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CT1 · TR 24.860

Study on NAS protocol for 6G System

Whether 6G NAS is an evolution of 5GS NAS or a clean redesign — a first-order question for every terminal vendor, and one CT1 cannot answer until SA2 does.

Specification
TR 24.860
Work item
FS_6G_NAS_CT
Group
CT CT1
Rapporteur
Yanchao Kang — vivo
WID
—
Runs
2026 → Sep 2027
Latest
v0.2.0 (CT1#161, 29 May 2026)
Status
Blocked

Where it stands

Blocked on SA2
Depends on SA2 key issue #1 — modular control signalling, isolating mobility management, session management and NAS transport, with generic UE-to-NF mechanisms — and on the NAS-routing question still open at SA#113.

Open questions

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Covered in

Edition 27

Sources

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