 operating, for example, with 10 MHz maximum bandwidth and would result in a peak downlink data rate on the order of 100 Mbps if two receiver antennas are being sup- ported. The work is expected to deliver one or more generic UE capability classes which would have wider applicability to different use cases, like consumer IoT, which are above the capabilities possible with NB-IoT and eMTC. Table 15.1 shows the comparison of UE data rates for the example NR-Light modem when compared to a full-blown 5G modem with 3.5 GHz as well as when compared to eMTC. The URLLC use cases are expected to use more capable modems, including sup- port for shorter processing times. Note that the uplink and downlink data rates depend on the uplink/downlink allocation ratio, with Table 15.1 assuming a downlink-heavy allocation with 80% of the resources used for the downlink direction. With a more bal- anced allocation, the downlink peak data rate is naturally less and the uplink peak data rate increases. One further dimension of the capability would be a lower TX power level for use cases such as wearables. Other use cases raised in 3GPP discussions include industrial sensors, with a further driver to provide all needs from a 5G network (without the need for LTE to be always present in the same location), even if there would be some overlap in the data rate capabilities with NB-IoT and eMTC. First discussions on capability for a reduced-capability modem definition started even in Release 16, but was deferred to Release 17, likely with some further L1 optimizations which would be generically applicable to many use cases and 15.2 3GPP Release 16 Timing and Key Themes Table 15.1 Example NR-loT capability class. NR-Light modem eMTC (LTE-M) Capability 5G Release 15 Release 17 Release 13 Max. bandwidth 100 MHz (3.5 GHz) 10-20 MHz 1.4 MHz Number of receiver antennas Downlink peak data 2 Gbps 50-100 Mbps Less than 1 Mbps rate (with high downlink allocation) Uplink peak data rate 80 Mbps or more 8 Mbps or more Less than 1 Mbps Support for dual c