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TECHNICAL REPORT
LTE;
Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA);
Radio Frequency (RF) system scenarios
(3GPP TR 36.942 version 15.0.0 Release 15)
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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 . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Symbols . 8
3.3 Abbreviations . 8
4 General assumptions. 9
4.1 Interference scenarios . 10
4.2 Antenna Models . 10
4.2.1 BS antennas . 10
4.2.1.1 BS antenna radiation pattern . 10
4.2.1.2 BS antenna heights and antenna gains for macro cells . 11
4.2.2 UE antenna. 11
4.2.3 MIMO antenna Characteristics . 11
4.3 Cell definitions . 11
4.4 Cell layouts . 11
4.4.1 Single operator cell layouts . 11
4.4.1.1 Macro cellular deployment. 11
4.4.2 Multi operator / Multi layer cell layouts . 12
4.4.2.1 Uncoordinated macro cellular deployment . 12
4.4.2.2 Coordinated macro cellular deployment . 12
4.5 Propagation conditions and channel models. 13
4.5.1 Received signal . 13
4.5.2 Macro cell propagation model – Urban Area . 14
4.5.3 Macro cell propagation model – Rural Area . 14
4.6 Base-station model . 15
4.7 UE model. 16
4.8 RRM models . 17
4.8.1 Measurement models . 17
4.8.2 Modelling of the functions . 17
4.9 Link level simulation assumptions . 17
4.10 System simulation assumptions . 17
4.10.1 System loading . 17
5 Methodology description . 18
5.1 Methodology for co-existence simulations . 18
5.1.1 Simulation assumptions for co-existence simulations . 18
5.1.1.1 Scheduler . 18
5.1.1.2 Simulated services . 18
5.1.1.3 ACIR value and granularity . 18
5.1.1.4.1 Uplink Asymmetrical Bandwidths ACIR (Aggressor with larger bandwidth) . 19
5.1.1.4.2 Uplink Asymmetrical Bandwidths ACIR (Aggressor with smaller bandwidth). 21
5.1.1.4 Frequency re-use and interference mitigation schemes for E-UTRA . 22
5.1.1.5 CQI estimation . 22
5.1.1.6 Power control modelling for E-UTRA and 3.84 Mcps TDD UTRA . 22
5.1.1.7 SIR target requirements for simulated services . 23
5.1.1.8 Number of required snapshots. 23
5.1.1.9 Simulation output . 23
5.1.2 Simulation description . 23
5.1.2.1 Downlink E-UTRA interferer UTRA victim . 24
5.1.2.2 Downlink E-UTRA interferer E-UTRA victim . 24
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5.1.2.3 Uplink E-UTRA interferer UTRA victim . 24
5.1.2.4 Uplink E-UTRA interferer E-UTRA victim . 25
6 System scenarios . 25
6.1 Co-existence scenarios . 25
7 Results . 26
7.1 Radio reception and transmission . 26
7.1.1 FDD coexistence simulation results . 26
7.1.1.1 ACIR downlink 5MHz E-UTRA interferer – UTRA victim . 26
7.1.1.2 ACIR downlink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA victim . 27
7.1.1.3 ACIR uplink 5MHz E-UTRA interferer – UTRA victim. 29
7.1.1.4 ACIR uplink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA victim . 31
7.1.2 TDD coexistence simulation results . 34
7.1.2.1 ACIR downlink 5MHz E-UTRA interferer – UTRA 3.84 Mcps TDD victim . 34
7.1.2.2 ACIR downlink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA TDD victim . 36
7.1.2.3 ACIR downlink 1.6 MHz E-UTRA interferer – UTRA 1.28 Mcps TDD victim . 38
7.1.2.4 ACIR uplink 5MHz E-UTRA interferer – UTRA 3.84 Mcps TDD victim . 41
7.1.2.5 ACIR uplink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA TDD victim. 43
7.1.2.6 ACIR uplink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA TDD victim (LCR frame structure
based) . 45
7.1.2.7 ACIR downlink 10MHz E-UTRA interferer – 10MHz E-UTRA TDD victim (LCR frame
structure based) . 46
7.1.3 Additional coexistence simulation results . 48
7.1.3.1 ACIR downlink E-UTRA interferer – GSM victim . 48
7.1.3.2 ACIR uplink E-UTRA interferer – GSM victim . 49
7.1.3.3 Asymmetric coexistence 20 MHz and 5 MHz E-UTRA . 50
7.1.3.4 Impact of cell range and simulation frequency on ACIR . 52
7.1.3.5 Uplink Asymmetric coexistence TDD E-UTRA to TDD E-UTRA . 53
7.1.4 Base station blocking simulation results . 55
7.2 RRM . 57
8 Rationales for co-existence requirements . 57
8.1 BS and UE ACLR . 57
8.1.1 Requirements for E-UTRA – UTRA co-existence . 57
8.1.2 Requirements for E-UTRA – E-UTRA co-existence . 58
9 Deployment aspects . 58
9.1 UE power distribution . 58
9.1.1 Simulation results . 59
10 Multi-carrier BS requirements . 60
10.1 Unwanted emission requirements for multi-carrier BS . 61
10.1.1 General . 61
10.1.2 Multi-carrier BS of different E-UTRA channel bandwidths . 61
10.1.3 Multi-carrier BS of E-UTRA and UTRA . 62
10.2 Receiver requirements for multi-carrier BS . 63
10.2.1 General . 63
10.2.2 Test principles for a multi-carrier BS of equal or different E-UTRA channel bandwidths . 63
11 Rationale for unwanted emission specifications . 63
11.1 Out of band Emissions . 64
11.1.1 Operating band unwanted emission requirements for E-UTRA BS (spectrum emission mask) . 64
11.1.2 ACLR requirements for E-UTRA BS . 66
11.2 Spurious emissions . 67
11.2.1 BS Spurious emissions. 67
11.2.2 General spurious emissions requirements for E-UTRA BS . 67
