5GS; User Equipment (UE) conformance specification; Part 1: Protocol
The present document specifies the protocol conformance testing for the 3GPP UE connecting to the 5G System (5GS) via its radio interface(s).
The following information can be found in the present document (first part of a multi-part test specification):
-	the overall test structure;
-	the test configurations;
-	the conformance requirement and references to the core specifications;
-	the test purposes; and
-	a brief description of the test procedure, the specific test requirements and short message exchange table.
The applicability of the individual test cases is specified in the ICS proforma specification (3GPP TS 38.523‑2 [2]). The Test Suites are specified in part 3 (3GPP TS 38.523‑3 [3]).
The present document is valid for UE implemented according to 3GPP Releases starting from Release 15 up to the Release indicated on the cover page of the present document.