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3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.
0 (2022-09)
Technical Specification
3rd Generation Partnership Project;

Technical Specification Group Radio Access Network;
5GS;
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Part 1: Common test environment
(Release 17)
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Contents
Foreword...........................................................................................................................................................14
1 Scope.......................................................................................................................................................15
2 References...............................................................................................................................................15
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations..................................................................................................17
3.1 Definitions.........................................................................................................................................................17
3.2 Symbols.............................................................................................................................................................17
3.3 Abbreviations.....................................................................................................................................................18
4 Common test environments....................................................................................................................18
4.1 Environmental conditions..................................................................................................................................18
4.1.1 Temperature.................................................................................................................................................18
4.1.2 Voltage.........................................................................................................................................................19
4.2 Common requirements of test equipment..........................................................................................................19
4.2.1 General functional requirements..................................................................................................................20
4.2.2 Minimum functional requirements...............................................................................................................20
4.2.2.1 Supported Cell Configuration................................................................................................................20
4.2.2.1.1 Supported Channels for an E-UTRA cell (NSA mode only)...........................................................21
4.2.2.1.2 Supported Channels for a NR cell....................................................................................................21
4.2.2.1.2.1 Logical channels.........................................................................................................................21
4.2.2.1.2.2 Transport channels......................................................................................................................21
4.2.2.1.2.3 Physical channels........................................................................................................................21
4.2.2.1.2.4 Physical signals...........................................................................................................................22
4.3 Reference test conditions...................................................................................................................................22
4.3.1 Test frequencies...........................................................................................................................................22
4.3.1.0 General...................................................................................................................................................22
4.3.1.0A Mid test channel bandwidth...................................................................................................................22
4.3.1.0B Low test channel bandwidth...................................................................................................................26
4.3.1.0C High test channel bandwidth..................................................................................................................30
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4.3.1.0D Bandwidth part.......................................................................................................................................34
4.3.1.0E Void........................................................................................................................................................36
4.3.1.1 Test frequencies for NR operating bands in FR1...................................................................................37
4.3.1.1.1 NR operating bands in FR1..............................................................................................................37
4.3.1.1.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n1................................................................37
4.3.1.1.1.2 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n2...............................................................46
4.3.1.1.1.4 FFS..............................................................................................................................................64
4.3.1.1.1.6 FFS..............................................................................................................................................67
4.3.1.1.1.9 to 4.3.1.1.1.11 FFS................................................................................................................................72
4.3.1.1.1.12 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n12..............................................................72
4.3.1.1.1.13 FFS..............................................................................................................................................74
4.3.1.1.1.15 to 4.3.1.1.1.19 FFS................................................................................................................................76
4.3.1.1.1.21 to 4.3.1.1.1.23 FFS................................................................................................................................78
4.3.1.1.1.27 FFS..............................................................................................................................................91
4.3.1.1.1.29 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n29 (SDL)...................................................97
4.3.1.1.1.31 to 4.3.1.1.1.33 FFS..............................................................................................................................100
4.3.1.1.1.34 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n34............................................................100
4.3.1.1.1.35 to 4.3.1.1.1.37 FFS..............................................................................................................................102
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4.3.1.1.1.42 to 4.3.1.1.1.45 FFS..............................................................................................................................116
4.3.1.1.1.47 FFS............................................................................................................................................119
4.3.1.1.1.49 FFS............................................................................................................................................127
4.3.1.1.1.52 FFS............................................................................................................................................131
4.3.1.1.1.54 to 4.3.1.1.1.64 FFS..............................................................................................................................133
4.3.1.1.1.67 – 4.3.1.1.1.69 FFS..............................................................................................................................148
4.3.1.1.1.72 – 4.3.1.1.1.73................................................................................................................................................160
4.3.1.1.1.75 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n75 (SDL).................................................163
4.3.1.1.1.76 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n76 (SDL).................................................165
4.3.1.1.1.80 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n80 (SUL).................................................181
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4.3.1.1.1.85 FFS............................................................................................................................................187
4.3.1.1.1.87 to 4.3.1.1.1.94 FFS..............................................................................................................................188
4.3.1.1.1.96 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n96...........................................................189
4.3.1.1.1.98 FFS............................................................................................................................................193
4.3.1.1.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1.......................................................................................195
4.3.1.1.2.1 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 (two bands).............................................................195
4.3.1.1.2.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR1 (three bands)...........................................................199
4.3.1.1.3 NR intra-band contiguous CA in FR1............................................................................................202
4.3.1.1.3.1 – 4.3.1.1.3.39 FFS......................................................................................................................................202
4.3.1.1.3.40 NR Intra-band contiguous configurations CA_n40..................................................................202
4.3.1.1.3.40.1 CA_n40B..................................................................................................................................202
4.3.1.1.3.42 – 4.3.1.1.3.47 FFS..............................................................................................................................211
4.3.1.1.3.48.1 CA_n48B..................................................................................................................................211
4.3.1.1.3.49 – 4.3.1.1.3.65 FFS..............................................................................................................................226
4.3.1.1.3.66.1 CA_n66B..................................................................................................................................226
4.3.1.1.3.67 – 4.3.1.1.3.76 FFS..............................................................................................................................235
4.3.1.1.3.77.1 CA_n77C..................................................................................................................................235
4.3.1.1.3.78.1 CA_n78C..................................................................................................................................245
4.3.1.1.3.78.2 CA_n78B..................................................................................................................................250
4.3.1.1.4 Void................................................................................................................................................252
4.3.1.1.5 NR intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations in FR1.............................................................252
4.3.1.1.5.1 – 4.3.1.1.5.47 FFS......................................................................................................................................252
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4.3.1.1.5.48 CA_n48(2A).............................................................................................................................252
4.3.1.1.5.66 CA_n66(2A).............................................................................................................................256
4.3.1.1.5.67 – 4.3.1.1.5.70 FFS..............................................................................................................................263
4.3.1.1.5.71 CA_n71(2A).............................................................................................................................263
4.3.1.1.5.77 CA_n77(2A).............................................................................................................................264
4.3.1.1.6 NR Operating SUL band combinations in FR1..............................................................................266
4.3.1.1.7 NR inter-band NR-DC configurations in FR1................................................................................266
4.3.1.1.7.1 NR inter-band NR-DC configurations in FR1 (two bands)......................................................266
4.3.1.2 Test frequencies for NR operating bands in FR2.................................................................................267
4.3.1.2.1 NR operating bands in FR2............................................................................................................267
4.3.1.2.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n257..........................................................267
4.3.1.2.2 NR inter-band CA configurations in FR2.......................................................................................277
4.3.1.2.3 NR intra-band contiguous CA configurations in FR2....................................................................278
4.3.1.2.3.1 NR Intra-band contiguous CA configurations for CA_n257....................................................278
4.3.1.2.3.1.1 CA_n257B...........................................................................................................................278
4.3.1.2.3.1.2 CA_n257C...........................................................................................................................280
4.3.1.2.3.1.3 CA_n257D..........................................................................................................................283
4.3.1.2.3.1.4 CA_n257E...........................................................................................................................285
4.3.1.2.3.1.5 CA_n257F...........................................................................................................................285
4.3.1.2.3.1.6 CA_n257G..........................................................................................................................285
4.3.1.2.3.1.7 CA_n257H..........................................................................................................................287
4.3.1.2.3.1.8 CA_n257I............................................................................................................................291
4.3.1.2.3.1.9 CA_n257J............................................................................................................................295
4.3.1.2.3.1.10 CA_n257K..........................................................................................................................298
4.3.1.2.3.1.11 CA_n257L...........................................................................................................................302
4.3.1.2.3.1.12 CA_n257M..........................................................................................................................306
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4.3.1.2.3.2.3 CA_n258D..........................................................................................................................313
4.3.1.2.3.2.4 CA_n258E...........................................................................................................................315
4.3.1.2.3.2.5 CA_n258F...........................................................................................................................315
4.3.1.2.3.2.6 CA_n258G..........................................................................................................................315
4.3.1.2.3.2.7 CA_n258H..........................................................................................................................317
4.3.1.2.3.2.8 CA_n258I............................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.2.9 CA_n258J............................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.2.10 CA_n258K..........................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.2.11 CA_n258L...........................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.2.12 CA_n258M..........................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.3 FFS............................................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.4.1 CA_n260B...........................................................................................................................319
4.3.1.2.3.4.2 CA_n260C...........................................................................................................................321
4.3.1.2.3.4.3 CA_n260D..........................................................................................................................324
4.3.1.2.3.4.4 CA_n260E...........................................................................................................................326
4.3.1.2.3.4.5 CA_n260F...........................................................................................................................326
4.3.1.2.3.4.6 CA_n260G..........................................................................................................................327
4.3.1.2.3.4.7 CA_n260H..........................................................................................................................329
4.3.1.2.3.4.8 CA_n260I............................................................................................................................331
4.3.1.2.3.4.9 CA_n260J............................................................................................................................335
4.3.1.2.3.4.10 CA_n260K..........................................................................................................................338
4.3.1.2.3.4.11 CA_n260L...........................................................................................................................343
4.3.1.2.3.4.12 CA_n260M..........................................................................................................................347
4.3.1.2.3.4.13 CA_n260O..........................................................................................................................351
4.3.1.2.3.4.14 CA_n260P...........................................................................................................................353
4.3.1.2.3.4.15 CA_n260Q..........................................................................................................................358
4.3.1.2.3.5.1 CA_n261B...........................................................................................................................358
4.3.1.2.3.5.2 CA_n261C...........................................................................................................................360
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4.3.1.2.3.5.3 CA_n261D..........................................................................................................................361
4.3.1.2.3.5.4 CA_n261E...........................................................................................................................363
4.3.1.2.3.5.5 CA_n261F...........................................................................................................................363
4.3.1.2.3.5.6 CA_n261G..........................................................................................................................364
4.3.1.2.3.5.7 CA_n261H..........................................................................................................................366
4.3.1.2.3.5.8 CA_n261I............................................................................................................................368
4.3.1.2.3.5.9 CA_n261J............................................................................................................................372
4.3.1.2.3.5.10 CA_n261K..........................................................................................................................375
4.3.1.2.3.5.11 CA_n261L...........................................................................................................................375
4.3.1.2.3.5.12 CA_n261M..........................................................................................................................375
4.3.1.2.3.5.13 CA_n261O..........................................................................................................................380
4.3.1.2.3.5.14 CA_n261P...........................................................................................................................382
4.3.1.2.3.5.15 CA_n261Q..........................................................................................................................387
4.3.1.2.4 NR intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations in FR2.............................................................387
4.3.1.2.4.1 NR Intra-band non-contiguous CA configurations for CA_n257.............................................387
4.3.1.2.4.3 FFS............................................................................................................................................387
4.3.1.2.4.4.1 CA_n260(XA).....................................................................................................................387
4.3.1.2.4.4.2 CA_n260(A-I).....................................................................................................................387
4.3.1.2.4.5.1 CA_n261(XA).....................................................................................................................395
4.3.1.3 Test frequencies for NR band combinations between FR1 and FR2...................................................396
4.3.1.3.1 NR inter-band CA configurations between FR1 and FR2..............................................................396
4.3.1.3.2 Inter-band NR-DC configurations between FR1 and FR2.............................................................397
4.3.1.3.2.1 NR-DC configurations between FR1 and FR2 (two bands).....................................................397
4.3.1.4 Test frequencies for EN-DC band combinations within FR1..............................................................398
4.3.1.4.1 Inter-band EN-DC configurations within FR1...............................................................................398
4.3.1.4.1.1 General......................................................................................................................................398
4.3.1.4.1.2 Inter-band EN-DC configurations within FR1 (two bands).....................................................399
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4.3.1.4.1.3 Inter-band EN-DC configurations within FR1 (three bands)...................................................404
4.3.1.4.1.4 Inter-band EN-DC configurations within FR1 (four bands).....................................................412
4.3.1.4.1.6 Inter-band EN-DC configurations within FR1 (six bands).......................................................424
4.3.1.4.2 Intra-band contiguous EN-DC configurations within FR1.............................................................425
4.3.1.4.2.1 – 4.3.1.4.2.40 FFS......................................................................................................................................425
4.3.1.4.2.41 Intra-band contiguous EN-DC configurations DC_(n)41.........................................................425
4.3.1.4.2.41.1 DC_(n)41AA.......................................................................................................................425
4.3.1.4.2.41.2 DC_(n)41CA.......................................................................................................................434
4.3.1.4.2.42.to 4.3.1.4.2.70 FFS......................................................................................................................................443
4.3.1.4.2.71.1 DC_(n)71AA.......................................................................................................................443
4.3.1.4.3 Intra-band non-contiguous EN-DC configurations within FR1.....................................................451
4.3.1.4.3.1 – 4.3.1.4.3.40 FFS......................................................................................................................................451
4.3.1.4.3.41 Intra-band non-contiguous EN-DC configurations DC_41_n41....................................................451
4.3.1.4.3.41.1 DC_41A_n41A...............................................................................................................................451
4.3.1.4.3.41.2 DC_41C_n41A...............................................................................................................................452
4.3.1.4a Test frequencies for NE-DC band combinations within FR1..............................................................453
4.3.1.4a.1 Inter-band NE-DC configurations within FR1...............................................................................453
4.3.1.5 Test frequencies for EN-DC band combinations including FR2.........................................................454
4.3.1.5.1 Inter-band EN-DC configurations including FR2..........................................................................454
4.3.1.6 Test frequencies for EN-DC band combinations including FR1 and FR2...........................................494
4.3.1.6.1 Inter-band EN-DC configurations including FR1 and FR2............................................................494
4.3.1.7 Test frequencies for Non-3GPP Access...............................................................................................498
4.3.1.7.1 WLAN Test frequencies.................................................................................................................498
4.3.1.7.2 Bluetooth Test frequencies.............................................................................................................498
4.3.1.8 Test frequencies for NR Sidelink operating bands...............................................................................498
4.3.1.8.1 Test frequencies for NR Sidelink operating bands in FR1.............................................................498
4.3.1.8.2 Test frequencies for concurrent NR sidelink operation..................................................................499
4.3.2 Radio conditions........................................................................................................................................500
