9.1.2 Messages for Dual Connectivity Procedures

38.4233GPPNG-RANRelease 17TSXn Application Protocol (XnAP)

9.1.2.1 S-NODE ADDITION REQUEST

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to the S-NG-RAN node to request the preparation of resources for dual connectivity operation for a specific UE.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

UE Security Capabilities

M

9.2.3.49

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node Security Key

M

9.2.3.51

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

M

UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

9.2.3.17

The UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate is split into M-NG-RAN node UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate and S-NG-RAN node UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate which are enforced by M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node respectively.

YES

reject

Selected PLMN

O

PLMN Identity

9.2.2.4

The selected PLMN of the SCG in the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Mobility Restriction List

O

9.2.3.53

YES

ignore

Index to RAT/Frequency Selection Priority

O

9.2.3.23

YES

reject

PDU Session Resources To Be Added List

1

YES

reject

>PDU Session Resources To Be Added Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Setup Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Setup Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources To Be Added Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.1.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>S-NSSAI

M

9.2.3.21

>>S-NG-RAN node PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

O

PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate
9.2.3.69

>>PDU Session Resource Setup Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.5

>>PDU Session Resource Setup Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.7

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-ConfigInfo message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10]

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

O

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Expected UE Behaviour

O

9.2.3.81

YES

ignore

Requested Split SRBs

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates that resources for Split SRBs are requested.

YES

reject

PCell ID

O

Global NG-RAN Cell Identity

9.2.2.27

YES

reject

Desired Activity Notification Level

O

9.2.3.77

YES

ignore

Available DRB IDs

C-ifSNterminated

DRB List

9.2.1.29

Indicates the list of DRB IDs that the S-NG-RAN node may use for SN-terminated bearers.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Uplink

O

Bit Rate

9.2.3.4

The S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Uplink is a portion of the UE’s Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate in the Uplink, which is enforced by the S-NG-RAN node for the UE’s SN terminated PDU sessions. If the S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink IE is not present, this IE applies to both UL and DL.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink

O

Bit Rate

9.2.3.4

The S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink is a portion of the UE’s Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate in the Downlink, which is enforced by the S-NG-RAN node for the UE’s SN terminated PDU sessions.

YES

reject

Location Information at S-NODE reporting

O

ENUMERATED (pscell, …)

Indicates that the user’s Location Information at S-NODE is to be provided.

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Masked IMEISV

O

9.2.3.32

YES

ignore

NE-DC TDM Pattern

O

9.2.2.38

YES

ignore

SN Addition Trigger Indication

O

ENUMERATED (SN change, inter-MN HO, intra-MN HO, …)

This IE indicates the trigger for S-NG-RAN node Addition Preparation procedure

YES

reject

Trace Activation

O

9.2.3.55

YES

ignore

Requested Fast MCG recovery via SRB3

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates that the resources for fast MCG recovery via SRB3 are requested.

YES

ignore

UE Radio Capability ID

O

9.2.3.138

YES

reject

Source NG-RAN Node ID

O

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

The NG-RAN Node ID of the source NG-RAN node or the source SN.

YES

ignore

Management Based MDT PLMN List

O

MDT PLMN List

9.2.3.133

YES

ignore

UE History Information

O

9.2.3.64

YES

ignore

UE History Information from the UE

O

9.2.3.110

YES

ignore

PSCell Change History

O

ENUMERATED (reporting full history, …)

YES

ignore

IAB Node Indication

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

reject

No PDU Session Indication

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

This IE applies only if the UE is an IAB-MT.

YES

ignore

CHO Information SN Addition

O

YES

reject

>Source M-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID
9.2.2.3

>Source M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the source M-NG-RAN node

>Estimated Arrival Probability

O

INTEGER (1..100)

SCG Activation Request

O

9.2.3.154

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Addition Information Request

O

YES

reject

>Maximum Number of PSCells To Prepare

M

INTEGER (1..8, …)

Indicates the maximum number of PSCells that the target SN may prepare.

>Estimated Arrival Probability

O

INTEGER (1..100)

Indicates the arrival probability for the UE towards the candidate target SN.

S-NG-RAN node UE Slice Maximum Bit Rate

O

UE Slice Maximum Bit Rate List

9.2.3.167

This IE indicates the S-NG-RAN node portion of the UE Slice Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate as specified in TS 23.501 [7]

YES

reject

F1-terminating IAB-donor Indicator

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

This IE applies only if the UE is an IAB-MT.

