9.2 Message Functional Definition and Content

37.4733GPPApplication Protocol (W1AP)Release 17TSW1 interface

9.2.1 Interface Management messages

9.2.1.1 RESET

This message is sent by both the ng-eNB-CU and the ng-eNB-DU and is used to request that the W1 interface, or parts of the W1 interface, to be reset.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU and ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

CHOICE Reset Type

M

YES

reject

>W1 interface

>>Reset All

M

ENUMERATED (Reset all,…)

>Part of W1 interface

>>UE-associated logical W1-connection list

1

>>>UE-associated logical W1-connection Item

1 .. <maxnoofIndividualW1ConnectionsToReset>

EACH

reject

>>>> ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.4

>>>> ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofIndividualW1ConnectionsToReset

Maximum no. of UE-associated logical W1-connections allowed to reset in one message. Value is 65536.

9.2.1.2 RESET ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by both the ng-eNB-CU and the ng-eNB-DU as a response to a RESET message.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU and ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

UE-associated logical W1-connection list

0..1

YES

ignore

>UE-associated logical W1-connection Item

1 .. <maxnoofIndividualW1ConnectionsToReset>

EACH

ignore

>>ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.4

>>ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9. 3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofIndividualW1ConnectionsToReset

Maximum no. of UE-associated logical W1-connections allowed to reset in one message. Value is 65536.

9.2.1.3 ERROR INDICATION

This message is sent by both the ng-eNB-CU and the ng-eNB-DU and is used to indicate that some error has been detected in the node.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU and ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

This IE shall be ignored if received in UE associated signalling message.

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.4

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

YES

ignore

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9. 3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.1.4 W1 SETUP REQUEST

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to transfer information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3. 1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU ID

M

9.3.1.9

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU Served Cells List

0.. 1

List of cells configured in the ng-eNB-DU

YES

reject

>ng-eNB-DU Served Cells Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>Served Cell Information

M

9.3.1.10

Information about the cells configured in the ng-eNB-DU

>>ng-eNB-DU System Information

O

9.3.1.18

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-DU

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.5 W1 SETUP RESPONSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to transfer information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cells to be Activated List

0.. 1

YES

reject

>Cells to be Activated List Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

List of cells to be activated

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>> E-UTRAN PCI

O

INTEGER (0..503)

Physical Cell ID

>>ng-eNB-CU System Information

O

9.3.1.33

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-CU

YES

reject

>>Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.47

YES

ignore

>>Extended Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.55

This is included if Available PLMN List IE is included and if more than 6 Available PLMNs is to be signalled.

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.6 W1 SETUP FAILURE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to indicate W1 Setup failure.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9. 3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.1.7 NG-ENB-DU CONFIGURATION UPDATE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to transfer updated information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Served Cells To Add List

0..1

Complete list of added cells served by the ng-eNB-DU

YES

reject

>Served Cells To Add Item

1 .. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>Served Cell Information

M

9.3.1.10

Information about the cells configured in the ng-eNB-DU

>>ng-eNB-DU System Information

O

9.3.1.18

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-DU

Served Cells To Modify List

0..1

Complete list of modified cells served by the ng-eNB-DU

YES

reject

>Served Cells To Modify Item

1 .. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>Old E-UTRAN CGI

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

>>Served Cell Information

M

9.3.1.10

Information about the cells configured in the ng-eNB-DU

>>ng-eNB-DU System Information

O

9.3.1.18

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-DU

Served Cells To Delete List

0..1

Complete list of deleted cells served by the ng-eNB-DU

YES

reject

>Served Cells To Delete Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>Old E-UTRAN CGI

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

Cells Status List

0..1

Complete list of active cells

YES

reject

> Cells Status Item

0 .. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>> Service Status

M

9.3.1.48

ng-eNB-DU ID

O

9.3.1.9

YES

reject

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.8 NG-ENB-DU CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by an ng-eNB-CU to an ng-eNB-DU to acknowledge update of information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cells to be Activated List

0.. 1

List of cells to be activated

YES

reject

>Cells to be Activated List Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>> E-UTRAN PCI

O

INTEGER (0..503)

Physical Cell ID

>> ng-eNB-CU System Information

O

9.3.1.33

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-CU

YES

reject

>>Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.47

YES

ignore

>>Extended Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.55

This is included if Available PLMN List IE is included and if more than 6 Available PLMNs is to be signalled.

