Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-03124 specifications in series 22
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
All SeriesSeries 21Series 22Series 23Series 24Series 26Series 27Series 28Series 29Series 31Series 32Series 33Series 34Series 35Series 36Series 37Series 38
TS 22.115
Service aspects; Charging and billing
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TS 22.119
Maritime communication services over 3GPP system
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TS 22.125
Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) support in 3GPP
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TS 22.135
Multicall; Service description; Stage 1
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TS 22.140
Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS); Stage 1
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TS 22.141
Presence service; Stage 1
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TS 22.142
Value Added Services (VAS) for Short Message Service (SMS) requirements
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TS 22.146
Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS); Stage 1
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TS 22.153
Multimedia priority service
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TS 22.173
IP Multimedia Core Network Subsystem (IMS) Multimedia Telephony Service and supplementary services; Stage 1
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TS 22.174
Push Service; Service aspects; Stage 1
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TS 22.179
Mission Critical Push to Talk (MCPTT); Stage 1
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TS 22.182
Customized Alerting Tones (CAT) requirements; Stage 1
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TS 22.183
Customized Ringing Signal (CRS) requirements; Stage 1
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TS 22.185
Service requirements for V2X services
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TS 22.186
Service requirements for enhanced V2X scenarios
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TS 22.220
Service requirements for Home Node B (HNB) and Home eNode B (HeNB)
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TS 22.226
Global Text Telephony (GTT); Stage 1
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TS 22.228
Service requirements for the Internet Protocol (IP) multimedia core network subsystem (IMS); Stage 1
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TS 22.233
Transparent end-to-end packet-switched streaming service; Stage 1
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