9.2.98 NR Neighbour Information

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

This IE contains cell configuration information of NR cells that a neighbour node may need for the X2 AP interface.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

NR Neighbour Information

1 .. <maxnoofNRNeighbours>

>NR Neighbour Information Item

>>NRPCI

M

INTEGER (0..1007)

NR Physical Cell ID

>>NR CGI

M

9.2.111

>>5GS-TAC

O

OCTET STRING (3)

Broadcast 5GS Tracking Area Code

>>Configured TAC

O

OCTET STRING (2)

This is the TAC configured in the en-gNB, different from the 5GS TAC broadcast in the NR cell and enables application of Roaming and Access Restrictions for EN-DC as specified in TS 37.340 [32].

>>Measurement Timing Configuration

M

OCTET STRING

Contains the MeasurementTimingConfiguration inter-node message for the neighbour cell, as defined in TS 38.331 [31].

>>CHOICE NR-Neighbour-Mode-Info

M

>>>FDD

>>>>FDD Info

1

>>>>>UL ARFCNFreqInfo

M

NR ARFCN Frequency Info

9.2.106

This IE is ignored for NR operating bands for which uplink range of NREF is not defined in section 5.4.2.3 of TS 38.104 [37].

>>>>>DL ARFCNFreqInfo

M

NR ARFCN Frequency Info

9.2.106

>>>>>UL Carrier List

O

NR Carrier List

9.2.168

YES

ignore

>>>TDD

>>>>TDD Info

1

>>>>>ARFCNNRFreqInfo

M

NR ARFCN Frequency Info

9.2.106

>>>>>Intended TDD DL-UL Configuration NR

O

OCTET STRING

Contains the Intended TDD DL-UL Configuration NR IE as defined in TS 38.423 [49].

YES

ignore

>>>>>TDD UL-DL Configuration Common NR

O

OCTET STRING

The tdd-UL-DL-ConfigurationCommon IE in TS 38.331 [31].

YES

ignore

>>>>>Carrier List

O

NR Carrier List

9.2.168

YES

ignore

>>CSI-RS Transmission Indication

O

ENUMERATED {activated, deactivated, …}

This IE indicates the CSI-RS transmission status of the given cell.

If the Additional Measurement Timing Configuration List IE is present in the NR Neighbour Information IE, this IE is ignored.

YES

ignore

>>SSB Positions In Burst

O

9.2.169

YES

ignore

>>NR Cell PRACH Configuration

O

OCTET STRING

Contains the NR Cell PRACH Configuration IE as defined in TS 38.473 [44].

YES

ignore

>>Additional Measurement Timing Configuration List

O

1 .. <maxnoofMTCItems>

YES

ignore

>>>Measurement Timing Configuration Index

M

INTEGER (0..16)

“0” refers to the configuration contained in the Measurement Timing Configuration IE.

Any value between “1” and “16” refers to a configuration within the Additional Measurement Timing Configuration List IE.

>>>CSI-RS MTC Configuration List

M

1 .. <maxnoofCSIRSconfigurations>

This list explicitly expresses the CSI-RS configurations contained in the MTC.

>>>>CSI-RS Index

M

INTEGER (0..95)

Index of CSI-RS as in MTC

>>>>CSI-RS Status

M

ENUMERATED (activated, deactivated, …)

This IE indicates the CSI-RS transmission status of the configuration.

>>>>CSI-RS Neighbour List

O

1 .. <maxnoofCSIRSneighbourCells>

This list expresses the cells and CSI-RSs neighbouring the CSI-RS in the CSI-RS Index IE.

>>>>>NR CGI

M

9.2.111

>>>>>CSI-RS MTC Neighbour List

O

1 .. <maxnoofCSIRSneighbourCellsInMTC>

This list expresses the CSI-RSs served by the CGI, which are neighbouring the CSI-RS of the neighbour cell.

>>>>>>CSI-RS Index

M

INTEGER (0..95)

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofNRNeighbours

Maximum no. of neighbour NR cells associated to a given served cell. Value is 1024.

maxnoofMTCItems

Maximum no. of measurement timing configurations associated with the neighbour cell. Value is 16.

maxnoofCSIRSconfigurations

Maximum number of CSI-RS configurations reported in the MTC. Value is 96

maxnoofCSIRSneighbourCells

Maximum number of cells neighbouring a CSI-RS coverage area. Value is 16

maxnoofCSIRSneighbourCellsInMTC

Maximum number of CSI-RS coverage areas neighbouring a specific CSI-RS coverage area. Value is 16