CovEnh Rel-18

 RAN1#110-bis-e

9.14   Further NR coverage enhancements

Please refer to RP-221858 for detailed scope of the WI on further NR coverage enhancements.

 

R1-2210782        Session notes for 9.14 (Further NR coverage enhancements)             Ad-Hoc Chair (CMCC)   (rev of R1-2210696)

 

R1-2208783        Work plan for Rel-18 WI on Further NR coverage enhancements   China Telecom

9.14.1     PRACH coverage enhancements

R1-2208488        Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements      ZTE

Number of PRACH repetitions

·        Proposal 1: One or more new configured SSB-RSRP thresholds can be introduced for different PRACH coverage levels, i.e., different number of PRACH repetitions.

·        Proposal 2: The number of PRACH repetitions with 2, 4 and 8 is proposed for multiple PRACH transmissions.

Same beam or different beams

·        Proposal 3: Multiple PRACH transmissions with same beam on the ROs associated with the same SSB should be supported for PRACH coverage enhancement.

·        Proposal 4: Multiple PRACH transmissions with different beams on the ROs associated with the same SSB should be considered for PRACH coverage enhancement.

Resource for multiple PRACH transmissions

·        Proposal 5: For preamble index in multiple PRACH transmissions bundle, keep the same preamble index or randomize the preamble index in group based on predefined rule.

·        Proposal 6: Separated preamble index for multiple PRACH transmissions is needed to differentiate between the multiple PRACH transmissions and single PRACH transmission, or to identify the number of multiple PRACH transmissions, if legacy ROs are shared by multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        Proposal 7: Separate ROs by shared legacy PRACH configuration with or without additional new parameters should be considered for the multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        Proposal 8: Completely separating PRACH configuration for multiple PRACH transmissions from legacy PRACH configuration is not preferred.

·        Proposal 9: Approach of multiple PRACH transmissions in the frequency domain is not recommended.

·        Proposal 10: Multiple PRACH transmissions using multiple panels could be investigated.

RAR enhancements

·        Proposal 11: RAR window starts after the last PRACH repetitions should be applied if single RAR is adopted for multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        Proposal 12: Multiple RAR windows for multiple PRACH transmissions can be considered if gNB cannot have the knowledge about whether or not the UE is under multiple PRACH transmissions.

RA-RNTI

·        Proposal 13: Single RA-RNTI is calculated based on RO for the last or first PRACH repetition.

·        Proposal 14: UE should assume that multiple RA-RNTIs are calculated based on multiple ROs for the PRACH repetitions if RA-RNTI calculation is not based on a predefined single RO.

Others

·        Proposal 15: Power ramping is applied in case of multiple PRACH transmissions with the same beam. The power should remain unchanged in case of multiple PRACH transmissions with different beams.

·        Proposal 16: Multiple PRACH transmissions can be enabled during the PRACH re-attempts in case of transmitting power or number of PRACH retransmissions reaching a threshold.

·        Proposal 17: If multiple PRACH transmissions is used in the initial access, the retransmission should use multiple PRACH transmissions too.

·        Proposal 18: The coupling between PRACH repetitions, msg3 repetitions, and PUCCH repetitions for HARQ-ACK of Msg4 should be investigated.

·        Proposal 19: The CFRA based multiple PRACH transmissions should be investigated.

·        Proposal 20: Study potential coverage enhancements for PRACH in FWA scenario to address the demands from practical network deployment.

Decision: The document is noted.

 

R1-2208411         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2208575         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2208671         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancements         vivo

R1-2208784         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            China Telecom

R1-2208846         PRACH coverage enhancements     OPPO

R1-2208963         PRACH coverage enhancements     CATT

R1-2209001         PRACH coverage enhancements     TCL Communication Ltd.

R1-2209025         Discussion on PRACH Coverage Enhancement          Fujitsu

R1-2209078         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancement          Intel Corporation

R1-2209116         PRACH Coverage Enhancement using Multi PRACH Transmissions    Sony

R1-2209130         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Panasonic

R1-2209159         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            NEC

R1-2209223         PRACH coverage enhancements     Lenovo

R1-2209249         Discussion on solutions for NR PRACH coverage enhancement             Mavenir

R1-2209272         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          xiaomi

R1-2209363         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          CMCC

R1-2209412         PRACH coverage enhancements     ETRI

R1-2209415         Discussion on triggering multiple PRACH transmissions          FGI

R1-2209521         Enhancements for PRACH coverage             MediaTek Inc.

R1-2209608         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Apple

R1-2209661         Discussion on PRACH repetition    InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2209672         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Ericsson

R1-2209759         PRACH coverage enhancements     Samsung

R1-2209788         Views on multiple PRACH transmission for coverage enhancement      Sharp

R1-2209803         Discussion on PRACH repeated transmission for NR coverage enhancement       LG Electronics

R1-2209925         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2210013         PRACH Coverage Enhancements   Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2210165         PRACH coverage enhancements     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

 

[110bis-e-R18-Coverage-01] – Nanxi (China Telecom)

Email discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement by October 19

-        Check points: October 14, October 19

R1-2210318        FL Summary#1 of PRACH coverage enhancements             Moderator (China Telecom)

Presented in Oct 13th GTW session

 

R1-2210553         FL Summary#2 of PRACH coverage enhancements   Moderator (China Telecom)

R1-2210554        FL Summary#3 of PRACH coverage enhancements             Moderator (China Telecom)

From Oct 18th GTW session

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same beam, at least support to use same PRACH preamble during the multiple PRACH transmissions in one RACH attempt.

·        FFS: whether different preambles can be utilized in different PRACH transmissions during the multiple PRACH transmissions in one RACH attempt.

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same beam, at least ROs located at different time instances can be utilized for the transmissions.

·        FFS: whether/how the starting RB of ROs can be different at different time instances for multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        FFS: whether/how multiple PRACH transmissions located in the same time instance, e.g., for UEs with multiple Tx chains.

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same beam, for RAR monitoring, consider the following options.

·        Option 1: One RAR window per each PRACH transmission, the RAR window follows the legacy design.

o   FFS: RA-RNTI.

·        Option 2: Only one RAR window for all of the multiple PRACH transmissions.

o   FFS: the start position of the RAR window.

o   FFS: RA-RNTI.

 

Final summary in R1-2210660.

9.14.2     Power domain enhancements

R1-2210014        Power-domain enhancements       Qualcomm Incorporated

On enhancements to reduce MPR/PAPR

·        Proposal 1: For power-domain enhancements targeting MPR/PAPR optimization focus on the following class of waveforms:

o   DFT-S-OFDM

o   QPSK modulation

o   Inner and outer RB allocations

o   Small RB allocation (1-16 RBs)

·        Proposal 2: Study non-transparent techniques that allow a 0-dB MPR waveform to be transmitted at a transmit power exceeding the maximum power associated with the UE power class.

·        Proposal 3: Study sideband tone reservation as a non-transparent waveform shaping technique to transmit DFT-S-OFM waveforms at a higher transmit power.

o   Sideband tone reservation is given in units of RBs

·        Proposal 4: For evaluating the benefits of tone reservation, use legacy R17 PUSCH waveforms as a baseline, with the excess bandwidth included in the total allocated bandwidth.

·        Proposal 5: Study FDSS with bandwidth expansion as a non-transparent waveform shaping technique to transmit DFT-S-OFM waveforms at a higher transmit power.

o   Excess bandwidth is given in units of RBs

o   DMRS and data symbols undergo spectrum shaping

·        Proposal 6: For FDSS with bandwidth expansion, link-level performance evaluations are required to assess the overall coverage gains. In particular, evaluate the impact of (a) the amount power spent in the excess bandwidth region and (b) gNB receiver handling of the excess bandwidth when receiving the PUSCH transmission for further processing.

·        Proposal 7: For FDSS with bandwidth expansion, evaluate the impact of gNB not knowing the pulse shaping filter used by the UE (but aware of bandwidth expansion).

On enhancements to realize high power uplink transmissions in CA and DC

·        Proposal 8: To facilitate higher power transmission in CA and DC scenarios, introduce signalling mechanisms between UE and gNB focused on

o   increasing awareness of power or energy budget available at the UE for each carrier/band,

o   aiding the selection of the best band combination for UL CA, and

o   aiding scheduling policy when UE is configured with multiple bands in UL CA, for e.g., selecting preferred carrier for servicing uplink, or adaptive load sharing across carriers.

