Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-03101 specifications in series 38
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 38.420
NG-RAN; Xn general aspects and principles
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.421
NG-RAN; Xn layer 1
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.422
NG-RAN; Xn signalling transport
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.423
NG-RAN; Xn Application Protocol (XnAP)
Protocol
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.424
NG-RAN; Xn data transport
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.425
NG-RAN; NR user plane protocol
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.455
NG-RAN; NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.460
NG-RAN; E1 general aspects and principles
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.461
NG-RAN; E1 layer 1
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.462
NG-RAN; E1 signalling transport
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.463
NG-RAN; E1 Application Protocol (E1AP)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.470
NG-RAN; F1 general aspects and principles
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.471
NG-RAN; F1 layer 1
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.472
NG-RAN; F1 signalling transport
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.473
NG-RAN; F1 Application Protocol (F1AP)
Protocol
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.474
NG-RAN; F1 data transport
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.508-1
5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Common test environment
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.508-2
5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.509
5GS; Special conformance testing functions for User Equipment (UE)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.521-1
NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 standalone
Architecture
Rel-16TS5G NRUpdated 2026-07-25