Intra band non contiguous carrier aggregation

1. What is intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation?
2. What is non-contiguous carrier aggregation?
3. What are the types of carrier aggregation?
4. What is non-contiguous spectrum?

What is intra-band contiguous carrier aggregation?

Intra-band carrier aggregation refers to the aggregation of two or more LTE channels within the one LTE Frequency Band. Contiguous refers to two or more adjacent carriers forming one single block of radio spectrum, allowing the network to treat the aggregated band as a single enlarged channel.

What is non-contiguous carrier aggregation?

If the component carriers are in the same frequency band but are separated by a gap the carrier aggregation is called intra-band non-contiguous. The most complex case is when the component carriers lie in different frequency band. This is called inter-band carrier aggregation applied to heterogeneous networks.

What are the types of carrier aggregation?

As mentioned earlier, there are two types of carrier aggregation: contiguous; and non-contiguous. Non-contiguous carrier aggregation can be in the form of intra-band or inter-band. The different types of carrier aggregation will result in different deployment scenarios.

What is non-contiguous spectrum?

The term non-contiguous refers to the fact that a spectrum gap exists between all LTE Frequency Bands, and therefore no inter-band aggregation can be treated as a single enlarged channel.