What is physical layer in 5G NR?

PHY layer sits at the bottom of the 5G NR protocol stack, interfacing to MAC sublayer higher up via transport channels . It provides its services to MAC and is configured by RRC . PHY supports downlink ( gNB -to- UE ), uplink ( UE -to- gNB ) and sidelink ( UE -to- UE ) communications.

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What is DC subcarrier?

In OFDM and OFDMA PHY layers, the DC subcarrier is the subcarrier whose frequency is equal to the RF centre frequency of the transmitting station . It corresponds to frequency zero (Direct Current) if the FFT signal is not modulated.

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