ETSI TS 138 523-2 V16.14.0 (2023-01)

LTE; 5G; 5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Applicability of protocol test cases (3GPP TS 38.523-2 version 16.14.0 Release 16)

RTS/TSGR-0538523-2vge0

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• Status: Not Published
• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 5 - Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing (formely T1)
• Current Stage: 12 - Citation in the OJ (auto-insert)
• Completion Date: 24-Jan-2023

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
LTE;
5G;
5GS;
User Equipment (UE) conformance specification;
Part 2: Applicability of protocol test cases
(3GPP TS 38.523-2 version 16.14.0 Release 16)

3GPP TS 38.523-2 version 16.14.0 Release 16 1 ETSI TS 138 523-2 V16.14.0 (2023-01)

Reference
RTS/TSGR-0538523-2vge0
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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 . 5
4 Recommended Test Case Applicability . 5
Annex A (informative): Change history . 6
History . 11

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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 38.523-1 [2]: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Protocol".
- 3GPP TS 38.523-2: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2: Applicability of
protocol test cases" (the present document).
- 3GPP TS 38.523-3 [3]: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 3: Protocol Test Suites".
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1 Scope
The present document provides the applicability of protocol test cases proforma for 5G New Radio (NR) User
Equipment (UE), in compliance with the relevant requirements.
The present document specifies the recommended applicability statement for the test cases included in 3GPP TS
38.523-1 [2] and 3GPP TS 38.523-3 [3]. These applicability statements are based on the features implemented in the
UE.
Special conformance testing functions can be found in 3GPP TS 38.509 [5] and 3GPP TS 36.509 [7] and the common
test environments are included in 3GPP TS 38.508-1 [4] and 3GPP TS 36.508 [6].
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 [11] (void)
[12] 3GPP TS 38.523-2 Release 17: "5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 2:
Applicability of protocol test cases"
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations
Void
4 Recommended Test Case Applicability
The requirements of the present document are provided in 3GPP TS 38.523-2 Release 17 [12].
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Annex A (informative):
Change history
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Change history
Date Meeting TDoc CR R Cat Subject/Comment New
ev version
2017-08 RAN5#76 R5-174402 - - - Introduction of TS 38.523-2 0.0.1
2018-03 RAN5##2 R5-181762 - - - Draft TS 38.523-2 v0.1.0 0.1.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-04 RAN5##2 R5-181837 - - - Draft TS 38.523-2 v0.2.0 0.2.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-04 RAN5##2 R5-181838 - - - Addition of applicability for new 5GS test cases 0.2.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-04 RAN5##2 R5-181210 - - - Add applicability for new NR testcases 0.2.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-04 RAN5##2 R5-180922 - - - Addition of applicability of new NR test cases 7.1.3.2 and 7.3.4.2 0.2.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-04 RAN5##2 R5-180974 - - - Addition of New Layer 2 NR Test Case Applicability 0.2.0
-5G-NR
Adhoc
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-182897 - - - Update to NR test cases applicability 1.0.0
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-183158 - - - Update to NR Test case applicability 1.0.0
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-183159 - - - Addition of Layer 2 test case applicabilities and selection 1.0.0
expressions
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-183235 - - - Correction to applicability of NR testcases 1.0.0
2018-05 RAN5#79 R5-183236 - - - Updates to applicability for session management TCs 1.0.0
2018-06 RAN#80 RP-181211 - - - put under revision control as v15.0.0 with small editorial changes 15.0.0
2018-09 RAN#81 R5-184682 0004 - F Update of test case title for TC 8.2.5.1.1 15.1.0
2018-09 RAN#81 R5-185157 0005 1 F Update of NR test cases title and applicability 15.1.0
2018-09 RAN#81 R5-185162 0003 1 F Addition of missing and new test cases applicabilities 15.1.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-186875 0021 - F Removal of applicability for RRC SCG failure tests 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-188196 0027 1 F Addition of test applicabilities for 5GC testcases 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-187499 0029 - F Adding applicability of test cases 8.2.2.1.1 and 8.2.2.3.1 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-187799 0022 1 F Adding applicability for 5G TC TA registration update 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-188103 0033 - F Update of applicability and selection expressions 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-188104 0030 1 F Adding new test case applicability 15.2.0
2018-12 RAN#82 R5-188197 0031 3 F Update of 5G-NR test cases applicability 15.2.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192033 0043 - F Addition of applicability of new 5GC test case 9.1.2.2 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192707 0044 1 F Introduction of Non 3GPP Access over WLAN test case 15.3.0
applicabilities
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192809 0040 1 F Addition of applicability for Inter-RAT measurement and handover 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192856 0039 2 F Addition of applicability for NR test case 15.3.0
2019-03 RAN#83 R5-192857 0042 3 F Update of 5G-NR test cases applicability 15.3.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-194891 0054 1 F Introduction of Non 3GPP Access over WLAN test case 15.4.0
applicabilities
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-195371 0046 2 F Addition of Applicability for test cases 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 R5-195372 0051 2 F Update of 5G-NR test cases applicability 15.4.0
2019-06 RAN#84 - - - - Administrative release upgrade to match the release of 3GPP TS 16.0.0
38.508-1 which was upgraded at RAN#84 to Rel-16 due to Rel-16
relevant CR(s)
2019-09 RAN#85 R5-197228 0057 1 F Non 3GPP Access over WLAN test case applicabilities 16.1.0
2019-09 RAN#85 R5-197291 0062 1 F Removal of applicability of Radio Link Failure test cases 16.1.0
2019-09 RAN#85 R5-197667 0055 2 F Addition of applicability for RRC test cases 16.1.0
2019-09 RAN#85 R5-197668 0056 2 F Update of 5G-NR test cases applicability 16.
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