5G New Radio Coexistence in Wireless Communications

Ensure your 5G New Radio (NR) designs will operate in adjacent bands or within the same spectrum as other wireless communications.

Top 5 Coexistence Considerations for Successful Operation Wireless Communications Spectrum

5G NEW RADIO REL-15 FREQUENCY RANGES
5G NR Frequency Range 1 (FR1) Frequency Range 2 (FR2)
Overlaps with 4G LTE frequencies Extends operating bands into mmWave frequencies

1 5G COEXISTENCE WITH LTE

5G NR needs to coexist with LTE, in adjacent bands and sometimes within
the same frequency bands. 5G NR bandwidth parts (BWP) enable LTE
and 5G NR signals to share a carrier, introducing new challenges with
3 5G IN-DEVICE COEXISTENCE (IDC)
Multiple radio transceivers in a device can interfere with other receivers
in the same device that are operating either in adjacent or sub-harmonic
frequencies.
4 5G IN-BAND AND OUT-OF-BAND EMISSIONS
Performance of a device transmitter at the edge of the band and outside
the band can cause interference with other wireless communications
systems. In-band and out-of-band emissions must be understood to
450 MHz to 6 GHz 24.25 to 52.6 GHz

interference due to closely spaced and overlapping signals. Carefully evaluate in-band and out-of-band emissions using wideband
minimize interference within the band and in adjacent frequency bands. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS OPERATING BANDS
Reduce interference by increasing guard band at higher frequencies, and spectrum measurements such as adjacent channel leakage ratio (ACLR) Evaluate unwanted emissions from harmonics, intermodulation spurs, and
by using advanced sub-band filtering. Test for coexistence interference and spectrum emissions mask (SEM) to gain insight into the signal’s spectral regrowth to understand how the 5G NR signal will interact with Low Bands < 1 GHz Mid Bands 1 GHz - 6 GHz High Bands > w24 GHz
(Freq Uplink, Freq Downlink (Freq Uplink, Freq Downlink (Freq Uplink, Freq Downlink
using different time and frequency resources. interference possibilities and ensure sufficient filtering. other radio signals. View the signal’s constellation diagram and EVM of unless otherwise noted) unless otherwise noted) unless otherwise noted)
the demodulated signal and EVM per subcarrier to predict good or poor
INTERFERENCE FROM 5G coexistence.
5G NR 4G LTE 5G NR n5: 824 - 849 MHz, 869 - 894 MHz n1: 1920 - 1980 MHz, 2110 - 2170 MHz n66: 1710 - 1780 MHz, 2110 - 2200 MHz n257: 26500 - 29500 MHz,
n8: 880 - 915 MHz, 925 - 960 MHz n2: 1850 - 1910 MHz, 1930 - 1990 MHz n70: 1695 - 1710 MHz, 1995 - 2020 MHz 26500 - 29500 MHz
POWER n12: 699 - 716 MHz, 729 - 746 MHz
ANT #1 ANT #2 ANT #3 ANT #4 n3: 1710 - 1785 MHz, 1805 - 1880 MHz n74: 1427 - 1470 MHz, 1475 - 1518 MHz n258: 24250 - 27500 MHz,
F n20: 832 - 862 MHz, 791 - 821 MHz n7: 2500 - 2570 MHz, 2620 - 2690 MHz n75: 1432 - 1517 MHz (DL) 24250 - 27500 MHz
INTERFERENCE n28: 703 - 748 MHz, 758 - 803 MHz n25: 1850 - 1915 MHz, 1930 - 1995 MHz n76: 1427 - 1432 MHz (DL) n260: 37000 - 40000 MHz,
FROM LTE TX POWER TX SIGNAL OF 5 GHz Wi-Fi n71: 663 - 698 MHz, 617 - 652 MHz n34: 2010 - 2025 MHz, 2010 - 2025 MHz n77: 3300 - 4200 MHz, 3300 - 4200 MHz 37000 - 40000 MHz
GUARD BAND
GUARD BAND n81: 880 - 915 MHz (SUL)
n38: 2570 - 2620 MHz, 2570 - 2620 MHz n78: 3300 - 3800 MHz, 3300 - 3800 MHz n261: 27500 - 28350 MHz,
n82: 832 - 862 MHz (SUL)
n39: 1880 - 1920 MHz, 1880 - 1920 MHz n79: 4400 - 5000 MHz, 4400 - 5000 MHz 27500 - 28350 MHz
LTE RF GPS RF
BT/WLAN
5G RF n83: 703 - 748 MHz (SUL)
RF OUT OF BAND (00B)
BAND FILTER n40: 2300 - 2400 MHz, 2300 - 2400 MHz n80: 1710 - 1785 MHz (SUL)
EMISSION BY TRANSMITTER n41: 2496 - 2690 MHz, 2496 - 2690 MHz n84: 1920 - 1980 MHz (SUL)
ANTENNA ISOLATION
n50: 1432 - 1517 MHz, 1432 - 1517 MHz n86: 1710 - 1780 MHz (SUL)
SPURIOUS EMISSION
n51: 1427 - 1432 MHz, 1427 - 1437 MHz

