ETSI TS 123 246 V15.1.0 (2019-10)

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS); Architecture and functional description (3GPP TS 23.246 version 15.1.0 Release 15)

RTS/TSGS-0223246vf10

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 30-Sep-2019
• Technical Committee: 3GPP SA 2 - Architecture
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 01-Oct-2019

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ETSI TS 123 246 V15.1.0 (2019-10)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS);
Architecture and functional description
(3GPP TS 23.246 version 15.1.0 Release 15)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 9
4 MBMS Architecture . 9
4.1 Overview . 9
4.2 Reference Architecture Model . 10
4.2.1 GPRS . 10
4.2.2 EPS . 10
4.3 MBMS Specific Reference points . 11
4.3.1 Gmb . 11
4.3.1a SGmb . 11
4.3.2 Mz . 11
4.3.3 Reference Points for Evolved Packet System . 12
4.4 MBMS Service Provision . 12
4.4.1 MULTICAST MODE . 12
4.4.1.1 Subscription . 14
4.4.1.2 Service announcement . 14
4.4.1.3 Joining . 15
4.4.1.4 Session Start . 15
4.4.1.5 MBMS notification . 15
4.4.1.6 Data transfer . 15
4.4.1.7 Session Stop . 15
4.4.1.8 Leaving . 15
4.4.2 Multicast Mode timeline . 15
4.4.2.1 Period between Service Announcement and Session Start . 15
4.4.2.2 Period between Service Announcement and Service Subscription . 15
4.4.2.3 Period between Service Announcement and Joining . 16
4.4.2.4 Period between Joining and Session Start . 16
4.4.2.5 Period between Session Start and First Data Arrival . 16
4.4.2.6 Period between Session Start and Session Stop . 16
4.4.2.7 Session Update . 16
4.4.3 BROADCAST MODE . 16
4.4.3.1 Service announcement . 18
4.4.3.1a UE local service activation . 18
4.4.3.2 Session Start . 18
4.4.3.3 MBMS notification . 18
4.4.3.4 Data transfer . 18
4.4.3.5 Session Stop . 19
4.4.3.6 Session Update . 19
4.4.4 Broadcast Mode timeline . 19
4.4.4.1 Period between Service Announcement and Session Start . 19
4.4.4.2 Period between Session Start and First Data Arrival . 19
4.4.4.3 Period between Session Start and Session Stop . 19
5 Functional Entities To Support MBMS . 19
5.0 General . 19
5.1 Broadcast-Multicast Service Centre (BM-SC) . 19
5.1.0 General . 19
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5.1.1 Membership Function . 20
5.1.2 Session and Transmission Function . 20
5.1.3 Proxy and Transport Function . 21
5.1.4 Service Announcement Function . 21
5.1.4a MBMS Security Function . 22
5.1.5 MBMS Content Transfer for the same MBMS User Service for GPRS and EPS . 22
5.1.5.1 General . 22
5.1.5.2 Separate MBMS Bearer Services for the same MBMS User Service . 22
5.1.5.3 Same MBMS Bearer Service for the same MBMS User Service . 23
5.1.6 Location Dependent Content Transfer for the same MBMS User Service (Broadcast Mode only) . 23
5.1.7 MBMS User Service Consumption Reporting (Broadcast mode only) . 23
5.2 User Equipment . 24
5.3 UTRAN/GERAN . 24
5.4 SGSN . 24
5.5 GGSN . 25
5.6 MBMS Data Sources and Content Provider . 25
5.7 Other Functional Element . 25
5.7.1 Void . 25
5.7.2 CBC . 26
5.7.3 Void . 26
5.8 Void . 26
5.9 Functional Elements for the Evolved Packet System . 26
5.9.1 MBMS GW . 26
5.9.2 MBMS Control plane function . 27
5.9.3 E-UTRAN . 27
6 MBMS Attributes and Parameters . 27
6.1 MBMS UE Context . 27
6.2 MBMS Bearer Context . 28
6.3 Quality-of-Service . 31
6.3.1 Quality-of-Service for GPRS . 31
6.3.2 Quality-of-Service for EPS . 32
6.3.3 MBMS QoS distribution tree . 33