4.3.2.1 FR1, normal propagation condition for connected...............................................................................500
4.3.2.2 FR2, condition for OTA.......................................................................................................................500
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4.3.3 Physical channel allocations......................................................................................................................500
4.3.3.1 E-UTRA...............................................................................................................................................500
4.3.3.2 NR........................................................................................................................................................500
4.3.3.2.1 Antennas.........................................................................................................................................500
4.3.3.2.2 Downlink physical channels and physical signals..........................................................................500
4.3.3.2.3 Mapping of downlink physical channels and signals to physical resources...................................500
4.3.4 Signal levels...............................................................................................................................................501
4.3.4.1 Signal levels for conducted testing.......................................................................................................501
4.3.4.1.1 Downlink signal levels...................................................................................................................501
4.3.4.2 Signal levels for OTA testing...............................................................................................................501
4.3.5 Standard test signals...................................................................................................................................501
4.3.6 Physical layer parameters...........................................................................................................................501
4.3.6.1 Downlink physical layer parameters....................................................................................................501
4.3.6.1.1 Physical layer parameters for scheduling of PUSCH.....................................................................501
4.3.6.1.1.1 Physical layer parameters for DCI format 0_0.........................................................................501
4.3.6.1.2 Physical layer parameters for scheduling of PDSCH.....................................................................504
4.3.6.1.3 Void................................................................................................................................................510
4.3.6.1.4 Physical layer parameters for scheduling of PSCCH/PSSCH........................................................510
4.3.6.1.5 Physical layer parameters for scheduling of MBS.........................................................................511
4.3.6.2 Sidelink physical layer parameters.......................................................................................................514
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4.3.6.2.1 Physical layer parameters for scheduling of PSSCH on PSCCH...................................................514
4.3.6.2.1.1 Physical layer parameters for SCI format 1-A..........................................................................514
4.3.6.2.2 Physical layer parameters for scheduling on PSSCH.....................................................................514
4.3.6.2.2.1 Physical layer parameters for SCI format 2-A..........................................................................514
4.3.6.2.2.2 Physical layer parameters for SCI format 2-B..........................................................................515
4.4 Reference system configurations.....................................................................................................................515
4.4.1 Simulated network scenarios.....................................................................................................................515
4.4.1.1 Standalone cell network scenarios.......................................................................................................516
4.4.1.1.1 Standalone E-UTRA single cell and multi cell network scenarios.................................................516
4.4.1.1.2 Standalone NR single cell network scenarios.................................................................................516
4.4.1.1.3 Standalone NR single mode multi cell network scenarios.............................................................516
4.4.1.1.4 Standalone NR dual mode multi cell network scenarios................................................................516
4.4.1.1.5 Standalone NR 3GPP Inter-RAT network scenarios......................................................................516
4.4.1.2 Non-standalone cell network scenarios................................................................................................517
4.4.1.2.1 Non-standalone E-UTRA single cell and NR single cell network scenarios.................................517
4.4.1.2.2 Non-standalone E-UTRA single cell and NR single mode multi cell network scenarios..............517
4.4.1.2.3 Non-standalone E-UTRA single mode multi cell and NR single mode multi cell network scenarios
........................................................................................................................................................517
4.4.1.2.4 Non-standalone E-UTRA single cell and NR dual mode multi cell network scenarios.................518
4.4.1.3 Non-3GPP Accesss network scenarios................................................................................................518
4.4.1.3.1 WLAN network scenario................................................................................................................518
4.4.1.3.2 Bluetooth network scenario............................................................................................................518
4.4.2 Simulated cells...........................................................................................................................................518
4.4.3 Common parameters for simulated NR cells.............................................................................................522
4.4.3.1 Common configurations of system information blocks.......................................................................522
4.4.3.1.1 Combinations of system information blocks for E-UTRA standalone, EN-DC and NGEN-DC...522
4.4.3.1.2 Combinations of system information blocks for NR standalone and NE-DC................................522
4.4.3.1.3 Scheduling of system information blocks.......................................................................................525
4.4A Test states........................................................................................................................................................528
4.4A.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................528
4.4A.2 Test states and associated 5GC and RRC protocol states..........................................................................528
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4.4A.3 Test state parameters..................................................................................................................................530
4.4A.4 Test state ID syntax....................................................................................................................................530
4.4A.5 Mapping of test state IDs and test parameters to generic procedures, generic procedure parameters and
specific message conditions.......................................................................................................................530
4.5 Generic procedures..........................................................................................................................................531
4.5.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................531
4.5.2 RRC_IDLE................................................................................................................................................533
4.5.2.1 Initiation...............................................................................................................................................533
4.5.2.2 Procedures............................................................................................................................................534
4.5.2.3 Specific message contents....................................................................................................................541
4.5.3 RRC_INACTIVE.......................................................................................................................................542
4.5.3.1 Initiation...............................................................................................................................................542
4.5.3.2 Procedures............................................................................................................................................543
4.5.4 RRC_CONNECTED.................................................................................................................................543
4.5.4.1 Initiation...............................................................................................................................................543
4.5.4.2 Procedures............................................................................................................................................544
4.5.5 SWITCHED_OFF......................................................................................................................................551
4.5.6 Void............................................................................................................................................................552
4.5.7 Out of Coverage.........................................................................................................................................552
4.5.7.1 Initiation...............................................................................................................................................552
4.5.7.2 Procedures............................................................................................................................................553
4.5A Auxiliary procedures.......................................................................................................................................554
4.5A.1 General.......................................................................................................................................................554
4.5A.2 UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure................................................................................554
4.5A.2A UE-requested PDU session establishment procedure over Non 3GPP Access.........................................558
4.5A.2B Procedure to establish multiple additional PDN connections in S1...........................................................559
4.5A.2B.3 Specific message contents....................................................................................................................561
4.5A.2C Procedure for UE-requested PDU session modification after the first S1 to N1 mode change / Single-
registration mode with N26........................................................................................................................562
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4.5A.3 Procedure for IP address allocation in the user plane................................................................................565
4.5A.4 Procedure for IMS signalling.....................................................................................................................566
4.5A.5 IPsec Tunnel Disconnection in 5GC / WLAN...........................................................................................567
4.5A.6 IPsec Tunnel Establishment in 5GC / WLAN...........................................................................................567
4.5B Common test environment for Vertical UEs...................................................................................................568
4.5B.1 SNPN-only UEs.........................................................................................................................................568
4.6 Default NG-RAN RRC message and information elements contents.............................................................569
4.6.0 General.......................................................................................................................................................569
4.6.0.1 Global conditions.................................................................................................................................569
4.6.1 Contents of RRC messages........................................................................................................................570
– CounterCheck.......................................................................................................................................570
– CounterCheckResponse........................................................................................................................571
– DedicatedSIBRequest...........................................................................................................................571
– DLDedicatedMessageSegment.............................................................................................................572
– DLInformationTransfer........................................................................................................................572
– DLInformationTransferMRDC.............................................................................................................573
– FailureInformation...............................................................................................................................573
– IABOtherInformation...........................................................................................................................573
– LocationMeasurementIndication.........................................................................................................574
– LoggedMeasurementConfiguration.....................................................................................................575
– MCGFailureInformation......................................................................................................................576
– MeasurementReport.............................................................................................................................576
– MIB.......................................................................................................................................................577
– MobilityFromNRCommand..................................................................................................................578
– Paging..................................................................................................................................................578
– RRCReestablishment............................................................................................................................579
– RRCReestablishmentComplete.............................................................................................................579
– RRCReestablishmentRequest...............................................................................................................579
– RRCReconfiguration............................................................................................................................580
– RRCReconfigurationComplete.............................................................................................................584
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– RRCReject............................................................................................................................................584
– RRCRelease..........................................................................................................................................585
– RRCResume..........................................................................................................................................587
– RRCResumeComplete...........................................................................................................................587
– RRCResumeRequest.............................................................................................................................588
– RRCResumeRequest1...........................................................................................................................588
– RRCSetup.............................................................................................................................................588
– RRCSetupComplete..............................................................................................................................589
– RRCSetupRequest.................................................................................................................................589
– RRCSystemInfoRequest........................................................................................................................589
– SCGFailureInformation.......................................................................................................................590
– SCGFailureInformationEUTRA...........................................................................................................590
– SecurityModeCommand.......................................................................................................................590
– SecurityModeComplete........................................................................................................................591
– SecurityModeFailure............................................................................................................................591
– SIB1......................................................................................................................................................592
– SidelinkUEInformationNR...................................................................................................................595
– SystemInformation................................................................................................................................596
– UEAssistanceInformation.....................................................................................................................597
– UECapabilityEnquiry...........................................................................................................................598
– UECapabilityInformation.....................................................................................................................598
– UEInformationRequest.........................................................................................................................599
– UEInformationResponse......................................................................................................................599
– ULDedicatedMessageSegment.............................................................................................................600
– ULInformationTransfer........................................................................................................................600
– ULInformationTransferIRAT...............................................................................................................600
– ULInformationTransferMRDC.............................................................................................................601
– MBSBroadcastConfiguration...............................................................................................................601
– MBSInterestIndication.........................................................................................................................602
4.6.1A Contents of PC5 RRC messages................................................................................................................602
3GPP
Release 17 17 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– MasterInformationBlockSidelink.........................................................................................................602
– MeasurementReportSidelink................................................................................................................603
– RRCReconfigurationSidelink...............................................................................................................604
– RRCReconfigurationCompleteSidelink................................................................................................606
– RRCReconfigurationFailureSidelink....................................................................................................607
– UECapabilityEnquirySidelink..............................................................................................................608
– UECapabilityInformationSidelink........................................................................................................609
4.6.2 System information blocks.........................................................................................................................612
– SIB2......................................................................................................................................................612
– SIB3......................................................................................................................................................613
– SIB4......................................................................................................................................................614
– SIB5......................................................................................................................................................617
– SIB6......................................................................................................................................................618
– SIB7......................................................................................................................................................618
– SIB8......................................................................................................................................................620
– SIB9......................................................................................................................................................621
– SIB10....................................................................................................................................................622
– SIB11....................................................................................................................................................623
– SIB13....................................................................................................................................................626
– SIB14....................................................................................................................................................626
– SIB15....................................................................................................................................................626
– SIB16....................................................................................................................................................627
– SIB20....................................................................................................................................................628
– SIB21....................................................................................................................................................628
4.6.2A Positioning System information blocks.....................................................................................................629
– PosSystemInformation-r16-IEs............................................................................................................629
– PosSI-SchedulingInfo...........................................................................................................................629
– SIBpos...................................................................................................................................................630
4.6.3 Radio resource control information elements............................................................................................630
– AdditionalSpectrumEmission...............................................................................................................630
3GPP
Release 17 18 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– Alpha....................................................................................................................................................630
– AMF-Identifier.....................................................................................................................................630
– ARFCN-ValueEUTRA..........................................................................................................................630
– ARFCN-ValueNR.................................................................................................................................631
– ARFCN-ValueUTRA-FDD...................................................................................................................631
– AvailabilityCombinationsPerCell........................................................................................................631
– AvailabilityIndicator............................................................................................................................632
– BAP-Routing-ID...................................................................................................................................632
– BeamFailureRecoveryConfig...............................................................................................................633
– BeamFailureRecoverySCellConfig......................................................................................................634
– BeamFailureRecoveryServingCellConfig............................................................................................634
– BetaOffsets...........................................................................................................................................634
– BetaOffsetsCrossPri.............................................................................................................................634
– BH-RLC-ChannelConfig......................................................................................................................634
– BH-LogicalChannelIdentity.................................................................................................................635
– BH-LogicalChannelIdentity-Ext...........................................................................................................635
