The present document is a technical report for Inter-band Carrier Aggregation under Rel-12 time frame. The purpose is to gather the relevant background information and studies in order to address Inter-band Carrier Aggregation requirements.
The present document covers relevant background information and studies in order to address Inter-band Carrier Aggregation requirements for the Rel-12 band combinations in Table 1-1.
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 7
A3
LTE_CA_B2_B4
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 4
A4
LTE_CA_B23_B29
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 23 and Band 29
A1
LTE_CA_B3_B26
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 26
A1
LTE_CA_B3_B19
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 19
A1
LTE_CA_B1_B8
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 8
A1
LTE_CA_B3_B28
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 28
A1
LTE_CA_B1_B26
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 26
A1
LTE_CA_B39_B41
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 39 and Band 41
A3
LTE_CA_B2_B12
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 12
A1
LTE_CA_B2_B13
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 13
A1
LTE_CA_B19_B21
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 19 and Band 21
A5
LTE_CA_B12_B25
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 12 and Band 25
A1
LTE_CA_B2_B5
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 5
A1
LTE_CA_B1_B18
Additional bandwidth combination set for LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 18
A1
LTE_CA_B7_B28
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 7 and Band 28
A1
LTE_CA_B5_B25
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 5 and Band 25
A1
LTE_CA_B1_B11
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 11
A5
LTE_CA_B8_B11
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 8 and Band 11
A5
LTE_CA_B5_B7
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 5 and Band 7
A1
LTE_CA_B1_B3
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 3
A3
LTE_CA_B1_B28
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 1 and Band 28
A2
LTE_CA_B4_B27
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 27
A1
LTE_CA_B3_B27
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 27
A1
LTE_CA_B8_B27
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 8 and Band 27
A3
LTE_CA_B3_B20_BWset
Additional bandwidth combination set for LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 20
A1
LTE_CA_B7_B20_BWset
Additional bandwidth combination set for LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 7 and Band 20
A1
LTE_CA_B41_B42
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 41 and Band 42
A5
LTE_CA_B5_B13
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 5 and Band 13
A3
LTE_CA_B7_B22
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 7 and Band 22
A5
LTE_CA_B2_B5_BWset
Additional bandwidth combination set for LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 2 and Band 5
A1
LTE_CA_B4_B12_BWset
Additional bandwidth combination set for LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 4 and Band 12
A2
The scope of the report has been further extended [6] to cover the 2 DL fallback modes for the 3 DL Carrier Aggregation combinations with single UL configuration. These 3 DL/1UL combinations are listed in table 1-2. In addition, the report also covers the LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation combinations [7], captured in Table 1-3.
LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation (Band 1 and Band 41)
A3
LTE_CA_TDD_FDD
LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation (Band 1 and Band 42)
A3
LTE_CA_TDD_FDD
LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation (Band 3 and Band 40)
A3
LTE_CA_TDD_FDD
LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation (Band 8 and Band 40)
A1
LTE_CA_TDD_FDD
LTE TDD-FDD joint operation including Carrier Aggregation (Band 3 and Band 42)
A2
LTE_CA_B26_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) of Band 26, Band 41 and Band 41
-
LTE_CA_B3_B38
LTE Advanced inter-band Carrier Aggregation of Band 3 and Band 38
A3
LTE_CA_B19_B42_B42
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) of Band 19, Band 42 and Band 42
A1
LTE_CA_B25_B41_B41
LTE Advanced 3 Band Carrier Aggregation (3DL/1UL) of Band 25, Band 41 and Band 41
-
The present document contains a general part and band specific combination part. The actual requirements are added to the corresponding technical specifications.