3GPP TR 36.873 V1.0.0 (2013-09)Technical Report3rd Generation Partnership Project;Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network;3D channel model for LTE (Release 12)The present document has been developed within the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP TM) and may be further elaborated for the purposes of 3GPP.The present document has not been subject to any approval process by the 3GPP Organizational Partners and shall not be implemented.This Report is provided for future development work within 3GPP only. The Organizational Partners accept no liability for any use of this Specification.Specifications and Reports for implementation of the 3GPP TM system should be obtained via the 3GPP Organizational Partners Publications Offices.3GPP TR 36.873 V1.0.0 (2013-09)13Release 12KeywordsMCC selects keywords from stock list.3GPPPostal address3GPP support office address650 Route des Lucioles - Sophia AntipolisValbonne - FRANCETel.: +33 4 92 94 42 00 Fax: +33 4 93 65 47 16Internethttp:/www.3gpp.orgCopyright NotificationNo part may be reproduced except as authorized by written permission.The copyright and the foregoing restriction extend to reproduction in all media. 2011, 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TTA, TTC).All rights reserved.UMTS is a Trade Mark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its members3GPP is a Trade Mark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP Organizational PartnersLTE is a Trade Mark of ETSI registered for the benefit of its Members and of the 3GPP Organizational PartnersGSM and the GSM logo are registered and owned by the GSM AssociationContentsForeword41Scope52References53Definitions, symbols and abbreviations53.1Definitions53.2Symbols53.3Abbreviations54Introduction65General66Scenarios for UE specific elevation beamforming and FD-MIMO673GPP evaluation methodology needed for Elevation Beamforming and FD-MIMO evaluation77.1Antenna modelling77.2Pathloss modelling87.3Fast fading model108Simulation results12Annex A: (Informative) Change history13ForewordThis Technical Report has been produced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of the present document, it will be re-released by the TSG with an identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:Version x.y.zwhere:xthe first digit:1presented to TSG for information;2presented to TSG for approval;3or greater indicates TSG approved document under change control.ythe second digit is incremented for all changes of substance, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections, updates, etc.zthe third digit is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the document.1ScopeThe present document captures the findings of the study item “Study on 3D-channel model for Elevation Beamforming and FD-MIMO studies for LTE” 2. The purpose of this TR is to help TSG RAN WG1 to properly model and evaluate the performance of physical layer techniques using 3D channel models.This document relates to the 3GPP evaluation methodology and covers the modelling of the physical layer of both Mobile Equipment and Access Network of 3GPP systems.This document is intended to capture the scenarios relevant to 3D channel models and the modifications to the 3GPP evaluation methodology needed to support 3D channel modelling.This document is a living document, i.e. it is permanently updated and presented to TSG-RAN meetings.2ReferencesThe following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.-References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or nonspecific.-For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.-For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.13GPPTR21.905: Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications.23GPPTD RP-122034: Study on 3D-channel model for Elevation Beamforming and FD-MIMO studies for LTE.33GPPTR36.814(V9.0.0): Further Advancements for E-UTRA, Physical Layer Aspects.3Definitions, symbols and abbreviationsDelete from the above heading those words which are not applicable.3.1DefinitionsFor the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR21.905x and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the s