ETSI TS 138 104 V18.7.0 (2024-10)

5G; NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (3GPP TS 38.104 version 18.7.0 Release 18)

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• Completion Date: 04-Oct-2024

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NR;
Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
(3GPP TS 38.104 version 18.7.0 Release 18)

3GPP TS 38.104 version 18.7.0 Release 18 1 ETSI TS 138 104 V18.7.0 (2024-10)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 14
1 Scope . 16
2 References . 16
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 17
3.1 Definitions . 17
3.2 Symbols . 22
3.3 Abbreviations . 24
4 General . 26
4.1 Relationship with other core specifications . 26
4.2 Relationship between minimum requirements and test requirements . 26
4.3 Conducted and radiated requirement reference points . 26
4.3.1 BS type 1-C . 26
4.3.2 BS type 1-H . 27
4.3.3 BS type 1-O and BS type 2-O . 28
4.4 Base station classes . 28
4.5 Regional requirements . 29
4.6 Applicability of requirements . 32
4.7 Requirements for contiguous and non-contiguous spectrum . 33
4.8 Requirements for BS capable of multi-band operation . 33
4.9 OTA co-location with other base stations . 34
5 Operating bands and channel arrangement . 36
5.1 General . 36
5.2 Operating bands . 36
5.3 BS channel bandwidth . 39
5.3.1 General . 39
5.3.2 Transmission bandwidth configuration . 40
5.3.3 Minimum guardband and transmission bandwidth configuration . 41
5.3.4 RB alignment . 42
5.3.5 BS channel bandwidth per operating band . 42
5.3A BS channel bandwidth for CA . 47
5.3A.1 Transmission bandwidth configuration for CA . 47
5.3A.2 Minimum guardband and transmission bandwidth configuration for CA . 47
5.4 Channel arrangement . 50
5.4.1 Channel spacing . 50
5.4.1.1 Channel spacing for adjacent NR carriers . 50
5.4.1.2 Channel spacing for CA . 50
5.4.2 Channel raster . 51
5.4.2.1 NR-ARFCN and channel raster. 51
5.4.2.1A NB-IoT carrier frequency numbering. 52
5.4.2.2 Channel raster to resource element mapping. 52
5.4.2.3 Channel raster entries for each operating band . 52
5.4.3 Synchronization raster . 58
5.4.3.1 Synchronization raster and numbering . 58
5.4.3.3 Synchronization raster entries for each operating band. 59
6 Conducted transmitter characteristics . 64
6.1 General . 64
6.2 Base station output power . 64
6.2.1 General . 64
6.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C. 65
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6.2.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 65
6.2.4 Additional requirements (regional) . 65
6.3 Output power dynamics . 66
6.3.1 General . 66
6.3.2 RE power control dynamic range . 66
6.3.2.1 General . 66
6.3.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 66
6.3.3 Total power dynamic range . 66
6.3.3.1 General . 66
6.3.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 67
6.3.4 NB-IoT RB power dynamic range for NB-IoT operation in NR in-band . 67
6.3.4.1 General . 67
6.3.4.2 Minimum Requirement . 67
6.4 Transmit ON/OFF power . 68
6.4.1 Transmitter OFF power . 68
6.4.1.1 General . 68
6.4.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C . 68
6.4.1.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 68
6.4.2 Transmitter transient period . 68
6.4.2.1 General . 68
6.4.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H 1-H . 69
6.4.2.3 Void. 69
6.5 Transmitted signal quality . 69
6.5.1 Frequency error . 69
6.5.1.1 General . 69
6.5.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 70
6.5.2 Modulation quality . 70
6.5.2.1 General . 70
6.5.2.2 Minimum Requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 70
6.5.2.3 EVM frame structure for measurement . 70
6.5.3 Time alignment error . 71
6.5.3.1 General . 71
6.5.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 71
6.6 Unwanted emissions . 71
6.6.1 General . 71
6.6.2 Occupied bandwidth . 72
6.6.2.1 General . 72
6.6.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 72
6.6.3 Adjacent Channel Leakage Power Ratio . 73
6.6.3.1 General . 73
6.6.3.2 Limits and Basic limits . 73
6.6.3.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C . 76
6.6.3.4 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 76
6.6.4 Operating band unwanted emissions . 77
6.6.4.1 General . 77
6.6.4.2 Basic limits . 78
6.6.4.2.1 Basic limits for Wide Area BS (Category A) . 78
6.6.4.2.2 Basic limits for Wide Area BS (Category B) . 80
6.6.4.2.3 Basic limits for Medium Range BS (Category A and B) . 84
6.6.4.2.4 Basic limits for Local Area BS (Category A and B) . 87
6.6.4.2.4A Basic limits for Local Area and Medium Range BS for bands n46, n96 and n102 (Category A
and B) . 89
6.6.4.2.5 Basic limits for additional requirements . 92
6.6.4.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 94
6.6.4.4 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 94
6.6.5 Transmitter spurious emis sions . 95
6.6.5.1 General . 95
6.6.5.2 Basic limits . 95
6.6.5.2.1 General transmitter spurious emissions requirements . 95
6.6.5.2.2 Protection of the BS receiver of own or different BS . 96
6.6.5.2.3 Additional spurious emissions requirements . 96
6.6.5.2.4 Co-location with other base stations . 107
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6.6.5.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 113
6.6.5.4 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 113
6.7 Transmitter intermodulation . 113
6.7.1 General . 113