YES

reject

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

Condition

Explanation

ifSNterminated

This IE shall be present if there is at least one PDU Session Resource Setup Info – SN terminated in the PDU Session Resources To Be Added List IE.

9.1.2.2 S-NODE ADDITION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to confirm the M-NG-RAN node about the S-NG-RAN node addition preparation.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Added List

1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Added Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources Admitted to be Added Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.1.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.6

>>PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.8

PDU Session Resources Not Admitted List

O

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources Not Admitted List – SN terminated

O

PDU Session Resources Not Admitted List

9.2.1.3

>PDU Session Resources Not Admitted List – MN terminated

O

PDU Session Resources Not Admitted List

9.2.1.3

S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message or the CG-CandidateList message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

reject

Admitted Split SRBs

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates admitted SRBs

YES

reject

RRC Config Indication

O

9.2.3.72

YES

reject

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

Location Information at S-NODE

O

Target Cell Global ID

9.2.3.25

Contains information to support localisation of the UE

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Available fast MCG recovery via SRB3

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates the fast MCG recovery via SRB3 is enabled.

YES

ignore

Direct Forwarding Path Availability

O

ENUMERATED (direct path available, …)

Indicates direct forwarding path is available between the target S-NG-RAN node and source NG-RAN node for intra-system handover or between the target S-NG-RAN node and the source SN.

YES

ignore

SCG Activation Status

O

9.2.3.155

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Addition Information Acknowledge

O

YES

ignore

>Candidate PSCell List

1

>>Candidate PSCell Item

1 .. <maxnoofPSCellCandidate>

>>>PSCell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofPSCellCandidate

Maximum no, of PSCell candidate. Value is 8

9.1.2.3 S-NODE ADDITION REQUEST REJECT

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to inform the M-NG-RAN node that the S-NG-RAN node Addition Preparation has failed.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

9.1.2.4 S-NODE RECONFIGURATION COMPLETE

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to the S-NG-RAN node to indicate whether the configuration requested by the S-NG-RAN node was applied by the UE.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Response Information

M

YES

ignore

>CHOICE Response Type

M

>>Configuration successfully applied

>>>M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the RRCReconfigurationComplete message as defined in subclause 6.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10] or the RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete message as defined in subclause 6.2.2 of TS 36.331 [14].

>>Configuration rejected by the M-NG-RAN node

>>>Cause

M

9.2.3.2

>>>M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-ConfigInfo message as defined in as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

9.1.2.5 S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to the S-NG-RAN node to either request the preparation to modify S-NG-RAN node resources for a specific UE, or to query for the current SCG configuration, or to provide the S-RLF-related information to the S-NG-RAN node.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID 9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

PDCP Change Indication

O

9.2.3.74

YES

ignore

Selected PLMN

O

PLMN Identity

9.2.2.4

The selected PLMN of the SCG in the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Mobility Restriction List

O

9.2.3.53

YES

ignore

SCG Configuration Query

O

9.2.3.27

YES

ignore

UE Context Information

0..1

YES

reject

>UE Security Capabilities

O

9.2.3.49

>S-NG-RAN node Security Key

O

9.2.3.51

>S-NG-RAN node UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

O

UE Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

9.2.3.17

>Index to RAT/Frequency Selection Priority

O

9.2.3.23

>Lower Layer presence status change

O

9.2.3.60

>PDU Session Resources To Be Added List

0..1

>>PDU Session Resources To Be Added Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Setup Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Setup Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources To Be Added Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.3.4 apply.

>>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>>S-NSSAI

M

9.2.3.21

>>>S-NG-RAN node PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

O

PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

9.2.3.69

>>>PDU Session Resource Setup Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.5

>>>PDU Session Resource Setup Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.7

>>>PDU Session Expected UE Activity Behaviour

O

Expected UE Activity Behaviour

9.2.3.82

Expected UE Activity Behaviour for the PDU Session.

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources To Be Modified List

0..1

>>PDU Session Resources To Be Modified Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Modification Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Modification Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources To Be Modified Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.3.4 apply.

>>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>>S-NG-RAN node PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

O

PDU Session Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate

9.2.3.69

>>>PDU Session Resource Modification Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.9

>>>PDU Session Resource Modification Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.11

>>>S-NSSAI

O

9.2.3.21

YES

reject

>>>PDU Session Expected UE Activity Behaviour

O

Expected UE Activity Behaviour

9.2.3.82

Expected UE Activity Behaviour for the PDU Session.

