高通：5G-A下一步是什么？What's Next in 5G Advanced

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What’snextin

5GAdvanced?

3GPPRelease19isbringingnew5Gsystem

capabilitiesandsettingadirectionfor6G

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1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2030s

2020s

Mobilevoice

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Focusshiftsto

Mobilebroadband

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Thenext

communication

reachbillions

mobiledata

andemerging

expansion

connectivity

platform

innovation

platform

Analog

Digital

Wireless

Mobile

Connected

Next-gen

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Internet

broadband

intelligentedge

wireless

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LTE,

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AI-native,newspectrum,

TACS

GSM,

IS-95(CDMA)

WCDMA/HSPA+

LTEAdvanced,

GigabitLTE

RFsensing,

andmanymore…

2

Wherearewe

inthecellularinnovation

cycle?

Vision

Identifyaproblemorneed;establishrequirements

5G

Rampingvolume

andexpandingto

newusecase

5GAdvanced

Embarkingon

the2ndphaseof

5Ginnovations

~10

years

Commercialization

Engagewithglobalnetwork operatorstodeploy newfeatureswith standards-compliantinfrastructureanddevices

6G

Aligningonearlyvision,

foundationalresearch,

andtimeline

Invention

Inventnewtechnologiesand

e2esystemarchitecture

NewWirelessGeneration

Trials

CollaborateonOTAfieldtrials

thattrack3GPPstandardization

anddriveecosystemtowards

rapidcommercialization

Proof-of-concept

Deliverend-to-endprototypesandimpactfuldemonstrations

Standardization

Drivee2edesignwith

ecosystemandthrough

standardsprocess

3

Continued5Gevolutioninthe6Gera

Rel-21+

Leadingthe5GAdvancedevolutiontoward6G

Visionforming

Foundationalresearch

Studyitem(proposals)

Workitemtrials

Service

IoDTs

requirements

Rel-20

3GPP6G

workshop

Nexttechnologyleapfornew

capabilitiesandefficiencies

Rel-20

Rel-19

5GAdvanced

2ndwaveof

5Ginnovations

Rel-18

Rel-17

5G

Aunifiedplatformforinnovations

Rel-16

Rel-15

WRC-19WRC-23WRC-27WRC-31

2018201920202021202220232024202520262027202820292030+

4

Rel18

Newwaveof5Ginnovationsinthedecade-long5Gevolution

5GAdvanced

Rel19

Realizingthefullpotentialof5Gandbridgingto6G

OurFocusToday

Rel20

Rel21+

RichEvolutionof

Rel15

Established5GNR

technologyfoundation

5G

5G

broadcast

eMBB—

enhancedmobile

broadbandservices

5Gcorenetwork

andenhanced

E2Esecurity

Sub-6GHzwithmassiveMIMO

Advanced

channelcoding

In-bandeMTC/NB-IoT

and5GCore

Mission-critical

serviceswitheURLLC(e.g.,5GNRIIoT)

Positioning

acrossusecases

eMBBevolution-improvedpower,mobility,more

EnhancedDL/UL

MIMO,multiple

transmissionpoints

NR-LightReduced

Capability(RedCap)for

low-complexityIoT

Morecapable,

flexibleIAB

Unlicensedspectrumacrossalluse-cases

Newspectrum

above52.6GHz

FurthereMBB

enhancements

Full-duplex

MIMO

Extended

Reality(XR)

Smartrepeaters

forcoverage

expansion

Automotive

andNRV2X

enhancements

ContinuedMIMO,

mobility

Advanced

topology

WirelessAI

Deviceandnetwork

energysavings

AmbientIoT

Rel16

Expandingtonewusecasesandindustries

Rel17

Continuedexpansion

andenhancements

~1.5-2yearsbetweenreleases

ScalableOFDM-

basedairinterface

5GNR

CellularV2X

CentimeteraccuracyIIoTwithmmWave

XRevolution

Non-terrestrial

network

enhancements

ExpandsidelinkforV2Xreliability,P2V,IoTrelay

BettercoveragewithIAB,uplinkMIMO

Mobile

mmWave

EnhancedNTN

5GNR-Light

expansionfor

IoTandmore

Flexible

Enhancements

to5GNR

IndustrialIoT

framework

AI/MLdata-

drivendesigns

Duplexevolution

LTE

integration

5GNRin

unlicensed

spectrum

Highermidbandspectrum

Broadcast

enhancements

Non-terrestrialnetwork(i.e.,satellites)

