TS 136 214 - V12.1.0 - LTE; Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical layer; Measurements (3GPP TS 36.214 version 12.1.0 Release 12)

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LTE;

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA);

Physical layer;

Measurements

(3GPP TS 36.214 version 12.1.0 Release 12)

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION

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Contents

Intellectual Property Rights ................................................................................................................................ 2

Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 2

Modal verbs terminology .................................................................................................................................... 2

Foreword ............................................................................................................................................................. 4

1 Scope ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

2 References ................................................................................................................................................ 5

3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations ................................................................................................... 6

3.1 Definitions .......................................................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Symbols .............................................................................................................................................................. 6

3.3 Abbreviations ..................................................................................................................................................... 6

4 Control of UE/E-UTRAN measurements ................................................................................................. 6

5 Measurement capabilities for E-UTRA .................................................................................................... 7

5.1 UE measurement capabilities ............................................................................................................................. 7

5.1.1 Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) ................................................................................................... 8

5.1.2 Void .............................................................................................................................................................. 8

5.1.3 Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) ................................................................................................ 9

5.1.4 UTRA FDD CPICH RSCP ........................................................................................................................... 9

5.1.5 UTRA FDD carrier RSSI .............................................................................................................................. 9

5.1.6 UTRA FDD CPICH Ec/No ......................................................................................................................... 10

5.1.7 GSM carrier RSSI ....................................................................................................................................... 10

5.1.8 Void ............................................................................................................................................................ 10

5.1.9 UTRA TDD P-CCPCH RSCP .................................................................................................................... 10

5.1.10 CDMA2000 1x RTT Pilot Strength ............................................................................................................ 10

5.1.11 CDMA2000 HRPD Pilot Strength .............................................................................................................. 10

5.1.12 Reference signal time difference (RSTD) ................................................................................................... 11

5.1.13 UE GNSS Timing of Cell Frames for UE positioning ................................................................................ 11

5.1.14 UE GNSS code measurements.................................................................................................................... 11

5.1.15 UE Rx – Tx time difference ........................................................................................................................ 11

5.1.16 IEEE 802.11 Beacon RSSI ......................................................................................................................... 11

5.1.17 MBSFN Reference Signal Received Power (MBSFN RSRP) .................................................................... 12

5.1.18 MBSFN Reference Signal Received Quality (MBSFN RSRQ) ................................................................. 12

5.1.19 Multicast Channel Block Error Rate (MCH BLER) ................................................................................... 13

5.1.20 CSI Reference Signal Received Power (CSI-RSRP) .................................................................................. 13

5.2 E-UTRAN measurement abilit ies ..................................................................................................................... 13

5.2.1 DL RS TX power ........................................................................................................................................ 14

5.2.2 Received Interference Power ...................................................................................................................... 14

5.2.3 Thermal noise power .................................................................................................................................. 14

5.2.4 Timing advance (T

ADV

) ............................................................................................................................... 14

5.2.5 eNB Rx – Tx time difference ...................................................................................................................... 15

5.2.6 E-UTRAN GNSS Timing of Cell Frames for UE positioning .................................................................... 15

5.2.7 Angle of Arrival (AoA) .............................................................................................................................. 15

5.2.8 UL Relative Time of Arrival (T

UL-RTOA

) ..................................................................................................... 15

Annex A (informative): Change history ............................................................................................... 16

History .............................................................................................................................................................. 17

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Foreword

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1 Scope

The present document contains the description and definition of the measurements done at the UE and network in order

to support operation in idle mode and connected mode.

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 21.905: “Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications”.

[2] 3GPP TS 36.201: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical Layer –

General Description “.

[3] 3GPP TS 36.211: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical channels and

modulation”.

[4] 3GPP TS 36.212: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Multiplexing and

channel coding “.

[5] 3GPP TS 36.213: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Physical layer

procedures “.

[6] 3GPP TS 36.321: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Medium Access

Control (MAC) protocol specification“.

[7] 3GPP TS 36.331: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Radio Resource

Control (RRC); Protocol specification “.

[8] 3GPP2 CS.0005-D v1.0 “Upper Layer (Layer 3) Signaling Standard for CDMA2000 Spread

Spectrum Systems Release D”.

[9] 3GPP2 CS.0024-A v3.0 “cdma2000 High Rate Packet Data Air Interface Specification”

[10] 3GPP TS 36.104: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Base Station (BS)

radio transmission and reception “.

