ETSI TS 136 579-2 V14.6.0 (2020-04)

LTE; Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 2: Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT) User Equipment (UE) Protocol conformance specification (3GPP TS 36.579-2 version 14.6.0 Release 14)

RTS/TSGR-0536579-2ve60

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 01-Apr-2020
• Technical Committee: 3GPP RAN 5 - Mobile Terminal Conformance Testing (formely T1)
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 02-Apr-2020

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ETSI TS 136 579-2 V14.6.0 (2020-04)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
LTE;
Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE;
Part 2: Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT)
User Equipment (UE) Protocol conformance specification
(3GPP TS 36.579-2 version 14.6.0 Release 14)

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3GPP TS 36.579-2 version 14.6.0 Release 14 1 ETSI TS 136 579-2 V14.6.0 (2020-04)



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3GPP TS 36.579-2 version 14.6.0 Release 14 3 ETSI TS 136 579-2 V14.6.0 (2020-04)
Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Symbols . 10
3.3 Abbreviations . 10
4 General . 10
4.1 Test methodology . 10
4.1.1 Testing of optional functions and procedures . 10
4.1.2 Test interfaces and facilities. 11
4.2 Implicit testing . 11
4.3 Repetition of tests . 11
4.4 Handling of differences between conformance requirements in different releases of cores specifications . 11
4.5 Reference conditions . 11
4.6 Generic setup procedures . 11
5 MCPTT Client Configuration . 12
5.1 Configuration / Authentication / User Authorisation / UE Configuration / User Profile / Key Generation . 12
5.2 Configuration / Group Creation / Group Regroup Creation / Group Regroup Teardown . 23
5.3 Configuration / Group Affiliation / Remote change / De-affiliation / Home MCPTT system . 31
5.4 Configuration / Pre-established Session Establishment / Pre-established Session Modification / Pre-
established Session Release . 50
6 MCPTT Client on-network operation . 59
6.1 Group Calls . 59
6.1.1 Pre-arranged Group Call . 59
6.1.1.1 On-network / On-demand Pre-arranged Group Call / Automatic Commencement Mode / End-to-
end communication security / Floor Control / Upgrade to Emergency Group Call / Cancel
Emergency State / Upgrade to Imminent Peril Group Call / Cancel Imminent Peril State / Client
Originated (CO) . 59
6.1.1.2 On-network / On-demand Pre-arranged Group Call / Automatic Commencement Mode / Floor
Control / Upgrade to Emergency Group Call / Cancel Emergency State / Upgrade to Imminent
Peril Group Call / Cancel Imminent Peril State / Client Terminated (CT). 87
6.1.1.3 On-network / On-demand Pre-arranged Group Call / Manual Commencement Mode / Client
Originated (CO) . 108
6.1.1.4 On-network / On-demand Pre-arranged Group Call / Manual Commencement Mode / Client
Terminated (CT) . 113
6.1.1.5 On-network / Pre-arranged Group Call using pre-established session / Client originated Pre-
established Session Release with associated MCPTT session / Client Originated (CO) . 121
6.1.1.6 On-network / Pre-arranged Group Call using pre-established session / Automatic
Commencement Mode / Server originated Pre-established Session Release with associated
MCPTT session / Client Terminated (CT) . 125
6.1.1.7 On-network / Pre-arranged Group Call using pre-established session / Manual Commencement
Mode / Client Terminated (CT) . 128
6.1.1.8 On-network / Pre-arranged Broadcast Group Call / Client Originated (CO) . 134
6.1.1.9 On-network / Pre-arranged Broadcast Group Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 138
6.1.1.10 On-network / Broadcast Group Call with Temporary Group / Client Originated (CO) . 141
6.1.1.11 On-network / Pre-arranged Emergency Group Call / Client Originated (CO) . 145
6.1.1.12 On-network / Pre-arranged Emergency Group Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 149
6.1.1.13 On-network / Pre-arranged Imminent Peril Group Call / Client Originated (CO) . 153
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6.1.1.14 On-network / Pre-Arranged Imminent Peril Group Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 157
6.1.1.15 On-network / Emergency Alert / Cancel Emergency Alert / Client Originated (CO) . 160
6.1.1.16 On-network / Emergency Alert / Client Terminated (CT) . 165
6.1.2 Chat Group Calls . 170
6.1.2.1 Void. 170
6.1.2.2 On-network / Chat Group Call Using Pre-established Session Including Emergency and
Imminent Peril Calls / Client Server originated Pre-established Session Release with associated
MCPTT session / Client Origination (CO) . 171
6.1.2.3 Void. 180
6.1.2.4 Void. 180
6.1.2.5 Void. 180
6.1.2.6 Void. 180
6.1.2.7 On-network / Chat Group Call / Emergency Group Call / Client Originated (CO) . 180
6.1.2.8 On-network / Chat Group Call / Emergency Group Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 185
6.1.2.9 On-network / Chat Group Call / Imminent Peril Group Call / Client Originated (CO) . 189
6.1.2.10 On-network / Chat Group Call / Imminent Peril Group Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 194
6.1.2.11 On-network / Chat Group Call / Join Chat Group Session / Upgrade to Emergency / Cancel
Emergency / Upgrade to Imminent Peril / Cancel Imminent Peril / Client Originated (CO) . 198
6.1.2.12 On-network / Chat Group Call / Join Chat Group Session / Upgrade to Emergency / Cancel
Emergency / Upgrade to Imminent Peril / Cancel Imminent Peril / Client Originated (CT) . 215
6.2 Private Calls . 227
6.2.1 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / With Floor Control /
Upgrade to Emergency Call / Cancellation of Emergency on User request / Client Originated (CO) . 227
6.2.2 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / With Floor Control /
Upgrade to Emergency Call / Cancellation of Emergency on User request / Client Terminated (CT) . 246
6.2.3 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / Without Floor Control

