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NR RRC
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NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification
NR RRC
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Rel-16 snapshot
2,298 indexed Change Requests · 50 connected Work Items.
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Work Items
Core part: Enhancements for high capacity stationary wireless link and introduction of 1024 QAM for LTE DL
Core part: LTE connectivity to 5G-CN
Core part: Enhancements to LTE operation in unlicensed spectrum
New Radio Access Technology
Core part: New Radio Access Technology
5G V2X with NR sidelink
Core part: 5G V2X with NR sidelink
Core part: High power UE (power class 2) for EN-DC (1 LTE FDD band + 1 NR TDD band)
High power UE (power class 2) for EN-DC (1 LTE TDD band + 1 NR TDD band)
Enhancements to Framework for Live Uplink Streaming
Study on self-evaluation towards IMT-2020 submission
Study on RAN-centric data collection and utilization for LTE and NR
Study on UE power saving in NR
Study on NR positioning support
29 dBm UE Power Class for LTE band 41 and NR Band n41
Core part: 29 dBm UE Power Class for LTE band 41 and NR Band n41
Core part: LTE-NR & NR-NR Dual Connectivity and NR CA enhancements
Core part: Even further mobility enhancement in E-UTRAN
Core part: Private Network Support for NG-RAN
Core part: 2-step RACH for NR
Cross Link Interference (CLI) handling and Remote Interference Management (RIM) for NR
Core part: Cross Link Interference (CLI) handling and Remote Interference Management (RIM) for NR
RRM requirement for CSI-RS based L3 measurement in NR
Core part: RRM requirement for CSI-RS based L3 measurement in NR
Introduction of NR FDD bands with variable duplex and corresponding framework
NR support for high speed train scenario
Core part: NR support for high speed train scenario
Core part: NR_IAB
Support of NR Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)
Core part: Support of NR Industrial Internet of Things (IoT)
Physical Layer Enhancements for NR Ultra-Reliable and Low Latency Communication (URLLC)
Core part: Physical Layer Enhancements for NR URLLC
Core part: NR mobility enhancements
RF requirements for NR frequency range 1 (FR1)
Core part: RF requirements for NR FR1
NR RF requirement enhancements for frequency range 2 (FR2)
Core part: NR RF requirement enhancements for FR2
NR RRM enhancement
Core part: NR RRM enhancement
SON (Self-Organising Networks) and MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) support for NR
Core part: SON (Self-Organising Networks) and MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) support for NR
UE Conformance Test Aspects - SON (Self-Organising Networks) and MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) support for NR
UE Power Saving in NR
Core part: UE Power Saving in NR
Core part: Enhancements on MIMO for NR
Core part: LTE/NR spectrum sharing in Band 41/n41 frequency range
Core part: LTE/NR spectrum sharing in band 48/n48 frequency range
Addition of asymmetric channel bandwidth for NR band n66
NR positioning support
Core part: NR positioning support
NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum
Core part: NR-based access to unlicensed spectrum
Core part: Optimisations on UE radio capability signalling NR/E-UTRA Aspects
Core part: Single Radio Voice Call Continuity from 5G to 3G
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-16
Core part: DSS_LTE_B38_NR_Bn38
LTE/NR spectrum sharing in Band 40/n40
High-power UE (power class 1.5) operation in NR bands n77 and n78
Core part: HPUE_PC1_5_n77_n78
NB-IoT/eMTC support for Non-Terrestrial Networks
Further Multi-RAT Dual-Connectivity enhancements
Core part: Further Multi-RAT Dual-Connectivity enhancements
Core part: Support for Multi-SIM devices for LTE/NR
Support for Minimization of service Interruption
Historical association · verification pendingSupport for Multi-USIM Devices
Historical association · verification pendingCore part: Enhancement of Private Network support for NG-RAN
Introduction of bandwidth combination set 4 (BCS4) for NR
Introduction of DL 1024QAM for NR frequency range 1 (FR1)
Core part: Introduction of DL 1024QAM for NR FR1
Core part: NR DSS
