9.3 Information Element Definitions

37.4733GPPApplication Protocol (W1AP)Release 17TSW1 interface

9.3.1 Radio Network Layer Related IEs

9.3.1.1 Message Type

The Message Type IE uniquely identifies the message being sent. It is mandatory for all messages.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Message Type

>Procedure Code

M

INTEGER (0..255)

>Type of Message

M

CHOICE (Initiating Message, Successful Outcome, Unsuccessful Outcome, …)

9.3.1.2 Cause

The purpose of the Cause IE is to indicate the reason for a particular event for the W1AP protocol.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

CHOICE Cause Group

M

>Radio Network Layer

>>Radio Network Layer Cause

M

ENUMERATED
(Unspecified, RL failure-RLC, Unknown or already allocated ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID,

Unknown or already allocated ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID,

Unknown or inconsistent pair of UE W1AP ID,

Interaction with other procedure,

Not supported QCI Value,

Action Desirable for Radio Reasons,

No Radio Resources Available,

Procedure cancelled, Normal Release, Cell not available, RL failure-others, UE rejection, Resources not available for the slice, AMF initiated abnormal release, Release due to Pre-Emption, Multiple DRB ID Instances, Unknown DRB ID, …)

>Transport Layer

>>Transport Layer Cause

M

ENUMERATED
(Unspecified, Transport Resource Unavailable, …)

>Protocol

>>Protocol Cause

M

ENUMERATED
(Transfer Syntax Error,
Abstract Syntax Error (Reject),
Abstract Syntax Error (Ignore and Notify),
Message not Compatible with Receiver State,

Semantic Error,

Abstract Syntax Error (Falsely Constructed Message), Unspecified, …)

>Misc

>>Miscellaneous Cause

M

ENUMERATED
(Control Processing Overload, Not enough User Plane Processing Resources,
Hardware Failure,
O&M Intervention,
Unspecified, …)

The meaning of the different cause values is described in the following table. In general, "not supported" cause values indicate that the related capability is missing. On the other hand, "not available" cause values indicate that the related capability is present, but insufficient resources were available to perform the requested action.

Radio Network Layer cause

Meaning

Unspecified

Sent for radio network layer cause when none of the specified cause values applies.

RL Failure-RLC

The action is due to an RL failure caused by exceeding the maximum number of ARQ retransmissions.

Unknown or already allocated ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

The action failed because the ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID is either unknown, or (for a first message received at the ng-eNB-CU) is known and already allocated to an existing context.

Unknown or already allocated ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

The action failed because the ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID is either unknown, or (for a first message received at the ng-eNB-DU) is known and already allocated to an existing context.

Unknown or inconsistent pair of UE W1AP ID

The action failed because both UE W1AP IDs are unknown, or are known but do not define a single UE context.

Interaction with other procedure

The action is due to an ongoing interaction with another procedure.

Not supported QCI Value

The action failed because the requested QCI is not supported.

Action Desirable for Radio Reasons

The reason for requesting the action is radio related.

No Radio Resources Available

The cell(s) in the requested node don’t have sufficient radio resources available.

Procedure cancelled

The sending node cancelled the procedure due to other urgent actions to be performed.

Normal Release

The action is due to a normal release of the UE (e.g. because of mobility) and does not indicate an error.

Cell Not Available

The action failed due to no cell available in the requested node.

RL Failure-others

The action is due to an RL failure caused by other radio link failures than exceeding the maximum number of ARQ retransmissions.

UE rejection

The action is due to ng-eNB-CU’s rejection of a UE access request.

Resources not available for the slice

The requested resources are not available for the slice.

AMF initiated abnormal release

The release is triggered by an error in the AMF or in the NAS layer.

Release due to Pre-Emption

Release is initiated due to pre-emption.

Multiple DRB ID Instances

The action failed because multiple instances of the same DRB had been provided.

Unknown DRB ID

The action failed because the DRB ID is unknow.

Transport Layer cause

Meaning

Unspecified

Sent when none of the above cause values applies but still the cause is Transport Network Layer related.

Transport Resource Unavailable

The required transport resources are not available.

Protocol cause

Meaning

Transfer Syntax Error

The received message included a transfer syntax error.

Abstract Syntax Error (Reject)

The received message included an abstract syntax error and the concerning criticality indicated "reject".

Abstract Syntax Error (Ignore And Notify)

The received message included an abstract syntax error and the concerning criticality indicated "ignore and notify".

Message Not Compatible With Receiver State

The received message was not compatible with the receiver state.

Semantic Error

The received message included a semantic error.

Abstract Syntax Error (Falsely Constructed Message)

The received message contained IEs or IE groups in wrong order or with too many occurrences.

Unspecified

Sent when none of the above cause values applies but still the cause is Protocol related.

Miscellaneous cause

Meaning

Control Processing Overload

Control processing overload.

Not Enough User Plane Processing Resources Available

No enough resources are available related to user plane processing.

Hardware Failure

Action related to hardware failure.

