FREQUENCY --> EARFCN CALCULATOR

EARFCN CALCULATION

STEPS:

1. ENTER UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FREQs AT POINTS A AND B (IN MHz)

2. IF FREQS LIE WITHIN MULTIPLE BANDS (INDICATED AT C), ENTER BAND NO AT D
3. READ UPLINK AND DOWNLINK EARFCNs AT POINTS E AND F RESPECTIVELY

Uplink Freq [MHz]:

2560.52
Downlink Freq [MHz] 2625.52
C

A
B

SINGLE BAND - PLEASE LEAVE POINT D BLANK

EARFCN (UL)
EARFCN (DL)

Nu =
Nd =

21355
2805

E
F

IN BAND

5.7.3 Carrier Freq & EARFCN - (Extract 3GPP TS 36.101 version 8.4.0 Release 8)*
EARF Channel Number (Nu and Nd for uplink and downlink respectively) are defined as:
Uplink Nu = 10 * (FUL - FUL_low) + Noffs-UL, where FUL_low FUL FUL
DownlinkNd = 10 * (FDL - FDL_low) + Noffs-UL, where FDL_low FDL FDL

Table 5.7.3-1: EARFCN Channels (general) - (Extract 3GPP TS 36.101 version 8.4.0 Relea

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E-UTRA
Operating
Band

FDL_low (MHz)

FDL_high
(MHz)

2110

2170

0 599

1930

1990

600

600 - 1199

1805

1880

1200

1200 1949

2110

2155

1950

1950 2399

869

894

2400

2400 2649

875

885

2650

2650 2749

2620

2690

2750

2750 3449

925

960

3450

3450 3799

NOffs-DL

Range of NDL

1844.9

1879.9

3800

3800 4149

10

2110

2170

4150

4150 4749

11

1475.9

1500.9

4750

4750 4999

12

728

746

5000

5000 - 5179

13

746

756

5180

5180 5279

14

758

768

5280

5280 5379

17

734

746

5730

5730 5849

18

860

875

5850

5850 5999

19

875

890

6000

6000 6149

33

1900

1920

36000

36000 36199

34

2010

2025

36200

36200 36349

35

1850

1910

36350

36350 36949

36

1930

1990

36950

36950 37549

37

1910

1930

37550

37550 37749

38

2570

2620

37750

37750 38249

39

1880

1920

38250

38250-38649

40

2300

2400

38650

38650-39649

Extracts have been modified (equations transposed and information added) to enable easy reference and calcu

ND B (IN MHz)
T C), ENTER BAND NO AT D
AND F RESPECTIVELY
E-UTRA Band

7
FDL_low (MHz)
2620

Noffs_DL
2750

IN BAND

FUL_low (MHz)

2500
Noffs_UL
20750

sion 8.4.0 Release 8)*

tively) are defined as:

TS 36.101 version 8.4.0 Release 8

Uplink
FUL_low
(MHz)

FUL_high
(MHz)

NOffs-UL

Range of NUL

1920

1980

18000

18000 18599

1850

1910

18600

18600 19199

1710

1785

19200

19200 19949

1710

1755

19950

19950 20399

824

849

20400

20400 20649

830

840

20650

20650 20749

2500

2570

20750

20750 21449

880

915

21450

21450 21799

1749.9

1784.9

21800

21800 22149

1710

1770

22150

22150 22749

1427.9

1452.9

22750

22750 22999

698

716

23000

23000 - 23179

777

787

23180

23180 23279

788

798

23280

23280 23379

704

716

23730

23730 - 23849

815

830

23850

23850 23999

830

845

24000

24000 24149

1900

1920

36000

36000 36199

2010

2025

36200

36200 36349

1850

1910

36350

36350 36949

1930

1990

36950

36950 37549

1910

1930

37550

37550 37749

2570

2620

37750

37750 38249

1880

1920

38250

38250 - 38649

2300

2400

38650

38650 - 39649

d) to enable easy reference and calculations

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EARFCN --> FREQUENCY CALCULATOR

STEPS:

1. ENTER UPLINK AND DOWNLINK EARFCNs AT POINTS A AND B

EARFCN CALCULATION

2. READ UPLINK AND DOWNLINK FREQs [MHz] AT POINTS C AND D RESPECTIVELY

EARFCN (UL) - NUL:

EARFCN (DL) - NDL:

19700
1899

A
B

FUL (Uplink Freq) [MHz] =

FDL (Downlink Freq) [MHz] =

1760
1875

C
D

IN BAND

5.7.3 Carrier Freq & EARFCN - (Extract 3GPP TS 36.101 version 8.4.0 Release 8)*
Carrier Frequency (FUL and FDL for uplink and downlink respectively) are defined as:
Uplink FUL = FUL_low + 0.1*(NUL - NOffs-UL)
DownlinkFDL = FDL_low + 0.1*(NDL - NOffs-DL)

Table 5.7.3-1: EARFCN Channels (general) - (Extract 3GPP TS 36.101 version 8.4.0 Relea

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E-UTRA
Operating
Band

FDL_low (MHz)

FDL_high
(MHz)

2110

2170

599

1930

1990

600

600

1199

NOffs-DL

Range of NDL

1805

1880

1200

1200

1949

2110

2155

1950

1950

2399

869

894

2400

2400

2649

875

885

2650

2540

2749

2620

2690

2750

2750

3449

925

960

3450

3450

3799

1844.9

1879.9

3800

3800

4149

10

2110

2170

4150

4150

4749

11

1475.9

1500.9

4750

4750

4999

12

728

746

5000

5000

5179

13

746

756

5180

5180

5279

14

758

768

5280

5280

5379

17

734

746

5730

5730

5849

18

860

875

5850

5850

5999

19

875

890

6000

6000

6149

33

1900

1920

36000

36000

36199

34

2010

2025

36200

36200

36349

35

1850

1910

36350

36350

36949

36

1930

1990

36950

36950

37549

37

1910

1930

37550

37550

37749

38

2570

2620

37750

37750

38249

39

1880

1920

38250

38250

28649

40

2300

2400

38650

38650

39649

Extracts have been modified (equations transposed and information added) to enable easy reference and calcu

D RESPECTIVELY
E-UTRA Band
3
FDL_low (MHz)
1805
Noffs_DL
1200
FUL_low (MHz)

1710
Noffs_UL
19200

4.0 Release 8)*

01 version 8.4.0 Releas

Uplink
FUL_low (MHz)

FUL_high
(MHz)

NOffs-UL

1920

1980

18000

18000

18599

1850

1910

18600

18600

19199

1710

1785

19200

19200

19949

1710

1755

19950

19950

20399

824

849

20400

20400

20649

Range of NUL

830

840

20650

20650

20749

2500

2570

20750

20750

21449

880

915

21450

21450

21799

1749.9

1784.9

21800

21800

22149

1710

1770

22150

22150

22749

1427.9

1452.9

22750

22750

22999

698

716

23000

23000

23179

777

787

23180

23180

23279

788

798

23280

23280

23379

704

716

23730

23730

23849

815

830

23850

23850

23999

830

845

24000

24000

24149

1900

1920

36000

36000

36199

2010

2025

36200

36200

36349

1850

1910

36350

36350

36949

1930

1990

36950

36950

37549

1910

1930

37550

37550

37749

2570

2620

37750

37750

38249

1880

1920

38250

38250

38649

2300

2400

38650

38650

39649

e easy reference and calculations

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