3GPP categories and data rates up to Release 15
3G data rates and UE categories
4G data rates and UE categories
HSDPA UE categories – 3GPP TS 25.306
Category
3GPP release Maximum
number of
HS-DSCH
codes
received
1
5
5G data rates
LTE UE categories – 3GPP TS 36.306
Minimum
inter-TTI
interval
Total number
of serving/secondary serving
HS-DSCH cells
Total number of serving/
secondary serving HS-DSCH
cells in which MIMO mode
can be configured
Support for
16QAM
in DL
Support for
64QAM
in DL
Theoretical
maximum
downlink
physical data
rate in Mbit/s
3
1
0
yes
no
1.2
Category
3GPP release Downlink
DL data rate
in Mbit/s
Maximum
number of
supported
layers for
spatial
multiplexing
Support for
256QAM
Uplink
UL data rate
in Mbit/s
# of CC
Maximum
number of
supported
layers for
spatial
multiplexing
Support for
64QAM
5
3
1
0
1.2
5
2
1
0
1.8
0
Rel. 12
1
1
no
1
1
1
no
1
4
5
2
1
0
1.8
1
Rel. 8
10
1
no
1
5
1
no
1
5
5
1
1
0
3.6
1 bis
Rel. 14
10
1
no
1
5
1
no
1
6
5
1
1
0
3.6
2
Rel. 8
51
2
no
1
25
1
no
1
7
10
1
1
0
7.2
3
Rel. 8
102
2
no
1
51
1
no
1
8
10
1
1
0
7.2
4
Rel. 8
150
2
no
1
51
1
no
1
9
15
1
1
0
10.1
5
Rel. 8
299
4
no
1
75
1
yes
1
10
15
1
1
0
13.9
6
Rel. 10
301
2 or 4
no
1 or 2
51
1
no
1
5
2
1
0
5
1
1
0
13
Rel. 7
15
1
1
0
14
Rel. 7
15
1
1
0
no
yes
yes
no
yes
0.9
7
Rel. 10
301
2 or 4
no
1 or 2
102
1 or 2
no
1 or 2
1.8
8
Rel. 10
2998
8
no
5
1497
4
yes
5
17.6
9
Rel. 11
452
2 or 4
no
2 or 3
51
1
no
1
21.1
10
Rel. 11
452
2 or 4
no
2 or 3
102
1 or 2
no
1 or 2
23.3
11
Rel. 11
603
2 or 4
optional
2 to 4
51
1
no
1
27.9
12
Rel. 11
603
2 or 4
optional
2 to 4
102
1 or 2
no
1 or 2
15
Rel. 7
15
1
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
16
Rel. 7
15
1
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
17
Rel. 7
15
1
1
0
yes
yes
17.6
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
no
23.3
18
Rel. 7
15
1
1
0
yes
yes
21.1
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
no
27.9
19
Rel. 7
15
1
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
35.2
20
Rel. 7
15
1
1
1 (MIMO 2x2)
21
Rel. 8
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
0
22
Rel. 8
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
0
23
Rel. 8
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
0
24
Rel. 8
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
0
no
42.2
yes
no
23.3
yes
yes
35.2
27.9
25
Rel. 9
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
2 (MIMO 2x2)
Rel. 9
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
2 (MIMO 2x2)
27
Rel. 9
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
2 (MIMO 2x2)
28
Rel. 9
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
2 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
no
yes
Adjustment
to Mbit/s
Modulation
Number of
carriers J
LTE UE downlink categories
Downlink
category
3GPP release Downlink
DL data rate
in Mbit/s
46.7
LTE UE uplink categories
Maximum number
of supported
layers for spatial
multiplexing
Support for
256QAM
# of CC
Uplink
category
3GPP release Uplink
UL data rate
in Mbit/s
Maximum number Support for
of supported
64QAM
layers for spatial
multiplexing
Support for