O&M Intervention

The action is due to O&M intervention.

Unspecified Failure

Sent when none of the above cause values applies and the cause is not related to any of the categories Radio Network Layer, Transport Network Layer or Protocol.

9.3.1.3 PWS System Information

This IE contains the system information used for public warning.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

SIB type

M

INTEGER (10..12, …)

Indicates a certain SIB block for public warning message, e.g. 10 means sibType10, 11 for sibType11, etc.

SIB message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB message for public warning, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

Notification Information

M

YES

ignore

>Message Identifier

M

9.3.1.67

>Serial Number

M

9.3.1.68

Additional SIB Message List

O

9.3.1.69

Additional SIB messages containing different segments of a public warning message if segmentation is applied, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

Yes

reject

9.3.1.4 ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

The ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID uniquely identifies the UE association over the W1 interface within the ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

ng-eNB-CU UE W1AP ID

M

INTEGER (0 .. 232 -1)

9.3.1.5 ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

The ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID uniquely identifies the UE association over the W1 interface within the ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

ng-eNB-DU UE W1AP ID

M

INTEGER (0 .. 232 -1)

9.3.1.6 RRC-Container

This information element contains a ng-eNB-CU→UE or a UE → ng-eNB-CU message that is transferred without interpretation in the ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

RRC-Container

M

OCTET STRING

9.3.1.7 SRB ID

This IE uniquely identifies a SRB for a UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

SRB ID

M

INTEGER (0..3, …)

Corresponds to the SRB-Identity defined in TS 36.331 [2].

9.3.1.8 DRB ID

This IE uniquely identifies a DRB for a UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

DRB ID

M

INTEGER (1.. 32, …)

Corresponds to the DRB-Identity defined in TS 36.331[2].

9.3.1.9 ng-eNB-DU ID

The ng-eNB-DU ID uniquely identifies the ng-eNB-DU at least within an ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

ng-eNB-DU ID

M

INTEGER (0 .. 236-1)

The ng-eNB-DU ID is independently configured from cell identifiers, i.e. no connection between ng-eNB-DU ID and cell identifiers.

9.3.1.10 Served Cell Information

This IE contains cell configuration information of a cell in the ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

E-UTRAN CGI

M

9.3.1.12

E-UTRAN PCI

M

INTEGER (0..503)

Physical Cell ID

5GS TAC

O

9.3.1.26

5GS Tracking Area Code

Served PLMNs

1..<maxnoofBPLMNs>

Broadcast PLMNs in SIB1 associated to the E-UTRAN cell Identity in the E-UTRAN CGI IE.

>PLMN Identity

M

9.3.1.14

>TAI Slice Support List

O

Slice Support List

9.3.1.31

Supported S-NSSAIs per TA.

YES

ignore

CHOICE E-UTRAN -Mode-Info

M

>FDD

>>FDD Info

1

>>>UL FreqInfo

M

E-UTRAN Frequency Info

9.3.1.17

>>>DL FreqInfo

M

E-UTRAN Frequency Info

9.3.1.17

>>>UL Transmission Bandwidth

M

Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.15

>>>DL Transmission Bandwidth

M

Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.15

>TDD

>>TDD Info

1

>>> E-UTRAN FreqInfo

M

E-UTRAN Frequency Info

9.3.1.17

>>> Transmission Bandwidth

M

Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.15

Measurement Timing Configuration

M

OCTET STRING

Contains the MeasurementTimingConfiguration inter-node message defined in TS 36.331 [2].

RANAC

O

RAN Area Code

9.3.1.45

YES

ignore

Cell Type

O

9.3.1.62

YES

ignore

Broadcast PLMN Identity Info List

0..<maxnoofBPLMNs>

This IE corresponds to the cellAccessRelatedInfoList-5GC IE in SIB1 as specified in TS 36.331 [2]. All PLMN Identities and associated information contained in the cellAccessRelatedInfoList-5GC IE are included and provided in the same order as broadcast in SIB1.

YES

ignore

>PLMN Identity List

M

Available PLMN List

9.3.1.47

Broadcast PLMN IDs in SIB1 associated to the E-UTRAN Cell Identity IE.

>5GS-TAC

O

OCTET STRING (3)

>E-UTRAN Cell Identity

M

BIT STRING (28)

>RANAC

O

RAN Area Code

9.3.1.45

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofBPLMNs

Maximum no. of Broadcast PLMN Ids. Value is 6.

9.3.1.11 Transmission Action Indicator

This IE indicates actions for the ng-eNB-DU for the data transmission to the UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Transmission Action Indicator

M

ENUMERATED
(stop, …, restart)

9.3.1.12 E-UTRAN CGI

This information element is used to globally identify a cell (see TS 36.401 [3]).

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

PLMN Identity

M

9.3.1.14

Cell Identity

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(28))

The leftmost bits of the Cell Identity correspond to the eNB ID.

9.3.1.13 Repetition Period

This IE indicates the periodicity of the warning message to be broadcast.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Repetition Period

M

INTEGER (0..217-1)

The unit of value 1 to 217-1 is [second].

