SAR Measurement Procedures for

3G Devices CDMA 2000 / Ev-Do

WCDMA / HSDPA

June 2006

Laboratory Division

Office of Engineering and Technology

Federal Communications Commission

SAR Measurement Procedures - CDMA 2000 1x RTT, 1x Ev-Do, WCDMA, HSDPA -

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents............................................................................................................................ 1 Summary ......................................................................................................................................... 4 CDMA 2000 1x Handsets............................................................................................................... 6

Output Power Verification.......................................................................................................... 6 Head SAR Measurements ........................................................................................................... 6 Body SAR Measurements........................................................................................................... 6 Handsets with Ev-Do .................................................................................................................. 7

1x Ev-Do Data Devices .................................................................................................................. 8 Output Power Verification.......................................................................................................... 8 SAR Measurements .................................................................................................................... 8

1x RTT Support ...................................................................................................................... 9 WCDMA Handsets ....................................................................................................................... 10

Output Power Verification........................................................................................................ 10 Head SAR Measurements ......................................................................................................... 10 Body SAR Measurements......................................................................................................... 10 Handsets with HSDPA.............................................................................................................. 11

HSDPA Data Devices ................................................................................................................... 12 Output Power Verification........................................................................................................ 12 SAR Measurements .................................................................................................................. 12

APPENDIX A: CDMA 2000 Transmitter Configuration Info ..................................................... 14 Terms & Definitions ................................................................................................................. 15 Reverse Link Architecture and Channel Structures.................................................................. 17 Logical and Physical Channel assignments .............................................................................. 17 Orthogonal Spreading ............................................................................................................... 19 Forward CDMA Channel Signals and Radio Configurations................................................... 20 Reverse CDMA Channel Signals and Radio Configurations ................................................... 21 Data Rates, Modulation and Channel Gain Parameters............................................................ 22 Service Option Number Assignments....................................................................................... 25 Service Option 2, 9, 30, 31, 55 ................................................................................................. 25 Required Multiplex Option Support ......................................................................................... 26 Interface to Multiplex Options.................................................................................................. 27 Test Data Service Option (TDSO SO32).................................................................................. 30 Test Modes................................................................................................................................ 31 Open Loop Output Power for Reverse Link Channels ............................................................. 32 Maximum RF Output Power..................................................................................................... 33 Code Channel Output Power for the Reverse Traffic Channel (C.S0011) ............................... 36

APPENDIX B: 1x Ev-Do Transmitter Configurations Info ......................................................... 38 Terms and Definitions............................................................................................................... 38 1x Ev-Do Rev. 0 Reverse Link Channel Structures ................................................................. 39 1x Ev-Do Rev. 0 Channel Spreading, Combining and Code Scrambling ................................ 39 Device Test Configurations ...................................................................................................... 39 Default (Subtype 0) and Subtype 1 physical Layer Protocol.................................................... 40

Reverse Channel Structure.................................................................................................... 40

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Data Rate and Modulation .................................................................................................... 41 Reverse Traffic Channel Output Power................................................................................ 42

Subtype 2 Physical Layer Protocol (Rev. A) ........................................................................... 43 Reverse Channel Structure.................................................................................................... 44 Data Rate and Modulation .................................................................................................... 45

Maximum RF Output Power..................................................................................................... 48 Method of Measurement: C.S0033-0 3.1.2.3.4 (Rev. 0)....................................................... 48 Method of Measurement: C.S0033-A 4.3.4 (Rev. A)........................................................... 48

1x Ev-Do Summary Notes ........................................................................................................ 50 APPENDIX C: WCDMA Transmitter Configuration Info .......................................................... 52

Definitions................................................................................................................................. 52 Abbreviations............................................................................................................................ 53 Frequency Bands....................................................................................................................... 54 Channel Spacing ....................................................................................................................... 54

Channel Raster ...................................................................................................................... 55 UARFCN .................................................................................................................................. 55

Channel Number ................................................................................................................... 55 Maximum Output Power........................................................................................................... 56 Physical Channels (34.121 Annex E) ....................................................................................... 56 Dedicated Uplink Physical Channels........................................................................................ 58 Channelization Codes ............................................................................................................... 61 Uplink DPCCH Time Slot Format............................................................................................ 61 Radio Access Bearer (RAB) and Signaling Radio Bearer (SRB)............................................. 62 Test Loop Mode........................................................................................................................ 64 Adaptive Multi-Rate (AMR)..................................................................................................... 65 UL Reference Measurement Channel....................................................................................... 65

12.2 kbps UL Reference Measurement Channel .................................................................. 65 64 kbps UL Reference Measurement Channel ..................................................................... 68 144 kbps UL Reference Measurement Channel ................................................................... 71 384 kbps UL Reference Measurement Channel ................................................................... 74 768 kbps UL Reference Measurement Channel .....................................................