General (Basic LTE-A FDD Downlink)

The general table in the downlink carrier node enables you to turn the downlink carrier on and off, select a predefined channel configuration, and view the length of the generated waveform.

The Baseband parameters for the downlink carrier are described in Baseband (Basic LTE-A FDD Downlink).

State

Double-click or use the drop-down menu to turn the carrier Off or On.

This State parameter and the State parameter in the Carrier Aggregation node are coupled.

Channel Configuration

Select a channel configuration with the desired modulation type, bandwidth, and the number of resource blocks (RB) from the Closeddrop-down menu.

The User Defined setting is not selectable until certain parameters are changed (e.g. in the Component Carrier node: State, Auto Symbol Rolloff Length Configuration, Baseband Filter; and in the Downlink node: Total Number of Antennas, System Bandwidth, ...) then User Defined is automatically set by the software.

Waveform Generation Length

Choice: 1 slot (0.5 ms) | 2 slots (1.0 ms) | … | 18 slots (9.0 ms) | 19 slots (9.5 ms) | 1 frame (10 ms)

Default: 1 frame (10 ms)

Displays the waveform generation length and this parameter is read only. Total Sample Points is based on the selected Waveform Generation Length and Oversampling Ratio as shown below:

Total Sample Points = Base Sampling Rate (MHz) × Oversampling Ratio × 1000 × Waveform Generation Length (ms).

Figure 1 shows the generic frame structure.

Figure 1. Generic radio frame structure

Waveform Generation Offset

Range: 0 to 19 slots

Default: 0 slot

Sets the waveform generation offset.

When the waveform generation length or offset is set, Waveform Generation Length + Waveform Generation Offset <= 1 frame (10 ms) is automatically satisfied by the software.