9.3.1.14 PLMN Identity

This information element indicates the PLMN Identity.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

PLMN Identity

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE(3))

– digits 0 to 9, encoded 0000 to 1001,

– 1111 used as filler digit,

two digits per octet,

– bits 4 to 1 of octet n encoding digit 2n-1

– bits 8 to 5 of octet n encoding digit 2n

-The PLMN identity consists of 3 digits from MCC followed by either
-a filler digit plus 2 digits from MNC (in case of 2 digit MNC) or
-3 digits from MNC (in case of a 3 digit MNC).

9.3.1.15 Transmission Bandwidth

The Transmission Bandwidth IE is used to indicate the UL or DL transmission bandwidth.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

NRB

M

ENUMERATED (mbw6, mbw15, mbw25, mbw50, mbw75, mbw100, …)

This IE is used to indicate the UL or DL transmission bandwidth expressed in units of resource blocks "NRB" (TS 36.104 [14]). The values mbw6, mbw15, etc. correspond to the number of resource blocks "NRB" 6, 15, etc.

9.3.1.16 Void

Reserved for future use.

9.3.1.17 E-UTRAN Frequency Info

The E-UTRAN Frequency Info defines the carrier frequency used in a cell for a given direction (UL or DL) in FDD or for both UL and DL directions in TDD.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

E-UTRAN ARFCN

M

INTEGER (0.. maxE-UTRANARFCN)

RF Reference Frequency as defined in TS 36.104 [14].

Frequency Band List

1

>Frequency Band Item

1..<maxnoofE-UTRAN CellBands>

>>E-UTRAN Frequency Band

M

INTEGER (1.. maxBandsEUTRA)

Operating Band as defined in TS 36.104 [14].

Range bound

Explanation

maxE-UTRANARFCN

Maximum value of E-UTRAN ARFCNs. Value is 262143.

maxnoofE-UTRANCellBands

Maximum no. of frequency bands supported for an E-UTRAN cell. Value is 8.

maxBandsEUTRA

Maximum value of E-UTRAN Bands. Value is 256.

9.3.1.18 ng-eNB-DU System Information

This IE contains the system information generated by the ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

MIB message

M

OCTET STRING

MIB message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

SIB1 message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB1 message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

SIB2 message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB2 message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

SIB3 message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB3 message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

SIB8 message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB8 message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

SIB16 message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB16 message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

9.3.1.19 E-UTRAN QoS

This IE defines the QoS to be applied to a DRB for DC case.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

QCI

M

INTEGER (0..255)

QoS Class Identifier defined in TS 23.401 [10].

Logical range and coding specified in TS 23.203 [20].

Allocation and Retention Priority

M

9.3.1.20

GBR QoS Information

O

9.3.1.21

This IE applies to GBR bearers only and shall be ignored otherwise.

9.3.1.20 Allocation and Retention Priority

This IE specifies the relative importance compared to other E-RABs for allocation and retention of the E-UTRAN Radio Access Bearer.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Priority Level

M

INTEGER (0..15)

Desc.: This IE should be understood as "priority of allocation and retention" (see TS 23.401 [10]).

Usage:

Value 15 means "no priority".

Values between 1 and 14 are ordered in decreasing order of priority, i.e. 1 is the highest and 14 the lowest.

Value 0 shall be treated as a logical error if received.

Pre-emption Capability

M

ENUMERATED(shall not trigger pre-emption, may trigger pre-emption)

Desc.: This IE indicates the pre-emption capability of the request on other E-RABs

Usage:

The E-RAB shall not pre-empt other E-RABs or, the E-RAB may pre-empt other E-RABs

The Pre-emption Capability indicator applies to the allocation of resources for an E-RAB and as such it provides the trigger to the pre-emption procedures/processes of the eNB.

Pre-emption Vulnerability

M

ENUMERATED(not pre-emptable, pre-emptable)

Desc.: This IE indicates the vulnerability of the E-RAB to pre-emption of other E-RABs.

Usage:

The E-RAB shall not be pre-empted by other E-RABs or the E-RAB may be pre-empted by other RABs.

Pre-emption Vulnerability indicator applies for the entire duration of the E-RAB, unless modified, and as such indicates whether the E-RAB is a target of the pre-emption procedures/processes of the eNB.

9.3.1.21 GBR QoS Information

This IE indicates the maximum and guaranteed bit rates of a GBR E-RAB for downlink and uplink.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

E-RAB Maximum Bit Rate Downlink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Maximum Bit Rate in DL (i.e. from EPC to E-UTRAN) for the bearer.

Details in TS 23.401 [10].

E-RAB Maximum Bit Rate Uplink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Maximum Bit Rate in UL (i.e. from E-UTRAN to EPC) for the bearer.

Details in TS 23.401 [10].

E-RAB Guaranteed Bit Rate Downlink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Guaranteed Bit Rate (provided that there is data to deliver) in DL (i.e. from EPC to E-UTRAN) for the bearer.

