6.21 NG-RAN Sharing

22.2613GPPRelease 18Service requirements for the 5G systemTS

6.21.1 Description

The increased density of access nodes needed to meet future performance objectives poses considerable challenges in deployment and acquiring spectrum and antenna locations. RAN sharing is seen as a technical solution to these issues.

6.21.2 Requirements

Requirements related to NG-RAN sharing are described in 3GPP TS 22.101 [6], clause 28.2.

A 5G satellite access network shall support NG-RAN sharing.