NG-RAN
E584887
NG-RAN is the 5G New Radio access network architecture specified by 3GPP, encompassing gNodeBs and their interfaces to the 5G core.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 5G New Radio access network | 1 |
| NG-RAN canonical | 1 |
| Next Generation Radio Access Network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6305300 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NG-RAN Context triple: [3GPP RAN, defines, NG-RAN]
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A.
gNB
gNB (next-generation Node B) is the 5G New Radio base station that provides radio access and connectivity between user equipment and the 5G core network.
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B.
5G NR
5G NR is the global 5G wireless communication standard defined by 3GPP, designed to deliver significantly higher data rates, lower latency, and greater capacity than previous mobile network technologies.
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C.
5G Core
5G Core is the cloud-native, service-based core network architecture that underpins 5G mobile systems, enabling advanced connectivity, slicing, and low-latency services.
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D.
Evolved Packet Core
Evolved Packet Core is the 4G LTE mobile network architecture responsible for managing data connectivity, mobility, and services between user devices and external IP networks.
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E.
3GPP RAN
3GPP RAN is the standards group within 3GPP responsible for specifying the radio access network technologies and protocols used in mobile communication systems such as LTE and 5G.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: NG-RAN Target entity description: NG-RAN is the 5G New Radio access network architecture specified by 3GPP, encompassing gNodeBs and their interfaces to the 5G core.
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A.
gNB
gNB (next-generation Node B) is the 5G New Radio base station that provides radio access and connectivity between user equipment and the 5G core network.
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B.
5G NR
5G NR is the global 5G wireless communication standard defined by 3GPP, designed to deliver significantly higher data rates, lower latency, and greater capacity than previous mobile network technologies.
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C.
5G Core
5G Core is the cloud-native, service-based core network architecture that underpins 5G mobile systems, enabling advanced connectivity, slicing, and low-latency services.
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D.
Evolved Packet Core
Evolved Packet Core is the 4G LTE mobile network architecture responsible for managing data connectivity, mobility, and services between user devices and external IP networks.
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E.
3GPP RAN
3GPP RAN is the standards group within 3GPP responsible for specifying the radio access network technologies and protocols used in mobile communication systems such as LTE and 5G.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
5G network component
ⓘ
Radio access network architecture ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
5G New Radio access network
ⓘ
linked to:
NG-RAN
|
| connectsTo |
5G Core Network
ⓘ
linked to:
5G Core
|
| definedInSpecification | 3GPP TS 38.300 ⓘ |
| enables |
control plane signaling between UE and 5G Core
ⓘ
user plane connectivity between UE and 5G Core ⓘ |
| fullName |
Next Generation Radio Access Network
ⓘ
linked to:
NG-RAN
|
| generation | 5G ⓘ |
| hasLogicalFunction |
MAC processing in gNB-DU
ⓘ
PDCP processing in gNB-CU ⓘ PHY processing in gNB-DU ⓘ RLC processing in gNB-DU ⓘ RRC termination in gNB-CU ⓘ |
| includesNetworkElement |
gNB-CU
ⓘ
gNB-DU ⓘ gNodeB ⓘ
linked to:
gNB
|
| operatesIn |
millimeter wave frequency bands
ⓘ
sub-6 GHz frequency bands ⓘ |
| partOf | 5G system ⓘ |
| predecessor | E-UTRAN ⓘ |
| relatedStandardFamily |
3GPP Release 15
ⓘ
3GPP Release 16 ⓘ |
| specifiedBy | 3GPP ⓘ |
| supportsArchitectureOption |
monolithic gNB architecture
ⓘ
split gNB architecture ⓘ |
| supportsDeploymentScenario |
non-standalone 5G deployment
ⓘ
standalone 5G deployment ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
beamforming
ⓘ
carrier aggregation ⓘ dual connectivity ⓘ massive MIMO ⓘ network slicing ⓘ |
| supportsInterface |
A1 interface
ⓘ
E1 interface ⓘ E2 interface ⓘ F1 interface ⓘ NG interface ⓘ O1 interface ⓘ Xn interface ⓘ |
| supportsMobility |
inter-RAT handover with LTE
ⓘ
intra-NG-RAN handover ⓘ |
| supportsQoS | 5QI-based QoS framework ⓘ |
| supportsService |
Enhanced Mobile Broadband
ⓘ
Massive Machine Type Communications ⓘ Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communications ⓘ |
| supportsTopology |
centralized RAN
ⓘ
cloud RAN ⓘ distributed RAN ⓘ |
| usesRadioInterface | 5G NR ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: NG-RAN Description of subject: NG-RAN is the 5G New Radio access network architecture specified by 3GPP, encompassing gNodeBs and their interfaces to the 5G core.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.