·        Proposal 9: Introduce signaling to allow UE to report aspects related to power management and RF exposure.

·        Proposal 10: Enhance the current power headroom reporting framework to allow a user to also report P-MPR (via MPE field) for FR1 carriers.

·        Proposal 11: Enhance the current power headroom reporting framework to allow a user to report power headroom for a carrier that is configured for downlink but not for uplink (i.e., no active uplink BWP).

·        Proposal 12: Introduce MAC-CE signaling to allow UE to report energy headroom for each of the bands in a CA/DC configuration given to the UE.

o   FFS: signaling details, including, periodicity, reporting triggers, relation to PHR, how to handle multiple bands, reference power, etc.

Decision: The document is noted.

 

R1-2208412         Discussion on coverage enhancement in power domain            Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2208489         Discussion on power domain enhancements ZTE

R1-2208576         Discussion on power domain enhancements Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2208672         Discussions on power domain enhancements vivo

R1-2208847         The study of power domain enhancements    OPPO

R1-2208964         Discussion on power domain enhancements CATT

R1-2209026         Discussion on power domain enhancements for CA/DC            Fujitsu

R1-2209079         Discussions on power domain enhancement Intel Corporation

R1-2209224         Power domain enhancements          Lenovo

R1-2209364         Discussion on power domain enhancements CMCC

R1-2209522         Discussion on power-domain enhancements MediaTek Inc.

R1-2209609         Discussion on power domain coverage enhancement  Apple

R1-2209662         Uplink power enhancements            InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2209673         Power Domain Enhancement Evaluation Methodology and Schemes     Ericsson

R1-2209760         Power domain enhancements          Samsung

R1-2209789         Power domain enhancements for Rel-18 CovEnh       Sharp

R1-2209926         Discussion on power domain enhancements NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2210166         RAN1 impacts for power domain enhancements         Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

 

[110bis-e-R18-Coverage-02] – Marco (Nokia)

Email discussion on power domain enhancements by October 19

-        Check points: October 14, October 19

R1-2210322         FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)         Moderator (Nokia/Nokia Shanghai Bell)

R1-2210323        FL summary #2 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia/Nokia Shanghai Bell)

From Oct 13th GTW session

Agreement

The following work split principles will be adopted in RAN1 for power domain enhancement throughout Rel-18 from RAN1 perspective and send LS to RAN4 in this meeting:

·        RAN1 performs link level simulations of candidate solutions for power domain enhancements to study at least the SNR variation, PAPR/CM, and EVM, brought by each solution.

o   Transparent MPR/PAR reduction solutions can be considered as a benchmark for studying the performance of non-transparent solutions.

·        RAN1 is not expected to perform RF simulations of candidate solutions for power domain enhancements

o   Results of RF simulations can be included in RAN1 contributions

·        RAN1 will assess RAN1 specification impact of candidate MPR/PAR reduction solutions

o   A list of candidate solutions, including necessary parameters, from RAN1 perspective should be ready before the end of RAN1 #111, and should be included in an LS to RAN4.

·        RAN1 understands that RAN4 is responsible for selecting the Rel-18 MPR/PAR reduction solution, if any.

 

R1-2210324         FL summary #3 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)    Moderator (Nokia/Nokia Shanghai Bell)

 

Decision: As per email decision posted on Oct 18th,

R1-2210563        [Draft] LS on work split principles adopted in RAN1 for power domain enhancements    Moderator (Nokia)

Decision: The draft LS R1-2210563 is endorsed in principle with modifying (‘RAN2’ should be ‘RAN4’ in “ACTION: RAN1 respectfully requests RAN2 to take the above into account in their future work.”). Final LS is approved in R1-2210674.

 

Conclusion

Sub-PRB transmission is de-prioritized for the study of MPR/PAR reduction solutions in Rel-18.

 

Agreement

The following spectrum extension options for frequency domain spectrum shaping with spectrum extension (FDSS-SE), are considered for studying MPR/PAR reduction enhancements in Rel-18:

·        Option 1: Symmetric extension

·        Option 2: Cyclic extension

·        Option 3: Cyclic shift plus symmetric extension.

Agreement

The following design aspects of tone reservation (TR), are considered for studying MPR/PAR reduction enhancements in Rel-18:

·        Sideband tone reservation size is expressed in integer units of RBs.

·        FFS:

o   Sideband tone reservation size

o   Sideband tone reservation size determination

o   Whether PRTs are added only to data or also DMRS symbols

 

R1-2210325        FL summary #4 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia/Nokia Shanghai Bell)

From Oct 18th GTW session

Agreement

For enhancements to realize increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC, RAN1 can study based on RAN4’s input

·        Whether RAN1 enhancements to information exchange between UE and gNB are needed to improve scheduling and network performance when using higher power CA/DC.

o   FFS how to realize such information exchange, e.g., signalling enhancement, and what is the spec impact.

 

Decision: As per email decision posted on Oct 19th,

R1-2210673        [Draft] LS on enhancements to realize increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC Moderator (Nokia)

Decision: The draft LS R1-2210673 is endorsed in principle. Final LS is approved in R1-2210739.

 

Agreement

DFT-s-OFDM is the target waveform for the study and, if applicable, the design of MPR/PAR reduction solutions in Rel-18.

Note: No doubt from RAN1 about the offline consensus Results concerning the application of solutions for DFT-s-OFDM to CP-OFDM can be presented by companies in their contributions”.   

 

Agreement

For power-domain enhancements targeting MPR/PAR reduction, study the following configurations for DFT-S-OFDM:

·      At least pi/2-BPSK and QPSK modulation are considered

o   FFS: other modulations, e.g., 16-QAM

·      Any number of RB can be considered

·      The starting RB of the allocation can be any RB in the BWP 

o   FFS:

§  Whether restrictions on the number of allocated RB or on the starting RB of the allocation are considered.

 

Agreement

At least the following candidate solutions for MPR/PAR reduction will be studied in RAN1.

        Frequency domain spectrum shaping w/ spectrum extension

        Frequency domain spectrum shaping w/o spectrum extension

        Tone reservation (which can only be w/ spectrum extension)

 

Decision: As per email decision posted on Oct 20th,

Agreement

The following design aspects of frequency domain spectrum shaping with spectrum extension (FDSS-SE), are considered for studying MPR/PAR reduction enhancements in Rel-18:

        Spectrum extension size is expressed in integer units of RBs.

        Both DMRS and data symbols undergo spectrum shaping

        FFS:

o   Which extensions factor(s) to consider, where extension factor (α) is given by spectrum extension size / Total allocation size.

o   Impact of shaping filter on FDSS-SE performance

o   How to extend DMRS sequence to spectrum extensions, based on either the existing ZC-sequence DMRS or low-PAPR DMRS for PUSCH (FG 16-6c)

o   How extension size is determined

Agreement

For link-level performance evaluation:

All considered solutions should be configured to operate with same amount of time-frequency resource and a same spectral efficiency, that is:

Note: it is understood that minor TBS variations across different waveform configurations can occur and are acceptable.

 

Agreement

For link-level performance evaluation, the performance of the considered MPR/PAR reduction solutions is studied using at least the metrics included in the work split principles for power domain enhancement agreed by RAN1 for Rel-18, for instance, but no limited to, , defined as the SNR variation w.r.t. baseline under the requirement BLER=10-1.

        FFS whether further definition or refinement of the metrics is needed

Note: metrics other than the ones included in the work split principles for power domain enhancement agreed by RAN1 for Rel-18 can be reported by companies.

 

Agreement 

For link-level performance evaluation, companies are encouraged to report configuration details of the following aspects, when applicable:

        Shaping filter used for evaluating frequency domain spectrum shaping w/ and w/o spectrum extension (both the filter used at the transmitter and at the receiver should be reported, if the two filters are assumed to be mismatched).

        PRT generation algorithm used for evaluation tone reservation w/ spectrum extension.

