There are three RRC states; RRC_IDLE, RRC_INACTIVE, and RRC_CONNECTED are defined for a 5G NR UE. While RRC_IDLE and RRC_CONNECTED states in NR are almost same as those of LTE, the RRC_INACTIVE states is newly introduced in 5G NR.
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In LTE there is only 2 RRC states i.e. RRC_IDLE and RRC_CONNECTED whereas in UMTS system RRC has a 5 state i.e. IDLE, CELL_FACH, CELL_DCH, CELL_PCH and URA_PCH.
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3GPP LTE RRC (Radio Resource Control ) Layer.
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The RRC protocol performs the following functions: broadcasting information system, control of the connection, control of the radio bearer, control of handover, transfer of measurement reports .
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Summary. Radio resource control (RRC) is the highest layer in the control plane of the access stratum (AS) . It also transfers messages of the non-access stratum (NAS), which is located above the RRC layer.
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