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3GPP TS 38.306 + TS 38.213 TDD Slot Formats (Rel‑19)
TS 38.306 TS 38.104 TS 38.211 TS 38.213
πŸ“Š Calculator
πŸ“ 3GPP Formula
πŸ“‹ PRB Table

πŸ“‘ Channel Configuration

Frequency Range
Subcarrier Spacing (SCS)
Channel Bandwidth
38 PRBs
Duplex Mode
TDD Slot Pattern (TS 38.213 Table 11.1.1‑1) β“˜
Carrier Aggregation (J)

πŸ“Ά MIMO & Modulation

⬇️ Downlink
MIMO Layers (v)
Modulation (Qm)
⬆️ Uplink
MIMO Layers (v)
Modulation (Qm)
Scaling Factor (f)
Downlink Peak
483.3
Mbps
Uplink Peak
59.7
Mbps
Total (DL+UL) 543.0 Mbps

3GPP TS 38.306 - Max Data Rate Formula

Data Rate (Mbps) = [v Γ— Qm Γ— f Γ— Rmax Γ— NRB Γ— 12 Γ— 14 Γ— (2ΞΌ Γ— 1000) Γ— (1βˆ’OH)] / 106

Parameters

ParameterDescription
vlayersMIMO layers (max 8 DL, 4 UL)
QmModulation order (2/4/6/8/10)
fScaling factor (1/0.8/0.75/0.4)
Rmax948/1024 = 0.92578125
NRBPRBs per 3GPP TS 38.104
12Subcarriers per RB
14Symbols per slot (normal CP)
ΞΌNumerology = log2(SCS/15)
OHOverhead (DL: 14%/18%, UL: 8%/10%)
Example (n78, 100 MHz, 30 kHz SCS, 4x4 MIMO, 256QAM, TDD Pattern "DDDSU"):
DL = 4Γ—8Γ—1Γ—0.9258Γ—273Γ—12Γ—14Γ—2000Γ—0.86Γ—0.743 / 1e6 β‰ˆ 1,657 Mbps

3GPP TS 38.104 - PRB Tables

FR1 (Sub-6 GHz)

SCS51015202530405060708090100
15 kHz255279106133160216270324378432486540
30 kHz112438516578106133162189217245273
60 kHzN/A111824313851657993107121135

FR2 (mmWave)

SCS50 MHz100 MHz200 MHz400 MHz
60 kHz66132264N/A
120 kHz3266132264
3GPP TS 38.306 | TS 38.104 | TS 38.211 | TS 38.213 Table 11.1.1‑1