3GPP mobility reference · 4G · 5G · NTN · IoT

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Parameters and timers

Plain-English meanings, typical value ranges and the spec to read for each mobility timer and parameter, across 4G, 5G, NTN and IoT.

Checked against the Rel-19 specifications named on each page. Older releases can differ, so confirm against the version you work with.

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NameMeaningValuesSpec

T304

Timer · UE

Started when reconfigurationWithSync is applied for the cell group. Expiry is a reconfiguration-with-sync failure.Procedure →NR: 50, 100, 150, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 10000 ms. LTE: 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 8000, 10000 msTS 38.331 (5.3.5.8.3), TS 36.331

T310

Timer · UE

Radio link failure detection timer, started after N310 consecutive out-of-sync indications.Procedure →NR: 0, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 4000, 6000 msTS 38.331 (5.3.10)

T311

Timer · UE

Supervises cell selection during RRC re-establishment (5.3.7.6 covers expiry).Procedure →1000, 3000, 5000, 10000, 15000, 20000, 30000 msTS 38.331 (5.3.7)

T301

Timer · UE

Supervises the RRC re-establishment request (5.3.7.7 covers expiry).Procedure →100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000 msTS 38.331 (5.3.7)

T300

Timer · UE

Supervises RRC connection establishment (5.3.3.7 covers expiry).100, 200, 300, 400, 600, 1000, 1500, 2000 msTS 38.331 (5.3.3)

N310 / N311

Counter · UE

Consecutive out-of-sync (N310) and in-sync (N311) indications that drive T310.Procedure →N310: n1, n2, n3, n4, n6, n8, n10, n20. N311: n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n6, n8, n10TS 38.331

TimeToTrigger

Threshold · UE (reportConfig)

Duration the event entering condition must be satisfied before the event is triggered.Procedure →0, 40, 64, 80, 100, 128, 160, 256, 320, 480, 512, 640, 1024, 1280, 2560, 5120 msTS 38.331

Hysteresis

Threshold · UE (reportConfig)

Used in the entry and leave conditions of event-triggered reporting. The actual value is the field value times 0.5 dB.Procedure →Integer 0 to 30 (0 to 15 dB)TS 38.331

T380

Timer · UE

Periodic RNA update timer for a UE in RRC_INACTIVE, configured in suspendConfig.Procedure →5, 10, 20, 30, 60, 120, 360, 720 minutesTS 38.331 (5.3.13.8)

Srxlev / Squal

Threshold · UE

S-criterion for cell selection: Srxlev > 0 and Squal > 0, using Qrxlevmin, Qqualmin, offsets and compensation.Procedure →Computed by the UE from broadcast parametersTS 38.304 (5.2.3.2)

SIntraSearchP / SIntraSearchQ

Threshold · Broadcast

If the serving cell satisfies Srxlev > SIntraSearchP and Squal > SIntraSearchQ, intra-frequency measurements follow the relaxed rule in TS 38.304.Procedure →Broadcast in system informationTS 38.304 (5.2.4.2)

Treselection

Timer · Broadcast

Reselection timer. NR defines TreselectionNR and TreselectionEUTRA, with optional speed-dependent scaling factors.Procedure →Broadcast in system informationTS 38.304

T3510

Timer · UE (5GMM)

5GMM timer defined in TS 24.501 (see the timer table for its value and use).Procedure →See TS 24.501TS 24.501

T3512

Timer · UE (5GMM)

Periodic registration update timer in 5GMM-REGISTERED.Procedure →Default 54 min (TS 24.501)TS 24.501

T3412

Timer · UE (EMM)

Periodic tracking area update timer. TS 24.301 also defines a T3412 extended value IE.Procedure →Default 54 min (TS 24.301)TS 24.301

T3430

Timer · UE (EMM)

EMM timer defined in TS 24.301 for the tracking area update request.Procedure →15 sTS 24.301

T3324

IoT · UE (EMM)

Timer carried in a T3324 value IE (GPRS timer 2) in the Attach request, Attach accept and Tracking area update accept messages; used with PSM.Procedure →GPRS timer 2 codingTS 24.301, TS 23.682

eDRX cycle and PTW

IoT · UE and network

Extended idle-mode DRX cycle and the Paging Time Window in which the UE monitors paging occasions.Procedure →Wideband E-UTRAN: 5.12 s up to 2621.44 s. NB-IoT: 2 to 1024 hyper-frames (up to 10485.76 s)TS 23.682, TS 36.304

cellSpecificKoffset

NTN · Broadcast (SIB19)

Cell-specific scheduling offset in NTN-Config (cellSpecificKoffset-r17).Procedure →Integer 1 to 1023TS 38.331

kmac

NTN · Broadcast (SIB19)

NTN-Config field kmac-r17.Procedure →Integer 1 to 512TS 38.331

ntn-UlSyncValidityDuration

NTN · Broadcast (SIB19)

Duration for which the UE can rely on the NTN uplink synchronisation information. The UE starts T430 with this value from epochTime.Procedure →5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 120, 180, 240, 900 sTS 38.331

t-Service

NTN · Broadcast (SIB19)

When a cell provided via NTN is going to stop serving the area it currently covers. Applies to service link switches in quasi-Earth-fixed cells and to feeder link switches.Procedure →Integer 0 to 549755813887TS 38.331, TS 38.304

distanceThresh / referenceLocation

NTN · Broadcast (SIB19; SIB31 for LTE IoT-NTN)

Location-based measurement initiation: UEs closer to the reference location than distanceThresh may skip measurements (TS 38.304). movingReferenceLocation is used for Earth-moving cells (Rel-18).Procedure →distanceThresh: integer 0 to 65525TS 38.331, TS 38.304, TS 36.304

condEventD1 / condEventT1 / condEventD2

NTN · UE (condTriggerConfig)

Distance-based (D1, D2) and time-based (T1) conditional handover execution conditions.Procedure →D1 and T1 are -r17; D2 is -r18TS 38.331