IABintegrated

access/backhaul

Integrated

sensingand

Rel-15deploymentlearning,eMBB

enhancements,XR,others

Sidelinkinunlicensedspectrum

PrivateNetworks,

SON

communications

5

5GAdvanced

Release19

focusareas

3GPPRelease19

Realizingthefull

potentialof5G

Addressingrealandurgent

commercialneeds

Mobilebroadbandevolution

andfurtherverticalexpansion

Continuetoenhancemobileexperiences

andextend5G’sreachintonewareas

Immediateandlonger-termcommercialneeds

Drivenewvalueincommercializationefforts

andefficientlyenableadvanceddeployments

Newandenhanceddevicesand

networkevolution

Focusontheend-to-end5Gtechnology

evolutiontobringnewlevelsofperformance

3GPPRelease19

Bridging

to6G

Establishingthe

technicalfoundation

Revolutionarysysteminnovations

Conductadvancedresearchtoprepare

forformal6GStudyItemsinRelease20

Newspectrumbandsand

enablingtechnologies

Studyfeasibilityofnewbandrangesand

types(e.g.,uppermid-bandin7-24GHz)

6

Release19

Continued

System

Enhancements

DL/UMIMO1

Mobility

Topology

(e.g.,repeater,

sidelink,WAB2,…)

SON/MDT3

Further

UseCase

Diversifications

AmbientIoT

Satellitesevolution

XRandmetaverse

1Downlink/UplinkMultipleIn,MultipleOut;2Wirelessaccess/backhaul;3Self-organizingnetwork,minimizationdrivetest

New

Advanced

Capabilities

Duplexingevolution

Highermid-band

spectrum

(i.e.,7—16GHz)

Integratedsensing

andcommunication

6G

Technical

Foundations

WirelessAI/ML

Networkenergy

savings

Low-power

wakeupreceiver

7

8

Release19Projects

Delivering

continuedsystem

enhancements

8

Further

enhancing

5GMIMO

performance

Continuedevolutionin

5GAdvancedRelease19

Source:RP-234007(NRMIMOPhase5)

Device-initiatedbeammanagement

foroverheadandlatencyreduction

WithunifiedTCIwhileleveraginglegacyCSImeasurementandreportingconfigurationframeworksformmWave&sTRPwithintra-andinter-cellbeammanagement

ChannelStateFeedback(CSI)frameworktosupportupto128CSI-RSports

itpectrumwithenhancedTypeIandIIcodebookssupportand

DownlinkCoherentJointTransmission(CJT)multi-TRPenhancements

Targetsub-7GHzFDDandTDDspectrumwithundernon-idealsynchronizationandbackhaulforimprovingdevice-assistedcalibrationreportingofdelayandoffsets

Improveduplinkperformance

Enhancesimultaneoustransmissionacrossmultiplepanels(e.g.,3TxUL),withoutenhancementonuplinkfullpowertransmissionnorenhancementonSRSresource

Enhancedasymmetricdownlink/uplink

Supportimprovedsingle-TRPdownlinkandmulti-TRPuplink,assumingintra-band/DUnon-co-locatedmTRP,unifiedTCIframework,fullyreusinglegacyspatialrelationrules

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Continued5Gdevicemobilityenhancements

5GAdvancedRelease19

ProjectScope

Supportforinter-CU

Enhancedmeasurements

Conditionalmobility

Layer2mobility

forLayer2mobility

withshortinterruption

Prioritizepracticaldeploymentscenarios,e.g.,

Supportevent-triggeredL1measurement

Specifydeviceevaluatedconditionto

forwhentheCUactsasthemasternode(MN)

reportingandCSI-RSbasedmeasurement

triggerlow-layertriggeredmobility

andsecondarynode(SN)forNR-DC

forLayer2mobility

(LTM),projecttoprioritizeintra-CULTM

Source:RP-234036(NRmobilityenhancementsPhase4)

Release19toalsostudywirelessAIfordevicemobilityenhancements

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Advanced

5Gtopology

enhancements

Source:RP-234041(AdditionalTopologicalenhancements);

Source:RP-233998(SLmulti-hoprelay);

WirelessAccess/Backhaul(WAB)