[11] 3GPP TS 36.355: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); LTE Positioning

Protocol (LPP)”

[12] 3GPP TS 36.455: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); LTE Positioning

Protocol A (LPPa)”

[13] 3GPP TS 36.459: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); SLm Application

Protocol (SLmAP)”

[14] 3GPP TS 36.111: “Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); Location Measurement

Unit (LMU) performance specification; Network Based Positioning Systems in E-UTRAN”

[15] IEEE 802.11, Part 11: "Wireless LAN Medium Access Control (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY)

specifications, IEEE Std.".

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3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A

term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].

3.2 Symbols

For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:

Ec/No Received energy per chip divided by the power density in the band

3.3 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An

abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in

TR 21.905 [1].

1x RTT CDMA2000 1x Radio Transmission Technology

CPICH Common Pilot Channel

E-SMLC Enhanced Serving Mobile Location Centre

E-UTRA Evolved UTRA

E-UTRAN Evolved UTRAN

FDD Frequency Division Duplex

GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System

GSM Global System for Mobile communication

HRPD CDMA2000 High Rate Packet Data

LMU Location Measurement Unit

P-CCPCH Primary Common Control Physical Channel

RSCP Received Signal Code Power

RSRP Reference Signal Received Power

RSRQ Reference Signal Received Quality

RSSI Received Signal Strength Indicator

RSTD Reference Signal Time Difference

SRS Sounding Reference Signal

TDD Time Division Duplex

UTRA Universal Terrestrial Radio Access

UTRAN Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network

4 Control of UE/E-UTRAN measurements

In this chapter the general measurement control concept of the higher layers is briefly described to provide an

understanding on how L1 measurements are initiated and controlled by higher layers.

With the measurement specifications L1 provides measurement capabilities for the UE and E-UTRAN. These

measurements can be classified in different reported measurement types: intra-frequency, inter-frequency, inter-system,

traffic volume, quality and UE internal measurements (see the RRC Protocol [7]).

In the L1 measurement definitions, see chapter 5, the measurements are categorised as measurements in the UE (the

messages for these will be described in the MAC Protocol [6] or RRC Protocol [7] or LPP Protocol [11]) or

measurements in the E-UTRAN (the messages for these will be described in the Frame Protocol or LPPa Protocol [12]).

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To initiate a specific measurement, the E-UTRAN transmits a ‘RRC connection reconfiguration message' to the UE

including a measurement ID and type, a command (setup, modify, release), the measurement objects, the measurement

quantity, the reporting quantities and the reporting criteria (periodical/event-triggered), see [7] or E-SMLC transmits an

‘LPP Request Location Information message’ to UE, see [11].

When the reporting criteria are fulfilled the UE shall answer with a 'measurement report message' to the E-UTRAN

including the measurement ID and the results or an ‘LPP Provide Location Information message’ to the E-SMLC, see

[11].

For idle mode, the measurement information elements are broadcast in the System Information.

5 Measurement capabilities for E-UTRA

In this chapter the physical layer measurements reported to higher layers are defined.

5.1 UE measurement capabilities

The structure of the table defining a UE measurement quantity is shown below.

Column field

Comment

Definition

Contains the definition of the measurement.

Applicable for

States in which state(s) it shall be possible to perform this measurement. The following terms are

used in the tables:

RRC_IDLE;

RRC_CONNECTED;

Intra-frequency appended to the RRC state:

Shall be possible to perform in the corresponding RRC state on an intra-frequency cell;

Inter-frequency appended to the RRC state:

Shall be possible to perform in the corresponding RRC state on an inter-frequency cell

Inter-RAT appended to the RRC state:

Shall be possible to perform in the corresponding RRC state on an inter-RAT cell.

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5.1.1 Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP)

Definition

Reference signal received power (RSRP), is defined as the linear average over the power

contributions (in [W]) of the resource elements that carry cell-specific reference signals within the

considered measurement frequency bandwidth.

For RSRP determination the cell-specific reference signals R

according to TS 36.211 [3] shall

be used. If the UE can reliably detect that R

is available it may use R

in addition to R

determine RSRP.

If higher layers indicate measurements based on discovery signals, the UE shall measure RSRP

in the subframes in the configured discovery signal occasions. If the UE can reliably detect that

cell-specific reference signals are present in other subframes, the UE may use those subframes

in addition to determine RSRP.

The reference point for the RSRP shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding RSRP of any of the individual diversity branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE intra-frequency,

RRC_IDLE inter-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

Note1: The number of resource elements within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth and within the

measurement period that are used by the UE to determine RSRP is left up to the UE implementation with the limitation

that corresponding measurement accuracy requirements have to be fulfilled.

