ETSI TS 138 508-2 V16.8.0 (2021-08)

5G; LTE; 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma (3GPP TS 38.508-2 version 16.8.0 Release 16)

RTS/TSGR-0538508-2vg80

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• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 5 - Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing (formely T1)
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 27-Aug-2021

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
LTE;
5GS;
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Part 2: Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS)
proforma
(3GPP TS 38.508-2 version 16.8.0 Release 16)

3GPP TS 38.508-2 version 16.8.0 Release 16 1 ETSI TS 138 508-2 V16.8.0 (2021-08)

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RTS/TSGR-0538508-2vg80
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5G,LTE
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 4
1 Scope . 5
2 References . 5
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Definitions . 6
Annex A: Void . 7
Annex B (informative): Change history . 8
History . 12

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Foreword
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
TSG approval. Should the TSG modify the contents of the present document, it will be re-released by the TSG with an
identifying change of release date and an increase in version number as follows:
Version x.y.z
where:
x the first digit:
1 presented to TSG for information;
2 presented to TSG for approval;
3 or greater indicates TSG approved document under change control.
y the second digit is incremented for all changes of substance, i.e. technical enhancements, corrections,
updates, etc.
z the third digit is incremented when editorial only changes have been incorporated in the document.
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering the 5G System (5GS) User Equipment (UE)
protocol conformance specification, as identified below:
- 3GPP TS 38.508-1 [11]: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Common test
environment ".
- 3GPP TS 38.508-2: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Common
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma" (the present document).
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1 Scope
The present document provides the Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma for 5G New Radio (NR)
User Equipment (UE), in compliance with the relevant requirements.
Special conformance testing functions can be found in 3GPP TS 38.509 [12] and 3GPP TS 36.509 [14] and the common
test environments are included in 3GPP TS 38.508-1 [11] and 3GPP TS 36.508 [13].
The present document is valid for UE implemented according to 3GPP Releases starting from Release 15 up to the
Release indicated on the cover page of the present document.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] to [25] (void)
[26] 3GPP TS 38.508-2 Release 17: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2:
Common Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma "

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3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
The requirements of the present document are provided in 3GPP TS 38.508-2 Release 17 [26].
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Annex A: Void
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Annex B (informative):
Change history
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Change history
Date Meeting TDoc CR R Cat Subject/Comment New
ev version
2017-12 RAN5#77 R5-176852 - - - Introduction of TS 38.508-2 0.1.0
2018-04 RAN5#2- R5-182069 - - - Addition of several required PICS 0.2.1
5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-183271 - - - Addition of Missing PICS 1.0.0
2018-06 RAN#80 RP-181208 - - - put under revision control as v15.0.0 with small editorial changes 15.0.0
2018-09 RAN#81 R5-185161 0001 1 F Addition of PICS 15.1.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-187040 0010 - F Addition of new band into RF baseline implementation capabilities 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-187777 0011 1 F Addition of PICS 15.2.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192365 0020 1 F Introduction of Physical Layer Baseline Implementation Capabilities 15.3.0
for NR CA, NR DC and EN-DC
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192706 0019 1 F Introduction of Non 3GPP Access over WLAN PICS 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192746 0017 1 F Addition of Capability for test cases 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192747 0018 1 F PICS Update 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192748 0021 1 F Add UE capability PDU 15.3.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-193576 0027 - F Update of Clause 2 References of 38.508-2 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-193577 0028 - F Introduction of Table A.4.3.2A.2.1-3 configuration for FR1 Intra-band 15.4.0
contiguous CA
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-193756 0030 - F Addition of UE capability for mobility 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-195137 0036 1 F Addition of ICS for FR2 Multiband Relaxation declaration 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-195331 0031 1 F PICS update 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-195428 0035 2 F Resubmission: Addition of optional UE capabilities for Dem
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