ETSI TS 132 299 V15.7.0 (2019-06)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Telecommunication management; Charging management; Diameter charging applications (3GPP TS 32.299 version 15.7.0 Release 15)

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• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 24-Jun-2019
• Technical Committee: 3GPP SA 5 - Telecom Management
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 25-Jun-2019

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Telecommunication management;
Charging management;
Diameter charging applications
(3GPP TS 32.299 version 15.7.0 Release 15)

3GPP TS 32.299 version 15.7.0 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 132 299 V15.7.0 (2019-06)

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RTS/TSGS-0532299vf70
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GSM,LTE,UMTS
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 13
1 Scope . 14
2 References . 15
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 17
3.1 Definitions . 17
3.2 Symbols . 18
3.3 Abbreviations . 18
4 Architecture considerations . 20
4.1 High level architecture . 20
4.1.0 General . 20
4.1.1 Charging related transfer requirements . 21
5 3GPP charging applications requirements. 22
5.1 Offline charging scenarios . 22
5.1.1 Basic principles . 22
5.1.1.0 Introduction . 22
5.1.1.1 Event based charging . 23
5.1.1.2 Session based charging . 24
5.1.2 Basic operation . 26
5.2 Online charging scenarios . 27
5.2.0 Introduction. 27
5.2.1 Basic principles . 27
5.2.2 Charging scenarios . 28
5.2.2.0 Introduction . 28
5.2.2.1 Immediate Event Charging (IEC) . 29
5.2.2.1.1 Decentralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 29
5.2.2.1.2 Centralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 31
5.2.2.1.3 Decentralized Unit Determination and Decentralized Rating . 33
5.2.2.1.4 Further options . 34
5.2.2.2 Event Charging with Unit Reservation (ECUR) . 35
5.2.2.2.1 Decentralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 35
5.2.2.2.2 Centralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 37
5.2.2.2.3 Decentralized Unit Determination and Decentralized Rating . 39
5.2.2.3 Session charging with Reservation . 41
5.2.2.3.1 Decentralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 41
5.2.2.3.2 Centralized Unit Determination and Centralized Rating . 43
5.2.2.3.3 Decentralized Unit Determination and Decentralized Rating . 45
5.2.3 Basic operations . 47
5.3 Other requirements . 50
5.3.1 Re-authorization . 50
5.3.2 Threshold based re-authorization triggers . 50
5.3.3 Termination action . 50
5.3.4 Account expiration . 50
6 3GPP charging applications – Protocol aspects . 51
6.1 Basic principles for Diameter offline charging . 51
6.1.0 Introduction. 51
6.1.1 Event based charging . 52
6.1.2 Session based charging . 53
6.1.3 Offline charging error cases - Diameter procedures . 55
6.1.3.1 CDF connection failure . 55
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6.1.3.2 No reply from CDF . 55
6.1.3.3 Duplicate detection. 55
6.1.3.4 CDF detected failure . 55
6.2 Message contents for offline charging. 56
6.2.1 Summary of offline charging message formats . 56
6.2.1.1 General . 56
6.2.1.2 Structure for the Accounting message formats . 56
6.2.2 Accounting-Request message . 57
6.2.3 Accounting-Answer (ACA) message . 59
6.3 Basic principles for Diameter online charging . 61
6.3.1 Online Specific Credit-Control application requirements . 61
6.3.2 Diameter description on the Ro reference point . 61
6.3.2.1 Basic principles . 61
6.3.3 Immediate Event Charging (IEC) . 62
6.3.4 Event Charging with Unit Reservation (ECUR) . 64
6.3.5 Session Charging with Unit Reservation (SCUR) . 66