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources To Be Released List

O

PDU session List with Cause

9.2.1.26

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-ConfigInfo message as defined in subclause 11.2.2. of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

Requested Split SRBs

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates that resources for Split SRBs are requested.

YES

ignore

Requested Split SRBs release

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates that resources for Split SRBs are requested to be released.

YES

ignore

Desired Activity Notification Level

O

9.2.3.77

YES

ignore

Additional DRB IDs

O

DRB List

9.2.1.29

Indicates additional list of DRB IDs that the S-NG-RAN node may use for SN-terminated bearers.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Uplink

O

Bit Rate

9.2.3.4

The S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Uplink is a portion of the UE’s Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate in the Uplink, which is enforced by the S-NG-RAN node for the UE’s SN terminated PDU sessions. If the S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink IE is not present, this IE applies to both UL and DL.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink

O

Bit Rate

9.2.3.4

The S-NG-RAN node Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate Downlink is a portion of the UE’s Maximum Integrity Protected Data Rate in the Downlink, which is enforced by the S-NG-RAN node for the UE’s SN terminated PDU sessions.

YES

reject

Location Information at S-NODE reporting

O

ENUMERATED (pscell, …)

Indicates that the user’s Location Information at S-NODE is to be provided.

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

PCell ID

O

Global NG-RAN Cell Identity

9.2.2.27

YES

reject

NE-DC TDM Pattern

O

9.2.2.38

YES

ignore

Requested Fast MCG recovery via SRB3

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates that the resources for fast MCG recovery via SRB3 are requested.

YES

ignore

Requested Fast MCG recovery via SRB3 Release

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates that resources for fast MCG recovery via SRB3 are requested to be released.

YES

ignore

SN triggered

O

ENUMERATED (TRUE …)

YES

ignore

Target Node ID

O

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

Indicates the target node ID of the handover procedure decided by the M-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

PSCell History Information Retrieve

O

ENUMERATED (query, …)

Indicates that the SN UE history information is requested.

YES

ignore

UE History Information from the UE

O

9.2.3.110

YES

ignore

CHO Information SN Modification

O

YES

ignore

>Conditional Reconfiguration

M

ENUMERATED (intra-MN-CHO, …)

>Estimated Arrival Probability

O

INTEGER (1..100)

SCG Activation Request

O

9.2.3.154

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Addition Information Modification Request

O

This IE may be sent to the target SN.

YES

ignore

>Maximum Number of PSCells To Prepare

O

INTEGER (1..8, …)

Indicates the maximum number of PSCells that the target SN may prepare.

>Estimated Arrival Probability

O

INTEGER (1..100)

Indicates the arrival probability for the UE towards the candidate target SN.

Conditional PSCell Change Information Update

O

This IE may be sent to the source SN.

YES

ignore

>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node List

1

>>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node Item

1 .. <maxnoofTargetSNs>

>>>Target S-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

>>>Candidate PSCell List

1

>>>>Candidate PSCell Item

1 .. <maxnoofPSCellCandidate>

>>>>>PSCell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

S-NG-RAN node UE Slice Maximum Bit Rate

O

UE Slice Maximum Bit Rate List

9.2.3.167

This IE indicates the S-NG-RAN node portion of the UE Slice Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate as specified in TS 23.501 [7]

YES

ignore

Management Based MDT PLMN Modification List

O

MDT PLMN Modification List

9.2.3.169

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofPSCellCandidate

Maximum no. of PSCell candidates. Value is 8

maxnoofTargetSNs

Maximum no. of the target S-NG-RAN nodes. Value is 8

9.1.2.6 S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to confirm the M-NG-RAN node’s request to modify the S-NG-RAN node resources for a specific UE.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resources Admitted List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Added List

0..1

>>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Added Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Added Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.3.4 apply.

>>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>>PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.6

>>>PDU Session Resource Setup Response Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.8

>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Modified List

0..1

>>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Modified Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Modification Response Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Modification Response Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Modified Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.3.4 apply.

