5G NR frequency bands

Frequency bands for 5G New Radio (5G NR), which is the air interface or radio access technology of the 5G mobile networks, are separated into two different frequency ranges. First there is Frequency Range 1 (FR1),^[1] which includes sub-6 GHz frequency bands, some of which are traditionally used by previous standards, but has been extended to cover potential new spectrum offerings from 410 MHz to 7125 MHz. The other is Frequency Range 2 (FR2),^[2] which includes frequency bands from 24.25 GHz to 71.0 GHz. Frequency bands are also available for non-terrestrial networks (NTN)^[3] in the sub-6 GHz range.

Frequency bands

From the latest published version (Rel. 18) of the respective 3GPP technical standard (TS 38.101),^[4] the following tables list the specified frequency bands and the channel bandwidths of the 5G NR standard.

Note that the NR bands are defined with prefix of "n". When the NR band is overlapping with the 4G LTE band, they share the same band number.

Frequency Range 1

Legend	Supplemental Downlink (SDL)	Supplemental Uplink (SUL)

Band	Duplex mode^{[A 1]}	ƒ (MHz)	Common name^[5]	Subset of band	Uplink^{[A 2]} (MHz)	Downlink^{[A 3]} (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths^{[A 4]} (MHz)	Notes
n1	FDD	2100	IMT	n65	1920 – 1980	2110 – 2170	190	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50
n2	FDD	1900	PCS	n25	1850 – 1910	1930 – 1990	80	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40
n3	FDD	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	1805 – 1880	95	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
n5	FDD	850	CLR	n26	824 – 849	869 – 894	45	5, 10, 15, 20, 25^{[B 1]}
n7	FDD	2600	IMT‑E		2500 – 2570	2620 – 2690	120	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50
n8	FDD	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	925 – 960	45	5, 10, 15, 20, 25^{[B 1]}, 35^{[B 1]}
n12	FDD	700	Lower SMH	n85	699 – 716	729 – 746	30	5, 10, 15
n13	FDD	700	Upper SMH		777 – 787	746 – 756	−31	5, 10
n14	FDD	700	Upper SMH		788 – 798	758 – 768	−30	5, 10
n18	FDD	850	Lower 800 (Japan)	n26	815 – 830	860 – 875	45	5, 10, 15
n20	FDD	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	791 – 821	−41	5, 10, 15, 20
n24	FDD	1600	Upper L-band (US)		1626.5 – 1660.5^{[B 2]}	1525 – 1559^{[B 3]}	−101.5	5, 10
n25	FDD	1900	Extended PCS		1850 – 1915	1930 – 1995	80	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45^{[B 1]}
n26	FDD	850	Extended CLR		814 – 849	859 – 894	45	5, 10, 15, 20, 25^{[B 4]}, 30^{[B 4]}
n28	FDD	700	APT		703 – 748	758 – 803	55	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n29	SDL	700	Lower SMH		—	717 – 728	—	5, 10
n30	FDD	2300	WCS		2305 – 2315	2350 – 2360	45	5, 10
n34	TDD	2100	IMT		2010 – 2025		—	5, 10, 15
n38	TDD	2600	IMT‑E^{[B 5]}	n41, n90	2570 – 2620		—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n39	TDD	1900	DCS–IMT Gap		1880 – 1920		—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n40	TDD	2300	S-Band		2300 – 2400		—	5^{[B 6]}, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
n41	TDD	2500	BRS		2496 – 2690		—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
n46	TDD	5200	U-NII-1–4		5150 – 5925		—	10^{[B 4]}, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100	^{[B 7]}
n47	TDD	5900	U-NII-4	n46	5855 – 5925		—	10, 20, 30, 40	V2X
n48	TDD	3500	CBRS (US)	n77, n78	3550 – 3700		—	5^{[B 6]}, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50^{[B 4]}, 60^{[B 4]}, 70^{[B 4]}, 80^{[B 4]}, 90^{[B 4]}, 100^{[B 4]}
