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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
NG-RAN;
NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)
(3GPP TS 38.455 version 16.1.0 Release 16)
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3GPP TS 38.455 version 16.1.0 Release 16 1 ETSI TS 138 455 V16.1.0 (2020-11)
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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 . 10
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 . 18
8.2.8.2 Successful Operation . 18
8.2.8.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 19
8.2.9 Positioning Activation . 19
8.2.9.1 General . 19
8.2.9.2 Successful Operation . 19
8.2.9.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 20
8.2.9.4 Abnormal Conditions . 20
8.2.10 Positioning Deactivation . 20
8.2.10.1 General . 20
8.2.10.2 Successful Operation . 20
8.2.10.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 20
8.2.10.4 Abnormal Conditions . 20
8.3 Management Procedures . 21
8.3.1 Error Indication . 21
8.3.1.1 General . 21
8.3.1.2 Successful Operation . 21
8.3.1.3 Abnormal Conditions . 21
8.4 Assistance Information Transfer Procedures . 21
8.4.1 Assistance Information Control . 21
8.4.1.1 General . 21
8.4.1.2 Successful Operation . 22
8.4.1.3 Abnormal Conditions . 22
8.4.2 Assistance Information Feedback . 22
8.4.2.1 General . 22
8.4.2.2 Successful Operation . 22
8.4.2.3 Abnormal Conditions . 23
8.5 Measurement Information Transfer . 23
8.5.1 Measurement. 23
8.5.1.1 General . 23
8.5.1.2 Successful Operation . 23
8.5.1.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 24
8.5.1.4 Abnormal Conditions . 24
8.5.2 Measurement Report . 24
8.5.2.1 General . 24
8.5.2.2 Successful Operation . 24
8.5.3 Measurement Update . 24
8.5.3.1 General . 24
8.5.3.2 Successful Operation . 25
8.5.3.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 25
8.5.3.4 Abnormal Conditions . 25
8.5.4 Measurement Abort . 25
8.5.4.1 General . 25
8.5.4.2 Successful Operation . 25
8.5.4.3 Unsuccessful Operation . 25
8.5.4.4 Abnormal Conditions . 25
8.5.5 Measurement Failure Indication . 26
8.5.5.1 General . 26
8.5.5.2 Successful Operation . 26
9 Elements for NRPPa Communication . 26
9.0 General . 26
9.1 Message Functional Definition and Content . 26
9.1.1 Messages for Location Information Transfer Procedures . 26
9.1.1.1 E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION REQUEST . 26
9.1.1.2 E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION RESPONSE . 27
9.1.1.3 E-CID MEASUREMENT INITIATION FAILURE . 28
9.1.1.4 E-CID MEASUREMENT FAILURE INDICATION . 28
9.1.1.5 E-CID MEASUREMENT REPORT . 28
9.1.1.6 E-CID MEASUREMENT TERMINATION COMMAND . 29
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9.1.1.7 OTDOA INFORMATION REQUEST . 29
9.1.1.8 OTDOA INFORMATION RESPONSE . 30
9.1.1.9 OTDOA INFORMATION FAILURE . 31
9.1.1.10 POSITIONING INFORMATION REQUEST . 31
9.1.1.11 POSITIONING INFORMATION RESPONSE . 31
9.1.1.12 POSITIONING INFORMATION FAILURE . 31
9.1.1.13 POSITIONING INFORMATION UPDATE . 32
9.1.1.14 TRP INFORMATION REQUEST . 32
9.1.1.15 TRP INFORMATION RESPONSE . 32
9.1.1.16 TRP INFORMATION FAILURE . 33
9.1.1.17 POSITIONING ACTIVATION REQUEST . 33
9.1.1.18 POSITIONING ACTIVATION RESPONSE . 33
9.1.1.19 POSITIONING ACTIVATION FAILURE . 34
9.1.1.20 POSITIONING DEACTIVATION . 34
9.1.2 Messages for Management Procedures . 34
9.1.2.1 ERROR INDICATION . 34
9.1.3 Messages for Assistance Information Transfer Procedures . 35
9.1.3.1 ASSISTANCE INFORMATION CONTROL . 35
9.1.3.2 ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FEEDBACK . 35
9.1.4 Messages for Measurement Information Transfer Procedures . 35
9.1.4.1 MEASUREMENT REQUEST . 35
9.1.4.2 MEASUREMENT RESPONSE . 37
9.1.4.3 MEASUREMENT FAILURE. 37
9.1.4.4 MEASUREMENT REPORT . 37
9.1.4.5 MEASUREMENT UPDATE . 38
9.1.4.6 MEASUREMENT ABORT . 38
9.1.4.7 MEASUREMENT FAILURE INDICATION . 38
9.2 Information Element definitions . 39
9.2.0 General . 39
9.2.1 Cause . 39
9.2.2 Criticality Diagnostics . 40
9.2.3 Message Type . 41
9.2.4 NRPPa Transaction ID . 41
9.2.5 E-CID Measurement Result . 41
9.2.6 NG-RAN CGI . 44
9.2.7 CGI EUTRA . 44
9.2.8 PLMN Identity . 45
9.2.9 NR CGI . 45
9.2.10 NG-RAN Access Point Position . 45
9.2.11 TAC . 46
9.2.12 Cell Portion ID . 46
9.2.13 Other-RAT Measurement Result . 46
9.2.14 WLAN Measurement Result. 48
9.2.15 OTDOA Cell Information . 49
9.2.16 PRS Muting Configuration EUTRA . 51
9.2.17 PRS Frequency Hopping Configuration EUTRA . 51
9.2.18 TDD Configuration EUTRA. 52
9.2.19 Assistance Information . 52
9.2.20 PosSIB Segments .
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