YES

ignore

Cells to be Deactivated List

0.. 1

List of cells to be deactivated

YES

reject

>Cells to be Deactivated List Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.9 NG-ENB-DU CONFIGURATION UPDATE FAILURE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to indicate ng-eNB-DU Configuration Update failure.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.1.10 NG-ENB-CU CONFIGURATION UPDATE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to transfer updated information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cells to be Activated List

0..1

List of cells to be activated or modified

YES

reject

>Cells to be Activated List Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>> E-UTRAN PCI

O

INTEGER (0..503)

Physical Cell ID

>> ng-eNB-CU System Information

O

9.3.1.33

RRC container with system information owned by ng-eNB-CU

YES

reject

>>Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.47

YES

ignore

>>Extended Available PLMN List

O

9.3.1.55

This is included if Available PLMN List IE is included and if more than 6 Available PLMNs is to be signalled.

YES

ignore

Cells to be Deactivated List

0..1

List of cells to be deactivated

YES

reject

>Cells to be Deactivated List Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum numerbs of cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.11 NG-ENB-CU CONFIGURATION UPDATE ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by an ng-eNB-DU to an ng-eNB-CU to acknowledge update of information associated to a W1-C interface instance.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cells Failed to be Activated List

0..1

List of cells which are failed to be activated

YES

reject

>Cells Failed to be Activated Item

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>>Cause

M

9.3.1.2

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.1.12 NG-ENB-CU CONFIGURATION UPDATE FAILURE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to indicate ng-eNB-CU Configuration Update failure.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.1.13 NG-ENB-DU RESOURCE COORDINATION REQUEST

This message is sent by an ng-eNB-CU to an ng-eNB-DU, to express the desired resource allocation for data traffic, for the sake of resource coordination.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Request type

M

ENUMERATED (offer, execution, …)

YES

reject

E-UTRA – NR Cell Resource Coordination Request Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the XNAP E-UTRA – NR CELL RESOURCE COORDINATION REQUEST message as defined in clause 9.1.2.23 in TS 38.423 [7].

YES

reject

Ignore Resource Coordination Request Container

O

ENUMERATED (yes, …)

YES

reject

9.2.1.14 NG-ENB-DU RESOURCE COORDINATION RESPONSE

This message is sent by an ng-eNB-DU to an ng-eNB-CU, to express the desired resource allocation for data traffic, as a response to the NG-ENB-DU RESOURCE COORDINATION REQUEST.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

E-UTRA – NR Cell Resource Coordination Response Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the XNAP E-UTRA – NR CELL RESOURCE COORDINATION RESPONSE message as defined in clause 9.1.2.24 in TS 38.423 [7].

YES

reject

9.2.1.15 NG-ENB-DU STATUS INDICATION

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to indicate to the ng-eNB-CU its status of overload.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU Overload Information

M

ENUMERATED (overloaded, not-overloaded)

YES

reject

9.2.2 UE Context Management messages

9.2.2.1 UE CONTEXT SETUP REQUEST

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to request the setup of a UE context.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

YES

ignore

CU to DU RRC Information

M

9.3.1.57

YES

reject

DRX Cycle

O

DRX Cycle

9.3.1.24

YES

ignore

SpCell ID

M

ECGI

9.3.1.12

Special Cell as defined in TS 36.321 [15]. For handover case, this IE shall be considered as target cell.

YES

reject

ServCellIndex

M

INTEGER (0..31,…)

YES

reject

Candidate SpCell List

0..1

YES

ignore

>Candidate SpCell Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofCandidateSpCells>

EACH

ignore

>>Candidate SpCell ID

M

ECGI

9.3.1.12

Special Cell as defined in TS 36.321 [15]

SCell To Be Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SCell to Be Setup Item IEs

1.. <maxnoofSCells>

EACH

ignore

>>SCell ID

M

ECGI

9.3.1.12

SCell Identifier in ng-eNB

>>SCellIndex

M

INTEGER (1..31)

SRB to Be Setup List

0..1

YES

reject

>SRB to Be Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

reject

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

DRB to Be Setup List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB to Be Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>CHOICE QoS Information

M

>>>E-UTRAN QoS

M

9.3.1.19

Shall be used for DC case to convey E-RAB Level QoS Parameters

>>>DRB Information

1

Shall be used for NG-RAN cases

YES

ignore

>>>>DRB QoS

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>S-NSSAI

M

9.3.1.32

>>>>Notification Control

O

9.3.1.44

>>>>Flows Mapped to DRB Item

1 .. <maxnoofQoSFlows>

>>>>>QoS Flow Identifier

M

9.3.1.46

>>>>>QoS Flow Level QoS Parameters

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>>QoS Flow Mapping Indication

O

9.3.1.51

YES

ignore

>>UL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-CU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of UL PDUs.

