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Physical Layer
12 specsTS 36.201
LTE Physical layer; General description
TS 36.211
E-UTRA; Physical channels and modulation
TS 36.212
E-UTRA; Multiplexing and channel coding
TS 36.213
E-UTRA; Physical layer procedures
TS 36.214
E-UTRA; Physical layer; Measurements
TS 38.201
NR; Physical layer; General description
TS 38.202
NR; Services provided by the physical layer
TS 38.211
NR; Physical channels and modulation
TS 38.212
NR; Multiplexing and channel coding
TS 38.213
NR; Physical layer procedures for control
TS 38.214
NR; Physical layer procedures for data
TS 38.215
NR; Physical layer measurements
RF Requirements
11 specsTS 36.101
E-UTRA; UE radio transmission and reception
TS 36.104
E-UTRA; Base Station radio transmission and reception
TS 38.101-1
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone
TS 38.101-2
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
TS 38.101-3
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking
TS 38.101-4
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirements
TS 38.307
NR; Requirements on UEs supporting a release-independent frequency band
TS 38.104
NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
TS 38.113
NR; Base Station (BS) ElectroMagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
TR 38.817-02
General aspects for Base Station (BS) RF for NR
TS 37.104
Multi-Standard Radio (MSR) Base Station radio transmission and reception
Protocols
11 specsTS 36.321
E-UTRA; MAC protocol specification
TS 36.322
E-UTRA; RLC protocol specification
TS 36.323
E-UTRA; PDCP protocol specification
TS 36.331
E-UTRA; RRC protocol specification
TS 38.321
NR; Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification
TS 38.314
NR; Layer 2 measurements
TS 38.322
NR; Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification
TS 38.323
NR; Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification
TS 38.331
NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC); Protocol specification
TS 24.501
Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for 5G System (5GS)
TS 24.502
Access to the 3GPP 5G Core Network via non-3GPP access networks
Architecture
33 specsTS 36.300
E-UTRA and E-UTRAN; Overall description; Stage 2
TS 36.401
E-UTRAN; Architecture description
TS 36.413
E-UTRAN; S1 Application Protocol (S1AP)
TS 36.423
E-UTRAN; X2 Application Protocol (X2AP)
TS 38.305
NG-RAN; Stage 2 functional specification of UE positioning
TS 38.300
NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall description; Stage-2
TS 38.401
NG-RAN; Architecture description
TS 38.420
NG-RAN; Xn general aspects and principles
TS 38.421
NG-RAN; Xn layer 1
TS 38.422
NG-RAN; Xn signalling transport
TS 38.423
NG-RAN; Xn Application Protocol (XnAP)
TS 38.424
NG-RAN; Xn data transport
TS 38.410
NG-RAN; NG general aspects and principles
TS 38.411
NG-RAN; NG layer 1
TS 38.412
NG-RAN; NG signalling transport
TS 38.413
NG-RAN; NG Application Protocol (NGAP)
TS 38.414
NG-RAN; NG data transport
TS 38.425
NG-RAN; NR user plane protocol
TS 38.455
NG-RAN; NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)
TS 38.460
NG-RAN; E1 general aspects and principles
TS 38.461
NG-RAN; E1 layer 1
TS 38.462
NG-RAN; E1 signalling transport
TS 38.463
NG-RAN; E1 Application Protocol (E1AP)
TS 38.470
NG-RAN; F1 general aspects and principles
TS 38.471
NG-RAN; F1 layer 1
TS 38.472
NG-RAN; F1 signalling transport
TS 38.473
NG-RAN; F1 Application Protocol (F1AP)
TS 38.474
NG-RAN; F1 data transport
TS 38.475
NG-RAN; F1 interface user plane protocol
TS 23.501
System architecture for the 5G System (5GS)
TS 23.503
Policy and Charging Control Framework for the 5G System
TS 37.340
NR; Multi-connectivity; Overall description; Stage 2
TR 21.905
Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications (includes 6G terms)
Procedures
3 specsTS 38.304
NR; User Equipment (UE) procedures in idle mode and in RRC Inactive state
TS 38.306
NR; User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities
TS 23.502
Procedures for the 5G System (5GS)
Conformance
14 specsTS 38.508-1
5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 1: Common test environment
TS 38.508-2
5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 2: Common ICS
TS 38.509
5GS; Special conformance testing functions for UE
TS 38.521-1
NR; UE conformance; Radio transmission/reception; Part 1: Range 1 standalone
TS 38.521-2
NR; UE conformance; Radio transmission/reception; Part 2: Range 2 standalone
TS 38.521-3
NR; UE conformance; Radio transmission/reception; Part 3: Interworking
TS 38.521-4
NR; UE conformance; Radio transmission/reception; Part 4: Performance
TS 38.522
NR; UE conformance; Applicability of radio test cases
TS 38.523-1
5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 1: Protocol
TS 38.523-2
5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 2: Applicability of protocol test cases
TS 38.523-3
5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 3: Protocol Test Suites
TS 38.533
NR; UE conformance specification; Radio Resource Management (RRM)
TS 38.141-1
NR; gNB conformance testing Part 1: Conducted
TS 38.141-2
NR; gNB conformance testing Part 2: Radiated
Security
2 specsTS 33.501
Security architecture and procedures for 5G System (5GS)
TS 33.401
3GPP System Architecture Evolution (SAE); Security architecture
6G Studies
4 specsTR 22.841
Study on 6G Use Cases and Requirements
TR 23.700-00
Study on architecture for 6G
TR 38.907
Study on Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) for NR
TR 38.822
Study on AI/ML framework for NR air interface
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