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LTE GPS BT/WLAN 5G BY TRANSMITTER
5G COEXISTENCE IN UNLICENSED SPECTRUM BASEBAND BASEBAND BASEBAND BASEBAND 5G NR BAND n79 INTERFERENCE WITH 5G NR

Techniques such as licensed-assisted access (LAA) enable use of unlicensed

E-UTRA LTE / 5: 824 - 849 MHz, 869 - 894 MHz 1: 1920 - 1980 MHz, 2110 - 2170 MHz 39: 1880 - 1920 MHz, 1880 - 1920 MHz
spectrum through aggregation of a secondary channel. The evolution of LAA LTE-ADVANCED 6: 830 - 840 MHz, 875 - 885 MHz 2: 1850 - 1910 MHz, 1930 - 1990 MHz 40: 2300 - 2400 MHz, 2300 - 2400 MHz
will be addressed in Release-16 through “NR-based access to unlicensed 8: 880 - 915 MHz, 925 - 960 MHz 3: 1710 - 1785 MHz, 1805 - 1880 MHz 41: 2496 - 2690 MHz, 2496 - 2690 MHz
spectrum” resulting in coexistence issues with incumbents like Wi-Fi and 12: 699 - 716 MHz, 729 - 746 MHz 4: 1710 - 1755 MHz, 2110 - 2155 MHz 42: 3400 - 3600 MHz, 3400 - 3600 MHz
other wireless technologies. 13: 777 - 787 MHz, 746 - 756 MHz 7: 2500 - 2570 MHz, 2620 - 2690 MHz 43: 3600 - 3800 MHz, 3600 - 3800 MHz
14: 788 - 798 MHz, 758 - 768 MHz 9: 1749.9 - 1784.9 MHz, 1844.9 - 1879.9 MHz 45: 1447 - 1467 MHz, 1447 - 1467 MHz
Test for fair coexistence between 5G NR and legacy systems by evaluating 5G mmWave Operating Bands

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15: Reserved, Reserved 10: 1710 MHz - 1770 MHz, 2110 - 2170 MHz 46: 5150 - 5925 MHz, 5150 - 5925 MHz
coexistence with NR operation in unlicensed bands and LTE-based LAA,
and test how resources are negotiated with incumbent Radio Access
5G SPECTRUM SHARING 16: Reserved, Reserved 11: 1427.9 - 1447.9 MHz, 1475.9 - 1495.9 MHz 47: 5855 - 5925 MHz, 5855 - 5925 MHz
17: 704 - 716 MHz, 734 - 746 MHz 21: 1447.9 - 1462.9 MHz, 1495.9 - 1510.9 MHz 48: 3550 - 3700 MHz, 3550 - 3700 MHz
Technologies (RATs). WITH SATELLITE AND RADAR SYSTEMS 24.25 - 27.5 GHz 26.5 - 29.5 GHz
37 - 40 GHz 18: 815 - 830 MHz, 860 - 875 MHz 22: 3410 - 3490 MHz, 3510 - 3590 MHz 49: 3550 - 3700 MHz, 3550 - 3700 MHz
27.5 - 28.35 GHz
5G will utilize shared spectrum in sub-6 GHz and in millimeter-wave 19: 830 - 845 MHz, 875 - 890 MHz 23: 2000 - 2020 MHz, 2180 - 2200 MHz 50: 1432 - 1517 MHz, 1432 - 1517 MHz
frequencies where a device must coexist with other wireless communications 20: 832 - 862 MHz, 791 - 821 MHz 24: 1626.5 - 1660.5 MHz, 1525 - 1559 MHz 51: 1427 - 1432 MHz, 1427 - 1432 MHz
LICENSED ANCHOR UNLICENSED
PRIMARY CARRIER SECONDARY CARRIER @ 5 GHz systems such as satellite and radar. 5G NR FR2 overlaps with fixed-satellite 26: 814 - 849 MHz, 859 - 894 MHz 25: 1850 - 1915 MHz, 1930 MHz - 1995 MHz 52: 3300 - 3400 MHz, 3300 - 3400 MHz
27: 807 - 824 MHz, 852 - 869 MHz 30: 2305 - 2315 MHz, 2350 - 2360 MHz 65: 1920 - 2010 MHz, 2110 - 2200 MHz
services earth station uplinks at 27.5 to 29.5 GHz and FSS downlinks at
28: 703 - 748 MHz, 758 - 803 MHz 32: N/A, 1452 - 1496 MHz 66: 1710 - 1780 MHz, 2110 - 2200 MHz
37.5 to 40 GHz. Coexistence will require spectrum sharing techniques such
29: N/A, 717 - 728 MHz 33: 1900 - 1920 MHz, 1900 - 1920 MHz 69: 2570 - 2620 MHz (DL)
as spectrum shaping, power control, beam forming and spectrum sensing. 31: 452.5 - 457.5 MHz, 462.5 - 467.5 MHz 34: 2010 - 2025 MHz, 2010 - 2025 MHz 70: 1695 - 1710 MHz, 1995 - 2020 MHz
Use network emulation tools to simulate real-world behavior and validate 44: 703 - 803 MHz, 703 - 803 MHz 35: 1850 - 1910 MHz, 1850 - 1910 MHz 74: 1427 - 1470 MHz, 1475 - 1518 MHz
a device’s ability to detect coexistence traffic and allocate and reallocate 67: 738 MHz - 758 MHz (DL) 36: 1930 - 1990 MHz, 1930 - 1990 MHz 75: 1432 - 1517 MHz (DL)
68: 698 - 728 MHz, 753 - 783 MHz 37: 1910 - 1930 MHz, 1910 - 1930 MHz 76: 1427 - 1432 MHz (DL)
spectrum dynamically without impacting quality of service.
71: 663 - 698 MHz, 617 - 652 MHz 38: 2570 - 2620 MHz, 2570 - 2620 MHz
CARRIER AGGREGATION 72: 451 - 456 MHz, 461 - 466 MHz
73: 450 - 455 MHz, 460 - 465 MHz
85: 698 - 716 MHz, 728 - 746 MHz