Studyarchitectureandprotocol

StudyimpactofWAB

Identifynecessaryinter-

Studysignaling

stackofsupportingagNodeB

mobilitywithinanexisting

gNodeBandgNodeBto

enhancements

withmobiletermination(MT)

radioaccessnetwork

corenetworksignaling

onresource

functionprovidingpacketdata

(e.g.,inter-gNodeB

toaddressthesupport

multiplexingfor

unit(PDU)sessionbackhaul

neighborrelations)

ofWAB

WAB

5GFemto-cell

StudytheoverallRANarchitecture

andrequiredfunctionaland

proceduralimpactsforsupporting5Gfemto-celldeployments

Studyhowtodefinethe5G

accesscontrolmechanismby

(re-)usingtheexistingclosed

accessgroup(CAG)functionality

andidentifyneededenhancements

Clarifytheaccesstolocalservicesfromthe5G

femto-cellviacollocatedlocaluserplanefunctionandidentifyissues

5GSidelink

Specificationsupportformulti-hop

sidelinkrelayingoperationespecially

aimingatPublicSafety5G

applications

11

Supportingnew

andenhancedSONandMDTcapabilities

5GAdvancedRelease19WorkItemtofocusonimprovingRelease17/18featuresofcommercialinterestandtechnologymaturity

1SecondaryCellGroups;2ConditionalPSCellAdditionandChange;3Modemhostinterface;4Multi-radioaccesstechnologydualconnectivitySource:RP-234038(SON/MDTforNR/MR-DCPhase4)

Enhancedmobilityrobustnessoptimization(MRO)

Includelowerlayertriggered

mobility(LTM),andconditionalhandover(CHO)withcandidateSCGs1,subsequentCPAC2

Specifyinter-nodeinformation

exchange,includingpossible

interfaceenhancements

Identifyandspecifynecessary

devicereportingtoenhance

mobilityparametertuning

EnhancedSON/MDTfornewservices

Focusonnewservices

includingintra-non-

terrestrial(NTN)network

andnetwork

mobility

slicing

Remainingwork

fromRelease18

Includerandomaccesschanneloptimization

forsmalldata

transmission,MHI3

enhancementforSCG(de)activation,and

MROforMR-DC4SCGfailure

12

13

Release19Projects

Driving

5Gusecase

diversifications

13

14

eMBB/

URLLC

RedCap/

eRedCap

eMTC/

NB-IoT

Relay/repeater

Logistictracking

AmbientIoTdevicesare

attachedtoitems,suchaspalletcontainersandindividualproduct,

totrackandmanageinventory

Smartagriculture

Low-complexityIoTdevicestomonitortheenvironment

andcontrolthefacilitiessuchasirrigationandtemperaturecontrolsystems

Environmentalmonitoring

Forestfiremonitoringsystemusing

Smartenergygrids

Remotemonitoringsubstationsandtransmissionlinesviasensorsalongwithananomalyclassificationtohelpwithpredictivemaintenance

AmbientIoTdeviceswithzeroorlowmaintenancethatareprogrammed

tomonitorforestfireandraisealarms

AmbientIoTenablesdiverseusecasesthatrequiredeviceswithzeroorlowmaintenancecapabilities

Flexiblearchitecturesupportingdirectand/orindirectdeviceconnectivity

AmbientIoTtofurtherscaledownandexpandthereachof5GIoT

Evaluateassumptionsofthestudy,includingdeploymentscenarios,connectivitytopologies,spectrumoptions,designtargets,devicearchitecture,linkbudget,andcoexistenceconsiderations

(回)

StudyambientIoTdesignfeasibilitiesacrossRANworkinggroups:

RAN1:studyairinterfacedesignincludingframestructure,synchronization,timing,random

access,numerologies,bandwidths,multipleaccess,waveforms,modulations,channelcoding,…

Release19

A“FullStack”StudyItemacross

RANandSAworkinggroups

withpossibilityofaconversionintoaWorkItemwithintherelease

RAN2:studyanddecidewhat’sneededforacompactprotocolstackandlightweightsignalingprocedureincludingpaging,randomaccess,datatransmission,upperlayerinteractions,…

RAN3:identifynecessaryimpactsonCN-RANinterfacesignaling/procedurestoenablepaging,devicecontextmanagement,datatransport;identifyRANarchitectureaspectsandhowtolocateanambientIoTdevice

