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3GPP 5G Specifications
By Zahid Ghadialy

Last Updated: 24 December 2019

Here is a list of 5G standards from 3GPP. Each of these standards have a link to its directory. Unless you are looking for a specific version, it always makes sense to
get the latest version of these standards.

Background Material

3GPP TR 23.799: Study on Architecture for Next Generation System

3GPP TR 38.801: Study on new radio access technology: Radio access architecture and interfaces
3GPP TR 38.802: Study on New Radio Access Technology Physical Layer Aspects
3GPP TR 38.803: Study on new radio access technology: Radio Frequency (RF) and co-existence aspects
3GPP TR 38.804: Study on New Radio Access Technology; Radio Interface Protocol Aspects
3GPP TS 22.261: Service requirements for the 5G system; Stage 1

New Radio (NR): General

3GPP TS 38.300: NR; NR and NG-RAN Overall Description; Stage 2

3GPP TS 38.304: New Generation Radio Access Network; User Equipment (UE) procedures in Idle mode
3GPP TS 37.340: NR; Multi-connectivity; Overall description; Stage-2

New Radio (NR): User Equipment (UE) - Frequency Range 1 (FR1) = 410 MHz – 7125 MHz, Frequency Range 2 (FR2) = 24250 MHz – 52600 MHz

3GPP TS 38.101-1: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone
3GPP TS 38.101-2: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
3GPP TS 38.101-3: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 3: Range 1 and Range 2 Interworking operation with other radios
3GPP TS 38.101-4: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance requirements
3GPP TS 38.306: NR; User Equipment (UE) radio access capabilities
3GPP TS 38.307: NR; Requirements on User Equipments (UEs) supporting a release-independent frequency band

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3GPP TS 38.104: NR; Base Station (BS) radio transmission and reception
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New Radio (NR): Layer 1 (Physical Layer) Em

3GPP TS 38.201: NR; Physical layer; General description

3GPP TS 23.202: Procedures for the 5G System; Stage 2
3GPP TS 38.211: NR; Physical channels and modulation
3GPP TS 38.212: NR; Multiplexing and channel coding
3GPP TS 38.213: NR; Physical layer procedures for control
3GPP TS 38.214: NR; Physical layer procedures for data
3GPP TS 38.215: NR; Physical layer measurements

New Radio (NR): Layer 2

3GPP TS 38.321: NR; Medium Access Control (MAC) protocol specification

3GPP TS 38.322: NR; Radio Link Control (RLC) protocol specification
3GPP TS 38.323: NR; Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) specification
3GPP TS 37.324: Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access (E-UTRA) and NR; Service Data Adaptation Protocol (SDAP) specification

New Radio (NR): Layer 3

3GPP TS 38.331: NR; Radio Resource Control (RRC) protocol specification

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Next-Generation Radio Access Network (NG-RAN)

3GPP TS 38.401: NG-RAN; Architecture description

3GPP TS 38.410: NG-RAN; NG general aspect and principles
3GPP TS 38.411: NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN); NG layer 1
3GPP TS 38.412: NG-RAN; NG signalling transport
3GPP TS 38.413: NG-RAN; NG Application Protocol (NGAP)
3GPP TS 38.414: NG-RAN; NG Data Transport
3GPP TS 38.420: NG-RAN; Xn general aspects and principles
3GPP TS 38.421: New Radio Access Technology (NR); Xn layer 1
3GPP TS 38.422: NG-RAN; Xn signalling transport
3GPP TS 38.423: NG-RAN; Xn application protocol (XnAP)
3GPP TS 38.424: NG-RAN; Xn data transport
3GPP TS 38.425: NG-RAN; NR user plane protocol
3GPP TS 38.460: NG-RAN; E1 general aspects and principles
3GPP TS 38.461: NG-RAN; E1 layer 1
3GPP TS 38.462: NG RAN; E1 signalling transport
3GPP TS 38.463: NG-RAN; E1 application protocol (E1AP)
3GPP TS 38.470: NG-RAN; F1 general aspects and principles
3GPP TS 38.471: NG-RAN; F1 layer 1
3GPP TS 38.472: NG RAN; F1 signalling transport
3GPP TS 38.473: NG-RAN; F1 application protocol (F1AP)
3GPP TS 38.474: NG-RAN; F1 data transport
3GPP TS 38.475: NG-RAN; F1 interface user plane protocol