n50	TDD	1500	L‑Band (EU)		1432 – 1517		—	5^{[B 6]}, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80^{[B 1]}
n51	TDD	1500	L‑Band Extension (EU)		1427 – 1432		—	5
n53	TDD	2400	S band		2483.5 – 2495		—	5, 10
n54	TDD	1600	L-band		1670 – 1675		—	5
n65	FDD	2100	Extended IMT		1920 – 2010	2110 – 2200	190	5, 10, 15, 20, 50
n66	FDD	₁₇₀₀ ²¹⁰⁰	Extended AWS		1710 – 1780	2110 – 2200^{[B 8]}	400	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45	^{[B 9]}
n67	SDL	700	EU 700		—	738 – 758	—	5, 10, 15, 20
n70	FDD	2000	Supplementary AWS		1695 – 1710	1995 – 2020	300	5, 10, 15, 20^{[B 1]}, 25^{[B 1]}	^{[B 9]}
n71	FDD	600	Digital Dividend (US)		663 – 698	617 – 652	−46	5, 10, 15, 20, 25^{[B 1]}, 30^{[B 1]}, 35^{[B 1]}	^{[B 9]}
n74	FDD	1500	Lower L‑Band (US)		1427 – 1470	1475 – 1518	48	5, 10, 15, 20
n75	SDL	1500	L‑Band (EU)		—	1432 – 1517	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50
n76	SDL	1500	L‑Band Extension (EU)		—	1427 – 1432	—	5
n77	TDD	3700	C-Band		3300 – 4200		—	10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100	^[6]^[7]^[8]
n78	TDD	3500	C-Band	n77	3300 – 3800		—	10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100	^[6]^[7]^[8]
n79	TDD	4900	C-Band		4400 – 5000		—	10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100	^[6]^[7]^[8]
n80	SUL	1800	DCS		1710 – 1785	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n81	SUL	900	Extended GSM		880 – 915	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20
n82	SUL	800	Digital Dividend (EU)		832 – 862	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20
n83	SUL	700	APT		703 – 748	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30
n84	SUL	2100	IMT		1920 – 1980	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50
n85	FDD	700	Extended Lower SMH		698 – 716	728 – 746	30	5, 10, 15
n86	SUL	1700	Extended AWS	n80	1710 – 1780	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 40
n89	SUL	850	CLR		824 – 849	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 50 (sic)
n90	TDD	2500	BRS		2496 – 2690		—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100	^{[B 10]}
n91	FDD	₈₀₀ ¹⁵⁰⁰	_{DD (EU)} ^{L-Band (EU)}	n20, n51	832 – 862	1427 – 1432	570 – 595^{[B 11]}	5, 10^{[B 12]}	^{[B 9]}
n92	FDD	₈₀₀ ¹⁵⁰⁰	_{DD (EU)} ^{L-Band (EU)}	n20, n50	832 – 862	1432 – 1517	600 – 660^{[B 11]}	5, 10, 15, 20	^{[B 9]}
n93	FDD	₉₀₀ ¹⁵⁰⁰	_{Extended GSM} ^{L-Band (EU)}	n8, n51	880 – 915	1427 – 1432	527 – 547^{[B 11]}	5, 10^{[B 12]}	^{[B 9]}
n94	FDD	₉₀₀ ¹⁵⁰⁰	_{Extended GSM} ^{L-Band (EU)}	n8, n50	880 – 915	1432 – 1517	532 – 632^{[B 11]}	5, 10, 15, 20	^{[B 9]}
n95	SUL	2100	IMT		2010 – 2025	—	—	5, 10, 15
n96	TDD	6000	U-NII-5–8		5925 – 7125		—	20, 40, 60, 80, 100	^{[B 7]}
n97	SUL	2300	S-Band		2300 – 2400	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
n98	SUL	1900	DCS–IMT Gap		1880 – 1920	—	—	5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40
n99	SUL	1600	Upper L-band (US)		1626.5 – 1660.5^{[B 2]}	—	—	5, 10
n100	FDD	900	Rail Mobile Radio (RMR)		874.4 – 880	919.4 – 925	45	5
n101	TDD	1900	Rail Mobile Radio (RMR)	n39	1900 – 1910		—	5, 10
n102	TDD	6200	U-NII-5	n96	5925 – 6425		—	20, 40, 60, 80, 100	^{[B 7]}
n104	TDD	6700	U-NII-6–8		6425 – 7125		—	20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100
n105	FDD	600	Digital Dividend (APT)		663 – 703	612 – 652	−51	5, 10, 15, 20, 25^{[B 1]}, 30^{[B 1]}, 35^{[B 1]}
Band	Duplex mode	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink (MHz)	Downlink (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)	Notes

