9.2.30 AS Security Information

36.4233GPPEvolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN)Release 17TSX2 Application Protocol (X2AP)

The AS Security Information IE is used to generate the key material to be used for AS security with the UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

Key eNodeB Star

M

BIT STRING (256)

KeNB* defined in TS 33.401 [18]. If the target cell belongs to multiple frequency bands, the source eNB selects the DL-EARFCN for KeNB* calculation as specified in section 10.3 of TS 36.331 [9].

Next Hop Chaining Count

M

INTEGER (0..7)

Next Hop Chaining Count (NCC) defined in TS 33.401 [18]