UARFCN

UMTS Absolute radio-frequency channel number

UMTS
Universal Mobile Telecommunication System

The UARFCN (UTRA Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number) is the channel number representing the full 5
MHz UMTS carrier. Only 3.84MHz is used for transmission, while the 116 kHz acts as a built-in guard-band to
adjacent UARFCN's (580kHz + 3840kHz + 580kHz = 5MHz). If an operator owns the adjacent frequency bands,
it is possible to reduce the size of the UMTS carrier from 5MHz to 4.4 or 4.2 MHZ, but this is not recommended.
The UARFCN channel number is calculated according to it's frequency. If no offset is used, the frequency is
simply multiplied by 5 to get the UARFCN (ex: 2132.8 MHZ * 5 = UARFCN 10664) If an offset is used the offset
must be first subtracted from the frequency.

UTRA frequency band (FDD 25.101, TDD 25.102)

Ban
d

Name

Low

Downlink (MHz)
Middle
High

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

2100

1900 PCS

1800 DCS

AWS-1

2110

2140

2170

10562 : 2112
.4

10700 : 214
0

10838 : 2167
.6

1930

9662 : 1932.
4

1960

1990

Bandwidt
h
(MHz)
60
60

9800 : 1960

9938 : 1987.
6

1805

1842.5

1880

1162 : 1807.
4

1338 : 1842
.6

1513 : 1877.
6

75

2110

2132.5

2155

45

1537 : 2112.

1638 : 2132

1738 : 2152.