>>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>>PDU Session Resource Modification Response Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.10

>>>PDU Session Resource Modification Response Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.12

>PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Released List

0..1

>>PDU Session Resources admitted to be released List – SN terminated

O

PDU session List with data forwarding request info

9.2.1.24

>>PDU Session Resources admitted to be released List – MN terminated

O

PDU session List with data Cause

9.2.1.26

PDU Session Resources Not Admitted to be Added List

O

PDU session List

9.2.1.27

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message or the CG-CandidateList message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

Admitted Split SRBs

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates admitted SRBs

YES

ignore

Admitted Split SRBs release

O

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, srb1&2, …)

Indicates admitted SRBs release

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

Location Information at S-NODE

O

Target Cell Global ID

9.2.3.25

Contains information to support localisation of the UE

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resources with Data Forwarding List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources with Data Forwarding List – SN terminated

M

PDU session List with data forwarding request info

9.2.1.24

RRC Config Indication

O

9.2.3.72

YES

reject

Available fast MCG recovery via SRB3

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates the fast MCG recovery via SRB3 isenabled.

YES

ignore

Release fast MCG recovery via SRB3

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

Indicates the fast MCG recovery via SRB3 is released.

YES

ignore

Direct Forwarding Path Availability

O

ENUMERATED (direct path available,…)

Indicates direct path is available between the S-NG-RAN node and the target NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

SCG UE History Information

O

9.2.3.151

YES

ignore

SCG Activation Status

O

9.2.3.155

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Addition Information Modification Acknowledge

O

This IE may be sent from the target SN.

YES

ignore

>Candidate PSCell List

1

>>Candidate PSCell Item

1 .. <maxnoofPSCellCandidate>

>>>PSCell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofPSCellCandidate

Maximum no. of PSCell candidates. Value is 8

9.1.2.7 S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUEST REJECT

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to inform the M-NG-RAN node that the M-NG-RAN node initiated S-NG-RAN node Modification Preparation has failed.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

9.1.2.8 S-NODE MODIFICATION REQUIRED

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to the M-NG-RAN node to request the modification of S-NG-RAN node resources for a specific UE.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

PDCP Change Indication

O

9.2.3.74

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resources To Be Modified List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources To Be Modified Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Modification Required Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Modification Required Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources To Be Modified Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.4.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session Resource Modification Required Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.20

>>PDU Session Resource Modification Required Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.22

PDU Session Resources To Be Released List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources To Be Released Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUSessions>

>PDU sessions to be released List – SN terminated

O

PDU session List with data forwarding request info

9.2.1.24

>PDU sessions to be released List – MN terminated

O

PDU session List with Cause

9.2.1.26

S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message or the CG-CandidateList message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

Spare DRB IDs

O

DRB List

9.2.1.29

Indicates the list of unnecessary DRB IDs that had been used by the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Required Number of DRB IDs

O

Number of DRBs

9.2.3.78

Indicates the number of DRB IDs that the S-NG-RAN node requests more.

YES

ignore

Location Information at S-NODE

O

Target Cell Global ID

9.2.3.25

Contains information to support localisation of the UE

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

RRC Config Indication

O

9.2.3.72

YES

reject

SCG Indicator

O

ENUMERATED(released,…)

YES

ignore

SCG UE History Information

O

9.2.3.151

Yes

ignore

SCG Activation Request

O

9.2.3.154

YES

ignore

CPAC Information Required

O

This IE may be sent from the target SN.

YES

ignore

>Candidate PSCell List

1

Indicates the full list of candidate PSCells prepared at the target S-NG-RAN node.

>>Candidate PSCell Item

1 .. <maxnoofPSCellCandidate>

>>>PSCell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

SCG Reconfiguration Notification

O

ENUMERATED (executed, …)

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofPSCellCandidate

Maximum no, of PSCell candidate. Value is 8

9.1.2.9 S-NODE MODIFICATION CONFIRM

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to inform the S-NG-RAN node about the successful modification.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

PDU sessions Admitted To Be Modified List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU sessions Admitted To Be Modified Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUsessions>

NOTE: If neither the
PDU Session Resource Modification Confirm Info – SN terminated IE

nor the

PDU Session Resource Modification Confirm Info – MN terminated IE
is present in a PDU Session Resources Admitted To Be Modified Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.4.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session Resource Modification Confirm Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.21

>>PDU Session Resource Modification Confirm Info – MN terminated

O

9.2.1.23

PDU sessions Released List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU sessions released List – SN terminated

O

PDU Session List with data forwarding info from the target node

9.2.1.25

>PDU sessions released List – MN terminated

O

PDU session List

9.2.1.27

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the RRCReconfigurationComplete message as defined in subclause 6.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10] or the RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete message as defined in subclause 6.2.2 of TS 36.331 [14].

YES

ignore

Additional DRB IDs

O

DRB List

9.2.1.29

Indicates additional list of DRB IDs that the S-NG-RAN node may use for SN-terminated bearers.