6.7.2 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C . 114
6.7.2.1 Co-location minimum requirements . 114
6.7.2.2 Additional requirements . 114
6.7.3 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-H . 115
6.7.3.1 Co-location minimum requirements . 115
6.7.3.2 Intra-system minimum requirements. 116
6.7.3.3 Additional requirements . 116
7 Conducted receiver characteristics . 118
7.1 General . 118
7.2 Reference sensitivity level . 118
7.2.1 General . 118
7.2.2 Minimum requirements for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 118
7.3 Dynamic range . 124
7.3.1 General . 124
7.3.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 124
7.4 In-band selectivity and blocking . 136
7.4.1 Adjacent Channel Selectivity (ACS) . 136
7.4.1.1 General . 136
7.4.1.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 136
7.4.1.3 Void. 139
7.4.1.4 Void. 139
7.4.2 In-band blocking . 139
7.4.2.1 General . 139
7.4.2.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 139
7.4.2.3 Void. 143
7.4.2.4 Void. 143
7.4.2.5 Additional narrowband blocking requirement for Band n100 . 143
7.5 Out-of-band blocking . 143
7.5.1 General . 143
7.5.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 144
7.5.3 Co-location minimum requirements for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 145
7.5.4 Void . 146
7.5.5 Additional out-of-band blocking requirements for the use of RMR bands . 146
7.6 Receiver spurious emissions. 146
7.6.1 General . 146
7.6.2 Basic limits. 146
7.6.3 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C. 147
7.6.4 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-H . 147
7.7 Receiver intermodulation . 148
7.7.1 General . 148
7.7.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 148
7.7.3 Additional narrowband intermodulation requirement for Band n100 . 154
7.8 In-channel selectivity . 154
7.8.1 General . 154
7.8.2 Minimum requirement for BS type 1-C and BS type 1-H . 154
8 Conducted performance requirements . 167
8.1 General . 167
8.1.1 Scope and definitions . 167
8.1.2 Void . 167
8.2 Performance requirements for PUSCH . 167
8.2.1 Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding disabled . 167
8.2.1.1 General . 167
8.2.1.2 Minimum requirements . 168
8.2.2 Requirements for PUSCH with transform precoding enabled . 177
8.2.2.1 General . 177
8.2.2.2 Minimum requirements . 178
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8.2.3 Requirements for UCI multiplexed on PUSCH . 179
8.2.3.1 General . 179
8.2.3.2 Minimum requirements . 180
8.2.4 Requirements for PUSCH for high speed train . 181
8.2.4.1 General . 181
8.2.4.2 Minimum requirements . 182
8.2.5 Requirements for UL timing adjustment . 184
8.2.5.1 Minimum requirements for high speed train . 185
8.2.5.2 Minimum requirements for normal mode . 186
8.2.6 Requirements for PUSCH 0.001% BLER . 187
8.2.6.1 General . 187
8.2.6.2 Minimum requirements . 187
8.2.7 Requirements for PUSCH repetition Type A . 188
8.2.7.1 General . 188
8.2.7.2 Minimum requirements . 189
8.2.8 Requirements for PUSCH mapping Type B with non-slot transmission . 191
8.2.8.1 General . 191
8.2.8.2 Minimum requirements . 191
8.2.9 Requirements of PUSCH for 2-step RA type . 192
8.2.9.1 General . 192
8.2.9.2 Minimum requirements . 193
8.2.10 Requirements for interlaced PUSCH . 193
8.2.10.1 General . 193
8.2.10.2 Minimum requirements . 194
8.2.11 Performance requirements for CG-UCI multiplexed on interlaced PUSCH . 195
8.2.11.1 General . 195
8.2.11.2 Minimum requirements . 196
8.2.12 Requirements for TB processing over multi-slot PUSCH (TBoMS) . 197
8.2.12.1 General . 197
8.2.12.2 Minimum requirements . 197
8.2.13 Requirements for PUSCH with DM-RS bundling . 198
8.2.13.1 General . 198
8.2.13.2 Minimum requirements . 199
8.3 Performance requirements for PUCCH . 204
8.3.1 DTX to ACK probability . 204
8.3.1.1 General . 204
8.3.1.2 Minimum requirement . 204
8.3.2 Performance requirements for PUCCH format 0 . 205
8.3.2.1 General . 205
8.3.2.2 Minimum requirements . 205
8.3.3 Performance requirements for PUCCH format 1 . 206
8.3.3.1 NACK to ACK requirements . 206
8.3.3.1.1 General . 206
8.3.3.1.2 Minimum requirements . 206
8.3.3.2 ACK missed detection requirements . 207
8.3.3.2.1 General . 207
8.3.3.2.2 Minimum requirements . 207
8.3.4 Performance requirements for PUCCH format 2 . 208
8.3.4.1 ACK missed detection requirements . 208
8.3.4.1.1 General . 208
8.3.4.1.2 Minimum requirements . 208
8.3.4.2 UCI BLER performance requirements . 209
8.3.4.2.1 General . 209
8.3.4.2.2 Minimum requirements . 209
8.3.5 Performance requirements for PUCCH format 3 . 210
8.3.5.1 General . 210
8.3.5.2 Minimum requirements . 211
8.3.6 Performance requirements for PUCCH format 4 . 211
8.3.6.1 General . 211
8.3.6.2 Minimum requirement . 212
8.3.7 Performance requirements for multi-slot PUCCH . 213
8.3.7.1 General . 213
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8.3.7.2 Performance requirements for multi-slot PUCCH format 1 . 213
8.3.7.2.1 NACK to ACK requirements . 213
8.3.7.2.1.1 General . 213
8.3.7.2.1.2 Minimum requirements . 214
8.3.7.2.2 ACK missed detection requirements . 214
8.3.8 Performance requirements for interlaced PUCCH format 0 . 214
8.3.8.1 General . 214
8.3.8.2 Minimum requirements . 215
8.3.9 Performance requirements for interlaced PUCCH format 1 . 215
8.3.9.1 NACK to ACK requirements . 215
8.3.9.1.1 General . 215
8.3.9.1.2 Minimum requirements .
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