/ Client Originated (CO) . 261
6.2.4 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / Without Floor Control
/ Client Terminated (CT) . 267
6.2.5 On-network / Private Call / Emergency Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement
Mode / Force of automatic commencement mode / Without Floor Control / Client Originated (CO) . 272
6.2.6 On-network / Private Call / Emergency Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement

Mode / Force of automatic commencement mode / Without Floor Control / Client Terminated (CT) . 280
6.2.7 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Manual Commencement Mode / Without Floor Control /
Client Originated (CO) . 285
6.2.8 On-network / Private Call / On-demand / Manual Commencement Mode / Without Floor Control /
Client Terminated (CT) . 291
6.2.9 On-network / Private Call / Within a pre-established session / Automatic Commencement Mode /

Without Floor Control / Client Originated (CO). 296
6.2.10 On-network / Private Call / Within a pre-established session / Automatic Commencement Mode /
Without Floor Control / Client Terminated (CT) . 302
6.2.11 On-network / Private Call / Within a pre-established session / Manual Commencement Mode /
Without Floor Control / Release of the Call and the pre-established session / Client Terminated (CT) . 309
6.2.12 On-network / Private Call / Private Call Call-Back Request / Private Call Call-Back Cancel Request

/ Client Originated (CO) / Private call call-back fulfilment . 317
6.2.13 On-network / Private Call / Private Call Call-Back Request / Private Call Call-Back Cancel Request
/ Client Terminated (CT) / Private call call-back fulfilment . 326
6.2.14 On-network / Private Call / Ambient listening call / Remotely initiated Ambient listening call /
Remotely initiated ambient listening call release / Success / Client Originated (CO) / Server initiated
ambient call release . 336
6.2.15 On-network / Private Call / Ambient listening call / Remotely initiated Ambient listening call /
Remotely initiated ambient listening call release / Success / Client Terminated (CT) . 345
6.2.16 On-network / Private Call / Ambient listening call / Locally initiated Ambient listening call / Locally
initiated ambient listening call release / Success / Client Originated (CO) / Server initiated ambient
call release . 350
6.2.17 On-network / Private Call / Ambient listening call / Locally initiated Ambient listening call / Locally
initiated ambient listening call release / Success / Client Terminated (CT) . 358
6.3 Location . 362
6.3.1 On-network / Location / Event Triggered Location Information report . 362
6.3.2 On-network / Location/ On-demand Location Information Request . 374
6.4 MBMS . 389
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6.4.1 On-network / MBMS / MBMS Bearer Announcement / MBMS Bearer Listening Status / Transition
to MBMS from Unicast / MBMS Floor Control / Transition to Unicast from MBMS . 389
7 MCPTT Client off-network operation . 408
7.1 Off-network Group Calls . 408
7.1.1 Off-network / Group Call / Floor Control / Upgrade to Emergency Call / Downgrade from
Emergency / Upgrade to Imminent Peril / Downgrade from Imminent Peril / Release Call / Client
Originated (CO) . 408
7.1.2 Off-network / Group Call / Floor Control / Upgrade to Emergency Call / Downgrade from
Emergency / Upgrade to Imminent Peril / Downgrade from Imminent Peril / Release Call / Client
Terminated (CT) . 434
7.1.3 Off-network / Group Call / Leave Group Call when GROUP CALL PROBE sent / Initiate Group
Call for Released Call / Receive GROUP CALL ANNOUNCEMENT for Released call / No
GROUP CALL ANNOUNCEMENT for Released Call / Receive Response to GROUP CALL
PROBE . 459
7.1.4 Off-network / Group Call / MCPTT User Acknowledgement Required / With Confirm Indication /
MCPTT User Reject / MCPTT User Accept / Client Terminated (CT) . 467
7.1.5 Off-network / Group Call / MCPTT User Acknowledgement Required / Without Confirm Indication
/ MCPTT User Reject / MCPTT User Accept / Client Terminated (CT) . 473
7.1.6 Off-network / Group Call / Merge Two Calls . 478
7.1.7 Off-network / Group Call / Emergency Call / Imminent Peril Call / Client Originated (CO) . 485
7.1.8 Off-network / Group Call / Emergency Call / Imminent Peril Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 494
7.1.9 Off-network / Group Call / Emergency Alert / Emergency Alert Retransmission / Cancel Emergency
Alert / Client Originated (CO) . 503
7.1.10 Off-network / Group Call / Emergency Alert / Emergency Alert Retransmission / Cancel Emergency
Alert / Client Terminated (CT) . 507
7.1.11 Off-network / Group Call / Broadcast Group Call / Broadcast Group Call Retransmitting / Broadcast
Group Call Release / Client Originated (CO) . 512
7.1.12 Off-network / Group Call / Broadcast Group Call / MCPTT User Ack Not Required / Originator
Releases Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 517
7.1.13 Off-network / Group Call / Broadcast Group Call / MCPTT User Ack Required / MCPTT User
Reject / MCPTT User Accept / MCPTT User Releases Call / Client Terminated (CT) . 520
7.2 Off-network Private Calls . 526
7.2.1 Off-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / No Response to
Private Call Setup Request / Private call setup success / With Floor Control / Upgrade to Emergency
Call / Cancellation of Emergency on User request / Client Originated (CO) . 526
7.2.2 Off-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / No Response to
Private Call Setup Accept / Private call setup success / With Floor Control / Upgrade to Emergency
Call / Cancellation of Emergency on User request / Client Terminated (CT) . 544
7.2.3 Off-network / Private Call / On-demand / Automatic Commencement Mode / Upgrade to
Emergency Call Reject / Downgrade from Emergency Call Failure / Client Originated (CO) . 561
7.2.4 Off-network / Private Call / On-demand / Manual Commencement Mode / Call Released before
establishment completion / Call request Rejected / Call establishment successful / Client Originated
(CO) . 570
7.2.5 Off-network / Private Call / On-demand / Manual Commencement Mode / Call Released before
establishment completion / User does not answer to Ringing / User Rejects call request / Call
establishment successful / Client Terminated (CT) . 579
Annex A (informative): Change history . 590
History . 595