System Architecture and Procedures for 5G System (5GS)

3GPP TS 23.501: System Architecture for the 5G System; Stage 2

3GPP TS 23.502: Procedures for the 5G System; Stage 2

5GC Service Based Architecture (SBA) and Interface (SBI)

3GPP TS 29.500: 5G System; Technical Realization of Service Based Architecture; Stage 3

3GPP TS 29.501: 5G System; Principles and Guidelines for Services Definition; Stage 3

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5GS Network Functions (NFs)

3GPP TS 29.502: 5G System; Session Management Services; Stage 3

3GPP TS 29.503: 5G System; Unified Data Management Services; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.504: 5G System; Unified Data Repository Services; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.505: 5G System; Usage of the Unified Data Repository services for Subscription Data; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.507: 5G System; Access and Mobility Policy Control Service; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.508: 5G System; Session Management Event Exposure Service; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.509: 5G System; Authentication Server Services; Stage 3
3GPP TS 29.510: 5G System; Network function repository services; Stage 3

Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) for 5G System (5GS)

3GPP TS 24.501: Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for 5G System (5GS); Stage 3

3GPP TS 24.502: Access to the 3GPP 5G System (5GS) via non-3GPP access networks; Stage 3

Policy and Charging Control (PCC)

3GPP TS 23.503: Policy and Charging Control Framework for the 5G System; Stage 2

5G Security

3GPP TS 33.501: Security Architecture and Procedures for 5G System

Network Slicing

3GPP TS 28.530: Management and orchestration; Concepts, use cases and requirements
3GPP TS 28.531: Management and orchestration; Provisioning
3GPP TS 28.532: Management and orchestration; Generic management services
3GPP TS 28.533: Management and orchestration; Architecture framework

Studies on 5G Use Cases

3GPP TR 22.891: Feasibility Study on New Services and Markets Technology Enablers; Stage 1
3GPP TR 22.861: Feasibility Study on New Services and Markets Technology Enablers for Massive Internet of Things; Stage 1
3GPP TR 22.862: Feasibility Study on New Services and Markets Technology Enablers for Critical Communications; Stage 1
3GPP TR 22.863: Feasibility Study on New Services and Markets Technology Enablers - Enhanced Mobile Broadband; Stage 1
3GPP TR 22.864: Feasibility Study on New Services and Markets Technology Enablers - Network Operation; Stage 1
3GPP TR 22.886: Study on enhancement of 3GPP Support for 5G V2X Services

Conformance

3GPP TS 38.141-1: NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 1: Conducted conformance testing
3GPP TS 38.141-2: NR; Base Station (BS) conformance testing Part 2: Radiated conformance testing
3GPP TS 38.508-1: 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Common test environment
3GPP TS 38.508-2: 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma
3GPP TS 38.509: 5GS; Special conformance testing functions for User Equipment (UE)
3GPP TS 38.521-1: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 1: Range 1 Standalone
3GPP TS 38.521-2: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 2: Range 2 Standalone
3GPP TS 38.521-3: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 3: NR interworking between NR range1 and
NR range2; and between NR and LTE
3GPP TS 38.521-4: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio transmission and reception; Part 4: Performance
3GPP TS 38.522: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Applicability of RF and RRM test cases
3GPP TS 38.523-1: 5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 1: Protocol conformance specification
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3GPP TS 38.523-2: 5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 2: Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification
3GPP TS 38.523-3: 5GS; UE conformance specification; Part 3: Test Suites
3GPP TS 38.533: NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio Resource Management (RRM)

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