5G
5G-Advanced
5G-Advanced
Rel-18 (2024)
Overview
The evolution of 5G NR starting at Rel-18, adding AI/ML-native features, NTN, and RedCap enhancements.
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Specifications
TS 23.501
System architecture for the 5G System (5GS)
Architecture
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TS 38.331
NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification
Protocol
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TS 38.101-1
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone
Architecture
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TS 38.101-2
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
Architecture
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TS 38.101-3
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios
Architecture
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TS 38.101-4
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirements
Architecture
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TS 38.104
NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
Architecture
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TS 38.106
NR repeater radio transmission and reception
Architecture
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TS 38.113
NR; Base Station (BS) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Architecture
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TS 38.114
NR; Repeaters ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Architecture
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TS 38.115-1
NR; Repeater conformance testing - Part 1: Conducted conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.115-2
NR; Repeater conformance testing - Part 2: Radiated conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.124
NR; Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements for mobile terminals and ancillary equipment
Architecture
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TS 38.133
NR; Requirements for support of radio resource management
Architecture
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TS 38.141-1
NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.141-2
NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.151
NR; User Equipment (UE) Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) Over-the-Air (OTA) performance requirements
Architecture
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TS 38.161
NR; User Equipment (UE) TRP (Total Radiated Power) and TRS (Total Radiated Sensitivity) requirements; Range 1 Standalone and Range 1 Interworking operation with other radios
Architecture
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TS 38.171
NR; Requirements for support of Assisted Global Navigation Satellite System (A-GNSS)
Architecture
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TS 38.174
NR; Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) radio transmission and reception
Architecture
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TS 38.175
NR; Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
Architecture
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TS 38.176-1
NR; Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) conformance testing; Part 1: Conducted conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.176-2
NR; Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) conformance testing; Part 2: Radiated conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.191
NR; Ambient IoT device radio transmission and reception
Architecture
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TS 38.194
NR; Ambient IoT Base Station (BS) and Carrier-Wave (CW) node radio transmission and reception
Architecture
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TS 38.195
NR; Ambient IoT Base Station (BS) and Carrier-Wave (CW) node conformance testing
Architecture
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TS 38.201
NR; Physical layer; General description
Physical Layer
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TS 38.202
NR; Services provided by the physical layer
Physical Layer
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TS 38.211
NR; Physical channels and modulation
Physical Layer
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TS 38.212
NR; Multiplexing and channel coding
Physical Layer
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TS 38.213
NR; Physical layer procedures for control
Physical Layer
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TS 38.214
NR; Physical layer procedures for data
Physical Layer
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TS 38.215
NR; Physical layer measurements
Physical Layer
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TS 38.291
NR; Ambient IoT Physical layer
Architecture
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TS 38.300
NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall description; Stage-2
Architecture
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TS 38.304
NR; User Equipment (UE) procedures in Idle mode and in RRC Inactive state
Architecture
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TS 38.305
NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN); Stage 2 functional specification of User Equipment (UE) positioning in NG-RAN
Architecture
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TS 38.306
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities
Architecture
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TS 38.307
NR; Requirements on User Equipments (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency band
Architecture
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TS 38.314
NR; Layer 2 measurements
Architecture
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TS 38.321
NR; Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification
Protocol
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TS 38.322
NR; Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification
Protocol
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TS 38.323
NR; Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification
Protocol
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TS 38.340
NR; Backhaul Adaptation Protocol (BAP) specification
Architecture
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TS 38.351
NR; Sidelink Relay Adaptation Protocol (SRAP) Specification
Architecture
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TS 38.355
NR; Sidelink Positioning Protocol (SLPP); Protocol Specification
Architecture
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TS 38.391
NR; Ambient IoT Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol
Architecture
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TS 38.401
NG-RAN; Architecture description
Architecture
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TS 38.410
NG-RAN; NG general aspects and principles
Architecture
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TS 38.411
NG-RAN; NG layer 1
Architecture
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