YES

reject

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

MR-DC Resource Coordination Information

O

9.2.2.33

Information used to coordinate resource utilisation between M-NG-RAN node and S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

9.1.2.10 S-NODE MODIFICATION REFUSE

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to inform the S-NG-RAN node that the S-NG-RAN node initiated S-NG-RAN node Modification has failed.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-ConfigInfo message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

9.1.2.11 S-NODE CHANGE REQUIRED

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to the M-NG-RAN node to trigger the change of the S-NG-RAN node.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Target S-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

This IE shall be ignored if the Conditional PSCell Change Information Required IE is present.

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

PDU Session SN Change Required List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session SN Change Required Item

1 .. <maxnoofPDUsessions>

NOTE: If the
PDU Session Resource Change Required Info – SN terminated IE

is not present in a PDU Session SN Change Required Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.5.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session Resource Change Required Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.18

S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

This IE shall be ignored if the Conditional PSCell Change Information Required IE is present.

YES

reject

SCG UE History Information

O

9.2.3.151

YES

ignore

SN Mobility Information

O

BIT STRING (SIZE (32))

Information related to PSCell change; S-NG-RAN node provides it in order to enable later analysis of the conditions that led to wrong PSCell change.

YES

ignore

Source PSCell ID

O

Global NG-RAN Cell Identity

9.2.2.27

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Change Information Required

O

YES

ignore

>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node List

1

>>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node Item

1 .. <maxnoofTargetSNs>

>>>Target S-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

>>>CPC Indicator

M

ENUMERATED (CPC-initiation, CPC-modification, CPC-cancellation, …)

>>>Maximum Number of PSCells To Prepare

M

INTEGER (1..8, …)

Indicates the maximum number of PSCells that the target SN may prepare.

>>>Estimated Arrival Probability

O

INTEGER (1..100)

Indicates the arrival probability for the UE towards the candidate target SN.

>>>S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

M

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUsessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofTargetSNs

Maximum no. of the target S-NG-RAN nodes. Value is 8

9.1.2.12 S-NODE CHANGE CONFIRM

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to inform the S-NG-RAN node that the preparation of the S-NG-RAN node initiated S-NG-RAN node change was successful.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

PDU Session SN Change Confirm List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session SN Change Confirm Item

1 .. <maxnoof PDUsessions>

NOTE: If the
PDU Session Resource Change Confirm Info – SN terminated IE

is not present in a PDU Session SN Change Confirm Item IE, abnormal conditions as specified in clause 8.3.5.4 apply.

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session Resource Change Confirm Info – SN terminated

O

9.2.1.19

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

Conditional PSCell Change Information Confirm

O

YES

ignore

>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node List

1

>>Multiple Target S-NG-RAN Node Item

1 .. <maxnoofTargetSNs>

>>>Target S-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

>>>Candidate PSCell List

1

>>>>Candidate PSCell Item

1 .. <maxnoofPSCellCandidate>

>>>>>PSCell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the RRCReconfigurationComplete message as defined in subclause 6.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUsessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofTargetSNs

Maximum no. of the target S-NG-RAN nodes. Value is 8

maxnoofPSCellCandidate

Maximum no, of PSCell candidate. Value is 8

9.1.2.13 S-NODE CHANGE REFUSE

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to inform the S-NG-RAN node that the preparation of the S-NG-RAN node initiated S-NG-RAN node change has failed.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

9.1.2.14 S-NODE RELEASE REQUEST

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to the S-NG-RAN node to request the release of resources.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

O

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resources To Be Released List

O

PDU session List with Cause

9.2.1.26

YES

ignore

UE Context Kept Indicator

O

9.2.3.68

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-ConfigInfo message as defined in subclause 11.2.2 of TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

DRBs transferred to MN

O

DRB List

9.2.1.29

Indicates that the target M-NG-RAN node reconfigured the listed DRBs as MN-terminated bearers.

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

9.1.2.15 S-NODE RELEASE REQUEST ACKNOWLEDGE

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to the M-NG-RAN node to confirm the request to release S-NG-RAN node resources.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

O

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

PDU sessions To Be Released List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources To Be Released List – SN terminated

O

PDU Session List with data forwarding request info

9.2.1.24

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

SCG UE History Information

O

9.2.3.151

YES

ignore

9.1.2.16 S-NODE RELEASE REJECT

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to the M-NG-RAN node to reject the request to release S-NG-RAN node resources.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

O

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

9.1.2.17 S-NODE RELEASE REQUIRED

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to request the release of all resources for a specific UE at the S-NG-RAN node.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

PDU sessions To Be Released

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resources to be released List – SN terminated

O

PDU session List with data forwarding request info

9.2.1.24

Cause

M

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node to M-NG-RAN node Container

O

OCTET STRING

Includes the CG-Config message as defined in TS 38.331 [10].

