Maximum sensitivity degradation for carrier aggregation

1. A device configured to operate in a wireless system, the device comprising:

a transceiver configured with a plurality of Evolved UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) operating bands;

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

transmitting, via the transceiver, an uplink signal via at least two bands among the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands; and

receiving, via the transceiver, a downlink signal via three bands among the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands,

wherein the three bands include at least an E-UTRA operating band 2 and the two bands,

wherein the two bands include two of E-UTRA operating bands 13, 48, and 66,

wherein the three bands and the two bands are configured for CA (Carrier Aggregation),

wherein a pre-configured MSD (Maximum Sensitivity Degradation) value is applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal based on the E-UTRA operating band 2, and

wherein the pre-configured MSD value is 6.2 dB, based on that the two bands are E-UTRA operating bands 13 and 66.

2. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein 6.2 dB of the pre-configured MSD value is pre-configured based on that a downlink center frequency of the E-UTRA operating band 2 is 1960 MHz.

3. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the pre-configured MSD value is 28.3 dB, based on that the two bands are E-UTRA operating bands 48 and 66.

4. The device of claim 3 ,

wherein 28.3 dB of the pre-configured MSD value is pre-configured based on that a downlink center frequency of the E-UTRA operating band 2 is 1960 MHz.

5. The device of claim 1 ,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 2 includes 1850 MHz-1910 MHz of uplink operating band and 1930 MHz-1990 MHz of downlink operating band,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 13 includes 777 MHz-787 MHz of uplink operating band and 746 MHz-756 MHz of downlink operating band,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 48 includes 3550 MHz-3700 MHz of uplink operating band and downlink operating band, and

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 66 includes 1710 MHz-1780 MHz of uplink operating band and 2110 MHz-2200 MHz of downlink operating band.

6. A method performed by a device operating in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

transmitting an uplink signal via at least two bands among a plurality of Evolved UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) operating bands,

wherein the device is configured with the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands; and

receiving a downlink signal via three bands among the plurality of E-UTRA operating bands,

wherein the three bands include at least an E-UTRA operating band 2 and the two bands,

wherein the two bands include two of E-UTRA operating bands 13, 48, and 66,

wherein the three bands and the two bands are configured for CA (Carrier Aggregation),

wherein a pre-configured MSD (Maximum Sensitivity Degradation) value is applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal based on the E-UTRA operating band 2, and

wherein the pre-configured MSD value is 6.2 dB, based on that the two bands are E-UTRA operating bands 13 and 66.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein 6.2 dB of the pre-configured MSD value is pre-configured based on that a downlink center frequency of the E-UTRA operating band 2 is 1960 MHz.

8. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the pre-configured MSD value is 28.3 dB, based on that the two bands are E-UTRA operating bands 48 and 66.

9. The method of claim 8 ,

wherein 28.3 dB of the pre-configured MSD value is pre-configured based on that a downlink center frequency of the E-UTRA operating band 2 is 1960 MHz.

10. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 2 includes 1850 MHz-1910 MHz of uplink operating band and 1930 MHz-1990 MHz of downlink operating band,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 13 includes 777 MHz-787 MHz of uplink operating band and 746 MHz-756 MHz of downlink operating band,

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 48 includes 3550 MHz-3700 MHz of uplink operating band and downlink operating band, and

wherein the E-UTRA operating band 66 includes 1710 MHz-1780 MHz of uplink operating band and 2110 MHz-2200 MHz of downlink operating band.

11. A processing apparatus configured to control a wireless communication device, the processing apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one computer memory operably connectable to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, based on being executed by the at least one processor, perform operations comprising:

obtaining a downlink signal based on three bands used as three downlink operating bands, among a plurality of Evolved UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) operating bands that are configured for the wireless communication device,

wherein the three E-UTRA operating band 2 and two bands among E-UTRA operating bands 13, 48, and 66,

wherein the two bands are used as two uplink operating bands for transmitting an uplink signal,

wherein the three bands and the two bands are configured for CA (Carrier Aggregation),

wherein a pre-configured MSD (Maximum Sensitivity Degradation) value is applied to a reference sensitivity for receiving the downlink signal based on the E-UTRA operating band 2, and

wherein the pre-configured MSD value is 6.2 dB, based on that the two bands are E-UTRA operating bands 13 and 66.