Release Rel-16
5G NREnhances 5G NR with unlicensed spectrum, vehicle-to-everything, and private network support.
Frozen 2020-07-03149 specifications in series 29
Key features: NR-U unlicensed, V2X, industrial IoT, integrated access backhaul
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TS 29.549
Service Enabler Architecture Layer for Verticals (SEAL); Application Programming Interface (API) specification; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.550
5G System; Steering of roaming application function services; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.551
5G System; Packet Flow Description Management Service; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.554
5G System; Background Data Transfer Policy Control Service; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.561
5G System; Interworking between 5G Network and external Data Networks; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.562
5G System; Home Subscriber Server (HSS) services; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.563
5G System; Home Subscriber Server (HSS) services for interworking with Unified Data Management (UDM); Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.571
5G System; Common Data Types for Service Based Interfaces; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.572
5G System; Location Management Services; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.573
5G System; Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Interconnection; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.582
Mission Critical Data (MCData) interworking with Land Mobile Radio (LMR) systems; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.591
5G System; Network Exposure Function Southbound Services; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.594
5G System; Spending Limit Control Service; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.598
Unstructured data storage services
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.658
SIP Transfer of IP Multimedia Service Tariff Information; Protocol specification
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.673
5G System; UE radio capability management services; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.674
Interface between the UE radio Capability Management Function (UCMF) and the Mobility Management Entity (MME); Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.675
User Equipment (UE) radio capability provisioning service; Stage 3
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.808
Study on the Nudsf Service Based Interface
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 29.827
Study on Policy and Charging for Volume Based Charging
Architecture
Rel-16TS5GCUpdated 2026-07-25