Carrier Aggregation
How carrier aggregation combines multiple component carriers to boost 5G throughput, with intra-band and inter-band CA explained.
This article is a placeholder. Full write-up coming soon.
How carrier aggregation combines multiple component carriers to boost 5G throughput, with intra-band and inter-band CA explained.
What this article will cover
- What carrier aggregation (CA) is and the problem it solves
- Primary cell (PCell) and secondary cell (SCell) concepts
- Intra-band contiguous, intra-band non-contiguous, and inter-band CA
- How CA increases peak throughput
- CA in 5G NR vs LTE-A
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