YES

ignore

SCG UE History Information

O

9.2.3.151

YES

ignore

9.1.2.18 S-NODE RELEASE CONFIRM

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to confirm the release of all resources for a specific UE at the S-NG-RAN node.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resources Released

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU sessions released List – SN terminated

O

PDU Session List with data forwarding info from the target node

9.2.1.25

Criticality Diagnostics

O

9.2.3.3

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

9.1.2.19 S-NODE COUNTER CHECK REQUEST

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to request the verification of the value of the PDCP COUNTs associated with SN terminated bearers established in the S-NG-RAN node.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

Bearers Subject to

Counter Check List

1

YES

ignore

>Bearers Subject to Counter Check Item

1 .. <maxnoofDRBs>

>>DRB ID

M

9.2.3.33

>>UL COUNT

M

INTEGER (0.. 4294967295)

Indicates the value of uplink COUNT associated to this DRB.

>>DL COUNT

M

INTEGER (0.. 4294967295)

Indicates the value of downlink COUNT associated to this DRB.

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofDRBs

Maximum no. of DRBs. Value is 32

9.1.2.20 RRC TRANSFER

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN-NODE to the S-NG-RAN-NODE to transfer an RRC message or from the S-NG-RAN-NODE to the M-NG-RAN-NODE to report the DL RRC message delivery status.

This message is also sent by the new NG-RAN-NODE to the old NG-RAN-NODE or from the old NG-RAN-NODE to the new NG-RAN-NODE to transfer an RRC message containing the SDT SRB in case of RACH based SDT without UE context relocation.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node or S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node (Dual Connectivity).

Direction: new NG-RAN node  old NG-RAN node or old NG-RAN node  new NG-RAN node (SDT).

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Split SRB

0..1

YES

reject

>RRC Container

O

OCTET STRING

Contains a PDCP-C PDU encapsulating an RRC message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 38.331 [10] or TS 36.331 [14] and ciphered with the key of the M-NG-RAN node

>SRB Type

M

ENUMERATED (srb1, srb2, …)

The SRB type to be used

>Delivery Status

O

9.2.3.45

DL RRC delivery status of split SRB

UE Report

0..1

YES

reject

>RRC Container

M

OCTET STRING

For NGEN-DC and NR-DC, includes the UL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 38.331 [10] containing the MeasurementReport message or the RRCReconfigurationComplete message or the FailureInformation message or the UEAssistanceInformation message.

For NE-DC, includes the UL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 36.331 [14] containing the MeasurementReport message.

Fast MCG Recovery via SRB3 from SN to MN

0..1

YES

ignore

>RRC Container

M

OCTET STRING

For NR-DC, includes the UL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 38.331 [10] containing the MCGFailureInformation, message.

For NGEN-DC, includes the UL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 36.331 [14] containing the MCGFailureInformation message.

Fast MCG Recovery via SRB3 from MN to SN

0..1

YES

ignore

>RRC Container

M

OCTET STRING

For NR-DC, includes the DL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 38.331 [10] containing the RRCReconfiguration message, or the RRCRelease message, or the MobilityFromNRCommand message.

For NGEN-DC, includes the DL-DCCH-Message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 36.331 [14] containing the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, or the RRCConnectionRelease message, or the MobilityFromEUTRACommand message.

SDT SRB between New NG-RAN node and Old NG-RAN node

0..1

YES

ignore

>RRC Container

M

OCTET STRING

Contains a PDCP-C PDU encapsulating an RRC message as defined in subclause 6.2.1 of TS 38.331 [10].

>SRB ID

M

9.2.3.165

In this version of the specification, values "0", "1", "3", and "4" are not set by the sender and ignored by the receiver.

9.1.2.21 NOTIFICATION CONTROL INDICATION

This message is sent to notify that the QoS requirements of already established GBR QoS flow(s) for a given UE for which notification control has been requested are either not fulfilled anymore or fulfilled again.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node and M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

PDU Session Resource Notify List

0..1

YES

reject

>PDU Session Resource Notify Item

1..<maxnoofPDUSessions>

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>QoS Flow Notification Control Indication Info

M

9.2.3.57

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions allowed towards one UE. Value is 256.

