ETSI TS 138 508-1 V19.2.0 (2026-03)

LTE; 5G; 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Common test environment (3GPP TS 38.508-1 version 19.2.0 Release 19)

RTS/TSGR-0538508-1vj20

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• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 5 - Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing (formely T1)
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• Completion Date: 11-Mar-2026

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
LTE;
5G;
5GS;
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Part 1: Common test environment
(3GPP TS 38.508-1 version 19.2.0 Release 19)

3GPP TS 38.508-1 version 19.2.0 Release 19 1 ETSI TS 138 508-1 V19.2.0 (2026-03)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 37
1 Scope . 38
2 References . 38
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 41
3.1 Definitions . 41
3.2 Symbols . 41
3.3 Abbreviations . 41
4 Common test environments . 41
4.1 Environmental conditions . 41
4.1.1 Temperature . 41
4.1.2 Voltage . 42
4.2 Common requirements of test equipment . 43
4.2.1 General functional requirements . 43
4.2.2 Minimum functional requirements . 44
4.2.2.1 Supported Cell Configuration . 44
4.2.2.1.1 Supported Channels for an E-UTRA cell (NSA mode only) . 44
4.2.2.1.2 Supported Channels for a NR cell . 44
4.2.2.1.2.1 Logical channels . 44
4.2.2.1.2.2 Transport channels . 44
4.2.2.1.2.3 Physical channels . 44
4.2.2.1.2.4 Physical signals . 45
4.3 Reference test conditions . 45
4.3.1 Test frequencies . 45
4.3.1.0 General . 45
4.3.1.0A Mid test channel bandwidth . 45
4.3.1.0B Low test channel bandwidth . 48
4.3.1.0C High test channel bandwidth . 51
4.3.1.0D Bandwidth part . 53
4.3.1.0E Void. 55
4.3.1.1 Test frequencies for NR operating bands in FR1 . 56
4.3.1.1.1 NR operating bands in FR1 . 56
4.3.1.1.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n1 . 56
4.3.1.1.1.2 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n2 . 63
4.3.1.1.1.3 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n3 . 67
4.3.1.1.1.4 FFS . 75
4.3.1.1.1.5 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n5 . 75
4.3.1.1.1.6 FFS . 79
4.3.1.1.1.7 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n7 . 79
4.3.1.1.1.8 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n8 . 86
4.3.1.1.1.9 to
4.3.1.1.1.11 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................... 95
4.3.1.1.1.12 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n12 . 95
4.3.1.1.1.13 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n13 . 97
4.3.1.1.1.14 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n14 . 99
4.3.1.1.1.15 to
4.3.1.1.1.17 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 101
4.3.1.1.1.18 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n18 . 101
4.3.1.1.1.19 FFS . 103
4.3.1.1.1.20 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n20 . 103
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4.3.1.1.1.23 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 106
4.3.1.1.1.24 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n24 . 106
4.3.1.1.1.25 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n25 . 108
4.3.1.1.1.26 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n26 . 113
4.3.1.1.1.27 FFS . 116
4.3.1.1.1.28 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n28 . 116
4.3.1.1.1.29 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n29 (SDL) . 123
4.3.1.1.1.30 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n30 . 124
4.3.1.1.1.31 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n31 . 125
4.3.1.1.1.32 to
4.3.1.1.1.33 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 126
4.3.1.1.1.34 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n34 . 126
4.3.1.1.1.35 to
4.3.1.1.1.37 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 128
4.3.1.1.1.38 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n38 . 128
4.3.1.1.1.39 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n39 . 132
4.3.1.1.1.40 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n40 . 136
4.3.1.1.1.41 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n41 . 141
4.3.1.1.1.42 to
4.3.1.1.1.45 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 145
4.3.1.1.1.46 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n46 . 145
4.3.1.1.1.47 FFS . 148
4.3.1.1.1.48 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n48 . 148
4.3.1.1.1.49 FFS . 153
4.3.1.1.1.50 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n50 . 153
4.3.1.1.1.51 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n51 . 157
4.3.1.1.1.52 FFS . 157
4.3.1.1.1.53 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n53 . 157
4.3.1.1.1.54 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n54 . 159
4.3.1.1.1.55 to
4.3.1.1.1.64 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 159
4.3.1.1.1.65 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n65 . 159
4.3.1.1.1.66 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n66 . 163
4.3.1.1.1.67 –
4.3.1.1.1.69 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 176
4.3.1.1.1.70 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n70 . 176
4.3.1.1.1.71 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n71 . 184
