Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-031,303 specifications
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 23.142
Value-added Services for SMS (VAS4SMS); Interface and signalling flow
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.146
Technical realization of facsimile Group 3 non-transparent
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.153
Out of band transcoder control; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.161
Network-Based IP Flow Mobility (NBIFOM); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.167
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) emergency sessions
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.172
Technical realization of Circuit Switched (CS) multimedia service UDI/RDI fallback and service modification; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.202
Circuit switched data bearer services
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.203
Policy and charging control architecture
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.204
Support of Short Message Service (SMS) over generic 3GPP Internet Protocol (IP) access; Stage 2
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.205
Bearer-independent circuit-switched core network; Stage 2
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.207
End-to-end Quality of Service (QoS) concept and architecture
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.214
Architecture enhancements for control and user plane separation of EPC nodes
Physical Layer
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.216
Single Radio Voice Call Continuity (SRVCC); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TSIMSUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.218
IP Multimedia (IM) session handling; IM call model; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.221
Architectural requirements
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.222
Common API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIs
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.226
Global text telephony (GTT); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.228
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.231
SIP-I based circuit-switched core network; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.236
Intra-domain connection of Radio Access Network (RAN) nodes to multiple Core Network (CN) nodes
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25