[{"name":"R5-226036","title":"New WID on UE Conformance - NR and MR-DC measurement gap enhancements","source":"MediaTek Inc.","contact":"Daiwei Zhou","contact-id":72872,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"In existing NR system, two types of measurement gaps have been specified: per-UE and per-FR gap. The corresponding gap patterns and applicability are also defined in TS 38.133 for both NSA and SA scenarios. However, some of the restriction conditions were assumed for the measurement gap design, which will also directly or indirectly cause limitations to network and UE implementation. To optimize the efficiency of RRM functionalities on both network and UE sides, it\u2019s quite desirable and worthwhile to enhance the current measurement gap design in Rel-17 standards and the following measurement gap enhancement are considered:\n?\tPre-configured MG pattern(s) per configured BWP (fast MG configuration)\n?\tMultiple concurrent and independent MG patterns\n?\tNetwork Controlled Small Gap (NCSG)\nThe completion levels of core and performance part of the 3GPP Rel-17 work item on NR and MR-DC measurement gap enhancements have both achieved 100% at RP#97-e (Sep-2022). To fulfil the demand of measurement gap enhancement, there is a need to introduce an associated RAN5 work item to enable UE conformance testing for NR and MR-DC measurement gap enhancements.\n4\tObjective\n4.1\tObjective of SI or Core part WI or Testing part WI\nThe objective of this work item is to enable UE conformance testing for Rel-17 NR and MR-DC measurement gap enhancements WI, analyse the test case impact, applicability, test environment, and update the relevant conformance specifications.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":60360,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2022-10-27 10:02:48","uploaded":"2022-11-04 09:25:17","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-227395","release":"Rel-17","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226036.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-226273","title":"New WID on UE Conformance - Increasing UE power high limit for CA and DC","source":"Qualcomm Korea","contact":"Kevin Wang","contact-id":76069,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"Coverage is one of the key factors that an operator considers when commercializing cellular communication networks due to its direct impact on service quality.  Higher maximum UE transmit power is nearly universally accepted as a desirable feature for cellular radio systems to enable greater range, capacity, and cell edge user throughput. It is therefore beneficial to introduce methods to unlock the maximum transmit capability of multiple PA\u2019s across different bands transmitting at the same time.\nIn RAN#93e meeting, RAN4 has introduced WI \u201cIncreasing UE power high limit for CA and DC\u201d to enable the possibility for a UE supporting PC3 within an NR TDD or FDD band and supporting PC2 within a second NR TDD band to signal a [HigherPowerLimitCADC] capability whereby the maximum output power indicated by the power class of the CA or DC configuration can be exceeded.\nThe overall completion of this WI has achieved 100% at RAN #96 (RP-221588).  It is justified to introduce this WI to enable the corresponding UE conformance test specifications in 3GPP RAN WG5 to meet the market requirements in time.\n4\tObjective\n4.1\tObjective of SI or Core part WI or Testing part WI\nThe objective of this WI is to specify UE RF conformance testing for the corresponding NR CA and NR DC combo impacted by this new feature listed in clause 2.2.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":62730,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2022-10-31 05:17:48","uploaded":"2022-11-05 02:55:06","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-227396","release":"Rel-17","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226273.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-226475","title":"New WID on UE Conformance \u2013 Downlink interruption for NR and EN-DC band combinations to conduct dynamic Tx Switching in Uplink","source":"China Telecom","contact":"Jingzhou Wu","contact-id":86334,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"Dynamic Tx switching between two uplink carriers has been introduced in Rel-16 under FR1 RF requirement WI NR_RF_FR1. The UE support of dynamic Tx switching is indicated per UL band pair per band combination for inter-band UL CA, SUL and EN-DC. Meanwhile, for duplex mode combinations excepting SUL+TDD and TDD+TDD with the same UL-DL pattern, the requiring of DL interruption due to Tx switching can be indicated per band per band combination for each band pair supporting UL Tx switching.\nFor some UL CA configurations, RAN4 has agreed that DL interruption at UE is not allowed. These configurations are requested by operators, and checked by chipset\/UE vendors one by one. No generic criteria on identifying the configurations with no DL interruption have been agreed.\nHence, the RAN4 Rel-17 WI \u2018Downlink interruption for NR and EN-DC band combinations to conduct dynamic Tx Switching in Uplink\u2019 is approved to work on the request for the band combinations with no DL interruption for dynamic Tx switching.\nThe above RAN4 WI has been 100% completed in RAN#95e with introducing DL interruption clarifications for the specific CA combinations while conducting Tx Switching. And in RAN5, the baseline PC3 specification work of some of the combinations has been activated based on operators\u2019 interests, for example, DL CA_n1A-n3A-n78A with UL CA_n1A-n78A and UL CA_n3A-n78A. As a result, it is justified now to start the work on the corresponding UE conformance specifications in 3GPP RAN WG5.\n4\tObjective\nThe objective of this work item is to introduce DL interruption clarifications for the specific CA combinations while UE conducting Tx Switching, in corresponding to the objectives of the RAN4 WID on \u2018Downlink interruption for NR and EN-DC band combinations to conduct dynamic Tx Switching in Uplink\u2019. \nNote: The DL interruption clarifications are not introduced for the CA configurations with PC3 status \u2018pending\u2019 in RAN5.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":64750,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2022-02-11 07:59:02","uploaded":"2022-11-04 07:27:48","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-227397","release":"Rel-17","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226475.