Details in TS 23.401 [10].

E-RAB Guaranteed Bit Rate Uplink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Guaranteed Bit Rate (provided that there is data to deliver) in UL (i.e. from E-UTRAN to EPC) for the bearer.

Details in TS 23.401 [10].

9.3.1.22 Bit Rate

This IE indicates the number of bits delivered by NG-RAN in UL or to NG-RAN in DL within a period of time, divided by the duration of the period. It is used, for example, to indicate the maximum or guaranteed bit rate for a GBR QoS flow, or an aggregated maximum bit rate.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Bit Rate

M

INTEGER (0.. 4,000,000,000,000,…)

The unit is: bit/s

9.3.1.23 Transaction ID

The Transaction ID IE uniquely identifies a procedure among all ongoing parallel procedures of the same type initiated by the same protocol peer. Messages belonging to the same procedure shall use the same Transaction ID. The Transaction ID is determined by the initiating peer of a procedure.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Transaction ID

M

INTEGER (0..255, …)

9.3.1.24 DRX Cycle

The DRX Cycle IE is to indicate the desired DRX cycle.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

Long DRX Cycle Length

M

ENUMERATED
(sf10, sf20, sf32, sf40,

sf64, sf80, sf128, sf160, sf256, sf320, sf512, sf640, sf1024, sf1280, sf2048, sf2560, …)

This IE is defined in TS 36.331 [2]

Short DRX Cycle Length

O

ENUMERATED (sf2, sf5, sf8, sf10, sf16, sf20, sf32, sf40, sf64, sf80, sf128, sf160,sf256, sf320, sf512, sf640, …)

This IE is defined in TS 36.331 [2]

Short DRX Cycle Timer

O

INTEGER (1..16)

This IE is defined in TS 36.331 [2]

9.3.1.25 RLC Mode

The RLC Mode IE indicates the RLC Mode used for a DRB.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

RLC Mode

ENUMERATED (

RLC-AM, RLC-UM-Bidirectional, RLC-UM-Unidirectional-UL, RLC-UM-Unidirectional-DL, …)

9.3.1.26 5GS TAC

This information element is used to identify Tracking Area Code.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

5GS TAC

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE (3))

9.3.1.27 Void

9.3.1.28 RRC Reconfiguration Complete Indicator

This IE indicates the result of the reconfiguration performed towards the UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

RRC Reconfiguration Complete Indicator

M

ENUMERATED (true, …, failure)

9.3.1.29 C-RNTI

This IE contains the C-RNTI information.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

C-RNTI

M

INTEGER (0..65535, …)

C-RNTI as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

9.3.1.30 RAT-Frequency Priority Information

The RAT-Frequency Priority Information contains either the Subscriber Profile ID for RAT/Frequency priority IE or the Index to RAT/Frequency Selection Priority IE. These parameters are used to define local configuration for RRM strategies.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

CHOICE RAT-Frequency Priority Information

M

>EN-DC

>>Subscriber Profile ID for RAT/Frequency priority

M

INTEGER (1.. 256, …)

This IE is not used in the version of this release.

>NG-RAN

>>Index to RAT/Frequency Selection Priority

M

INTEGER (1.. 256, …)

9.3.1.31 Slice Support List

This IE indicates the list of supported slices.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Slice Support Item IEs

1..<maxnoofSliceItems>

>S-NSSAI

M

9.3.1.32

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofSliceItems

Maximum no. of signalled slice support items. Value is 1024.

9.3.1.32 S-NSSAI

This IE indicates the S-NSSAI.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

SST

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE(1))

SD

O

OCTET STRING (SIZE(3))

9.3.1.33 ng-eNB-CU System Information

This IE contains the system information encoded by the ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

SIB type to Be Updated List

1

>SIB type to Be Updated Item IEs

1… <maxnoofSIBTypes>

>>SIB type

M

INTEGER (2..32, …)

Indicates a certain SIB block, e.g. 2 means sibType2, 3 for sibType3, etc. Values 2, 3, 8 and 16 are not applicable in this version of the specification.

>>SIB message

M

OCTET STRING

SIB message containing SIB as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

>>Value Tag

M

INTEGER (0..31, …)

9.3.1.34 QoS Flow Level QoS Parameters

This IE defines the QoS to be applied to a QoS flow or to a DRB.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

CHOICE QoS Characteristics

M

>Non-dynamic 5QI

>>Non Dynamic 5QI Descriptor

M

9.3.1.38

>Dynamic 5QI

>>Dynamic 5QI Descriptor

M

9.3.1.36

NG-RAN Allocation and Retention Priority

M

9.3.1.37

GBR QoS Flow Information

O

9.3.1.35

This IE shall be present for GBR QoS Flows only.

Reflective QoS Attribute

O

ENUMERATED (subject to, …)

Details in TS 23.501 [8]. This IE applies to non-GBR flows only and shall be ignored otherwise.

PDU Session ID

O

INTEGER (0 ..255)

As specified in TS 23.501 [8].

