PDSCH Management

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PDSCH Management

1 About This Document

1.1 Personal Data Security Statement

Some of the features listed in this document need users’ personal data during provisioning, including the SUPI, IMSI, IMEI, MSISDN, and UEIP.
These features are used for the purpose of implementing the service procedures or location procedures specified by 3GPP, optimizing service
experience of users, and facilitating system maintenance. When activating these features, you shall comply with local laws and regulations on
personal data protection and privacy protection.For any inquiries on the legality of activating these features, please consult your legal
department.

1.2 Changes

This section describes the changes between different versions of the product, including two types of changes:
Technical changes: technical changes and parameter changes between different versions.
Description changes: description and structure changes between different versions, including content optimization and supplementation.

Change Type Change Date Description Parameter Change

Technical changes 2023-01-30 Compared with the NR22.1 version, there is no technical changes. None

Description changes 2023-01-30 Compared with the NR22.1 version, there is no description change. None

2 Document Description

2.1 Covered Features

The following table lists the features covered in this document.

Table 1 Covered Feature List

No. Feature ID Feature Name Scenario Refer to

1 ZNR03-08-010 Basic Physical Layer Support. SA&NSA 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

2 ZNR01-02-010 High Speed UE (120km/h) SA&NSA 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

3 ZNR01-02-011 High Speed UE (350km/h) SA&NSA 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

4 ZNR03-08-220 Additional DMRS SA&NSA 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

5 ZNR03-08-230 TRS SA&NSA 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

2.2 Correlation with Other Features

Table 2 Correlation with Other Features

Feature ID Feature Name Required Featur Mutually Exclusive Feature Impacted

e Feature

ZNR03-08- Basic Physical Layer None None None

010 Support.

ZNR01-02- High Speed UE (120km/h) None ZNR03-09-040 Downlink MU-MIMO with 16 Layers None
010 ZNR03-09-041 Downlink MU-MIMO with 24
Layers(Trial)
ZNR03-09-051 Downlink MU-MIMO with 12 Layers

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ZNR01-02- High Speed UE (350km/h) None ZNR03-09-040 Downlink MU-MIMO with 16 Layers None
011 ZNR03-09-041 Downlink MU-MIMO with 24
Layers(Trial)
ZNR03-09-051 Downlink MU-MIMO with 12 Layers

ZNR03-08- Additional DMRS None None None

220

ZNR03-08- TRS None None None

230

2.2.1 ZNR01-02-010 High Speed UE (120km/h)

Required Feature
None.
Mutually Exclusive Feature
The "ZNR03-09-040 Downlink MU-MIMO with 16 Layers","ZNR03-09-041 Downlink MU-MIMO with 24 Layers(Trial)","ZNR03-09-051 Downlink MU-
MIMO with 12 Layers" cannot enable when the "ZNR01-02-010 High Speed UE (120km/h)" enable at the same time.
Impacted Feature
None

2.2.2 ZNR01-02-011 High Speed UE (350km/h)

Required Feature
None.
Mutually Exclusive Feature
The "ZNR03-09-040 Downlink MU-MIMO with 16 Layers","ZNR03-09-041 Downlink MU-MIMO with 24 Layers(Trial)","ZNR03-09-051 Downlink MU-
MIMO with 12 Layers" cannot enable when the "ZNR01-02-011 High Speed UE (350km/h)" enable at the same time.
Impacted Feature
None

2.3 Terms and Definitions

For the related terms and definitions, refer to the following table.

Table 3 Terms and Definitions

Term Full Name Definition

ACK ACKnowledgment Indicates that downlink or uplink data is received correctly.

CORESET Control-Resource A control-resource set consists of some resource blocks in the frequency domain and some symbols in the
Set time domain.

CP-OFDM Cyclic prefix Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) based on the cyclic prefix.
Orthogonal
Frequency-
Division Multiple

CQI Channel Quality Channel quality indicator is the channel measurement in accordance with CSI-RS reported from UE. The
Indicator gNodeB can use CQI to compute DL schedule MCS.

