Be ahead in 5G.

Demystifying 5G NR 6 GHz 20 GHz 55 GHz

617 MHz to 1427 MHz to 2496 MHz to 3300 MHz to 4400 MHz to 24.25 GHz to 29.5 GHz 37 GHz to 40 GHz
960 MHz 2200 MHz 2690 MHz 4200 MHz 5000 MHz

Sub-6 GHz 1 GHz 2 GHz 3 GHz 4 GHz 5 GHz

mmWave 25 GHz 30 GHz 35 GHz 40 GHz 45 GHz 50 GHz

5G NR use cases 5G NR air interface Deployment scenarios

LTE-Advanced Pro (3GPP Rel.14) paves the way for 5G 5G NR numerology Non-standalone (NSA) Standalone (SA)
IMT-2020 performance requirements for 5G The carrier bandwidth can be divided into differently sized carrier bandwidth parts (BWP) to allow different QoS on the radio interface.
❙ Ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC): user plane latency of 1 ms Each BWP is related to a fixed 5G NR numerology that differs in three major parameters: EPC NGC
❙ Subcarrier spacing
❙ Massive machine type communications (mMTC): connection density of 1 000 000 devices/km² ❙ Symbol duration Option 3
Option 2
❙ Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) data rate: ❙ Cyclic prefix (CP) length
■ User experienced data rate: DL: 100 Mbit/s, UL: 50 Mbit/s The subcarrier spacing of 2µ × 15 kHz ensures time alignment across various numerologies. S1MME S1U S1MME S1U
■ Peak data rate: DL: 20 Gbit/s, UL: 10 Gbit/s
■ Peak spectral efficiency: DL: 20 bit/s/Hz, UL: 15 bit/s/Hz XxU

XxC

eNB gNB gNB

Δf
Gbit/s eMBB BWP BWP Carrier bandwidth part (BWP)
Devices and applications
Data rate

eCA, with massive payload Carrier bandwidth

LAA,
share
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ctrum
, WL
AN o
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Mbit/s Frequency
LTE 14 symbols

duration
per slot

CP Symbol
14 symbols
per slot
LTE V2 mMTC

Subframe 1 ms
X , short
eMTC, NB-IoT, UE Cat-M2,

symbo

Frame 10 ms
kbit/s l durat
ion, du Large number 14 symbols Key parameters in line with 3GPP Rel. 15
al conn
ectivity
of devices with Δf e.g. 30 kHz per slot Subcarrier spacing (Δf) e.g. 60 kHz Key parameters Sub-6 GHz mmWave
low payload and
UE Cat-NB2

Carrier aggregation Up to 16 carriers

URLLC ubiquitous connections
1 resource block (RB) = 12 subcarriers Bandwidth per carrier 5/10/15/20/25/40/50/60/80/100 MHz 50/100/200/400 MHz
Devices requiring high
bit/s reliability and low latency Subcarrier spacing 15/30/60 kHz 60/120/240 kHz

Max. modulation scheme DL and UL: 256QAM

DL: up to 8 layers DL: up to 2 layers
MIMO scheme
1 000 000/km² Δf e.g. 15 kHz UL: up to 4 layers UL: up to 2 layers

User density Time Duplex mode TDD (focus), FDD TDD

Access scheme DL: CP-OFDM; UL: CP-OFDM, DFT-s-OFDM

5G NR flexible numerologies
Solutions from Rohde & Schwarz – your partner for 5G NR testing Subcarrier spacing (in kHz) 15 30 60 120 240
Symbol duration (µs) 66.7 33.3 16.7 8.33 4.17
1.2 (normal CP)
CP duration (µs) 4.7 2.3 0.59 0.29
4.13 (extended CP)
100 (sub-6 GHz)
Max. nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) 50 100 400 400
200 (mmWave)
Max. FFT size 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096
14 (normal CP)
Symbols per slot 14 14 14 14
12 (extended CP)
Slots per subframe 1 2 4 8 16

Slots per frame 10 20 40 80 160

Glossary:
5G NR = 5G new radio; BWP = carrier bandwidth part; CP = cyclic prefix; CP-OFDM = cyclic prefix OFDM; DFT-s-OFDM = discrete Fourier transform spread-
OFDM; DL = downlink; eCA = enhanced carrier aggregation; eMBB = enhanced mobile broadband; eMTC = enhanced machine-type communications;
R&S®SMW200A vector signal generator and R&S®FSW signal and spectrum analyzer R&S®CMW100 communications manufacturing test set and R&S®CMP200 radio communications tester R&S®ATS1000 antenna test system eNB = LTE/E-UTRA base station; EPC = evolved packet core; FDD = frequency division duplex; FFT = fast Fourier transformation; gNB = 5G NR base station;
IMT-2020 = International Mobile Telecommunications for 2020; LAA = license assisted access; LTE-U = LTE unlicensed; MIMO = multiple input, multiple
Generate and analyze 5G NR wideband signals to characterize sophisticated RF components Test your 5G NR sub-6 GHz and mmWave devices in production Test 5G NR mmWave antennas over the air (OTA) output; mMTC = massive machine-type communications; NB-IoT = narrowband Internet of Things; NGC = next generation core; NSA = non-standalone;
OFDM = orthogonal frequency division multiplex; QoS = quality of service; RB = resource block; SA = standalone; TDD = time division duplex;
UE = user equipment; UL = uplink; URLLC = ultra-reliable low latency communications; V2X = vehicle-to-everything

www.rohde-schwarz.com/5G

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Be ahead in 5G.
Demystifying 5G NR