256QAM
# of CC
55.9
M1
Rel. 13
1
1
no
1
M1
Rel. 13
1
1
no
no
1
70.5
M2
Rel. 14
4
1
no
1
M2
Rel. 14
6
1
no
no
1
84.3
0
Rel. 12
1
1
no
1
0
Rel. 12
1
1
no
no
1
Rel. 14
10
1
no
1
1bis
Rel. 14
5
1
no
no
1
1
3 (Triple-Cell)
0
yes
yes
63.2
30
Rel. 10
15
1
3 (Triple-Cell)
3 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
126.5
4
Rel. 14
150
2
no
1
3
Rel. 12
51
1
no
no
1
31
Rel. 10
15
1
4 (Quad-Cell)
0
yes
yes
84.3
6
Rel. 12
301
2 or 4
no
1 or 2
5
Rel. 12
75
1
yes
no
1
Rel. 12
301
2 or 4
no
1 or 2
7
Rel. 12
102
1 or 2
no
no
1 or 2
32
Rel. 10
15
1
4 (Quad-Cell)
4 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
168.7
7
33
Rel. 11
15
1
6 (Hexa-Cell)
0
yes
yes
126.5
9
Rel. 12
452
2 or 4
no
2 or 3
8
Rel. 12
1497
4
yes
no
5
Rel. 12
452
2 or 4
no
2 or 3
13
Rel. 12
150
1 or 2
yes
no
1 or 2
34
Rel. 11
15
1
6 (Hexa-Cell)
6 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
253.1
10
35
Rel. 11
15
1
8 (Octa-Cell)
0
yes
yes
168.7
11
Rel. 12
603
2 or 4
optional
2 to 4
14
Rel. 13
9585
4
yes
no
32
36
Rel. 11
15
1
8 (Octa-Cell)
8 (MIMO 2x2)
yes
yes
337.5
12
Rel. 12
603
2 or 4
optional
2 to 4
15
Rel. 13
226
1 or 2
yes
no
2 or 3
37
Rel. 11
15
1
2 (Dual-Cell)
2 (MIMO 4x4)
yes
yes
168.7
13
Rel. 12
391
2 or 4
mandatory
1 or 2
16
Rel. 14
105
1
yes
yes
1
337.5
14
Rel. 12
3916
8
mandatory
5
17
Rel. 14
2119
4
yes
yes
5
15
Rel. 12
749 to 798
2 or 4
optional
2 to 5
18
Rel. 14
211
1 or 2
yes
yes
1 or 2
16
Rel. 12
978 to 1051
2 or 4
optional
3 to 7
19
Rel. 14
13563
4
yes
yes
32
17
Rel. 13
25065
8
mandatory
32
20
Rel. 14
316
1 or 2
yes
yes
2 or 3
18
Rel. 13
1174 to 1206
2 or 4 or 8
optional
2 to 8
21
Rel. 14
301
1 or 2
yes
no
2 to 4
19
Rel. 13
1566 to 1658
2 or 4 or 8
optional
2 to 11
20
Rel. 14
1948 to 2019
2 or 4 or 8
optional
3 to 13
21
Rel. 14
1348 to 1413
2 or 4
optional
4 to 9
4 (Quad-Cell)
4 (MIMO 4x4)
yes
yes
HSUPA UE categories – 3GPP TS 25.306
Category
Minimum
3GPP release Maximum
spreading
number of
E-DCH codes factor
transmitted
per transport
block
1
1
SF4
Support for
10 ms and
2 ms TTI
E-DCH
10 ms
Support for
16QAM in UL
no
Support for
Dual Cell
64QAM in UL E-DCH
no
no
UL MIMO
no
Theoretical
maximum uplink physical
data rate in
Mbit/s
0.7
2
2
SF4
10 ms/2 ms
no
no
no
no
1.45/1.40
3
2
SF4
10 ms
no
no
no
no
1.4
M1
M2
0
1bis
4
6
M1
M2
0
1bis
5
5
7
9
16 13 18 5
10
11
16 13 18 5
12
13
16 13 15 18 20 3
14
5
7
13 16 18 8
15
17 3
16
5
× Rmax ×
BW(j), µ
N PRB
x 12
T
µ
s
× ( 1 – OH (j) )
Number
of layers v
Subcarrier per
RB
Numerology µ
0 for FR1 with 15 kHz SCS
1 for FR1 with 30 kHz SCS
2 for FR1 with 60 kHz SCS
2 for FR2 with 60 kHz SCS
3 for FR2 with 120 kHz SCS
( 14 × 2 0 )
948
× ( 270 × 12 ) ×
× ( 1 – 0.14 ) = 288.9 Mbit/s
10-3
1024
Average OFDM
symbol duration Ts
Scaling factor ƒ
Max. number of RBs N
Overhead OH
270 for FR1 with 15 kHz SCS
273 for FR1 with 30 kHz SCS
135 for FR1 with 60 kHz SCS
264 for FR2 with 60 kHz SCS
264 for FR2 with 120 kHz SCS
0.14 for DL frequency range FR1
0.18 for DL frequency range FR2
0.08 for UL frequency range FR1
0.10 for UL frequency range FR2
J
Rmax
v
Q
ƒ
NRB
Ts
