6G Tracker

CT

CT — Core Network & Terminals

CT writes the protocols that carry SA's architecture. Eight 6G studies across CT1, CT3 and CT4, all targeting September 2027 — six months after Release 21's package is approved, which is the scheduling tension of the whole release.

CT1

CT1Blocked
TR 24.860
Study on NAS protocol for 6G System
Yanchao Kang, vivo
CT1Underway
TR 24.861
Study on Miscellaneous functions and services for 6G System
HyunJung Choe, LG
CT1Contested
TR 24.862
Study on Network selection aspects of the 6G System
Xiaoxue Zhao, CATT

CT3

CT3Early
TR 29.830
CT WG3 Aspects of protocol study of the 6G System; 3GPP Network Capability Exposure
Yue Sun, China Telecom
CT3Critical path
TR 29.832
Study on the Protocol for Artificial Intelligence in 6G
Apostolos Papageorgiou, Nokia Germany
CT3Early
TR 29.833
Study on CT aspects of 6G Network Interworking with External Data Networks
Xiaojian Yan, ZTE

CT4

CT4Underway
TR 29.840
Control Plane Protocols in Core Network of 6G System
Hao Jing, Huawei
CT4Contested
TR 29.841
Protocol aspects for User Plane in Core Network of 6G System
Yong Yang, Ericsson
CT4Underway
TR 29.842
Resilience and Reliability in Core Network of 6G System
Nivedya Parambath Sasi, Samsung R&D Institute India