6.3.6 Error cases and scenarios . 68
6.3.6.0 Introduction . 68
6.3.6.1 Duplicate detection. 68
6.3.6.2 Reserve Units / Debit Units operation failure . 68
6.3.7 Support of tariff changes during an active user session . 68
6.3.7.1 Support of tariff changes using the tariff switch mechanism . 68
6.3.7.2 Support of tariff changes using Validity-Time AVP . 68
6.3.8 Support of re-authorization . 69
6.3.9 Support of failure handling . 69
6.3.10 Support of failover . 69
6.3.11 Credit pooling . 69
6.4 Message formats for online charging . 70
6.4.1 Summary of online charging message formats . 70
6.4.1.1 General . 70
6.4.1.2 Structure for the Credit-Control message formats . 70
6.4.2 Credit-Control-Request message . 71
6.4.3 Credit-Control-Answer message . 77
6.4.4 Re-Auth-Request message . 82
6.4.5 Re-Auth-Answer message . 83
6.4.6 Capabilities-Exchange-Request message . 83
6.4.7 Capabilities-Exchange-Answer message . 84
6.4.8 Device-Watchdog-Request message . 84
6.4.9 Device-Watchdog-Answer message . 84
6.4.10 Disconnect-Peer-Request message . 84
6.4.11 Disconnect-Peer-Answer message . 84
6.4.12 Abort-Session-Request message . 84
6.4.13 Abort-Session -Answer message . 84
6.5 Other procedural description of the 3GPP charging applications . 85
6.5.1 Re-Authorization . 85
6.5.1.1 Idle timeout . 85
6.5.1.2 Change of charging conditions . 85
6.5.1.3 Reporting quota usage . 85
6.5.1.4 Quota consumption . 86
6.5.2 Threshold based Re-Authorization triggers . 86
6.5.3 Termination action . 86
6.5.4 Quota consumption time . 87
6.5.5 Service termination . 87
6.5.6 Envelope reporting . 87
6.5.6.1 Envelope reporting in Online Charging . 87
6.5.6.2 Envelope reporting in Offline Charging . 87
6.5.6.3 Envelope reporting - Quota consumption time . 88
6.5.6.4 Envelope reporting - Combinational quota . 88
6.5.7 Combinational quota . 89
6.5.8 Online control of offline charging information . 89
6.5.9 Support of multiple service . 89
6.5.10 Supported Features mechanism . 89
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6.5.10.1 Introduction . 89
6.5.10.2 Defining a feature . 89
6.5.10.3 Supported Feature handling . 90
6.6 Bindings of the operation to protocol application . 91
6.6.0 General . 91
6.6.1 Bindings of Charging Data Transfer to Accounting . 91
6.6.2 Bindings of Debit / Reserve Units to Credit-Control . 92
6.7 Securing Diameter messages . 92
7 Summary of used Attribute Value Pairs . 93
7.1 Diameter AVPs . 93
7.1.0 General . 93
7.1.1 Accounting-Input-Octets AVP. 96
7.1.2 Void . 96
7.1.3 Accounting-Output-Octets AVP . 96
7.1.4 Void . 96
7.1.5 Acct-Application-Id AVP . 96
7.1.6 Auth-Application-Id AVP . 96
7.1.7 Called-Station-Id AVP . 97
7.1.8 Event-Timestamp AVP . 97
7.1.8A Experimental-Result AVP . 97
7.1.9 Multiple-Services-Credit-Control AVP . 97
7.1.10 Rating-Group AVP . 98
7.1.11 Result-Code AVP . 98
7.1.12 Service-Context-Id AVP . 99
7.1.13 Service-Identifier AVP . 99
7.1.14 Used-Service-Unit AVP . 99
7.1.15 User-Name AVP . 100
7.1.16 Vendor-Id AVP . 100
7.1.17 User-Equipment-Info AVP . 100
7.2 3GPP specific AVPs . 101
7.2.0 General . 101
7.2.0A Access-Network-Info-Change AVP . 112
7.2.0aA 3GPP-PS-Data-Off-Status AVP . 112
7.2.1 Access-Network-Information AVP . 112
7.2.1A Access-Transfer-Information AVP . 113
7.2.1B Access-Transfer-Type AVP . 113
7.2.2 Account-Expiration AVP . 113
7.2.3 Accumulated-Cost AVP . 113
7.2.4 Adaptations AVP . 114
7.2.5 Additional-Content-Information AVP . 114
7.2.5A Additional-Exception-Reports AVP . 114
7.2.6 Additional-Type-Information AVP . 114
7.2.7 Address-Data AVP . 114
7.2.8 Address-Domain AVP . 114
7.2.9 Address-Type AVP . 114
7.2.10 Addressee-Type AVP . 115
