Rel-18 SUL Band combinations for SA NR Supplementary uplink (SUL), NSA NR SUL, NSA NR SUL with UL sharing from the UE perspective (ULSUP)
The present document is a technical report for SA NR Supplementary uplink (SUL), NSA NR SUL and NSA NR SUL with UL sharing from the UE perspective (ULSUP) under Rel-18 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address NR SUL for the Rel-18 bands/band combinations in Table 1-1 to Table 1-4.
Table 1-1: Release 18 SUL bands
Band number
UL
DL
Duplex mode
Table 1-2: Release 18 SA SUL band combinations
SA SUL band combination
REL independent from
CA_n1_SUL_n78-n81
Rel-15
CA_n3_SUL_n41-n80
Rel-15
CA_n41_SUL_n79-n98
Rel-15
CA_n79_SUL_n41-n98
Rel-15
CA_n41_SUL_n79-n95
Rel-15
CA_n79_SUL_n41-n95
Rel-15
CA_n8_SUL_n78-n81
Rel-15
SUL_n1-n81
Rel-15
SUL_n3-n84
Rel-15
SUL_n1-n89
Rel-15
SUL_n1-n80
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n89
Rel-15
CA_n78_SUL_n1-n81
Rel-15
CA_n78_SUL_n3-n84
Rel-15
CA_n78_SUL_n1-n89
Rel-15
CA_n78_SUL_n1-n80
Rel-15
SUL_n5-n84
Rel-15
SUL_n8-n84
Rel-15
CA_n5_n78-n84
Rel-15
CA_n78_n5-n84
Rel-15
CA_n1_n78-n89
Rel-15
CA_n3_n78-n84
Rel-15
CA_n8_n78-n84
Rel-15
CA_n78_n8-n84
Rel-15
Table 1-3: Release 18 NSA SUL band combinations
NSA SUL band combination
REL independent from
Table 1-4: Release 18 NSA SUL with ULSUP band combinations
NSA SUL with ULSUP band combination
REL independent from
This TR contains a general part and specific band combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.