CSI Channel State Including the CQI/PMI/RI/IM information. Used to notify the gNodeB of the downlink channel quality to help
Information the gNodeB with downlink scheduling.

CSI-IM Channel State A resource set consists of some resource elements ,and can be used for interference measurement.
Information-
Interference
Measurement

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CSI-RS Channel State CSI-RS is a physical signal used for CSI measurement. the CSI-RS can be used for RSRP measurement, CQI
Information measurement, PMI measurement, and Tracking function.
Reference Signal

DCI Downlink Control The downlink control message contains the RB resource allocation information, modulation scheme MCS,
Information and HARQ process ID. In the NR protocol, DCI0_x indicates the allocation of PUSCH resources, and DCI1_x
indicates the allocation of PDSCH resources. In addition, other DCI formats are used to control other
information.

DMRS Dedicated The DMRS is the basic physical signal in 5G NR system, and used for physical channel estimation and channel
Demodulation measurement.
Reference Signal

Front Front loaded Front-loaded DMRS refers to the DMRS that is in front of a PRB so that the UE can use the DMRS for
loaded DMRS demodulation quickly.
DMRS

HARQ Hybrid Automatic Data requested to be resent automatically in hybrid mode.

Repeat reQuest

LDPC Low Density A linear error correcting code used for data coding and decoding in 5G NR.
Parity Check
Code

MU- Multi-User A technology that uses the gain of multi-antenna spatial diversity and selects multiple unrelated UEs to
MIMO Multiple-Input transfer data at the same time on the same time-frequency resource.
Multiple-Output

NACK Negative Indicates that downlink or uplink data is received incorrectly.

ACKnowledgment

PBCH Physical Physical-layer broadcast channel, which carries the BCH.

Broadcast
Channel

PDCCH Physical Physical-layer downlink control channel, which carries the Downlink Control Information (DCI).
Downlink Control
Channel

PDSCH Physical Physical-layer downlink shared channel, which carries the downlink data.
Downlink shared
Channel

PRACH Physical Random Physical-layer random access channel, which carries the RACH.
Access Channel

PUCCH Physical Uplink Physical-layer uplink control channel, which carries the Uplink Control Information (UCI).
Control Channel

PUSCH Physical Uplink Physical-layer uplink shared channel, which carries the Uplink Data Information and UCI.
Shared Channel

PSS Primary A physical used for slot synchronization and the detection of physical-layer identity
Synchronization
Signal

PTRS Phase Tracking A physical signal used for phase noise estimation and PDSCH demodulation.
Reference Signal

ZP zero power This parameter is used to disable PDSCH data transmission.

2.4 Feature Difference Descriptions

2.4.1 Difference Between FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD

Table 4 Difference Between FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD

Feature Difference Description Refer to

Basic Physical Layer Support. Support both FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD with no differnce. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

High Speed UE (120km/h) Support both FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD with no differnce. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

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High Speed UE (350km/h) Support both FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD with no differnce. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

Additional DMRS Support both FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD with no differnce. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

TRS Support both FR1 FDD and FR1 TDD with no differnce. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

2.4.2 Difference Between NSA and SA Networks

Table 5 Difference Between NSA and SA Networks

Feature Difference Description Refer to

Basic Physical Layer Support. Support NSA and SA with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

High Speed UE (120km/h) Support NSA and SA with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

High Speed UE (350km/h) Support NSA and SA with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

Additional DMRS Support NSA and SA with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

TRS Support NSA and SA with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

2.4.3 Difference Between FR1 and FR2

Here in this document, FR1 refers to 410MHz~7125MHz, FR2 refers to 24250MHz~52600MHz. For detailed definition of FR1 and FR2, refer to 5.1
General in 3GPP TS 38.104 V15.5.0.