RAN4:studycoexistencewith5GNR/LTEandRFrequirements

Txpower

200mW

50mW

1mW

~1uW

5GIoT

Low-powerWi-Fi

AmbientIoT

BluetoothLowEnergy

(e.g.,RedCap,eMTC,NB-IoT)

Source:RP-234058(AmbientIoT)

AharmonizedairinterfacedesigntoenableambientIoTdevices…

From1to100’sµWpeakpowerwithenergystorage,withor

withoutdownlinkanduplinkamplification,uplinkbackscatteredorgeneratedinternallybydevice

Targetsub-7GHzFDDforin-bandto5GNR,inguard-bandto

LTE/5GNR,orstand-alone

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Fordevice-terminated(DT),device-originated,device-

terminatedtriggered(DO-DTT)

Delivering

enhanced

XRexperiencesover5G

5GAdvancedRelease19targetstofurtherimprovesystemefficiencyand

userexperiences

Source:RP-234080(XR(eXtendedReality)forNRPhase3)

Multi-modality

Enhanceintra-devicemulti-modalflows(i.e.,

coordinatedandsynchronizedtransmissionsof

differenttraffictypes—video,audio,sensor,

etc.),tomeetXRQoSrequirements(i.e.,

improvedcapacityorpowerconsumption)

Enhanceduserplane

ImproveRLCretransmissionin

AcknowledgedMode(AM)withsmall

Improvedscheduling

EnabletransmissionsandreceptionsduringRRMmeasurementgapsand

packetdelaybudget,aswellasspecify

amechanismfortransmittertoinform

thereceiverofSNgapinPDCP

schedulingrestrictions;foruplink,

utilizedelay/deadlineinformationto

improveXRcapacity

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ADVANCING

5G

NTN

Release19furtherenhancesNR-NTNforubiquitous

5GNR-NTN

Complementingterrestrial

networksinunderservedareas

RegenerativepayloadwithfullgNodeB

Improveduplinkcapacity

andthroughput

5GRedCapandeRedCap

devicessupport

Signalingofintendedserviceareafor5G

broadcast

Enhanceddownlinkcoverage(e.g.,additionalreference

satellitepayloadparameters)

broadbandaccessandIoT-NTN

forglobalIoTconnectivity

GEO2satellites~36,000km

MEO3satellites

5,000-25,000km

5GIoT-NTN

LEO4satellites500-1200km

Expandingaddressablemarket

forthe5GmassiveIoT

HAPS510-20km

UAV6~100m

StoreandforwardofdatapacketswithfulleNodeBasregenerativepayload

Uplinkcapacityenhancements(e.g.,increasedmultiplexingwithinsametime/frequencyresources,signalingreduction)

Source:RP-234078(NTNforNRPhase3);RP-234077(NTNforIOTPhase3)17

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Release19Projects

Supporting

newadvanced

capabilities

18

AI

strengths

AI-enhanced

wirelesscommunications

19

Wireless

challenges

Hard-to-modelproblems

Determiningappropriaterepresentationsfor

Computationalinfeasibilityofoptimalsolution

hard-to-modelproblems

Findingnear-idealand

computationallyrealizablesolutions

Efficientmodem

parameteroptimization

Modelingnon-linearfunctions

Dealingwithnon-linearity

ApplyingAItosolvedifficultwirelesschallenges

DeepwirelessdomainknowledgeisrequiredtooptimallyuseAIcapabilities

19

20

StudyonAI/MLforNext-GenRadioAccessNetwork1

Newusecasesincludingnetworkslicingandcoverageandcapacityoptimization(CCO)

ContinuedstudiesonmobilityoptimizationforNR-DC,splitarchitecturesupport,enhancedenergysaving,

continuousMDT,andmulti-hopdevicetrajectory

StudyonAI/MLtoenhance5GNRmobility2

WorkonAI/MLAirInterface3

AKEYPILLAROFTHE

5GADVANCEDERA

WirelessAI

3projectsinRelease19

GeneralWirelessAIFramework

SupportLifeCycleManagement(LCM)ofone-sided(i.e.,deviceornetwork)AI/MLmodels

Channelfeedback4

Furtherstudy2-sidedCSIcompression,1-

sidedCSIprediction,modeltransfer/deliver,…

Improveuserdownlinkthroughputandreduceuplinkoverhead

Beammanagement

Supportdevice/network-sidedbeam

predictionmodelintime/spatialdomain

Reduceoverhead,latency,andimprovebeamselectionaccuracy

Precisepositioning

Supportsingle-sidedmodelforboth

AI-directandAI-assistedpositioning

Improvepositioningaccuracyfor

differentindoor/outdoorscenarios

FocusingonL3devicemobility,includingRRM

measurement&eventprediction,deviceassistanceinformationfornetwork-sidemodel,enhancedLCM,evaluationontestability,interoperability,impactsonRRMrequirementsandperformance

