Section: 5.43 Support for 5G Satellite Backhaul 5.43.1 General
Content: Satellite may be used as part of the backhaul between (R)AN and 5GC. The 5G System supports to report of usage of satellite backhaul as described in clause 5.43.2. For some deployments, UPF may be deployed on the satellite. In these cases, edge computing or local switch via UPF deployed on the satellite may be performed as described in clauses 5.43.2 and 5.43.3. Deployments with satellite backhaul and edge computing with UPF on the ground is supported as described in clause 5.13, i.e. without satellite backhaul specific requirements.