Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA); LTE-Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (CA) (3DL/1UL)
The present document is a technical report for 3DL Inter-band Carrier Aggregation under Rel-13 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address 3DL Inter-band Carrier Aggregation requirements.
The present document covers relevant background information and studies in order to address 3DL Inter-band Carrier Aggregation requirements for the Rel-13 band combinations in Table 1-1, Table 1-2 and Table 1-3.
Table 1-1: Release 13 3DL inter-band carrier aggregation combinations
WI code
WI title
LTE_CA_B3_B3_B8
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 3 and Band 8
LTE_CA_B38_B40_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 38, Band 40 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B1_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 41 and Band 41
LTE_CA_B8_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 8, Band 41 and Band 41
LTE_CA_B26_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 26, Band 41 and Band 41
LTE_CA_B7_B40_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 7, Band 40 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B1_B7_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 7 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B7
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 3 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B2_B2_B12
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 2, Band 2 and Band 12
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 3 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B3_B7_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 7 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B3_B7_B7
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 7 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B7_B7_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 7, Band 7 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B3_B7_B8
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 7 and Band 8
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B3
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 3 and Band 3
LTE_CA_B1_B8_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 8 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B2_B5_B29
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 2, Band 5 and Band 29
LTE_CA_B3_B3_B5
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 3 and Band 5
LTE_CA_B3_B8_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 8 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B3_B40_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 40 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B8_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 8, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B21_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 21, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B41_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 41, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 3 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B1_B19_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 19 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B1_B21_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 21 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B3_B19_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 19 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B7_B20_B38
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 7, Band 20 and Band 38
LTE_CA_B19_B21_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 19, Band 21 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B1_B19_B28
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 19 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 3 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B1_B8_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 8 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B3_B8_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 8 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B28_B40_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 28, Band 40 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B1_B8_B11
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 8 and Band 11
LTE_CA_B3_B7_B38
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 7 and Band 38
LTE_CA_B3_B20_B32
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 20 and Band 32
LTE_CA_B7_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 7, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B20_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 20, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B28_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 28, Band 41 and Band 41
LTE_CA_B28_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 28, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B1_B11_B18
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 1, Band 11 and Band 18
LTE_CA_B4_B4_B7
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 4, Band 4 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B4_B7_B12
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 4, Band 7 and Band 12
LTE_CA_B3_B28_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 28 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B3_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 41 and Band 41
LTE_CA_B3_B41_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 3, Band 41 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B5_B40_B40
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 5, Band 40 and Band 40
LTE_LAA-Core
Licensed-Assisted Access to Unlicensed Spectrum
LTE_CA_B2_B4_B7
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 2, Band 4 and Band 7
LTE_CA_B2_B7_B12
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) for Band 2, Band 7 and Band 12
The present document also covers the 4DL fallback modes for the 4DL Carrier Aggregation combinations with single UL configuration. These 4DL/1UL combinations are listed in Table 1-2.
Table 1-2: Release 13 inter-band carrier aggregation combinations (4DL/1UL)
WI code
WI title
LTE_CA_B2_B2_B4_B4
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 2, Band 2, Band 4 and Band 4
LTE_CA_B2_B4_B12_B30
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 2, Band 4, Band 12 and Band 30
LTE_CA_B2_B2_B5_B30
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 2, Band 2, Band 5 and Band 30
LTE_CA_B2_B2_B12_B30
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 2, Band 2, Band 12 and Band 30
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B7_B8
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 1, Band 3, Band 7 and Band 8
LTE_CA_B2_B2_B29_B30
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 2, Band 2, Band 29 and Band 30
LTE_CA_B4_B4_B5_B29
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 4, Band 4, Band 5 and Band 29
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B5_B40
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 1, Band 3, Band 5 and Band 40
LTE_CA_B41_B41_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 41, Band 41, Band 42 and Band 42
LTE_CA_B4_B4_B29_B30
LTE Advanced 4 Band Carrier Aggregation (4DL/1UL) of Band 4, Band 4, Band 29 and Band 30
The present document also covers the 5DL fallback modes for the 5DL Carrier Aggregation combinations with single UL configuration. These 5DL/1UL combinations are listed in Table 1-3.
Table 1-3: Release 13 inter-band carrier aggregation combinations (5DL/1UL)
WI code
WI title
LTE_CA_B1_B3_B7_B7_B28
LTE Advanced 5 Band Carrier Aggregation (5DL/1UL) of Band 1, Band 3, Band 7, Band 7 and Band 28
LTE_CA_B3_B3_B7_B7_B28
LTE Advanced 5 Band Carrier Aggregation (5DL/1UL) of Band 3, Band 3, Band 7, Band 7 and Band 28
The present document contains a general part and band specific combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.