NCGI cell identifier in 5G Network

NCGI refers to "NR Cell Global Identity". It is a globally unique identifier that represents a specific cell within the 5G network.

NCGI is a globally unique identifier for a 5G cell, which means that no two cells within the the world will have the same identifier value.

It's format contains (MCC + MNC + NCI),

  • The MCC+ the MNC are the identifiers of the mobile network.
  • The NCI (NR Cell Identifier) is the identifier of the 5G cell inside the mobile network.
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