YES

ignore

UL PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

O

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

The PDU session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate Uplink which is associated with the involved PDU session.

YES

ignore

PDCP Terminating Node DL Transport Layer Address

O

Transport Layer Address

9.3.2.3

DL Transport Layer Address of node terminating PDCP. Included for MN-terminated SCG bearers and SN-terminated MCG bearers.

9.3.1.35 GBR QoS Flow Information

This IE indicates QoS parameters for a GBR QoS flow or GBR bearer for downlink and uplink.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Maximum Flow Bit Rate Downlink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Maximum Bit Rate in DL. Details in TS 23.501 [8].

Maximum Flow Bit Rate Uplink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Maximum Bit Rate in UL. Details in TS 23.501 [8].

Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate Downlink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Guaranteed Bit Rate (provided there is data to deliver) in DL. Details in TS 23.501 [8].

Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate Uplink

M

Bit Rate

9.3.1.22

Guaranteed Bit Rate (provided there is data to deliver). Details in TS 23.501 [8].

Maximum Packet Loss Rate Downlink

O

Maximum Packet Loss Rate
9.3.1.39

Indicates the maximum rate for lost packets that can be tolerated in the downlink direction. Details in TS 23.501 [8].

Maximum Packet Loss Rate Uplink

O

Maximum Packet Loss Rate
9.3.1.39

Indicates the maximum rate for lost packets that can be tolerated in the uplink direction. Details in TS 23.501 [8].

9.3.1.36 Dynamic 5QI Descriptor

This IE indicates the QoS Characteristics for a Non-standardised or not pre-configured 5QI for downlink and uplink.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

QoS Priority Level

M

INTEGER (1..127)

For details see TS 23.501 [8].

Packet Delay Budget

M

9.3.1.40

For details see TS 23.501 [8].

Packet Error Rate

M

9.3.1.41

For details see TS 23.501 [8].

5QI

O

INTEGER (0..255,…)

This IE contains the dynamically assigned 5QI as specified in TS 23.501 [8].

Delay Critical

C-ifGBRflow

ENUMERATED (delay critical, non-delay critical)

For details see TS 23.501 [8].

Averaging Window

C-ifGBRflow

9.3.1.42

For details see TS 23.501 [8].

Maximum Data Burst Volume

O

9.3.1.43

For details see TS 23.501 [8]. This IE shall be included if the Delay Critical IE is set to "delay critical" and shall be ignored otherwise.

Condition

Explanation

ifGBRflow

This IE shall be present if the GBR QoS Flow Information IE is present in the QoS Flow Level QoS Parameters IE.

9.3.1.37 NG-RAN Allocation and Retention Priority

This IE specifies the relative importance of a QoS flow or a DRB compared to other QoS flows or DRBs for allocation and retention of NG-RAN resources.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Priority Level

M

INTEGER (0..15)

Desc.: This IE defines the relative importance of a resource request (see TS 23.501 [8]).

Usage: Values are ordered in decreasing order of priority, i.e., with 1 as the highest priority and 15 as the lowest priority. Further usage is defined in TS 23.501 [8].

Pre-emption Capability

M

ENUMERATED (shall not trigger pre-emption, may trigger pre-emption)

Desc.: This IE indicates the pre-emption capability of the request on other QoS flows.

Usage: The QoS flow shall not pre-empt other QoS flows or, the QoS flow may pre-empt other QoS flows.

The Pre-emption Capability indicator applies to the allocation of resources for a QoS flow and as such it provides the trigger to the pre-emption procedures/processes of the NG-RAN node.

Pre-emption Vulnerability

M

ENUMERATED (not pre-emptable, pre-emptable)

Desc.: This IE indicates the vulnerability of the QoS flow to pre-emption of other QoS flows.

Usage: The QoS flow shall not be pre-empted by other QoS flows or the QoS flow may be pre-empted by other QoS flows. The Pre-emption Vulnerability indicator applies for the entire duration of the QoS flow, unless modified and as such indicates whether the QoS flow is a target of the pre-emption procedures/processes of the NG-RAN node.

9.3.1.38 Non Dynamic 5QI Descriptor

This IE indicates the QoS Characteristics for a standardized or pre-configured 5QI for downlink and uplink.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

5QI

M

INTEGER (0..255,…)

This IE contains the standardized or pre-configured 5QI as specified in TS 23.501 [8]

Priority Level

O

INTEGER (1..127)

For details see TS 23.501 [8]. When included overrides standardized or pre-configured value.

Averaging Window

O

9.3.1.42

This IE applies to GBR QoS Flows only. For details see TS 23.501 [8]. When included overrides standardized or pre-configured value.

Maximum Data Burst Volume

O

9.3.1.43

For details see TS 23.501 [8]. When included overrides standardized or pre-configured value. If the 5QI refers to a non-delay critical QoS flow the IE shall be ignored.

9.3.1.39 Maximum Packet Loss Rate

This IE indicates the Maximum Packet Loss Rate.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Maximum Packet Loss Rate

M

INTEGER(0..1000)

Ratio of lost packets per number of packets sent, expressed in tenth of percent.

