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Quectel RM520N Series CA&en-DC Features V1.2
Quectel RM520N Series CA&en-DC Features V1.2
Quectel RM520N Series CA&en-DC Features V1.2
CA&EN-DC Features
5G Module Series
Version: 1.2
Date: 2023-04-07
Status: Released
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Version Date Author Description
- 2021-11-19 Devon CHANGCreation of the document
1.0 2022-06-18 Cathy ZHAO First official release
1. Information marked with V1.1 in "Spreadsheet Version" columns is the current
update.
2. For RM520N-GL_LTE:
1) Updated CA_2A-66A-66B DL 4 × 4 MIMO capacity from 2A-66A-66B to 2A-
66A, 2A-66B, 66A-66B;
1.1 2023-02-02 Simon WANG 2) Updated CA_2A-66A-66C DL 4 × 4 MIMO capacity from 2A-66A-66C to 2A-
66A, 2A-66C, 66A-66C;
3) Deleted CA_2A-7C-66A-66A DL 4 × 4 MIMO capacity 2A-7C;
3. For RM520N-GL_5G_FR1:
Deleted DC_1A_n75A-n78A; DC_3A_n75A-n78A;
4. The test is based on firmware RM520NGLAAR01A06M4G.
1. Information marked with V1.2 in "Spreadsheet Version" columns is the current
update.
1.2 2023-04-07 Lewis PENG
2. Added the sheets of RM520N-EU_LTE and RM520N-EU_5G_FR1.
3. The test is based on firmware RM520NEUDAR03A02M4G.
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6 The band or combination without background color has been validated with normal function and perform
7 The band or combination with yellow background are registrable, but the functionality is still being valida
8 The band or combination with blue background are under development.
9 [...] Brackets ([…]) used for enclosing a range of bandwidths indicate those BWs only support downlink.
10 1 BWs in blue are still being validated.
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RM520N-GL RM520N-EU
Band Duplex SCS (kHz) Bandwidths (RF Ready) (MHz) SA SA
Power Class (PC) NSA Bandwidths (MHz) Power Class (PC) NSA Bandwidths (MHz)
SA Bandwidths (MHz) SA 2 × 2 UL_MIMO SA Bandwidths (MHz) SA 2 × 2 UL_MIMO
n1 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 -
n2 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - - - - -
n3 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 -
n5 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 -
n7 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 -
n8 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 -
n12 FDD 15 5, 10, 15 3 5, 10, 15 5, 10, 15 - - - - -
n13 FDD 15 5, 10 3 5, 10 5, 10 - - - - -
n14 FDD 15 5, 10 3 5, 10 5, 10 - - - - -
n18 FDD 15 5, 10, 15 3 5, 10, 15 5, 10, 15 - - - - -
n20 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 -
n25 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 40 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - - - - -
n26 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - - - - -
n28 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 5, 10, 15, 20, 30 -
n29 SDL 15 5, 10 - - - - - - - -
n30 FDD 15 5, 10 3 5, 10 5, 10 - - - - -
n38 TDD 30 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 2 20, 30, 40 20, 30, 40 √ 2 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 √
n40 TDD 30 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100 2 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80 - 3 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 80, 90, 100 √
n41 TDD 30 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 2 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 20, 30, 40, 50, 60,70, 80, 90, 100 √ 1.5, 2 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 √
n48 TDD 30 10, 20, 30, 40, [50, 60, 80, 90, 100] 3 10, 20, 30, 40, [50, 60, 80, 90, 100] 10, 20, 30, 40 √ - - - -
n66 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20, 30, 40 3 5, 10, 15, 20,30 5, 10, 15, 20,30 - - - - -
n70 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, [20, 25] 3 5, 10, 15 5, 10, 15, [20, 25] - - - - -
n71 FDD 15 5, 10, 15, 20 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 - 3 5, 10, 15, 20 5, 10, 15, 20 -
n75 SDL - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 - - - - - 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30 -
n76 SDL - 5 - - - - - 5 5 -
n77 TDD 30 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 2 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100 20, 30, 40, 60, 80, 100 √ 1.5, 2 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 √
n78 TDD 30 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 2 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 √ 1.5, 2 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 10, 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 √
n79 TDD 30 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 2 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 40, 50, 60, 80, 100 √ - - - -
SA CA Capability
DL CA ULCA NR Bandwidth
Sub-6 (TDD) GHz 2T - 120 MHz
Sub-6 (FDD) GHz 2F F+F 60 MHz
Sub-6 (FDD + TDD) 40 MHz (FDD) + 60 MHz (TDD)
F+T F+T
GHz 20 MHz (FDD) + 100 MHz (TDD)
DL 4 × 4 MIMO
CA Combination No. of CC UL ULCA Spreadsheet Version
Sub-6 GHz NR DL
Mode NR Sub-Category CA & EN-DC Combination Sub-6 GHz Sub-6 GHz Spreadsheet Version
TDD <= 80 MHz 4 × 4 MIMO
80 MHz < TDD <= 120 MHz TDD + FDD <= 100 MHz + 20 MHz 4G UL NR UL 2 × 2 UL MIMO NR UL
FDD <= 40 MHz
4G DL 4 × 4 MIMO (10L) 4G DL 4 × 4 MIMO (4L)
4G DL 4 × 4 MIMO (16L)