– BH-RLC-ChannelID.............................................................................................................................635
– BSR-Config...........................................................................................................................................635
– BWP......................................................................................................................................................636
– BWP-Downlink.....................................................................................................................................636
– BWP-DownlinkCommon......................................................................................................................636
– BWP-DownlinkDedicated....................................................................................................................637
– BWP-Id.................................................................................................................................................637
– BWP-Uplink.........................................................................................................................................638
– BWP-UplinkCommon...........................................................................................................................638
– BWP-UplinkDedicated.........................................................................................................................639
– CandidateBeamRS................................................................................................................................639
– CellAccessRelatedInfo..........................................................................................................................640
– CellAccessRelatedInfo-EUTRA-5GC...................................................................................................640
– CellAccessRelatedInfo-EUTRA-EPC...................................................................................................640
3GPP
Release 17 19 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– CellGroupConfig..................................................................................................................................641
– CellGroupId.........................................................................................................................................645
– CellIdentity...........................................................................................................................................645
– CellReselectionPriority........................................................................................................................645
– CellReselectionSubPriority..................................................................................................................645
– CFR-ConfigMulticast...........................................................................................................................645
– CGI-InfoEUTRA...................................................................................................................................646
– CGI-InfoEUTRALogging.....................................................................................................................646
– CGI-InfoNR..........................................................................................................................................646
– CGI-Info-Logging.................................................................................................................................646
– CLI-RSSI-Range...................................................................................................................................646
– CodebookConfig...................................................................................................................................647
– CommonLocationInfo...........................................................................................................................647
– CondReconfigId....................................................................................................................................647
– CondReconfigToAddModList...............................................................................................................648
– ConditionalReconfiguration.................................................................................................................648
– ConfiguredGrantConfig.......................................................................................................................648
– ConfiguredGrantConfigIndex..............................................................................................................648
– ConfiguredGrantConfigIndexMAC......................................................................................................648
– ConnEstFailureControl........................................................................................................................649
– ControlResourceSet..............................................................................................................................649
– ControlResourceSetId..........................................................................................................................649
– ControlResourceSetZero......................................................................................................................650
– CrossCarrierSchedulingConfig............................................................................................................650
– CSI-AperiodicTriggerStateList.............................................................................................................650
– CSI-FrequencyOccupation...................................................................................................................650
– CSI-IM-Resource..................................................................................................................................652
– CSI-IM-ResourceId..............................................................................................................................652
– CSI-IM-ResourceSet.............................................................................................................................652
– CSI-IM-ResourceSetId.........................................................................................................................652
3GPP
Release 17 20 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– CSI-MeasConfig...................................................................................................................................653
– CSI-ReportConfig.................................................................................................................................654
– CSI-ReportConfigId.............................................................................................................................654
– CSI-ResourceConfig.............................................................................................................................655
– CSI-ResourceConfigId.........................................................................................................................655
– CSI-ResourcePeriodicityAndOffset......................................................................................................655
– CSI-RS-ResourceConfigMobility.........................................................................................................655
– CSI-RS-ResourceMapping...................................................................................................................656
– CSI-SemiPersistentOnPUSCH-TriggerStateList.................................................................................656
– CSI-SSB-ResourceSet...........................................................................................................................657
– CSI-SSB-ResourceSetId........................................................................................................................657
– DedicatedNAS-Message.......................................................................................................................657
– DL-PRS-ProcessingWindowPreConfig................................................................................................657
– DMRS-BundlingPUCCH-Config.........................................................................................................657
– DMRS-BundlingPUSCH-Config..........................................................................................................658
– DMRS-DownlinkConfig.......................................................................................................................658
– DMRS-UplinkConfig............................................................................................................................658
– DownlinkConfigCommon.....................................................................................................................659
– DownlinkConfigCommonSIB...............................................................................................................659
– DownlinkPreemption............................................................................................................................659
– DRB-Identity.........................................................................................................................................659
– DRX-Config..........................................................................................................................................660
– DRX-ConfigSecondaryGroup...............................................................................................................660
– DRX-ConfigSL......................................................................................................................................660
– EphemerisInfo......................................................................................................................................660
– FeatureCombination............................................................................................................................661
– FeatureCombinationPreambles...........................................................................................................661
– FilterCoefficient...................................................................................................................................661
– FreqBandIndicatorNR..........................................................................................................................662
– FreqPriorityListNRSlicing...................................................................................................................662
3GPP
Release 17 21 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– FrequencyInfoDL.................................................................................................................................662
– FrequencyInfoDL-SIB..........................................................................................................................663
– FrequencyInfoUL.................................................................................................................................663
– FrequencyInfoUL-SIB..........................................................................................................................664
– GapPriority..........................................................................................................................................664
– HighSpeedConfig.................................................................................................................................664
– Hysteresis.............................................................................................................................................664
– HysteresisLocation...............................................................................................................................664
– InvalidSymbolPattern...........................................................................................................................665
– I-RNTI-Value........................................................................................................................................665
– LBT-FailureRecoveryConfig................................................................................................................665
– LocationInfo.........................................................................................................................................665
– LocationMeasurementInfo...................................................................................................................666
– LogicalChannelConfig.........................................................................................................................666
– LogicalChannelIdentity........................................................................................................................667
– MAC-CellGroupConfig........................................................................................................................667
– MeasConfig..........................................................................................................................................668
– MeasGapConfig...................................................................................................................................668
– MeasGapId...........................................................................................................................................669
– MeasGapSharingConfig.......................................................................................................................669
– MeasId..................................................................................................................................................669
– MeasIdleConfig....................................................................................................................................669
– MeasIdToAddModList..........................................................................................................................669
– MeasObjectCLI....................................................................................................................................670
– MeasObjectEUTRA..............................................................................................................................670
– MeasObjectId.......................................................................................................................................670
– MeasObjectNR.....................................................................................................................................671
– MeasObjectNR-SL................................................................................................................................672
– MeasObjectRxTxDiff............................................................................................................................672
– MeasObjectToAddModList...................................................................................................................672
3GPP
Release 17 22 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– MeasObjectUTRA-FDD.......................................................................................................................673
– MeasResultCellListSFTD-NR...............................................................................................................673
– MeasResultCellListSFTD-EUTRA.......................................................................................................673
– MeasResultForRSSI.............................................................................................................................673
– MeasResults..........................................................................................................................................674
– MeasResult2EUTRA.............................................................................................................................676
– MeasResult2NR....................................................................................................................................676
– MeasResultIdleEUTRA.........................................................................................................................676
– MeasResultIdleNR................................................................................................................................677
– MeasResultRxTxTimeDiff.....................................................................................................................677
– MeasResultSCG-Failure......................................................................................................................678
– MeasResultsSL.....................................................................................................................................682
– MeasRSSI-ReportConfig......................................................................................................................682
– MeasTriggerQuantityEUTRA...............................................................................................................682
– MobilityStateParameters......................................................................................................................682
– MRB-Identity........................................................................................................................................683
– MsgA-ConfigCommon..........................................................................................................................683
– MsgA-PUSCH-Config..........................................................................................................................683
– MultiFrequencyBandListNR.................................................................................................................684
– MultiFrequencyBandListNR-SIB.........................................................................................................684
– MUSIM-GapConfig..............................................................................................................................684
– MUSIM-GapID.....................................................................................................................................684
– MUSIM-GapInfo..................................................................................................................................684
– NeedForGapsConfigNR.......................................................................................................................685
– NeedForGapsInfoNR............................................................................................................................685
– NeedForGapNCSG-ConfigEUTRA......................................................................................................685
– NeedForGapNCSG-ConfigNR.............................................................................................................685
– NeedForGapNCSG-InfoEUTRA..........................................................................................................685
– NeedForGapNCSG-InfoNR..................................................................................................................686
– NextHopChainingCount.......................................................................................................................686
3GPP
Release 17 23 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– NG-5G-S-TMSI.....................................................................................................................................686
– NonCellDefiningSSB............................................................................................................................686
– NPN-Identity.........................................................................................................................................687
– NPN-IdentityInfoList............................................................................................................................687
– NR-DL-PRS-PDC-Info.........................................................................................................................688
– NR-NS-PmaxList..................................................................................................................................688
– NSAG-IdentityInfo................................................................................................................................688
– NTN-Config..........................................................................................................................................688
– NZP-CSI-RS-Resource.........................................................................................................................689
– NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceId......................................................................................................................689
– NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet....................................................................................................................689
– NZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetId.................................................................................................................690
– P-Max...................................................................................................................................................690
– PCI-List................................................................................................................................................690
– PCI-Range............................................................................................................................................690
– PCI-RangeElement...............................................................................................................................691
– PCI-RangeIndex...................................................................................................................................691
– PCI-RangeIndexList.............................................................................................................................691
– PDCCH-Config....................................................................................................................................691
– PDCCH-ConfigCommon......................................................................................................................692
– PDCCH-ConfigSIB1............................................................................................................................693
– PDCCH-ServingCellConfig.................................................................................................................693
– PDCP-Config.......................................................................................................................................694
– PDSCH-Config.....................................................................................................................................696
– PDSCH-ConfigCommon......................................................................................................................698
– PDSCH-ServingCellConfig..................................................................................................................698
– PDSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationList.....................................................................................699
– PHR-Config..........................................................................................................................................699
– PhysCellId............................................................................................................................................700
– PhysicalCellGroupConfig....................................................................................................................700
3GPP
Release 17 24 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– PLMN-Identity......................................................................................................................................701
– PLMN-IdentityInfoList.........................................................................................................................701
– PLMN-IdentityList2..............................................................................................................................701
– PRB-Id..................................................................................................................................................702
– PTRS-DownlinkConfig.........................................................................................................................702
– PTRS-UplinkConfig..............................................................................................................................702
– PUCCH-Config....................................................................................................................................703
– PUCCH-ConfigCommon......................................................................................................................709
– PUCCH-ConfigurationList..................................................................................................................709
– PUCCH-PathlossReferenceRS-Id........................................................................................................709
– PUCCH-PowerControl........................................................................................................................710
– PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo................................................................................................................710
– PUCCH-SpatialRelationInfo-Id...........................................................................................................710
– PUCCH-TPC-CommandConfig...........................................................................................................711
– PUSCH-Config.....................................................................................................................................712
– PUSCH-ConfigCommon......................................................................................................................714
– PUSCH-PowerControl.........................................................................................................................715
– PUSCH-ServingCellConfig..................................................................................................................715
– PUSCH-TimeDomainResourceAllocationList.....................................................................................716
– PUSCH-TPC-CommandConfig............................................................................................................718
– Q-OffsetRange......................................................................................................................................718
– Q-QualMin...........................................................................................................................................718
– Q-RxLevMin.........................................................................................................................................718