        Design details and configuration of any transparent scheme used as benchmark 

Agreement 

For link-level performance evaluation of MPR/PAR reduction solutions involving the use of Tx filter, companies are encouraged to assume a Tx filter which fulfils a set of spectrum flatness requirements, e.g., existing RAN4 spectrum flatness requirements

For link-level performance evaluation of MPR/PAR reduction solutions involving the use of spectrum extensions or sideband, companies are encouraged to report whether/how the extended portion of the spectrum is handled by the receiver in the simulations.

 

 

R1-2210326        Final FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)        Moderator (Nokia/Nokia Shanghai Bell)

9.14.33     Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM

R1-2210167        Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

·        Proposal 1. The scope of dynamic waveform switching in Rel-18 is limited to only for PUSCH. FFS: Msg3 PUSCH.

·        Proposal 2. The framework for dynamic switching between CP-OFDM and DFT-s-OFDM in Rel-18 should be easily extensible for also accommodating the switching among more than two waveform operation modes.

·        Proposal 3. RAN1 to prioritize DCI-based signalling solution for dynamic waveform switching in Rel-18.

·        Proposal 4. RAN1 to consider both DL and UL DCI for DCI-based signalling solution for dynamic waveform switching in Rel-18. At least the fallback DCI formats 0_0 and 1_0 should be supported. FFS: Other non-fallback DCI formats.

·        Proposal 5. RAN1 to consider solutions to mitigate DCI overhead increase and to reduce impact on the repurposed DCI field for explicit DCI-based signalling of dynamic waveform switching.

·        Proposal 6. RAN1 to further consider the following conditions for discussions on implicit DCI-based signalling for dynamic waveform switching indication:

o   RB regions and associated MPR (i.e., DFT-s-OFDM is used when the PUSCH is scheduled in the outer/edge regions and CP-OFDM is used when the PUSCH is scheduled in the inner RB region),

o   PHR limitation (i.e., DFT-s-OFDM is used when the latest PHR is sufficiently small, otherwise CP-OFDM),

o   Total allocated RBs (i.e., DFT-s-OFDM is used when the total number of allocated RBs is sufficiently small, otherwise CP-OFDM).

·        Proposal 7. RAN1 to consider the possibility of combining several conditions in the discussions on implicit DCI-based signalling for dynamic waveform switching indication.

·        Proposal 8. RAN1 to study enhancements for power headroom reporting for assisting gNB on selecting a suitable waveform.

Decision: The document is noted.

 

R1-2208413         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for coverage enhancement Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2208490         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching ZTE

R1-2208577         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2208673         Discussions on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM         vivo

R1-2208785         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               China Telecom

R1-2208848         Supporting of dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               OPPO

R1-2208965         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     CATT

R1-2209080         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM waveform Intel Corporation

R1-2209117         Considerations on dynamic waveform switching for NR UL     Sony

R1-2209160         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               NEC

R1-2209162         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching Panasonic

R1-2209205         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2209225         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Lenovo

R1-2209248         Discussion on solutions for NR dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM   Mavenir

R1-2209273         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               xiaomi

R1-2209365         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CMCC

R1-2209413         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     ETRI

R1-2209433         Discussion on Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Fujitsu Limited

R1-2209523         Discussion on dynamic switching between waveforms              MediaTek Inc.

R1-2209610         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Apple

R1-2209674         Discussion on Dynamic UL Waveform Switching      Ericsson

R1-2209761         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Samsung

R1-2209790         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM for Rel-18 CovEnh               Sharp

R1-2209804         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for NR coverage enhancement        LG Electronics

R1-2209927         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM           NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2210015         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2210115         Discussion on Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CEWiT

 

[110bis-e-R18-Coverage-03] – Paul (InterDigital)

Email discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM by October 19

-        Check points: October 14, October 19

R1-2210431         Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

R1-2210432        Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

Presented in Oct 13th GTW session

 

Decision: As per email decision posted on Oct 16th,

Agreement

Dynamic waveform switching enhancement in R18 is only applicable to PUSCH channel.

 

R1-2210433        Summary #3 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From Oct 17th GTW session

Working Assumption

Support at least one of the following options for the dynamic waveform indication in R18:

·        Alt 1: Indication from an UL scheduling DCI

o   Alt 1-A: New field in scheduling DCI

o   Alt 1-B: Reuse existing field in scheduling DCI

§  Alt 1-B-1: Explicit indication by repurposing field, e.g.

·        Add one column to TDRA table

·        Add one column to MCS table(s)

·        Other solutions not precluded

§  Alt 1-B-2: Implicit determination from condition(s) on scheduling information, e.g.

·        RA type, MSB of RA

·        Number of RBs (below threshold or multiple of 2,3,5)

·        Location of RB allocation within carrier and the associated MPR

·        MCS below threshold

·        Number of PUSCH repetitions (or whether PUSCH repetition is used) and/or TBoMS

·        Number of DMRS CDM group(s) without data

·        Precoding information and number of layers

·        SRI

·        Condition over multiple types of scheduling information

·        Other types of scheduling information not precluded

o   Indicated waveform applies at least to the scheduled PUSCH transmission

§  FFS: Whether it also applies to subsequent transmissions, and of which type

o   FFS: DCI formats can contain the indication

o   FFS: Indication applies only if condition(s) are satisfied (e.g. PDCCH occasion, /RNTI, /Search space of the scheduling DCI, latest PHR reported by the UE, etc.)

·        Alt 2: Indication from a non-UL scheduling DCI

o   FFS: DCI formats that can provide the indication (e.g. Downlink DCI, UE-group common DCI)

o   FFS: Types of subsequent transmissions to which indication is applicable

 

From Oct 18th GTW session

Agreement

To study and if necessary, specify, enhancements to assist the scheduler in determining waveform switching, such as:

·        Reporting power headroom related information

·        Other solutions are not precluded

 

Decision: As per email decision posted on Oct 21st,

Agreement

Dynamic waveform switching enhancement in R18 is applicable to PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1 or 0_2 in PDCCH with CRC scrambled with C-RNTI, MCS-C-RNTI, or CS-RNTI with NDI=1.

 

 

Final summary in R1-2210749.


 RAN1#111

9.14   Further NR coverage enhancements

Please refer to RP-221858 for detailed scope of the WI on further NR coverage enhancements.

 

R1-2212851        Session notes for 9.14 (Further NR coverage enhancements)             Ad-Hoc Chair (CMCC)

Endorsed and contents incorporated below.

 

[111-R18-CovEnh] – Nanxi (China Telecom)

To be used for sharing updates on online/offline schedule, details on what is to be discussed in online/offline sessions, tdoc number of the moderator summary for online session, etc

9.14.1     PRACH coverage enhancements

R1-2210879         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2211033         Discussions on issues of PRACH coverage enhancements        vivo

R1-2211047         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          ZTE

R1-2211087         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Fujitsu

R1-2211185         PRACH coverage enhancements     CATT

R1-2211254         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2211350         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          xiaomi

R1-2211423         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancement          Intel Corporation

R1-2211474         PRACH coverage enhancements     OPPO

R1-2211537         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            China Telecom

R1-2211541         PRACH coverage enhancements     TCL Communication Ltd.

R1-2211568         PRACH coverage enhancements     ETRI

R1-2211573         PRACH coverage enhancements     Lenovo

R1-2211592         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Panasonic

R1-2211595         PRACH coverage enhancements     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2211630         PRACH Coverage Enhancement using Multi PRACH Transmissions    Sony

R1-2211705         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          CMCC

R1-2211711         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2211837         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Apple

R1-2211881         Discussion on PRACH Resource for multiple PRACH transmissions     FGI

R1-2212562         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Ericsson (rev of R1-2211895)

R1-2211931         Discussion on PRACH repeated transmission for NR coverage enhancement       LG Electronics

R1-2212009         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2212073         PRACH coverage enhancements     Samsung

R1-2212145         PRACH Coverage Enhancements   Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2212181         Views on multiple PRACH transmission for coverage enhancement      Sharp

R1-2212255         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          MediaTek Inc.

R1-2212273         Discussion on issues of PRACH coverage enhancement           Mavenir

R1-2212360         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            NEC

 

R1-2212566        FL Summary#1 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From Nov 14th session

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, support to differentiate at least between multiple PRACH transmissions and single PRACH transmissions.

 

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, to differentiate the multiple PRACH transmissions with single PRACH transmission, consider one or multiple of the following options.

·        Option 1: Multiple PRACH are transmitted with separate preamble on shared ROs.

