ETSI TS 138 104 V15.9.0 (2020-04)

ETSI TS 138 104 V15.9.0 (2020-04)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NR;
Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
(3GPP TS 38.104 version 15.9.0 Release 15)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 11
1 Scope . 12
2 References . 12
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 13
3.1 Definitions . 13
3.2 Symbols . 17
3.3 Abbreviations . 19
4 General . 21
4.1 Relationship with other core specifications . 21
4.2 Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements . 21
4.3 Conducted and radiated requirement reference points . 21
4.3.1 BS type 1-C . 21
4.3.2 BS type 1-H . 22
4.3.3 BS type 1-O and BS type 2-O . 23
4.4 Base station classes . 23
4.5 Regional requirements . 24
4.6 Applicability of requirements . 24
4.7 Requirements for contiguous and non-contiguous spectrum . 25
4.8 Requirements for BS capable of multi-band operation . 25
4.9 OTA co-location with other base stations . 27
5 Operating bands and channel arrangement . 28
5.1 General . 28
5.2 Operating bands . 28
5.3 BS channel bandwidth . 29
5.3.1 General . 29
5.3.2 Transmission bandwidth configuration . 30
5.3.3 Minimum guardband and transmission bandwidth configuration . 30
5.3.4 RB alignment . 32
5.3.5 BS channel bandwidth per operating band . 32
5.3A BS channel bandwidth for CA . 36
5.3A.1 Transmission bandwidth configuration for CA . 36
5.3A.2 Minimum guardband and transmission bandwidth configuration for CA . 36
5.4 Channel arrangement . 37
5.4.1 Channel spacing . 37
5.4.1.1 Channel spacing for adjacent NR carriers . 37
5.4.1.2 Channel spacing for CA . 38
5.4.2 Channel raster . 39
5.4.2.1 NR-ARFCN and channel raster. 39
5.4.2.2 Channel raster to resource element mapping. 39
5.4.2.3 Channel raster entries for each operating band . 39
5.4.3 Synchronization raster . 41
5.4.3.1 Synchronization raster and numbering . 41
5.4.3.2 Synchronization raster to synchronization block resource element mapping . 41
5.4.3.3 Synchronization raster entries for each operating band . 41
6 Conducted transmitter characteristics . 43
6.1 General . 43
6.2 Base station output power . 43
6.2.1 General . 43
6.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C. 44
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6.2.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 44
6.2.4 Additional requirements (regional) . 44
6.3 Output power dynamics . 44
6.3.1 General . 44
6.3.2 RE power control dynamic range . 44
6.3.2.1 General . 44
6.3.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 44
6.3.3 Total power dynamic range . 45
6.3.3.1 General . 45
6.3.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 45
6.4 Transmit ON/OFF power . 46
6.4.1 Transmitter OFF power . 46
6.4.1.1 General . 46
6.4.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C . 46
6.4.1.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 46
6.4.2 Transmitter transient period . 46
6.4.2.1 General . 46
6.4.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 47
6.4.2.3 Void. 47
6.5 Transmitted signal quality . 47
6.5.1 Frequency error . 47
6.5.1.1 General . 47
6.5.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 48
6.5.2 Modulation quality . 48
6.5.2.1 General . 48
6.5.2.2 Minimum Requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 48
6.5.2.3 EVM frame structure for measurement . 48
6.5.3 Time alignment error . 48
6.5.3.1 General . 48
6.5.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 49
6.6 Unwanted emissions . 49
6.6.1 General . 49
6.6.2 Occupied bandwidth . 50
6.6.2.1 General . 50
6.6.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 50
6.6.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio . 50
6.6.3.1 General . 50
6.6.3.2 Limits and Basic limits . 50
6.6.3.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C . 53
6.6.3.4 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 53
6.6.4 Operating band unwanted emissions . 54
6.6.4.1 General . 54
6.6.4.2 Basic limits . 56
6.6.4.2.1 Basic limits for Wide Area BS (Category A) . 56
6.6.4.2.2 Basic limits for Wide Area BS (Category B) . 56
6.6.4.2.2.1 Category B requirements (Option 1) . 56
6.6.4.2.2.2 Category B requirements (Option 2) . 58
6.6.4.2.3 Basic limits for Medium Range BS (Category A and B) . 58
6.6.4.2.4 Basic limits for Local Area BS (Category A and B) . 59
6.6.4.2.5 Basic limits for additional requirements . 59
6.6.4.2.5.1 Limits in FCC Title 47 . 59
6.6.4.2.5.2 Protection of DTT . 59
6.6.4.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 60
6.6.4.4 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 60
6.6.5 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 60
6.6.5.1 General . 60
6.6.5.2 Basic limits . 61
6.6.5.2.1 General transmitter spurious emissions requirements . 61
6.6.5.2.2 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 61
6.6.5.2.3 Additional spurious emissions requirements . 62
6.6.5.2.4 Co-location with other base stations . 69
6.6.5.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 74
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6.6.5.4 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 74
6.7 Transmitter intermodulation . 74
6.7.1 General . 74
6.7.2 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 74
6.7.2.1 Co-location minimum requirements . 74
6.7.2.2 Additional requirements . 75
6.7.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 75
6.7.3.1 Co-location minimum requirements . 75
6.7.3.2 Intra-system minimum requirements. 76
6.7.3.3 Additional requirements . 76
7 Conducted receiver characteristics . 77
7.1 General . 77
7.2 Reference sensitivity level . 77
7.2.1 General . 77
7.2.2 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 77
7.3 Dynamic range . 79
7.3.1 General . 79
7.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 79
7.4 In-band selectivity and blocking . 81
7.4.1 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) . 81
7.4.1.1 General . 81
7.4.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 81
7.4.1.3 Void. 83
7.4.1.4 Void. 83
7.4.2 In-band blocking . 83
7.4.2.1 General . 83
7.4.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 83
7.4.2.3 Void. 85
7.4.2.4 Void. 85
7.5 Out-of-band blocking . 85
7.5.1 General . 85
7.5.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 85
7.5.3 Co-location minimum requirements for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 86
7.5.4 Void . 87
7.6 Receiver spurious emissions. 87
7.6.1 General . 87
7.6.2 Basic limits. 87
7.6.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C. 88
7.6.4 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 88
7.7 Receiver intermodulation . 88
7.7.1 General . 88
7.7.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 88
7.8 In-channel selectivity . 93
7.8.1 General . 93
7.8.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 93
8 Conducted performance requirements .
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