– QuantityConfig.....................................................................................................................................719
– RACH-ConfigCommon.........................................................................................................................721
– RACH-ConfigCommonTwoStepRA......................................................................................................722
– RACH-ConfigDedicated.......................................................................................................................723
– RACH-ConfigGeneric..........................................................................................................................724
– RACH-ConfigGenericTwoStepRA........................................................................................................724
– RA-Prioritization..................................................................................................................................724
3GPP
Release 17 25 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– RA-PrioritizationForSlicing.................................................................................................................725
– RadioBearerConfig..............................................................................................................................726
– RadioLinkMonitoringConfig................................................................................................................730
– RadioLinkMonitoringRS-Id..................................................................................................................730
– RAN-AreaCode.....................................................................................................................................731
– RateMatchPattern................................................................................................................................731
– RateMatchPatternId.............................................................................................................................731
– RateMatchPatternLTE-CRS.................................................................................................................731
– ReferenceTimeInfo...............................................................................................................................732
– RejectWaitTime....................................................................................................................................732
– RepetitionSchemeConfig......................................................................................................................732
– ReportConfigId.....................................................................................................................................732
– ReportConfigInterRAT.........................................................................................................................733
– ReportConfigNR...................................................................................................................................736
– ReportConfigNR-SL.............................................................................................................................741
– ReportConfigToAddModList................................................................................................................741
– ReportInterval......................................................................................................................................742
– ReselectionThreshold...........................................................................................................................742
– ReselectionThresholdQ........................................................................................................................742
– ResumeCause.......................................................................................................................................742
– RLC-BearerConfig...............................................................................................................................743
– RLC-Config..........................................................................................................................................744
– RLF-TimersAndConstants....................................................................................................................745
– RMTC-Config.......................................................................................................................................745
– RNTI-Value...........................................................................................................................................745
– RSRP-Range.........................................................................................................................................745
– RSRQ-Range.........................................................................................................................................746
– RSSI-Range...........................................................................................................................................746
– RxTxTimeDiff.......................................................................................................................................746
– SCellActivationRS-Config....................................................................................................................746
3GPP
Release 17 26 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– SCellActivationRS-ConfigId.................................................................................................................746
– SCellIndex............................................................................................................................................747
– SchedulingRequestConfig.....................................................................................................................747
– SchedulingRequestId............................................................................................................................747
– SchedulingRequestResourceConfig......................................................................................................748
– SchedulingRequestResourceId.............................................................................................................748
– ScramblingId........................................................................................................................................748
– SCS-SpecificCarrier.............................................................................................................................749
– SDAP-Config........................................................................................................................................749
– SearchSpace.........................................................................................................................................750
– SearchSpaceId......................................................................................................................................751
– SearchSpaceZero..................................................................................................................................751
– SecurityAlgorithmConfig......................................................................................................................751
– SemiStaticChannelAccessConfig..........................................................................................................751
– SemiStaticChannelAccessConfigUE....................................................................................................752
– Sensor-LocationInfo.............................................................................................................................752
– ServCellIndex.......................................................................................................................................752
– ServingCellConfig................................................................................................................................753
– ServingCellConfigCommon..................................................................................................................756
– ServingCellConfigCommonSIB............................................................................................................759
– ShortI-RNTI-Value...............................................................................................................................759
– ShortMAC-I..........................................................................................................................................760
– SINR-Range..........................................................................................................................................760
– SI-RequestConfig..................................................................................................................................760
– SI-SchedulingInfo.................................................................................................................................761
– SK-Counter...........................................................................................................................................761
– SlotFormatCombinationsPerCell.........................................................................................................761
– SlotFormatIndicator.............................................................................................................................761
– S-NSSAI................................................................................................................................................762
– SpeedStateScaleFactors.......................................................................................................................762
3GPP
Release 17 27 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– SPS-Config...........................................................................................................................................762
– SPS-ConfigIndex..................................................................................................................................762
– SPS-PUCCH-AN..................................................................................................................................762
– SPS-PUCCH-AN-List...........................................................................................................................763
– SRB-Identity.........................................................................................................................................763
– SRS-CarrierSwitching..........................................................................................................................763
– SRS-Config...........................................................................................................................................764
– SRS-RSRP-Range.................................................................................................................................766
– SRS-TPC-CommandConfig..................................................................................................................766
– SSB-Index.............................................................................................................................................766
– SSB-MTC..............................................................................................................................................767
– SSB-PositionQCL-Relation..................................................................................................................767
– SSB-ToMeasure....................................................................................................................................768
– SS-RSSI-Measurement..........................................................................................................................768
– SubcarrierSpacing................................................................................................................................768
– TAG-Config..........................................................................................................................................769
– TCI-Info................................................................................................................................................769
– TCI-State..............................................................................................................................................769
– TCI-StateId...........................................................................................................................................769
– TDD-UL-DL-ConfigCommon..............................................................................................................770
– TDD-UL-DL-ConfigDedicated............................................................................................................772
– TrackingAreaCode...............................................................................................................................772
– T-Reselection........................................................................................................................................772
– TimeToTrigger.....................................................................................................................................772
– UAC-BarringInfoSetIndex....................................................................................................................772
– UAC-BarringInfoSetList.......................................................................................................................773
– UAC-BarringPerCatList......................................................................................................................773
– UAC-BarringPerPLMN-List................................................................................................................773
– UE-TimersAndConstants......................................................................................................................773
– UE-TimersAndConstantsRemoteUE....................................................................................................773
3GPP
Release 17 28 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– UL-DelayValueConfig..........................................................................................................................774
– UL-ExcessDelayConfig........................................................................................................................774
– UL-GapFR2-Config.............................................................................................................................774
– UplinkCancellation..............................................................................................................................774
– UplinkConfigCommon..........................................................................................................................774
– UplinkConfigCommonSIB....................................................................................................................775
– Uplink-PowerControl...........................................................................................................................775
– Uu-RelayRLC-ChannelConfig.............................................................................................................775
– Uu-RelayRLC-ChannelID....................................................................................................................775
– UplinkTxDirectCurrentList..................................................................................................................776
– ZP-CSI-RS-Resource............................................................................................................................776
– ZP-CSI-RS-ResourceId.........................................................................................................................776
– ZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet.......................................................................................................................776
– ZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetId....................................................................................................................777
4.6.4 UE capability information elements..........................................................................................................777
– AccessStratumRelease..........................................................................................................................777
– AppLayerMeasParameters...................................................................................................................777
– BandCombinationList...........................................................................................................................778
– BandCombinationListSidelinkEUTRA-NR...........................................................................................778
– CA-BandwidthClassEUTRA.................................................................................................................778
– CA-BandwidthClassNR........................................................................................................................779
– CA-ParametersEUTRA........................................................................................................................779
– CA-ParametersNR................................................................................................................................779
– CA-ParametersNRDC..........................................................................................................................779
– CarrierAggregationVariant.................................................................................................................780
– CodebookParameters...........................................................................................................................781
– FeatureSetCombination.......................................................................................................................782
– FeatureSetCombinationId....................................................................................................................782
– FeatureSetDownlink.............................................................................................................................783
– FeatureSetDownlinkId.........................................................................................................................783
3GPP
Release 17 29 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– FeatureSetDownlinkPerCC..................................................................................................................784
– FeatureSetDownlinkPerCC-Id.............................................................................................................784
– FeatureSetEUTRA-DownlinkId............................................................................................................784
– FeatureSetEUTRA-UplinkId................................................................................................................784
– FeatureSets...........................................................................................................................................785
– FeatureSetUplink.................................................................................................................................786
– FeatureSetUplinkId..............................................................................................................................786
– FeatureSetUplinkPerCC......................................................................................................................787
– FeatureSetUplinkPerCC-Id..................................................................................................................787
– FreqBandIndicatorEUTRA..................................................................................................................787
– FreqBandList........................................................................................................................................788
– FreqSeparationClass............................................................................................................................790
– FreqSeparationClassDL-Only.............................................................................................................790
– FR2-2-AccessParamsPerBand.............................................................................................................790
– HighSpeedParameters..........................................................................................................................790
– IMS-Parameters...................................................................................................................................791
– InterRAT-Parameters...........................................................................................................................791
– MAC-Parameters.................................................................................................................................792
– MeasAndMobParameters.....................................................................................................................792
– MeasAndMobParametersMRDC.........................................................................................................793
– MIMO-Layers.......................................................................................................................................793
– MIMO-ParametersPerBand.................................................................................................................794
– ModulationOrder.................................................................................................................................797
– MRDC-Parameters...............................................................................................................................797
– NRDC-Parameters...............................................................................................................................798
– NTN-Parameters..................................................................................................................................799
– OLPC-SRS-Pos.....................................................................................................................................799
– PDCP-Parameters...............................................................................................................................799
– PDCP-ParametersMRDC....................................................................................................................799
– Phy-Parameters....................................................................................................................................800
3GPP
Release 17 30 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– Phy-ParametersMRDC........................................................................................................................802
– Phy-ParametersSharedSpectrumChAccess..........................................................................................802
– PosSRS-RRC-Inactive-OutsideInitialUL-BWP-r17.............................................................................803
– PowSav-Parameters.............................................................................................................................803
– ProcessingParameters.........................................................................................................................803
– RAT-Type..............................................................................................................................................803
– RedCapParameters..............................................................................................................................804
– RF-Parameters.....................................................................................................................................805
– RF-ParametersMRDC..........................................................................................................................808
– RLC-Parameters...................................................................................................................................808
– SDAP-Parameters................................................................................................................................809
– SidelinkParameters..............................................................................................................................809
– SON-Parameters..................................................................................................................................809
– SpatialRelationsSRS-Pos......................................................................................................................809
– SRS-AllPosResourcesRRC-Inactive.....................................................................................................809
– SRS-SwitchingTimeNR.........................................................................................................................810
– SRS-SwitchingTimeEUTRA..................................................................................................................810
– SupportedBandwidth............................................................................................................................810
– UE-BasedPerfMeas-Parameters..........................................................................................................810
– UE-CapabilityRAT-ContainerList........................................................................................................811
– UE-CapabilityRAT-RequestList...........................................................................................................812
– UE-CapabilityRequestFilterCommon..................................................................................................813
– UE-CapabilityRequestFilterNR...........................................................................................................813
– UE-MRDC-Capability..........................................................................................................................815
– UE-NR-Capability................................................................................................................................818
– UE-RadioPagingInfo............................................................................................................................822
– SharedSpectrumChAccessParamsPerBand.........................................................................................823
4.6.5 Other information elements.......................................................................................................................823
– AbsoluteTimeInfo.................................................................................................................................823
