1 Scope

38.3313GPPNRProtocol specificationRadio Resource Control (RRC)Release 17TS

The present document specifies the Radio Resource Control protocol for the radio interface between UE and NG-RAN.

The scope of the present document also includes:

– the radio related information transported in a transparent container between source gNB and target gNB upon inter gNB handover;

– the radio related information transported in a transparent container between a source or target gNB and another system upon inter RAT handover.

– the radio related information transported in a transparent container between a source eNB and target gNB during E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity.

The RRC protocol is also used to configure the radio interface between an IAB-node and its parent node [2].