ETSI TS 129 512 V15.6.0 (2020-01)

5G; 5G System; Session Management Policy Control Service; Stage 3 (3GPP TS 29.512 version 15.6.0 Release 15)

RTS/TSGC-0329512vf60

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 14-Jan-2020
• Technical Committee: 3GPP CT 3 - Interworking with external networks (formely CN3)
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 15-Jan-2020

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ETSI TS 129 512 V15.6.0 (2020-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
5G;
5G System;
Session Management Policy Control Service;
Stage 3
(3GPP TS 29.512 version 15.6.0 Release 15)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 8
1 Scope . 9
2 References . 9
3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations . 10
3.1 Definitions . 10
3.2 Abbreviations . 11
4 Npcf_SMPolicyControl Service . 11
4.1 Service Description . 11
4.1.1 Overview . 11
4.1.2 Service Architecture . 11
4.1.3 Network Functions . 12
4.1.3.1 Policy Control Function (PCF) . 12
4.1.3.2 NF Service Consumers . 12
4.1.4 Rules . 13
4.1.4.1 General . 13
4.1.4.2 PCC rules . 13
4.1.4.2.1 PCC rules definition . 13
4.1.4.2.2 PCC rules operation . 16
4.1.4.3 Session rule . 16
4.1.4.3.1 Session rules definition . 16
4.1.4.3.2 Session rules operation . 17
4.1.4.4 Policy Decision types . 17
4.1.4.4.1 General . 17
4.1.4.4.2 Traffic control data definition . 17
4.1.4.4.3 QoS data definition . 17
4.1.4.4.4 Charging data definition . 18
4.1.4.4.5 UsageMonitoring data definition . 19
4.1.5 Policy control request trigger . 19
4.1.6 Requested rule data . 19
4.1.7 Requested usage data . 20
4.1.8 Condition data . 20
4.2 Service Operations . 20
4.2.1 Introduction. 20
4.2.2 Npcf_SMPolicyControl_Create Service Operation . 20
4.2.2.1 General . 20
4.2.2.2 SM Policy Association establishment . 21
4.2.2.3 Provisioning of charging related information for PDU session . 23
4.2.2.3.1 Provisioning of Charging Addresses . 23
4.2.2.3.2 Provisioning of Default Charging Method . 24
4.2.2.4 Provisioning of revalidation time . 24
4.2.2.5 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized AMBR per PDU session. 24
4.2.2.6 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized default QoS . 24
4.2.2.7 Provisioning of PCC rule for Application Detection and Control . 24
4.2.2.8 3GPP PS Data Off Support . 25
4.2.2.9 IMS Emergency Session Support . 25
4.2.2.10 Request Usage Monitoring Control . 25
4.2.2.11 Access Network Charging Identifier report . 25
4.2.2.12 Request for the successful resource allocation notification. 26
4.2.2.13 Request of Presence Reporting Area Change Report . 26
4.2.2.14 Provisioning of IP Index Information . 26
4.2.2.15 Negotiation of the QoS flow for IMS signalling . 26
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4.2.2.16 PCF resource cleanup . 26
4.2.3 Npcf_SMPolicyControl_UpdateNotify Service Operation . 26
4.2.3.1 General . 26
4.2.3.2 SM Policy Association Update request . 27
4.2.3.3 SM Policy Association termination request . 28
4.2.3.4 Provisioning of revalidation time . 29
4.2.3.5 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized AMBR per PDU session. 29
4.2.3.6 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized default QoS . 29
4.2.3.7 Provisioning of PCC rule for Application Detection and Control . 29
4.2.3.8 3GPP PS Data Off Support . 30
4.2.3.9 IMS Emergency Session Support . 30
4.2.3.9.1 Provisioning of PCC rule . 30
4.2.3.9.2 Removal of PCC Rules for Emergency Services . 30
4.2.3.10 Request of Access Network Information . 31
4.2.3.11 Request Usage Monitoring Control . 31
4.2.3.12 Ipv6 Multi-homing support . 31
4.2.3.13 Request for the result of PCC rule removal . 31
4.2.3.14 Access Network Charging Identifier request . 31
4.2.3.15 Request for the successful resource allocation notification. 31
4.2.3.16 PCC Rule Error Report . 31
4.2.3.17 IMS Restoration Support . 32
4.2.3.18 P-CSCF Restoration Enhancement Support . 32
4.2.3.19 Request of Presence Reporting Area Change Report . 32
4.2.3.20 Session Rule Error Report . 32
4.2.4 Npcf_SMPolicyControl_Update Service Operation . 33
4.2.4.1 General . 33
4.2.4.2 Requesting the update of the Session Management related policies . 34
