Table of Contents

1 Scope 8

2 Definitions, SymbolsAbbreviations 8

3 Reference 8

4 Test Environment 9

4.1 Default Test Environment 9

4.1.1 Special Test Environment 10

4.1.2 Cell Configuration 10

4.1.3 USIM Parameters 12

4.1.4 Common Procedures 12

4.1.5 Default End Points 13

4.2 Applicability for the UE Configuration 14

5 Basic Function 14

5.1 PLMN Selection 14

5.1.1 PLMN Selection, Multi-RAT Background, the highest priority HPLMN, Automatic Mode 14

5.2 Cell Selection 17

5.2.1 Multi-mode Environment Cell Selection, NR Cell Available 17

5.2.2 Multi-mode Environment Cell Selection, E-UTRAN Available 19

5.2.3. Multi-mode Environment Cell Selection, NR Cell Available 21

5.2.4. Multi-mode Environment Cell Selection, NSA Cell Available 23

5.2.5 Initial Cell Selection from Power-Up 25

5.3 RRC connection/connection reconfiguration 28

5.3.1 RRC connection re-establishment, radio link failure, re-establish to a Prepared Inter-Freq cell 28

5.3.2 BWP configuration, downlinkuplink BWP addition /release 30

5.4 Registration/De-registration 34

5.4.1 Initial Registration, SA 34

5.5 NSA 37

5.5.1 Multi-mode Environment Cell selection for NSA 37

5.5.2 Initial Registration, NSA 40

5.5.3 Bandwidth Part Configuration, SCG, EN-DC 43

5.5.4 NSA-RLF 46

5.6 CSI-RS Measurement 60

5.6.1 CSI Reporting Periodic in PUSCH 60

5.6.2 CSI Reporting Aperiodic in PUSCH 63

5.6.3 CSI Reporting Aperiodic in PUSCH 66

5.6.4 CSI-RS Based Intra Frequency Measurements on Neighbour Cell Beams 69

5.6.5 CSI-RS Based Inter Frequency Measurements on Neighbour Cell Beams 72

5.7 RRC Inactive mode cases in SA 76

5.7.1 RRC Connected Mode to RRC Inactive ModeRRC Resume Procedure 76

5.7.2 Periodic RNA Procedure in RRC Inactive Mode 78

5.7.3 RNA in RRC Inactive Mode for Cell Reselection to new RNA cell 80

5.8 Access Barring, Access Class 83

5.8.1 Cell Barred while in RRC IDLE State 83

5.8.2 Access Categories for Different Services 86

5.8.3 Access Barring Check in RRC 89

5.9 DCI_ based BWP Switching 92

5.9.1 BWP change:upto2, downlinkuplink BWP switching by DCIs. 92

5.9.2 BWP Change Advance, switching BWPs upto4: BWP1/BWP2/BWP3/BWP4 by DCIs. 95

6 Mobility 98

6.1 Intra-system (NR) Mobility 98

6.1.1 Intra-system cell reselection 98

6.1.2 Intra-system handover 101

6.2 Inter-RAT Mobility 115

6.2.1 Inter-RAT cell reselection 115

6.2.2 Inter-RAT Handover 131

6.2.3 Inter-RAT Redirection Service 135

6.3 NSA 140

6.3.1 Cell Reselection, from NSA P-Cell to E-UTRAN cell 140

6.3.2 Cell Reselection, from E-UTRAN cell to NSA P-Cell 143

6.3.3 P-Cell Handover with SCG change, Data continuity 146

6.3.4 P-Cell Handover with SCG unchange, Data continuity 150

6.3.5 Data Session continuity, from NSA cell to E-UTRAN cell 153

6.3.6 Data Session continuity, from E-UTRAN cell to NSA cell 157

6.3.7 SCG change with P-Cell remain the same, Data continuity 160

6.3.8 Inter-band SCG change with P-Cell unchanged, Data continuity 164

6.3.9 Inter-band SCG change with P-Cell unchanged, Voice CallData continuity 165

7 Service 167

7.1 Voice 167

7.1.1 Redirection from NR to E-UTRAN, MO call, SA mode. 167

7.1.2 Redirection from NR to E-UTRAN, MT call, SA mode. 170

7.1.3 VoLTE MO Call with E-UTRAN Cell, UE works in NSA mode. 173

7.1.4 VoLTE MT Call with E-UTRAN Cell, UE works in NSA mode 176

7.1.5 VoNR MO voice Call, UE works in SA mode. 178

7.1.6 VoNR MT voice Call, UE works in SA mode 181

7.1.7 VoNR MO voice Call, with UL throughput under static channel 184

7.1.8 VoNR MT voice Call, with DL throughput under static channel 190

7.1.9 Inter-RAT handover between NRE-UTRAN cells with IMS MO voice Call 196

7.1.10 Data Session continuity, Inter-RAT handover between NRE-UTRAN cells with IMS MT voice Call. 201

8 Roaming 206

9 Power Consumption 206

9.1 Idle Mode 206

9.1.1 Idle Mode, Power Consumption, Cell Centre, SA 206

9.1.2 Idle Mode, Power Consumption, Cell Edge, SA 208

9.1.3 Idle Mode, Power Consumption, Cell Centre, NSA 210

