ETSI TS 129 122 V15.6.0 (2020-01)

Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; 5G; T8 reference point for Northbound APIs (3GPP TS 29.122 version 15.6.0 Release 15)

RTS/TSGC-0329122vf60

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 129 122 V15.6.0 (2020-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
5G;
T8 reference point for Northbound APIs
(3GPP TS 29.122 version 15.6.0 Release 15)

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Reference
RTS/TSGC-0329122vf60
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 16
1 Scope . 17
2 References . 17
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 19
3.1 Definitions . 19
3.2 Abbreviations . 19
4 T8 reference point . 20
4.1 Overview . 20
4.2 Reference model . 20
4.3 Functional ele me nts . 21
4.3.1 SCEF . 21
4.3.2 SCS/AS . 21
4.4 Procedures over T8 reference point . 21
4.4.1 Introduction. 21
4.4.2 Monitoring Procedures . 21
4.4.2.1 General . 21
4.4.2.2 Monitoring Events Configuration . 21
4.4.2.2.1 General . 21
4.4.2.2.2 Monitoring Events Configuration via HSS . 23
4.4.2.2.2.1 General . 23
4.4.2.2.2.2 Configuration Request for an individual UE . 23
4.4.2.2.2.3 Configuration Request for a group of UEs . 23
4.4.2.2.3 Monitoring Events Configuration directly via MME/SGSN . 24
4.4.2.2.4 Monitoring Events Configuration via PCRF . 24
4.4.2.2.4.1 General . 24
4.4.2.2.4.2 Configuration Request for an individual UE . 25
4.4.2.2.4.3 Configuration Request for a group of UEs . 25
4.4.2.3 Reporting of Monitoring Event Procedure . 25
4.4.2.4 Network-initiated Explicit Monitoring Event Deletion Procedure . 26
4.4.3 Procedures for resource management of Background Data Transfer . 26
4.4.4 Procedures for changing the chargeable party at session set up or during the session . 27
4.4.5 Procedures for Non-IP Data Delivery . 28
4.4.5.1 General . 28
4.4.5.2 NIDD Configuration . 28
4.4.5.2.1 NIDD Configuration for a single UE. 28
4.4.5.2.2 NIDD Configuration for a group of UEs . 29
4.4.5.3 Mobile Terminated NIDD procedure . 29
4.4.5.3.1 Mobile Terminated NIDD for a single UE . 29
4.4.5.3.2 Mobile Terminated NIDD for a group of UEs . 31
4.4.5.4 Mobile Originated NIDD procedure . 31
4.4.5.5 NIDD Authorisation Update procedure . 31
4.4.6 Procedures for Device Triggering . 32
4.4.7 Procedures for Group Message Delivery . 33
4.4.7.1 General . 33
4.4.7.2 Group Message Delivery via MBMS . 33
4.4.7.2.1 General . 33
4.4.7.2.2 Group Message Delivery via MBMS by MB2 . 33
4.4.7.2.2.1 TMGI Allocation . 33
4.4.7.2.2.2 TMGI Deallocation . 34
4.4.7.2.2.3 Creation of group message delivery . 34
4.4.7.2.2.4 Modification of previous submitted group message delivery . 34
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4.4.7.2.2.5 Cancellation of previous submitted group message delivery . 35
4.4.7.2.3 Group message Delivery via MBMS by xMB. 35
4.4.7.2.3.1 Service Creation . 35
4.4.7.2.3.2 Service Deletion . 35
4.4.7.2.3.3 Creation of group message delivery . 35
4.4.7.2.3.4 Modification of previous submitted group message delivery . 36
4.4.7.2.3.5 Cancellation of previous submitted group message delivery . 36
4.4.8 Procedures for Reporting of Network Status . 37
4.4.8.1 General . 37
4.4.8.2 Network Status Reporting Subscription . 37
4.4.8.3 Network Status Reporting Notification . 38
4.4.9 Procedures for Communication Pattern Parameters Provisioning . 38
4.4.10 Procedures for PFD Management . 39
4.4.11 Procedures for Enhanced Coverage Restriction Control . 40
4.4.12 Procedures for Network Parameter Configuration . 41
