Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-03140 specifications in series 23
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 23.282
Functional architecture and information flows to support Mission Critical Data (MCData); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.283
Mission Critical Communication Interworking with Land Mobile Radio Systems
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.284
Local Call Local Switch (LCLS); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.285
Architecture enhancements for V2X services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.286
Application layer support for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) services; Functional architecture and information flows
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.287
Architecture enhancements for 5G System (5GS) to support Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.288
Architecture enhancements for 5G System (5GS) to support network data analytics services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.292
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) centralized services; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.303
Proximity-based services (ProSe); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.316
Wireless and wireline convergence access support for the 5G System (5GS)
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.333
Multimedia Resource Function Controller (MRFC) - Multimedia Resource Function Processor (MRFP) Mp interface: Procedures descriptions
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.334
IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Application Level Gateway (IMS-ALG) - IMS Access Gateway (IMS-AGW) interface: Procedures descriptions
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.335
User Data Convergence (UDC); Technical realization and information flows; Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.379
Functional architecture and information flows to support Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.380
IMS Restoration Procedures
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.401
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) enhancements for Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) access
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.402
Architecture enhancements for non-3GPP accesses
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.434
Service Enabler Architecture Layer for Verticals (SEAL); Functional architecture and information flows
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.468
Group Communication System Enablers for LTE (GCSE_LTE); Stage 2
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 23.479
Technical Specification Group Services and System Aspects; UE MBMS APIs for Mission Critical Services;
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25