Be ahead in 5G. Demystifying 5G NR 6 GHz 20 GHz 55 GHz

617 MHz to 1427 MHz to 2496 MHz to 3300 MHz to 4400 MHz to 24.25 GHz to 29.5 GHz 37 GHz to 40 GHz
960 MHz 2200 MHz 2690 MHz 4200 MHz 5000 MHz

Sub-6 GHz 1 GHz 2 GHz 3 GHz 4 GHz 5 GHz

mmWave 25 GHz 30 GHz 35 GHz 40 GHz 45 GHz 50 GHz

5G NR use cases 5G NR air interface Deployment scenarios

LTE-Advanced Pro (3GPP Rel.14) paves the way for 5G 5G NR numerology Non-standalone (NSA) Standalone (SA)
IMT-2020 performance requirements for 5G The carrier bandwidth can be divided into differently sized carrier bandwidth parts (BWP) to allow different QoS on the radio interface.
❙ Ultra-reliable and low latency communications (URLLC): user plane latency of 1 ms Each BWP is related to a fixed 5G NR numerology that differs in three major parameters: EPC NGC
❙ Subcarrier spacing
❙ Massive machine type communications (mMTC): connection density of 1 000 000 devices/km² ❙ Symbol duration Option 3
Option 2
❙ Enhanced mobile broadband (eMBB) data rate: ❙ Cyclic prefix (CP) length
■ User experienced data rate: DL: 100 Mbit/s, UL: 50 Mbit/s The subcarrier spacing of 2µ × 15 kHz ensures time alignment across various numerologies. S1MME S1U S1MME S1U
■ Peak data rate: DL: 20 Gbit/s, UL: 10 Gbit/s
■ Peak spectral efficiency: DL: 20 bit/s/Hz, UL: 15 bit/s/Hz XxU

XxC

eNB gNB gNB

Δf
Gbit/s eMBB BWP BWP Carrier bandwidth part (BWP)
Devices and applications

Data rate
eCA, with massive payload Carrier bandwidth
LAA, sha
red spe
ctrum
, WL
AN offl
oad
Mbit/s Frequency
LTE 14 symbols

duration
per slot

CP Symbol
14 symbols
per slot
LTE V2X mMTC

Subframe 1 ms
, short

eMTC, NB-IoT, UE Cat-M2,

symbol

Frame 10 ms
kbit/s duratio
n, Large number 14 symbols Key parameters in line with 3GPP Rel. 15
dual con
nectivit
y of devices with Δf e.g. 30 kHz per slot Subcarrier spacing (Δf) e.g. 60 kHz Key parameters Sub-6 GHz mmWave
low payload and

UE Cat-NB2
Carrier aggregation Up to 16 carriers
URLLC ubiquitous connections
1 resource block (RB) = 12 subcarriers Bandwidth per carrier 5/10/15/20/25/40/50/60/80/100 MHz 50/100/200/400 MHz
Devices requiring high
bit/s reliability and low latency Subcarrier spacing 15/30/60 kHz 60/120/240 kHz

Max. modulation scheme DL and UL: 256QAM

DL: up to 8 layers DL: up to 2 layers
MIMO scheme
1 000 000/km² Δf e.g. 15 kHz UL: up to 4 layers UL: up to 2 layers

User density Time Duplex mode TDD (focus), FDD TDD

Access scheme DL: CP-OFDM; UL: CP-OFDM, DFT-s-OFDM

5G NR flexible numerologies
Solutions from Rohde & Schwarz – your partner for 5G NR testing Subcarrier spacing (in kHz) 15 30 60 120 240
Symbol duration (µs) 66.7 33.3 16.7 8.33 4.17
1.2 (normal CP)
CP duration (µs) 4.7 2.3 0.59 0.29
4.13 (extended CP)
100 (sub-6 GHz)
Max. nominal system bandwidth (in MHz) 50 100 400 400
200 (mmWave)
Max. FFT size 4096 4096 4096 4096 4096
14 (normal CP)
Symbols per slot 14 14 14 14
12 (extended CP)
Slots per subframe 1 2 4 8 16

Slots per frame 10 20 40 80 160

R&S®SMW200A vector signal generator and R&S®FSW signal and spectrum analyzer
Generate and analyze 5G NR wideband signals to characterize sophisticated RF components
R&S®CMW100 communications manufacturing test set and R&S®CMP200 radio communications tester
Test your 5G NR sub-6 GHz and mmWave devices in production
R&S®ATS1000 antenna test system
Test 5G NR mmWave antennas over the air (OTA)
Glossary:
5G NR = 5G new radio; BWP = carrier bandwidth part; CP = cyclic prefix; CP-OFDM = cyclic prefix OFDM; DFT-s-OFDM = discrete Fourier transform spread-
OFDM; DL = downlink; eCA = enhanced carrier aggregation; eMBB = enhanced mobile broadband; eMTC = enhanced machine-type communications;
eNB = LTE/E-UTRA base station; EPC = evolved packet core; FDD = frequency division duplex; FFT = fast Fourier transformation; gNB = 5G NR base station;
IMT-2020 = International Mobile Telecommunications for 2020; LAA = license assisted access; LTE-U = LTE unlicensed; MIMO = multiple input, multiple
output; mMTC = massive machine-type communications; NB-IoT = narrowband Internet of Things; NGC = next generation core; NSA = non-standalone;
OFDM = orthogonal frequency division multiplex; QoS = quality of service; RB = resource block; SA = standalone; TDD = time division duplex;
UE = user equipment; UL = uplink; URLLC = ultra-reliable low latency communications; V2X = vehicle-to-everything

www.rohde-schwarz.com/5G

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