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RedCap

NR Reduced Capability

Rel-17 (2022)

Overview

NR Reduced Capability (RedCap) UEs are defined from Rel-17 (RedCap fields appear in TS 38.331 with -r17 suffixes), and eRedCap is a further enhanced reduced-capability UE type defined in TS 38.306. RedCap UEs use the NR mobility procedures.

Specifications:TS 38.306 TS 38.331

Specifications

TS 23.700-68

Study on Support of reduced capability NR devices; Phase 2

Architecture

Rel-18TSRedCapUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 28.876

Study on management aspect of RedCap feature

Management

Rel-19TSRedCapUpdated 2026-07-26
TS 38.865

Study on further NR RedCap UE complexity reduction

Architecture

Rel-18TSRedCapUpdated 2026-07-25
TS 38.875

Study on support of reduced capability NR devices

Architecture

Rel-17TSRedCapUpdated 2026-07-25