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5G NR Air Interface
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1. Numerologies
What are numerologies in 5G?
Multiple OFDM numerologies are supported as given, where the Cyclic Prefix for a bandwidth part is
obtained from the higher-layer parameter subcarrier spacing and Cyclic Prefix, respectively.
The purpose of the numerologies is to allow greater deployment flexibility.
Different numerologies could be multiplexed within the same NR carrier bandwidth
For example, LTE offers a single fixed numerology allowing 15 KHz spacing between OFDM subcarriers.
5G, on the other hand, can be deployed in many different spectral bands having highly variable channel
widths.
It is important to allow the SCS to vary based on channel width. Choosing a suitable SCS to match the
channel width prevents processing overhead from increasing exponentially with channel width.
To efficiently support the diverse services and deployment scenarios defined for NR like eMBB, mMMTC,
URLLC.
Operators may need to deploy LTE and NR in adjacent spectrum or even in the same spectrum band with
different numerologies to support diverse services such as multiple-service co-existence, mixed-scenario
co-existence, and LTE/NR co-existence.
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2. Frame Structure NR – 15 Khz
Why is there so much structure in NR frames?

There are several different subcarrier spacings in NR. This is designed to accommodate the many different
spectral bands 5G uses.
A key difference between the different SCS is the number of slots in each subframe. Why is this important?
As you move to higher frequencies, inter-symbol interference can become an issue.
Increasing the number of slots allows more spacing between subscribers, thus reducing potential
interference.
Reason is that high band need more subscriber spacing otherwise inter symbol interference.
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3. Mini-slot transmission
Why would NR need mini-slots?
3GPP wanted 5G to be very flexible, to allow the most effective approach under a wide variety of
circumstances and applications.
This is a more efficient approach to low-latency transmissions by allowing scheduling shorter slot sizes
known as mini-slots.
Mini-slots can pre-empt an already ongoing slot-based transmission to another device, which allows
immediate transmission of application data requiring very low latency.
Mini-slots can be used for low-latency applications such as URLLC and operation in unlicensed bands, for
example, to start transmission directly after a successful listen-before-talk procedure without waiting for
the slot boundary.
Mini slots can consist of two, four, or seven OFDM symbols, where the first symbol includes (uplink or
downlink) control information.

4. Antenna Port
Why does the antenna port matter in New Radio (NR)?
The antenna port is defined such that the channel over which a symbol on the antenna port is conveyed
can be inferred from the channel over which another symbol on the same antenna port is conveyed.
Logical ports are used for transmission.
Antenna ports in NR do not have a one-to-one relationship with physical antennas.
They can be mapped to one or more physical antennas.
Antennas ports are defined based on reference signals.

5. Bandwidth Part (BWP)
Why is Bandwidth (BWP) required?
A wider bandwidth has direct impact on the peak and user experienced data rates.
However, users are not always demanding high data rate.
In this regard, the new concept of BWP has been introduced for New Radio. BWP provides a means of
operating UEs with smaller BW than the configured carrier bandwidth, which makes NR an energy-efficient
solution despite supporting wideband operation.

6. Coreset
Have you heard about CORESET?
CORESET is defined as a set of Resource Element Groups (REG) with a given numerology.
In the frequency domain, a CORESET is defined as a set of contiguous or distributed physical resource
blocks configured using a six-PRB granularity, within which the UE attempts to blindly decode the DCI.
There is no restriction on the maximum number of segments for a given CORESET.
In the time domain, a CORESET spans 1, 2, or 3 contiguous OFDM symbol, and the exact duration is
signalled to the UE via broadcast SI or UE-specific RRC signalling depending on whether it is a common
CORESET or UE-specific CORESET.
Compared to LTE PDCCH, the configurability of the CORESETs enable efficient resource sharing between
downlink control and shared channels, thereby allowing efficient layer-1 signalling overhead management.
One of the factors which could impact the time-domain duration of a CORESET is the bandwidth of the
corresponding carrier, where more control symbols may be allowed for smaller bandwidths.
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7. Coreset Parameters
Overwhelmed? I hope it’s clear that a ton of serious thinking has gone into 5G New Radio.
Check out this image.
One REG consists of one Resource Block (RB, 12 frequency domain REs) and one-time domain OFDM
symbol.
A REG Bundle is composed of multiple REGs, and a CCE is composed of multiple REGs.
The number of REG bundles in CCEs is different.
The aggregation level indication (Aggregation Level) indicates how many CCE are allocated for the PDCCH.
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