↑ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)
↑ UE transmit; BS receive
↑ UE receive; BS transmit
↑ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Downlink only
1 2 Uplink restricted to 1627.5–1637.5 MHz and 1646.5–1656.5 MHz
↑ Downlink restricted to 1526–1536 MHz
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Carrier aggregation and downlink only
↑ Duplex Spacing
1 2 3 Carrier aggregation or dual connectivity only
1 2 3 5G NR Unlicensed
↑ Downlink between 2180–2200 MHz restricted to intra-band Supplemental Downlink
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Supports asymmetrical bandwidth combinations
↑ Technologically identical to n41 but requires UL rasterization to allow for DSS
1 2 3 4 Variable duplex operation is used such that the Downlink and Uplink frequency ranges are supported independently in any valid frequency range for the band
1 2 Uplink only

Frequency Range 2

Band	ƒ (GHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink / Downlink^{[C 1]} (GHz)	Channel bandwidths^{[C 2]} (MHz)	Notes
n257	28	LMDS		26.50 – 29.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n258	26	K-band		24.25 – 27.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n259	41	V-band		39.50 – 43.50	50, 100, 200, 400
n260	39	Ka-band		37.00 – 40.00	50, 100, 200, 400
n261	28	Ka-band	n257	27.50 – 28.35	50, 100, 200, 400
n262	47	V-band		47.20 – 48.20	50, 100, 200, 400
n263	60	V-band		57.00 – 71.00	100, 400, 800, 1600, 2000	^{[D 1]}
Band	ƒ (GHz)	Common name	Subset of band	Uplink / Downlink (GHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)	Notes

↑ Time-division duplexing (TDD) mode
↑ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

↑ 5G NR Unlicensed

Non-terrestrial Frequency Range

Band	Duplex mode^{[E 1]}	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Uplink^{[E 2]} (MHz)	Downlink^{[E 3]} (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths^{[E 4]} (MHz)	Notes
n255	FDD	1600	L-band	1626.5 – 1660.5	1525 – 1559	−101.5	5, 10, 15, 20	US
n256	FDD	2100	S-band	1980 – 2010	2170 – 2200	190	5, 10, 15, 20	IMT
Band	Duplex mode	ƒ (MHz)	Common name	Uplink (MHz)	Downlink (MHz)	Duplex spacing (MHz)	Channel bandwidths (MHz)	Notes

↑ Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)
↑ UE transmit; BS receive
↑ UE receive; BS transmit
↑ Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

References

↑ "TS 38.101-1: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
↑ "TS 38.101-2: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
↑ "TS 38.101-5: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 5: Satellite access Radio Frequency (RF) and performance requirements" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
↑ "3GPP specification series: 38series". 3GPP. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
↑ The Telecommunications Handbook: Engineering Guidelines for Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Systems - Table 13.1 FDD frequency bands. John Wiley & Sons. 2014-12-11. p. 437. ISBN 9781118678909. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
1 2 3 "C-Band 5G: What is it and where is it available?". androidauthority.com/. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
1 2 3 "AT&T Runs More Low-Band Tests in the US". Light Reading. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
1 2 3 "C-Band National Spectrum Positions: October 2020". GSMA. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

External links

Wireless frequency bands and telecom protocols reference and tools

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[DM-5] Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)

[UL-7] UE transmit; BS receive

[DL-8] UE receive; BS transmit

[SCS-9] Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

[DLonly-10] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Downlink only

[n24UL-11] 1 2 Uplink restricted to 1627.5–1637.5 MHz and 1646.5–1656.5 MHz

[n24DL-12] Downlink restricted to 1526–1536 MHz

[CADLonly-13] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Carrier aggregation and downlink only

[14] Duplex Spacing

[CADConly-15] 1 2 3 Carrier aggregation or dual connectivity only

[NRU-16] 1 2 3 5G NR Unlicensed

[n66DL-17] Downlink between 2180–2200 MHz restricted to intra-band Supplemental Downlink

[Asym-18] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Supports asymmetrical bandwidth combinations

[n90isn41DSS-22] Technologically identical to n41 but requires UL rasterization to allow for DSS

[Var-23] 1 2 3 4 Variable duplex operation is used such that the Downlink and Uplink frequency ranges are supported independently in any valid frequency range for the band

[ULonly-24] 1 2 Uplink only

[UD-25] Time-division duplexing (TDD) mode

[SCS-26] Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

[NRU-27] 5G NR Unlicensed

[DM-28] Frequency-division duplexing (FDD); time-division duplexing (TDD); FDD supplemental downlink (SDL); FDD supplemental uplink (SUL)

[UL-29] UE transmit; BS receive

[DL-30] UE receive; BS transmit

[SCS-31] Supported channel bandwidths depend on the Subcarrier Spacing (SCS) in use

[TS_38.101-1-1] "TS 38.101-1: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[TS_38.101-2-2] "TS 38.101-2: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[TS_38.101-5-3] "TS 38.101-5: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 5: Satellite access Radio Frequency (RF) and performance requirements" (18.3.0 ed.). 3GPP. 2023-09-29. Retrieved 2023-10-02.