>> RLC Mode

M

9.3.1.25

>>DL PDCP SN length

M

ENUMERATED (12bits, 18bits, …)

YES

ignore

>>UL PDCP SN length

O

ENUMERATED (12bits, 18bits, …)

YES

ignore

Inactivity Monitoring Request

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

reject

RAT-Frequency Priority Information

O

9.3.1.30

YES

reject

RRC-Container

O

9.3.1.6

Includes the DL-DCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2], encapsulated in a PDCP PDU.

YES

ignore

Serving PLMN

O

PLMN ID

9.3.1.14

Indicates the PLMN serving the UE.

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-DU UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Uplink

C-ifDRBSetup

Bit Rate 9.3.1.22

The ng-eNB-DU UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Uplink is to be enforced by the ng-eNB-DU.

YES

ignore

Resource Coordination Transfer Information

O

9.3.1.52

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSCells

Maximum no. of SCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofSRBs

Maximum no. of SRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 4.

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofCandidateSpCells

Maximum no. of SpCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 64.

maxnoofQoSFlows

Maximum no. of flows allowed to be mapped to one DRB, the maximum value is 64.

Condition

Explanation

ifDRBSetup

This IE shall be present only if the DRB to Be Setup List IE is present.

9.2.2.2 UE CONTEXT SETUP RESPONSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to confirm the setup of a UE context.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

DU To CU RRC Information

M

9.3.1.58

YES

reject

C-RNTI

O

9.3.1.29

C-RNTI allocated at the ng-eNB-DU

YES

ignore

Resource Coordination Transfer Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the MR-DC Resource Coordination Information IE as defined in TS 38.423 [7] for NGEN-DC and NE-DC cases.

YES

ignore

DRB Setup List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are successfully established.

YES

ignore

>DRB Setup Item Iist

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>DL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-DU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of DL PDUs.

SRB Failed to Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SRB Failed to Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

DRB Failed to Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>DRB Failed to Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

SCell Failed To Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SCell Failed to Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofSCells>

EACH

ignore

>>SCell ID

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

SCell Identifier in ng-eNB

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

Inactivity Monitoring Response

O

ENUMERATED (not-supported, …)

YES

reject

SRB Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SRB Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSCells

Maximum no. of SCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofSRBs

Maximum no. of SRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 4.

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.2.3 UE CONTEXT SETUP FAILURE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to indicate that the setup of the UE context was unsuccessful.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

YES

ignore

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Potential SpCell List

0..1

YES

ignore

>Potential SpCell Item IEs

0 .. <maxnoofPotentialSpCells>

EACH

ignore

>>Potential SpCell ID

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

Special Cell as defined in TS 38.321 [9]

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPotentialSpCells

Maximum no. of SpCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 64.

9.2.2.4 UE CONTEXT RELEASE REQUEST

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to request the ng-eNB-CU to release the UE-associated logical W1.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

9.2.2.5 UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMMAND

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to request the ng-eNB-DU to release the UE-associated logical W1 connection.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

RRC-Container

O

9.3.1.6

Includes the DL-DCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2] encapsulated in a PDCP PDU, or the DL-CCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2].

YES

ignore

SRB ID

O

9.3.1.7

It shall be included if the RRC-Container IE is present. The ng-eNB-DU shall send the RRC message on the indicated SRB.

YES

ignore

old ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

Include it if RRCReestablishmentRequest is not accepted

YES

ignore

9.2.2.6 UE CONTEXT RELEASE COMPLETE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to confirm the release of the UE-associated logical W1 connection.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.2.7 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUEST

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to provide UE Context information changes to the ng-eNB-DU.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

SpCell ID

O

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

Special Cell as defined in TS 38.321 [9]. For handover case, this IE shall be considered as target cell.

YES

ignore

ServCellIndex

O

INTEGER (0..31, …)

YES

reject

DRX Cycle

O

DRX Cycle

9.3.1.24

YES

ignore

CU to DU RRC Information

O

9.3.1.57

YES

reject

Transmission Action Indicator

O

9.3.1.11

YES

ignore

Resource Coordination Transfer Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the MR-DC Resource Coordination Information IE as defined in TS 38.423 [7] for NGEN-DC and NE-DC cases.