Note 2: The power per resource element is determined from the energy received during the useful part of the symbol,

excluding the CP.

5.1.2 Void

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5.1.3 Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ)

Definition

Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) is defined as the ratio N×RSRP/(E-UTRA carrier

RSSI), where N is the number of RB’s of the E-UTRA carrier RSSI measurement bandwidth. The

measurements in the numerator and denominator shall be made over the same set of resource

blocks.

E-UTRA Carrier Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI), comprises the linear average of the

total received power (in [W]) observed only in OFDM symbols containing reference symbols for

antenna port 0, in the measurement bandwidth, over N number of resource blocks by the UE

from all sources, including co-channel serving and non-serving cells, adjacent channel

interference, thermal noise etc. If higher-layer signalling indicates certain subframes for

performing RSRQ measurements, then RSSI is measured over all OFDM symbols in the

indicated subframes.

If higher layers indicate measurements based on discovery signals, RSSI is measured over all

OFDM symbols of the DL part of the subframes in the configured discovery signal occasions.

The reference point for the RSRQ shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding RSRQ of any of the individual diversity branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE intra-frequency,

RRC_IDLE inter-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

5.1.4 UTRA FDD CPICH RSCP

Definition

Received Signal Code Power, the received power on one code measured on the Primary

CPICH. The reference point for the RSCP shall be the antenna connector of the UE. If Tx

diversity is applied on the Primary CPICH the received code power from each antenna shall be

separately measured and summed together in [W] to a total received code power on the Primary

CPICH. If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding CPICH RSCP of any of the individual receive antenna branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

5.1.5 UTRA FDD carrier RSSI

Definition

The received wide band power, including thermal noise and noise generated in the receiver,

within the bandwidth defined by the receiver pulse shaping filter. The reference point for the

measurement shall be the antenna connector of the UE. If receiver diversity is in use by the UE,

the reported value shall not be lower than the corresponding UTRA carrier RSSI of any of the

individual receive antenna branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

Note: This definition does not correspond to a reported measurement. This definition is just an intermediate definition

used in the definition of UTRA FDD CPICH Ec/No.

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5.1.6 UTRA FDD CPICH Ec/No

Definition

The received energy per chip divided by the power density in the band. If receiver diversity is not

in use by the UE, the CPICH Ec/No is identical to CPICH RSCP/UTRA Carrier RSSI.

Measurement shall be performed on the Primary CPICH. The reference point for the CPICH

Ec/No shall be the antenna connector of the UE. If Tx diversity is applied on the Primary CPICH

the received energy per chip (Ec) from each antenna shall be separately measured and summed

together in [Ws] to a total received chip energy per chip on the Primary CPICH, before

calculating the Ec/No. If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the measured CPICH Ec/No value

shall not be lower than the corresponding CPICH RSCP

/UTRA Carrier RSSI

of receive antenna

branch i .

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

5.1.7 GSM carrier RSSI

Definition

Received Signal Strength Indicator, the wide-band received power within the relevant channel

bandwidth. Measurement shall be performed on a GSM BCCH carrier. The reference point for

the RSSI shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

5.1.8 Void

5.1.9 UTRA TDD P-CCPCH RSCP

Defini

tion

Received Signal Code Power, the received power on P-CCPCH of a neighbour UTRA TDD cell.

The reference point for the RSCP shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

5.1.10 CDMA2000 1x RTT Pilot Strength

Definition

CDMA2000 1x RTT Pilot Strength measurement is defined in section 2.6.6.2.2 of [8]

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

5.1.11 CDMA2000 HRPD Pilot Strength

Definition

CDMA2000 HRPD Pilot Strength Measurement is defined in section 8.7.6.1.2.3 of [9]

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT

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5.1.12 Reference signal time difference (RSTD)

Definition

The relative timing difference between the neighbour cell j and the reference cell i, defined as

SubframeRxj

– T

SubframeRxi

, where: T

SubframeRxj

is the time when the UE receives the start of one

subframe from cell j T

SubframeRxi

is the time when the UE receives the corresponding start of one

subframe from cell i that is closest in time to the subframe received from cell j. The reference

point for the observed subframe time difference shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

Applicable for

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

5.1.13 UE GNSS Timing of Cell Frames for UE positioning

Definition

The timing between cell j and a GNSS-specific reference time for a given GNSS (e.g.,

GPS/Galileo/Glonass system time). T

UE-GNSS

is defined as the time of occurrence of a specified

E-UTRAN event according to GNSS time for a given GNSS Id. The specified E-UTRAN event

is the beginning of a particular frame (identified through its SFN) in the first detected path (in

time) of the cell-specific reference signals of the cell j, where cell j is a cell chosen by the UE.

