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 |
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UL FR1 |
1 |
1 |
A |
FDD, TDD |
Rel-15 |
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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 |
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UL FR1 |
1 |
1 |
A |
FDD, |
Rel-15 |
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UL FR2 |
1 |
1 |
A, D, G, H, I, J, K, L,M |
TDD |
Rel-15 |