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-226623","title":"New WID on UE Conformance - NB-IoT (Narrowband IoT)\/eMTC (enhanced Machine Type Communication) core & performance requirements for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN)","source":"CMCC, MediaTek Inc.","contact":"Dan Song","contact-id":86282,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"IoT operation is critical in remote areas with low\/no cellular connectivity for many different industries, including e.g.: \n-\tTransportation (maritime, road, rail, air) & logistics\n-\tSolar, oil & gas harvesting\n-\tUtilities\n-\tFarming\n-\tEnvironment monitoring\n-\tMining etc.\nThe capabilities of NB-IoT and eMTC are a good fit to the above but will require satellite connectivity to provide coverage beyond terrestrial deployments, where IoT connectivity is required. There is an urgent need for a standardized solution allowing global IoT operation anywhere on Earth, in view of other solutions already available.\nThe completion level of the 3GPP RAN4 Rel-18 work item on NB-IoT\/eMTC support for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) has achieved 50% for core part at RP#97-e (Sep-2022). The Target Completion Date of the core part is December 2022, and the Target Completion Date of the performance part is June 2023. To fulfil the strong demand of IoT NTN, with the existing UE SIG conformance testing for Rel-17 NB-IoT\/eMTC support for Non-Terrestrial Networks (NTN) including EPS aspects WI, there is a need to introduce an associated RAN5 work item to enable UE RF\/RRM\/Demod conformance testing for Rel-18 NB-IoT\/eMTC core & performance requirements for NTN.\n4\tObjective\n4.1\tObjective of SI or Core part WI or Testing part WI\nThe objective of this work item is to enable UE RF\/RRM\/Demod conformance testing for Rel-18 NB-IoT\/eMTC core & performance requirements for NTN.\nThe UE RF\/RRM\/Demod conformance test cases defined in this work item are taking into account the requirements of the Rel-17 NB-IoT and eMTC operation over NTN, and all test cases defined as part of this WI shall be applicable to the Rel-17 and forward NB-IoT and eMTC operation over NTN.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":66230,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2022-03-11 07:32:07","uploaded":"2022-11-05 04:26:35","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-227398","release":"Rel-18","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226623.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-226735","title":"New WID on UE Conformance -  Application Layer Support for Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS)","source":"China Unicom","contact":"Yu Shi","contact-id":62904,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":67350,"status":"not pursued","reservation_date":"2022-03-11 17:03:28","uploaded":"2022-11-16 07:51:14","revisionof":"","revisedto":"","release":"Rel-17","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226735.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-226988","title":"New WID for IMS Data Channel test","source":"Huawei, Hisilicon","contact":"zhaobing yang","contact-id":80062,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"The IMS data channel uses the data channel media type as defined in 3GPP Release 16 TS 26.114 and can be used in parallel with other media types such as voice and video in the Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) service. This data channel is highly flexible and can be used to carry any type of information between the User Equipment (UE) and the network or end-to-end between UEs. It is based on the WebRTC data channel protocol stack as specified by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). It is adapted to be used in the 3GPP MMTel context by new procedures in 3GPP Release 16 TS 26.114 and through minor extensions to existing call handling procedures in 3GPP Release 17 TS 24.229, TS 29.165 TS 24.173.\nHowever, the IMS Data Channel test cases are missing in the current RAN5 test specifications. Specifying IMS Data Channel test cases will benefit the IMS based real-time communication industry.\n4\tObjective\n4.1\tObjective of SI or Core part WI or Testing part WI\nIMS Data Channel applies to VoLTE and VoNR. So for each Radio access, the objective includes at least the following areas:\n1.\tInitial Registration to check if UE can include the sip.app-subtype media feature tag with a value \"webrtc-datachannel\" if the UE supports IMS data channel.\n2.\tBootstrap data channel to check if UE and network can establish bootstrap data channel.\n3.\tApplication data channel to check if application data channel can be established between UE and network or end-to-end between UEs.\n4.\tIMS data channel associated with an IMS call (Voice, Video) to check if UE can support using data channel simultaneously with voice or video media.\n5.\tMT Data Channel Call coexists with other scenario such as Forking to check if a terminating UE that supports data channel can be selected.\n6.\tMO Data Channel Call fallback to voice call to check if the data channel call can fallback to voice call when originating UE requests data channel but terminating UE doesn't support data channel.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":69880,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2022-04-11 09:04:39","uploaded":"2022-11-05 07:20:05","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-227399","release":"Rel-16","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-226988.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-227397","title":"New WID on UE Conformance \u2013 Downlink interruption for NR and EN-DC band combinations to conduct dynamic Tx Switching in Uplink","source":"China Telecom","contact":"Ingbert Sigovich","contact-id":28887,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":64751,"status":"agreed","reservation_date":"2022-11-23 15:27:35","uploaded":"2022-11-23 15:31:14","revisionof":"R5-226475","revisedto":"","release":"Rel-17","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-227397.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-227399","title":"New WID for IMS Data Channel test","source":"Huawei, Hisilicon","contact":"Ingbert Sigovich","contact-id":28887,"tdoctype":"WID new","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":6,"ainumber":"4.1","ainame":"\tNew Work Item proposals - for intro only","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":69881,"status":"not pursued","reservation_date":"2022-11-23 15:27:36","uploaded":"2022-11-23 15:31:14","revisionof":"R5-226988","revisedto":"","release":"Rel-16","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_97_Toulouse\/Docs\/R5-227399.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-97","year":2022,"uicc_affected":"","me_affected":"","ran_affected":"","cn_affected":"","clauses_affected":"","crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0}]