11.2.3 Specification of BS Spurious emissions outside the operating band . 68
11.2.4 Additional spurious emissions requirements . 69
12 LTE-Advanced co-existence . 69
12.1 Methodology and simulation assumptions for co-existence simulations . 69
12.1.1 Simulation scenarios . 69
12.1.2 Number of UEs per sub-frame . 70
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12.1.3 ACIR model . 70
12.1.3.1 Uplink ACIR model . 70
12.1.3.2 Downlink ACIR model . 73
12.1.4 Uplink power control . 75
12.2 Results . 76
12.2.1 Radio reception and transmission . 76
12.2.1.1 ACIR Downlink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 10 MHz E-UTRA victim . 76
12.2.1.2 ACIR Uplink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 10 MHz E-UTRA victim . 78
12.2.1.3 ACIR Downlink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA victim . 82
12.2.1.4 ACIR Uplink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA victim . 84
12.2.1.5 ACIR Downlink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 5 MHz UTRA victim . 88
12.2.1.6 ACIR Uplink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 5 MHz UTRA victim . 89
12.2.1.5 ACIR Downlink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 1.6 MHz UTRA victim . 91
12.2.1.6 ACIR Uplink 40 MHz Advanced E-UTRA interferer – 1.6 MHz UTRA victim . 92
Annex A (informative): Link Level Performance Model . 95
A.1 Description . 95
A.2 Modelling of Link Adaptation . 97
A.3 UTRA 3.84 Mcps TDD HSDPA Link Level Performance . 98
A.4 Link Level Performance for E-UTRA TDD (LCR TDD frame structure based) . 100
Annex B (informative): Smart Antenna Model for UTRA 1.28 Mcps TDD . 103
B.1 Description . 103
Annex C (informative): Simulation assumptions for LTE-A coexistence . 106
Annex D (informative): Change history . 108
History . 109
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1 Scope
During the E-UTRA standards development, the physical layer parameters will be decided using system scenarios,
together with implementation issues, reflecting the environments that E-UTRA will be designed to operate in.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TR 25.896, “Feasibility Study for Enhanced Uplink for UTRA FDD”
[2] 3GPP TR 25.816, “UMTS 900 MHz Work Item Technical Report”
[3] 3GPP TR 25.942, “Radio Frequency (RF) system scenarios”
[4] 3GPP TR 25.814, “Physical Layer Aspects for Evolved UTRA”
[5] 3GPP TR 30.03, “Selection procedures for the choice of radio transmission technologies of the
UMTS”
[6] R4-051146, “Some operators’ requirements for prioritization of performance requirements work in
RAN WG4”, RAN4#37
[7] 3GPP TR 25.951, “FDD Base Station (BS) classification”
[8] 3GPP TR 25.895, ”Analysis of higher chip rates for UTRA TDD evolution.”
[9] R4-070235, “Analysis of co-existence simulation results”, RAN4#42
[10] R4-070084, “Coexistence Simulation Results for 5MHz E-UTRA -> UTRA FDD Uplink with
Revised Simulation Assumptions”, RAN4#42
[11] R4-070034, “Additional simulation results on 5 MHz LTE to WCDMA FDD UL co-existence
studies”, RAN4#42
[12] R4-070262, “Simulation results on 5 MHz LTE to WCDMA FDD UL co-existence studies with
revised simulation assumptions”, RAN4#42
[13] R4-070263, “Proposal on LTE ACLR requirements for UE”, RAN4#42
[14] R4-061288, “Downlink LTE 900 (Rural Macro) with Downlink GSM900 (Rural Macro) Co-
existence Simulation Results”, RAN4#41
[15] R4-070391, “LTE 900 - GSM 900 Downlink Coexistence”, RAN4#42bis
[16] R4-061304, “LTE 900 - GSM 900 Uplink Simulation Results”, RAN4#41
[17] R4-070390, “LTE 900 - GSM 900 Uplink Simulation Results”, RAN4#42bis
[18] R4-070392 “LTE-LTE Coexistence with asymmetrical bandwidth”, RAN4#42bis
[19] 3GPP TS 36.104, ”Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception”
[20] 3GPP TS 25.104, ”Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception (FDD)”
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[21] 3GPP TS 36.141, ”Base Station (BS) conformance testing”
[22] Recommendation ITU-R SM.329-10, “Unwanted emissions in the spurious domain”
[23] “International Telecommunications Union Radio Regulations”, Edition 2004, Volume 1 – Articles,
ITU, December 2004.
[24] “Adjacent Band Compatibility between UMTS and Other Services in the 2 GHz Band”, ERC
Report 65, Menton, May 1999, revised in Helsinki, November 1999.
[25] “Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)”, Federal Communications Commission.
[26] R4-070337, "Impact of second adjacent channel ACLR/ACS on ACIR" (Nokia Siemens
Networks).
[27] R4-070430, "UE ACS and BS ACLRs" (Fujitsu ).
[28] R4-070264, "Proposal on LTE ACLR requirements for Node B" (NTT DoCoMo).
[29] Recommendation ITU-R M.1580-1, “Generic unwanted emission characteristics of base stations
using the terrestrial radio interfaces of IMT-2000”.
[30] Report ITU-R M.2039, “Characteristics of terrestrial IMT-2000 systems for frequency
sharing/interference analyses”.
[31] ETSI EN 301 908-3 V2.2.1 (2003-10), “Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum
Matters (ERM); Base Stations (BS), Repeaters
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