The reference point for T

GNSSj

shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

Applicable for

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency

5.1.14 UE GNSS code measurements

Definition

The GNSS code phase (integer and fractional parts) of the spreading code of the i

GNSS

satellite signal. The reference point for the GNSS code phase shall be the antenna connector

of the UE.

Applicable for

Void (this measurement is not related to E-UTRAN/UTRAN/GSM signals; its applicability is

therefore independent of the UE RRC state)

5.1.15 UE Rx – Tx time difference

Definition

The UE Rx – Tx time difference is defined as T

UE-RX

–

UE-TX

Where:

UE-RX

is the UE received timing of downlink radio frame #i from the serving cell, defined by the

first detected path in time.

UE-TX

is the UE transmit timing of uplink radio frame #i.

The reference point for the UE Rx – Tx time difference measurement shall be the UE antenna

connector.

Applicable for

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency

5.1.16 IEEE 802.11 Beacon RSSI

Definition

The IEEE 802.11 Beacon RSSI is defined in [15].

Applicable for

RRC_CONNECTED inter-RAT,

RRC_IDLE inter-RAT

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5.1.17 MBSFN Reference Signal Received Power (MBSFN RSRP)

Definition

MBSFN Reference signal received power (MBSFN RSRP), is defined as the linear average over

the power contributions (in [W]) of the resource elements that carry MBSFN reference signals

within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth.

For MBSFN RSRP determination the MBSFN reference signals R

according to TS 36.211 [3]

shall be used.

The reference point for the MBSFN RSRP shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding MBSFN RSRP of any of the individual diversity branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE intra-frequency,

RRC_IDLE inter-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

Note1: The number of resource elements within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth and within the

measurement period that are used by the UE to determine MBSFN RSRP is left up to the UE implementation with the

limitation that corresponding measurement accuracy requirements have to be fulfilled.

Note 2: The power per resource element is determined from the energy received during the useful part of the symbol,

excluding the CP.

Note 3: The measurement is made only in subframes and on carriers where the UE is decoding PMCH.

5.1.18 MBSFN Reference Signal Received Quality (MBSFN RSRQ)

Definition

MBSFN Reference Signal Received Quality (RSRQ) is defined as the ratio N× MBSFN

RSRP/(MBSFN carrier RSSI), where N is the number of RBs of the MBSFN carrier RSSI

measurement bandwidth. The measurements in the numerator and denominator shall be made

over the same set of resource blocks.

MBSFN Carrier Received Signal Strength Indicator (MBSFN carrier RSSI), comprises the linear

average of the total received power (in [W]) observed only in OFDM symbols containing

reference symbols for antenna port 4, in the measurement bandwidth, over N number of

resource blocks by the UE from all sources, including co-channel serving and non-serving cells,

adjacent channel interference, thermal noise etc.

The reference point for the MBSFN RSRQ shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding MBSFN RSRQ of any of the individual diversity branches.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE intra-frequency,

RRC_IDLE inter-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

Note 1: The measurement is made only in subframes and on carriers where the UE is decoding PMCH.

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5.1.19 Multicast Channel Block Error Rate (MCH BLER)

Definition

Multicast channel block error rate (MCH BLER) estimation shall be based on evaluating the CRC

of MCH transport blocks

. The BLER shall be computed over the measurement period as the ratio

between the number of received MCH transport blocks resulting in a CRC error and the total

number of received MCH transport blocks of an MCH. The MCH BLER estimation shall only

consider MCH transport blocks using the same MCS.

Applicable for

RRC_IDLE intra-frequency,

RRC_IDLE inter-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

Note 1: The measurement is made only in subframes and on carriers where the UE is decoding PMCH.

5.1.20 CSI Reference Signal Received Power (CSI-RSRP)

Definition

CSI reference signal received power (CSI-RSRP), is defined as the linear average over the

power contributions (in [W]) of the resource elements that carry CSI reference signals configured

for discovery signal measurements within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth in

the subframes in the configured discovery signal occasions. For CSI-RSRP determination CSI

reference signals R

according to TS 36.211 [3] shall be used.

The reference point for the CSI-RSRP shall be the antenna connector of the UE.