·        Option 2: Multiple PRACH are transmitted on separate ROs.

·        Option 3: Partial of multiple PRACHs are transmitted with separate preamble on shared ROs, while the other multiple PRACHs are transmitted on separate ROs.

·        Other options are not precluded.

·        Note: Shared or separate RO/preamble means that the RO/preamble is shared or separated with single PRACH transmission.

Agreement

Study at least the following case for multiple PRACH transmissions with different Tx beams.

·        UE uses different TX beams to transmit the multiple PRACH over ROs associated with the same SSB/CSI-RS

·        FFS: UE uses different TX beams to transmit the multiple PRACH over ROs associated with different SSBs /CSI-RSs, where the different SSBs/CSI-RSs are not associated with the same RO.

·        Note: not related to decision on CFRA

Note: UE uses different TX beams to transmit the multiple PRACH over ROs associated with different SSBs/CSI-RSs, where the different SSBs/CSI-RSs are associated with the same RO is not considered.

 

Working Assumption

Simulation results for multiple PRACH transmissions with different beam(s) and same beam(s) (baseline) to be discussed in the next meeting.

·        Simulation assumptions in TR 38.830 are used as the starting point for the simulation.

o   Focus on FR2.

§  UE antenna configuration 2-2-2(baseline), 1-4-1(optional)

o   Performance metric: 0.1% false alarm, 1% miss-detection

o   Companies report the number of beams, the beam widths, beam correspondence assumption, and the boresights.

·        Channel model for link-level simulation: CDL-A defined in table 7.7.1-1 in TR 38.901.

·        Both that UE fulfills beamCorrespondence requirements Without UL-BeamSweeping and UE fulfils beamCorrespondence requirements With UL-BeamSweeping can be considered in the simulation are used as starting point for simulation.

 

R1-2212567        FL Summary#2 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From Nov 17th session

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, down-select one option from the following options.

 

Agreement

 

Final summary in R1-2212568.

9.14.2     Power domain enhancements

R1-2210880         Discussion on coverage enhancement in power domain            Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2211034         Discussions on issues of power domain enhancements              vivo

R1-2211048         Discussion on power domain enhancements ZTE

R1-2211088         Discussion on Power domain enhancements for CA/DC           Fujitsu

R1-2211186         Discussion on enhancements to reduce MPR/PAR      CATT

R1-2211255         Discussion on power domain enhancements Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2211351         Discussion on power domain enhancements xiaomi

R1-2211424         Discussions on power domain enhancement Intel Corporation

R1-2211475         The study of power domain enhancements    OPPO

R1-2211574         Power domain enhancements          Lenovo

R1-2211593         Discussion on power domain enhancements Panasonic

R1-2211596         RAN1 impacts for power domain enhancements         Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2211706         Discussion on power domain enhancements CMCC

R1-2211712         Discussion on power domain enhancements InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2211838         Discussion on power domain coverage enhancement  Apple

R1-2211896         Power Domain Enhancement Evaluation Methodology and Schemes     Ericsson

R1-2212010         Discussion on power domain enhancements NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2212074         Power domain enhancements          Samsung

R1-2212146         Power-domain enhancements          Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2212182         Power domain enhancements for Rel-18 CovEnh       Sharp

R1-2212256         Discussion on power domain enhancements MediaTek Inc.

R1-2212282         DMRS design for power domain enhancements          Indian Institute of Tech (H)

 

R1-2212573         FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)         Moderator (Nokia)

R1-2212574        FL summary #2 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From Nov 15th session

Agreement

 

Agreement

For RAN1 link-level performance evaluation of MPR/PAR reduction solutions involving the use of Tx spectrum shaping filter, companies are encouraged to use at least the following spectrum shaping filter configuration for calibration purpose:

There is no restriction to use other spectrum shaping filter coefficients in simulations, e.g., [1 0.28].

Note: the above does not have spec impact.

 

Agreement

The following non-transparent solutions for MPR/PAR reduction are currently under discussion in RAN1.

In addition, transparent schemes, for instance but not limited to frequency domain spectrum shaping w/o spectrum extension or schemes based on clipping and filtering, are also being evaluated to serve as a benchmark to assess the benefits of non-transparent solutions. Companies are allowed to use any transparent transmission scheme of their choice.

 

Agreement

At least the symmetric spectrum extension option for frequency domain spectrum shaping with spectrum extension (FDSS-SE), are considered for studying MPR/PAR reduction enhancements in Rel-18.

 

Conclusion

It is RAN1 understanding that:

·        Performance comparison based on net gain results combining transmitter and receiver performance is performed by RAN4.

·        No final decision would be taken by RAN1 on which MPR/PAR reduction solution, will be specified in Rel-18, if any, since this is RAN4’s responsibility.

o   It does not preclude RAN1 specification impact

Agreement

For the study of the PAPR/CM of DMRS when considering tone reservation as candidate enhancement for MPR/PAR reduction in Rel-18, RAN1 to consider at least the case that PRTs are added to the DMRS symbols (in the sideband). The case of PRTs not added to DMRS symbols can be used as a benchmark.

 

Agreement

The LS out RAN1 aims at drafting before the end of RAN1 #111 should include at least the following three parts:

1.      List of candidate non-transparent and an initial list of transparent (if any) schemes considered for study by RAN1

2.      Schemes-specific parameterization used by RAN1 for evaluation, e.g., spectrum extension factor and cyclic shift (if applicable), sideband size, filter assumptions (if any), channel model and so on.

3.      Further parameterizations used in RAN1 evaluations, e.g., carrier frequency, channel model and so on.

 

R1-2212575        FL summary #3 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From Nov 17th session

Agreement

The following baseline parameterization is used for link-level performance evaluation of MPR-PAR reduction solutions in RAN1 for Rel-18.

Channel 

PUSCH, 14 symbols 

Carrier frequency and scenario

4GHz (Urban),

28GHz (Urban)

700MHz (Rural),

Channel BW

100MHz for Urban

20MHz for Rural,

SCS

30 kHz (4GHz),

120 kHz (28GHz)

15 kHz (700 MHz),

Channel model

TDL-C 300ns for FR1 Urban (4GHz),

TDL-A 30ns for FR2 Urban (28GHz),

TDL-D 30ns for Rural

UE speed

3km/h

Waveform

According to agreements

Modulation

According to agreements

Number of Tx antennas

1, Optional: 2

Number of Rx antennas

4 for FR1 Urban,

2 for FR2,

2 or 4 for FR1 Rural,

Number of DMRS symbols

2

Number of PUSCH data symbols

12

HARQ configuration

No retransmissions

Frequency hopping

Disabled

Number of PRBs

Reported by companies

MCS

Chosen as a function of the number of PRBs to guarantee same spectral efficiency between MPR/PAR reduction solutions and baseline/benchmarks as per agreements

Extension factor [FDSS-SE] / sideband size [TR] (α)

[1/8, 1/4, 3/8] is encouraged.

BLER

10%

For any parameter that is not listed in the table, companies are encouraged to consider corresponding value from TR 38.830 (or TR 38.868, if the parameter is absent in TR 38.830) and report the parameter with the results.

Notes:

·        Other configurations and scenarios can be studied, and corresponding results can be reported.

·        RAN1 to inform RAN4 about the content of the table.

·        This table can be updated in future meetings, especially if alignment with assumptions and parameterization in RAN4 is needed

Agreement

Study the PAPR/CM[/OBO] of DMRS with FDSS-SE, e.g., the following solutions:

·        Option 1 - Based on low PAPR Type 1 DMRS sequence:

o   1-a:  A DMRS sequence is generated considering the number of PRBs in the inband + extension. The sequence length depends on the number of PRBs in the inband + extension.

o   1-b A DMRS sequence is generated considering the number of PRBs in the inband (no extension). The sequence length depends on the number of PRBs in the inband. The sequence is then cyclically extended to span the PRBs in the extension.

o   1-c A DMRS sequence is generated considering the number of PRBs in the inband (no extension). The sequence length depends on the number of PRBs in the inband. DMRS extension is applied similar to data to span the PRBs in the extension.

·        Option 2 - Based on low PAPR type 2 DMRS sequence

o   Variances like those of Option 1 can be referred

·        Option 3 – For in-band DMRS lengths 6/12/18/24 symbols, DMRS sequence is obtained by DFT transformation of low PAPR sequence type 1. Then the sequence is extended to span the PRBs in the extension in the same way as data extension.