6.4 Temporary Mobile Group Identity . 34
6.5 IP Multicast distribution . 34
6.5.1 General . 34
6.5.2 IP Multicast distribution for GERAN Iu-mode and UTRAN for GPRS . 34
6.5.3 IP Multicast distribution for E-UTRAN and UTRAN for EPS . 35
7 Architectural Aspects of MBMS User Services . 35
7.1 Alternative User Service Support . 36
7.2 Avoid overload in SGSN, GGSN and BM-SC caused by Joining . 36
7.3 Access aspects of MBMS user services . 36
7.4 MBMS operation on Demand . 36
7.5 Enhanced TV services support over E-UTRAN . 36
8 MBMS Procedures . 37
8.1 MBMS Notificatio n . 37
8.1.1 Iu mode notification (UTRAN and GERAN) for GPRS. 37
8.1.2 A/Gb mode notification (GERAN) . 38
8.2 MBMS Multicast Service Activation . 38
8.2.1 Void . 40
8.3 MBMS Session Start Procedure . 40
8.3.0 General . 40
8.3.1 MBMS Session Start Procedure for GERAN and UTRAN for GPRS . 41
8.3.2 MBMS Session Start Procedure for E-UTRAN and UTRAN for EPS . 42
8.4 MBMS Registration Procedure . 45
8.5 MBMS Session Stop Procedure . 47
8.5.0 General . 47
8.5.1 MBMS Session Stop Procedure for GERAN and UTRAN for GPRS . 47
8.5.2 MBMS Session Stop Procedure for E-UTRAN and UTRAN for EPS . 48
8.6 MBMS De-Registration Procedure . 49
8.6.0 Common MBMS De-Registration procedure . 49
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8.6.1 BM-SC initiated MBMS De-Registration Procedure . 50
8.7 MBMS Multicast Service Deactivation . 51
8.8 MBMS Session Update procedure . 53
8.8.1 General . 53
8.8.2 SGSN initiated Session Update for GERAN and UTRAN for MBMS Multicast service . 54
8.8.3 BM-SC initiated Session Update for GERAN and UTRAN for MBMS Broadcast service . 54
8.8.4 BM-SC initiated Session Update for EPS with E-UTRAN and UTRAN . 55
8.9 MBMS UE Context Synchronisation Procedure . 58
8.9a MBMS feature support indication . 58
8.10 Inter SGSN Routeing Area Update . 59
8.10a Inter-system Intra-SGSN change . 60
8.11 Inter SGSN Serving RNS Relocation Procedure . 60
8.12 MBMS Broadcast Service Activation . 62
8.13 MBMS Broadcast service de-activation . 62
8.14 Void . 62
8.15 MBMS UE Linking/De-linking mechanism . 62
8.16 MBMS Service Request Procedure . 63
8.17 Notification in case of parallel services . 64
8.17.1 Notification of incoming CS domain call during an ongoing MBMS session . 64
8.17.2 Notification of additional MBMS session during an ongoing MBMS session . 64
8.17.3 Notification of Mobile Terminating PS data during an ongoing MBMS session . 64
8.17.4 Notification of MBMS session during an ongoing CS or PS domain "connection" . 64
9 Security. 65
10 Charging requirement . 65
10.1 General . 65
10.2 Bearer level charging for MBMS . 65
10.3 Application level charging for MBMS . 65
10.4 Generation of charging records in the VPLMN . 66
11 Roaming Support for MBMS user services. 66
11.1 Scenarios description . 66
11.2 Scenario signalling flow . 66
11.2.1 APN selection . 66
Annex A (Informative): Void . 68
Annex B (Informative): Void . 69
Annex C (normative): TV services delivery using unicast mode & switching between
broadcast & unicast modes for E-UTRAN . 70
Annex D (normative): Shared MBMS Network over E-UTRAN . 72
D.1 General . 72
D.2 Architecture . 72
D.2.1 Architecture for per PLMN MBSFN synchronization area . 72
D.2.2 Reference Points . 73
D.2.3 UE Aspects . 73
D.2.4 TMGI for shared MBMS networks . 74
Annex E (normative): UE behaviour in Receive Only Mode . 75
Annex C (Informative): Change history . 77
History . 78


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