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The document provides extensive details on agreements and
discussions related to Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for NR Phase 3, Internet
of Things (IoT) Phase 3, and IoT-NTN TDD mode.
Below is a summarized breakdown of the agreements by topic:
NR-NTN Downlink Coverage Enhancements
- SS/PBCH Periodicity:
- Support extended periodicity of 160ms for SS/PBCH blocks
during initial access.
- Legacy UEs may not camp on cells with periodicity larger
than 160ms.
- PDCCH Repetition:
- Support inter-slot repetition for Type-0 PDCCH CSS.
- Repeated PDCCH candidates share the same aggregation
level, coded bits, and candidate index.
- Options for enabling/disabling repetition include
reserved bits in PBCH payload or implicit signaling.
- PDSCH Enhancements:
- Support PDSCH repetition for SIB1 within the same slot as
Type-0 PDCCH repetition.
- Msg4 PDSCH repetition supported with repetition factors
of 2 and 4, using RV cycling.
- Backward Compatibility:
- Legacy UEs may decode PDCCH and associated PDSCH in one
slot and skip monitoring in the other slot.
Support of RedCap and eRedCap UEs with NR NTN Operating
in FR1-NTN Bands
- Collision Handling:
- Collision case 3 (semi-statically configured DL reception
collides with UL transmission):
- Default priority rule: DL is prioritized unless
overridden by network signaling.
- Collision case 4 (dynamically scheduled DL reception
collides with UL transmission):
- Handling left to UE implementation for certain cases;
network can override priority via RRC signaling.
- RRC Parameters:
- UE-specific RRC parameters used to indicate UL overriding
DL for applicable use cases.
NR-NTN Uplink Capacity/Throughput Enhancements
- OCC (Orthogonal Cover Code) Design:
- OCC length and sequence configured by RRC higher layers.
- RV cycling applied across OCC groups.
- UE required to maintain phase continuity and power
consistency for the duration of one OCC group.
- Handling Overlaps:
- Legacy rules for UCI multiplexing or prioritization for
dropping PUSCH/PUCCH apply with updates for OCC groups.
- Dynamic Configuration:
- OCC sequence dynamically indicated via DCI.
IoT-NTN Uplink Capacity/Throughput Enhancements
- OCC for NPUSCH Format 1:
- Support OCC length 2 for 3.75kHz and 15kHz SCS.
- Dynamic activation/deactivation of OCC supported by DCI.
- DMRS Patterns:
- Sequential mapping or dropping of samples for TDM DMRS
slots.
- CDM DMRS symbols spread before OCC is applied.
- RRC Parameters:
- New parameter npusch-OCC-Enabled introduced to enable OCC
for NPUSCH format 1 single tone.
IoT-NTN TDD Mode
- Frame Structure:
- Uplink transmission gaps do not apply.
- NPRACH periodicities of 90ms and 180ms supported; 40ms
and 80ms are not.
- DL/UL Subframes:
- DL gaps may not apply; further discussion on
periodicities for NPDCCH monitoring.
- SIB1-NB dropped in non-D NB-IoT subframes.
- Precompensation:
- UE adjusts time/frequency pre-compensation before each
set of consecutive 8 uplink subframes.
- No pre-compensation gap needed before uplink bursts.
- GNSS Measurement Gap:
- Options include no enhancement, starting at non-D/non-U
subframes, or not applying GNSS gaps.
General Agreements
- Specification Impact:
- Many agreements involve no specification impact or are
deferred to RAN2/RAN4 for further discussion.
- Dynamic Signaling:
- Dynamic signaling via DCI for OCC activation/deactivation
and sequence index.
- Backward Compatibility:
- Ensuring backward compatibility with legacy UEs is a
recurring theme.
This summary captures the key agreements and discussions
across the topics without mentioning specific CRs.