Note: Other solutions can be studied. Comparison with the three solutions above is encouraged. Sequence with different density between in-band and extension can be studied.

 

 

R1-2212576        FL summary #4 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From Nov 18th session

Working Assumption

·        The following set of configurations is for companies’ consideration for the calibration of the link performance of MPR/PAR reduction techniques.

 

No spectrum extension

With spectrum extension

TBS value

Tput estimation for DDDSU @4GHz

#PRBs

MCS

#PRBs before extension

#PRBs after extension

MCS

Spectrum extension factor

2408

963.2 kbps

16

7

14

16

8

1/8

5376

~2.15 Mbps

32

8

28

32

9

1/8

272

108.8 kbps

8

0

6

8

1

¼

1032

412.8 kbps

8

6

6

8

8

¼

2152

~0.9 Mbps

40

2

30

40

3

¼

4992

~2.0 Mbps

40

6

30

40

8

¼

552

220.8 kbps

16

0

10

16

2

3/8

1736

694.6 kbps

32

2

20

32

4

3/8

[432

172.8 kbps

8

2

6

8

3

¼]

[808

323.2 kbps

24

0

18

24

1

¼]

·        The values above serve as a common basis, but any other configuration and result reported by companies will be considered for any input related to LLS that RAN1 may provide to RAN4.

·        Results of the simulations of MPR/PAR reduction solutions which companies may report in contributions to RAN1 #112 should be reported using the template in R1-2212918.

·        Note: At least 10% BLER SNR is reported

 

R1-2212916        [Draft] LS to RAN4 for further information on RAN1 assumptions for LLS performance evaluation of MPR/PAR reduction solutions  Moderator (Nokia)

Decision: The draft LS in R1-2212916 is endorsed in principle. Final LS is approved in R1-2212917.

 

 

Final FL summary in R1-2212577.

R1-2212918         Template for reporting results of LLS performance evaluations of MPR/PAR reduction solutions            Moderator (Nokia)

9.14.33     Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM

R1-2210881         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for coverage enhancement Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2211035         Discussions on issues of dynamic waveform switching             vivo

R1-2211049         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching ZTE

R1-2211089         Discussion on Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Fujitsu

R1-2211134         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching Panasonic

R1-2211187         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     CATT

R1-2211256         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2211324         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2211352         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               xiaomi

R1-2211390         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM waveform Intel Corporation

R1-2211476         Considerations on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               OPPO

R1-2211538         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               China Telecom

R1-2211569         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     ETRI

R1-2211575         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Lenovo

R1-2211597         Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2211631         Further considerations on dynamic waveform switching for NR UL       Sony

R1-2211707         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CMCC

R1-2211839         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Apple

R1-2211879         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM           FGI

R1-2211897         Discussion on Dynamic UL Waveform Switching      Ericsson

R1-2211932         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for NR coverage enhancement        LG Electronics

R1-2212011         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM           NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2212075         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Samsung

R1-2212147         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2212183         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM for Rel-18 CovEnh               Sharp

R1-2212257         Dynamic switching between waveforms       MediaTek Inc.

R1-2212272         Discussion on Dynamic switching mechanism of CP-OFDM and DFT-S-OFDM               Mavenir

R1-2212361         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               NEC

R1-2212431         Discussion on Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CEWiT

R1-2212445         Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

R1-2212446         Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

 

R1-2212445        Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From Nov 15th session

Working Assumption

Support at least one of the following options for the dynamic waveform indication in R18:

·        Alt 1: Indication from an UL scheduling DCI

o   Alt 1-A: New field in scheduling DCI

o   Alt 1-B: Reuse existing field in scheduling DCI

§  Alt 1-B-1: Explicit indication by repurposing field, e.g.

·        Add one column to TDRA table

·        Add one column to MCS table(s)

·        Other solutions not precluded

§  Alt 1-B-2: Implicit determination from condition(s) on scheduling information, e.g.

·        RA type, MSB of RA

·        Number of RBs (below threshold or multiple of 2,3,5)

·        Location of RB allocation within carrier and the associated MPR

·        MCS below threshold

·        Number of PUSCH repetitions (or whether PUSCH repetition is used) and/or TBoMS

·        Number of DMRS CDM group(s) without data

·        Precoding information and number of layers

·        SRI

·        Condition over multiple types of scheduling information

·        Other types of scheduling information not precluded

o   Indicated waveform applies at least to the scheduled PUSCH transmission

o   FFS: Whether it also applies to subsequent transmissions, and of which type

o   FFS: DCI formats can contain the indication

o   FFS: Indication applies only if condition(s) are satisfied (e.g. PDCCH occasion, /RNTI, /Search space of the scheduling DCI, latest PHR reported by the UE, etc.)

·        Alt 2: Indication from a non-UL scheduling DCI

o   FFS: DCI formats that can provide the indication (e.g. Downlink DCI, UE-group common DCI)

o   FFS: Types of subsequent transmissions to which indication is applicable

Agreement

For DCI based solution,

·        For supported dynamically scheduled PUSCH, support dynamic waveform switching indication from UL scheduling DCI

o   Note: “Supported dynamically scheduled PUSCH” is to be confirmed in further discussion

o   Note: It does not imply that the waveform switching indication applies to other transmission or not

Note: the working assumption made in RAN1#110b-e for “Support at least one of the following options for the dynamic waveform indication in R18” does not need to be confirmed

 

 

R1-2212446        Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From Nov 17th session

Working Assumption

Support new 1-bit field for dynamic waveform indication from UL scheduling DCI

·        Note: no change of the current size alignment procedure between UL DCI and DL DCI

Agreement

Study the necessity of the following potential enhancements to assist the scheduler in determining waveform switching:

·        Reporting power headroom related information based on PCMAX,f,c applicable to a target waveform

o   Target waveform can be same or different from waveform of an actual PUSCH transmission

o   FFS target RB allocation and/or target modulation order can be same or different from respective properties of an actual PUSCH transmission

o   FFS determination of target waveform, target RB allocation, target modulation order

o   FFS details, e.g. report PCMAX,f,c or Type 1 power headroom for a waveform, or difference thereof between waveforms

·        PHR triggering enhancements, e.g.

o   Network-triggered PHR

o   PH becomes lower (higher) than a threshold

o   PHR triggered by waveform switching

·        Reporting of recommended waveform or request to switch waveform

·        Other solutions not precluded

 

Final summary in R1-2212983.


 RAN1#112

9.14   Further NR coverage enhancements

Please refer to RP-221858 for detailed scope of the WI on further NR coverage enhancements.

 

R1-2302069        Session notes for 9.14 (Further NR coverage enhancements)             Ad-Hoc Chair (CMCC)

 

[112-R18-CovEnh] – Nanxi (China Telecom)

To be used for sharing updates on online/offline schedule, details on what is to be discussed in online/offline sessions, tdoc number of the moderator summary for online session, etc

9.14.1     PRACH coverage enhancements

R1-2300089         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2300244         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2300276         PRACH coverage enhancements     OPPO

R1-2300344         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          ZTE

R1-2300479         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancements         vivo

R1-2300495         Discussion on Resource Allocation for Multiple PRACH Transmission FGI

R1-2301770         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          xiaomi   (rev of R1-2300561)

R1-2300667         PRACH coverage enhancements     CATT

R1-2300728         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            China Telecom

R1-2300758         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Fujitsu

R1-2300796         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Panasonic

R1-2300828         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            NEC

R1-2300838         PRACH coverage enhancements     TCL Communication Ltd.

R1-2300860         PRACH coverage enhancements     Lenovo

R1-2300894         PRACH Coverage Enhancement using Multi PRACH Transmissions    Sony

R1-2300904         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Mavenir

R1-2300972         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancement          Intel Corporation

R1-2301027         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          CMCC

R1-2301053         PRACH coverage enhancements     ETRI

R1-2301074         Discussion on PRACH repeated transmission for NR coverage enhancement       LG Electronics

R1-2301171         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          InterDigital Communications

R1-2301185         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Ericsson

R1-2301292         PRACH coverage enhancements     Samsung

R1-2301374         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Apple

R1-2301441         PRACH Coverage Enhancements   Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2301519         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2301550         Views on multiple PRACH transmission for coverage enhancement      Sharp

R1-2301777         On PRACH coverage enhancements              MediaTek Inc.     (rev of R1-2301603)

R1-2301654         PRACH coverage enhancements     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

 

R1-2301848        FL Summary#1 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From Monday session

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, gNB can configure one or multiple values for the number of multiple PRACH transmissions.