– AppLayerMeasConfig...........................................................................................................................823
3GPP
Release 17 31 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– AreaConfiguration...............................................................................................................................823
– BT-NameList.........................................................................................................................................823
– DedicatedInfoF1c.................................................................................................................................824
– EUTRA-AllowedMeasBandwidth.........................................................................................................824
– EUTRA-MBSFN-SubframeConfigList..................................................................................................824
– EUTRA-MultiBandInfoList...................................................................................................................824
– EUTRA-NS-PmaxList...........................................................................................................................825
– EUTRA-PhysCellId..............................................................................................................................825
– EUTRA-PhysCellIdRange....................................................................................................................825
– EUTRA-PresenceAntennaPort1...........................................................................................................825
– EUTRA-Q-OffsetRange........................................................................................................................825
– IAB-IP-Address....................................................................................................................................826
– IAB-IP-AddressIndex...........................................................................................................................826
– IAB-IP-Usage.......................................................................................................................................826
– LoggingDuration..................................................................................................................................826
– LoggingInterval....................................................................................................................................826
– LogMeasResultListBT..........................................................................................................................827
– LogMeasResultListWLAN....................................................................................................................827
– MeasConfigAppLayerId.......................................................................................................................827
– OtherConfig..........................................................................................................................................828
– PhysCellIdUTRA-FDD.........................................................................................................................828
– RRC-TransactionIdentifier...................................................................................................................828
– Sensor-NameList..................................................................................................................................828
– TraceReference.....................................................................................................................................828
– UE-MeasurementsAvailable-r16..........................................................................................................829
– UTRA-FDD-Q-OffsetRange.................................................................................................................829
– VisitedCellInfoList................................................................................................................................829
– WLAN-NameList...................................................................................................................................829
4.6.6 Sidelink information elements...................................................................................................................830
– SL-BWP-Config....................................................................................................................................830
3GPP
Release 17 32 3GPP TS 38.508-1 V17.6.0 (2022-09)
– SL-BWP-ConfigCommon.....................................................................................................................830
– SL-BWP-PoolConfig............................................................................................................................831
– SL-BWP-PoolConfigCommon..............................................................................................................832
– SL-CBR-PriorityTxConfigList..............................................................................................................833
– SL-CBR-CommonTxConfigList............................................................................................................834
– SL-ConfigDedicatedNR........................................................................................................................835
– SL-ConfiguredGrantConfig..................................................................................................................836
– SL-DestinationIdentity.........................................................................................................................837
– SL-FreqConfig......................................................................................................................................837
– SL-FreqConfigCommon.......................................................................................................................838
– SL-LogicalChannelConfig....................................................................................................................838
– SL-MeasConfigCommon......................................................................................................................839
– SL-MeasConfigInfo..............................................................................................................................839
– SL-MeasIdList......................................................................................................................................839
– SL-MeasObjectList...............................................................................................................................840
– SL-PDCP-Config..................................................................................................................................840
– SL-PSBCH-Config................................................................................................................................840
– SL-PSSCH-TxConfigList......................................................................................................................841
– SL-QoS-FlowIdentity............................................................................................................................841
– SL-QoS-Profile.....................................................................................................................................841
– SL-QuantityConfig...............................................................................................................................842
– SL-RadioBearerConfig.........................................................................................................................842
– SL-ReportConfigList.............................................................................................................................843
– SL-ResourcePool..................................................................................................................................844
– SL-RLC-BearerConfig..........................................................................................................................846
– SL-RLC-BearerConfigIndex.................................................................................................................847
– SL-RLC-Config.....................................................................................................................................847
– SL-ScheduledConfig.............................................................................................................................848
– SL-SDAP-Config..................................................................................................................................848
– SL-SyncConfig......................................................................................................................................849
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– SL-Thres-RSRP-List.............................................................................................................................849
– SL-TxPower..........................................................................................................................................850
– SL-TypeTxSync.....................................................................................................................................850
– SL-UE-SelectedConfig.........................................................................................................................850
– SL-ZoneConfig.....................................................................................................................................850
– SLRB-Uu-ConfigIndex.........................................................................................................................850
4.6.7 MBS information elements........................................................................................................................851
– CarrierFreqListMBS............................................................................................................................851
– CFR-ConfigMCCH-MTCH..................................................................................................................851
– DRX-ConfigPTM..................................................................................................................................851
– MBS-NeighbourCellList.......................................................................................................................852
– MBS-ServiceList...................................................................................................................................852
– MBS-SessionInfoList............................................................................................................................853
– MTCH-SSB-MappingWindowList........................................................................................................853
– PDSCH-ConfigBroadcast....................................................................................................................854
– TMGI....................................................................................................................................................854
4.7 Default 5GC NAS message and information elements contents.....................................................................854
4.7.0 General.......................................................................................................................................................854
4.7.0.1 Interpretation of IE presence and values.............................................................................................854
4.7.0.2 Security protected 5GS NAS messages.................................................................................................854
4.7.1 Contents of 5GMM messages....................................................................................................................855
– Authentication request..........................................................................................................................855
– Authentication response.......................................................................................................................856
– Authentication result............................................................................................................................856
– Authentication failure...........................................................................................................................857
– Authentication reject............................................................................................................................857
– Registration request.............................................................................................................................858
– Registration accept...............................................................................................................................861
– Registration complete...........................................................................................................................864
– Registration reject................................................................................................................................865
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– UL NAS transport.................................................................................................................................866
– DL NAS transport.................................................................................................................................867
– De-registration request (UE originating de-registration)...................................................................868
– De-registration accept (UE originating de-registration).....................................................................868
– De-registration request (UE terminated de-registration)....................................................................869
– De-registration accept (UE terminated de-registration).....................................................................869
– Service request.....................................................................................................................................870
– Service accept.......................................................................................................................................871
– Service reject........................................................................................................................................871
– Configuration update command...........................................................................................................872
– Configuration update complete............................................................................................................873
– Identity request.....................................................................................................................................873
– Identity response..................................................................................................................................873
– Notification...........................................................................................................................................874
– Notification response............................................................................................................................874
– Security mode command.......................................................................................................................875
– Security mode complete........................................................................................................................877
– Security mode reject.............................................................................................................................877
– Security protected 5GS NAS message..................................................................................................878
– 5GMM status........................................................................................................................................879
– Control plane service request..............................................................................................................880
– Network slice-specific authentication command..................................................................................881
– Network slice-specific authentication complete...................................................................................881
– Network slice-specific authentication result........................................................................................882
– Relay key request..................................................................................................................................882
– Relay key accept...................................................................................................................................883
– Relay key reject....................................................................................................................................883
– Relay authentication request................................................................................................................883
– Relay authentication response.............................................................................................................884
4.7.2 Contents of 5GSM messages.....................................................................................................................885
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– PDU session establishment request.....................................................................................................885
– PDU session establishment accept.......................................................................................................888
– PDU session establishment reject........................................................................................................893
– PDU session authentication command................................................................................................893
– PDU session authentication complete..................................................................................................894
– PDU session authentication result.......................................................................................................894
– PDU session modification request.......................................................................................................895
– PDU session modification reject..........................................................................................................896
– PDU session modification command...................................................................................................897
– PDU session modification complete....................................................................................................898
– PDU session modification command reject.........................................................................................898
– PDU session release request................................................................................................................899
– PDU session release reject..................................................................................................................899
– PDU session release command............................................................................................................900
– PDU session release complete.............................................................................................................900
– 5GSM status.........................................................................................................................................901
– Service-level authentication command.................................................................................................901
– Service-level authentication complete..................................................................................................901
– Remote UE report.................................................................................................................................902
– Remote UE report response.................................................................................................................902
4.7.3 Contents of EAP-AKA' messages..............................................................................................................902
4.7.3.1 EAP-AKA' message attributes.............................................................................................................902
4.7.3.2 EAP-AKA' messages............................................................................................................................905
4.7.4 Contents of V2X messages........................................................................................................................908
– DIRECT LINK ESTABLISHMENT REQUEST....................................................................................908
– DIRECT LINK ESTABLISHMENT ACCEPT......................................................................................909
– DIRECT LINK MODIFICATION REQUEST......................................................................................912
– DIRECT LINK MODIFICATION ACCEPT.........................................................................................914
– DIRECT LINK RELEASE REQUEST..................................................................................................915
– DIRECT LINK RELEASE ACCEPT.....................................................................................................915
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– DIRECT LINK KEEPALIVE REQUEST..............................................................................................916
– DIRECT LINK KEEPALIVE RESPONSE............................................................................................916
– DIRECT LINK AUTHENTICATION REQUEST.................................................................................917
– DIRECT LINK AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE...............................................................................917
– DIRECT LINK AUTHENTICATION REJECT.....................................................................................918
– DIRECT LINK SECURITY MODE COMMAND.................................................................................919
– DIRECT LINK SECURITY MODE COMPLETE.................................................................................920
– DIRECT LINK SECURITY MODE REJECT.......................................................................................922
– DIRECT LINK REKEYING REQUEST................................................................................................923
– DIRECT LINK REKEYING RESPONSE..............................................................................................923
– DIRECT LINK IDENTIFIER UPDATE REQUEST.............................................................................924
– DIRECT LINK IDENTIFIER UPDATE ACCEPT...............................................................................925
– DIRECT LINK IDENTIFIER UPDATE ACK......................................................................................926
– DIRECT LINK IDENTIFIER UPDATE REJECT................................................................................926
– DIRECT LINK MODIFICATION REJECT..........................................................................................927
– DIRECT LINK ESTABLISHMENT REJECT.......................................................................................927
4.7.5 V2X information elements.........................................................................................................................928
4.7.5.1 Void......................................................................................................................................................928
4.7.5.2 Void......................................................................................................................................................928
4.7.5.3 Void......................................................................................................................................................928
4.7.5.4 V2X information elements for UE policy part.....................................................................................928
– UE policy part when UE policy part type = {V2XP}...........................................................................928
– V2XP contents......................................................................................................................................928
– V2XP info.............................................................................................................................................928
4.7.5.5 V2X information elements of UE policies for V2X communication over PC5...................................929
– V2XP info = {UE policies for V2X communication over PC5}...........................................................929
– Served by E-UTRA or served by NR.....................................................................................................929
– Authorized PLMN and RATs combinations.........................................................................................930
– Authorized PLMN and RATs combination...........................................................................................930
– PLMN ID..............................................................................................................................................931
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– Not served by E-UTRA and not served by NR......................................................................................931
– Radio parameters per geographical area list......................................................................................932
– Radio parameters per geographical area info.....................................................................................932
– Geographical area...............................................................................................................................932
– Coordinate area...................................................................................................................................932
– Radio parameters.................................................................................................................................933
– V2X service identifier to PC5 RAT and Tx profiles mapping rules......................................................933
– V2X service identifier to PC5 RAT and Tx profiles mapping rule.......................................................934
– V2X service identifiers.........................................................................................................................934
– Privacy config......................................................................................................................................935
– V2X services requiring privacy............................................................................................................935
