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Frequency bands Licensed assisted access (LAA) and extension up to 32 component carriers Evolution of UE categories due to carrier aggregation
(example for 4 DL/1 UL, Rel. 13) (Rel. 13) (Rel. 10 to 12)
UE Max. data Min. DL Highest modu-
At the beginning of 2015, 32 FDD and 11 TDD bands were Up to Release 12, all LTE networks use licensed spectrum bands. The ever-increasing demands for more capacity category rate in Mbps number MIMO lation scheme LTE Releases 8 to 11 specify
of DL layer(s) DL UL
specified for LTE deployment. The geographical region and forces network operators worldwide to exploit all possible spectrum accessible to them. Unlicensed spectra such DL UL
CCs
a single UE category to de-
the network operators spectrum holdings determine which as the industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) bands, primarily at 2.4GHz and 5GHz, are considered. The 2.4GHz 1 ~10 ~5 1 scribe an overall capability in
band combinations for interband, intraband contiguous band is fairly crowded with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi access points, but the 5GHz ISM band is still underutilized. Offer- 2 ~50 ~25 terms of maximum supported
16QAM
and intraband noncontiguous CA will be added to the stan- ing more than 500MHz of additional bandwidth, the upper portion of that frequency band in particular has very Rel. 8 3 ~100 1 2 data rate and MIMO support.
~50
dard. A complete overview is available in the relevant 3GPP low or even no regulatory requirements in several regions worldwide. Local regulators have made some adjust- 4 ~150 They only partly refer to single
specification, TS 36.101. As an example, the table lists the ments to exploit the full potential of the 5GHz band. In addition, the relevant listen before talk (LBT) functional- 5 ~300 ~75 4 64QAM device capabilities. Additional
proposed band combinations for aggregating four compo- ity needs to be standardized to ensure coexistence with other systems, such as 5GHz Wi-Fi. 3GPP Release 13 6 ~300 ~50 parameter signaling is used
1 or 2 2 or 4 64QAM 16QAM
nent carriers in the downlink, while maintaining only one will add the LBT functionality as part of LAA and enhance the carrier aggregation functionality to make use of the Rel. 10 7 ~300 ~100 to inform about detailed sup-
uplink carrier, which is supposed to be added with 3GPP 5GHz spectrum based on a fair share principle. 8 ~3000 ~1500 5 8 64QAM port for individual device
Release 13. All these frequency bands are used in North 9 ~50 capabilities.
~450 2 or 3
America. 10 ~100
Rel. 11 2 or 4 16QAM
E-UTRA E-UTRA
Uplink (UL) Downlink (DL) Carrier aggregation of licensed and unlicensed spectra 11 ~50
operating operating band Duplex ~600 2, 3 or 4
CAband band 12 ~100
band in MHz in MHz UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3 UNII-4 (DSRC)
2 1850 to 1910 1930 to 1990 5.15 GHz 5.25 GHz 5.35 GHz 5.47 GHz 5.725 GHz 5.85 GHz 5.925 GHz
UE DL UE UL Legacy UE
Downlink Uplink
CA_2-2-12-30 12 699 to 716 729 to 746 120 MHz cat. cat. categories
could become
DL cat. Max. DL UL cat. Max. 64QAM
30 2305 to 2315 2350 to 2360 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz 20 MHz available in 20 MHz 20 MHz ..20 MHz
20 MHz 20 MHz ..20 MHz Rel.12 data MIMO Rel.12 data support
0 0 N/A
US, Europe
2 1850 to 1910 1930 to 1990 6 5 category 6, 4
rate in layer(s) rate in
f in GHz Mbps Mbps
CA_2-2-5-30 5 824 to 849 869 to 894 7 13 category 7, 4
Requires dynamic Licensed band Licensed band Unlicensed band
30 2305 to 2315 2350 to 2360 frequency selection e.g. Band 13 e.g. Band 13 e.g. 5 GHz initially as 0 ~1 1 0 ~1 9 5 category 9, 6, 4
(DFS), UNII-2 UL 10 MHz DL 10 MHz a supplemental DL 20 MHz 20 MHz no
2 1850 to 1910 1930 to 1990 6 3 ~50 10 13 category 10, 7, 4
~300
CA_2-2-29-30 29 N/A 717 to 728 777 787 746 756 5725 5765 f in MHz 7 5 ~75 yes 11 5 category 11, 9, 6, 4
Glossary:
3GPP=3rd Generation Partnership Project, CA=Carrier Aggregation,
CC=Component Carrier, DFS=Dynamic Frequency Selection,
DL=Downlink, DSRC=Dedicated Short Range Communications,
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