 

Working Assumption

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, to differentiate the multiple PRACH transmissions with single PRACH transmission, at least support that multiple PRACH are transmitted on separate ROs.

 

Working Assumption

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, to differentiate the multiple PRACH transmissions with single PRACH transmission, support that multiple PRACH are transmitted with separate preamble on shared ROs.

 

 

R1-2301849        FL Summary#2 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From Wednesday session

Conclusion

For multiple PRACH transmissions within one RACH attempt, they are only transmitted over ROs associated with the same SSB/CSI-RS.

Note: This applies for multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, and also applies for multiple PRACH transmissions with different Tx beam (if supported).

 

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam in one RACH attempt, transmission power ramping is not applied within one RACH attempt.

 

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, only one RAR window is supported for RAR monitoring for one RACH attempt.

·        FFS: the start position of the RAR window.

·        FFS: RA-RNTI.

Agreement

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, "RO group" is assumed for multiple PRACH transmissions with separate preamble on shared ROs and/or multiple PRACH transmissions on separate ROs, and one RO group consists of valid RO(s) for a specific number of multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        Note 1: All ROs in one RO group is associated with the same SSB(s).

·        Note 2: Shared or separate RO/preamble means that the RO/preamble is shared or separated with single PRACH transmission.

·        Note 3: whether/how to define “RO group” in specification will be discussed separately

·        Note 4: Valid RO(s) refers to what is defined in existing specification

·        FFS: whether and how to address collision between valid ROs for multiple PRACH transmissions and other existing ROs for legacy single PRACH transmission or other features, e.g., 2-step RACH.

·        FFS: the time span of RO group.

·        FFS: whether and how ROs can be shared between different RO groups for different number of multiple PRACH transmissions.

·        FFS: other details

 

R1-2301850        FL Summary#3 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From Thursday session

Agreement

Support {2, 4, 8} for the number of multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beams.

Note: It is summarized by FL that for the same number of PRACH transmissions per source,

·        1 source [Ericsson] shows that: Multiple PRACH transmitted by beam sweeping, where a UE has no prior knowledge of channel and sweeps Tx beams across 360 degrees horizontally and 180 degrees vertically, outperforms multiple PRACH transmissions with the same Tx wide beam (omni direction) by at least 1 dB, provided gNB configures only one SSB and receives PRACH with a wide beam.

·        3 sources [ZTE, Nokia, vivo] show that: A gain from about 1~3 dB of beam sweeping is observed if a UE is able to direct at least one of its Tx beams in the right direction or to narrow down the azimuth and/or zenith range of 360 degrees and/or 180 degrees for beam sweeping compared with multiple PRACH transmissions with the same Tx wide beam.

·        1 source [Huawei] shows that: compared to the same wide beam for multiple PRACH transmission, if different Tx beams are finer beams, then 3.9~5 dB gains are observed assuming that only one PRACH occasion with the best detected SINR is selected at the gNB reception, where the beam gain of fine beam is 4 times that of wide beam.

·        1 source [vivo] shows that: The performance of PRACH repetition with beam sweeping among beams far apart is 3 dB worse than PRACH repetition with single best beam

·        1 source [vivo] shows that: The performance of PRACH repetition with beam sweeping among beams in the directions close to the best Tx beam is 1dB worse than PRACH repetition with single best beam.

·        1 source [vivo] shows that: PRACH repetition via random beam directions performs 1 dB worse than PRACH repetition with omni beam.

9.14.2     Power domain enhancements

R1-2300090         Discussion on coverage enhancement in power domain            Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2300245         Discussion on power domain enhancements Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2300277         The study of power domain enhancements    OPPO

R1-2300345         Discussion on power domain enhancements ZTE

R1-2300480         Discussions on power domain enhancements vivo

R1-2300562         Discussion on power domain enhancements xiaomi

R1-2300668         Discussion on MPR/PAR reduction enhancements     CATT

R1-2300729         Discussion on power domain enhancements China Telecom

R1-2300759         Discussion on Power domain enhancements Fujitsu

R1-2300797         Discussion on power domain enhancements Panasonic

R1-2300861         Power domain enhancements          Lenovo

R1-2300895         Considerations on tone reservation for PAPR reduction            Sony

R1-2300973         Discussions on power domain enhancement Intel Corporation

R1-2301028         Discussion on power domain enhancements CMCC

R1-2301172         Discussion on power domain enhancements InterDigital Communications

R1-2301186         Power Domain Enhancement Schemes and Performance          Ericsson

R1-2301293         Power domain enhancements          Samsung

R1-2301375         Discussion on power domain coverage enhancement  Apple

R1-2301442         Power-domain enhancements          Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2301520         Discussion on power domain enhancements NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2301778         Views on power domain enhancements         MediaTek Inc.     (rev of R1-2301604)

R1-2301995         DMRS design for power domain enhancements          Indian Institute of Tech (H)               (rev of R1-2301635)

R1-2301655         RAN1 impacts for power domain enhancements         Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

 

R1-2301869        FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)    Moderator(Nokia)

 

R1-2301870         FL summary #2 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)    Moderator (Nokia)

R1-2301871        FL summary #3 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From Wednesday session

Agreement

Further discussions in RAN1 concerning means to facilitate higher power transmissions in CA and DC, if applicable, can target increasing gNB awareness of UE’s Tx power, e.g., PHR reporting enhancement such as current power class, power class change, or application of P-MPR by UE (subject to RAN4’s input).

o   FFS: details.

 

Agreement

If FDSS-SE is supported in Rel-18, RAN1 to further study the following approaches for DMRS, when the DMRS sequence length before extension of the sequence, if any, is larger than or equal to 30:

·        Approach A – the DMRS sequence is extended: A DMRS sequence is generated considering the number of PRBs in the inband (no extension). The sequence length depends on the number of PRBs in the inband. Two sequence types can be considered:

FFS: how the sequence is extended.

Note: if low PAPR type 2 is used then both the number of PRBs in the inband and the number of PRBs in the inband+extension must be valid DFT sizes as per NR specification

Performance metrics considered for the study are PAPR, CM[, and OBO] for DMRS and 10% BLER SNR for data (to measure channel estimation accuracy).

 

Agreement

If FDSS-SE is supported in Rel-18, and RB allocations resulting in DMRS sequence length smaller than 30 before extension of the sequence, if any, are supported, RAN1 to study at least the following approaches:

   FFS: how the sequence is extended.

Note: if low PAPR type 2 is used then both the number of PRBs in the inband and the number of PRBs in the inband+extension must be valid DFT sizes as per NR specification

Note: Other sequences are not precluded for Approach A and Approach B.

Performance metrics considered for the study are PAPR, CM [, and OBO] for DMRS and 10% BLER SNR for data (to measure channel estimation accuracy).

 

Agreement

Include in the LS to RAN4 for reporting LLS results

Note: The excel file is used to collect the results.

 

 

R1-2301872        FL summary #4 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.14.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From Thursday session

Working Assumption

·        The following set of configurations is for companies’ consideration for the comparsion of the performance of DMRS with FDSS-SE.

No spectrum extension

With spectrum extension

#PRBs

MCS

#PRBs before extension

#PRBs after extension

MCS

Spectrum extension factor

8

0

[only QPSK]

6

8

1

[only QPSK]

¼

8

6

6

8

8

¼

40

2

30

40

3

¼

40

6

30

40

8

¼

 

 

 

 

 

 

[6

3

4

6

5

1/3]

[36

7

32

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·        FR1 4GHz Urban scenario is prioritized.

·        The following filters are for companies’ consideration for the calibration of the performance of DMRS with FDSS-SE

o   3-tap (0.28 1 0.28)

o   [Truncated RRC (0.5, 0.1667) or 2-tap (1 0.28)] 

·        Note1: Considered metrics are PAPR/CM, 10% BLER SNR of data for the considered DMRS configuration (for measuring impact of channel estimation accuracy)[, and OBO]

·        Note2: companies are encouraged to consider a receiver which at least makes use of the extension for the decoding (e.g., MRC)

·        Note3: The values above serve as a common basis, but any other configuration can be studied by companies.

