radio Link Monitoring In-sync Test for FR1 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based RLM in non-DRX mode p. 281
G.2.3.1.7 Radio Link Monitoring Out-of-sync Test for FR2-1 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based RLM in non-DRX mode p. 284
G.2.3.1.8 Radio Link Monitoring In-sync Test for FR2-1 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based RLM in non-DRX mode p. 287
G.2.3.2 Beam Failure Detection and Link Recovery Procedure p. 290
G.2.3.2.1 Beam Failure Detection and Link Recovery Test for FR1 PCell configured with SSB-based BFD and LR p. 290
G.2.3.2.2 Beam Failure Detection and Link Recovery Test for FR2 PCell configured with SSB-based BFD and LR p. 294
G.2.3.2.3 Beam Failure Detection and Link Recovery Test for FR1 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based BFD and LR p. 300
G.2.3.2.4 Beam Failure Detection and Link Recovery Test for FR2 PCell configured with CSI-RS-based BFD and LR in non-DRX mode p. 304
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