Low

Uplink (MHz)
Middle
High

Duplex
spacing

Equivalen
t

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

1920
9612 : 1922
.4

1850

9262 : 1852
.4

1950

1980

1880

1910

9750 : 1950

9888 : 1977
.6

9400 : 1880

9538 : 1907
.6

1710

1747.5

1785

937 : 1712.
4

1113 : 1747
.6

1288 : 1782
.6

1710

1732.5

1755

1312 : 1712

1413 : 1732

1513 : 1752

190
80

PCS 1900

95

DCS 1800

400

Low

Downlink (MHz)
Middle
High

Ban
d

Name

850

869
4357 : 871.4

4408 : 881.
6

850 Japan

875

880

885

2600

2620

2655

2690

900 GSM

1800 Japan

10

AWS-1+

11

1500 Lower

12

700 a

729

737.5

3842 : 731.4

3873 : 737.
6

13

700 c

746

14

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

4
.6
6

4387 : 877.4
2237 : 2622.
4

881.5

4400 : 880

2400 : 2655

894
4458 : 891.6

4413 : 882.6
2563 : 2687.
6

925

942.5

2937 : 927.4

3013 : 942.
6

1845

1862.4

1879.8

2110

2140

2170

1485.9

1495.8

9237 : 1847.
4
3112 : 2112.
4

1476

3712 : 1478.
4

9312 : 1862
.4
3250 : 2140

3750 : 1486

960

3088 : 957.6
9387 : 1877.
4
3388 : 2167.
6
3787 : 1493.
4

Bandwidt
h
(MHz)
25
10
70
35
34.8
60
19.8

746

17

751

756

4017 : 748.4

4030 : 751

4043 : 753.6

10

700 PS

758

763

768

10

19

800 Japan

875

882.5

890

15

20

800 DD

791

806

821

30

4117 : 760.4
712 : 877.4
4512 : 793.4

4130 : 763
738 : 882.6
4575 : 806

3903 : 743.6

4143 : 765.6
763 : 887.6
4638 : 818.6

Low

Uplink (MHz)
Middle
High

Duplex
spacing

Equivalen
t

45

GSM 850

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

.4
.6
.6

824

836.5

849

830

835

840

2535

2570

4132 : 826.
4
4162 : 832.
4

2500

2012 : 2502
.4

4183 : 836.
6
4175 : 835

4233 : 846.
6
4188 : 837.
6

2175 : 2535

2338 : 2567
.6

880

897.5

915

2712 : 882.
4

2788 : 897.
6

2863 : 912.
6

1750

1767.4

1784.8

1710

1740

1770

1437.9

1447.8

8762 : 1752
.4
2887 : 1712
.4

1428

3487 : 1430
.4

8837 : 1767
.4
3025 : 1740

8912 : 1782
.4
3163 : 1767
.6

3525 : 1438

3562 : 1445
.4

699

707.5

716

3617 : 701.
4

3648 : 707.
6

3678 : 713.
6

777

3792 : 779.
4

788

782
3805 : 782

787

3818 : 784.
6

793

798

3905 : 793

3918 : 795.
6

830

837.5

845

832

847

862

3892 : 790.
4
312 : 832.4
4287 : 834.
4

338 : 837.6
4350 : 847

363 : 842.6
4413 : 859.
6

45
120
45
95
400
48
30
-31
-30
45
-41

E-GSM 900

Ban
d

Name

21

1500 Upper

22

3500

25

1900+

26

850+

32

1500 L-band

Low

Downlink (MHz)
Middle
High

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

1496

1503.4

3510

3550

862 : 1498.4
4662 : 3512.
4

887 : 1503.
4

1510.8

912 : 1508.4

3590

4850 : 3550

5038 : 3587.
6

1930

1962.5

1995

5112 : 1932.
4

5263 : 1962
.6

5413 : 1992.
6

859
5762 : 861.4

1452
6617 : 1454.
4

876.5

5838 : 876.
6

894
5913 : 891.6

1474

1496

6715 : 1474

6813 : 1493.
6

1910

1920

Bandwidt
h
(MHz)
14.8
80
65
35

Low
1448

1455.4

1462.8

462 : 1450.
4

487 : 1455.
4

512 : 1460.
4

3410

4437 : 3412
.4

33

TD 1900

9500

9550

9600

34

TD 2000

2010

4813 : 3487
.6

1850

1882.5

1915

4887 : 1852
.4

5038 : 1882
.6

5188 : 1912
.6

814

831.5

849

5537 : 816.
4

2017.5

35

TD PCS Lower

1850
9250

36

TD PCS Upper

37

A(lo)

2025

15

A(hi)

1880

1910

9400

9550

60

B(lo)

1930

1960

1990

60

B(hi)

TD PCS Center
gap

1910

1920

1930

20

38

TD 2600

2570

2595

2620

50

39

TD 1900+

1880

1900

1920

9400

9500

9600

40

40

TD 2300

2300

2350

2400

100

9650
9550

12850

11500

10088

9800
9600

12975

11750

10125

9950
9650

13100

12000

5613 : 831.
6

5688 : 846.
6

Downlink only

20

10050

3490

3450
4625 : 3450

Comment
1900

Duplex
spacing

Uarfcn : Associated freq MHz

44

TDD

Uplink (MHz)
Middle
High

48
100
80
45

Equivalen
t

UTRA additional UARFCN channels

Formula
offset

Band

1850.1

412 437 462 487 512 537

562 587 612 637 662 687

1932.5 1937.5 1942.5 1947.5 1952.5 1957.5

1962.5 1967.5 1972.5 1977.5 1982.5 1987.5

Uplink

1850.1

12 37 62 87 112 137
162 187 212 237 262 287

1852.5 1857.5 1862.5 1867.5 1872.5 1877.5

1882.5 1887.5 1892.5 1897.5 1902.5 1907.5

Downlink

1735.1

1887 1912 1937 1962 1987 2012

2037 2062 2087

Uplink

1380.1

1662 1687 1712 1737 1762 1787

1812 1837 1862

2112.5
2142.5
1712.5
1742.5

Downlink

670.1

Uplink

670.1

Downlink
Uplink

670.1
670.1

Downlink

2105.1

2587 2612 2637 2662 2687 2712

2737 2762 2787 2812 2837 2862
2887 2912

Uplink

2030.1

2362 2387 2412 2437 2462 2487

2512 2537 2562 2587 2612 2637
2662 2687

Downlink

1430.1

3412 3437 3462 3487 3512 3537

3562 3587 3612 3637 3662 3687

2112.5 2117.5 2122.5 2127.5 2132.5 2137.5

2142.5 2147.5 2152.5 2157.5 2162.5 2167.5

Uplink

1075.1

3187 3212 3237 3262 3287 3312

3337 3362 3387 3412 3437 3462

1712.5 1717.5 1722.5 1727.5 1732.5 1737.5

1742.5 1747.5 1752.5 1757.5 1762.5 1767.5

Downlink

-54.9

3932 3957 3962 3987 3992

731.5 736.5 737.5 742.5 743.5

10

12

Frequency (MHz)

Downlink
2

Uarfcn

1007 1012 1032 1037 1062 1087

782 787 807 812 837 862
1037 1062
812 837

2117.5
2147.5
1717.5
1747.5

2122.5 2127.5 2132.5 2137.5

2152.5
1722.5 1727.5 1732.5 1737.5
1752.5

871.5 872.5 876.5 877.5 882.5 887.5

826.5 827.5 831.5 832.5 837.5 842.5
877.5 882.5
832.5 837.5
2622.5 2627.5
2652.5 2657.5
2682.5 2687.5
2502.5 2507.5
2532.5 2537.5
2562.5 2567.5

2632.5 2637.5 2642.5 2647.5

2662.5 2667.5 2672.5 2677.5
2512.5 2517.5 2522.5 2527.5
2542.5 2547.5 2552.5 2557.5

