Recently, 3GPP has freezes specification for 5G NR and TS 38.104 section 5.2 provides the list of bands in which NR (New Radio) can operate. As per 3GPP release 15 , these frequency bands are desingated for different frequency ranges (FR) and current specification (Release) defines them as FR1 and FR2. Below table shows the corresponding frequency range for each FR.
|
Frequency Range Designation |
Corresponding Frequency Range |
|
FR1 |
410 MHz – 7125 MHz |
|
FR2 |
24250 MHz – 52600 MHz |
NR Bands Classification
Apart from FR (frequency range) NR bands can be classified into three into categories
• Frequency Division Duplex Bands (FDD)
• Time Division Duplex Bands (TDD)
• Supplementary Bands (SUL) : Downlink Supplement Bands & Uplink Supplement Bands
NR has introduced a new notation for band which starts with “n” e.g. Band 20 is noted as n20 where in LTE it was termed as B20.
NR Operating Bands in FR1 (450 MHz – 6000 MHz)
|
NR FR1 Band |
Band Alias |
Uplink (UL) Operating Band FUL_low – FUL_high |
Downlink (DL) Operating Band BS Transmit / UE Receive FDL_low – FDL_high |
Bandwidth |
Duplex Mode |
|
n1 |
2100 |
1920 MHz – 1980 MHz |
2110 MHz – 2170 MHz |
60 MHz |
FDD |
|
n2 |
1900 PCS |
1850 MHz – 1910 MHz |
1930 MHz – 1990 MHz |
60 MHz |
FDD |
|
n3 |
1800 |
1710 MHz – 1785 MHz |
1805 MHz – 1880 MHz |
75 MHz |
FDD |
|
n5 |
850 |
824 MHz – 849 MHz |
869 MHz – 894 MHz |
25 MHz |
FDD |
|
n7 |
2600 |
2500 MHz – 2570 MHz |
2620 MHz – 2690 MHz |
70 MHz |
FDD |
|
n8 |
900 |
880 MHz – 915 MHz |
925 MHz – 960 MHz |
35 MHz |
FDD |
|
n20 |
800 |
832 MHz – 862 MHz |
791 MHz – 821 MHz |
30 MHz |
FDD |
|
n28 |
700 APT |
703 MHz – 748 MHz |
758 MHz – 803 MHz |
45 MHz |
FDD |
|
n38 |
TD 2600 |
2570 MHz – 2620 MHz |
2570 MHz – 2620 MHz |
50 MHz |
TDD |
|
n41 |
TD 2500 |
2496 MHz – 2690 MHz |
2496 MHz – 2690 MHz |
194 MHz |
TDD |
|
n50 |
TD 1500+ |
1432 MHz – 1517 MHz |
1432 MHz – 1517 MHz |
85 MHz |
TDD |
|
n51 |
TD 1500- |
1427 MHz – 1432 MHz |
1427 MHz – 1432 MHz |
5 MHz |
TDD |
|
n66 |
AWS-3 |
1710 MHz – 1780 MHz |
2110 MHz – 2200 MHz |
70/90 MHz |
FDD |
|
n70 |
AWS-4 |
1695 MHz – 1710 MHz |
1995 MHz – 2020 MHz |
15/25 MHz |
FDD |
|
n71 |
600 |
663 MHz – 698 MHz |
617 MHz – 652 MHz |
35 MHz |
FDD |
|
n74 |
L-Band |
1427 MHz – 1470 MHz |
1475 MHz – 1518 MHz |
43 MHz |
FDD |
|
n75 |
DL 1500+ |
N/A |
1432 MHz – 1517 MHz |
85 MHz |
SDL |
|
n76 |
DL 1500- |
N/A |
1427 MHz – 1432 MHz |
5 MHz |
SDL |
|
n77 |
TD 3700 |
3300 MHz – 4200 MHz |
3300 MHz – 4200 MHz |
900 MHz |
TDD |
|
n78 |
TD 3500 |
3300 MHz – 3800 MHz |
3300 MHz – 3800 MHz |
500 MHz |
TDD |
|
n79 |
TD 4500 |
4400 MHz – 5000 MHz |
4400 MHz – 5000 MHz |
600 MHz |
TDD |
|
n80 |
UL 1800 |
1710 MHz – 1785 MHz |
N/A |
75 MHz |
SUL |
|
n81 |
UL 900 |
880 MHz – 915 MHz |
N/A |
35 MHz |
SUL |
|
n82 |
UL 800 |
832 MHz – 862 MHz |
N/A |
30 MHz |
SUL |
|
n83 |
UL 700 |
703 MHz – 748 MHz |
N/A |
45 MHz |
SUL |
|
n84 |
UL 2100 |
1920 MHz – 1980 MHz |
N/A |
60 MHz |
SUL |
NR Operating Bands in FR2
|
NR FR2 Band |
Band Alias |
Uplink (UL) Operating Band BS Receive / UE Transmit FUL_low – FUL_high |
Downlink (DL) Operating Band BS Transmit / UE Receive FDL_low – FDL_high |
Bandwidth |
Duplex Mode |
|
n257 |
28 GHz |
26500 MHz – 29500 MHz |
26500 MHz – 29500 MHz |
3000 MHz |
TDD |
|
n258 |
26 GHz |
24250 MHz – 27500 MHz |
24250 MHz – 27500 MHz |
3250 MHz |
TDD |
|
n260 |
39 GHz |
37000 MHz – 40000 MHz |
37000 MHz – 40000 MHz |
3000 MHz |
TDD |
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