Table 6 Difference Between FR1 and FR2

Feature Difference Description Refer to

Basic Physical Layer Support. Support FR1 and FR2 with no difference. 4 PDSCH and PDSC
H DMRS

High Speed UE (120km/h) FR2 cannot support, FR1 support. 4 PDSCH and PDSC
H DMRS

High Speed UE (350km/h) FR2 cannot support, FR1 support. 4 PDSCH and PDSC
H DMRS

Additional DMRS FR2 only support single-symbol DMRS and configuration type1, FR1 can 4 PDSCH and PDSC
support all cases in protocol. H DMRS

TRS FR2 cannot support TRS and PDSCH share in one symbol, FR1 support. 4 PDSCH and PDSC
H DMRS

3 Overview
The 5G NR system supports:

■ All the uplink and downlink physical layer channels and physical layer signals specified by the protocol. These channels and signals are

used for the transmission of data and control information. The related channel measurement results are provided for high-layer resource
scheduling and allocation.

■ All the modulation modes specified by the protocol, including π/2 BPSK, BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64QAM, and 256QAM.

■ The three coding modes specified by the protocol: LDPC, Polar code, and Reed-Muller code.

■ The two types of OFDM modulation waveforms specified by the protocol: SC-OFDM and CP-OFDM.

Physical channels are physical resources used to carry uplink and downlink data and control information. For the data or information carried
by each type of channel, refer to Table 7.

Table 7 Physical Channels and Their Carried Contents

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Physical Channel Carried Content

PBCH PSSs, SSSs, and PBCH information

PDSCH Downlink data

PDCCH Downlink control information

PRACH Random access preambles

PUSCH Uplink data and uplink control information

PUCCH Uplink control information

Physical signals refer to a series of sequences sent on the physical layer.

Sections 6.4 and 7.4 of 3GPP TS 38.211 respectively describe uplink and downlink physical signals. These physical signals are used to measure
CSI, for example, the CQI, PMI, RSRP, TA, and SINR, and are also used by the receiver to estimate the channel.

■ DMRS: DMRSs exist in each physical channel, and are used for the correct demodulation of each uplink or downlink physical channel

and for TA and SINR measurements.

■ CSI-RS: CSI-RSs are used for CSI measurement and tracking.

■ SRS: SRSs are used to measure channels, calculate the weight of beamforming, and measure the TA, SINR and correlation.

■ PTRS: PTRS is a reference signal used for phase noise estimation, existing in PDCCH channel, to ensure the correctness of data

demodulation. FR2 unique feature.

The resource configuration management of the physical layer refers to the resource configuration management of physical channels and
physical signals, that is, the time and frequency domain resource configuration of uplink and downlink physical signals and physical channels.
Figure 1 and Figure 2shows the resource allocation of physical channels and physical signals in the DL slot, Flexible slot, and UL slot in a TDD
system.

Figure 1 Physical Layer Resources in the TDD System

Figure 2 Physical Layer Resources in FR2

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The FR1 FDD system with 20 MHz bandwidth is used as an example. Figure 3 shows the resource allocation of uplink physical channels and
physical signals. Figure 4 shows resource allocation of the downlink physical channels and physical signals.

Figure 3 Uplink Physical Layer Resources in the FR1 FDD System

Figure 4 Downlink Physical Layer Resources in the FR1 FDD System

4 PDSCH and PDSCH DMRS

PDSCH(Physical Downlink Shared Channel),it is a main physical channel used for data transmission. It is also used to transmit paging
information, random access response messages, and some system information. Figure 5 shows the flow of PDSCH processes.

Figure 5 PDSCH Processing Flow

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4.1 Principle

The data information carried on the PDSCH is provided by the higher layer. The time and frequency resources required for carrying the
information are scheduled by the higher layer according to the channel quality. The physical layer implements the processing in Figure 5
according to the scheduling results from higher layer.
The NR downlink transmission is transparent to UE. That is, one layer PDSCH data mapping one correspondence DMRS port, and the data and
corresponding DMRS port have same precoding method. Therefore, the estimation result of DMRS can be used on PDSCH demodulation.
DMRSs are the basic physical signals in a communication system, and are used for:

■ Physical channel estimation. The data carried by a channel is demodulated in accordance with the channel estimation result.

■ Channel measurement calculation, for example, the TA and SINR. Channel quality information is provided for gNodeBs or UEs.

