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LTE Frequency Bands & Spectrum Allocations

- a summary and tables of the LTE frequency band spectrum allocations for 3G & 4G LTE TDD and FDD.
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There is a growing number of LTE frequency bands that are being designated as possibilities for use with LTE. Many of
the LTE frequency bands are already in use for other cellular systems, whereas other LTE bands are new and being
introduced as other users are re-allocated spectrum elsewhere.

FDD and TDD LTE frequency bands

FDD spectrum requires pair bands, one of the uplink and one for the downlink, and TDD requires a single band as
uplink and downlink are on the same frequency but time separated. As a result, there are different LTE band
allocations for TDD and FDD. In some cases these bands may overlap, and it is therefore feasible, although unlikely
that both TDD and FDD transmissions could be present on a particular LTE frequency band.

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The greater likelihood is that a single UE or mobile will need to detect whether a TDD or FDD transmission should be
made on a given band. UEs that roam may encounter both types on the same band. They will therefore need to detect
what type of transmission is being made on that particular LTE band in its current location.
The different LTE frequency allocations or LTE frequency bands are allocated numbers. Currently the LTE bands
between 1 & 22 are for paired spectrum, i.e. FDD, and LTE bands between 33 & 41 are for unpaired spectrum, i.e.
TDD.

LTE frequency band definitions

FDD LTE frequency band allocations

There is a large number of allocations or radio spectrum that has been reserved for FDD, frequency division duplex,
LTE use.
The FDD LTE frequency bands are paired to allow simultaneous transmission on two frequencies. The bands also have
a sufficient separation to enable the transmitted signals not to unduly impair the receiver performance. If the signals
are too close then the receiver may be "blocked" and the sensitivity impaired. The separation must be sufficient to
enable the roll-off of the antenna filtering to give sufficient attenuation of the transmitted signal within the receive
band.

FDD LTE BANDS & FREQUENCIES

LTE BAND
NUMBER

UPLINK
(MHZ)

DOWNLINK
(MHZ)

WIDTH OF
BAND (MHZ)

DUPLEX
SPACING
(MHZ)

BAND GAP
(MHZ)

1920 - 1980

2110 - 2170

60

190

130

1850 - 1910

1930 - 1990

60

80

20

1710 - 1785

1805 -1880

75

95

20

1710 - 1755

2110 - 2155

45

400

355

824 - 849

869 - 894

25

45

20

830 - 840

875 - 885

10

35

25

2500 - 2570

2620 - 2690

70

120

50

880 - 915

925 - 960

35

45

10

1749.9 - 1784.9

1844.9 - 1879.9

35

95

60

10

1710 - 1770

2110 - 2170

60

400

340

11

1427.9 - 1452.9

1475.9 - 1500.9

20

48

28

12

698 - 716

728 - 746

18

30

12

13

777 - 787

746 - 756

10

-31

41

14

788 - 798

758 - 768

10

-30

40

15

1900 - 1920

2600 - 2620

20

700

680

16

2010 - 2025

2585 - 2600

15

575

560

17

704 - 716

734 - 746

12

30

18

18

815 - 830

860 - 875

15

45

30

19

830 - 845

875 - 890

15

45

30

20

832 - 862

791 - 821

30

-41

71

21

1447.9 - 1462.9

1495.5 - 1510.9

15

48

33

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3410 - 3500

3510 - 3600

90

100

10

23

2000 - 2020

2180 - 2200

20

180

160

24

1625.5 - 1660.5

1525 - 1559

34

-101.5

135.5

25

1850 - 1915

1930 - 1995

65

80

15

26

814 - 849

859 - 894

30 / 40

27

807 - 824

852 - 869

17

45

28

28

703 - 748

758 - 803

45

55

10

29

n/a

717 - 728

11

10

30

2305 - 2315

2350 - 2360

10

45

35

31

452.5 - 457.5

462.5 - 467.5

10

TDD LTE frequency band allocations

With the interest in TDD LTE, there are several unpaired frequency allocations that are being prepared for LTR TDD
use. The TDD LTE bands are unpaired because the uplink and downlink share the same frequency, being time
multiplexed.

TDD LTE BANDS & FREQUENCIES

LTE BAND
NUMBER

ALLOCATION (MHZ)

WIDTH OF BAND (MHZ)

33

1900 - 1920

20

34

2010 - 2025

15

35

1850 - 1910

60

36

1930 - 1990

60

37

1910 - 1930

20

38

2570 - 2620

50

39

1880 - 1920

40

40

2300 - 2400

100

41

2496 - 2690

194

42

3400 - 3600

200

43

3600 - 3800

200

44

703 - 803

100

There are regular additions to the LTE frequency bands / LTE spectrum allocations as a result of negotiations at the
ITU regulatory meetings. These LTE allocations are resulting in part from the digital dividend, and also from the
pressure caused by the ever growing need for mobile communications. Many of the new LTE spectrum allocations are
relatively small, often 10 - 20MHz in bandwidth, and this is a cause for concern. With LTE-Advanced needing
bandwidths of 100 MHz, channel aggregation over a wide set of frequencies many be needed, and this has been
recognised as a significant technological problem. . . . . . . . .
Additional information on LTE frequency bands. (lte-frequency-bands-notes.php)

By Ian Poole (https://plus.google.com/104687638164370436625?rel=author)

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