Number of aggregated component carriers per band or band combination; max. 16 component carriers for carrier aggregation
948/1024, max. code rate possible
Number of layers, max. 8 layers in Rel. 15
Bits per modulation symbol; dependent on modulation scheme. Rel. 15: 1 for BPSK, 2 for QPSK, 4 for 16QAM, 6 for 64QAM
and 8 for 256QAM (max. modulation scheme in Rel. 15)
Scaling factor (1, 0.8, 0.75 or 0.4), signaled via higher layers
Max. number of resource blocks per bandwidth part
Average symbol duration, taking into account the longer CP duration of the first OFDMA symbol in one slot and the possible
extended cyclic prefix instead of the normal CP length
T sµ =
10-3
14 × 2 µ
µ
Subcarrier spacing:
❙ FR1: 0 for 15 kHz SCS, 1 for 30 kHz SCS, 2 for 60 kHz SCS
❙ FR2: 2 for 60 kHz SCS, 3 for 120 kHz SCS
OH
Overhead due to signaling information:
❙ downlink: [0.14] for FR1, [0.18] for FR2
❙ uplink: [0.08] for FR1, [0.10] for FR2
Note: maximum data rate can be limited by UE capability
Supported LTE DL/UL category combinations
DL
category
UL
category
(j)
Maximum 5G NR data rate depends on circumstances and higher layer settings:
15
1
Max. code rate
Rmax
Data rate = 10–6 × 1 × 1 × 8 × 1 ×
Rel. 10
15
Bits per symbol
from modulation
scheme Qm
MIMO
29
Rel. 11
j=1
× Q ׃
(j)
m
Example for FR1, single layer, 15 kHz SCS in DL with 256QAM:
1bis
38
Data rate (in Mbit/s) = 10 x ∑ v
(j)
layers
Values 1, 0.8, 0.75, 0.4
signaled per band
42.2
26
Max. data rate
-6
Source: 3GPP TS 38.306 V15.2.0 (2018-06)
2
11
J
# of CC
3
12
5G NR data rate calculation
Carrier aggregation
(bandwidth)
7
13 16 18 3
17
5
7
18
13 15 16 18 20 14 19 3
19
5
7
13 15 16 18 20 3
20
5
7
13 15 16 18 20 21 3
21
5
7
13 15 16 18 20 21 3
5
7
13 15 16 18 20
Maximum 5G NR data rate per layer
Frequency
range
SCS
Bandwidth
DL
UL
Efficiency DL
Efficiency UL
4
2
SF2
10 ms/2 ms
no
no
no
no
2.0/2.8
FR1
15 kHz
50 MHz
288.9 Mbit/s
309.1 Mbit/s
5.78 bit/s/Hz
6.18 bit/s/Hz
5
2
SF2
10 ms
no
no
no
no
2.0
FR1
30 kHz
100 MHz
584.3 Mbit/s
625.0 Mbit/s
5.84 bit/s/Hz
6.25 bit/s/Hz
6
4
SF2
10 ms/2 ms
no
no
no
no
2.0/5.7
FR1
60 kHz
100 MHz
577.8 Mbit/s
618.1 Mbit/s
5.78 bit/s/Hz
6.18 bit/s/Hz
UE categories NB-IoT
UE categories LTE-M
FR2
60 kHz
200 MHz
1.08 Gbit/s
1.18 Gbit/s
5.40 bit/s/Hz
5.90 bit/s/Hz
FR2
120 kHz
400 MHz
2.15 Gbit/s
2.37 Gbit/s
5.38 bit/s/Hz
5.93 bit/s/Hz
15 kHz
20 MHz
100 Mbit/s
100 Mbit/s
5.00 bit/s/Hz
5.00 bit/s/Hz
-
5 MHz
21.1 Mbit/s
17.2 Mbit/s
4.22 bit/s/Hz
3.44 bit/s/Hz
7
Rel. 7
4
SF2
10 ms/2 ms
yes (2 ms TTI only)
no
no
no
2.0/11.5
8
Rel. 9
4
SF2
2 ms
no
no
yes
no
11.5
9
Rel. 9
4
SF2
2 ms
yes
no
yes
no
22.9
Category
3GPP release
DL data rate in kbit/s UL data rate in kbit/s Bandwidth in kHz
Category
3GPP release
DL data rate in Mbit/s UL data rate in Mbit/s Bandwidth in MHz
10
Rel. 11
4
SF2
2 ms
yes
yes
no
no
17.2
NB1
Rel. 13
680
1000
180
M1
Rel. 13
1
3
1.4
All bands
11
Rel. 11
4
SF2
2 ms
yes
no
no
yes
22.9
NB2
Rel. 14
2536
2536
180
M2
Rel. 14
4
6
5 (optional in DL and UL)
Comparison with 3G
12
Rel. 11
4
SF2
2 ms
yes
yes
no
yes
34.5
Comparison with LTE
All bands
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