ETSI TS 132 274 V15.3.0 (2020-01)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Telecommunication management; Charging management; Short Message Service (SMS) charging (3GPP TS 32.274 version 15.3.0 Release 15)

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General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 15-Jan-2020
• Technical Committee: 3GPP SA 5 - Telecom Management
• Current Stage: 12 - Completion
• Completion Date: 16-Jan-2020

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ETSI TS 132 274 V15.3.0 (2020-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Telecommunication management;
Charging management;
Short Message Service (SMS) charging
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RTS/TSGS-0532274vf30
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 8
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 9
3.1 Definitions . 9
3.2 Symbols . 9
3.3 Abbreviations . 9
4 Architecture considerations . 10
4.1 High level SMS architecture . 10
4.2 SMS offline charging architecture . 10
4.3 SMS online charging architecture . 10
4.4 SMS converged charging architecture . 11
5 SMS charging principles and scenarios . 12
5.1 SMS charging principles . 12
5.1.1 General principles . 12
5.1.2 Segmentation and concatenation . 12
5.1.3 Triggers for generation of charging information . 12
5.1.4 SMS via T4 . 13
5.2 SMS offline charging scenarios . 14
5.2.1 Basic principles . 14
5.2.2 Rf message flows . 15
5.2.2.0 Introduction . 15
5.2.2.1 SMS Submission . 15
5.2.2.2 SMS Delivery . 17
5.2.2.3 Delivery Report . 18
5.2.2.4 Device Triggering using T4 . 19
5.2.2.4.1 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering . 19
5.2.2.4.2 SMS Delivery from SMS-SC for Device Triggering . 19
5.2.2.4.3 SMS Device Triggering Delivery Report . 21
5.2.2.4.4 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering - Replace procedure . 21
5.2.2.4.5 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering - Recall procedure . 21
5.2.2.5 Offline charging error cases - Diameter procedures . 22
5.2.2.6 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 . 22
5.2.2.6.1 Introduction . 22
5.2.2.6.2 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - successful case . 22
5.2.2.6.3 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - error cases . 23
5.2.2.6.3.1 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - failure at submission to SMS-SC . 23
5.2.2.6.3.2 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - failure at the MTC-IWF . 24
5.2.3 CDR generation . 26
5.2.3.0 Triggers for SMS CDR generation . 26
5.2.3.1 Triggers for SMS CDR charging information collection . 26
5.2.3.2 Triggers for SMS CDR charging information addition . 26
5.2.3.3 Triggers for SMS CDR closure . 26
5.2.4 Ga record transfer flows . 26
5.2.5 B CDR file transfer . 26
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5.3 SMS online charging scenarios . 27
5.3.1 Basic principles . 27
5.3.2 R message flows . 28
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5.3.2.1 Simple submission . 28
5.3.2.2 Enhanced submission . 29
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5.3.2.3 Delivery report . 29
5.3.2.4 Origination retry . 30
5.3.2.5 Termination charge . 32
5.3.2.6 Termination charge retry . 34
5.3.2.7 Unsuccessful transaction . 36
5.3.2.8 IMS/SMS Interworking Messages Charging . 38
5.3.2.9 Simple Submission with SM service request . 41
5.3.2.10 Void. 42
5.3.2.11 Device Triggering using T4 . 42
5.3.2.11.1 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering . 42
5.3.2.11.2 SMS Delivery from SMS-SC for Device Triggering . 42
5.3.2.11.3 Unsuccessful SMS Delivery from SMS-SC for Device Triggering . 45
5.3.2.11.4 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering - Replace procedure . 47
5.3.2.11.5 SMS submission to SMS-SC for Device Triggering - Recall procedure . 47
5.3.2.12 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 . 48
5.3.2.12.1 Introduction . 48
5.3.2.12.2 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - successful case . 49
5.3.2.12.3 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - error cases . 50
5.3.2.12.3.1 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - failure at submission to SMS-SC . 50
