ETSI TS 138 455 V16.15.0 (2025-03)

5G; NG-RAN; NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa) (3GPP TS 38.455 version 16.15.0 Release 16)

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• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 3 - lub specification, lur specification, lu specification and UTRAN & O&M
• Current Stage: 12 - Citation in the OJ (auto-insert)
• Completion Date: 31-Mar-2025

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NG-RAN;
NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)
(3GPP TS 38.455 version 16.15.0 Release 16)

3GPP TS 38.455 version 16.15.0 Release 16 1 ETSI TS 138 455 V16.15.0 (2025-03)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 7
1 Scope . 8
2 References . 8
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 9
4 General . 10
4.1 Procedure specification principles . 10
4.2 Forwards and backwards compatibility . 10
4.3 Specification notations . 10
5 NRPPa services . 11
5.1 NRPPa procedure modules . 11
5.2 Parallel transactions . 11
6 Services expected from lower layer . 11
7 Functions of NRPPa . 11
8 NRPPa procedures . 12
8.1 Elementary procedures . 12
8.2 Location Information Transfer Procedures . 13
8.2.1 E-CID Measurement Initiation . 13
8.2.1.1 General . 13
8.2.1.2 Successful Operation . 13
8.2.1.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 14
8.2.2 E-CID Measurement Failure Indication . 14
8.2.2.1 General . 14
8.2.2.2 Successful Operation . 14
8.2.2.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 14
8.2.3 E-CID Measurement Report . 15
8.2.3.1 General . 15
8.2.3.2 Successful Operation . 15
8.2.3.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 15
8.2.4 E-CID Measurement Termination . 15
8.2.4.1 General . 15
8.2.4.2 Successful Operation . 15
8.2.4.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 16
8.2.5 OTDOA Information Exchange . 16
8.2.5.1 General . 16
8.2.5.2 Successful Operation . 16
8.2.5.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 16
8.2.6 Positioning Information Exchange . 16
8.2.6.1 General . 16
8.2.6.2 Successful Operation . 17
8.2.6.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 17
8.2.6.4 Abnormal Conditions . 17
8.2.7 Positioning Information Update . 17
8.2.7.1 General . 17
8.2.7.2 Successful Operation . 18
8.2.7.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 18
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8.2.7.4 Abnormal Conditions . 18
8.2.8 TRP Information Exchange . 18
8.2.8.1 General .
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