What is physical layer in 5G NR?

PHY layer sits at the bottom of the 5G NR protocol stack, interfacing to MAC sublayer higher up via transport channels . It provides its services to MAC and is configured by RRC . PHY supports downlink ( gNB -to- UE ), uplink ( UE -to- gNB ) and sidelink ( UE -to- UE ) communications.

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What is l3 in 5G?

5G-NR Layer 3 (RRC) Functions: Establishment, maintenance, and release of an RRC connection between the UE and NG-RAN including Addition, modification, and release of carrier aggregation, Addition, modification, and release of Dual Connectivity in NR or between E-UTRA and NR.4 Eyl 2017

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