前言:
参考: 《Carrier Aggregation Explained In 101 Seconds》 Qualcomm
《Carrier aggregation (CA) in LTE-Advanced by TELCOMA Global》TELCOMA Global
《Carrier Aggregation _CA_Part1》
《Carrier Aggregation _CA_Part2》
《Carrier Aggregation _CA_Part3》
《Carrier Aggregation _CA_Part4》
目录:
- 简介
- 协议规范
- 日志分析
一 简介
为了提高带宽以满足4G的IMT-Advanced要求,在3GPP Rel10中的LTE-A中引入了载波聚合方案。CA允许LTE实现IMT-Advanced规定的目标,同时保持与Rel 8和Rel 9 LTE的向后兼容性.
该功能允许聚合多达五个LTE carriers/band——一个主小区(PCell)和多达四个辅助小区(SCell),以支持高达100MHz的带宽。
1.1 主要动机
使用碎片化的频谱资源,这允许运营商收集频谱进行部署
ue-Category指的是UE的接入能力等级,也就是UE能够支持的传输速率的等级。
1.2 载波聚合的理论速率
LTECat-4 UE在DL中支持高达150 Mbps,并且需要20 MHz BW,而许多运营商在连续频谱中可能没有这种带宽。因此,通过组合多个载波频率(CA),可以实现CAT 4数据速率。例如,10+10 MHz
2x2 MIMO bps | 4x4 MIMO bps | 8x8 MIMO bps |
750M | 1.5G | 3.0G |
600, | 1.2G | 2.4G |
450M | 900M | 1.8G |
300 | 600M | 1.2G |
150 LTE advanced | 300M LTE advanced | 600M LTE advanced |
4G LTE Throughput calculator | 5G-Tools.com
通过该网站固定其它参数
理论速率=number of aggregated component carriers* 单CA速率
参考 | 范围 |
Direction of data transfer | DL ,UL |
Mode | FDD (frequency division duplex) TDD (time division duplex) |
number of aggregated component carriers | 子载波个数 |
Layers -maximum number of MIMO layers | 正常1-2 |
Use MU-MIMO Beamforming | Yes|No 针对基站 |
Mode of Modulation and Code Rate | Manual (Enter CodeRate and Modulation) Auto (3GPP 36.213 Table) |
Enter the CQI index | 0-15 |
CodeRate | ,depends on the type of coding from 3GPP 36.213 Table 7.2.3-1 |
Modulation CQI Table | 32QAM ,64QAM |
BW- Band Bandwidth, MHz, affects the number of PRB | BW:1.4 MHz (6 PRB) BW:3 MHz (15 PRB) BW:5 MHz (25 PRB) BW:10 MHz (50 PRB) BW:15 MHz (75 PRB) BW:20 MHz (100 PRB) |
Overhead for control channels (PDCCH, PHICH, PSS, SSS, PBCH, Ref Signal etc.) | Auto (3GPP) Manual |
Control format indicator (CFI) | 1,2,3 |
Control information | Overhead |
1.3 定义
CC(Component Carrier):
每个聚合的载波被称为分量载波
PCell :
主小区,在RRC连接建立期间初始配置的小区。负责security、NAS、mobility information,和配置小区的SI有关的所有信令。
PCC(Primary Component Carrier):
与PCell上下行对应的CC 称为PCC
SCell(Seconday Cell):
SCell将在RRC连接建立之后被配置,以提供额外的无线电资源。UE不具有与其任何SC小区的RRC连接。通过rrcConnectionReconfiguration 配置
SCC(Secondary Component Carrier ):
与 SCell 上下行对应的CC 称为SCC
二 Carrier Aggregation Types
注意问题: 不同的距离问题,在调制的时候会带来不同的干扰问题
载波聚合按照聚合频段的不同可以分为带内连续、带内不连续、带间聚合。
Intra-band contiguous:
两个载波属于3GPP中规定的同一频段,并且在频域上是连续的。
Intra-band non-contiguous:
两个载波属于3GPP中对丁的同一频段,但是在频域上是不连续的
Intre-band contiguous:
指两个载波分属于3GPP协议中不同的频段
三 Bandwidth Classes
见36.101中表格Table 5.6A-1
Table 5.6A-1: CA bandwidth classes and corresponding nominal guard bands
CA Bandwidth Class | Aggregated Transmission Bandwidth Configuration | Number of contiguous CC | Nominal Guard Band BWGB |
A | NRB,agg ≤ 100 | 1 | a1 BWChannel(1) - 0.5Df1 (NOTE 2) |
B | 25 < NRB,agg ≤ 100 | 2 | 0.05 max(BWChannel(1),BWChannel(2)) - 0.5Df1 |
C | 100 < NRB,agg ≤ 200 | 2 | 0.05 max(BWChannel(1),BWChannel(2)) - 0.5Df1 |
D | 200 < NRB,agg ≤ 300 | 3 | 0.05 max(BWChannel(1),BWChannel(2), BWChannel(3)) - 0.5Df1 |
E | 300 < NRB,agg ≤ 400 | 4 | 0.05 max(BWChannel(1),BWChannel(2), BWChannel(3) , BWChannel(4)) - 0.5Df1 |
F | 400 < NRB,agg ≤ 500 | 5 | 0.05 max(BWChannel(1),BWChannel(2), BWChannel(3) , BWChannel(4) , BWChannel(5)) - 0.5Df1 |
I | 700 < NRB,agg ≤ 800 | 8 | NOTE 3 |
NOTE 1: BWChannel(j), j = 1, 2, 3, 4 is the channel bandwidth of an E-UTRA component carrier according to Table 5.6-1 and Df1 = Df for the downlink with Df the subcarrier spacing while Df1 = 0 for the uplink. NOTE 2: a1 = 0.16/1.4 for BWChannel(1) = 1.4 MHz whereas a1 = 0.05 for all other channel bandwidths. NOTE 3: Applicable for later releases. |
参考:
载波聚合(Carrier Aggregation) - 知乎