1RAN3led;2RAN2led;3RAN1led;4Continuedstudywith

correspondingcheckpointsinRAN#105(Sept’24)

Source:RP-234039(AI/MLforNRairinterface);RP-234054(Studyon

AI/MLforNG-RAN);RP-234055(StudyonAI/MLformobilityinNR)

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21

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On-demandSSBtransmissionfor

devicesinCONNECTEDMODEwithintra-/inter-bandCA

Specifytriggeringbasedondeviceuplinkwake-upsignal(WUS),cellon/offindicationvia

backhaul,Scellactivation/deactivationsignaling

Commonsignal/channel

transmissions

SpecifyadaptationofPRACHandSSBintimedomain(e.g.,periodicity)

StudyadaptationofPRACHinspatialdomain(e.g.,non-uniformresources)

Specifyadaptationofpagingoccasions

5GAdvancedintroducesnewtechniquestoimprovenetworkenergysavings

Release19buildsonthestudyandworkcompletedinRelease18

On-demandSIB1transmissionfordevicesinIDLE/INACTIVEmode

StudytriggeringbasedonuplinkWUS

StudyWUSconfigurationprovisioningtodevice

StudyinformationexchangebetweengNodeBsfortheconfigurationofWUS

Extendingpowerefficiency

innovationstothenetwork

1AnalysisisbasedonthenetworkpowermodelandevaluationmethodologydefinedinTR38.864forFR1

Source:RP-234065(NetworkEnergySavingsEnhancements)

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Supporton-offkeying(i.e.,OOK-1,OOK-4)withoverlaidOFDM

sequence(s)overOOKsymbol,

commonlyapplicabletobothIDLE/INACTIVEandCONNECTEDmodes

Specifyprocedurestoallowdevice

PDCCHmonitoringtriggeredbylow-powerwake-upsignalincluding

activationanddeactivationprocedureinCONNECTEDMODE

Release19beginsworkonlow-powerWake-upSignal/Receiver

Specifyproceduresand

configurationsindicatingtriggered

pagemonitoring,low-powersync

(LP-SS)withperiodicity,andfurtherrelaxedRRMmeasurementsinIDLE

/INACTIVEmodes

Designoptimizationforidle/inactivemodeisprioritizedoverconnectedmode

NewenergysavingdesigntoenableadditionalefficiencySuitableforsmallform-factorIoTdevicessuchassensorsandwearables

Source:RP-234056(LP-WUS/WUR)22

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Release19Projects

Establishing

thetechnical

foundationfor6G

23

Coretechnologyadvancements

Environmentaland

societalsustainability

Enhancedand

newexperiences

CONTINUEDTECHNOLOGYEVOLUTION

Keymarkettrendsandtechnologydrivers

leadingthewayto6G

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Japan

Beyond5GPC

India

WRC-23

SettingtheagendaforWRC-27tosecurenew6Gbands

UnitedStates

NextGAlliance

EuropeanUnion

6G-IA(6GSmartNetworksandServicesIndustryAssociation)

China

IMT-2030PG

SouthKorea

6GForum

Bharat6GAlliance

GlobalMomentumfor6Gisgrowing

Weareleadingkeydiscussionsandworkinggroupstopromote

earlygovernmentinvestmentsincriticaltechnologies

IMT-2030definesnext-genmobilesystemrequirementsfor2030andbeyond

Thestandardsbody

responsibleforglobal6Gtechnologystandardization

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Fixedandmobile

broadbandevolution

Criticalservices

expansion

Hologram

telepresence

Ultra-wideareato

microconnectivity

Enhancedboundless

XRexperiences

Smarterverticals

Humanaugmentation

anddigitaltwins

Unknownfuture

usecases

Collaborativerobots,real-timecommandandcontrol

Wirelesssensor

fusion

Propellingnext-levelexperiencesandinnovativeusecasesinthe

neweraoftheconnectedintelligentedgefor2030andbeyond

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DynamicTDD

Transmitandreceivecanbeconfigureddynamicallyforalltimeslotsinthesamefrequencychannel

