The out-of-sequence delivery function of the NR RLC device refers to a function of directly transmitting RLC SDUs received from a lower layer to a higher layer regardless of their order. The out-of-sequence delivery function may include a function of reassembling multiple RLC SDUs if one RLC SDU has been originally segmented into the multiple RLC SDUs and received. The out-of-sequence delivery function may include a function of storing the RLC SNs or PDCP SNs of received RLC PDUs, reordering their orders, and recording lost RLC PDUs.
The NR MAC 1d-15 and 1d-30 may be connected to multiple NR RLC layer devices configured in one UE. Various functions of the NR MAC may include some of the following.