4.4.12.1 General . 41
4.4.12.2 Configuration Request for an individual UE . 41
4.4.12.3 Configuration Request for a group of UEs . 42
4.4.13 Procedures for setting up an AS session with required QoS . 42
4.4.14 Procedures for MSISDN-less Mobile Originated SMS . 43
4.4.14.1 General . 43
4.4.14.2 Delivery of MSISDN-less MO SMS . 43
5 T8 APIs . 44
5.1 Introduction . 44
5.2 Information applicable to several APIs . 44
5.2.1 Data Types . 44
5.2.1.1 Introduction . 44
5.2.1.2 Referenced structured data types . 44
5.2.1.2.1 Type: SponsorInformation . 44
5.2.1.2.2 Type: UsageT hreshold . 44
5.2.1.2.3 Type: TimeWindow . 44
5.2.1.2.4 Type: Acknowledgement . 45
5.2.1.2.5 Type: NotificationData . 45
5.2.1.2.6 Type: EventReport . 45
5.2.1.2.7 Type: AccumulatedUsage. 45
5.2.1.2.8 Type: FlowInfo . 45
5.2.1.2.9 Type: TestNotification . 46
5.2.1.2.10 Type: WebsockNotifConfig . 46
5.2.1.2.11 Type: LocationArea . 46
5.2.1.2.12 Type: ProblemDetails . 47
5.2.1.2.13 Type: InvalidParam . 47
5.2.1.2.14 Type: PlmnId . 47
5.2.1.2.15 Type: ConfigResult . 48
5.2.1.2.16 Type: UsageThresholdRm . 48
5.2.1.2.17 Type: LocationArea5G . 48
5.2.1.3 Referenced Simple data types and enumerations . 48
5.2.1.3.1 Introduction . 48
5.2.1.3.2 Simple data types . 48
5.2.1.3.3 Enumeration: Event . 50
5.2.1.3.4 Enumeration: ResultReason . 50
5.2.1.4 Conventions for documenting structured data types . 50
5.2.2 Usage of HTTP . 51
5.2.2.1 General . 51
5.2.2.2 Usage of the HTTP PATCH method . 51
5.2.3 Content type . 51
5.2.4 URI structure . 51
5.2.5 Notifications . 52
5.2.5.1 General . 52
5.2.5.2 Notification Delivery using a separate HTTP connection . 52
5.2.5.3 Notification Test Event . 52
5.2.5.4 Notification Delivery using Websocket . 52
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5.2.6 Error handling . 54
5.2.7 Feature negotiation . 57
5.2.8 HTTP custom headers . 57
5.2.8.1 General . 57
5.2.8.2 Reused HTTP custom headers . 57
5.2.9 Conventions for Open API specification files . 57
5.2.9.1 General . 57
5.2.9.2 Formatting of OpenAPI files . 57
5.2.9.3 Structured data types . 58
5.2.9.4 Info . 59
5.2.9.5 Servers . 59
5.2.9.6 References to other 3GPP-defined Open API specification files . 59
5.2.9.7 Server-initiated communication . 60
5.2.9.8 Describing the body of HTTP PATCH requests . 60
5.2.9.9 Error Responses . 61
5.2.9.10 Enumerations . 62
5.2.9.11 Read only attribute . 62
5.2.9.12 externalDocs. 63
5.3 MonitoringEvent API . 63
5.3.1 Overview . 63
5.3.2 Data model . 63
5.3.2.1 Resource data types . 63
5.3.2.1.1 Introduction . 63
5.3.2.1.2 Type: MonitoringEventSubscription . 63
5.3.2.2 Notification data types . 67
5.3.2.2.1 Introduction . 67
5.3.2.2.2 Type: MonitoringNotification . 67
5.3.2.3 Referenced structured data types . 68
5.3.2.3.1 Introduction . 68
5.3.2.3.2 Type: MonitoringEventReport . 68
5.3.2.3.3 Type: IdleStatusInfo . 71
5.3.2.3.4 Type: UePerLocationReport . 71
5.3.2.3.5 Type: LocationInfo . 72
5.3.2.3.6 Type: FailureCause . 72
5.3.2.4 Referenced simple data types and enumerations . 73
5.3.2.4.1 Introduction . 73
5.3.2.4.2 Simple data types . 73
5.3.2.4.3 Enumeration: MonitoringType . 73
5.3.2.4.4 Enumeration: ReachabilityType . 74
5.3.2.4.5 Enumeration: LocationType . 74
5.3.2.4.6 Enumeration: AssociationType . 75
5.3.2.4.7 Enumeration: Accuracy . 75
5.3.3 Resource structure. 75
5.3.3.1 General . 75
5.3.3.2 Resource: Monitoring Event Subscriptions . 76
5.3.3.2.1 Introduction . 76
5.3.3.2.2 Resource definition .
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