– V2X service requiring privacy..............................................................................................................935
– Geographical areas..............................................................................................................................935
– V2X communication over PC5 in E-UTRA-PC5..................................................................................936
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID mapping rules..........................................................936
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID mapping rule............................................................937
– PPPP to PDB mapping rules...............................................................................................................937
– PPPP to PDB mapping rule.................................................................................................................937
– V2X service identifier to V2X E-UTRA frequency mapping rules........................................................937
– V2X service identifier to V2X E-UTRA frequency mapping rule.........................................................938
– V2X E-UTRA frequencies with geographical areas list.......................................................................938
– V2X E-UTRA frequencies with geographical areas info.....................................................................938
– V2X E-UTRA frequencies.....................................................................................................................939
– V2X services authorized for PPPR.......................................................................................................939
– V2X service authorized for PPPR........................................................................................................939
– V2X communication over PC5 in NR-PC5..........................................................................................940
– V2X service identifier to V2X NR frequency mapping rules................................................................940
– V2X service identifier to V2X NR frequency mapping rule..................................................................941
– V2X NR frequencies with geographical areas list...............................................................................941
– V2X NR frequencies with geographical areas info..............................................................................941
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– V2X NR frequencies.............................................................................................................................941
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for broadcast mapping rules....................................942
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for broadcast mapping rule.....................................942
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for groupcast mapping rules....................................942
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for groupcast mapping rule.....................................942
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for unicast initial signalling mapping rules.............943
– V2X service identifier to destination layer-2 ID for unicast initial signalling mapping rule..............943
– V2X service identifier to PC5 QoS parameters mapping rules............................................................943
– V2X service identifier to PC5 QoS parameters mapping rule.............................................................944
– AS configuration...................................................................................................................................944
– SLRB mapping rules.............................................................................................................................944
– SLRB mapping rule..............................................................................................................................945
– PC5 QoS profile...................................................................................................................................945
– NR-PC5 unicast security policies.........................................................................................................946
– NR-PC5 unicast security policy...........................................................................................................946
– Security policy......................................................................................................................................946
– V2X service identifier to default mode of communication mapping rules...........................................946
– V2X service identifier to default mode of communication mapping rule.............................................947
4.7.6 Contents of UE Policy Delivery messages................................................................................................947
– MANAGE UE POLICY COMMAND...................................................................................................947
– MANAGE UE POLICY COMPLETE...................................................................................................948
– MANAGE UE POLICY COMMAND REJECT....................................................................................948
– UE STATE INDICATION.....................................................................................................................949
– UE POLICY PROVISIONING REQUEST...........................................................................................950
– UE POLICY PROVISIONING REJECT..............................................................................................950
4.7A Default TC message and information element contents..................................................................................950
4.7A.1 Test mode messages...................................................................................................................................950
- ACTIVATE TEST MODE COMPLETE................................................................................................950
- DEACTIVATE TEST MODE................................................................................................................950
- DEACTIVATE TEST MODE COMPLETE..........................................................................................951
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4.7A.2 Test loop messages.....................................................................................................................................951
- CLOSE UE TEST LOOP......................................................................................................................951
- CLOSE UE TEST LOOP COMPLETE................................................................................................951
- OPEN UE TEST LOOP........................................................................................................................951
- OPEN UE TEST LOOP COMPLETE..................................................................................................951
4.7A.3 Beamlock messages...................................................................................................................................951
- ACTIVATE BEAMLOCK......................................................................................................................951
- ACTIVATE BEAMLOCK COMPLETE................................................................................................951
- DEACTIVATE BEAMLOCK................................................................................................................952
- DEACTIVATE BEAMLOCK COMPLETE...........................................................................................952
4.7A.4 UE SS-RSRP per receiver branch reporting messages..............................................................................952
- SS-RSRPB REPORT REQUEST...........................................................................................................952
- SS-RSRPB REPORT RESPONSE.........................................................................................................952
4.7A.5 UE Positioning messages...........................................................................................................................952
- RESET UE POSITIONING STORED INFORMATION.......................................................................952
- UPDATE UE LOCATION INFORMATION........................................................................................952
4.7A.6 NSSAI delete messages.............................................................................................................................953
- NSSAI DELETE REQUEST.................................................................................................................953
- NSSAI DELETE RESPONSE...............................................................................................................953
4.7A.7 UE Power Limit Messages.........................................................................................................................954
- ACTIVATE POWER LIMIT REQUEST...............................................................................................954
- ACTIVATE POWER LIMIT RESPONSE..........................................................................................957
- DEACTIVATE POWER LIMIT REQUEST......................................................................................957
- DEACTIVATE POWER LIMIT RESPONSE....................................................................................958
4.7B Default AT Command message and information element..............................................................................958
- AT Command +CATM.........................................................................................................................958
- AT Command +CCUTLE.....................................................................................................................958
- AT Command +CUTCR.......................................................................................................................958
- AT Command +CUSPCREQ................................................................................................................958
4.8 Reference configurations.................................................................................................................................959
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4.8.1 Radio configurations..................................................................................................................................959
4.8.2 5GC configurations....................................................................................................................................968
4.8.2.1 Reference QoS rules.............................................................................................................................968
4.8.2.2 Reference packet filters........................................................................................................................973
4.8.2.3 Reference QoS flow descriptions.........................................................................................................977
4.8.3 Common test UICC and USIM parameters...............................................................................................980
4.8.3.1 General.................................................................................................................................................980
4.8.3.2 Default parameters for the test USIM and ISIM..................................................................................980
4.8.3.3 Default settings for the Elementary Files (EFs)...................................................................................980
4.8.3.3.1 Modified contents of the USIM Elementary Files..........................................................................981
4.8.3.3.2 Contents of Elementary Files at the DF5GS level.............................................................................981
4.8.3.3.3 Default settings of UICC and USIM for V2X................................................................................982
4.8.4 DNN/APN configurations..........................................................................................................................983
4.8.5 URSP configurations.................................................................................................................................984
4.8.5.1 General.................................................................................................................................................984
4.8.5.2 UE Route Selection Policy Rules.........................................................................................................985
4.8.5.3 Route Selection Descriptors.................................................................................................................985
4.9 Test procedures................................................................................................................................................985
4.9.1 Test procedure to check user plane connectivity on DRB#n.....................................................................985
4.9.2 Test procedure to activate UE Beamlock Test Function (UBF)................................................................987
4.9.3 Test procedure to deactivate UE Beamlock Test Function (UBF)............................................................988
4.9.4 Test procedure to check that UE is in state 5GC RRC_IDLE on a certain NR/NGC cell.........................989
4.9.5 Test procedure to check that UE is camped on a new NR/NGC cell belonging to a new TA...................990
4.9.6 Test procedures for Switch off / Power off UE.........................................................................................991
4.9.6.1 Switch off / Power off procedure in RRC_IDLE.................................................................................991
4.9.6.2 Switch off / Power off procedure in RRC_INACTIVE.......................................................................992
4.9.6.3 Switch off / Power off procedure in RRC_CONNECTED..................................................................993
4.9.6.3A Switch off / Power off procedure in RRC_CONNECTED with T3540 started...................................993
4.9.6.4 Switch off / Power off procedure in State DEREGISTERED.............................................................994
4.9.6.5 Switch off / Power off procedure in WLAN Ipsec_SA_Established...................................................994
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4.9.7 Test procedure for UE for Tracking area updating / Inter-system change from N1 mode to S1 mode in
5GMM/EMM-IDLE mode.........................................................................................................................994
4.9.8 Test procedure for Registration Reject....................................................................................................1001
4.9.9 Test procedure for UE for Tracking area updating / Inter-system change from S1 mode to N1 mode in
5GMM/EMM-IDLE mode.......................................................................................................................1002
4.9.10 Test procedure to check that the UE is in RRC_CONNECTED state.....................................................1011
4.9.11 Test procedure for IMS Emergency call or eCall over IMS establishment in 5GC with IMS emergency
registration...............................................................................................................................................1011
4.9.12 Test procedure for IMS Emergency call establishment in 5GC without IMS emergency registration...1016
4.9.12A Test procedure for IMS MO Emergency call release..............................................................................1021
4.9.12B Test procedure for IMS MT Emergency call release...............................................................................1025
4.9.13 Test procedure for no response to paging................................................................................................1028
4.9.14 Void..........................................................................................................................................................1029
4.9.15 Test procedure for IMS MO speech call establishment in 5GC..............................................................1029
4.9.16 Test procedure for IMS MT speech call establishment in 5GC...............................................................1031
4.9.17 Test procedure for IMS MO call release in 5GC.....................................................................................1034
4.9.18 Test procedure for IMS MT call release in 5GC.....................................................................................1037
4.9.19 Test procedure for IMS MO SMS in 5GC...............................................................................................1040
4.9.20 Test procedure for IMS MT SMS in 5GC...............................................................................................1041
4.9.21 Test procedure for PDU Session Release................................................................................................1043
4.9.22 Test procedure for establishing unicast mode NR sidelink communication / Initiating UE side............1044
4.9.23 Test procedure for establishing unicast mode NR sidelink communication / Peer UE side....................1047
4.9.24 Test procedure for IMS MO Video call establishment in 5GC...............................................................1048
4.9.25 Test procedure for UE Configuration Update for transparent UE Policy delivery..................................1052
4.9.26 Test procedure for IMS MT video call establishment in 5GC.................................................................1053
4.9.27 Test procedure for adding video to a speech call in 5GC........................................................................1056
4.9.28 Test procedure for removing video from an ongoing call in 5GC...........................................................1058
4.9.29 Test Procedure for eCall over IMS establishment in 5GS: eCall Only Support......................................1059
4.9.30 Test procedure for releasing unicast mode NR sidelink communication................................................1060
4.9.31 Test procedure to check user plane connectivity on PC5 unicast link.....................................................1061
4.9.32 Test procedure to activate UE Power Limit Function (UPLF)................................................................1066
4.9.33 Test procedure to deactivate UE Power Limit Function (UPLF)............................................................1070
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4.9.34 Test procedure for MBS Multicast session join and session establishment............................................1071
4.10 Reference configuration for V2X..................................................................................................................1077
4.10.1 Pre-configuration for V2X.......................................................................................................................1077
4.11 GNSS Requirements for NR sidelink............................................................................................................1078
4.11.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................1078
4.11.2 GNSS Scenarios.......................................................................................................................................1078
5 Test environments for RF test.............................................................................................................1081
5.0 General...........................................................................................................................................................1081
5.0.1 Single PDU configuration for RF testing.................................................................................................1081
5.1 Requirements of test equipment....................................................................................................................1081
5.1.1 Requirements for transmission and reception tests..................................................................................1081
5.1.1.1 Requirements common for conducted and OTA tests.......................................................................1081
5.1.1.2 Requirements for conducted tests......................................................................................................1081
5.1.1.3 Requirements for OTA tests...............................................................................................................1081
5.1.1.3.1 DFF and DFF with simplification for centre of beam measurements..........................................1081
5.1.1.3.2 IFF................................................................................................................................................1082
5.1.1.3.3 NFTF............................................................................................................................................1082
5.1.2 Requirements for performance tests........................................................................................................1083
5.1.2.1 Void....................................................................................................................................................1083
5.1.2.2 Void....................................................................................................................................................1083
5.1.2.3 Requirements for OTA test method...................................................................................................1083
5.2 Reference test conditions...............................................................................................................................1083
5.2.1 Signal levels.............................................................................................................................................1083
5.2.1.1 Signal Levels for conducted testing...................................................................................................1083
5.2.1.2 Signal Levels for OTA testing...........................................................................................................1083
5.2.1.2.1 Downlink Signal Levels.....................................................................................................................1083
5.2.2 Test Frequencies......................................................................................................................................1083
5.2.2.1 NR operating bands in FR1................................................................................................................1083
5.2.2.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n1..................................................................1083
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5.2.2.1.4 FFS................................................................................................................................................1085
5.2.2.1.6 FFS................................................................................................................................................1085
5.2.2.1.9 – 5.2.2.1.11FFS................................................................................................................................................1086
5.2.2.1.12 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n12................................................................1086
5.2.2.1.13 FFS................................................................................................................................................1086
5.2.2.1.15 – 5.2.2.1.19 FFS....................................................................................................................................1087
5.2.2.1.21 – 5.2.2.1.23 FFS....................................................................................................................................1087
5.2.2.1.27 FFS................................................................................................................................................1089
5.2.2.1.29 FFS................................................................................................................................................1089
5.2.2.1.31 – 5.2.2.1.37 FFS....................................................................................................................................1090
5.2.2.1.42 – 5.2.2.1.47 FFS....................................................................................................................................1092
5.2.2.1.49 FFS................................................................................................................................................1092
5.2.2.1.51 – 5.2.2.1.64 FFS....................................................................................................................................1093
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5.2.2.1.67 – 5.2.2.1.69 FFS....................................................................................................................................1094
5.2.2.1.72 – 5.2.2.1.73 FFS....................................................................................................................................1095
5.2.2.1.75 – 5.2.2.1.76 FFS....................................................................................................................................1095
5.2.2.2 NR operating bands in FR2................................................................................................................1097
5.2.2.2.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n257..............................................................1097
5.3 Void...............................................................................................................................................................1099
5.4 Default NG-RAN RRC message and information elements contents...........................................................1099
5.4.1 Radio resource control information elements..........................................................................................1099
5.4.2 Radio resource control information elements for Demodulation Performance and CSI reporting tests. 1105
5.4.2.0 Parameters common to all Demod and CSI tests...............................................................................1105
5.4.2.1 Message contents for PDSCH Demodulation requirements..............................................................1130
5.4.2.2 Message contents for PDCCH Demodulation requirements..............................................................1132
5.4.2.3 Message contents for Sustained downlink data rate requirements.....................................................1135
5.4.2.4 Message contents for CQI reporting requirements............................................................................1145