Dynamicslotstructure

Downlink

or

Uplink

TotalBandwidth

(e.g.,100MHz)

Downlink

or

Downlink

or

Downlink

or

Uplink

Uplink

Uplink

StaticTDD

Transmitandreceiveusingthesamefrequencychannelindifferenttimeslots

Staticslotstructure

Downlink

TotalBandwidth

(e.g.,100MHz)

Downlink

Downlink

Uplink

Singlefrequencyfullduplex

Interferencecancellationtoavoidself-interference

Selfinterferencemitigation

Simultaneous

uplinkanddownlink

TotalBandwidth

(e.g.,100MHzforDLandUL)

SFFDgNodeB

DownlinkUplink

DownlinkUplink

DownlinkUplink

DownlinkUplink

Evolvingtowardsafullduplexwirelesssystem

Lowerlatency,bettercoverage,expandedcapacity,flexiblespectrumdeploymentandservicemultiplexing

FDD

Transmitandreceiveusingthesametime

slotindifferentfrequencychannels

Staticslotstructure

Uplink

channel

Downlink

channel

DownlinkDownlinkDownlinkDownlink

Uplink

Uplink

Uplink

Uplink

Subbandfullduplex

Frequencyalignedtoavoidinter-siteinterference;Frequency

separation+interferencecancellationtoavoidself-interference

Selfinterferencemitigation

Downlink

Uplink

Downlink

TotalBandwidth

(e.g.,40MHzx2DL,20MHzUL)

SBFDgNodeB

Downlink

Uplink

Downlink

Downlink

Uplink

Downlink

Downlink

Uplink

Downlink

Simultaneous

uplinkanddownlink

SelfInterference(SI)

Device

Clutter

reflection

Device

CrossLinkInterference(CLI)

Downlink

Uplink

Subbandfullduplex

gNodeB

Device

Subbandfullduplex

gNodeB

Device

Inter-deviceinterference

Release19WorkItemScope

Forsubbandnon-overlappingfullduplexoperationatgNodeBwithinaTDDcarrier:

Specifysemi-staticindicationoftime/frequencylocationofsubbandstodevicesinconnectedmode

SpecifySBFDoperationtosupportrandomaccessinSBFDsymbolsbydevicesinconnectedmode

Studyandspecify,ifjustified,SBFDoperationtodeviceinidle/inactivemodeforrandomaccess

Specifydevicetransmission,reception,measurementbehaviorandproceduresinSBFDsymbolsand/ornon-SBFDsymbols

Specifyenhancementsforinter-gNodeB/deviceCLIhandling

SpecifyRFrequirementsforSBFDoperationatgNodeB

SpecifyRRMcorerequirementsforco-channelCLIhandlingmechanismsandSBFDoperations

Addressinginterferencesinafullduplexwirelesssystem

SubbandoperationallowsSI/CLItobemoremanageable

duetouplink/downlinkfrequencyseparation

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Source:inRP-234035(EvolutionofNRduplexoperation:SBFD)

enhancementsfor7-24GHzforNR)

CAPACITY

COVERAGE

LOWBANDBELOW1GHZ

mmWAVE

24GHZ—100GHZ

SUB-THZ

100GHZ&BEYOND

MID-BAND1GHZ—7GHZ

UPPERMID-BANDS7GHZ—24GHZ

3GPPRelease19Study

Pioneering

Widebandwidths(e.g.,500MHz)willbekeytosuccessofnext-

generationwirelesssystems

StudiesonnewbandsneedtobegintodayinpreparationforWRC-27

(e.g.,focusedon7.1—15.3GHzrange)

newspectrum

forwireless

communications

Focusingon7—24GHzthat

canbecomethewide-area

coveragebandfor6G

Release19Scope

Validateusingmeasurementsthechannelmodelof

TR38.901

for7—24GHz

Adaptandextend,asnecessary,thechannelmodelof

TR38.901

foratleast7—24GHz,alsoincludescenariosofnear-fieldpropagationandspatialnon-stationarity

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Source:RP-234018(Studyonchannelmode