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RRC information element

PDCP-Config: the RRC information element in TS 38.331

Published 2026-11-05Updated 2026-10-16

At a glance

Specification
3GPP TS 38.331 V19.4.0, clause 6.3.2
Structure
SEQUENCE with 17 fields (4 in Rel-15, 3 in Rel-16, 4 in Rel-17, 4 in Rel-18, 2 in Rel-19)
Used in
RadioBearerConfig, SL-PDCP-Config, SL-RadioBearerConfig

In plain words

In 3GPP TS 38.331, PDCP-Config "is used to set the configurable PDCP parameters for signalling, MBS multicast and data radio bearers". Its fields configure uplink data when multiple RLC entities are associated with a PDCP entity, and give the t-Reordering value in milliseconds. If cipheringDisabled is included, ciphering is disabled for that DRB regardless of the configured ciphering algorithm. Its SEQUENCE has 17 fields: 4 in Rel-15, 3 in Rel-16, 4 in Rel-17, 4 in Rel-18 and 2 in Rel-19.

Source: 3GPP TS 38.331 V19.4.0, clause 6.3.2. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/38_series/38.331/38331-j40.zip

Sources

  1. 3GPP TS 38.331 V19.4.0, clause 6.3.2. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: https://www.3gpp.org/ftp/Specs/archive/38_series/38.331/38331-j40.zip
  2. ASN.1 definition in the same clause, counted by 3GPP Scout.

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