NR inter-band Carrier Aggregation (CA) / Dual Connectivity (DC) Rel-16 for 2 bands Down Link (DL) / x bands Up Link (UL) (x = 1, 2)
The present document is a technical report for NR inter-band CA and DC for 2 bands DL with up to 2 bands UL under Rel-16 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address NR inter-band CA and DC for 2 bands DL with up to 2 bands UL for the Rel-16 band combinations in Table 1-1 to Table 1-3
Table 1-1: Release 16 Inter-band NR CA for 2 bands DL with 1 band UL
CA combination
REL independent from
n1-n3
Rel-15
n1-n7
Rel-15
n1-n8
Rel-15
n1-n28
Rel-15
n1-n40
Rel-15
n1-n41
Rel-15
n1-n77
Rel-15
n1-n78
Rel-15
n1-n79
Rel-15
n1-n257
Rel-15
n2-n5
Rel-15
n2-n48
Rel-15
n2-n66
Rel-15
n2-n77
Rel-15
n2-n78
Rel-15
n3-n7
n3-n8
n3-n8
Rel-15
n3-n28
Rel-15
n3-n38
Rel-15
n3-n40
Rel-15
n3-n41
Rel-15
n3-n77
Rel-15
n3-n79
Rel-15
n3-n257
Rel-15
n5-n7
Rel-15
n5-n66
Rel-15
n5-n77
Rel-15
n5-n78
Rel-15
n5-n79
Rel-15
n5-n260
Rel-15
n5-n261
Rel-15
n7-n25
Rel-15
n7-n28
Rel-15
n7-n66
Rel-15
n7-n78
Rel-15
n8-n39
Rel-15
n8-n40
Rel-15
n8-n41
Rel-15
n8-n79
Rel-15
n20-n7
Rel-15
n20-n28
Rel-15
n20-n78
Rel-15
n25-n41
Rel-15
n25-n66
Rel-15
n25-n71
Rel-15
n25-n78
Rel-15
n25-n260
Rel-15
n25-n261
Rel-15
n28-n40
Rel-15
n28-n41
Rel-15
n28-n50
Rel-15
n28-n77
Rel-15
n28-n78
Rel-15
n29-n66
Rel-15
n29-n70
Rel-15
n28-n257
Rel-15
n38-n78
Rel-15
n39-n40
Rel-15
n39-n41
Rel-15
n39-n79
Rel-15
n40-n41
Rel-15
n40-n78
Rel-15
n40-n79
Rel-15
n41-n50
Rel-15
n41-n66
Rel-15
n41-n71
Rel-15
n41-n79
Rel-15
n41-n260
Rel-15
n41-n261
Rel-15
n48-n66
Rel-15
n50-n78
Rel-15
n66-n78
Rel-15
n66-n70
Rel-15
n66-n71
Rel-15
n66-n77
Rel-15
n66-n78
Rel-15
n66-n260
Rel-15
n66-n261
Rel-15
n70-n71
Rel-15
n71-n260
Rel-15
n71-n261
Rel-15
n77-n257
Rel-15
n77-n258
Rel-15
n77-n261
Rel-15
n78-n92
Rel-15
n78-n257
Rel-15
n78-n258
Rel-15
n79-n258
Rel-15
Table 1-2: Release 16 Inter-band NR CA for 2 bands DL with 2 bands UL
CA combination
REL independent from
n1-n3
Rel-15
n1-n7
Rel-15
n1-n8
Rel-15
n1-n28
Rel-15
n1-n40
Rel-15
n1-n41
Rel-15
n1-n78
Rel-15
n1-n79
Rel-15
n1-n257
Rel-15
n2-n5
Rel-15
n2-n48
Rel-15
n2-n66
Rel-15
n2-n77
Rel-15
n2-n78
Rel-15
n3-n8
Rel-15
n3-n28
Rel-15
n3-n38
Rel-15
n3-n40
Rel-15
n3-n41
Rel-15
n3-n77
Rel-15
n3-n79
Rel-15
n3-n257
Rel-15
n5-n7
Rel-15
n5-n66
Rel-15
n5-n77
Rel-15
n5-n78
Rel-15
n5-n79
Rel-15
n5-n260
Rel-15
n5-n261
Rel-15
n7-n28
Rel-15
n7-n66
Rel-15
n7-n78
Rel-15
n8-n39
Rel-15
n8-n40
Rel-15
n8-n41
Rel-15
n8-n79
Rel-15
n20-n7
Rel-15
n20-n28
Rel-15
n20-n78
Rel-15
n25-n41
Rel-15
n25-n66
Rel-15
n25-n71
Rel-15
n25-n78
Rel-15
n28-n40
Rel-15
n28-n41
Rel-15
n28-n50
Rel-15
n28-n78
Rel-15
n28-n257
Rel-15
n38-n78
Rel-15
n39-n40
Rel-15
n39-n41
Rel-15
n39-n79
Rel-15
n40-n41
Rel-15
n40-n79
Rel-15
n41-n50
Rel-15
n41-n66
Rel-15
n41-n71
Rel-15
n41-n78
Rel-15
n41-n79
Rel-15
n48-n66
Rel-15
n50-n78
Rel-15
n66-n77
Rel-15
n66-n78
Rel-15
n77-n257
Rel-15
n77-n261
Rel-15
n78-n92
Rell-15
n78-n257
Rel-15
Table 1-3: Release 16 Inter-band DC for 2 bands
DC combination
REL independent from
This TR contains a general part and band specific combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.