我们知道LTE对传输速率进行了分类,用cat来表示,cat是Category的缩写,是类别、种类的意思。那么我们如何确认各个cat下速率的大小,和跟什么因素有关呢?
1、LTE理论速率
1.1、首先我们先来看下各个cat下的理论速率,下表1是各LTE下的物理层理论速率
UE Category |
Max data download rate (Mbps) |
Max data upload rate (Mbps) |
Category1 |
10 |
5 |
Category2 |
50 |
25 |
Category3 |
100 |
50 |
Category4 |
150 |
50 |
Category5 |
300 |
75 |
Category6 |
300 |
50 |
Category7 |
300 |
150 |
Category8 |
1200 |
600 |
1.2、而速率的计算是跟TBSize有关系的,那么下面两个表就是TTI下的TBSize大小了
下表2是Downlink physical layer parameter values set by the field ue-Category(3GPP TS 36.306 Table 4.1-1)
UE Category |
Maximum number of DL-SCH transport block bits received within a TTI (Note 1) |
Maximum number of bits of a DL-SCH transport block received within a TTI |
Total number of soft channel bits |
Maximum number of supported layers for spatial multiplexing in DL |
Category 1 |
10296 |
10296 |
250368 |
1 |
Category 2 |
51024 |
51024 |
1237248 |
2 |
Category 3 |
102048 |
75376 |
1237248 |
2 |
Category 4 |
150752 |
75376 |
1827072 |
2 |
Category 5 |
299552 |
149776 |
3667200 |
4 |
Category 6 |
301504 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) |
3654144 |
2 or 4 |
Category 7 |
301504 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) |
3654144 |
2 or 4 |
Category 8 |
2998560 |
299856 |
35982720 |
8 |
Category 9 |
452256 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) |
5481216 |
2 or 4 |
Category 10 |
452256 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) |
5481216 |
2 or 4 |
Category 11 |
603008 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 195816 (4 layers, 256QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) 97896 (2 layers, 256QAM) |
7308288 |
2 or 4 |
Category 12 |
603008 |
149776 (4 layers, 64QAM) 195816 (4 layers, 256QAM) 75376 (2 layers, 64QAM) 97896 (2 layers, 256QAM) |
7308288 |
2 or 4 |
NOTE 1: In carrier aggregation operation, the DL-SCH processing capability can be shared by the UE with that of MCH received from a serving cell. If the total eNB scheduling for DL-SCH and an MCH in one serving cell at a given TTI is larger than the defined processing capability, the prioritization between DL-SCH and MCH is left up to UE implementation. |
注:TTI:Transmission Time Interval,传输时间间隔,可以理解为一个subframe
下表3是Uplink physical layer parameter values set by the field ue-Category(3GPP TS 36.306 Table 4.1-2)
UE Category |
Maximum number of UL-SCH transport block bits transmitted within a TTI |
Maximum number of bits of an UL-SCH transport block transmitted within a TTI |
Support for 64QAM in UL |
Category 1 |
5160 |
5160 |
No |
Category 2 |
25456 |
25456 |
No |
Category 3 |
51024 |
51024 |
No |
Category 4 |
51024 |
51024 |
No |
Category 5 |
75376 |
75376 |
Yes |
Category 6 |
51024 |
51024 |
No |
Category 7 |
102048 |
51024 |
No |
Category 8 |
1497760 |
149776 |
Yes |
Category 9 |
51024 |
51024 |
No |
Category 10 |
102048 |
51024 |
No |
Category 11 |
51024 |
51024 |
No |
Category 12 |
102048 |
51024 |
No |
2、cat1最大速率根据帧结构来推算:
FDD 下行最大速率 = DLMaxTBsize * 10(子帧)* 100(帧)= 10.296Mbps
FDD 上行最大速率 = ULMaxTBsize * 10(子帧)* 100(帧)= 5.16Mbps
TDD 最大速率由上下行子帧配比决定,以配比0为例:
TDD 下行最大速率 ≥ DLMaxTBsize * 2(子帧) * 100(帧)=2.059Mmbps(大于是因为还要算上特殊子帧DwPTS的速率)
TDD 上行最大速率 = ULMaxTBsize 6 (子帧) 100(帧)=3.096Mbps
注:为什么是100而不是110,是因为110在现网中不用
下表3 Uplink-downlink configurations(3GPP 36.211 Table 4.2-2: Uplink-downlink configurations.)