The DMRS configuration of PDSCH is sent to UEs through DMRS-DownlinkConfig and signaling messages.
In accordance with section7.4.1.1 of 3GPP TS 38.211 for the 5G NR system, PDSCH DMRS resources can be configured in the frequency domain
and time domain to achieve different DMRS resources. The mapping types in the frequency domain include type1 and type2, and the DMRSs in
the time domain include front loaded DMRSs and additional DMRSs. Only type1 front loaded DMRS and single DMRS are supported for FR2.
DMRS parameters include:

■ Number of consecutive DMRS symbols: PDSCHConfig.ueDmrsMaxLength. Options: len1 and len2.

■ DMRS frequency domain mapping type: PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsType. Options: type1 and type2.

Type1
A time-domain symbol supports a maximum of four orthogonal ports.
Two time-domain symbols support a maximum of eight orthogonal ports.
Type2
A time-domain symbol supports a maximum of six orthogonal ports.
Two time-domain symbols support a maximum of twelve orthogonal ports.
■ Additional DMRS: DMRSs except for the front loaded DMRSs in a PRB. Additional DMRSs are used for Doppler frequency offset

estimation in high-speed scenarios.

Additional DMRSs correspond to PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsAdditionalPosition.
For the configuration of additional DMRSs, refer to Tables 7.4.1.1.2-3, 7.4.1.1.2-4, and 7.4.1.1.2-5 for the PDSCH DMRSs in 3GPP TS 38.211.

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After a UE is connected and before the RRC Reconfiguration message is sent, DMRSs do not need to be configured. The gNodeB and UE need to
refer to the default configuration specified by the protocol (sections 5.1.6.2 and 6.2.2 of 3GPP TS 38.214) to send and receive data. The specified
DMRS configuration for the FR1 TDD is as follows:

■ Number of DMRS symbols: 1

■ DMRS frequency domain mapping type: type1

■ Additional DMRSs: non‒frequency hopping, Pos2

The Doppler effect leads to the decline of the time correlation of the channel. For the downlink service channel PDSCH, if the time domain
density of the DMRS configuration is not enough, the signal receiver can not accurately estimate the change of the channel response, which
leads to the decline of the service data transmission performance. Therefore, for the terminal mobile scene, the DMRS configuration of PDSCH
is additional DMRS enables the receiver to estimate the frequency offset of the signal more accurately, and effectively compensate the
frequency offset of the received and received signals, so as to eliminate the influence of the frequency offset caused by the mobile terminal.

4.1.1 DMRS—Number of Time-Domain Symbols and Frequency Domain Mapping Type

Figure 6 One DMRS Symbol and Type1 Mapping

Figure 7 One DMRS Symbol and Type2 Mapping

Figure 8 Two DMRS Symbols and Type1 Mapping

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Figure 9 Two DMRS Symbols and Type2 Mapping

In the above four figures, the time domain includes one slot and 14 symbols, and the frequency domain includes one RB and 12 REs.

4.1.2 DMRS—Additional DMRS

There are many combinations of the additional DMRS (PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsAdditionalPosition), symbol length
(PDSCHConfig.ueDmrsMaxLength), and frequency domain mapping type of the DMRS (PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsType). The following are
two typical configurations :

Figure 10 Two DMRS Symbols—Additional DMRS Pos1

Figure 11 One DMRS Symbol—Additional DMRS Pos2

4.1.3 Multiplexing of DMRS and PDSCH

The DMRS mapping result of a single UE is shown in Figure 12 and Figure 13.

Figure 12 UE Type1 DMRS mapping

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Figure 13 UE Type2 DMRS mapping

On the DMRS symbol, for the RE not occupied by the DMRS, where the "Multiplexing available RE ":
1) When used for data transmission，spectrum resource utilization can be improved in this scenario (DMRS and PDSCH multiplexing). On the
UME, configure the switch parameter PDSCHConfig.dmrsPDSCHShareSwitch to disable and enable the "DMRS and PDSCH multiplexing"
function.
2) When no data is transmitted, the DMRS power needs to be increased accordingly,refer to 38.214 Table 4.1-1: The ratio of PDSCH EPRE to DM-
RS EPRE ,to improve the demodulation performance of the receiver.