13
14
19

Uplink
Downlink
Uplink
Downlink
Uplink
Downlink
Uplink

-39.9
-64.9
11.1
-72.9
2.1
720.1
755.1

Downlink

674.1

6292 6317 6342 6367 6392 6417

6442 6467 6492 6517 6542 6567
6592

Uplink

639.1

6067 6092 6117 6142 6167 6192

6217 6242 6267 6292 6317 6342
6367

Downlink

-325.9

5937 5962 5987 5992 6012 6017

6037 6042 6062 6067 6087

Uplink

-325.9

5712 5737 5762 5767 5787 5792

5812 5817 5837 5842 5862

Downlink

87.1

6837 6862 6887 6912 6937 6962

6987 7012

Uplink

25

26

32

3707 3732 3737 3762 3767

4067 4092
3842 3867
4167 4192
3942 3967
787 812 837
387 412 437

701.5 706.5 707.5 712.5 713.5

748.5 753.5
779.5 784.5
760.5 765.5
790.5 795.5
877.5 882.5 887.5
832.5 837.5 842.5
1932.5 1937.5 1942.5 1947.5 1952.5 1957.5
1962.5 1967.5 1972.5 1977.5 1982.5 1987.5
1992.5
1852.5 1857.5 1862.5 1867.5 1872.5 1877.5
1882.5 1887.5 1892.5 1897.5 1902.5 1907.5
1912.5
861.5 866.5 871.5 872.5 876.5 877.5
881.5 882.5 886.5 887.5 891.5
816.5 821.5 826.5 827.5 831.5 832.5
836.5 837.5 841.5 842.5 846.5
1454.5 1459.5 1464.5 1469.5 1474.5 1479.5
1484.5 1489.5

UTRA band overlap

Band overlap

Name

Band

Full (MFBI)

Partial

FDD
1

2100

1900 PCS

25

1,3,9

1800 DCS

2,4,10,25

2,4,10,25

Band overlap

Name

Band

Full (MFBI)

Partial

AWS-1

10

1,3,9

850

6,19,26

8,20

850 Japan

5,19,26

8,20

2600

900 GSM

1800 Japan

2,4,10,25

10

AWS-1+

1,3,9

11

1500 Lower

12

700 a

13

700 c

14

700 PS

19

800 Japan

20

800 DD

5,6,14,19,26

21

1500 Upper

32

22

3500

25

1900+

1,3,9

26

850+

5,6,19

8,20

32

1500 L-band

5,6,19,26

32

20
5,6,26

8,20

21

TDD
33, A(lo)

TD 1900

34, A(hi)

TD 2000

35, B(lo)

TD PCS Lower

33,37,39

36, B(hi)

TD PCS Upper

37

37, C

TD PCS Center gap

33,35,36,39

39

35,37

Band overlap

Name

Band
38, D

TD 2600

39, F

TD 1900+

40, E

TD 2300

Full (MFBI)

Partial

33

35,37

Carrier frequency and UARFCN range

Downlink

Band

FFDL_Offset (MHz)

Uplink
FFUL_Offset (MHz)

Range of NDL

Range

Range of NUL

FDD
1

10562 .. 10838

9612 .. 9888

276

9662 .. 9938

9262 .. 9538

276

1575

1162 .. 1513

1525

937 .. 1288

351

1805

1537 .. 1738

1450

1312 .. 1513

201

4357 .. 4458

4132 .. 4233

101

4387 .. 4413

4162 .. 4188

26

2175

2237 .. 2563

2100

2012 .. 2338

326

340

2937 .. 3088

340

2712 .. 2863

151

9237 .. 9387

8762 .. 8912

150

10

1490

3112 .. 3388

1135

2887 .. 3163

276

11

736

3712 .. 3787

733

3487 .. 3562

75

12

-37

3842 .. 3903

-22

3617 .. 3678

61

13

-55

4017 .. 4043

21

3792 .. 3818

26

Downlink

Band

FFDL_Offset (MHz)

Uplink
FFUL_Offset (MHz)