7.2.11 AF-Correlation-Information AVP . 115
7.2.12 Alternate-Charged-Party-Address AVP . 115
7.2.12aA Announcement-Identifier AVP . 115
7.2.12aB Announcement-Information AVP . 115
7.2.12aC Announcement-Order AVP . 116
7.2.12aD Announcing-PLMN-ID AVP . 116
7.2.12A Announcing-UE-HPLMN-Identifier AVP . 116
7.2.12B Announcing-UE-VPLMN-Identifier AVP . 116
7.2.13 AoC-Cost-Information AVP . 116
7.2.14 AoC-Format AVP . 116
7.2.15 AoC-Information AVP . 116
7.2.16 AoC-Request-Type AVP . 117
7.2.17 AoC-Service AVP . 117
7.2.18 AoC-Service-Obligatory-Type AVP . 117
7.2.19 AoC-Service-Type AVP . 118
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7.2.20 AoC-Subscription-Information AVP . 118
7.2.20aA API-Content AVP . 118
7.2.20bA API-Direction AVP. 118
7.2.20cA API-Identifier AVP . 118
7.2.20dA API-Invocation-Timestamp AVP . 118
7.2.20eA API-Network-Service-Node AVP . 118
7.2.20fA API-Result-Code AVP . 118
7.2.20gA API-Size AVP . 118
7.2.20A APN-Rate-Control  AVP . 119
7.2.20B APN-Rate-Control-Downlink  AVP . 119
7.2.20C APN-Rate-Control-Uplink  AVP . 119
7.2.21 Applic-ID AVP . 119
7.2.22 Application-Provided-Called-Party-Address AVP . 119
7.2.23 Application-Server AVP . 120
7.2.24 Application-Server-Information AVP. 120
7.2.24A Application-Specific-Data AVP . 120
7.2.25 Associated-Party-Address AVP . 121
7.2.26 Associated-URI AVP . 121
7.2.27 Authorised-QoS AVP . 121
7.2.28 Aux-Applic-Info AVP . 121
7.2.29 Base-Time-Interval AVP . 121
7.2.29A Basic-Service-Code AVP . 121
7.2.29B Bearer-Capability AVP . 121
7.2.30 Bearer-Service AVP . 121
7.2.30A BSSID AVP . 121
7.2.31 Called-Asserted-Identity AVP . 122
7.2.31A Called-Identity AVP . 122
7.2.31B Called-Identity-Change AVP . 122
7.2.32 Called-Party-Address AVP . 122
7.2.33 Calling-Party-Address AVP. 122
7.2.34 Carrier-Select-Routing-Information AVP . 123
7.2.35 Cause-Code AVP . 124
7.2.35A Cellular-Network-Information AVP . 125
7.2.35B Civic-Address-Information AVP . 125
7.2.36 CG-Address AVP . 125
7.2.37 Change-Condition AVP . 125
7.2.38 Change-Time AVP . 126
7.2.38A Charge-Reason-Code AVP . 126
7.2.39 Charged-Party AVP . 127
7.2.39A Charging-Characteristics-Selection-Mode AVP . 127
7.2.39B Charging-Per-IP-CAN-Session-Indicator AVP . 127
7.2.40 Class-Identifier AVP. 127
7.2.41 Client-Address AVP . 127
7.2.41A CN-Operator-Selection-Entity AVP . 127
7.2.42 Content-Class AVP . 128
7.2.43 Content-Disposition AVP . 128
7.2.44 Content-Length AVP . 128
7.2.45 Content-Size AVP . 128
7.2.46 Content-Type AVP . 128
7.2.46aA Coverage-Status AVP . 128
7.2.46aaA Coverage-Info AVP . 128
7.2.46abA CP-CIoT-EPS-Optimisation-Indicator AVP . 129
7.2.46acA CPDT-Information AVP . 129
7.2.46A CSG-Access-Mode AVP . 129
7.2.46B CSG-Membership-Indication AVP . 129
7.2.47 Current-Tariff AVP. 130
7.2.48 CUG-Information AVP . 130
7.2.49 Data-Coding-Scheme AVP . 130
7.2.50 DCD-Information AVP . 130
7.2.51 Deferred-Location-Event-Type AVP . 130
7.2.52 Delivery-Report-Requested AVP . 130
7.2.53 Destination-Interface AVP . 130
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7.2.54 Diagnostics AVP . 131
7.2.54A Discoveree-UE-HPLMN-Identifier AVP . 131
7.2.54B Discoveree-UE-VPLMN-Identifier AVP . 131
7.2.54C Discoverer-UE-HPLMN-Identifier AVP . 131
7.2.54D Discoverer-UE-VPLMN-Identifier AVP . 131
7.2.55 Domain-Name AVP . 131
7.2.56 DRM-Content AVP . 131
7.2.57 Dynamic-Address-Flag AVP . 131
7.2.57A Dynamic-Address-Flag-Extension AVP . 131
7.2.58 Early-Media-Description AVP . 132
7.2.58A Enhanced-Diagnostics AVP. 132
7.2.59 Envelope AVP . 132
7.2.60 Envelope-End-Time AVP . 133
7.2.61 Envelope-Reporting AVP . 134
7.2.62 Envelope-Start-Time AVP . 134
7.2.62A EPDG-Address AVP. 134
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