Method and device for processing carrier aggregation capability

1. A method for processing carrier aggregation capability, comprising:

sending, by a user equipment, a carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to a network side;

wherein the carrier aggregation capability comprises at least one of:

different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment;

an aggregation bandwidth supported by the user equipment for a continuous aggregation in one band;

aggregation frequencies supported by the user equipment for a discontinuous aggregation in one band;

a number of aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment; or

whether a carrier aggregation between different bands is supported by the user equipment and whether a carrier aggregation in one band is supported by the user equipment; and

wherein the sending, by the user equipment, the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to the network side comprises:

sending, by the user equipment, a carrier aggregation capability between different bands to the network side, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands;

sending, by the user equipment, a carrier aggregation capability in one band to the network side, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation in one band;

sending, by the user equipment, carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band to the network side respectively, or

sending, by the user equipment, a combination of carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band to the network side, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands and the carrier aggregation in one band.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment comprise at least one of:

whether an inter-band carrier aggregation is supported;

which carrier combinations for an inter-band carrier aggregation are supported;

a bandwidth of an inter-band carrier aggregation; or

a number of carriers of an inter-band carrier aggregation.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a way for showing aggregation frequencies supported for the discontinuous aggregation in the one band comprises:

specific frequencies; or,

a range of frequency; or,

a maximum spacing of aggregatable frequencies.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein

for the aggregation in one band, the number of the aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment comprises: the number of the aggregated carriers supported in each band;

for the aggregation between different bands, the number of the aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment comprises: the number of the aggregated carriers supported by each band of the different bands.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sending, by a user equipment, a carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to a network side comprises:

sending, by the user equipment, the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to the network side through a UE capability reporting procedure; or,

sending, by the user equipment, the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to the network side through a new defined procedure of an LTE-A system.

6. A method for processing carrier aggregation capability, comprising:

acquiring, by an equipment at a network side, a carrier aggregation capability of a user equipment; and

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, aggregated carriers for the user equipment according to the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment; and

wherein the acquiring, by the equipment at the network side, the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment comprises:

acquiring, by the equipment at the network side, a carrier aggregation capability between different bands, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands;

acquiring, by the equipment at the network side, a carrier aggregation capability in one band, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation in one band;

acquiring, by the equipment side, carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band respectively, or

acquiring, by the equipment at the network side, a combination of carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band, in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands and the carrier aggregation in one band.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the carrier aggregation capability comprises at least one of:

different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment;

an aggregation bandwidth supported by the user equipment for a continuous aggregation in the one band;

aggregation frequencies supported by the user equipment for a discontinuous aggregation in one band;

a number of aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment; or

whether a carrier aggregation between different bands is supported by the user equipment and whether a carrier aggregation in one band is supported.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the configuring, by the equipment at the network side, aggregated carriers for the user equipment according to the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment comprise at least one:

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, aggregation bands for the user equipment according to the different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment;

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, an aggregation bandwidth for the user equipment according to the aggregation bandwidth supported by the user equipment for the continuous aggregation in one band;

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, aggregation frequencies for the user equipment according to the aggregation frequencies supported by the user equipment for the discontinuous aggregation in one band; or

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, the number of aggregated carriers for the user equipment according to the number of the aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein after the acquiring, by an equipment at a network side, a carrier aggregation capability of a user equipment, the method further comprises:

configuring, by the equipment at the network side, a measurement gap for the user equipment according to the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein after the acquiring, by an equipment at a network side, a carrier aggregation capability of a user equipment, the method further comprises:

determining, by the equipment at the network side, a number of receivers for the user equipment according to the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment.

11. A user equipment, comprising a computer processor and a computer-readable storage medium which stores a plurality of computer-executable instructions, wherein the computer-executable instructions, when being executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to:

send a carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to a network side;

wherein the carrier aggregation capability comprises at least one of:

different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment;

an aggregation bandwidth supported by the user equipment for a continuous aggregation in one band;

aggregation frequencies supported by the user equipment for a discontinuous aggregation in one band;

a number of aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment; or

whether a carrier aggregation between different bands is supported by the user equipment and whether a carrier aggregation in one band is supported by the user equipment; and

wherein the computer-executable instructions, when being executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to

send a carrier aggregation capability between different bands to the network side in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands;

send a carrier aggregation capability in one band to the network side in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation in one band;

send carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band to the network side respectively, or send a combination of carrier aggregation capabilities between different bands and in one band to the network side; in a case that the user equipment supports the carrier aggregation between different bands and the carrier aggregation in one band.

12. The user equipment as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the different aggregation bands supported by the user equipment comprise at least one of: whether an inter-band carrier aggregation is supported; which carrier combinations for an inter-band aggregation combination are supported; a bandwidth of an inter-band carrier aggregation; or a number of carriers of an inter-band carrier aggregation;

a way for showing aggregation frequencies supported for the discontinuous aggregation in one band includes: specific frequencies; or, a range of frequency; or, a maximum spacing of aggregatable frequencies; and

for the aggregation in one band, the number of the aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment comprises: the number of the aggregated carriers supported in each band; and for the aggregation between different bands, the number of the aggregated carriers supported by the user equipment comprises: the number of the aggregated carriers supported by each band of the different bands.

13. The user equipment as claimed in claim 11 , wherein

the computer-executable instructions, when being executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to send the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to the network side through a UE capability reporting procedure; or,

send the carrier aggregation capability of the user equipment to the network side through a new defined procedure of an LTE-A system.