Modem current consumption

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Symbol Description B13 (typ.) B20 (typ.) B3 (typ.) B4 (typ.) Units

Sleep current consumption, Cat-M1 and Cat-NB1

 
IPSM PSM floor current 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 µA

PSM TAU event energy and duration, Cat-M1

 
EPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, resource blocks 6, TBS index 9, UICC included 93 94 99 99 mJ
TPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, resource blocks 6, TBS index 9, UICC included 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 s

PSM TAU event energy and duration, Cat-NB1

 
EPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, UICC included; UL: 12SC, MCS Index 5 Resource Units 1, Repetitions 1; DL, 12SC, MCS Index 6, Subframes 3, Repetitions 1 306 319 315 335 mJ
TPSM_TAU Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, UICC included; UL: 12SC, MCS Index 5 Resource Units 1, Repetitions 1; DL, 12SC, MCS Index 6, Subframes 3, Repetitions 1 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 s

Average current consumption, radio resource control (RRC) mode, Cat-M1

 
IEDRX eDRX average current, 81.92 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 19 - 19 - µA
IIEDRX Idle eDRX average current, 655 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 6 - 6 - µA
IRMC_0DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 0 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 45 45 47 46 mA
IRMC_10DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 10 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 49 50 51 54 mA
IRMC_23DBM Uplink 180 kbit/s, Pout 23 dBm, RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.521-1 Annex A.2 102 114 118 117 mA

Average current consumption, radio resource control (RRC) mode, Cat-NB1

 
IEDRX eDRX average current, 81.92 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 33 - 33 - µA
IIEDRX Idle eDRX average current, 655 s, one PO/PTW, PTW = 2.56 s 8 - 8 - µA
IRMC_0DBM Pout 0 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 30 30 30 30 mA
IRMC_10DBM Pout 10 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 30 30 35 35 mA
IRMC_23DBM Pout 23 dBm, QPSK, 1SC, 15 kHz, TX 33% RX 33% ("balanced TX and RX"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 90 100 105 100 mA
IRMC_0DBM Pout 0 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 50 50 50 50 mA
IRMC_10DBM Pout 10 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 55 55 60 60 mA
IRMC_23DBM Pout 23 dBm, BPSK, 1SC, 3.75 kHz, TX 80% RX 10% ("TX intensive"), RMC settings as per 3GPP TS 36.101 Annex A.2.4 180 200 225 205 mA