Core part: Enhancement of data collection for SON (Self-Organising Networks)/MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) in NR standalone and MR-DC (Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity)
Core part: NR_FR2_FWA_Bn257_Bn258
Core part: Further enhancements on MIMO for NR
Enhanced NR support for high speed train scenario for frequency range 1 (FR1)
NR support for high speed train scenario in frequency range 2 (FR2)
Core part: Enhancements to IAB for NR
Enhanced Industrial Internet of Things (IoT) and ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC) support for NR
Core part: Enhanced IoT and URLLC support for NR
Core part: NR multicast and broadcast services
Core part: NR and MR-DC measurement gap enhancements
Solutions for NR to support non-terrestrial networks (NTN)
Core part: Solutions for NR for NTN
Core part: NR QoE management and optimizations for diverse services
RF requirements enhancement for NR frequency range 1 (FR1)
Core part: RF requirements enhancement for NR FR1
Further enhancements of NR RF requirements for frequency range 2 (FR2)
Core part: NR_RF_FR2_req_enh2
Core part: UE RF requirements for Transparent Tx Diversity (TxD) for NR
Core part: Further RRM enhancement for NR and MR-DC
SAR schemes for UE power class 2 (PC2) for NR inter-band Carrier Aggregation and supplemental uplink (SUL) configurations with 2 bands UL
Core part: NR_SAR_PC2_interB_SUL_2BUL
Core part: NR Sidelink enhancement
NR Sidelink Relay
Core part: NR Sidelink Relay
NR small data transmissions in INACTIVE state
Core part: NR small data transmissions in INACTIVE state
Core part: NR_UDC
High power UE (power class 1.5) for NR band n79
Core part: UE power saving enhancements for NR
Core part: NR_cov_enh
Core part: Further enhancement on NR demodulation performance
Extending current NR operation to 71GHz
Core part: Extending current NR operation to 71GHz
Core part: NR positioning enhancements
Core part: NR_redcap
Core part: Enhancement of RAN slicing for NR
Increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC
Core part: Increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-17
User Plane Integrity Protection for LTE
Core part: User Plane Integrity Protection support for EPC connected architectures
Management of MDT enhancement in 5G
4Rx handheld UE for low NR bands (<1GHz) and/or 3Tx for NR inter-band UL Carrier Aggregation (CA) and EN-DC
Core part: 4Rx handheld UE for low NR bands (<1GHz) and/or 3Tx for NR inter-band UL Carrier Aggregation (CA) and EN-DC
Proximity-based Services in 5GS Phase 2
Core part: Enhanced LTE Support for UAV (Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles)
Air-to-ground network for NR
Core part: Air-to-ground network for NR
Complete the specification support for BandWidth Part operation without restriction in NR
Core part: Complete the specification support for BandWidth Part operation without restriction in NR
Enhancement of NR Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
Core part: Enhancement of NR Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS)
Core part: Dual Transmission/Reception (Tx/Rx) Multi-SIM for NR
Further RF requirements enhancement for NR and EN-DC in frequency range 1 (FR1)
Core part: Further RF requirements enhancement for NR and EN-DC in frequency range 1 (FR1)
Core part: Further enhancement of data collection for SON (Self-Organising Networks)/MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) in NR and EN-DC
NR support for dedicated spectrum less than 5MHz for FR1
Core part: NR support for dedicated spectrum less than 5MHz for FR1
Core part: Requirement for NR frequency range 2 (FR2) multi-Rx chain DL reception
Enhanced NR support for high speed train scenario in frequency range 2 (FR2)
Core part: Enhanced NR support for high speed train scenario in frequency range 2 (FR2)
Core part: In-Device Co-existence (IDC) enhancements for NR and MR-DC
Core part: Enhancements of NR Multicast and Broadcast Services
Multi-carrier enhancements for NR
Core part: Multi-carrier enhancements for NR
Core part: Further enhancements on NR and MR-DC measurement gaps and measurements without gaps
NR MIMO evolution for downlink and uplink
Core part: NR MIMO evolution for downlink and uplink
Core part: Mobile Terminated-Small Data Transmission (MT-SDT) for NR
Further NR mobility enhancements
Core part: Further NR mobility enhancements
