7 Release independent features for NR interworking between NR frequency range 1 and NR frequency range 2

38.3073GPPNRRelease 17Requirements on User Equipments (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency bandTS

7.1 Additional NR inter-band CA configurations between frequency range 1 and frequency range 2

Requirements for a Rel-16 UE for additional NR inter-band CA configurations between FR1 and FR2 compared to TS 38.101-3 of Rel-16 [4] are introduced via this clause.

Table 7.1-1: NR inter-band CA between FR1 and FR2

Feature

DL/UL

number of bands

maximum number of CCs

CA BW Classes

Duplex-mode

Release

independent from

requirements to be fulfilled

(see 38.307 of the REL in which the CA configuration was introduced)

Inter-band CA configurations for NR interworking between FR1 and FR2

DL FR1

3

4

A, C

FDD, TDD, FDD and TDD

Rel-15

Table B.4.4-1

DL FR2

1

4

A, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M

TDD

Rel-15

UL FR1

1

1

A

FDD, TDD

Rel-15

UL FR2

1

1

A, D, G, H, I, J, K, L,M

TDD

Rel-15

7.2 Additional Inter-band NR-DC configurations between frequency range 1 and frequency range 2

Requirements for a Rel-16 UE for additional Inter-band NR-DC configurations between FR1 and FR2 compared to TS 38.101-3 of Rel-16 [4] are introduced via this clause.

Table 7.2-1: Inter-band NR-DC between FR1 and FR2

Feature

DL/UL

number of bands

maximum number of CCs

CA BW Classes

Duplex-mode

Release

independent from

requirements to be fulfilled

(see 38.307 of the REL in which the CA configuration was introduced)

Inter-band DC configurations for NR interworking between FR1 and FR2

DL FR1

3

4

A, C

FDD, TDD, FDD and TDD

Rel-15

Table B.4.5-1

DL FR2

1

8

A, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M

TDD

Rel-15

UL FR1

1

1

A

FDD,

Rel-15

UL FR2

1

1

A, D, G, H, I, J, K, L,M

TDD

Rel-15