[4] "3GPP specification series: 38series". 3GPP. Retrieved 2019-02-22.

[Band_names-6] The Telecommunications Handbook: Engineering Guidelines for Fixed, Mobile and Satellite Systems - Table 13.1 FDD frequency bands. John Wiley & Sons. 2014-12-11. p. 437. ISBN 9781118678909. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[C-Band_name_1-19] 1 2 3 "C-Band 5G: What is it and where is it available?". androidauthority.com/. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[C-Band_name_2-20] 1 2 3 "AT&T Runs More Low-Band Tests in the US". Light Reading. 2019-07-30. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[C-Band_name_3-21] 1 2 3 "C-Band National Spectrum Positions: October 2020". GSMA. 2020-10-01. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[A 1]

[5]

[A 2]

[A 3]

[A 4]

[B 1]

[B 2]

[B 3]

[B 4]

[B 5]

[B 6]

[B 7]

[B 8]

[B 9]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[B 10]

[B 11]

[B 12]

[C 1]

[C 2]

[D 1]

[E 1]

[E 2]

[E 3]

[E 4]

Telecommunications
History	Beacon Broadcasting Cable protection system Cable TV Communications satellite Computer network Data compression audio DCT image video Digital media Internet video online video platform social media streaming Drums Edholm's law Electrical telegraph Fax Heliographs Hydraulic telegraph Information Age Information revolution Internet Mass media Mobile phone Smartphone Optical telecommunication Optical telegraphy Pager Photophone Prepaid mobile phone Radio Radiotelephone Satellite communications Semaphore Phryctoria Semiconductor device MOSFET transistor Smoke signals Telecommunications history Telautograph Telegraphy Teleprinter (teletype) Telephone The Telephone Cases Television digital streaming Undersea telegraph line Videotelephony Whistled language Wireless revolution
Pioneers	Nasir Ahmed Edwin Howard Armstrong Mohamed M. Atalla John Logie Baird Paul Baran John Bardeen Alexander Graham Bell Emile Berliner Tim Berners-Lee Francis Blake (telephone) Jagadish Chandra Bose Charles Bourseul Walter Houser Brattain Vint Cerf Claude Chappe Yogen Dalal Daniel Davis Jr. Donald Davies Amos Dolbear Thomas Edison Lee de Forest Philo Farnsworth Reginald Fessenden Elisha Gray Oliver Heaviside Robert Hooke Erna Schneider Hoover Harold Hopkins Gardiner Greene Hubbard Internet pioneers Bob Kahn Dawon Kahng Charles K. Kao Narinder Singh Kapany Hedy Lamarr Innocenzo Manzetti Guglielmo Marconi Robert Metcalfe Antonio Meucci Samuel Morse Jun-ichi Nishizawa Charles Grafton Page Radia Perlman Alexander Stepanovich Popov Tivadar Puskás Johann Philipp Reis Claude Shannon Almon Brown Strowger Henry Sutton Charles Sumner Tainter Nikola Tesla Camille Tissot Alfred Vail Thomas A. Watson Charles Wheatstone Vladimir K. Zworykin
Transmission media	Coaxial cable Fiber-optic communication optical fiber Free-space optical communication Molecular communication Radio waves wireless Transmission line telecommunication circuit
Network topology and switching	Bandwidth Links Nodes terminal Network switching circuit packet Telephone exchange
Multiplexing	Space-division Frequency-division Time-division Polarization-division Orbital angular-momentum Code-division
Concepts	Communication protocol Computer network Data transmission Store and forward Telecommunications equipment
Types of network	Cellular network Ethernet ISDN LAN Mobile NGN Public Switched Telephone Radio Television Telex UUCP WAN Wireless network
Notable networks	ARPANET BITNET CYCLADES FidoNet Internet Internet2 JANET NPL network Toasternet Usenet
Locations	Africa Americas North South Antarctica Asia Europe Oceania (Global telecommunications regulation bodies)
Telecommunication portal Category Outline Commons