3GPP 23.501 v20.2.0 — the document's own text
5.7.2.1 5QI
Taught in 14. What the network promises (The 5G system architecture, in depth), 5. The connection, and what is promised on it (The 5G system architecture, overview), 4. What the network promises, and how one network becomes many (The 5G system architecture, quick start).
A 5QI is a scalar that is used as a reference to 5G QoS characteristics defined in clause 5.7.4, i.e. access node-specific parameters that control QoS forwarding treatment for the QoS Flow (e.g. scheduling weights, admission thresholds, queue management thresholds, link layer protocol configuration, etc.).
Standardized 5QI values have one-to-one mapping to a standardized combination of 5G QoS characteristics as specified in Table 5.7.4-1.
The 5G QoS characteristics for pre-configured 5QI values are pre-configured in the AN.
Standardized or pre-configured 5G QoS characteristics, are indicated through the 5QI value and are not signalled on any interface, unless certain 5G QoS characteristics are modified as specified in clauses 5.7.3.3, 5.7.3.4, 5.7.3.6 and 5.7.3.7.
The 5G QoS characteristics for QoS Flows with dynamically assigned 5QI are signalled as part of the QoS profile.
NOTE: On N3, each PDU (i.e. in the tunnel used for the PDU Session) is associated with one 5QI via the QFI carried in the encapsulation header.