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Foreword
This Technical Specification has been produced by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The contents of the present document are subject to continuing work within the TSG and may change following formal
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The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering conformance test specification for Mission Critical
Services over LTE consisting of:
3GPP TS 36.579-1 [2]: "Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 1: Common test environment"
3GPP TS 36.579-2: "Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 2: Mission Critical Push To Talk
(MCPTT) User Equipment (UE) Protocol conformance specification" (the present document);
3GPP TS 36.579-3 [3]: " Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 3: Mission Critical Push To Talk
(MCPTT) Server Application conformance specification";
3GPP TS 36.579-4 [4]: "Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 4: Test Applicability and
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) proforma specification";
3GPP TS 36.579-5 [5]: "Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 5: Abstract test suite (ATS)".
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1 Scope
The present document specifies the protocol conformance testing for testing a MCPTT Client for compliance to the
Mission Critical Push To Talk (MCPTT) over LTE protocol requirements defined by 3GPP.
In particular the present document contains:
- the overall test structure;
- the test configurations;
- the conformance requirement and reference to the core specifications;
- the test purposes; and
- a brief description of the test procedure, the specific test requirements and short message exchange table.
The present document is valid for MCPTT Clients implemented according to 3GPP releases starting from Release 13 up
to the Release indicated on the cover page of the present document.
The following information relevant to testing specified in the present document could be found in accompanying
specifications:
- default setting of the test parameters TS 36.579-1 [2];
- Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS) TS 36.579-4 [4] and Implementation eXtra Information for
Testing (IXIT) TS 36.579-5 [5];
- the applicability of each test case TS 36.579-4 [4].
The test cases are expected to be executed through the 3GPP radio interface. The present document does not specify the
protocol conformance testing for the EPS (LTE) bearers which carry the MCPTT data sent or received by the MCPTT
Client and which are required to be supported by the UE in which the MCPTT Client is installed. This is defined in
TS 36.523-1 [6].
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
- References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
- For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
- For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".
[2] 3GPP TS 36.579-1: "Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 1: Common test
environment".
[3] 3GPP TS 36.579-3: " Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 3: Mission Critical Push To
Talk (MCPTT) Server Application test specification".
[4] 3GPP TS 36.579-4: " Mission Critical (MC) services over LTE; Part 4: Test Applicability and
Implementation Conformance Statement (ICS).
[5] 3GPP
...