YES

ignore

RRC Reconfiguration Complete Indicator

O

9.3.1.28

YES

ignore

RRC-Container

O

9.3.1.6

Includes the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message as defined in TS 36.331 [2], encapsulated in a PDCP PDU.

YES

reject

SCell To Be Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SCell to Be Setup Item IEs

1.. <maxnoofSCells>

EACH

ignore

>>SCell ID

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

SCell Identifier in ng-eNB

>>SCellIndex

M

INTEGER (1..31)

SCell To Be Removed List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SCell to Be Removed Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofSCells>

EACH

ignore

>>SCell ID

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

SCell Identifier in ng-eNB

SRB to Be Setup List

0..1

YES

reject

>SRB to Be Setup Item IEs

1..<maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

reject

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

DRB to Be Setup List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB to Be Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>CHOICE QoS Information

M

>>>E-UTRAN QoS

M

9.3.1.19

Shall be used for EN-DC case to convey E-RAB Level QoS Parameters. This IE is not used in the version of this release.

>>>DRB Information

1

Shall be used for NG-RAN cases

YES

ignore

>>>>DRB QoS

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>S-NSSAI

M

9.3.1.32

>>>>Notification Control

O

9.3.1.44

>>>>Flows Mapped to DRB Item

1 .. <maxnoofQoSFlows>

>>>>>QoS Flow Identifier

M

9.3.1.46

>>>>>QoS Flow Level QoS Parameters

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>>QoS Flow Mapping Indication

O

9.3.1.51

YES

ignore

>>UL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-CU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of UL PDUs.

>> RLC Mode

M

9.3.1.25

>>DL PDCP SN length

O

ENUMERATED (12bits, 18bits, …)

YES

ignore

>>UL PDCP SN length

O

ENUMERATED (12bits, 18bits, …)

YES

ignore

DRB to Be Modified List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB to Be Modified Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>CHOICE QoS Information

O

>>>E-UTRAN QoS

M

9.3.1.19

Shall be used for EN-DC case to convey E-RAB Level QoS Parameters. This IE is not used in the version of this release.

>>>DRB Information

1

Shall be used for NG-RAN cases

YES

ignore

>>>>DRB QoS

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>S-NSSAI

M

9.3.1.32

>>>>Notification Control

O

9.3.1.44

>>>>Flows Mapped to DRB Item

1 .. <maxnoofQoSFlows>

>>>>>QoS Flow Identifier

M

9.3.1.46

>>>>>QoS Flow Level QoS Parameters

M

9.3.1.34

>>>>>QoS Flow Mapping Indication

O

9.3.1.51

YES

ignore

>>UL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-CU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of UL PDUs.

>>DL PDCP SN length

O

ENUMERATED(12bits,18bits, …)

YES

ignore

>>UL PDCP SN length

O

ENUMERATED (12bits, 18bits, …)

YES

ignore

>>Bearer Type Change

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

ignore

>> RLC Mode

O

9.3.1.25

YES

ignore

SRB To Be Released List

0..1

YES

reject

>SRB To Be Released Item IEs

1.. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

reject

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

DRB to Be Released List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB to Be Released Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

Inactivity Monitoring Request

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Uplink

O

Bit Rate 9.3.1.22

The ng-eNB-DU UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Uplink is to be enforced by the ng-eNB-DU.

YES

ignore

RAT-Frequency Priority Information

O

9.3.1.30

YES

reject

Resource Coordination Transfer Information

O

9.3.1.52

YES

ignore

SCG Indicator

O

ENUMERATED (released, …)

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSCells

Maximum no. of SCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofSRBs

Maximum no. of SRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 4.

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofQoSFlows

Maximum no. of flows allowed to be mapped to one DRB, the maximum value is 64.

9.2.2.8 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION RESPONSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to confirm the modification of a UE context.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Resource Coordination Transfer Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the MR-DC Resource Coordination Information IE as defined in TS 38.423 [7] for NGEN-DC and NE-DC cases.

YES

ignore

DU To CU RRC Information

O

9.3.1.58

YES

reject

DRB Setup List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are successfully established.

YES

ignore

>DRB Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>DL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-DU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of DL PDUs.

DRB Modified List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are successfully modified.

YES

ignore

>DRB Modified Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>DL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-DU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of DL PDUs.

>>RLC Status

O

9.3.1.49

Indicates the RLC has been re-established at the ng-eNB-DU.

