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A 5G NSA phone never attaches to 5G: reading an EN-DC attach from a real capture
In 5G Non-Standalone (Option 3, or EN-DC), there is no 5G core. The UE attaches to the 4G EPC through an LTE anchor eNB, and 5G arrives later as a secondary leg that the eNB asks a nearby gNB to add....