9.1.2.22 ACTIVITY NOTIFICATION

This message is sent by a NG-RAN node to send notification to another NG-RAN node for one or several QoS flows or PDU sessions already established for a given UE.

Direction: NG-RAN node  NG-RAN node

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID 9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

ignore

UE Context level user plane activity report

O

User plane traffic activity report

9.2.3.59

YES

ignore

PDU Session Resource Activity Notify List

0..1

YES

ignore

>PDU Session Resource Activity Notify Item

1..<maxnoofPDUSessions>

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>PDU Session level user plane activity report

O

User plane traffic activity report

9.2.3.59

>>QoS Flows Activity Notify List

0..1

>>>QoS Flows Activity Notify Item

1..<maxnoofQoSflows>

>>>>QoS Flow Identifier

M

9.2.3.10

>>>>User plane traffic activity report

M

9.2.3.59

RAN Paging Failure

O

ENUMERATED (true, …)

YES

ignore

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUSessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256

maxnoofQoSFlows

Maximum no. of QoS flows allowed within one PDU session. Value is 64.

9.1.2.23 E-UTRA – NR CELL RESOURCE COORDINATION REQUEST

This message is sent by a neighbouring ng-eNB to a peer gNB or by a neighbouring gNB to a peer ng-eNB, both nodes able to interact, to express the desired resource allocation for data traffic, for the sake of E-UTRA – NR Cell Resource Coordination.

Direction: ng-eNB  gNB, gNB  ng-eNB.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

CHOICE Initiating Node Type

M

YES

reject

>ng-eNB

>>Data Traffic Resource Indication

M

9.2.2.30

Indicates resource allocations for data traffic.

>>Spectrum Sharing Group ID

M

INTEGER (1.. maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode)

Indicates the E-UTRA cells involved in resource coordination with the NR cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID.

>>List of E-UTRA Cells in E-UTRA Coordination Request

1.. < maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode >

List of applicable E-UTRA cells.

>>>EUTRA Cell ID

M

E-UTRA CGI 9.2.2.8

>gNB

>>Data Traffic Resource Indication

M

9.2.2.30

Indicates resource allocations for data traffic.

>>List of E-UTRA Cells in NR Coordination Request

0 .. < maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode >

List of applicable E-UTRA cells

>>>E-UTRA Cell ID

M

E-UTRA CGI 9.2.2.8

>>Spectrum Sharing Group ID

M

INTEGER (1.. maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode)

Indicates the NR cells involved in resource coordination with the E-UTRA cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID.

>>List of NR Cells in NR Coordination Request

1.. < maxnoNRcellsSpectrumSharingwithE-UTRA >

List of applicable NR cells

>>>NR-Cell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

Interface Instance Indication

O

9.2.2.39

YES

reject

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoNRcellsSpectrumSharingwithE-UTRA

Maximum no. of NR cells affiliated to a Spectrum Sharing Group ID involved in cell resource coordination with a number of E-UTRA cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID. Value is 64.

maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode

Maximum no. cells that can be served by a NG-RAN node. Value is 16384.

9.1.2.24 E-UTRA – NR CELL RESOURCE COORDINATION RESPONSE

This message is sent by a neighbouring ng-eNB to a peer gNB or by a neighbouring gNB to a peer ng-eNB, both nodes able to interact, as a response to the E-UTRA – NR CELL RESOURCE COORDINATION REQUEST.

Direction: ng-eNB  gNB, gNB  ng-eNB.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

CHOICE Responding NodeType

M

YES

reject

>ng-eNB

>>Data Traffic Resource Indication

M

9.2.2.30

Indicates resource allocations for data traffic.

>>Spectrum Sharing Group ID

M

INTEGER (1.. maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode)

Indicates the E-UTRA cells involved in resource coordination with the NR cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID.

>>List of E-UTRA Cells in E-UTRA Coordination Response

1.. < maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode >

List of applicable E-UTRA cells

>>>EUTRA Cell ID

M

E-UTRA CGI 9.2.2.8

>gNB

>>Data Traffic Resource Indication

M

9.2.2.30

Indicates resource allocations for data traffic.

>>Spectrum Sharing Group ID

M

INTEGER (1.. maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode)

Indicates the NR cells involved in resource coordination with the E-UTRA cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID.