9.1.4 Idle Mode, Power Consumption, Cell Edge, NSA 213

9.1.5 Idle mode with intra Frequency Measurement, Power Consumption 215

9.1.6 Idle mode with inter Frequency Measurement, Power Consumption 218

9.2 RRC Connection mode 220

9.2.1 Connected Mode, Power Consumption 220

9.2.2 Inter Frequency Handover, Power Consumption, LTE to LTE 229

9.2.3 Inter Frequency Handover, Power Consumption, NR Cell 234

9.3 Voice (VoLTE/VoNR) 237

9.3.1 VoLTE MO Call with E-UTRAN Cell, Power Consumption 237

9.3.2 VoNR MO call, Power Consumption 240

9.3.3 VoLTE MT Call with E-UTRAN Cell, Power Consumption 242

9.3.4 VoNR MT call, Power Consumption 245

9.4 Data Transmission, Power Consumption 248

9.4.1 UL Data Transmission, Power Consumption，SA 248

9.4.2 DL Data Transmission, Power Consumption, SA 258

9.4.3 Bi-direction Data Transmission, Power Consumption, SA 262

9.4.4 UL Data Transmission, Power Consumption，NSA 272

9.4.5 DL Data Transmission, Power Consumption, NSA 286

9.4.6 Bi-direction Data Transmission, Power Consumption, NSA 299

9.5 Power Consumption - Inactive Mode 313

9.5.1 RRC Inactive Mode, Power Consumption, SA 313

9.5.2 RRC Inactive Mode – RNA Timer Expiry, Power Consumption 315

9.6 BWP, Power Consumption 318

9.6.1 Downlink Data Transmission with different BWP, Power Consumption, SA 318

9.6.2 Uplink Data Transmission with different BWP, Power Consumption, SA 321

9.6.3 Downlink Data Transmission with different BWP, Power Consumption, NSA 323

9.6.4 Uplink Data Transmission with different BWP, Power Consumption, NSA 325

10 Data Throughput 327

10.1 Downlink TCP Throughput 327

10.1.1 DL Throughput under static channel, DL 256QAM, DL4*4 MIMO 327

10.1.2 DL Throughput under fading channel, DL 256QAM, DL4*4 MIMO 331

10.1.3 DL Throughput under static channel, DL 256QAM, DL2*2 MIMO 334

10.2 Uplink TCP Throughput 337

10.2.1 UL Throughput under static channel, UL 64QAM, UL2*2 MIMO 337

10.2.2 UL Throughput under static channel, UL 256QAM, Single TX, HPUE 340

10.2.3 UL Throughput under static channel, UL 256QAM, UL2*2 MIMO 344

10.3 Bidirectional UDP Throughput 347

10.3.1 Bidirectional Throughput under static channel,256QAM, DL 4*4UL 2*2 MIMO 348

10.3.2 Bidirectional Throughput under fading channel,256QAM, DL 4*4UL 2*2 MIMO 351

10.3.3 Bidirectional Throughput under static channel,256QAM, DL 2*2UL Single TX 354

10.4 Downlink TCP Throughput, NSA 358

10.4.1 DL Throughput under static channel, NSA 358

10.4.2 DL Throughput under fading channel, NSA 362

10.4.3 DL Throughput under static channel on SCG, DL 256QAM, NSA 366

10.4.4 DL Throughput under fading channel on SCG, NSA 370

10.5 Uplink TCP Throughput, NSA 374

10.5.1 UL Throughput under static channel, UL 64QAM, NSA 374

10.5.2 UL Throughput under static channel, UL 256QAM, NSA 378

10.5.3 UL Throughput under static channel on SCG, UL 64QAM, NSA 382

10.5.4 UL Throughput under static channel on SCG, UL 256QAM, NSA 386

10.6 Bidirectional UDP Throughput, NSA 390

10.6.1 Bidirectional Throughput under static channel, 256QAM, NSA 390

10.6.2 Bidirectional Throughput under fading channel, NSA 394

10.6.3 Bidirectional Throughput under static channel on SCG, UL 64QAM, NSA 398

10.6.4 Bidirectional Throughput under static channel on SCG, UL 256QAM, NSA 402

10.6.5 Bidirectional Throughput under fading channel on SCG, NSA 406

11 Latency 411

11.1 Latency Basic Tests 411

11.1.1 Control Plane Latency – Basic Test 411

11.1.2 User Plane Latency – Basic Test 413

12 High Speed Train 416

13 Beam Management 416

13.1 Beam Determination – Beam change based on power level 416

13.2 Beam Sweeping – Initial Access 417

13.3 Beam FailureRecovery 419

14 NR Carrier Aggregation 421

14.1 Downlink NR Carrier Aggregation 421

14.1.1 Throughput with DL NR CA 421

14.1.2 Mobility 432

14.2 Uplink NR Carrier Aggregation 470

14.2.1 Throughput with DL NR CA 470

14.2.2 Mobility 489

14.3 SUL 510

14.3.1 Throughput 510

14.3.2 Mobility 521

Appendix A Test Channel Parameters 539

Appendix B Document Change Record 539