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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

ICASA

Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan for the Frequency Band 2500 to 2690 MHz (IMT2600)

4. Channeling Plan

 

4.1 The frequency band 2500-2690MHz provides a total bandwidth of 190 MHz for the IMT service.

 

4.2 Channel arrangements are indicated in ITU Recommendations: Rec. ITU-R M.1036-6.

 

4.3 The ITU has recommended a list of channel arrangements shown below:

 

 

Frequency

arrangement

Paired arrangements

Un-paired arrangement (e.g. for TDD)(MHz)

Mobile station transmitter (MHz)

Centre gap

(MHz)

Base station

transmitter (MHz)

Duplex separation

(MHz)

Centre gap usage

C1

2 500 - 2 570

50

2 620 - 2 690

120

TDD

2 570 - 2 620

C2

2 500 - 2 570

50

2 620 - 2 690

120

FDD

2 570 - 2 620

FDD DL external

C3

Flexible FDD/TDD

 

Option C1 is the current channel arrangement as depicted in the figure below:

 

ICASA N285 C1