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Technical dimensioning utility for calculating the theoretical peak data rates of 5G New Radio (NR) physical layers, strictly following 3GPP TS 38.306 specifications.
5G NR throughput estimation applies 3GPP TS 38.306 peak-rate methodology from bandwidth, SCS, MIMO layers, and modulation to produce engineering upper bounds for DL/UL user data rates.
The calculator applies the 3GPP peak rate formula, aggregating throughput across all layers and component carriers. It accounts for the modulation order, code rate, and resource block density relative to the slot duration in the selected numerology.
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A 100 MHz FR1 carrier, 30 kHz SCS, 4 layers, 256QAM can reach theoretical peaks on the order of several Gbps under TS 38.306 assumptions before overhead. Applying a 0.7 cell-load factor yields a more realistic busy-hour average for transport planning.
Ignores scheduler fairness, interference, and UE RF conditions. Always apply operator-specific overhead and contention factors for commercial SLAs.
Per 3GPP TS 38.306, peak rate depends on bandwidth (PRBs), SCS, MIMO layers, modulation (e.g., 256QAM), scaling factors, and overhead. The calculator applies those parameters to estimate DL/UL user rates.
Peaks assume ideal radio, full buffer, and allocated PRBs. Real networks share cells, face interference, TDD duty cycle, and UE category limits. Use the tool for upper-bound dimensioning, not drive-test SLAs.
The structure is the same, but FR2 typically uses higher SCS, different bandwidths, and more layers/beams. Guard bands and TDD patterns also differ.
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