NR NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) enhancements
Core part: NR NTN (Non-Terrestrial Networks) enhancements
Core part: Enhancement on NR QoE management and optimizations for diverse services
Even Further RRM enhancement for NR and MR-DC
Core part: Even Further RRM enhancement for NR and MR-DC
NR sidelink evolution
Core part: NR sidelink evolution
Core part: NR sidelink relay enhancements
Core part: NR support for UAV (Uncrewed Aerial Vehicles)
XR (eXtended Reality) enhancements for NR
Core part: XR (eXtended Reality) enhancements for NR
NR channel raster enhancement
Further NR coverage enhancements
Core part: Further NR coverage enhancements
Core part: NR demodulation performance evolution
Core part: Mobile IAB (Integrated Access and Backhaul) for NR
NR network-controlled repeaters
Core part: NR network-controlled repeaters
Expanded and improved NR positioning
Core part: Expanded and improved NR positioning
Enhanced support of reduced capability NR devices
Core part: Enhanced support of reduced capability NR devices
Enhancements of NR shared spectrum bands
Core part: Enhancements of NR shared spectrum bands
Core part: Network energy savings for NR
Support of intra-band non-collocated EN-DC/NR-CA deployment
Core part: Support of intra-band non-collocated EN-DC/NR-CA deployment
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-18
Core part: NR Timing Resiliency and URLLC enhancements
Core part: Non-Public Networks Phase 2: NG-RAN aspects
Network Slicing Phase 3
Historical association · verification pendingCore part: Rel-19 High power UE (power class 1.5 and 2) for NR FR1 TDD/FDD single band for handheld/FWA Ues, and high power UE operation (power class 2, 1.5 and 1) for FWVM (fixed-wireless/vehicle-mounted) use cases in a single NR band
Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) for NR air interface
Core part: Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning (ML) for NR air interface
Enhancements for Air-to-ground network for NR
Core part: Enhancements for Air-to-ground network for NR
UE RF enhancements for NR FR1/FR2 and EN-DC, Phase 4
Core part: UE RF enhancements for NR FR1/FR2 and EN-DC, Phase 4
Data collection for SON (Self-Organising Networks)/MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) in NR standalone and MR-DC (Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity) Phase 4
Core part: Data collection for SON (Self-Organising Networks)/MDT (Minimization of Drive Tests) in NR standalone and MR-DC (Multi-Radio Dual Connectivity) Phase 4
Core part: 7MHz Channel Bandwidth for n26 and n5
Core part: NR channel BW less than 5MHz for FR1 Phase 2
Enhanced requirements and test methodology for NR NTN and IoT NTN
Low band carrier aggregation via switching
Low-power wake-up signal and receiver for NR (LP-WUS/WUR)
Core part: Low-power wake-up signal and receiver for NR (LP-WUS/WUR)
Multi-carrier enhancements for NR Phase 3
Core part: Multi-carrier enhancements for NR Phase 3
NR MIMO Phase 5
Core part: NR MIMO Phase 5
NR mobility enhancements Phase 4
Core part: NR mobility enhancements Phase 4
Introduction of Ku bands for NR NTN
Core part: Introduction of Ku bands for NR NTN
Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for NR Phase 3
Core part: Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) for NR Phase 3
NR Radio Resource Management (RRM) Phase 5
Core part: NR Radio Resource Management (RRM) Phase 5
NR sidelink multi-hop relay
Core part: NR sidelink multi-hop relay
XR (eXtended Reality) for NR Phase 3
Core part: XR (eXtended Reality) for NR Phase 3
Evolution of NR duplex operation: Sub-band full duplex (SBFD)
Core part: Evolution of NR duplex operation: Sub-band full duplex (SBFD)
Enhancements of Network energy savings for NR
Core part: Enhancements of Network energy savings for NR
Support of intra-band non-collocated EN-DC/NR-CA deployment Phase2: new receiver type(s)
Core part: Support of intra-band non-collocated EN-DC/NR-CA deployment Phase2: new receiver type(s)
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-19
AIML for NR air interface Phase 2
Core part: AIML or NR air interface Phase 2
NR mobility enhancements Phase 5
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for Rel-20
(Small) Technical Enhancements and Improvements for R99
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