USER EQUIPMENT (UE) CAPABILITY INFORMATION FOR NON-TERRESTERIAL NETWORKING

A system, method and apparatus for non-terrestrial communications is provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits a capability information message including a plurality of information elements. The plurality of information element include an indication of whether the UE supports a non-terrestrial network communication channel and one or more inter-radio access technology (RAT) parameters associated with the non-terrestrial network communication channel. The UE receives, in response to transmission of the plurality of information elements comprising the indication and the one or more inter-RAT parameters associated with the non-terrestrial network communication channel, one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters associated with the non-terrestrial network communication channel. The UE facilitates the non-terrestrial network communication channel for communications based on the received configuration parameters.