9.3.1.40 Packet Delay Budget

This IE indicates the Packet Delay Budget for a QoS flow.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Packet Delay Budget

M

INTEGER (0..1023, …)

Upper bound value for the delay that a packet may experience expressed in unit of 0.5ms.

9.3.1.41 Packet Error Rate

This IE indicates the Packet Error Rate for a QoS flow.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Scalar

M

INTEGER (0..9, …)

The packet error rate is expressed as Scalar x 10-k where k is the Exponent.

Exponent

M

INTEGER (0..9, …)

9.3.1.42 Averaging Window

This IE indicates the Averaging Window for a QoS flow.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Averaging Window

M

INTEGER (0..4095, …)

Unit: ms. The default value is 2000ms.

9.3.1.43 Maximum Data Burst Volume

This IE indicates the Maximum Data Burst Volume for a QoS flow.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Maximum Data Burst Volume

M

INTEGER (0..4095, …)

Unit: byte.

9.3.1.44 Notification Control

The Notification Control IE indicates whether the notification control for a given DRB is active or not-active. If the notification control is set to active, the ng-eNB-DU shall, if supported, monitor the QoS of the DRB and notify the ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

Notification Control

M

ENUMERATED(Active, Not-Active, …)

9.3.1.45 RAN Area Code

This information element is used to uniquely identify a RAN Area Code.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

RANAC

M

INTEGER (0..255)

RAN Area Code

9.3.1.46 QoS Flow Identifier

This IE identifies a QoS Flow within a PDU Session. The definition and use of the QoS Flow Identifiers specified in TS 23.501 [8].

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

QoS Flow Identifier

M

INTEGER (0 ..63)

9.3.1.47 Available PLMN List

This IE indicates the list of available PLMN.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Available PLMN Item IEs

1..< maxnoofBPLMNs >

>PLMN Identity

M

9.3.1.14

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofBPLMNs

Maximum no. of Broadcast PLMN Ids. Value is 6.

9.3.1.48 Service Status

This IE is used to indicate the service status of a cell by the ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Service State

M

ENUMERATED (In-Service, Out-Of-Service, …)

Indicates the Service State of the cell. In-Service and Out-of-Service Service States are defined in TS 38.401 [4].

Switching Off Ongoing

O

ENUMERATED (True, …)

This IE indicates that the ng-eNB-DU will delete the cell after some time using a new ng-eNB-DU Configuration Update procedure. When this IE is set to "True" the Service State IE shall be set to "In-Service".

9.3.1.49 RLC Status

This IE indicates about the RLC configuration change included in the container towards the UE.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Reestablishment Indication

O

ENUMERATED (reestablished, …)

Indicates that following a change in the radio status, the RLC has been re-established.

9.3.1.50 Void

9.3.1.51 QoS Flow Mapping Indication

This IE is used to indicate only the uplink or downlink QoS flow is mapped to the DRB.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

QoS Flow Mapping Indication

O

ENUMERATED(ul, dl,…)

Indicates that only the uplink or downlink QoS flow is mapped to the DRB

9.3.1.52 Resource Coordination Transfer Information

This IE contains information for UE-associated E-UTRA – NR resource coordination.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

MeNB Cell ID

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(28))

E-UTRAN Cell Global Identifier defined in TS 36.423 [12] clause 9.2.14

Resource Coordination E-UTRA Cell Information

O

9.3.1.54

9.3.1.53 E-UTRA PRACH Configuration

This IE indicates the PRACH resources used in E-UTRA cell.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

RootSequenceIndex

M

INTEGER

(0..837)

See clause 5.7.2. in TS 36.211 [13]

ZeroCorrelationZoneConfiguration

M

INTEGER

(0..15)

See clause 5.7.2. in TS 36.211 [13]

HighSpeedFlag

M

BOOLEAN

TRUE corresponds to Restricted set and FALSE to Unrestricted set. See clause 5.7.2 in TS 36.211 [13]

PRACH-FrequencyOffset

M

INTEGER

(0..94)

See clause 5.7.1 of TS 36.211 [13]

PRACH-ConfigurationIndex

O

INTEGER

(0..63)

Mandatory for TDD, shall not be present for FDD.

See clause 5.7.1. in TS 36.211 [13]

9.3.1.54 Resource Coordination E-UTRA Cell Information

This IE contains E-UTRA cell information for UE-associated E-UTRA – NR resource coordination.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

CHOICE EUTRA-Mode-Info

M

>FDD

>>FDD Info

1

>>>UL EARFCN

O

INTEGER (0 .. maxExtendedEARFCN, …)

The relation between EARFCN and carrier frequency (in MHz) is defined in TS 36.104 [14].

>>>DL EARFCN

M

INTEGER (0 .. maxExtendedEARFCN, …)

The relation between EARFCN and carrier frequency (in MHz) is defined in TS 36.104 [14].

