RF Driven 5G System Design for Centimeter Waves

Table 3

Example of system level RF specifications.

Center frequency	10.1 GHz	26 GHz
Signal bandwidth	500 MHz	1000 MHz
Array configuration at BS	8 × 2 URA	16 × 4 URA
BS HPBW (azim, elev)	(15°, 90°)	(7°, 30°)
Array configuration at MT	4-element ULA	8-element ULA
MT HPBW (azim, elev)	(30°, 120°)	(7°, 120°)
TX EVM for uncoded 256 QAM	2.2%	2.2%
PA back-off (for OFDM signal)	9.6 dB	9.6 dB
Pout Peak per PA in (BS, MT)	(10, 0.1) W	(1, 0.01) W
Total Noise Figure of (BS, MT)	(8, 10) dB	(8, 10) dB