LTE Advanced 3DL/2UL inter-band Carrier Aggregation (CA)
The present document is a technical report for LTE Advanced 2ULs and 3DLs Carrier Aggregation under Rel-13 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address 2Uls and 3DLs Carrier Aggregation requirements.
This TR covers relevant background information and studies core & performance requirements for the Rel-13 band combinations in Table 1-1 and Table 1-2.
Table 1-1: Release 13 2ULs and 3DLs inter-band carrier aggregation combinations
E-UTRA CA configuration / Bandwidth combination set
E-UTRA CA Configuration
Uplink CA configurations
E-UTRA Bands
1.4
MHz
3
MHz
5
MHz
10
MHz
15
MHz
20
MHz
Maximum aggregated bandwidth
[MHz]
Bandwidth combination set
CA_1A-3A-5A
CA_1A-3A,
CA_1A-5A,
CA_3A-5A
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50
0
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
40
1
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
5
Yes
Yes
CA_1A-3A-8A
CA_1A-3A,
CA_1A-8A,
CA_3A-8A
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50
0
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
40
1
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
40
2
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
8
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_1A-3A-19A
CA_1A-3A,
CA_3A-19A,
CA_1A-19A
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
55
0
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
19
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_1A-5A-7A
CA_1A-7A,
CA_5A-7A,
CA_1A-5A
1
Yes
Yes
40
0
5
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50
1
5
Yes
Yes
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_1A-18A-28A
CA_1A-18A
CA_18A-28A
CA_1A-28A
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
45
0
18
Yes
Yes
Yes
28
Yes
Yes
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
40
1
18
Yes
Yes
28
Yes
Yes
CA_1A-19A-21A
CA_1A-19A,
CA_1A-21A,
CA_19A-21A
1
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50
0
19
Yes
Yes
Yes
21
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_2A-4A-12A
CA_2A-4A,
CA_4A-12A
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
50
0
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
12
Yes
Yes
CA_2A-5A-13A
CA_2A-13A
2
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
40
0
5
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
CA_3A-7A-20A
CA_3A-7A
CA_3A-20A
CA_7A-20A
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
60
0
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
20
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_3A-7A-28A
CA_3A-7A
CA_7A-28A
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
60
0
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
28
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_4A-5A-13A
CA_4A-13A
4
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
40
0
5
Yes
Yes
13
Yes
CA_xA-yA-zA
CA_xA-yA or
CA_yA-zA or
CA_xA-zA
X
Up to 60
0
Y
Z
Table 1-2: Release 13 2ULs and 3DLs mixed intra/inter band carrier aggregation combinations
E-UTRA CA configuration / Bandwidth combination set
E-UTRA CA Configuration
Uplink CA configurations (NOTE 4)
E-UTRA Bands
1.4
MHz
3
MHz
5
MHz
10
MHz
15
MHz
20
MHz
Maximum aggregated bandwidth
[MHz]
Bandwidth combination set
CA_3A-7C
CA_3A-7A
CA_7C
3
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
60
0
7
See CA_7C Bandwidth combination set 1 in table 5.6A.1-1 [3]
CA_3C-7A
CA_3A-7A
CA_3C
3
See CA_3C Bandwidth Combination Set 0 in table 5.6A.1-1 [3]
60
0
7
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
CA_25A_41C
CA_41C
25
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
60
0
41
See CA_41C Bandwidth Combination Set 1 in Table 5.6A.1-1 [3]
This TR contains a general part and band specific combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.