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 28.810
Study on concept, requirements and solutions for levels of autonomous network
Management
Rel-16TSOAM & ChargingUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 28.812
Telecommunication management; Study on scenarios for Intent driven management services for mobile networks
Management
Rel-16TSOAM & ChargingUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 28.861
Telecommunication management; Study on the Self-Organizing Networks (SON) for 5G networks
Management
Rel-16TSOAM & ChargingUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 28.890
Management and orchestration; Study on integration of Open Network Automation Platform (ONAP) and 3GPP management for 5G networks
Management
Rel-16TSOAM & ChargingUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 29.002
Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.007
General requirements on interworking between the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) and the Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) or Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.010
Information element mapping between Mobile Station - Base Station System (MS - BSS) and Base Station System - Mobile-services Switching Centre (BSS - MSC); Signalling Procedures and the Mobile Application Part (MAP)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.011
Signalling Interworking for supplementary services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.013
Signalling interworking between ISDN supplementary services; Application Service Element (ASE) and Mobile Application Part (MAP) protocols
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.061
Interworking between the Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) supporting packet based services and Packet Data Networks (PDN)
Interface
Rel-16TSEPCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.078
Customised Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL) Phase X; CAMEL Application Part (CAP) specification
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.079
Optimal media routeing within the IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS); Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.108
Application of the Radio Access Network Application Part (RANAP) on the E-interface
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.109
Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA); Zh and Zn Interfaces based on the Diameter protocol; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.116
Representational state transfer over xMB reference point between content provider and BM-SC
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.118
Mobility Management Entity (MME) - Visitor Location Register (VLR) SGs interface specification
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.119
GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) specification for Gateway Location Register (GLR)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.120
Mobile Application Part (MAP) specification for Gateway Location Register (GLR)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.122
T8 reference point for Northbound APIs
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.128
Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) interfaces for interworking with packet data networks and applications
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25