ETSI TS 138 211 V15.6.0 (2019-07)

ETSI TS 138 211 V15.6.0 (2019-07)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NR;
Physical channels and modulation
(3GPP TS 38.211 version 15.6.0 Release 15)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Symbols . 7
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 Frame structure and physical resources . 9
4.1 General . 9
4.2 Numerologies . 9
4.3 Frame structure . 10
4.3.1 Frames and subframes . 10
4.3.2 Slots . 10
4.4 Physical resources . 11
4.4.1 Antenna ports . 11
4.4.2 Resource grid . 11
4.4.3 Resource elements . 12
4.4.4 Resource blocks . 12
4.4.4.1 General . 12
4.4.4.2 Point A . 12
4.4.4.3 Common resource blocks . 12
4.4.4.4 Physical resource blocks . 13
4.4.4.5 Virtual resource blocks . 13
4.4.5 Bandwidth part . 13
4.5 Carrier aggregation . 13
5 Generic functions . 13
5.1 Modulation mapper . 13
5.1.1 π/2-BPSK . 14
5.1.2 BPSK . 14
5.1.3 QPSK . 14
5.1.4 16QAM . 14
5.1.5 64QAM . 14
5.1.6 256QAM . 14
5.2 Sequence generation . 15
5.2.1 Pseudo-random sequence generation . 15
5.2.2 Low-PAPR sequence generation . 15
5.2.2.1 Base sequences of length 36 or larger . 15
5.2.2.2 Base sequences of length less than 36 . 15
5.3 OFDM baseband signal generation . 19
5.3.1 OFDM baseband signal generation for all channels except PRACH . 19
5.3.2 OFDM baseband signal generation for PRACH . 20
5.4 Modulation and upconversion . 21
6 Uplink . 22
6.1 Overview . 22
6.1.1 Overview of physical channels . 22
6.1.2 Overview of physical signals . 22
6.2 Physical resources . 22
6.3 Physical channels . 23
6.3.1 Physical uplink shared channel . 23
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6.3.1.1 Scrambling . 23
6.3.1.2 Modulation . 23
6.3.1.3 Layer mapping . 24
6.3.1.4 Transform precoding . 24
6.3.1.5 Precoding . 25
6.3.1.6 Mapping to virtual resource blocks . 28
6.3.1.7 Mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks . 28
6.3.2 Physical uplink control channel . 28
6.3.2.1 General . 28
6.3.2.2 Sequence and cyclic shift hopping . 29
6.3.2.2.1 Group and sequence hopping . 29
6.3.2.2.2 Cyclic shift hopping . 30
6.3.2.3 PUCCH format 0 . 30
6.3.2.3.1 Sequence generation . 30
6.3.2.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 30
6.3.2.4 PUCCH format 1 . 31
6.3.2.4.1 Sequence modulation . 31
6.3.2.4.2 Mapping to physical resources . 32
6.3.2.5 PUCCH format 2 . 32
6.3.2.5.1 Scrambling . 32
6.3.2.5.2 Modulation . 32
6.3.2.5.3 Mapping to physical resources . 32
6.3.2.6 PUCCH formats 3 and 4 . 33
6.3.2.6.1 Scrambling . 33
6.3.2.6.2 Modulation . 33
6.3.2.6.3 Block-wise spreading . 33
6.3.2.6.4 Transform precoding . 34
6.3.2.6.5 Mapping to physical resources . 34
6.3.3 Physical random-access channel . 35
6.3.3.1 Sequence generation. 35
6.3.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 40
6.4 Physical signals . 59
6.4.1 Reference signals . 59
6.4.1.1 Demodulation reference signal for PUSCH . 59
6.4.1.1.1 Sequence generation . 59
6.4.1.1.2 (void) . 60
6.4.1.1.3 Precoding and mapping to physical resources . 60
6.4.1.2 Phase-tracking reference signals for PUSCH . 64
6.4.1.2.1 Sequence generation . 64
6.4.1.2.1.1 Sequence generation if transform precoding is not enabled . 64
6.4.1.2.1.2 Sequence generation if transform precoding is enabled . 65
6.4.1.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 65
6.4.1.2.2.1 Precoding and mapping to physical resources if transform precoding is not enabled. 65
6.4.1.2.2.2 Mapping to physical resources if transform precoding is enabled . 67
6.4.1.3 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH . 68
6.4.1.3.1 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH format 1 . 68
6.4.1.3.1.1 Sequence generation . 68
6.4.1.3.1.2 Mapping to physical resources . 69
6.4.1.3.2 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH format 2 . 69
6.4.1.3.2.1 Sequence generation . 69
6.4.1.3.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 69
6.4.1.3.3 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH formats 3 and 4 . 70
6.4.1.3.3.1 Sequence generation . 70
6.4.1.3.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 70
6.4.1.4 Sounding reference signal . 71
6.4.1.4.1 SRS resource . 71
6.4.1.4.2 Sequence generation . 71
6.4.1.4.3 Mapping to physical resources . 72
6.4.1.4.4 Sounding reference signal slot configuration . 76
7 Downlink . 76
7.1 Overview . 76
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7.1.1 Overview of physical channels . 76
7.1.2 Overview of physical signals . 76
7.2 Physical resources . 76
7.3 Physical channels . 77
7.3.1 Physical downlink shared channel . 77
7.3.1.1 Scrambling . 77
7.3.1.2 Modulation . 77
7.3.1.3 Layer mapping . 77
7.3.1.4 Antenna port mapping . 78
7.3.1.5 Mapping to virtual resource blocks . 79
7.3.1.6 Mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks . 79
7.3.2 Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) . 81
7.3.2.1 Control-channel element (CCE) . 81
7.3.2.2 Control-resource set (CORESET) . 81
7.3.2.3 Scrambling . 82
7.3.2.4 PDCCH modulation . 83
7.3.2.5 Mapping to physical resources . 83
7.3.3 Physical broadcast channel . 83
7.3.3.1 Scrambling . 83
7.3.3.2 Modulation . 83
7.3.3.3 Mapping to physical resources . 83
7.4 Physical signals . 83
7.4.1 Reference signals . 83
7.4.1.1 Demodulation reference signals for PDSCH . 83
7.4.1.1.1 Sequence generation . 83
7.4.1.1.2 Mapping to physical resources . 84
7.4.1.2 Phase-tracking reference signals for PDSCH . 87
7.4.1.2.1 Sequence generation . 87
7.4.1.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 87
7.4.1.3 Demodulation reference signals for PDCCH . 89
7.4.1.3.1 Sequence generation . 89
7.4.1.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 89
7.4.1.4 Demodulation reference signals for PBCH . 90
7.4.1.4.1 Sequence generation . 90
7.4.1.4.2 Mapping to physical resources . 90
7.4.1.5 CSI reference signals. 90
7.4.1.5.1 General . 90
7.4.1.5.2 Sequence generation . 90
7.4.1.5.3 Mapping to physical resources . 91
7.4.2 Synchronization signals . 94
7.4.2.1 Physical-layer cell identities. 94
7.4.2.2 Primary synchronization signal . 94
7.4.2.2.1 Sequence generation . 94
7.4.2.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 94
7.4.2.3 Secondary synchronization signal . 95
7.4.2.3.1 Sequence generation . 95
7.4.2.3.2 Mapping to physical resource
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