YES

ignore

SRB Failed to be Setup List

0..1

The List of SRBs which are failed to be established.

YES

ignore

>SRB Failed to be Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

DRB Failed to be Setup List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are failed to be setup.

YES

ignore

>DRB Failed to be Setup Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

SCell Failed To Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SCell Failed to Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofSCells>

EACH

ignore

>>SCell ID

M

E-UTRAN CGI

9.3.1.12

SCell Identifier in ng-eNB

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

DRB Failed to be Modified List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are failed to be modified.

YES

ignore

>DRB Failed to be Modified Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>Cause

O

9.3.1.2

Inactivity Monitoring Response

O

ENUMERATED (Not-supported, …)

YES

reject

C-RNTI

O

9.3.1.29

C-RNTI allocated at the ng-eNB-DU

YES

ignore

SRB Setup List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SRB Setup Item

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

SRB Modified List

0..1

YES

ignore

>SRB Modified Item

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSRBs

Maximum no. of SRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 4.

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

maxnoofSCells

Maximum no. of SCells allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.2.9 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION FAILURE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to indicate a context modification failure.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.2.10 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REQUIRED

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to request the modification of a UE context.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Resource Coordination Transfer Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the MR-DC Resource Coordination Information IE as defined in TS 38.423 [7] for NGEN-DC and NE-DC cases.

YES

ignore

DU To CU RRC Information

O

9.3.1.58

YES

reject

DRB Required to Be Modified List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB Required to Be Modified Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>DL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-DU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of DL PDUs.

>>RLC Status

O

9.3.1.49

Indicates the RLC has been re-established at the ng-eNB-DU.

YES

ignore

SRB Required to be Released List

0..1

YES

reject

>SRB Required to be Released List Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofSRBs>

EACH

reject

>>SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

DRB Required to be Released List

0..1

YES

reject

>DRB Required to be Released List Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSRBs

Maximum no. of SRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 4.

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.2.11 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION CONFIRM

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to inform the ng-eNB-DU the successful modification.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Resource Coordination Transfer Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the MR-DC Resource Coordination Information IE as defined in TS 38.423 [7] for NGEN-DC and NE-DC cases.

YES

ignore

DRB Modified List

0..1

The List of DRBs which are successfully modified.

YES

ignore

>DRB Modified Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

ignore

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>UL UP TNL Information

M

UP Transport Layer Information

9.3.2.1

ng-eNB-DU endpoint of the W1 transport bearer. For delivery of UL PDUs.

RRC-Container

O

9.3.1.6

Includes the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message as defined in TS 36.331 [2], encapsulated in a PDCP PDU.

YES

ignore

Resource Coordination Transfer Information

O

9.3.1.52

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.2.12 UE CONTEXT MODIFICATION REFUSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to indicate the UE context modification was unsuccessful.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.3.1.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

9.2.2.13 UE INACTIVITY NOTIFICATION

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to provide information about the UE activity to the ng-eNB-CU.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

DRB Activity List

1

YES

reject

>DRB Activity Item

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9.3.1.8

>>DRB Activity

O

ENUMERATED (Active, Not active)

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.2.14 NOTIFY

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to notify the ng-eNB-CU that the QoS for already established DRBs associated with notification control is not fulfilled any longer or it is fulfilled again.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9. 3.1.1

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9. 3.1.5

YES

reject

DRB Notify List

1

YES

reject

>DRB Notify Item IEs

<1 .. maxnoofDRBs>

EACH

reject

>>DRB ID

M

9. 3.1.8

>>Notification Cause

M

ENUMERATED(Fulfilled, Not-Fulfilled, …)

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRB allowed towards one UE, the maximum value is 32.

9.2.3 RRC Message Transfer messages

9.2.3.1 INITIAL UL RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to transfer the initial layer 3 message to the ng-eNB-CU over the W1 interface.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU →ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

Ignore

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

NG-RAN Cell Global Identifier

YES

reject

C-RNTI

M

9.3.1.29

C-RNTI allocated at the ng-eNB-DU

YES

reject

RRC-Container

M

9.3.1.6

Includes the UL-CCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2].

YES

reject

DU to CU RRC Container

O

OCTET STRING

RadioResourceConfigDedicated IE as defined in clause 6.3.2 in TS 36.331 [2]. Required at least to carry SRB1 configuration.