 

R1-2302080        [Draft] LS to RAN4 for results of the LLS performance evaluation of MPR/PAR reduction solutions          Moderator (Nokia)

Decision: The Draft LS R1-2302080 is endorsed in principle. Final LS is approved in R1-2302081.

 

 

Final summary in R1-2301873.

9.14.33     Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM

R1-2300091         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for coverage enhancement Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2300246         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2300278         Considerations on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               OPPO

R1-2300346         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching ZTE

R1-2300481         Discussions on dynamic waveform switching              vivo

R1-2300563         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               xiaomi

R1-2300669         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     CATT

R1-2300730         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               China Telecom

R1-2300829         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               NEC

R1-2300856         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2300862         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Lenovo

R1-2300864         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching Panasonic

R1-2300896         Further considerations on dynamic waveform switching for the UE UL Sony

R1-2300903         Discussion on solutions for NR dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM   Mavenir

R1-2300974         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM waveform Intel Corporation

R1-2301029         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CMCC

R1-2301054         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     ETRI

R1-2301075         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for NR coverage enhancement        LG Electronics

R1-2301086         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching DENSO CORPORATION

R1-2301187         Discussion on Dynamic UL Waveform Switching      Ericsson

R1-2301294         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Samsung

R1-2301312         Discussion of dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Transsion Holdings

R1-2301376         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Apple

R1-2301443         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2301521         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM           NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2301540         Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

R1-2301541         Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

R1-2301551         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM for Rel-18 CovEnh               Sharp

R1-2301779         Dynamic switching between waveforms       MediaTek Inc.     (rev of R1-2301605)

R1-2301656         Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

 

R1-2301540         Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

R1-2301541        Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From Wednesday session

Agreement

For single TB scheduled by single DCI, support new 1-bit field for dynamic waveform indication from UL scheduling DCI.

Note: no change of the current size alignment procedure between UL DCI and DL DCI.

 

 

R1-2302124        Summary #3 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From Thursday session

Conclusion

There is no consensus to support “Dynamic waveform switching to PUSCH transmissions with a Type 2 configured grant” in R18.

 

Agreement

Dynamic waveform switching in R18 is not applicable to PUSCH transmissions with a Type 1 configured grant.

 

Conclusion

The dynamic waveform indication in a DCI containing a dynamic uplink grant applies only to PUSCH transmission(s) corresponding to the dynamic uplink grant.

 

 

Final summary in R1-2302222.


 RAN1#112-bis-e

9.12   Further NR coverage enhancements

Please refer to RP-221858 for detailed scope of the WI on further NR coverage enhancements.

 

R1-2304174        Session notes for 9.12 (Further NR coverage enhancements)             Ad-Hoc Chair (CMCC)

9.12.1     PRACH coverage enhancements

R1-2302350         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2302509         Discussions on remaining issues of PRACH coverage enhancements     vivo

R1-2302573         PRACH coverage enhancements     OPPO

R1-2302623         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2302690         PRACH coverage enhancements     CATT

R1-2302759         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          ZTE

R1-2302818         Discussions on PRACH coverage enhancement          Intel Corporation

R1-2302835         PRACH coverage enhancements     TCL Communication Ltd.

R1-2302863         PRACH Coverage Enhancement using Multiple PRACH Transmissions               Sony

R1-2302880         PRACH coverage enhancements     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2302885         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Panasonic

R1-2302915         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Fujitsu

R1-2302970         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          xiaomi

R1-2303034         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            China Telecom

R1-2303086         Discussion on solutions for NR PRACH coverage enhancement             Mavenir

R1-2303090         PRACH coverage enhancements     Lenovo

R1-2303153         PRACH coverage enhancements     Samsung

R1-2303206         PRACH coverage enhancements     ETRI

R1-2303209         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          Quectel

R1-2303256         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          CMCC

R1-2303353         On PRACH coverage enhancements              MediaTek Inc.

R1-2303411         Discussion on CFRA for Multiple PRACH Transmission         FGI

R1-2303453         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2303508         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Apple

R1-2303615         PRACH Coverage Enhancements   Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2303640         Views on multiple PRACH transmission for coverage enhancement      Sharp

R1-2303661         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            Ericsson

R1-2303681         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement            NEC

R1-2303731         Discussion on PRACH coverage enhancements          NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2303750         Discussion on PRACH repeated transmission for NR coverage enhancement       LG Electronics

 

[112bis-e-R18-Coverage-01] – Nanxi (China Telecom)

Email discussion on PRACH coverage enhancement by April 26th

-        Check points: April 21, April 26

R1-2303959        FL Summary#1 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From April 17th GTW session

Agreement

Confirm the following working assumptions.

Working Assumption

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, to differentiate the multiple PRACH transmissions with single PRACH transmission, at least support that multiple PRACH are transmitted on separate ROs.

·        Note: Separate RO means that the RO is separated with single PRACH transmission.

·        FFS: whether Rel-17 framework of feature combination (FeatureCombination-r17) and additional RACH configuration (AdditionalRACH-Config-r17) can be reused for Rel-18 multiple PRACH transmissions to realize the corresponding PRACH resource partitioning.

 

Working Assumption

For multiple PRACH transmissions with same Tx beam, to differentiate the multiple PRACH transmissions with single PRACH transmission, support that multiple PRACH are transmitted with separate preamble on shared ROs.

·        Note: Shared or separate RO/preamble means that the RO/preamble is shared or separated with single PRACH transmission.

·        FFS: whether Rel-17 framework of feature combination (FeatureCombination-r17) and additional RACH configuration (AdditionalRACH-Config-r17) can be reused for Rel-18 multiple PRACH transmissions to realize the corresponding PRACH resource partitioning.

 

 

R1-2303960        FL Summary#2 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From April 19th GTW session

Agreement

Send LS to inform RAN2 about the 2 confirmed Working Assumptions, and details on how to realize PRACH resource partitioning is up to RAN2.

 

Conclusion

There is no consensus to support multiple PRACH transmissions within one RACH attempt located at same time instance in Rel-18.

Note: multiple PRACH transmissions within one RACH attempt located at same time instance includes multiple PRACH transmissions in FDMed ROs located at the same time instance and multiple PRACH transmissions with different preambles in the same RO.

 

 

R1-2303961        FL Summary#3 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From April 21st GTW session

Conclusion

There is no consensus to support utilizing different preambles during the multiple PRACH transmissions with the same Tx beam in one attempt.

 

Agreement

·        Multiple PRACH transmissions within one RACH attempt are only performed within one RO group.

o   The number of valid ROs in the RO group is equal to one of the configured number(s) of multiple PRACH transmissions.

§  Note1: If only one value is configured for multiple PRACH transmissions, then the number of valid ROs in the RO group is equal to this value.

§  Note2: If multiple values are configured for multiple PRACH transmissions, for each value, the number of valid ROs in the RO group is equal to the corresponding number of multiple PRACH transmissions.

§  Note 3: Valid RO(s) refers to what is defined in existing specification.

 

R1-2304070        [Draft] LS on PRACH coverage enhancement        China Telecom

Decision: [Draft] LS R1-2304070 is endorsed in principle by appending RAN1 agreement “Agreement

Send LS to inform RAN2 about the 2 confirmed Working Assumptions, and details on how to realize PRACH resource partitioning is up to RAN2”, as well as fixing the formulation of the LS.

 

Agreement

Final LS R1-2304141 is approved.

 

 

R1-2303962        FL Summary#4 on PRACH coverage enhancements            Moderator (China Telecom)

From April 25th GTW session

Agreement

The starting point of RAR window is after the last symbol of the last valid RO in the RO group corresponding to the multiple PRACH transmissions.

Note: Valid RO(s) refers to what is defined in existing specification, i.e., Section 8.1 in TS 38.213.

Note: The last valid RO is irrespective of whether the PRACH transmission on the last valid RO in the RO group is dropped or not.

