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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NR;
Physical channels and modulation
(3GPP TS 38.211 version 15.4.0 Release 15)
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3GPP TS 38.211 version 15.4.0 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 138 211 V15.4.0 (2019-04)
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 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 . 9
4.3.1 Frames and subframes . 9
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 . 11
4.4.4 Resource blocks . 11
4.4.4.1 General . 11
4.4.4.2 Point A . 11
4.4.4.3 Common resource blocks . 12
4.4.4.4 Physical resource blocks . 12
4.4.4.5 Virtual resource blocks . 12
4.4.5 Bandwidth part . 12
4.5 Carrier aggregation . 13
5 Generic functions . 13
5.1 Modulation mapper . 13
5.1.1 π/2-BPSK . 13
5.1.2 BPSK . 13
5.1.3 QPSK . 13
5.1.4 16QAM . 13
5.1.5 64QAM . 13
5.1.6 256QAM . 13
5.2 Sequence generation . 14
5.2.1 Pseudo-random sequence generation . 14
5.2.2 Low-PAPR sequence generation . 14
5.2.2.1 Base sequences of length 36 or larger . 14
5.2.2.2 Base sequences of length less than 36 . 14
5.3 OFDM baseband signal generation . 18
5.3.1 OFDM baseband signal generation for all channels except PRACH . 18
5.3.2 OFDM baseband signal generation for PRACH . 19
5.4 Modulation and upconversion . 20
6 Uplink . 21
6.1 Overview . 21
6.1.1 Overview of physical channels . 21
6.1.2 Overview of physical signals . 21
6.2 Physical resources . 21
6.3 Physical channels . 22
6.3.1 Physical uplink shared channel . 22
6.3.1.1 Scrambling . 22
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6.3.1.2 Modulation . 22
6.3.1.3 Layer mapping . 23
6.3.1.4 Transform precoding . 23
6.3.1.5 Precoding . 24
6.3.1.6 Mapping to virtual resource blocks . 27
6.3.1.7 Mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks . 27
6.3.2 Physical uplink control channel . 27
6.3.2.1 General . 27
6.3.2.2 Sequence and cyclic shift hopping . 28
6.3.2.2.1 Group and sequence hopping . 28
6.3.2.2.2 Cyclic shift hopping . 28
6.3.2.3 PUCCH format 0 . 29
6.3.2.3.1 Sequence generation . 29
6.3.2.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 29
6.3.2.4 PUCCH format 1 . 29
6.3.2.4.1 Sequence modulation . 29
6.3.2.4.2 Mapping to physical resources . 31
6.3.2.5 PUCCH format 2 . 31
6.3.2.5.1 Scrambling . 31
6.3.2.5.2 Modulation . 31
6.3.2.5.3 Mapping to physical resources . 31
6.3.2.6 PUCCH formats 3 and 4 . 31
6.3.2.6.1 Scrambling . 31
6.3.2.6.2 Modulation . 32
6.3.2.6.3 Block-wise spreading . 32
6.3.2.6.4 Transform precoding . 33
6.3.2.6.5 Mapping to physical resources . 33
6.3.3 Physical random-access channel . 33
6.3.3.1 Sequence generation. 33
6.3.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 39
6.4 Physical signals . 58
6.4.1 Reference signals . 58
6.4.1.1 Demodulation reference signal for PUSCH . 58
6.4.1.1.1 Sequence generation . 58
6.4.1.1.2 (void) . 59
6.4.1.1.3 Precoding and mapping to physical resources . 59
6.4.1.2 Phase-tracking reference signals for PUSCH . 63
6.4.1.2.1 Sequence generation . 63
6.4.1.2.1.1 Sequence generation if transform precoding is not enabled . 63
6.4.1.2.1.2 Sequence generation if transform precoding is enabled . 64
6.4.1.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 64
6.4.1.2.2.1 Precoding and mapping to physical resources if transform precoding is not enabled. 64
6.4.1.2.2.2 Mapping to physical resources if transform precoding is enabled . 66
6.4.1.3 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH . 67
6.4.1.3.1 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH format 1 . 67
6.4.1.3.1.1 Sequence generation . 67
6.4.1.3.1.2 Mapping to physical resources . 68
6.4.1.3.2 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH format 2 . 68
6.4.1.3.2.1 Sequence generation . 68
6.4.1.3.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 68
6.4.1.3.3 Demodulation reference signal for PUCCH formats 3 and 4 . 69
6.4.1.3.3.1 Sequence generation . 69
6.4.1.3.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 69
6.4.1.4 Sounding reference signal . 70
6.4.1.4.1 SRS resource . 70
6.4.1.4.2 Sequence generation . 70
6.4.1.4.3 Mapping to physical resources . 71
6.4.1.4.4 Sounding reference signal slot configuration . 75
7 Downlink . 75
7.1 Overview . 75
7.1.1 Overview of physical channels . 75
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7.1.2 Overview of physical signals . 75
7.2 Physical resources . 75
7.3 Physical channels . 76
7.3.1 Physical downlink shared channel . 76
7.3.1.1 Scrambling . 76
7.3.1.2 Modulation . 76
7.3.1.3 Layer mapping . 76
7.3.1.4 Antenna port mapping . 77
7.3.1.5 Mapping to virtual resource blocks . 78
7.3.1.6 Mapping from virtual to physical resource blocks . 78
7.3.2 Physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) . 80
7.3.2.1 Control-channel element (CCE) . 80
7.3.2.2 Control-resource set (CORESET) . 80
7.3.2.3 Scrambling . 81
7.3.2.4 PDCCH modulation . 81
7.3.2.5 Mapping to physical resources . 82
7.3.3 Physical broadcast channel . 82
7.3.3.1 Scrambling . 82
7.3.3.2 Modulation . 82
7.3.3.3 Mapping to physical resources . 82
7.4 Physical signals . 82
7.4.1 Reference signals . 82
7.4.1.1 Demodulation reference signals for PDSCH . 82
7.4.1.1.1 Sequence generation . 82
7.4.1.1.2 Mapping to physical resources . 83
7.4.1.2 Phase-tracking reference signals for PDSCH . 86
7.4.1.2.1 Sequence generation . 86
7.4.1.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 86
7.4.1.3 Demodulation reference signals for PDCCH . 87
7.4.1.3.1 Sequence generation . 87
7.4.1.3.2 Mapping to physical resources . 88
7.4.1.4 Demodulation reference signals for PBCH . 88
7.4.1.4.1 Sequence generation . 88
7.4.1.4.2 Mapping to physical resources . 89
7.4.1.5 CSI reference signals. 89
7.4.1.5.1 General . 89
7.4.1.5.2 Sequence generation . 89
7.4.1.5.3 Mapping to physical resources . 89
7.4.2 Synchronization signals . 92
7.4.2.1 Physical-layer cell identities. 92
7.4.2.2 Primary synchronization signal . 92
7.4.2.2.1 Sequence generation . 92
7.4.2.2.2 Mapping to physical resources . 93
7.4.2.3 Secondary synchronization signal . 93
7.4.2.3.1 Sequence generation .
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