Uplink-downlink configuration |
Downlink-to-Uplink Switch-point periodicity |
Subframe number |
|||||||||
0 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
||
0 |
5 ms |
D |
S |
U |
U |
U |
D |
S |
U |
U |
U |
1 |
5 ms |
D |
S |
U |
U |
D |
D |
S |
U |
U |
D |
2 |
5 ms |
D |
S |
U |
D |
D |
D |
S |
U |
D |
D |
3 |
10 ms |
D |
S |
U |
U |
U |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
4 |
10 ms |
D |
S |
U |
U |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
5 |
10 ms |
D |
S |
U |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
D |
6 |
5 ms |
D |
S |
U |
U |
U |
D |
S |
U |
U |
D |
3、最后我们来说说TBSize:
TBsize是TTI下最大的传输块大小,3GPP规定了TTI最大TBSize,而TBSI和PRB在最大TBSize范围内是可以灵活调节的。如(PRB=20, TBSI=13)这个设置可以保证上行 TBSize/Throughput 最大,(PRB=34, TBSI=15)可以保证下行 TBSize/Throughput 最大,当然还 存在其他许多配置对可以匹配最大 TBSize。 网络或仪器的配置对应的TBSize 应小于最大 TBSize。 每一个 RB/TBSI 的配置不依赖于 TDD/FDD, Band, TDD 上下行配比。
认证测试仪器侧如不能自动适配 cat1,需要将 RB/TBSI 调到最大 TBSize 以下,否则链路会发生 异常。
下表可以查询TBSize和TBSI,PRB的对应关系
表4.1 Modulation and TBS index table for PDSCH
MCS Index |
Modulation Order |
TBS Index |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
4 |
9 |
11 |
4 |
10 |
12 |
4 |
11 |
13 |
4 |
12 |
14 |
4 |
13 |
15 |
4 |
14 |
16 |
4 |
15 |
17 |
6 |
15 |
18 |
6 |
16 |
19 |
6 |
17 |
20 |
6 |
18 |
21 |
6 |
19 |
22 |
6 |
20 |
23 |
6 |
21 |
24 |
6 |
22 |
25 |
6 |
23 |
26 |
6 |
24 |
27 |
6 |
25 |
28 |
6 |
26 |
29 |
2 |
reserved |
30 |
4 |
|
31 |
6 |
表4.2 Transport block size table (dimension 27×110)
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
|
0 |
16 |
32 |
56 |
88 |
120 |
152 |
176 |
208 |
224 |
256 |
1 |
24 |
56 |
88 |
144 |
176 |
208 |
224 |
256 |
328 |
344 |
2 |
32 |
72 |
144 |
176 |
208 |
256 |
296 |
328 |
376 |
424 |
3 |
40 |
104 |
176 |
208 |
256 |
328 |
392 |
440 |
504 |
568 |
4 |
56 |
120 |
208 |
256 |
328 |
408 |
488 |
552 |
632 |
696 |
5 |
72 |
144 |
224 |
328 |
424 |
504 |
600 |
680 |
776 |
872 |
6 |
328 |
176 |
256 |
392 |
504 |
600 |
712 |
808 |
936 |
1032 |
7 |
104 |
224 |
328 |
472 |
584 |
712 |
840 |
968 |
1096 |
1224 |
8 |
120 |
256 |
392 |
536 |
680 |
808 |
968 |
1096 |
1256 |
1384 |
9 |
136 |
296 |
456 |
616 |
776 |
936 |
1096 |
1256 |
1416 |
1544 |
10 |
144 |
328 |
504 |
680 |
872 |
1032 |
1224 |
1384 |
1544 |
1736 |
11 |
176 |
376 |
584 |
776 |
1000 |
1192 |
1384 |
1608 |
1800 |
2024 |
12 |
208 |
440 |
680 |
904 |
1128 |
1352 |
1608 |
1800 |
2024 |
2280 |
13 |
224 |
488 |
744 |
1000 |
1256 |
1544 |
1800 |
2024 |
2280 |
2536 |
14 |
256 |
552 |
840 |
1128 |
1416 |
1736 |
1992 |
2280 |
2600 |
2856 |
15 |
280 |
600 |
904 |
1224 |
1544 |
1800 |
2152 |
2472 |
2728 |
3112 |
16 |
328 |
632 |
968 |
1288 |
1608 |
1928 |
2280 |
2600 |
2984 |
3240 |
17 |
336 |
696 |
1064 |
1416 |
1800 |
2152 |
2536 |
2856 |
3240 |
3624 |
18 |
376 |
776 |
1160 |
1544 |
1992 |
2344 |
2792 |
3112 |
3624 |
4008 |
19 |
408 |
840 |
1288 |
1736 |
2152 |
2600 |
2984 |
3496 |
3880 |
4264 |
20 |
440 |
904 |
1384 |
1864 |
2344 |
2792 |
3240 |
3752 |
4136 |
4584 |
21 |
488 |
1000 |
1480 |
1992 |
2472 |
2984 |
3496 |
4008 |
4584 |
4968 |
22 |
520 |
1064 |
1608 |
2152 |
2664 |
3240 |
3752 |
4264 |
4776 |
5352 |
23 |
552 |
1128 |
1736 |
2280 |
2856 |
3496 |
4008 |
4584 |
5160 |
5736 |
24 |
584 |
1192 |
1800 |
2408 |
2984 |
3624 |
4264 |
4968 |
5544 |
5992 |
25 |