YES

reject

9.2.3.2 DL RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to transfer the layer 3 message to the ng-eNB-DU over the W1 interface.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU →ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

old ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

O

9.3.1.5

Include it if RRCConnectionReestablishment is included in RRC-Container

YES

reject

SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

YES

reject

RRC-Container

M

9.3.1.6

Includes the DL-DCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2] encapsulated in a PDCP PDU, or the DL-CCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2].

YES

reject

9.2.3.3 UL RRC MESSAGE TRANSFER

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to transfer the layer 3 message to the ng-eNB-CU over the W1 interface.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU →ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.4

YES

reject

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

9.3.1.5

YES

reject

SRB ID

M

9.3.1.7

YES

reject

RRC-Container

M

9.3.1.6

Includes the UL-DCCH-Message IE as defined in clause 6.2 of TS 36.331 [2], encapsulated in a PDCP PDU.

YES

reject

9.2.4 Warning Message Transmission Messages

9.2.4.1 WRITE-REPLACE WARNING REQUEST

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU to request the start or overwrite of the broadcast of a warning message.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

PWS System Information

M

9.3.1.3

This IE includes the system information for public warning, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

YES

reject

Repetition Period

M

9.3.1.13

YES

reject

Number of Broadcasts Requested

M

9.3.1.60

YES

reject

Cell To Be Broadcast List

0..1

YES

reject

>Cell to Be Broadcast Item IEs

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.4.2 WRITE-REPLACE WARNING RESPONSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to acknowledge the ng-eNB-CU on the start or overwrite request of a warning message.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cell Broadcast Completed List

0..1

YES

reject

>Cell Broadcast Completed Item IEs

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.4.3 PWS CANCEL REQUEST

This message is forwarded by the ng-eNB-CU to ng-eNB-DU to cancel an already ongoing broadcast of a warning message

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cell Broadcast To Be Cancelled List

0..1

YES

reject

>Cell Broadcast to Be Cancelled Item IEs

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Cancel-all Warning Messages Indicator

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

reject

Notification Information

M

This IE is ignored If the Cancel-all Warning Messages Indicator IE is included.

YES

reject

>Message Identifier

M

9.3.1.67

>Serial Number

M

9.3.1.68

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.4.4 PWS CANCEL RESPONSE

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to indicate the list of warning areas where cancellation of the broadcast of the identified message was successful and unsuccessful.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

reject

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

Cell Broadcast Cancelled List

0..1

YES

reject

>Cell Broadcast Cancelled Item IEs

1.. <maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

>>Number of Broadcasts

M

INTEGER (0..65535)

This IE is set to ‘0’ if valid results are not known or not available. It is set to 65535 if the counter results have overflowed.

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9. 3.1.61

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. of cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.4.5 PWS RESTART INDICATION

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to inform the ng-eNB-CU that PWS information for some or all cells of the ng-eNB-DU are available if needed.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU →ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

E-UTRAN CGI List for Restart List

1

YES

reject

> E-UTRAN CGI List for Restart Item IEs

1..<maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. of cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.4.6 PWS FAILURE INDICATION

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-DU to inform the ng-eNB-CU that ongoing PWS operation for one or more cells of the ng-eNB-DU has failed.

Direction: ng-eNB-DU → ng-eNB-CU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

Transaction ID

M

9.3.1.23

YES

reject

PWS failed E-UTRAN CGI List

0..1

YES

reject

>PWS failed E-UTRAN CGI Item IEs

1..<maxCellinng-eNBDU>

EACH

reject

>>E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Range bound

Explanation

maxCellinng-eNBDU

Maximum no. of cells that can be served by an ng-eNB-DU. Value is 512.

9.2.5 Paging messages

9.2.5.1 PAGING

This message is sent by the ng-eNB-CU and is used to request the ng-eNB-DU to page UEs.

Direction: ng-eNB-CU → ng-eNB-DU

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.3.1.1

YES

ignore

UE Identity Index value

M

9.3.1.63

YES

reject

CHOICE Paging Identity

M

YES

reject

>RAN UE Paging identity

M

9.3.1.64

>CN UE paging identity

M

9.3.1.65

Paging DRX

O

9.3.1.66

It is defined as the minimum between the RAN UE Paging DRX and CN UE Paging DRX

YES

ignore

Paging Cell List

1

YES

ignore

>Paging Cell Item IEs

1 .. <maxnoofPagingCells>

EACH

ignore

>> E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

Paging Origin

O

9.3.1.70

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPagingCells

Maximum no. of paging cells, the maximum value is 512.