5G SCG Failure
5G SCG Failure
5G SCG Failure
Link Failure
BY AUTHOR · PUBLISHED DECEMBER 21, 2020 · UPDATED DECEMBER 13, 2023
For the purpose of Radio Link Failure (RLF), the UE physical layer
monitors the downlink radio link quality of the primary cell for
indicating out-of-sync / in-sync status indications to the higher layers.
In 5G NSA EN-DC mode, RLF is declared separately for the MCG (E-
UTRA LTE Cell) and for the SCG cells (NR). If radio link failure is
detected for MCG (LTE eNB), the UE initiates the RRC connection
re-establishment procedure, but when RLF is detected for SCG (NR
cell) failure, the UE suspends SCG transmissions for all radio bearers
and reports the SCG Failure Information to the eNB, instead of
triggering re-establishment.