Carrier Performance 12- Manuals

Page 5 networks.nokia.com The drive test data rate with a Cat 6 device in good signal conditions is shown in Figure 4. The results indicate that it is possible to achieve data rates of 250 – 300 Mbps in the field if the signal and interference conditions are favorable. Fig. 4. Drive test data rate w...

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Page 7 networks.nokia.com R 18 G 65 B 145 R 0 G 201 B 255 R 104 G 113 B 122 R 216 G 217 B 218 R 168 G 187 B 192 Core and background colors: 7 © Nokia Solutions and Networks 2014 0 20 40 60 80 100 Mbps Pcell SCell Sum CA UE Non-CA UE LTE networks will have a mixture of new CA devices and legacy non-C...

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Page 11 networks.nokia.com Aggregation with supplemental downlink Carrier aggregation allows the benefit of downlink only frequencies, called supplemental downlink. 3GPP has defined two supplemental downlink bands, Band 29 and 32. These bands can be used to enhance downlink data rates and capacity w...

Page 12 networks.nokia.com Aggregation with unlicensed frequencies LTE can also use the unlicensed 5 GHz band to boost network capacity and data rates. This is under specification in 3GPP Release 13 and is called LTE for Unlicensed (LTE-U) or Licensed Assisted Access (LAA). The solution uses carrier...

Page 13 networks.nokia.com This can be seen in Figure 13 and Figure 14. The carrier aggregation case provides the lowest average power consumption when calculated over the total period of 185 seconds including the active download and idle time. Carrier aggregation increases power consumption if it i...

Page 14 networks.nokia.com Evolution of Carrier Aggregation Carrier aggregation is evolving further. 3GPP Release 10 supported a maximum of five component carriers while the signaling capability was extended beyond five carriers in Release 12. Many operators have even more than 100 MHz of spectrum a...

Page 15 networks.nokia.com Summary Carrier aggregation is the most important feature in LTE-Advanced because it improves the practical data rates, enhances the network capacity, simplifies the traffic management and extends the coverage area. Carrier aggregation started commercially in 2013. The pea...