If receiver diversity is in use by the UE, the reported value shall not be lower than the

corresponding CSI-RSRP of any of the individual diversity branches.

Applicable fo

RRC_CONNECTED intra-frequency,

RRC_CONNECTED inter-frequency

Note1: The number of resource elements within the considered measurement frequency bandwidth and within the

measurement period that are used by the UE to determine CSI-RSRP is left up to the UE implementation with the

limitation that corresponding measurement accuracy requirements have to be fulfilled.

Note 2: The power per resource element is determined from the energy received during the useful part of the symbol,

excluding the CP.

5.2 E-UTRAN measurement abilities

The structure of the table defining a E-UTRAN measurement quantity is shown below.

Column field

Comment

Definition

Contains the definition of the measurement.

The term "antenna connector" used in this sub-clause to define the reference point for the E-UTRAN measurements

refers to the "BS antenna connector" test port A and test port B as described in [10]. The term "antenna connector"

refers to Rx or Tx antenna connector as described in the respective measurement definitions.

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5.2.1 DL RS TX power

Definition

Downlink reference signal transmit power is determined for a considered cell as the linear

average over the power contributions (in [W]) of the resource elements that carry cell-specific

reference signals which are transmitted by the eNode B within its operating system bandwidth.

For DL RS TX power determination the cell-specific reference signals R

and if available R

according TS 36.211 [3] can be used.

The reference point for the DL RS TX power measurement shall be the TX antenna connector.

5.2.2 Received Interference Power

Definition

The uplink received interference power, including thermal noise, within one physical resource

block’s bandwidth of

resource elements as defined in TS 36.211 [3]. The reported value

shall contain a set of Received Interference Powers of physical resource blocks

1,...,0

PRB

−=

as defined in TS 36.211 [3]. The reference point for the measurement shall

be the RX antenna connector. In case of receiver diversity, the reported value shall be linear

average of the power in the diversity branches.

5.2.3 Thermal noise power

Definition

The uplink thermal noise power within the UL system bandwidth consisting of

resource

blocks as defined in [3]. It is defined as (N

x W), where N

denotes the white noise power

spectral density on the uplink carrier frequency and

fNNW

Δ⋅⋅=

denotes the UL

system bandwidth. The measurement is optionally reported together with the Received

Interference Power measurement, it shall be determined over the same time period as the

Received Interference Power measurement, The reference point for the measurement shall be

the RX antenna connector. In case of receiver diversity, the reported value shall be linear

average of the power in the diversity branches.

5.2.4 Timing advance (T

ADV

)

Definition

Type1:

Timing advance (T

ADV

) type 1 is defined as the time difference

ADV

= (eNB Rx – Tx time difference) + (UE Rx – Tx time difference),

where the eNB Rx – Tx time difference corresponds to the same UE that reports the UE Rx – Tx

time difference.

Type2:

Timing advance (T

ADV

) type 2 is defined as the time difference

ADV

= (eNB Rx – Tx time difference),

where the eNB Rx – Tx time difference corresponds to a received uplink radio frame containing

PRACH from the respective UE

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5.2.5 eNB Rx – Tx time difference

Definition

The eNB Rx – Tx time difference is defined as T

eNB-RX

–

eNB-TX

Where:

eNB-RX

is the eNB received timing of uplink radio frame #i, defined by the first detected path in

time.

The reference point for T

eNB-RX

shall be the Rx antenna connector.

eNB-TX

is the eNB transmit timing of downlink radio frame #i.

The reference point for T

eNB

shall be the Tx antenna connector.

5.2.6 E-UTRAN GNSS Timing of Cell Frames for UE positioning

Definition

E-UTRAN-GNSS

is defined as the time of the occurrence of a specified LTE event according to a

GNSS-specific reference time for a given GNSS (e.g., GPS/Galileo/Glonass system time). The

specified LTE event is the beginning of the transmission of a particular frame (identified through

its SFN) in the cell. The reference point for T

UTRAN

GNSS

shall be the Tx antenna connector.

5.2.7 Angle of Arrival (AoA)

Definition

AoA defines the estimated angle of a user with respect to a reference direction. The reference

direction for this measurement shall be the geographical North, positive in a counter-clockwise

direction.

The AoA is determined at the eNB antenna for an UL channel corresponding to this UE.