>>>UL Transmission Bandwidth

O

E-UTRA Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.59

Present if UL EARFCN IE is present.

>>>DL Transmission Bandwidth

M

E-UTRA Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.59

>TDD

>>TDD Info

1

>>>EARFCN

M

INTEGER (0 .. maxExtendedEARFCN, …)

The relation between EARFCN and carrier frequency (in MHz) is defined in TS 36.104 [14].

>>>Transmission Bandwidth

M

E-UTRA Transmission Bandwidth

9.3.1.59

>>>Subframe Assignment

M

ENUMERATED(sa0, sa1, sa2, sa3, sa4, sa5, sa6,…)

Uplink-downlink subframe configuration information defined in TS 36.211 [13].

In NB-IOT, sa0 and sa6 are not applicable.

>>>Special Subframe Info

1

Special subframe configuration information defined in TS 36.211 [13]

>>>>Special Subframe Patterns

M

ENUMERATED(ssp0, ssp1, ssp2, ssp3, ssp4, ssp5, ssp6, ssp7, ssp8, ssp9, ssp10, …)

>>>>Cyclic Prefix DL

M

ENUMERATED(Normal, Extended,…)

>>>>Cyclic Prefix UL

M

ENUMERATED(Normal, Extended,…)

E-UTRA PRACH Configuration

M

9.3.1.53

Ignore PRACH Configuration

O

ENUMERATED (true,…)

YES

reject

Range bound

Explanation

maxExtendedEARFCN

Maximum value of extended EARFCN. Value is 262143.

9.3.1.55 Extended Available PLMN List

This IE indicates the list of available PLMN.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Extended Available PLMN Item IEs

1..< maxnoofExtendedBPLMNs >

>PLMN Identity

M

9.3.1.14

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofExtendedBPLMNs

Maximum no. of Extended Broadcast PLMN Ids. Value is 6.

9.3.1.56 void

9.3.1.57 CU to DU RRC Information

This IE contains the RRC Information that are sent from ng-eNB-CU to ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

CG-ConfigInfo

O

OCTET STRING

CG-ConfigInfo, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

UE-CapabilityRAT-ContainerList

O

OCTET STRING

This IE is used in the NG-RAN and it consists of the UE-CapabilityRAT-ContainerList, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

MeasConfig

O

OCTET STRING

MeasConfig, as defined in TS 38.331 [16] (without MeasGapConfig).

Handover Preparation Information

O

OCTET STRING

HandoverPreparationInformation, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

YES

ignore

RadioResourceConfigDedicated

O

OCTET STRING

RadioResourceConfigDedicated, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

YES

ignore

Measurement Timing Configuration

O

OCTET STRING

Contains the MeasurementTimingConfiguration inter-node message defined in TS 38.331 [16].

YES

ignore

UEAssistanceInformation

O

OCTET STRING

UEAssistanceInformation, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

YES

ignore

requestedP-MaxFR1

O

OCTET STRING

requestedP-MaxFR1, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

YES

ignore

9.3.1.58 DU to CU RRC Information

This IE contains the RRC Information that are sent from the ng-eNB-DU to the ng-eNB-CU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

RadioResourceConfigDedicated

M

OCTET STRING

RadioResourceConfigDedicated, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

MeasGapConfig

O

OCTET STRING

MeasGapConfig as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

Requested P-MaxFR1

O

OCTET STRING

requestedP-MaxFR1, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

DRX Long Cycle Start Offset

O

INTEGER (0..10239)

Identical to the value of the drx-LongCycleStartOffset IE within the DRX-Config as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

Selected BandCombinationIndex

O

OCTET STRING

BandCombinationIndex, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

YES

ignore

Selected FeatureSetEntryIndex

O

OCTET STRING

FeatureSetEntryIndex, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

YES

ignore

Ph-InfoSCG

O

OCTET STRING

PH-TypeListSCG, as defined in TS 38.331[16].

Yes

ignore

Requested BandCombinationIndex

O

OCTET STRING

BandCombinationIndex, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

This IE is used for the ng-eNB-DU to request a new Band Combination.

YES

ignore

Requested FeatureSetEntryIndex

O

OCTET STRING

FeatureSetEntryIndex, as defined in TS 38.331 [16].

This IE is used for the ng-eNB-DU to request a new Feature Set.

YES

ignore

DRX Config

O

OCTET STRING

DRX-Config, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

YES

ignore

MeasGapSharingConfig

O

OCTET STRING

MeasGapSharingConfig as defined in TS 38.331 [8].

YES

ignore

9.3.1.59 E-UTRA Transmission Bandwidth

This IE is used to indicate the E-UTRA UL or DL transmission bandwidth expressed in units of resource blocks " NRB " (TS 36.104 [14]). The values bw1, bw6, bw15, bw25, bw50, bw75, bw100 correspond to the number of resource blocks "NRB" 1, 6, 15, 25, 50, 75, 100.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE Type and Reference

Semantics Description

E-UTRA Transmission Bandwidth

M

ENUMERATED (bw1, bw6, bw15, bw25, bw50, bw75, bw100,… )

9.3.1.60 Number of Broadcasts Requested

This IE indicates the number of times a message is to be broadcast.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Number of Broadcasts Requested

M

INTEGER (0..65535)

9.3.1.61 Criticality Diagnostics

The Criticality Diagnostics IE is sent by the ng-eNB-DU or the ng-eNB-CU when parts of a received message have not been comprehended or were missing, or if the message contained logical errors. When applicable, it contains information about which IEs were not comprehended or were missing.

