ETSI TS 138 533 V17.3.1 (2022-09)

5G; NR; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Radio Resource Management (RRM) (3GPP TS 38.533 version 17.3.1 Release 17)

RTS/TSGR-0538533vh31

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• Completion Date: 26-Sep-2022

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ETSI TS 138 533 V17.3.1 (2022-09)
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NR;
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Radio Resource Management (RRM)
(3GPP TS 38.533 version 17.3.1 Release 17)

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3GPP TS 38.533 version 17.3.1 Release 17 3 ETSI TS 138 533 V17.3.1 (2022-09)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 24
1 Scope . 25
2 References . 25
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 26
3.1 Definitions . 26
3.2 Symbols . 27
3.3 Abbreviations . 28
3A Requirements for the support of RRM . 30
3A.1 General . 30
3A.1.0 Overview of RRM requirements . 30
3A.1.1 Test coverage across 5G NR connectivity options . 31
3A.2 Requirements Classification for Statistical Testing . 31
3A.3 Antenna Configuration . 31
3A.4 NR band groups . 31
3A.4.0 General . 31
3A.4.1 NR operating bands in FR1 . 32
3A.4.2 NR operating bands in FR2 . 32
3A.5 NR operating band configuration . 33
3A.6 UE with Multiband Capability . 34
4 EN-DC with all NR cells in FR1 . 34
4.0 General . 34
4.1 Void . 35
4.2 Void . 35
4.3 RRC_CONNECTED state mobility . 35
4.3.1 Void . 35
4.3.2 RRC connection mobility control . 35
4.3.2.1 Void. 35
4.3.2.2 Random access . 35
4.3.2.2.1 EN-DC FR1 contention based random access . 35
4.3.2.2.2 EN-DC FR1 non-contention based random access . 41
4.3.2.2.3 EN-DC FR1 2-step contention based random access . 48
4.3.2.2.4 EN-DC FR1 2-step non-contention based random access . 53
4.3.2.3 Void. 58
4.4 Timing . 58
4.4.1 UE transmit timing . 58
4.4.1.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 58
4.4.1.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for UE transmit timing accuracy . 58
4.4.1.1 EN-DC FR1 UE transmit timing accuracy . 60
4.4.2 UE timer accuracy . 66
4.4.3 Timing advance . 66
4.4.3.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 66
4.4.3.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for timing advance adjustment accuracy . 66
4.4.3.0.2 Minimum conformance requirements for timing advance adjustment delay . 66
4.4.3.1 EN-DC FR1 timing advance adjustment accuracy . 67
4.5 Signaling characteristics . 72
4.5.1 Radio link monitoring . 72
4.5.1.00 General . 72
4.5.1.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 72
4.5.1.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for out-of-sync SSB-based RLM . 72
4.5.1.0.2 Void . 73
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4.5.1.0.3 Minimum conformance requirements for out-of-sync CSI-RS based RLM . 73
4.5.1.0.4 Minimum conformance requirements for in-sync CSI-RS based RLM . 74
4.5.1.1 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring out-of-sync test for PSCell configured with SSB-based RLM
RS in non-DRX mode . 76
4.5.1.2 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring in-sync test for PSCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS
in non-DRX mode . 81
4.5.1.3 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring out-of-sync test for PSCell configured with SSB-based RLM
RS in DRX mode . 86
4.5.1.4 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring in-sync test for PSCell configured with SSB-based RLM RS
in DRX mode . 91
4.5.1.5 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring out-of-sync test for PSCell configured with CSI-RS-based
RLM RS in non-DRX mode . 96
4.5.1.6 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring in-sync test for PSCell configured with CSI-RS-based RLM
RS in non-DRX mode . 101
4.5.1.7 EN-DC FR1 radio link monitoring out-of-sync test for PSCell configured with CSI-RS-based
RLM RS in DRX mode . 106
4.5.2 Interruption . 117
4.5.2.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 117
4.5.2.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for interruptions at transitions between active and non-
active during DRX. . 117
4.5.2.0.2 Minimum conformance requirements for interruptions during measurements on deactivated
NR SCC . 117
4.5.2.0.3 Minimum conformance requirements for interruptions during measurements on deactivated
E-UTRAN SCC . 118
4.5.2.1 EN-DC FR1 interruptions at transitions between active and non-active during DRX in
synchronous EN-DC . 119
4.5.2.2 EN-DC FR1 interruptions at transitions between active and non-active during DRX in
asynchronous EN-DC. 122
4.5.2.3 EN-DC FR1 interruptions during measurements on deactivated NR SCC in synchronous EN-DC . 126
4.5.2.4 EN-DC FR1 interruptions during measurements on deactivated NR SCC in asynchronous EN-
DC . 132
4.5.2.5 EN-DC FR1 interruptions during measurements on deactivated E-UTRAN SCC in synchronous

