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Modulation Order, MCS, and TBS

LTEUEwoulduseMCS(ModulationCodingScheme)indexformodulationorderforbothPDSCHandPUSCH.If
modulationorderis2,4(2poweredby2)differentdigitvaluescomeanditturnsoutQPSKindigitalmodulation
scheme.Ifmodulationorderis4,16(2poweredby4)differentvaluescomeindicating16QAM.
DependingonwhatMCSIndexisdetermined,themodulationorderandtransportblocksize(TBS)wouldbe
achievedaccordingtoSection7.1.7forPDSCHandSection8.6forPUSCHinTS36.213.

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MCSforPDSCH
UEshalluseMCSindex(I MCS)todeterminemodulationorder(Qm)usedinPDSCH.EachMCSIndexismappedto
TBSindexinTable7.1.7.11inTS36.213andTBSsizewouldbeachievedbytheprocedureinSection7.1.7.2.1
usingTable7.1.7.2.11tobemoreaccurateunlessatransportblockismappedtotwolayerspatialmultiplexing,
whichcanbedoneinSection7.1.7.2.2.

HereistheprocedureexplainedinSection7.1.7.2.1usingTable7.1.7.2.11inTS36.213.

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If29I MCS31,TBSindexwouldbeassumedtobedeterminedbytheDCItransportedinthelatestPDCCHforthe
sametransportblockusingI MCS28.
InDCIformat2and2A,ifI MCS=0,&&rvidx=1,atransportblockisdisabled.

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MCSforPUSCH
UEwouldread5bit"modulationandcodingschemeandredundancyversion"intheDCIandfollowtheMCSindex
(I MCS).

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For0I MCS28,UEwoulddetermineTBSindex(I TBS)usingMCSindex(I MCS)inTable8.6.11inTS36.213.Asyou

maynoticed,Q'm(Qprimem)isusedinthetablesoQ'mcouldbethesameasQmandcouldnotsometimes.
IfUEisnotcapableof64QAMinPUSCHlikemostofdevicesasofnow,early2016,themodulationorder(Q' m)
wouldfirstreadfromTable8.6.11andthenthefinalmodulationorder(Qm)canbesetQm=min(4,Q' m).Inthis
case,UEmayuseMCSindex>20andQ' mwouldbe6indicating64QAM,butthefinalmodulationorder(Qm)would
be4indicating16QAM.MostofLTEdevicesseemlikesupportingMCSindexupto23anditturnsoutQm=2

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(16QAM)isused.
IfUEiscapableof64QAMinPUSCH,themodulationorderwouldbegivenbyQ' m,whichisfirstreadfromTable
8.6.11inTS36.213.HowwouldLTEbasestation(eNB)sideknowof?Thiswouldbeexplainedabitlaterbelow.
HereistheprocedurehowtofindTBSforPUSCHinTS36.213.

For29I MCS31,ifI MCS=29&&"CQIrequest"bitintheDCIformat0&&numberofRB4,themodulationorder

wouldbesettoQm=2.OtherwiseitwouldbedeterminedbythelatestwithDCIformat0inPDCCH,whichused
0I MCS28.
ForTableA.2.2.1.11inTS35.521,LTERFtestspecifications,allpayloadsizeisdefinedbythisprocedureI
describedabove.TheTS35.521defineslotsofcombinationregardingRMC(ReferenceMeasurementChannel)in
TableA.2.2.x.xx,A.2.3.x.xx,andA.2.3.31inTS36.521canbeunifiedtothetablebelowforallavailableULRMC
RBs.

64QAMforPUSCHand256QAMforPDSCH
IfUEiscapableof64QAMforPUSCH,itcanbenotifiedinbluewithUECapabilityInformationmessagebelow.Once
itisnotifiedandeNBisreadytodo,PUSCH64QAMwouldbetransmitted.
UEEUTRACapability[11]
...
nonCriticalExtension[011]
phyLayerParametersv1170[]
ueCategoryv1170[9]
nonCriticalExtension[00001]
rfParametersv1180[]
mbmsParametersr11[]
fddAddUEEUTRACapabilitiesv1180[]
tddAddUEEUTRACapabilitiesv1180[]
nonCriticalExtension[101]
ueCategoryv11a0[11]
measParametersv11a0[]
nonCriticalExtension[010000000000000]
phyLayerParametersv1250[]
rfParametersv1250[1000]
supportedBandListEUTRAv1250[5]
SupportedBandEUTRAv1250[10]
dl256QAMr12[supported]
ul64QAMr12[supported]
SupportedBandEUTRAv1250[11]
dl256QAMr12[supported]
ul64QAMr12[supported]
SupportedBandEUTRAv1250[11]
dl256QAMr12[supported]
ul64QAMr12[supported]
SupportedBandEUTRAv1250[11]
dl256QAMr12[supported]
ul64QAMr12[supported]
SupportedBandEUTRAv1250[11]
dl256QAMr12[supported]

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ul64QAMr12[supported]
supportedBandCombinationv1250[]
supportedBandCombinationAddv1250[]
freqBandPriorityAdjustmentr12[]

Incaseof256QAMforPDSCH,whichisdefinedin3GPPRelease12,itwouldbeinformedinbrownabovetoeNB
thennetworkwouldbecapableofdoingthis,itwouldbeactivatedbyRRCConnectionReconfigurationmessage
below.
DLDCCHMessage
...
rrcConnectionReconfiguration
...
radioResourceConfigDedicated[110101]
...
physicalConfigDedicated[0100110010]
pdschConfigDedicated[]
pucchConfigDedicated[0]
puschConfigDedicated[]
uplinkPowerControlDedicated[]
tpcPDCCHConfigPUCCH[setup]
tpcPDCCHConfigPUSCH[setup]
cqiReportConfig[]
soundingRSULConfigDedicated[]
antennaInfo[explicitValue]
schedulingRequestConfig[]
EXTENSION[00001]
VERSIONBRACKETS1[]
VERSIONBRACKETS2[]
VERSIONBRACKETS3[]
VERSIONBRACKETS4[]
VERSIONBRACKETS5[00001000]
antennaInfov1250[]
eimtaMainConfigr12[]
eimtaMainConfigPCellr12[]
pucchConfigDedicatedv1250[]
cqiReportConfigPCellv1250[0001]
csiSubframePatternConfigr12[]
cqiReportBothv1250[]
cqiReportAperiodicv1250[]
altCQITabler12[allSubframes]
uplinkPowerControlDedicatedv1250[]
puschConfigDedicatedv1250[]
csiRSConfigv1250[]
Once"altCQITabler12"isappliedtoUE,anotherTable7.1.7.11AforMCSindexratherthanconventionalone
wouldbeapplied.TheMCSindexandTBSindexmappingseemdifferentbetweentwotablesbelow.Themaximum
MCSindexwouldbe27indicatingModulationOrder8(256QAM).
EventhoughUEiscapableof256QAMforPDSCH,eNBdoesnotapply"altCQITabler12"toUE,thenUEshould
followtheprocedurewithTable7.1.7.11.

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#References
TS36.2137.1.7Modulationorderandtransportblocksizedetermination
TS36.2138.6.1Modulationorderandredundancyversiondetermination
TS36.2138.6.2Transportblocksizedetermination

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