Description
Forwarding Action Rule
Purpose & Motivation
What changed in its specifications
The latest release-to-release comparison of specifications that define FAR. Each summary describes the whole specification, not only this term.
Rel-19 added MPQUIC steering to multi-access PDU sessions, XR and media handling, and an Energy Information Function. It also added Local Offloading Management for edge computing, Vertical Federated Learning for AI/ML, and Ambient IoT text.
Full comparison in TS 23.501 →Rel-19 adds CMCD reporting, multi-source media delivery, content steering, QoS enhancements, and QUIC-based streaming.
Full comparison in TS 26.804 →Release Timeline
Detected Changes Across Releases
from 3GPP Change RequestsSpecific changes extracted from the „Change history“ tables of 3GPP specifications (8 CRs across 3 releases). Complements the general historical overview above with the evidence-based evolution of this function.
Defining Specifications
3GPP specifications that define or reference FAR, with the latest known release. Sourced from the 3GPP document catalog — see methodology.
| Specification | Title | Release |
|---|---|---|
| TS 23.501 vk30 | 5G System Architecture | Rel-20 read |
| TS 26.804 vk10 | 5G Media Delivery Architecture Extensions | Rel-20 read |
| TS 29.244 vk10 | PFCP for Control and User Plane Separation | Rel-20 read |
| TS 38.113 vj20 | BS Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) | Rel-19 read |
| TS 38.191 vj40 | Ambient IoT RF Requirements | Rel-19 read |
| TS 38.769 vk00 | Ambient IoT Solutions in NR | Rel-20 read |
| TS 38.774 vj20 | RF Requirements for Low-Power Wake-up Signal and Receiver | Rel-19 read |
| TS 38.821 vg20 | NR Support for Non-Terrestrial Networks | Rel-16 read |
| TR 38.869 vi00 | Study on low-power wake up signal and receiver for NR | Rel-18 read |