Table 4.1-1: The ratio of PDSCH EPRE to DM-RS EPRE

Number of DM-RS CDM groups without DM-RS configuration type 1 DM-RS configuration type 2
data

1 0 dB 0 dB

2 -3 dB -3 dB

3 - -4.77 dB

4.1.4 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR

For the PDSCH of CP-OFDM, the sequence of Rel-15 DMRS is the same as that of CDM group, so the PAPR of DMRS is very high. Therefore,
enhancement is made on Rel-16. Please refer to the protocol 38.211 of R16. Where, DMRS sequence initialization is related to CDM group. After
the enhancement, the DMRS sequences of different CDM group are different, so the PAPR. of DMRS can be reduced.

4.2 Network Analysis

Note:
The feature activation effect depends on the network environment. Therefore, this document only guides the feature provisioning. For network
gains pertinent contents, refer to ZTE for support.

4.2.1 Benefit Analysis

For an UE moving at a high speed, you can configure the additional DMRS through RRC signaling to increase the time domain density of the
DMRS and enhance the demodulation performance of the receiver.

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Figure 14 Doppler freqency shift

4.2.2 Impact Analysis

If the number of DMRS symbols is increased (including front symbols and added symbols), the DMRS resource overhead is increased.

4.3 Application Scenarios

There is no special requirement.

4.4 Provisioning Guidance

4.4.1 DMRS Configuration Service Provisioning Guidance

4.4.1.1 Prerequisites

Table 8 Hardware Requirement

Device Description Quantity

EPC There is no special requirement. None

BBU V9200 1

RRU There is no special requirement. None

UE There is no special requirement. None

Table 9 Other Requirement

Other Requirement Description

CN There is no special requirement.

Carrier frequency bands, frequencies, and bandwidths There is no special requirement.

UE There is no special requirement.

Transmission bandwidth There is no special requirement.

FTP server There is no special requirement.

4.4.1.2 Restrictions

None.

4.4.1.3 Feature Activation

4.4.1.3.1 Feature Activation Process

Table 10 FR1 TDD DMRS Physical Resource Management Configuration Process and Related Parameter

No. Step Related Parameter

1 Add DmrsType configuration in UME PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsType

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2 Add MaxLength configuration in UME PDSCHConfig.ueDmrsMaxLength

3 Add AdditionalPosition configuration in UME PDSCHConfig.uePDSCHDmrsAdditionalPosition

Table 11 FR2 New PDSCH DMRS Physical Resource Management Configuration Process and Related Parameter

No. Step Related Parameter Verification

1 Add mappingType PDSCHTimeDomainRes This parameter determines the time domain location of the DMRS,
configuration in UME Alloc.mappingType corresponding to the physical layer parameter PDSCH mapping typeA/B.

4.4.1.3.2 Related Parameters and Figures

For FR1 TDD system, Path on the UME for setting DMRS physical resource parameters:
Planned Area > General Configuration > MO Content > Select NE > ManagedElement > NRRadioInfrastructure > NRPhysicalCellDU >
PhyResourceConfigforBWPUL > PUSCHConfig
Planned Area > General Configuration > MO Content > Select NE > ManagedElement > NRRadioInfrastructure > NRPhysicalCellDU >
PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL > PDSCHConfig

Table 12 DMRS Physical Resource Management Feature Activation

No. Paramete Parameter N Configura Parameter Path Configuration

r ID ame tion Exa Principle
mple

1 PDSCHC Maximum len1 Managed This

onfig.ueD number of Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH parameter
mrsMaxL DL DMRS configuration should be set
ength
symbols based on the
UE capability.
Some UEs do
not support
two
consecutive
DMRS
symbols, so
the default
value of this
parameter is
len1. It is not
recommended
to modify the
parameter
value.