WLAN 802.11 802.11af: 470 - 698 MHz (UHF) 802.11b/g: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz (ISM) 802.11ac: 5.15 - 5.35 GHz (UNII) 801.11ad/ay: 57.00 - 71 GHz (US)

5G Solutions for Coexistence Testing

a/b/g/h/j/n/ 40 - 230 MHz (VHF) 802.11a/h/j: 4.9 - 5 GHz (Japan) 5.49 - 5.725 GHz (UNII) 57.00 - 66.00 GHz (EU)
ac/af/ah/ad/ay 802.11ah: < 1 GHz 5.03 - 5.091 GHz (Japan) 5.735 - 5.825 GHz (ISM, UNII) 57.00 - 64.00 GHz (S Korea)
5.15 - 5.35 GHz (UNII) 802.11ax: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 57.00 - 66.00 GHz (Japan)
5.49 - 5.725 GHz (UNII) 59.40 - 62.90 GHz (Australia)
5.735 - 5.835 GHz (ISM, UNII) 59.00 - 64.00 GHz (China)
802.11n: 2.4 - 2.4835 GHz (ISM)
5.15 - 5.35 GHz (UNII)
ANALYZE 5G MODEM AND DEVICE RF AND PROTOCOL SIMULATE COEXISTENCE SCENARIOS VERIFY IN-BAND AND OUT-OF-BAND VALIDATE WIRELESS NETWORK TEST FOR COEXISTENCE 5.49 - 5.725 GHz (UNII)
BEHAVIOR UNDER DIFFERENT SHARED SPECTRUM SCENARIOS BEFORE DEVELOPING PROTOTYPES EMISSIONS WITH CONFIDENCE PERFORMANCE WITH 4G/5G UE EMULATION IN THE FIELD 5.735 - 5.825 GHz (ISM, UNII)

Radar & GPS/Sat phones: 1 - 2 GHz
Satellite (GPS: 1176.45, 1227.60, 1381.05,
1575.42 MHz, Navigation, GPS,
GLONASS L1: 1559 - 1610 MHz)
To aircraft: 1545 - 1559 MHz
Airport surveillance/weather radar:
2700 - 3000 MHz
US Military Radar: 3450 - 3550 MHz FSS uplinks: 27.5 - 29.5 GHz
ASR: 3100 - 3500 GHz FSS downlinks: 37.5 - 40 GHz
From aircraft: 1646.5 - 1660.5 MHz,
5.925 - 6.425 GHz , 3.7 - 4.2 GHz
SATCOM/TV: 4 - 8 GHz
Military/WGS SATCOM:
7.9 - 8.4 GHz, 7.25 - 7.75 GHz

E7515B 5G Network F8800A PROPSIM 64 SystemVue 5G Wireless M9383/84B mmWave VXG 5G Waveform Generation IxLoad-Wireless XAir3 Nemo Outdoor Drive Test CBRS (Citizen 3550 - 3700 MHz
Emulation Solutions Channel Emulator Verification Library Signal Generator and Analysis Testbed Test Platform Broadband
Radio Service)

Operating Bands Repurposed for 5G NR New 5G NR Operating Bands 3GPP Operating Band Specifications: LTE Specification TS 38.101 V 15.3, 5G NR Specification TS 38.101 V 15.3

www.keysight.com/find/5G Terminology Corner

5G NR: Fifth Generation New Radio
5G gNB: Fifth Generation Node B
ACLR: Adjacent Channel Leakage Ratio
E-UTRA: Evolved-Universal Terrestrial Radio Access
EPC: Evolved Packet Core
EVM: Error Vector Magnitude
LTE eNB: Long-Term Evolution Evolved Node B
NGCN: Next Generation Core Network
QoS: Quality of Service
RAN: Radio Access Network
SEM: Spectrum Emissions Mask
SUL: Supplemental Uplink
References: http://www.idirect.net/Company/Resource-Center/Satellite-Basics/Frequency-Bands.aspx | http://www.3gpp.org/DynaReport/38-series.htm DL: Downlink FSS: Fixed-Satellite Services RAT: Radio Access Technology UL: Uplink
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