5.4.2.5 Message contents for PMI reporting requirements............................................................................1154
5.4.2.6 Message contents for RI reporting requirements...............................................................................1163
5.4.3 Sidelink information elements for Demodulation Performance tests......................................................1171
SL-ResourcePool 1171
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SL-Thres-RSRP-List 1171
5.5 Common procedures for RF testing...............................................................................................................1171
5.5.1 Procedure to configure SCC for NR RF CA testing................................................................................1171
5.5.2 Procedure to configure SCC for EN-DC RF CA testing.........................................................................1173
6 Test environments for Signalling test.................................................................................................1174
6.1 Requirements of test equipment....................................................................................................................1174
6.1.1 Requirements common for conducted and OTA tests.............................................................................1174
6.1.2 Requirements for conducted test method.................................................................................................1175
6.1.3 Requirements for OTA test method.........................................................................................................1175
6.1.3.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1175
6.1.3.2 Sample OTA Measurement Test Setup..............................................................................................1175
6.1.3.3 Procedure for selecting UE Orientation and for calibration...............................................................1176
6.1.3.4 Handling of Thresholds......................................................................................................................1176
6.1.4 Requirements for timer tolerances...........................................................................................................1177
6.2.1 Physical Channel Allocations..................................................................................................................1177
6.2.1.1 Antennas.............................................................................................................................................1177
6.2.1.2 Downlink physical channels and physical signals.............................................................................1177
6.2.1.3 Sidelink physical channels and physical signals................................................................................1178
6.2.2 Signal levels.............................................................................................................................................1179
6.2.2.1 Signal Levels for conducted testing...................................................................................................1179
6.2.2.1.1 Measurement accuracy and side conditions.................................................................................1181
6.2.2.2 Signal Levels for OTA testing...........................................................................................................1182
6.2.2.2.1 General..........................................................................................................................................1182
6.2.2.2.2 Signal Levels for FR2 OTA NR cells...........................................................................................1182
6.2.2.2.3 Signal Levels for FR1 OTA NR cell(s) with FR2 OTA NR cell(s).............................................1183
6.2.2.2.4 Signal Levels for OTA E-UTRA cell(s) with FR2 OTA NR cell(s)............................................1183
6.2.2.2.5 Signal Levels for OTA UTRA cell(s) with FR2 OTA NR cell(s)................................................1184
6.2.3 Default test frequencies............................................................................................................................1185
6.2.3.1 Test frequencies for NR standalone signalling testing.......................................................................1185
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6.2.3.2 Test frequencies for EN-DC band combinations for signalling testing.............................................1200
6.2.3.2.1 General..........................................................................................................................................1200
6.2.3.2.2 E-UTRA 1CC and NR 1CC..........................................................................................................1200
6.2.3.2.3 E-UTRA 1CC and NR CA 2CC...................................................................................................1202
6.2.3.2a Test frequencies for NE-DC band combinations for signalling testing.............................................1203
6.2.3.2a.1 General..........................................................................................................................................1203
6.2.3.2a.2 NR 1CC and E-UTRA 1CC..........................................................................................................1203
6.2.3.3 Test frequencies for NR and E-UTRA Inter-RAT signalling testing.................................................1204
6.2.3.4 Test frequencies for NR CA configurations for signalling testing.....................................................1204
6.2.3.5 Test frequencies for MFBI signalling testing.....................................................................................1208
6.2.3.6 Test frequencies for NR DC configurations for signalling testing.....................................................1211
6.2.3.7 Test frequencies for NR sidelink configurations for signalling testing..............................................1211
6.3 Reference system configurations...................................................................................................................1212
6.3.1 Default System Information configurations.............................................................................................1212
6.3.1.1 Intra-frequency neighbouring cell list in SIB3 for NR cells..............................................................1212
6.3.1.2 Inter-frequency carrier frequency list in SIB4 for NR cells...............................................................1212
6.3.1.3 E-UTRA carrier frequency list in SIB5 for NR cells.........................................................................1212
6.3.2 Default configurations for NAS test cases...............................................................................................1213
6.3.2.1 Simulated network scenarios for NAS test cases...............................................................................1213
6.3.2.2 Simulated NAS cells..........................................................................................................................1213
6.3.3 Cell configuration types...........................................................................................................................1215
6.3.3.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................................1215
6.3.3.2 SCell types..........................................................................................................................................1215
6.4 Signalling Test Case specific USIM Configurations.....................................................................................1216
6.4.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................1216
7 Test environments for RRM tests.......................................................................................................1223
7.0 General...........................................................................................................................................................1223
7.0.1 Single PDU configuration for RRM testing.............................................................................................1223
7.1 Test equipment requirements.........................................................................................................................1223
7.1.1 Void..........................................................................................................................................................1223
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7.1.2 Void..........................................................................................................................................................1223
7.1.3 Requirements for OTA test method.........................................................................................................1223
7.1.3.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1223
7.1.3.2 RRM baseline setup...........................................................................................................................1223
7.1.3.2.1 General description.......................................................................................................................1223
7.1.3.2.2 Applicability criteria.....................................................................................................................1224
7.1.3.2.3 Measurement distance and quiet zone..........................................................................................1225
7.1.3.2.4 Quality of the quiet zone...............................................................................................................1225
7.2.1 Signal levels.............................................................................................................................................1226
7.2.1.1 Void....................................................................................................................................................1226
7.2.1.2 Void....................................................................................................................................................1226
7.2.2 Physical layer parameters.........................................................................................................................1226
7.2.2.1 Downlink physical layer parameters..................................................................................................1226
7.2.3 Default test frequencies............................................................................................................................1226
7.2.3.1 Default test frequencies FR1 NR operating bands.............................................................................1226
7.2.3.2 Default test frequencies FR2 operating bands....................................................................................1226
7.3 Default NG-RAN RRC message and information elements contents for RRM...........................................1231
7.3.0 General definitions...................................................................................................................................1231
7.3.1 Radio resource control information elements for RRM...........................................................................1232
– CSI-RS-ResourceMapping for ZP-CSI-RS.........................................................................................1243
– PRB-Id................................................................................................................................................1267
– ZP-CSI-RS-Resource-RRM................................................................................................................1267
– ZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSet-RRM...........................................................................................................1268
– ZP-CSI-RS-ResourceSetId-RRM........................................................................................................1268
7.3.2 Sidelink information elements for RRM..................................................................................................1268
– SL-BWP-ConfigCommon...................................................................................................................1269
– SL-BWP-PoolConfigCommon............................................................................................................1269
– SL-ResourcePool................................................................................................................................1270
– SL-PSSCH-TxConfigList....................................................................................................................1270
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– SL-UE-SelectedConfig.......................................................................................................................1271
7.4 FFS.................................................................................................................................................................1271
7.5 Common procedures for RRM testing...........................................................................................................1271
7.5.1 Procedure to configure SCC(s) for NR RRM CA testing........................................................................1271
7.5.2 Procedure to configure SCC(s) for EN-DC RRM CA testing.................................................................1271
Annex A (informative): Connection Diagrams.................................................................................1272
A.1 Definition of Terms............................................................................................................................1272
A.2 General Considerations on Connections Diagram..............................................................................1273
A.3 Setup Diagrams...................................................................................................................................1274
A.3.1 Test Equipment Parts for Conducted Measurements.....................................................................................1274
A.3.1.1 Basic Transmitter/Receiver tests..............................................................................................................1274
A.3.1.2 Transmitter tests using Spectrum Analyser.............................................................................................1278
A.3.1.3 Transmitter tests using Spectrum Analyser and Signal Generator..........................................................1282
A.3.1.4 Receiver tests using Signal Generator.....................................................................................................1286
A.3.1.5 Receiver tests using Spectrum Analyser..................................................................................................1295
A.3.1.6 Receiver Performance tests......................................................................................................................1297
A.3.1.7 Demodulation Performance and CSI reporting tests................................................................................1298
A.3.1.8 RRM tests with more than one NR cell...................................................................................................1312
A.3.1.9 Test Equipment supporting NR Sidelink.................................................................................................1318
A.3.2 User Equipment Parts for Conducted Measurements....................................................................................1322
A.3.2.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................1322
A.3.2.2 One Antenna Connector...........................................................................................................................1323
A.3.2.3 Two Antenna Connectors.........................................................................................................................1324
A.3.2.4 Three Antenna Connectors.......................................................................................................................1332
A.3.2.5 Four Antenna Connectors........................................................................................................................1333
A.3.2.6 Over Four Antenna Connectors...............................................................................................................1337
A.3.2.7 User Equipment supporting NR Sidelink.................................................................................................1339
A.3.3 Test Equipment Parts for Radiated Measurements........................................................................................1343
A.3.3.1 Transmitter/Receiver tests........................................................................................................................1343
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A.3.3.2 Demodulation and CSI tests.....................................................................................................................1346
A.3.3.3 RRM tests.................................................................................................................................................1347
A.3.4 User Equipment Parts for Radiated Measurements.......................................................................................1348
A.3.4.1 Basic Transmitter/Receiver tests..............................................................................................................1348
A.3.4.2 Demodulation and CSI tests.....................................................................................................................1349
A.3.4.3 RRM tests.................................................................................................................................................1349
Annex B (normative): Permitted test methods For OTA Testing................................................1350
B.1 General................................................................................................................................................1350
B.2 Permitted Test Methods......................................................................................................................1350
B.2.1 General...........................................................................................................................................................1350
B.2.2 Direct far field (DFF)....................................................................................................................................1350
B.2.2.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1350
B.2.2.2 Quiet zone dimension...............................................................................................................................1352
B.2.2.3 Quality of the quiet zone..........................................................................................................................1354
B.2.2.4 Measurement Distance.............................................................................................................................1354
B.2.3 Direct far field (DFF) setup simplification for centre of beam measurements..............................................1356
B.2.3.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1356
B.2.4 Indirect far field (IFF): Compact Antenna Test Range (CATR)...................................................................1357
B.2.4.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1357
B.2.5 Near field to far field transform (NFTF).......................................................................................................1358
B.2.5.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1358
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B.2.6 Enhanced IFF.................................................................................................................................................1360
B.2.6.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1360
B.2.7 IFF+DFF........................................................................................................................................................1361
B.2.7.1 Description...............................................................................................................................................1361
Annex C (informative): Calculation of test frequencies..................................................................1363
C.0 General................................................................................................................................................1363
C.1 Definitions and Parameters.................................................................................................................1363
C.2 Determination of test frequencies.......................................................................................................1366
C.2.0 General...........................................................................................................................................................1366
C.2.1 Determination of test frequencies for symmetric NR bands and symmetric uplink and downlink channel
bandwidth combinations................................................................................................................................1367
C.2.1.1 Determination of test frequencies for Low-, Mid- and High-Range........................................................1367
C.2.1.2 Determination test frequencies for of Mid-Low and Mid-High-Range for signalling tests....................1367
C.2.2 Determination of test frequencies for asymmetric NR bands and symmetric uplink and downlink
channel bandwidth combinations..................................................................................................................1367
C.2.3 Determination of test frequencies for bands supporting asymmetric channel bandwidth combinations......1368
C.2.3.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................1368
C.2.3.2 Determination of Low-, Mid- and High-Range for bands supporting asymmetric uplink and downlink
bandwidth combinations..........................................................................................................................1368
C.2.3.3 Determination of test frequencies for a Mid range adjacent inter-frequency cell for FR2 RRM multicell
testing.......................................................................................................................................................1369
C.2.4 Frequency determination for NR CA and NR DC configurations................................................................1369
C.2.4.1 Determination of test frequencies for NR Inter-band CA and NR DC....................................................1369
C.2.4.2 Determination of test frequencies for NR Intra-band Contiguous CA....................................................1369
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C.2.4.2.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1369
C.2.4.2.2 Determination of test frequencies for Low-, Mid- and High-Range..................................................1370
C.2.4.2A Determination of test frequencies for FR1 NR Intra-band Contiguous CA without UL CA for bands with
uplink bandwidth less than downlink bandwidth.....................................................................................1370
C.2.4.2A.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1370
C.2.4.2A.2 Determination of test frequencies for Low-, Mid- and High-Range..................................................1371
C.2.4.3 Determination of test frequencies for NR Intra-band Non-Contiguous CA............................................1371
C.2.4.3.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1371
C.2.4.3.1A Selection of maximum frequency separation for FR1........................................................................1372
C.2.4.3.1B Selection of maximum frequency separation for FR2........................................................................1372
C.2.4.3.2 Determination of test frequencies for a sub-block combination........................................................1373
C.2.4.3.3 Void....................................................................................................................................................1373
C.2.5 Frequency determination for supplemental uplink........................................................................................1373
C.2.5.1 General.....................................................................................................................................................1373
C.2.5.2 Determination of Low-, Mid- and High-Range for supplemental uplink bands......................................1373
C.2.6 Frequency determination for EN-DC configurations....................................................................................1373
C.2.6.1 Determination of test frequencies for EN-DC Inter-band........................................................................1373
C.2.6.2 Determination of test frequencies for EN_DC Intra-band Contiguous CA.............................................1374
C.2.6.2.1 General...............................................................................................................................................1374
C.2.6.2.2 Determination of test frequencies for Low-, Mid- and High-Range with NR at band edges............1374
C.2.6.2.3 Determination of test frequencies for Low-, Mid- and High-Range with E-UTRA at band edges...1375
C.2.6.3 Determination of test frequencies for EN-DC Intra-band non-contiguous..............................................1376
C.3 Determination of SSB and CORESET#0...........................................................................................1376
C.3.1 General...........................................................................................................................................................1376
C.3.2 Determination of SSB, CORESET#0 and signalling parameters for a PCell................................................1377
C.3.3 Determination of SSB and signalling parameters for a carrier without CORESET#0..................................1379
C.4 Determination of SSB and CORESET#0 for RRM testing with SSB SCS 120 kHz and 240 kHz....1380
C.4.1 General...........................................................................................................................................................1380
C.4.2 Determination of SSB, CORESET#0 and signalling parameters..................................................................1380
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C.5 Determination of test frequencies and S-SSB for V2X bands............................................................1381
C.5.1 General...........................................................................................................................................................1381
C.5.2 Determination of test frequencies and S-SSB for V2X bands.......................................................................1383
Annex D (informative): Change history............................................................................................1385
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3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations..................................................................................................17

