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UL FRC NTN Update for 38.181 (v18.3.0)

This topic provides information for the release 18 uplink FRC NTN update.

FR1 Coupling Rules

FR2 Coupling Rules

FR1 Coupling Rules

Yellow highlighted cells in the tables below indicate read-only.

FRC Type: A.1: FR1 Rx requirements (QPSK, R=1/3)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR1-NTN-A1-1: SCS15k_25RB 1 1 False TypeA 2152
G-FR1-NTN-A1-2: SCS30k_11RB 1 1 False TypeA 984
G-FR1-NTN-A1-3: SCS60k_11RB 1 1 False TypeA 984
G-FR1-NTN-A1-4: SCS15k_106RB 1 1 False TypeA 9224
G-FR1-NTN-A1-5: SCS30k_51RB 1 1 False TypeA 4352
G-FR1-NTN-A1-6: SCS60k_24RB 1 1 False TypeA 2088
G-FR1-NTN-A1-7: SCS15k_15RB 1 1 False TypeA 1320
G-FR1-NTN-A1-8: SCS30k_6RB 1 1 False TypeA 528
G-FR1-NTN-A1-9: SCS60k_6RB 1 1 False TypeA 528
FRC Type: A.2: FR1 Dynamic Range (16QAM, R=2/3)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR1-NTN-A2-1: SCS15k_25RB 1 1 False TypeA 9224
G-FR1-NTN-A2-2: SCS30k_11RB 1 1 False TypeA 4032
G-FR1-NTN-A2-3: SCS60k_11RB 1 1 False TypeA 4032
G-FR1-NTN-A2-4: SCS15k_106RB 1 1 False TypeA 38936
G-FR1-NTN-A2-5: SCS30k_51RB 1 1 False TypeA 18960
G-FR1-NTN-A2-6: SCS60k_24RB 1 1 False TypeA 8968
FRC Type: A.3: FR1 Performance requirements (QPSK, R=193/1024)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR1-NTN-A3-1: SCS15k_25RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 2152
G-FR1-NTN-A3-2: SCS30k_24RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 2088
G-FR1-NTN-A3-3: SCS15k_25RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 2152
G-FR1-NTN-A3-4: SCS30k_24RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 2088
G-FR1-NTN-A3-5: SCS15k_12RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 1032
G-FR1-NTN-A3-6: SCS30k_12RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 1032
G-FR1-NTN-A3-7: SCS15k_6RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 528
G-FR1-NTN-A3-8: SCS30k_6RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 528
FRC Type: A.3A: FR1 Performance requirements (QPSK, R=99/1024)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR1-NTN-A3A-1: SCS15k_25RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 704
G-FR1-NTN-A3A-2: SCS30k_24RB 1 1 False TypeA/TypeB 672

FR2 Coupling Rules

Yellow highlighted cells in the tables below indicate read-only.

FRC Type: A.1: FR2 RF Rx requirements (QPSK, R=1/3)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR2-NTN-A1-1: SCS60k_66RB 1 1 False TypeA 5632
G-FR2-NTN-A1-2: SCS120k_32RB 1 1 False TypeA 2792
G-FR2-NTN-A1-2: SCS120k_66RB 1 1 False TypeA 5632
FRC Type: A.3A: FR2 Performance requirements (QPSK, R=99/1024)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR2-NTN-A3A-1: SCS120k_32RB 1 1 False TypeB 608
FRC Type: A.5: FR2 Performance requirements (QPSK, R=193/1024)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR2-NTN-A5-1: SCS120k_32RB 1 1 False TypeB 1160
G-FR2-NTN-A5-2: SCS120k_30RB 1 1 True TypeB 1128
FRC Type: A.6: FR2 Performance requirements (QPSK, R=434/1024)

Reference Channel Choices

DMRS-add-pos

Number Of Layers

Transform Precoding

PUSCH Mapping Type

Transport Block Size

G-FR2-NTN-A6-1: SCS120k_32RB 1 1 False TypeB 5248

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