Range of NDL

Range

Range of NUL

14

-63

4117 .. 4143

12

3892 .. 3918

26

19

735

712 .. 763

770

312 .. 363

51

20

-109

4512 .. 4638

-23

4287 .. 4413

126

21

1326

862 .. 912

1358

462 .. 512

50

22

2580

4662 .. 5038

2525

4437 .. 4813

376

25

910

5112 .. 5413

875

4887 .. 5188

301

26

-291

5762 .. 5913

-291

5537 .. 5688

151

32

131

6617 .. 6813

196

33

9500 .. 9600

100

34

10050 .. 10125

75

35

9250 .. 9550

300

36

9650 .. 9950

300

37

9550 .. 9650

100

38

12850 .. 13100

250

39

9400 .. 9600

200

40

11500 .. 12000

500

TDD

Example 1 : band 3, downlink frequency 1842.6 MHz

NDL = 5(FDL - FDL_Offset)
NDL = 5(1842.6 1575) = 1338

FDL = FDL_Offset + (NDL)/5

FDL = 1575 + 1338/5 = 1842.6 MHz

Example 2 : band 8, uplink frequency 942.6 MHz

NUL = 5(FUL - FUL_Offset)
NUL = 5(942.6 340) = 3013

FUL = FUL_Offset + (NUL)/5

FUL = 340 + 3013/5 = 942.6 MHz

Example 3 : UARFCN additional = 1987, band 4

FDL = (NDL)/5 + FDL_Offset
FDL = 1987/5 + 1735.1 = 2132.5 MHz

HSDPA multi-band configurations (25.101)

Dual band DC-HSDPA (DB-2C)

Configuration

Uplink band(s)

1 or 8

2 or 4

1 or 5

1 or 11

2 or 5

Downlink bands

Name

Number of DL carriers

2100

900 GSM

1900 PCS

AWS-1

2100

850

2100

11

1500 Lower

1900 PCS

850

2100

32

1500 L-band

Nb = 6

Single band 4C-HSDPA (SB-4C)

Configuration

Band

Name

I-3

2100

II-3

1900 PCS

II-4

1900 PCS

Nb = 3

Dual band 4C-HSDPA (DB-4C)

Number of DL carriers

Configuration

Uplink band(s)

I-2 VIII-1

1 or 8

I-2 VIII-2

1 or 8

I-1 VIII-2

1 or 8

I-3 VIII-1

1 or 8

II-1 IV-2

2 or 4

II-2 IV-1

2 or 4

II-2 IV-2

2 or 4

I-1 V-2

1 or 5

I-2 V-1

1 or 5

I-2 V-2

1 or 5

II-1 V-2

2 or 5

I-1-XXXII-2

I-2-XXXII-1

Downlink bands

Name

Number of DL carriers

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

1900 PCS

AWS-1

1900 PCS

AWS-1

1900 PCS

AWS-1

2100

850

2100

850

2100

850

1900 PCS

850

2100

32

1500 L-band

2100

Configuration

Uplink band(s)

Downlink bands
32

Name

Number of DL carriers

1500 L-band

Nb = 13

Single band 8C-HSDPA (SB-8C)

Configuration

Band

I-8

Name

Number of DL carriers

2100

Nb = 1

Single band Non Contiguous 4C-HSDPA (SB-NC-4C)

Number of DL carriers
in one subblock

Gap between
subblocks (MHz)

Number of DL carriers
in the other subblock

2100

2100

I 3-10-1

2100

10

IV 1-5-1

AWS-1

IV 2-10-1

AWS-1

10

IV 2-15-2

AWS-1

15

IV 2-20-1

AWS-1

20

IV 2-25-2

AWS-1

25

Configuration

Band

I 1-5-1

I 2-5-1

Name

Nb = 8

Dual Band HSUPA

Configuration

Uplink band(s)

I-1 VIII-1

1 and 8

I-2 VIII-1

1 and 8

I-2 VIII-2

1 and 8

I-1 VIII-2

1 and 8

I-3 VIII-1

1 and 8

I-1 V-1

1 and 5

I-1 V-2

1 and 5

I-2 V-1

1 and 5

I-2 V-2

1 and 5

II-1 V-1

2 and 5

II-2 V-2

2 and 5

Downlink bands

Name

Number of DL carriers

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

900 GSM

2100

850

2100

850

2100

850

2100

850

1900 PCS

850

1900 PCS

850

Nb = 11

UTRA TDD frequency band (25.102)

Filter
Display

Increasing band
Name

Low

Frequency (MHz)
Middle

A(lo)

TD 1900

1900

A(hi)

TD 2000

B(lo)

High

Bandwidth
(MHz)

1910

1920

20

2010

2017.5

2025

10050

10088

10125

15

TD PCS Lower

1850

1880

1910

60

B(hi)

TD PCS Upper

1930

1960

1990

9650

9800

9950

60

TD PCS Center gap

1910

1920

1930

20

TD 2600

2570

2595

2620

12850

12975

13100

50

TD 1900+

1880

1900

1920

40

TD 2300

2300

2350

2400

11500

11750

12000

100

Band

Uarfcn

UTRA TDD spectrum

9500

9250

9550

9400

9550

9400

9600

9500

9600

9550

9650

9600