EN-DC . 137
4.5.2.5.3 Minimum conformance requirements . 137
4.5.2.6 EN-DC FR1 interruptions during measurements on deactivated E-UTRAN SCC in asynchronous
EN-DC . 141
4.5.3 SCell activation and deactivation delay . 146
4.5.3.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 146
4.5.3.1 EN-DC FR1 SCell activation and deactivation of known SCell in non-DRX for 160ms SCell
measurement cycle . 150
4.5.3.2 EN-DC FR1 SCell activation and deactivation of known SCell in non-DRX for 640ms SCell
measurement cycle . 158
4.5.3.3 EN-DC FR1 SCell activation and deactivation of unknown SCell in non-DRX . 160
4.5.4 UE UL carrier RRC reconfiguration delay . 162
4.5.4.1 EN-DC FR1 UE UL carrier RRC reconfiguration delay . 162
4.5.5 Link recovery procedures . 170
4.5.5.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 170
4.5.5.0.3 Scheduling availability of UE during beam failure detection and candidate beam detection . 172
4.5.5.0.4 Requirements for Beam Failure Recovery in SCell . 172
4.5.5.1 EN-DC FR1 SSB-based beam failure detection and link recovery in non-DRX . 172
4.5.5.2 EN-DC FR1 SSB-based beam failure detection and link recovery in DRX . 179
4.5.5.3 EN-DC FR1 CSI-RS-based beam failure detection and link recovery in non-DRX . 185
4.5.5.4 EN-DC FR1 CSI-RS-based beam failure detection and link recovery in DRX . 192
4.5.5.5 EN-DC FR1 Scell CSI-RS-based beam failure detection and SSB-based link recovery in non-
DRX . 195
4.5.5.6 EN-DC FR1 Scell CSI-RS-based beam failure detection and SSB-based link recovery in DRX . 201
4.5.6 Active BWP switch delay . 210
4.5.6.1 DCI-based and time-based active BWP switch . 210
4.5.6.1.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 210
4.5.6.1.1 EN-DC FR1 DCI-based DL active BWP switch in non-DRX in synchronous EN-DC . 212
4.5.6.1.2 EN-DC FR1 DCI-based DL active BWP switch with SCell in non-DRX in synchronous EN-
DC . 220
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4.5.6.2 RRC-based active BWP switch . 227
4.5.6.2.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 227
4.5.6.2.1 EN-DC FR1 RRC-based DL active BWP switch in non-DRX in synchronous EN-DC . 228
4.5.7 PSCell addition and release delay . 234
4.5.7.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 234
4.5.7.0.1 NR PSCell Addition Delay Requirement . 234
4.5.7.0.2 NR PSCell Release Delay Requirement . 234
4.5.7.1 EN-DC FR1 addition and release delay of known PSCell . 235
4.5.8 UL switching . 240
4.5.8.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 240
4.5.8.1 EN-DC FR1 interruptions at switching between two uplink carriers . 241
4.6 Measurement procedures . 251
4.6.1 Intra-frequency measurements . 251
4.6.1.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 251
4.6.1.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for event-triggered reporting without gap . 251
4.6.1.0.2 Minimum conformance requirements for event-triggered measurements with gap . 255
4.6.1.1 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting without gap in non-DRX . 258
4.6.1.2 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting without gap in DRX . 262
4.6.1.3 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting with gap in non-DRX . 265
4.6.1.4 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting with gap in DRX. 271
4.6.1.5 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting without gap in non-DRX with SSB time index detection . 276
4.6.1.6 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting with gap in non-DRX with SSB time index detection . 280
4.6.1.7 EN-DC FR1 event-triggered reporting without gap in DRX for UE configured with
highSpeedMeasFlag-r16 . 284
4.6.2 Inter-frequency measurements . 289
4.6.2.0 Minimum conformance requirements for Inter-frequency measurements . 289
4.6.2.1 EN-DC FR1-FR1 event-triggered reporting in non-DRX . 290
4.6.2.2 EN-DC FR1-FR1 event-triggered reporting in DRX . 295
4.6.2.3 Void. 301
4.6.2.4 Void. 301
4.6.2.5 EN-DC FR1-FR1 event-triggered reporting in non-DRX with SSB time index detection . 301
4.6.2.6 EN-DC FR1-FR1 event-triggered reporting in DRX with SSB time index detection . 306
4.6.2.7 Void. 311
4.6.2.8 Void. 311
4.6.3 Void . 311
4.6.4 L1-RSRP measurement for beam reporting . 311
4.6.4.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 311
4.6.4.0.1 Minimum conformance requirements for SSB-based L1-RSRP measurement for beam

reporting . 312
4.6.4.1 EN-DC FR1 SSB-based L1-RSRP measurement in non-DRX . 315
4.6.4.1.5 Test requirement . 319
4.6.4.2 EN-DC FR1 SSB-based L1-RSRP measurement in DRX . 319
4.6.4.2.3 Minimum conformance requirements . 320
4.6.4.3 EN-DC FR1 CSI-RS-based L1-RSRP measurement in non-DRX . 323
4.6.4.4 EN-DC FR1 CSI-RS-based L1-RSRP measurement in DRX . 327
4.6.4.5 EN-DC FR1 SSB-based L1-RSRP measurement in DRX for UE configured with
highSpeedMeasFlag-r16 . 330
4.6.5 CLI measurements . 334
4.6.5.0 Minimum conformance requirements . 334
4.6.5.0.2 Minimum conformance requirements for CLI-RSSI measurement with non-DRX . 335
4.6.5.1 EN-DC FR1 SRS-RSRP measurement with non-DRX . 335
4.6.5.1.3 Minimum conformance requirements . 336
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