What is intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation?
Types of carrier aggregation The case where the component carriers are contiguous in the same frequency band is called intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation. If the component carriers are in the same frequency band but are separated by a gap the carrier aggregation is called intra-band non-contiguous.
How does LTE carrier aggregation work?
Carrier aggregation is used in LTE-Advanced in order to increase the bandwidth, and thereby increase the bitrate. The component carrier can have a bandwidth of 1.4, 3, 5, 10, 15 or 20 MHz and a maximum of five component carriers can be aggregated, hence the maximum aggregated bandwidth is 100 MHz.
What is PCC and SCC in LTE?
A primary component carrier (PCC) is complemented with one or several secondary component carriers (SCC). The PCC handles all the control signaling while the SCC is used to increase the data throughput. The carriers can be FDD, TDD or a mix of FDD and TDD with location in one or multiple frequency bands.
What is Channel Aggregation?
Carrier Aggregation is a technology to combine two or more carriers into one data channel to enhance the data capacity. In IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) it is possible to combine two contiguous channels into one big data channels. In IEEE 802.11 terminology this is called channel bonding.
How do I know if my phone is carrier aggregated?
How to Find Carrier Aggregation Support on a Smartphone? The best way to check if your smartphone supports CA is to install the NetMonster app (Free). On the homepage, you will find the band combination mentioned on the top.
What is intra-band carrier aggregation in LTE?
Intra-band carrier aggregation refers to the aggregation of two or more LTE channels within the one LTE Frequency Band. Contiguous refers to two or more adjacent carriers forming one single block of radio spectrum, allowing the network to treat the aggregated band as a single enlarged channel.
Can you have more than one band in LTE?
In many areas only small bands are available, often as small as 10 MHz. As a result carrier aggregation over more than one band is contained within the specification, although it does present some technical challenges. Carrier aggregation is supported by both formats of LTE, namely the FDD and TDD variants.
What is the best way to arrange carrier aggregation?
The easiest way to arrange aggregation would be to use contiguous component carriers within the same operating frequency band (as defined for LTE), so called intra-band contiguous. This might not always be possible, due to operator frequency allocation scenarios.
What is car carrier aggregation?
Carrier aggregation is a technique that allows 4G LTE-Advanced and LTE-Advanced Pro networks to combine multiple frequency carriers into one and use the combined bandwidth to serve individual user devices. This way, the end-user devices can get much broader carrier bandwidths which result in higher data rates.