For further details on how to use the Criticality Diagnostics IE, (see clause 10). The conditions for inclusion of the Transaction ID IE are described in clause 10.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Procedure Code

O

INTEGER (0..255)

Procedure Code is to be used if Criticality Diagnostics is part of Error Indication procedure, and not within the response message of the same procedure that caused the error.

Triggering Message

O

ENUMERATED(initiating message, successful outcome, unsuccessful outcome)

The Triggering Message is used only if the Criticality Diagnostics is part of Error Indication procedure.

Procedure Criticality

O

ENUMERATED(reject, ignore, notify)

This Procedure Criticality is used for reporting the Criticality of the Triggering message (Procedure).

Transaction ID

O

9.3.1.23

Information Element Criticality Diagnostics

0 .. <maxnoofErrors>

>IE Criticality

M

ENUMERATED(reject, ignore, notify)

The IE Criticality is used for reporting the criticality of the triggering IE. The value ‘ignore’ is not applicable.

>IE ID

M

INTEGER (0..65535)

The IE ID of the not understood or missing IE.

>Type of Error

M

ENUMERATED(not understood, missing, …)

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofErrors

Maximum no. of IE errors allowed to be reported with a single message. The value for maxnoofErrors is 256.

9.3.1.62 Cell Type

This IE provides the cell coverage area.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Cell Size

M

ENUMERATED (verysmall, small, medium, large, …)

9.3.1.63 UE Identity Index value

The UE Identity Index value IE is used by the eNB to calculate the Paging Frame TS 36.304 [20].

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

UE Identity Index Value

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(10))

Coded as specified in TS 36.304 [20].

9.3.1.64 RAN UE Paging identity

This IE indicates the RAN UE Paging identity.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

I-RNTI

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(40))

9.3.1.65 CN UE Paging Identity

The 5G-S-TMSI is used as UE identifier for CN paging.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

CHOICE CN UE paging identity

M

>5G-S-TMSI

>>5G-S-TMSI

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(48))

Details defined in TS 38.413 [19]

9.3.1.66 Paging DRX

This IE indicates the Paging DRX as defined in TS 36.304 [20].

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Paging DRX

M

ENUMERATED(32, 64, 128, 256, …)

Unit in radio frame.

9.3.1.67 Message Identifier

This IE identifies the warning message.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Message Identifier

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(16))

This IE is set by the 5GC, transferred to the UE by the NG-RAN node.

9.3.1.68 Serial Number

This IE identifies a particular message from the source and type indicated by the Message Identifier and is altered every time the message with a given Message Identifier is changed.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Serial Number

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(16))

This IE is set by the 5GC, transferred to the UE by the NG-RAN node.

9.3.1.69 Additional SIB Message List

This IE indicates the list of additional SIB messages containing all the remaining segments of a public warning message if segmentation is applied to such message.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Additional SIB Message List Item IEs

1..

<maxnoofAdditionalSIBs >

>Additional SIB

M

OCTET STRING

SIB message containing one segment of a public warning message, as defined in TS 36.331 [2].

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofAdditionalSIBs

Maximum no. of additional segments of a public warning message. Value is 63.

9.3.1.70 Paging Origin

This IE indicates whether Paging is originated due to the PDU sessions from the non-3GPP access.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Paging Origin

M

ENUMERATED (non-3GPP, …)

9.3.2 Transport Network Layer Related IEs

9.3.2.1 UP Transport Layer Information

The UP Transport Layer Information IE identifies a W1 transport bearer associated to a DRB. It contains a Transport Layer Address and a GTP Tunnel Endpoint Identifier. The Transport Layer Address is an IP address to be used for the W1 user plane transport. The GTP Tunnel Endpoint Identifier is to be used for the user plane transport between ng-eNB-CU and ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

CHOICE Transport Layer Information

M

>GTP Tunnel

>>Transport Layer Address

M

9.3.2.3

>>GTP-TEID

M

9.3.2.2

9.3.2.2 GTP-TEID

The GTP-TEID IE is the GTP Tunnel Endpoint Identifier to be used for the user plane transport between the ng-eNB-CU and ng-eNB-DU.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

GTP-TEID

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE(4))

For details and range, see TS 29.281 [17].

9.3.2.3 Transport Layer Address

This Transport Layer Address IE is an IP address.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Transport Layer Address

M

BIT STRING (SIZE(1..160, …))

The Radio Network Layer is not supposed to interpret the address information. It should pass it to the Transport Layer for interpretation.

For details, see TS 38.414 [18].