Category: 5G Physical Layer
5G NR BFR – Beam Failure Recovery
The 5G communication specially at higher frequencies or mmWave is using Massive MIMO with Beamforming. Beamforming is a signal processing technique that allows gNB send targeted beams of data to […]
5G NR Downlink HARQ Codebook
In 5G NR, 3GPP specification has defined HARQ Codebook to provide the feedback to base station for Downlink data transmission i.e., PDSCH Data. UE Sends the ACK/NACK for corresponding PDSCH […]
5G NR SSB Positioning – Time and Frequency Resources
In 5G NR, Synchronization Signal Block (SSB) includes PSS, SSS and PBCH and its location compared to LTE is completed different. In LTE, Sync signal position is straight forward located […]
5G NR SS-RSRP Value Measurement Mapping
UE does measurement of SS-RSRP and use it for cell selection, cell reselection, power control, mobility procedures and beam management procedures. RSRP measurement generated and reported at both Layer 1 […]
5G NR Numerology – Subcarrier Spcaing (SCS)
In LTE, there is only type of numerology or subcarrier spacing (15 KHz), whereas in NR, multiple types of subcarrier spacing are available e.g 5G NR supports subcarrier spacing of […]
3GPP Evolution for MIMO
Released 3GPP standards on MIMO are shown in below image. As you know, Coordinated Multipoint (CoMP) is a type of Cooperative MIMO, in which data and channel state information (CSI) are […]
5G NR Transport Block Size (TBS) Calculation
Transport Block in 5G NR, is nothing but the payload which is passed between the MAC and Phy Layers, specifically for the shared data channel such as PDSCH and PUSCH. […]
5G NR RACH Procedure Overview – CBRA & CFRA
When we want to connect a UE to 5G network, it has to synchronize in downlink as well as in uplink. Downlink synchronization is obtained after successfully decoding SSB, In […]
5G NR Modulation and Coding Scheme – Modulation and Code Rate
For any communication technology, Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) defines the numbers of useful bits which can carried by one symbol. In contrast with 5G or 4G, a symbol is […]
5G NR RA-RNTI Calculation
A 5G UE picks a random preamble for RACH procedure to get the uplink synchronisation. The preamble is referenced with an ID know as RAPID (Random Access Preamble ID). 5G […]