4.2.4.3 Request the policy based on revalidation time . 35
4.2.4.4 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized AMBR per PDU session. 36
4.2.4.5 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized default QoS . 36
4.2.4.6 Application detection information reporting . 36
4.2.4.7 Indication of QoS Flow Termination Implications . 36
4.2.4.8 3GPP PS Data Off Support . 37
4.2.4.9 Request and Report of Access Network Information . 38
4.2.4.10 Request Usage Monitoring Control and Reporting Accumulated Usage . 38
4.2.4.11 Ipv6 Multi-homing support . 39
4.2.4.12 Request and report for the result of PCC rule removal . 39
4.2.4.13 Access Network Charging Identifier request and report . 40
4.2.4.14 Request and report for the successful resource allocation notification . 40
4.2.4.15 PCC Rule Error Report . 40
4.2.4.16 Presence Reporting Area Information Report . 41
4.2.4.17 UE initiates a resource modification support . 41
4.2.4.18 Trace Control . 43
4.2.4.19 Negotiation of the QoS flow for IMS signalling . 43
4.2.4.20 Notification about Service Data Flow QoS target enforcement . 43
4.2.4.21 Session Rule Error Report . 44
4.2.5 Npcf_SMPolicyControl_Delete Service Operation . 44
4.2.5.1 General . 44
4.2.5.2 SM Policy Association termination . 45
4.2.5.3 Report Accumulated Usage . 45
4.2.5.4 Report Access Network Information . 45
4.2.6 Provisioning and Enforcement of Policy Decisions . 46
4.2.6.1 General . 46
4.2.6.2 PCC Rules . 47
4.2.6.2.1 Overview . 47
4.2.6.2.2 Gate function . 48
4.2.6.2.3 Policy enforcement for authorized QoS per PCC Rule . 49
4.2.6.2.4 Redirect function . 49
4.2.6.2.5 Usage Monitoring Control . 49
4.2.6.2.6 Traffic Steering Control support . 50
4.2.6.2.6.1 Steering the traffic in the N6-LAN . 50
4.2.6.2.6.2 Steering the traffic to a local access of the data network . 50
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4.2.6.2.7 Conditioned PCC rule . 52
4.2.6.2.8 PCC rule for resource sharing . 53
4.2.6.2.9 Resource reservation for services sharing priority. 53
4.2.6.2.10 PCC rule bound to the default QoS flow . 54
4.2.6.2.11 PCC rule for Application Detection and Control . 55
4.2.6.2.12 Provisioning of PCC Rules for Multimedia Priority Services . 55
4.2.6.2.12.1 General . 55
4.2.6.2.12.2 Invocation/Revocation of Priority PDU connectivity services . 56
4.2.6.2.12.3 Invocation/Revocation of IMS Multimedia Priority Services . 57
4.2.6.2.13 Sponsored Data Connectivity . 57
4.2.6.2.14 Support for PCC rule versioning . 58
4.2.6.2.15 Background data transfer support . 58
4.2.6.2.16 Number of supported packet filter for signalled QoS rule limitation support . 58
4.2.6.3 Session Rules . 59
4.2.6.3.1 Overview . 59
4.2.6.3.2 Conditioned Session rule . 59
4.2.6.3.2.1 General . 59
4.2.6.3.2.2 Time conditioned authorized session AMBR . 60
4.2.6.3.2.3 Time conditioned authorized default QoS . 60
4.2.6.3.3 Provisioning of authorized default QoS . 60
4.2.6.4 Policy control request triggers. 61
4.2.6.5 Encoding of the request of information reporting . 61
4.2.6.5.1 Request of Access Network Charging Identifier . 61
4.2.6.5.2 RAN NAS Cause Support . 61
4.2.6.5.3 Provisioning of the Usage Monitoring Control Policy . 62
4.2.6.5.4 Request for Access Network Information . 63
4.2.6.5.5 Request for the successful resource allocation notification . 63
4.2.6.5.6 Provisioning of Presence Reporting Area Information . 63
4.2.6.5.7 Policy provisioning and enforcement of reflective QoS . 64
4.2.6.6 Authorized QoS . 65
4.2.6.6.1 General . 65
4.2.6.6.2 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized QoS per service data flow . 66
4.2.6.6.3 Policy provisioning and enforcement of authorized explicitly signalled QoS Characteristics . 67
5 Npcf_SMPolicyControl Service API . 67
5.1 Introduction . 67
5.2 Usage of HTTP . 67
5.2.1 General . 67
5.2.2 HTTP standard headers . 68
5.2.2.1 General . 68
5.2.2.2 Content type . 68
5.2.3 HTTP custom headers . 68
5.2.3.1 General . 68
5.3 Resources . 68
5.3.1 Resource Structure . 68
5.3.2 Resource: SM Policies . 69
5.3.2.1 Description . 69
5.3.2.2 Resource definition . 69
5.3.2.3 Resource Standard Methods . 69
5.3.2.3.1 POST . 69
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