4.3.1.1.1.72 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n72 . 192
4.3.1.1.1.73 FFS . 193
4.3.1.1.1.74 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n74 . 193
4.3.1.1.1.75 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n75 (SDL) . 197
4.3.1.1.1.76 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n76 (SDL) . 199
4.3.1.1.1.77 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n77 . 199
4.3.1.1.1.78 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n78 . 204
4.3.1.1.1.79 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n79 . 208
4.3.1.1.1.80 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n80 (SUL) . 213
4.3.1.1.1.81 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n81 (SUL) . 214
4.3.1.1.1.82 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n82 (SUL) . 215
4.3.1.1.1.83 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n83 (SUL) . 215
4.3.1.1.1.84 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n84 (SUL) . 216
4.3.1.1.1.85 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n85 . 218
4.3.1.1.1.86 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n86 (SUL) . 221
4.3.1.1.1.87 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n87 . 222
4.3.1.1.1.88 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n88 . 224
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4.3.1.1.1.90 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 225
4.3.1.1.1.91 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n91 . 225
4.3.1.1.1.92 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n92 . 226
4.3.1.1.1.93 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n93 . 232
4.3.1.1.1.94 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n94 . 233
4.3.1.1.1.95 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n95 (SUL) . 240
4.3.1.1.1.96 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n96 . 241
4.3.1.1.1.97 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n97 (SUL) . 243
4.3.1.1.1.98 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n98 (SUL) . 245
4.3.1.1.1.99 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n99 (SUL) . 247
4.3.1.1.1.100 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n100 . 248
4.3.1.1.1.101 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n101 . 249
4.3.1.1.1.102 to
4.3.1.1.1.103 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 250
4.3.1.1.1.104 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n104 . 250
4.3.1.1.1.105 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n105 . 254
4.3.1.1.1.106 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n106 . 261
4.3.1.1.1.107 to
4.3.1.1.1.108 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 262
4.3.1.1.1.109 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n109 . 262
4.3.1.1.1.110 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n110 . 271
4.3.1.1.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 . 272
4.3.1.1.2.1 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 (two bands) . 272
4.3.1.1.2.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 (three bands) . 278
4.3.1.1.2.3 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 (four bands) . 294
4.3.1.1.3 NR intra-band contiguous CA in FR1 . 302
4.3.1.1.3.1 – 4.3.1.1.3.4 FFS . 302
4.3.1.1.3.5 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n5B . 302
4.3.1.1.3.40 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n40 . 307
4.3.1.1.3.40.1 CA_n40B . 307
4.3.1.1.3.41 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n41 . 307
4.3.1.1.3.41.1 CA_n41C . 308
4.3.1.1.3.42 –
4.3.1.1.3.47 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 316
4.3.1.1.3.48 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n48 . 316
4.3.1.1.3.48.1 CA_n48B . 316
4.3.1.1.3.48.2 CA_n48C . 328
4.3.1.1.3.49 –
4.3.1.1.3.65 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 335
4.3.1.1.3.66 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n66 . 335
4.3.1.1.3.66.1 CA_n66B . 335
4.3.1.1.3.67 –
4.3.1.1.3.70 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 347
4.3.1.1.3.71 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n71 . 347
4.3.1.1.3.71.1 FFS . 347
4.3.1.1.3.71.2 CA_n71B . 347
4.3.1.1.3.72 –
4.3.1.1.3.76 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 351
4.3.1.1.3.77 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n77 . 351
4.3.1.1.3.77.1 CA_n77C . 351
4.3.1.1.3.78 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n78 . 357
4.3.1.1.3.78.1 CA_n78C . 357
4.3.1.1.3.78.2 CA_n78B . 375
4.3.1.1.3.78.3 CA_n78D . 378
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4.3.1.1.3.79 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n79 . 380
4.3.1.1.3.79.1 CA_n79C . 380
4.3.1.1.4 Void . 389
4.3.1.1.5 NR intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations in FR1 . 389
4.3.1.1.5.1 FFS . 389
4.3.1.1.5.2 CA_n2(xA) . 389
4.3.1.1.5.3 –
4.3.1.1.5.24 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 389
4.3.1.1.5.26 –
4.3.1.1.5.40 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 390
4.3.1.1.5.42 –
4.3.1.1.5.47 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 391
4.3.1.1.5.66 CA_n66(xA) . 392
4.3.1.1.5.66.1 CA_n66(2A) . 392
4.3.1.1.5.66.2 CA_n66(3A) . 393
4.3.1.1.5.67 –
4.3.1.1.5.70 . FFS