>>List of NR Cells in NR Coordination Response

1.. < maxnoNRcellsSpectrumSharingwithE-UTRA >

List of applicable NR cells

>>>NR Cell ID

M

NR CGI 9.2.2.7

Interface Instance Indication

O

9.2.2.39

YES

reject

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoNRcellsSpectrumSharingwithE-UTRA

Maximum no. of NR cells affiliated to a Spectrum Sharing Group ID involved in cell resource coordination with a number of E-UTRA cells affiliated with the same Spectrum Sharing Group ID. Value is 64.

maxnoofCellsinNG-RANnode

Maximum no. cells that can be served by a NG-RAN node. Value is 16384.

9.1.2.25 SECONDARY RAT DATA USAGE REPORT

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to report data volumes for secondary RAT.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

reject

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

PDU Session Resource Secondary RAT Usage List

1

YES

reject

>PDU Session Resource Secondary RAT Usage Item

1..<maxnoofPDUSessions>

>>PDU Session ID

M

9.2.3.18

>>Secondary RAT Usage Information

M

9.2.3.87

Range bound

Explanation

maxnoofPDUsessions

Maximum no. of PDU sessions. Value is 256.

9.1.2.26 TRACE START

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to initiate a trace session for a UE.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

reject

Trace Activation

M

9.2.3.55

YES

ignore

9.1.2.27 DEACTIVATE TRACE

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to deactivate a trace session.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node.

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID
9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

reject

NG-RAN Trace ID

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE(8))

As per NG-RAN Trace ID in Trace Activation IE

YES

ignore

9.1.2.28 CELL TRAFFIC TRACE

This message is sent by S-NG-RAN node to transfer the trace information to the M-NG-RAN node.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

NG-RAN Trace ID

M

OCTET STRING (SIZE(8))

As per NG-RAN Trace ID in Trace Activation IE

YES

ignore

Trace Collection Entity IP Address

M

Transport Layer Address

9.2.3.29

For File based Reporting.

Defined in TS 32.422 [23]

Should be ignored if the Trace Collection Entity URI IE is present.

YES

ignore

Privacy Indicator

O

ENUMERATED (Immediate MDT, …)

YES

ignore

Trace Collection Entity URI

O

URI

9.2.3.124

For Streaming based Reporting.

Defined in TS 32.422 [23]

Replaces Trace Collection Entity IP Address if present

YES

ignore

9.1.2.29 SCG FAILURE INFORMATION REPORT

This message is sent by M-NG-RAN node to S-NG-RAN node to report a PSCell change failure event.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node .

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

Source PSCell CGI

O

Global NG-RAN Cell Identity

9.2.2.27

NG-RAN CGI of source PSCell for PSCell change procedure

YES

ignore

Failed PSCell CGI

O

Global NG-RAN Cell Identity

9.2.2.27

NG-RAN CGI of PSCell where SCG failure occurs for PSCell change procedure

YES

ignore

SCG Failure Report Container

M

OCTET STRING

The SCGFailureInformation message or the SCGFailureInformationEUTRA message as defined in TS 38.331 [10] or the SCGFailureInformation message or the SCGFailureInformationNR message as defined in TS 36.331 [14]

YES

ignore

SN Mobility Information

O

BIT STRING (SIZE (32))

Information related to the PSCell change. It’s provided by S-NG-RAN node in order to enable later analysis of the conditions that led to wrong PSCell change.

YES

ignore

9.1.2.30 SCG FAILURE TRANSFER

This message is sent by the S-NG-RAN node to the M-NG-RAN node to indicate that the root cause of the SCG failure may have occurred in the other nodes.

Direction: S-NG-RAN node  M-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node.

YES

ignore

9.1.2.31 CONDITIONAL PSCELL CHANGE CANCEL

This message is sent by the M-NG-RAN node to the source S-NG-RAN node to inform the cancellation of all the prepared PSCells in the target S-NG-RAN node during a Conditional PSCell Change.

Direction: M-NG-RAN node  S-NG-RAN node.

IE/Group Name

Presence

Range

IE type and reference

Semantics description

Criticality

Assigned Criticality

Message Type

M

9.2.3.1

YES

ignore

M-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the M-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

S-NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

M

NG-RAN node UE XnAP ID

9.2.3.16

Allocated at the S-NG-RAN node

YES

reject

Cause

O

9.2.3.2

YES

ignore

Target S-NG-RAN node ID

M

Global NG-RAN Node ID

9.2.2.3

YES

reject