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PRACH Coverage Enhancements
- Multiple PRACH Transmissions:
- Support {2, 4, 8} for the number of multiple PRACH
transmissions with the same Tx beam.
- PRACH transmissions within one RACH attempt are only
performed within one RO group associated with the same SSB/CSI-RS.
- Transmission power ramping is not applied within one RACH
attempt for multiple PRACH transmissions with the same Tx beam.
- RA-RNTI is calculated based on the last valid RO in the
RO group corresponding to the multiple PRACH transmissions.
- RO Group Determination:
- RO groups are determined/configured within a time period
X, starting from frame 0, and repeat every time period X.
- The starting RO of the first RO group is determined,
followed by sequential determination of other RO groups.
- All ROs in one RO group are associated with the same
SSB(s).
- Dropping Rules:
- Dropping rules for single PRACH transmissions are
extended to multiple PRACH transmissions.
- Layer 1 notifies higher layers to suspend the power
ramping counter when PRACH transmission in all PRACH occasions is
dropped.
- PRACH Mask Index:
- Down-select options for applying PRACH mask, including
whether the mask is applied before or after RO group determination.
Power Domain Enhancements
- FDSS-SE (Frequency Domain Spectrum Shaping with
Spectrum Extension):
- Legacy DMRS sequences are used with FDSS-SE for sequence
lengths ≥ 30.
- Transport block size is calculated using the number of
PRBs in the inband.
- Spectrum extension is configured using either an
extension factor or an even number of PRBs.
- UE Power Reporting:
- No RAN1 specification impact for including
ΔPPowerClass in reports to the network.
- RAN1 concludes discussions on enhancements for increasing
UE power high limit for CA and DC in Rel-18.
- MPR/PAR Reduction:
- No further discussion on enhancements for reducing
MPR/PAR objectives in Rel-18.
Dynamic Switching Between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM
- Dynamic Waveform Switching:
- Introduce new RRC parameters for configuration of dynamic
waveform switching (DWS) field in DCI formats 0_1/0_2.
- Value "0" of DWS indicator field maps to
transform precoding enabled; value "1" maps to transform
precoding disabled.
- Power Headroom Reporting:
- UE reports power headroom information for assumed PUSCH
using a target waveform different from the actual PUSCH.
- Reporting is based on actual PUSCH transmission
parameters, except waveform.
- UE Capability for MPR Reduction:
- RAN1 finds no specification impact for UE capabilities
related to powerBoostRel18 and powerBoostTSRel18.
General Agreements
- Specification Impact:
- RAN1 concludes all discussions related to Rel-18 coverage
enhancements and does not plan further discussions unless requested by
other working groups.
- Coordination with Other Working Groups:
- RAN1 informs RAN2 and RAN4 about agreements and
expectations for specification development related to UE capabilities and
power reporting.
This summary provides a comprehensive overview of the
agreements across PRACH coverage enhancements, power domain enhancements, and
dynamic waveform switching topics.