Supplementary uplink (SUL) and LTE-NR co-existence
The present document is a technical report for SUL and LTE-NR DC with SUL under Rel-15 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address SUL and LTE-NR DC with SUL for the Rel-15 bands/band combinations in Table 1-1 to Table 1-3.
Table 1-1: Release 15 SUL bands
Band number
UL
DL
Duplex mode
n80
1710 – 1785 MHz
N/A
SUL
n81
880 – 915 MHz
N/A
SUL
n82
832 – 862 MHz
N/A
SUL
n83
703 – 748 MHz
N/A
SUL
n84
1920 – 1980 MHz
N/A
SUL
n86
1710 – 1780 MHz
N/A
SUL
Table 1-2: Release 15 SUL band combinations
SUL combination
REL independent from
SUL_n78-n80
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n81
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n82
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n83
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n84
Rel-15
SUL_n78-n86
Rel-15
SUL_n79-n80
Rel-15
SUL_n79-n81
Rel-15
Table 1-3: Release 15 LTE-NR DC with SUL band combinations
LTE-NR DC combination
REL independent from
DC_3-SUL_n78-n80
Rel-15
DC_8-SUL_n78-n81
Rel-15
DC_20-SUL_n78-n82
Rel-15
DC_28-SUL_n78-n83
Rel-15
DC_1-SUL_n78-n84
Rel-15
DC_66-SUL_n78-n86
Rel-15
DC_3-SUL_n78-n82
Rel-15
DC_3-SUL_n79-n80
Rel-15
DC_8-SUL_n79-n81
Rel-15
DC_20-SUL_n78-n83
Rel-15
This TR contains a general part and band specific combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.