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2 PDSCHC UE-specific type1 Managed To achieve

onfig.ueP PDSCH Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH space division
DSCHDm DMRS type configuration of more than
rsType
eight streams,
set this
parameter to
type2. If the
space-division
requirement is
less than eight
streams or if it
is in a non-
space-division
scenario, set
this parameter
to type1. In
scenarios
where
downlink
space division
is not
required, set
this parameter
to type1.
Theoretically,
the
demodulation
performance
of type1 is
better than
that of type2.

3 PDSCHC Time- pos1 Managed UEs with

onfig.ueP domain Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH different
DSCHDm position of configuration movement
rsAdditio
UE-specific speed should
nalPositi
additional be configured
on
PDSCH with different
DMRS numbers of
symbols additional
symbols. The
higher the
speed is, the
more
additional
symbols
should be
configured.

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4 PDSCHC Switch of DL close Managed In high-speed

onfig.dmr DMRS Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH movement
sPDSCHS transmission configuration scenarios, this
hareSwit
through function is
ch
PDSCH REs disabled by
default. In
other
scenarios, this
function can
be enabled to
increase the
downlink
throughput of
close-distance
UEs.

The settings of DMRS parameters on the UME are as follows:

Figure 15 Downlink DMRS Parameter Settings on the UME

Table 13 FR2 PDSCH DMRS Physical Resource Management Feature Activation

No. Paramete Parameter N Configuration Exa Parameter Path

r ID ame mple

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1 PDSCHC Maximum len2 Managed Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH config

onfig.ueD number of
mrsMaxL DL DMRS
ength
symbols

2 PDSCHC UE-specific Type1 Managed Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH config

onfig.ueP PDSCH
DSCHDm DMRS type
rsType

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3 PDSCHC Time- pos0 Managed Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH config

onfig.ueP domain
DSCHDm position of
rsAdditio
UE-specific
nalPositi
additional
on
PDSCH
DMRS
symbols

4 PDSCHC Switch of DL selfAdaptiveShare Managed Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH config

onfig.dmr DMRS
sPDSCHS transmission
hareSwit
through
ch
PDSCH REs

5 PDSCHTi UE-specific TypeA Managed Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCH

meDomai PDSCH configuration/PDSCH TimeDomainResAlloc config; Managed
nResAlloc DMRS Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/PhyResourceConfigforBWPDL/PDSCHConfigCommon
.mapping
mapping TimeDomainResAlloc config
Type
type

The following figure shows the parameters to be configured when FR2 PDSCH DMRS function is enabled and their default values.
uePDSCHDmrsType does not support Type2, while uePDSCHDmrsAdditionalPosition does not support pos2 and pos3.

Figure 16 Downlink DMRS Parameter Configuration In The UME System

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Figure 17 Downlink DMRS Parameter Configuration In The UME System

The FR1 FMM DMRS physical resource management feature is enabled in the same way as above.

4.4.1.4 Feature Deactivation

This feature is a basic configuration and cannot be disabled.

4.4.1.5 Test Method

Table 14 FR1 TDD Test Method

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Test item PDSCH DMRS

Sub-item N/A

Prerequisites Refer to 4.4.1.3.1 Feature Activation Process.

Test steps 1. Enter the planned area.

2. Modify the related configuration and activate the configuration.
3. Connect a UE and view the signaling messages.

Expected result Refer to 4.4.1.6 Provisioning Observation.

4.4.1.6 Provisioning Observation

4.4.1.6.1 PDSCH DMRS provisioning observation for FR1 TDD

FR1 TDD Downlink test result:

Figure 18 PDSCH DMRS provisioning observation for FR1 TDD

4.4.1.6.2 PDSCH DMRS provisioning observation for FR2

FR2 Downlink test result:

Figure 19 PDSCH DMRS provisioning observation for FR2

4.4.2 DMRS Configuration Service Provisioning Guidance

4.4.2.1 Prerequisites

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Table 15 Hardware Requirement

Device Description Quantity

EPC There is no special requirement. None

BBU V9200 1

RRU There is no special requirement. None

UE There is no special requirement. None

Table 16 Other Requirement

Other Requirement Description

CN There is no special requirement.