4 Common test environments....................................................................................................................18

4.1 Environmental conditions..................................................................................................................................18

4.2 Common requirements of test equipment..........................................................................................................19

4.2.1 General functional requirements..................................................................................................................20

4.2.2 Minimum functional requirements...............................................................................................................20

4.2.2.1 Supported Cell Configuration................................................................................................................20

4.2.2.1.1 Supported Channels for an E-UTRA cell (NSA mode only)...........................................................21

4.2.2.1.2 Supported Channels for a NR cell....................................................................................................21

4.2.2.1.2.1 Logical channels.........................................................................................................................21

4.2.2.1.2.2 Transport channels......................................................................................................................21

4.2.2.1.2.3 Physical channels........................................................................................................................21

4.2.2.1.2.4 Physical signals...........................................................................................................................22

4.3 Reference test conditions...................................................................................................................................22

4.3.1 Test frequencies...........................................................................................................................................22

4.3.1.0A Mid test channel bandwidth...................................................................................................................22

4.3.1.0B Low test channel bandwidth...................................................................................................................26

4.3.1.0C High test channel bandwidth..................................................................................................................30

4.3.1.0D Bandwidth part.......................................................................................................................................34

4.3.1.1 Test frequencies for NR operating bands in FR1...................................................................................37

4.3.1.1.1 NR operating bands in FR1..............................................................................................................37

4.3.1.1.1.1 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n1................................................................37

4.3.1.1.1.2 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n2...............................................................46

4.3.1.1.1.3 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n3................................................................55

4.3.1.1.1.5 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n5................................................................64

4.3.1.1.1.7 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n7................................................................67

4.3.1.1.1.8 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n8................................................................70

4.3.1.1.1.9 to 4.3.1.1.1.11 FFS................................................................................................................................72

4.3.1.1.1.12 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n12..............................................................72

4.3.1.1.1.14 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n14..............................................................74

4.3.1.1.1.15 to 4.3.1.1.1.19 FFS................................................................................................................................76

4.3.1.1.1.20 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n20..............................................................76

4.3.1.1.1.21 to 4.3.1.1.1.23 FFS................................................................................................................................78

4.3.1.1.1.24 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n24..............................................................78

4.3.1.1.1.25 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n25..............................................................80

4.3.1.1.1.26 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n26..............................................................89

4.3.1.1.1.28 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n28..............................................................91

4.3.1.1.1.29 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n29 (SDL)...................................................97

4.3.1.1.1.30 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n30..............................................................98

4.3.1.1.1.31 to 4.3.1.1.1.33 FFS..............................................................................................................................100

4.3.1.1.1.34 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n34............................................................100

4.3.1.1.1.35 to 4.3.1.1.1.37 FFS..............................................................................................................................102

4.3.1.1.1.38 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n38............................................................102

4.3.1.1.1.39 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n39............................................................105

4.3.1.1.1.40 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n40............................................................108

4.3.1.1.1.41 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n41............................................................111

4.3.1.1.1.42 to 4.3.1.1.1.45 FFS..............................................................................................................................116

4.3.1.1.1.46 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n46............................................................116

4.3.1.1.1.48 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n48............................................................119

4.3.1.1.1.50 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n50............................................................127

4.3.1.1.1.51 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n51............................................................130

4.3.1.1.1.53 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n53............................................................131

4.3.1.1.1.54 to 4.3.1.1.1.64 FFS..............................................................................................................................133

4.3.1.1.1.65 Reference test frequencies for NR operating band n65............................................................133