................................................................................................................................................. 394
4.3.1.1.5.71 CA_n71(xA) . 394
4.3.1.1.5.72 –
4.3.1.1.5.76 . FFS
................................................................................................................................................. 395
4.3.1.1.5.77 CA_n77(xA) . 395
4.3.1.1.5.78 CA_n78(xA) . 411
4.3.1.1.6 NR Operating SUL band combinations in FR1 . 426
4.3.1.1.7 NR inter-band NR-DC configurations in FR1 . 426
4.3.1.1.7.1 NR inter-band NR-DC configurations in FR1 (two bands) . 426
4.3.1.2 Test frequencies for NR operating bands in FR2 . 427
4.3.1.2.1 NR operating bands in FR2 . 427
4.3.1.2.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n257 . 427
4.3.1.2.1.2 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n258 . 428
4.3.1.2.1.3 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n259 . 429
4.3.1.2.1.4 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n260 . 430
4.3.1.2.1.5 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n261 . 432
4.3.1.2.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR2 . 433
4.3.1.2.3 NR intra-band contiguous CA configurations in FR2 . 433
4.3.1.2.3.1 NR Intra-band contiguous CA configurations for CA_n257 . 433
4.3.1.2.3.1.1 CA_n257B. 433
4.3.1.2.3.1.2 CA_n257C. 434
4.3.1.2.3.1.3 CA_n257D . 434
4.3.1.2.3.1.4 CA_n257E . 436
4.3.1.2.3.1.5 CA_n257F . 436
4.3.1.2.3.1.6 CA_n257G . 436
4.3.1.2.3.1.7 CA_n257H . 438
4.3.1.2.3.1.8 CA_n257I . 440
4.3.1.2.3.1.9 CA_n257J . 443
4.3.1.2.3.1.10 CA_n257K . 444
4.3.1.2.3.1.11 CA_n257L . 445
4.3.1.2.3.1.12 CA_n257M . 446
4.3.1.2.3.2 NR Intra-band contiguous CA configurations for CA_n258 . 447
4.3.1.2.3.2.1 CA_n258B. 447
4.3.1.2.3.2.2 CA_n258C. 448
4.3.1.2.3.2.3 CA_n258D . 448
4.3.1.2.3.2.4 CA_n258E . 450
4.3.1.2.3.2.5 CA_n258F . 453
4.3.1.2.3.2.6 CA_n258G . 457
4.3.1.2.3.2.7 CA_n258H . 459
4.3.1.2.3.2.8 CA_n258I . 461
4.3.1.2.3.2.9 CA_n258J . 464
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4.3.1.2.3.2.10 CA_n258K . 467
4.3.1.2.3.2.11 CA_n258L . 471
4.3.1.2.3.2.12 CA_n258M . 476
4.3.1.2.3.3 FFS . 481
4.3.1.2.3.4 NR Intra-band contiguous CA configurations for CA_n260 . 481
4.3.1.2.3.4.1 CA_n260B. 481
4.3.1.2.3.4.2 CA_n260C. 482
4.3.1.2.3.4.3 CA_n260D . 482
4.3.1.2.3.4.4 CA_n260E . 483
4.3.1.2.3.4.5 CA_n260F . 483
4.3.1.2.3.4.6 CA_n260G . 483
4.3.1.2.3.4.7 CA_n260H . 485
4.3.1.2.3.4.8 CA_n260I . 487
4.3.1.2.3.4.9 CA_n260J . 489
4.3.1.2.3.4.10 CA_n260K . 491
4.3.1.2.3.4.11 CA_n260L . 496
4.3.1.2.3.4.12 CA_n260M . 501
4.3.1.2.3.4.13 CA_n260O . 506
4.3.1.2.3.4.14 CA_n260P . 507
4.3.1.2.3.4.15 CA_n260Q . 507
4.3.1.2.3.5 NR Intra-band contiguous CA configurations for CA_n261 . 508
4.3.1.2.3.5.1 CA_n261B. 508
4.3.1.2.3.5.2 CA_n261C. 508
4.3.1.2.3.5.3 CA_n261D . 508
4.3.1.2.3.5.4 CA_n261E . 509
4.3.1.2.3.5.5 CA_n261F . 509
4.3.1.2.3.5.6 CA_n261G . 510
4.3.1.2.3.5.7 CA_n261H . 511
4.3.1.2.3.5.8 CA_n261I . 513
4.3.1.2.3.5.9 CA_n261J . 515
4.3.1.2.3.5.10 CA_n261K . 518
4.3.1.2.3.5.11 CA_n261L . 518
4.3.1.2.3.5.12 CA_n261M . 518
4.3.1.2.3.5.13 CA_n261O . 521
4.3.1.2.3.5.14 CA_n261P . 522
4.3.1.2.3.5.15 CA_n261Q . 523
4.3.1.2.4 NR intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations in FR2 . 523
4.3.1.2.4.1 NR Intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations for CA_n257 . 523
4.3.1.2.4.2 NR Intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations for CA_n258 . 523
4.3.1.2.4.3 FFS . 523
4.3.1.2.4.4 NR Intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations for CA_n260 . 523
4.3.1.2.4.4.1 CA_n260(XA) .
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