Licensed Assisted Access (LAA)

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Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) is a 4G LTE technology that boosts mobile data capacity and speeds by allowing LTE to operate in unlicensed spectrum bands alongside licensed spectrum.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf LTE enhancement ⓘ
wireless communication technology ⓘ
abbreviation LAA ⓘ
aimsToImprove mobile data capacity ⓘ
spectral efficiency ⓘ
user data rates ⓘ
backwardCompatibleWith LTE core network ⓘ
belongsToFamily LTE-Advanced Pro features ⓘ
category LTE in unlicensed spectrum ⓘ
coexistsWith Wi‑Fi ⓘ
other unlicensed LTE technologies ⓘ
comparedWith LTE-U ⓘ
definedInRelease 3GPP Release 13 ⓘ
designedFor mobile network operators ⓘ
differsFrom LTE-U by requiring listen-before-talk ⓘ
evolvesTowards 5G NR operation in unlicensed spectrum ⓘ
introducedAroundYear 2015 ⓘ
isDownlinkFocused true ⓘ
operatesInSpectrumType licensed spectrum ⓘ
unlicensed spectrum ⓘ
primaryUnlicensedBand 5 GHz band ⓘ
regulatoryRegionSupport Asia-Pacific ⓘ
Europe ⓘ
United States ⓘ
relatedStandard NR-U ⓘ
linked to: 5G NR
requires anchor carrier in licensed spectrum ⓘ
requiresComplianceWith regional unlicensed spectrum regulations ⓘ
standardizedBy 3GPP ⓘ
3rd Generation Partnership Project ⓘ
supportsDeploymentScenario heterogeneous networks ⓘ
small cells ⓘ
supportsFeature load balancing between licensed and unlicensed carriers ⓘ
quality of service management over licensed anchor ⓘ
supportsMode downlink in unlicensed spectrum ⓘ
uplink in licensed spectrum ⓘ
targetEnvironment dense urban areas ⓘ
high-traffic hotspots ⓘ
usesDuplexMode FDD LTE ⓘ
TDD LTE ⓘ
linked to: LTE
usesMechanism carrier aggregation ⓘ
channel sensing ⓘ
duty cycling ⓘ
listen-before-talk ⓘ
usesRadioAccessTechnology 4G LTE ⓘ
usesSpectrumAccessModel shared access in unlicensed bands ⓘ

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LTE-Advanced Pro → supports → Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) ⓘ
3GPP Release 13 → includesFeature → Licensed Assisted Access ⓘ
linked to: Licensed Assisted Access (LAA)
LTE-WLAN Aggregation → isDifferentFrom → Licensed Assisted Access (LAA) ⓘ
subject linked to: LTE-WLAN Aggregation (LWA)