5.3.2.12.3.2 MSISDN-less SMS MO via T4 - failure at the MTC-IWF . 50
5.3.3 Credit-Control related . 52
5.3.3.1 Triggers for stopping for an SMS Credit-Control session . 52
5.3.3.2 Triggers for providing interim information for a SMS Credit-Control session . 52
5.4 SMS converged online and offline charging scenarios . 52
5.4.1 Basic principles . 52
5.4.1.1 General . 52
5.4.1.2 Applicable Triggers in the SMSF . 52
5.4.1.2.1 General . 52
5.4.1.3 CHF selection . 53
5.4.2 Message flows . 54
5.4.2.1 Introduction . 54
5.4.2.2 SMS Submission - IEC . 54
5.4.2.3 SMS Delivery - IEC . 55
5.4.2.4 SMS Submission - ECUR . 56
5.4.2.5 SMS Submission - PEC . 58
5.4.2.6 SMS Delivery - PEC . 59
5.4.3 CDR generation . 59
5.4.3.1 Introduction . 59
5.4.3.2 Triggers for CHF CDR . 60
5.4.3.2.1 General . 60
5.4.3.2.2 Triggers for CHF CDR generation . 60
5.4.3.2.3 Triggers for CHF CDR opening . 60
5.4.3.2.4 Triggers for CHF CDR closure . 60
5.4.4 Ga record transfer flows . 60
5.4.5 B CDR file transfer . 60
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6 Definition of charging information . 61
6.1 Data description for SMS offline charging . 61
6.1.1 R message contents . 61
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6.1.1.1 Summary of offline charging message formats . 61
6.1.1.2 Structure for the offline charging message formats . 61
6.1.1.2.1 Charging Data Request message . 61
6.1.1.2.2 Charging Data Response message . 62
6.1.2 G message contents . 62
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6.1.3 CDR description on the B interface . 62
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6.1.3.1 CDR field types . 62
6.1.3.2 CDR triggers . 62
6.1.3.3 SC-SMO CDR content . 63
6.1.3.4 SC-SMT CDR content . 66
6.1.3.5 SC-DVT-T4 CDR content . 69
6.1.3.6 SC-SMO-T4 CDR content . 70
6.1.3.7 ISM-SMO CDR content . 71
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6.1.3.8 ISM-SMT CDR content . 72
6.2 Data description for SMS online charging . 73
6.2.1 R message contents . 73
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6.2.1.0 Introduction . 73
6.2.1.1 Summary of message formats . 74
6.2.1.2 Structure for the Credit-Control message formats . 74
6.2.1.2.1 Debit/Reserve Units Request message . 74
6.2.1.2.2 Debit / Reserve Units Response message . 75
6.2a Data description for SMS converged charging . 75
6.2a.1 Message contents . 75
6.2a.1.1 General . 75
6.2a.1.2 Structure for the converged charging message formats. 76
6.2a.1.2.1 Charging Data Request message . 76
6.2a.1.2.2 Charging Data Response message . 76
6.2a.2 G message contents . 77
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6.2a.3 CDR description on the B interface . 77
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6.2a.3.1 General . 77
6.2a.3.2 SMS charging CHF CDR data . 77
6.3 SMS charging specific parameters . 78
6.3.1 Definition of the SMS charging information . 78
6.3.1.1 SMS charging information assignment for Service Information . 78
6.3.1.2 Definition of the SMS Information . 80
6.3.1A Detailed message format for offline charging . 82
6.3.2 Formal parameter description . 84
6.3.2.1 SMS charging information for CDRs . 84
6.3.2.2 SMS charging information for charging events . 84
6.3.3 Detailed message format for online charging . 84
6.4 Bindings for SMS charging . 87
6.5 Definition of the SMS converged charging information . 89
6.5.1 General . 89
6.5.2 Definition of SMS charging information . 90
6.5.3 Detailed message format for converged charging . 90
6.5.4 Formal SMS converged charging parameter description . 93
6.5.4.1 SMS charging CHF CDR parameters . 93
6.5.4.2 SMS charging resources attributes . 93
6.6 Bindings for SMS converged charging . 93
Annex A (informative): Bibliography . 94
Annex B (informative): Change history . 95
History . 97

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Foreword
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1 Scope
The present document is part of a series of Technical Specifications (TSs) that specify charging functionality and
charging management in 3GPP networks. The 3GPP core network charging architecture and principles are specified
in TS 32.240 [2], which provides an umbrella for o
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