Section: 7.8.1A Minimum requirements for CA
Content: For inter-band carrier aggregation with one component carrier per operating band and the uplink assigned to one E-UTRA band the wide band intermodulation requirements are defined with the uplink active on the band(s) other than the band whose downlink is being tested. The UE shall meet the requirements specified in subclause 7.8.1.1 for each component carrier while all downlink carriers are active. For E-UTRA CA configurations including an operating band without uplink band or an operating band with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.5-1), the requirements for all downlinks shall be met with the single uplink carrier active in each band capable of UL operation. For a component carrier configured in Band 46 or Band 49, the requirements specified in subclause 7.8.1.1 are replaced by the requirements in Table 7.8.1-1A-0. Table 7.8.1.1A-0: Wide band intermodulation For E-UTRA CA configurations listed in Table 7.3.1A-0a under conditions for which reference sensitivity for the operating band being tested is N/A, the wideband intermodulation requirements of subclause 7.8.1A do not apply. For intra-band contiguous carrier aggegation the downlink SCC(s) shall be configured at nominal channel spacing to the PCC, For FDD, the PCC shall be configured closest to the uplink band. All downlink carriers shall be active throughout the test. The uplink output power shall be set as specified in Table 7.8.1A-1 with the uplink configuration set according to Table 7.-1 for the applicable carrier aggreagation configuration. For UE(s) supporting one uplink carrier, the uplink configuration of the PCC shall be in accordance with Table 7.3.1-2. The UE shall fulfil the minimum requirement in presence of an interfering signal specified in Table 7.8.1A-1 being on either side of the aggregated signal. The throughput of each carrier shall be ≥ 95% of the maximum throughput of the reference measurement channels as specified in Annexes , A.2.3 and A.3.2 (with one sided dynamic OCNG Pattern OP.1 FDD/TDD for the DL-signal as described in Annex /A.5.2.1) with parameters specified in Table 7.8.1A-1. For operating bands with an unpaired DL part (as noted in Table 5.5-1), the requirements also apply for an SCC assigned in the unpaired part with parameters specified in Tables 7.8.1A-1. Table 7.8.1A-1: Wide band intermodulation For intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation with one uplink carrier and two or more downlink sub-blocks, the wide band intermodulation requirements are defined with the uplink configuration in accordance with Table 7.3.1A-3. For this uplink configuration, the UE shall meet the requirements for each sub-block as specified in subclauses 7.8.1.1 and in this subclause for one component carrier and two or more component carriers per sub-block, respectively. The requirements apply for out-of-gap interferers while all downlink carriers are active. For combinations of intra-band and inter-band carrier aggregation and one uplink carrier assigned to one E-UTRA band, the requirement is defined with the uplink active in a band other than that supporting the downlink(s) under test. The uplink configuration shall be in accordance with Table 7.3.1A-3 when the uplink is active in the band supporting two or more non-contiguous component carriers, Table 7.3.1A-1 when the uplink is active in a band supporting two contiguous component carriers and in accordance with Table 7.3.1-2 when the uplink is active in a band supporting one carrier per band. For these uplink configurations, the UE shall meet the wide-band intermodulation requirements for intra-band non-contiguous carrier aggregation with RIBNC = 0 dB for all sub-block gaps (Table 7.3.1A-3) for the two or more non-contiguous downlink sub-blocks, the requirements for intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation for the contiguously aggregated downlink carriers and for any remaining component carrier(s) the requirements specified in subclause 7.8.1. For contiguously aggregated component carriers configured in Band 46, the said requirements for intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation of two or more downlink carriers are replaced by requirements in Table 7.8.1A-2. For non-contiguously aggregated component carriers configured in Band 46, the said requirements are applied to each sub-block for out-of-gap interferers. For the sub-block with a single component carrier, the requirement is replaced by Table 7.8.1.1A-0. For the sub-block with two or more contiguous component carriers, the requirement is replaced by Table 7.8.1.1A-2. All downlink carriers shall be active throughout the tests and the requirements for the downlinks shall be met with the single uplink carrier active in each band capable of UL operation. Table 7.8.1A-2: Wide band intermodulation