 

 

R1-2304234         Final summary on PRACH coverage enhancements   Moderator (China Telecom)

9.12.2     Power domain enhancements

R1-2302351         Discussion on coverage enhancement in power domain            Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2302510         Discussions on remaining issues of power domain enhancements           vivo

R1-2302574         The study of power domain enhancements    OPPO

R1-2302624         Discussion on power domain enhancements Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2302691         Discussion on MPR/PAR reduction enhancements     CATT

R1-2302760         Discussion on power domain enhancements ZTE

R1-2302787         Discussions on power domain enhancement Intel Corporation

R1-2302864         Considerations on tone reservation for PAPR reduction            Sony

R1-2302881         RAN1 impacts for power domain enhancements         Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2302886         Discussion on power domain enhancements Panasonic

R1-2302916         Discussion on Power domain enhancements Fujitsu

R1-2302971         Discussion on power domain enhancements Xiaomi

R1-2303035         Discussion on power domain enhancements China Telecom

R1-2303091         Power domain enhancements          Lenovo

R1-2303154         Power domain enhancements          Samsung

R1-2303257         Discussion on power domain enhancements CMCC

R1-2303354         Views on power domain enhancements         MediaTek Inc.

R1-2303454         Discussion on power domain enhancements InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2303509         Discussion on power domain coverage enhancement  Apple

R1-2303616         Power-domain enhancements          Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2303658         Discussion on power domain enhancements Google Inc.

R1-2303662         Power Domain Enhancement Schemes and Performance          Ericsson

R1-2303732         Discussion on power domain enhancements NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2303751         Discussion on Power Domain Enhancements              LG Electronics

R1-2303767         Power domain enhancements for Rel-18 CovEnh       Sharp

R1-2303777         DMRS design for power domain enhancements          Indian Institute of Tech (H)

 

[112bis-e-R18-Coverage-02] – Marco (Nokia)

Email discussion on power domain enhancements by April 26th

-        Check points: April 21, April 26

R1-2303921        FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.12.2)    Moderator (Nokia)

Presented in April 17th GTW session

R1-2303922        FL summary #2 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.12.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

Presented in April 19th GTW session

 

R1-2303923        FL summary #3 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.12.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From April 21st GTW session

Agreement

·        If FDSS-SE is supported in Rel-18, DMRS are mapped on PRBs of both inband and extension and gNB can assume that they are filtered using the same Tx shaping filter as data.

·        FFS: whether and which optimizations to Rel-15 and/or Rel-16 DMRS, including sequence extension and/or mapping, to be used with FDSS-SE, are needed.

·        Note: whether this will have RAN1 specification impact (if any) is a separate discussion and subject to RAN4’s conclusion to support FDSS-SE as one MPR/PAR reduction solution for Rel-18 (if any).

 

R1-2303924        FL summary #4 of power domain enhancements (AI 9.12.2)              Moderator (Nokia)

From April 25th GTW session

Observation

RAN1 discussed advantages and disadvantages of solutions included in R1-2302270 (R4-2303701) on enhancements to realize increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC. Pros and cons of the inclusion in the PHR report of at least one of the following quantities have been analyzed for different reporting mechanisms, triggers, and reporting periodicities:

·        ∆PPowerClass

·        Power class

·        P-MPR

·        Start and length of evaluation period for power class fallback

·        Estimated duration of power class fallback

·        Estimated duration over which UE can sustain Pcmax before additional P-MPR is required

·        Sustainable duty cycle to prevent a fallback

·        Energy/power availability

Note: Discussion is still ongoing, and its full current content can be found in Section 2.1.2 of R1-2303924.

 

 

R1-2303925         Final FL summary of power domain enhancements (AI 9.12.2) Moderator (Nokia)

9.12.33     Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM

R1-2302352         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for coverage enhancement Huawei, HiSilicon

R1-2302511         Discussions on remaining issues of dynamic waveform switching          vivo

R1-2302575         Considerations on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               OPPO

R1-2302625         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Spreadtrum Communications

R1-2302692         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     CATT

R1-2302761         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching ZTE

R1-2302788         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM waveform Intel Corporation

R1-2302865         Considerations on dynamic waveform switching for various PUSCH types               Sony

R1-2302882         Dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Nokia, Nokia Shanghai Bell

R1-2302972         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Xiaomi

R1-2303018         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     InterDigital, Inc.

R1-2303036         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching between DFT-s-OFDM and CP-OFDM               China Telecom

R1-2303039         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching Panasonic

R1-2303085         Discussion on solutions for NR dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM   Mavenir

R1-2303092         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Lenovo

R1-2303155         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Samsung

R1-2303207         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     ETRI

R1-2303258         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               CMCC

R1-2303355         Dynamic switching between waveforms       MediaTek Inc.

R1-2303382         Discussion of dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Transsion Holdings

R1-2303510         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Apple

R1-2303617         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM     Qualcomm Incorporated

R1-2303641         Dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM for Rel-18 CovEnh               Sharp

R1-2303644         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Google Inc.

R1-2303663         Discussion on Dynamic UL Waveform Switching      Ericsson

R1-2303682         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               NEC

R1-2303733         Discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM           NTT DOCOMO, INC.

R1-2303752         Discussion on dynamic waveform switching for NR coverage enhancement        LG Electronics

 

[112bis-e-R18-Coverage-03] – Paul (InterDigital)

Email discussion on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM by April 26

-        Check points: April 21, April 26

R1-2303788        Summary #1 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From April 17th GTW session

Agreement

For DCI format 0_1/0_2 containing dynamic waveform indication, bit width of each field is set to the maximum between the bit width of the field if transform precoding is disabled and the bit width of the field if transform precoding is enabled, if different.

·        If, for the waveform indicated in the DCI, the bit width N of a field would be smaller than the bit width of the field set as per the above, UE decodes the field using N least significant bits. If N=0, the UE ignores the field for the indicated waveform.

 

R1-2303789        Summary #2 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From April 19th GTW session

Agreement

For potential enhancements to assist the scheduler in determining waveform switching, RAN1 to select 1 from the following options:

 

Conclusion

For PUSCH transmission scheduled by C-RNTI with DCI format 0_0, UE considers transform precoding enabled or disabled according to msg3-transformPrecoder as in legacy.

 

 

R1-2303790        Summary #3 on dynamic switching between DFT-S-OFDM and CP-OFDM               Moderator (InterDigital, Inc.)

From April 21st GTW session

Agreement

Dynamic waveform switching is configured separately for each BWP, within PUSCH-Config.

 

Agreement

For UE configured with multi-PUSCH scheduling in time domain in a carrier (i.e. pusch-TimeDomainAllocationListForMultiPUSCH), DCI format 0_1 supports 1-bit field for dynamic waveform switching indication.

·       When configured, 1-bit field indicates waveform for all scheduled PUSCH transmissions.

Agreement

For PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1/0_2 with dynamic waveform switching indication field configured, and useInterlacePUCCH-PUSCH is not configured, downselect between following options:

·        Option 1 (configuration restriction with error case handling):

o   UE does not expect resourceAllocation set to resourceAllocationType0.

o   If DFT-S-OFDM is indicated and resourceAllocation set to dynamicSwitch, UE does not expect MSB of FDRA field set to 0.

·        Option 2 (UE only uses resourceAllocation if CP-OFDM is indicated):

o   If DFT-S-OFDM is indicated, UE applies type 1 resource allocation.

o   If CP-OFDM is indicated, UE applies resource allocation according to resourceAllocation IE.

o   Size of FDRA field is aligned between size for type 1 resource allocation and size according to resourceAllocation IE.

Agreement

For PUSCH scheduled by DCI format 0_1/0_2 with dynamic waveform switching indication field configured, downselect between following options:

·        Option 1 (configuration restriction with error case handling):

o   UE does not expect dmrs-Type to be set to type2.

·        Option 2 (UE only uses dmrs-Type if CP-OFDM is indicated):

o   If DFT-S-OFDM is indicated, UE applies DMRS type 1.

o   If CP-OFDM is indicated, UE applies DMRS type according to dmrs-Type.

Agreement

For configuration of 1-bit dynamic waveform switching indication in DCI format 0_1/0_2 per a carrier, downselect between following options:

·        Option 1: Separate configuration of presence of dynamic waveform switching field for DCI format 0_1 and DCI format 0_2.

·        Option 2: Common configuration of presence of dynamic waveform switching field for DCI format 0_1 and DCI format 0_2.

 

Final summary in R1-2304222.