5.2.8 UL Relative Time of Arrival (T

UL-RTOA

)

Definition

The UL Relative Time of Arrival (T

UL-RTOA

) is the beginning of subframe i

containing SRS received

in LMU j, relative to the configurable reference time [13], [14]. The reference point [14] for the UL

relative time of arrival shall be the RX antenna connector of the LMU node when LMU has a

separate RX antenna or shares RX antenna with eNB and the eNB antenna connector when

LMU is integrated in eNB.

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Annex A (informative):

Change history

Change

history

Date

TSG

TSG Doc.

Rev

Subject/Comment

Old

New

02/10/06

- - - Draft version created - 0.0.0

11/10/06

- - - Minor editorial updates for RAN1#46bis 0.0.0 0.0.1

13/10/06

- - - Endorsed skeleton 0.0.1 0.1.0

27/02/07

- - - Update after 3GPP TSG RAN WG1 #48 0.1.0 0.1.1

05/03/07

- - - RAN1 endorsed version 0.1.1 0.2.0

03/05/07

- - - Update after 3GPP TSG RAN WG1#48bis 0.2.0 0.2.1

08/03/07

- - - RAN WG1#49 endorsed version 0.2.1 0.3.0

31/05/07

RAN#36 RP-070490

- Presented for information at RAN#36 0.3.0 1.0.0

21/06/07

- - - Update after 3GPP TSG RAN #36 1.0.0 1.0.1

25/06/07

- - - 3GPP TSG RAN WG1#49bis endorsed version 1.0.1 1.1.0

17/08/07

- - - Update after 3GPP TSG RAN WG1#48bis 1.1.0 1.1.1

20/08/07

- - - 3GPP TSG RAN WG1#50 endorsed version 1.1.1 1.2.0

10/09/07

RAN#37 RP-070732

- For approval at RAN#37 1.2.0 2.0.0

12/09/07

RAN_37 RP-070732

- - Approved version 2.0.0 8.0.0

28/11/07

RAN_38 RP-070949

0001

1 RRC state correction for LTE UE measurements 8.0.0 8.1.0

05/03/08

RAN_39 RP-080145

0003

1 Inclusion of agreements from RAN1#51bis and RAN1#52 8.1.0 8.2.0

28/05/08

RAN_40 RP-080435

0004

- Introduction of eNode B Measurement of Received Interference

Power

8.2.0 8.3.0

28/05/08

RAN_40 RP-080435

0005

- Introduction of eNode B Measurement of Thermal Noise Power 8.2.0 8.3.0

09/09/08

RAN_41 RP-080671

0006

- Modification to the RSRP definition 8.3.0 8.4.0

09/09/08

RAN_41 RP-080671

0007

- Modification of RSRQ definition and removal of RSSI 8.3.0 8.4.0

03/12/08

RAN_42 RP-080985

0008

- RSRQ Measurement Definition 8.4.0 8.5.0

04/03/09

RAN_43 RP-090237

0009

- RSRP and RSRQ Definitions with Receiver Diversity 8.5.0 8.6.0

15/09/09

RAN_45 RP-090888

0010

Clarification on reference point of RSRP and RSRQ for EUTRA 8.6.0 8.7.0

01/12/09

RAN_46 RP-091172

0011

1 Introduction of LTE positioning 8.7.0 9.0.0

16/03/10

RAN_47 RP-100205

0012

1 Modification of RSRQ definition 9.0.0 9.1.0

01/06/10

RAN_48 RP-100590

0014

- On alignment of RAN1/2 positioning specification 9.1.0 9.2.0

01/06/10

RAN_48 RP-100590

0015

1 Clarification of RSTD measurement 9.1.0 9.2.0

07/12/10

RAN_50 - - - Creation of Rel-10 specification 9.2.0 10.0.0

15/03/11

RAN_51 RP-110258

0016

- RSRQ Measurement with ABS 10.0.0 10.1.0

04/09/12

RAN_57 RP-121273

0018

4 UL Relative Time of Arrival 10.1.0 11.0.0

04/12/12

RAN_58 RP-121837

0019

1 Correcting inconsistency between inter-RAT UTRA

measurements and requirements

11.0.0 11.1.0

10/09/14

RAN_65 RP-141484

0022

2 Inclusion of definition of WLAN Beacon RSSI in LTE

specifications

11.1.0 12.0.0

08/12/14

RAN_66 RP-142105

0020

1 Introduction of MBSFN radio measurement 12.0.0 12.1.0

08/12/14

RAN_66 RP-142106

0023

3 Measurement definitions for measurements with discovery

signals

12.0.0 12.1.0

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History

Document history

V12.0.0 October 2014 Publication

V12.1.0 February 2015 Publication