W1 interface; Application Protocol (W1AP)
The present document specifies the 5G radio network layer signalling protocol for the W1 interface. The W1 interface provides means for interconnecting a ng-eNB-CU and a ng-eNB-DU of a ng-eNB within an NG-RAN. The W1 Application Protocol (W1AP) supports the functions of W1 interface by signalling procedures defined in the present document. W1AP is developed in accordance to the general principles stated in TS 38.401 [4] and TS 37.470 [5].