RF5G KPIs: Key Performance Indicators Explained
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This page discusses 5G KPIs, or Key Performance Indicators, outlining their categories and associated test case requirements.
Typically, 5G KPIs are grouped into these major categories:
- eMBB (Enhanced Mobile Broadband)
- URLLC (Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications)
- mMTC (Massive Machine Type Communications)
Since its inception, the 5G use cases and related requirements from organizations like ITU, NGMN, and 3GPP have been globally characterized by stakeholders.
The technology’s use cases encompass a wide range, including:
- Broadband access in dense areas
- High user mobility scenarios
- Massive IoT deployments
- Tactile internet applications
- Natural disaster response
- E-Health Services
- Broadcast services
5G KPIs
The following table summarizes the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for 5G wireless technology. These represent the 5G performance requirements at the ITU level.
| 5G Performance Requirement Type | Minimum KPI Requirement | Category |
|---|---|---|
| Peak Data Rate | Downlink: 20 Gbps Uplink: 10 Gbps | eMBB |
| Peak Spectral Efficiency | Downlink: 30 bits/sec/Hz Uplink: 15 bits/sec/Hz | eMBB |
| Data rate experienced by User | Downlink: 100 Mbps Uplink: 50 Mbps | eMBB |
| Area Traffic Capacity | Downlink: 10 Mbits/sec/m2 in indoor hotspot (eMBB test environment) | eMBB |
| Latency (User Plane) | 4 ms for eMBB 1 ms for URLLC | eMBB, URLLC |
| Latency (User Plane) | 20 ms (10 ms encouraged) | eMBB, URLLC |
| Connection Density | 1 x 106 devices/Km2 | mMTC |
| Average Spectral Efficiency | Indoor hotspot: DL:9/ UL:6.75 (bits/sec/Hz/TRxP) Dense Urban: DL: 7.8/ UL: 5.4 (bits/sec/Hz/TRxP) Rural: DL: 3.3/UL: 1.6 (bits/sec/Hz/TRxP) | eMBB |
| Energy Efficiency | Efficient data transmission (Loaded case): Demonstrated by “average spectral efficiency”. Low energy consumption (no data case): Support high sleep ratio/long sleep duration. | eMBB |
| Reliability | 1 x 10-5 probability of transmitting layer-2 PDU of 32 bytes in size within 1 ms (in channel quality of coverage edge for Urban Macro-URLLC test environment.) | URLLC |
| Mobility | Dense Urban: up to 30 Km/h Rural: up to 500 Km/h | eMBB |
| Interruption Time | 0 ms | eMBB, URLLC |
| Bandwidth (Maximum Aggregated System) | At least 100 MHz Up to 1 GHz for operation in high frequency bands (above 6 GHz) | IMT-2020 |
REFERENCE TO 5G KPIs
For comprehensive details on the 5G KPIs mentioned in the table above, please refer to the following document on the 5g-ppp.eu website:
- Euro-5g - Supporting the European 5G Initiative (D2.6 Final report on programme progress and KPIs) (Version: v0.2)
- Website: https://5g-ppp.eu/
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