Carrier frequency bands, frequencies, and bandwidths There is no special requirement.

UE There is no special requirement.

Transmission bandwidth There is no special requirement.

FTP server There is no special requirement.

4.4.2.2 Restrictions

None.

4.4.2.3 Feature Activation

4.4.2.3.1 Feature Activation Process

Table 17 FR1 TDD Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Physical Resource Management Configuration Process and Related Parameter

No. Step Related Parameter

1 Add pdschLowPaprDmrsSwitch configuration in UME PHYResourceConfigDL.pdschLowPaprDmrsSwitch

Table 18 FR1 FDD Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Physical Resource Management Configuration Process and Related Parameter

No. Step Related Parameter

1 Add pdschLowPaprDmrsSwitch configuration in UME PHYResourceConfigDL.pdschLowPaprDmrsSwitch

4.4.2.3.2 Related Parameters and Figures

For FR1 TDD system, Path on the UME for setting Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR physical resource parameters:
Planned Area > General Configuration > MO Content > Select NE > ManagedElement > NRRadioInfrastructure > NRPhysicalCellDU >
PHYResourceConfigDL

Table 19 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Physical Resource Management Feature Activation

No. Parameter ID Parameter Name Configura Parameter Path Configuration Pri

tion Exa nciple
mple

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1 PHYResourceConfigD Switch of low Open[1] Managed If there are many

L.pdschLowPaprDmr PAPR DMRS on Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/DL remote UEs, this
sSwitch the PDSCH physical channel resource configuration function can be
enabled.

The settings of Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR parameters on the UME are as follows:

Figure 20 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Parameter Settings on the UME

For FR1 FDD system, Path on the UME for setting Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR physical resource parameters:
Planned Area > General Configuration > MO Content > Select NE > ManagedElement > NRRadioInfrastructure > NRPhysicalCellDU >
PHYResourceConfigDL

Table 20 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Physical Resource Management Feature Activation

No. Parameter ID Parameter Name Configura Parameter Path Configuration Pri

tion Exa nciple
mple

1 PHYResourceConfigD Switch of low Open[1] Managed If there are many

L.pdschLowPaprDmr PAPR DMRS on Element/NRRadioInfrastructure/NRPhysicalCellDU/DL remote UEs, this
sSwitch the PDSCH physical channel resource configuration function can be
enabled.

The settings of Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR parameters on the UME are as follows:

Figure 21 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR Parameter Settings on the UME

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The method of enabling the feature of reducing DMRS PAPR physical resource management by FR1 FMM PDSCH is the same as above.

4.4.2.4 Feature Deactivation

This feature is off by default.

4.4.2.5 Test Method

Table 21 FR1 TDD Test Method

Test item Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR

Sub-item N/A

Prerequisites Refer to 4.4.2.3.1 Feature Activation Process.

Test steps 1. Enter the planned area.

2. Modify the related configuration and activate the configuration.
3. Connect a UE and view the signaling messages.

Expected result Refer to 4.4.2.6 Provisioning Observation.

4.4.2.6 Provisioning Observation

4.4.2.6.1 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR provisioning observation for FR1 TDD

FR1 TDD Downlink test result:

Figure 22 Rel-16 PDSCH reduced by DMRS PAPR provisioning observation for FR1 TDD
Since the TUE terminal does not support the R16 protocol for this function, after the base station turns on the PDSCH and reduces the DMRS
PAPR switch, it shows that there is no negative gain in performance.

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5 Related Counters, KPIs, and Alarms

5.1 Related Counters

This feature has no related counter.

5.2 Related KPIs

This feature has no related KPI.

5.3 Related Alarms

This feature has no related alarm.

6 Abbreviations

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For the acronyms, refer to the abbreviations.

7 References
1. 3GPP TS 38.211, “NR; Physical channels and modulation”
2. 3GPP TS 38.212, “NR; Multiplexing and channel coding”
3. 3GPP TS 38.213, “NR; Physical layer procedures for control”
4. 3GPP TS 38.331, “NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification”
5. 3GPP TS 38.214, “NR; Physical layer procedures for data

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