ETSI TS 129 272 V15.10.0 (2020-01)

ETSI TS 129 272 V15.10.0 (2020-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
5G;
Evolved Packet System (EPS);
Mobility Management Entity (MME)
and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) related interfaces
based on Diameter protocol
(3GPP TS 29.272 version 15.10.0 Release 15)

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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Legal Notice . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 10
1 Scope . 11
2 References . 11
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 14
3.1 Definitions . 14
3.2 Abbreviations . 14
4 General Description . 14
5 MME – HSS (S6a) and SGSN – HSS (S6d) . 15
5.1 Introduction . 15
5.2 Mobility Services . 15
5.2.1 Location Management Procedures . 15
5.2.1.1 Update Location . 15
5.2.1.1.1 General . 15
5.2.1.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 19
5.2.1.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 23
5.2.1.2 Cancel Location . 27
5.2.1.2.1 General . 27
5.2.1.2.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 27
5.2.1.2.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 28
5.2.1.3 Purge UE . 28
5.2.1.3.1 General . 28
5.2.1.3.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 29
5.2.1.3.3 Detailed behaviour of HSS . 30
5.2.2 Subscriber Data Handling Procedures . 30
5.2.2.1 Insert Subscriber Data . 30
5.2.2.1.1 General . 30
5.2.2.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 32
5.2.2.1.3 Detailed behaviour of HSS . 36
5.2.2.2 Delete Subscriber Data . 38
5.2.2.2.1 General . 38
5.2.2.2.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 41
5.2.2.2.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 42
5.2.3 Authentication Procedures . 42
5.2.3.1 Authentication Information Retrieval . 42
5.2.3.1.1 General . 42
5.2.3.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 44
5.2.3.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 44
5.2.4 Fault Recovery Procedures . 46
5.2.4.1 Reset . 46
5.2.4.1.1 General . 46
5.2.4.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 47
5.2.4.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 48
5.2.5 Notification Procedures . 49
5.2.5.1 Notification . 49
5.2.5.1.1 General . 49
5.2.5.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 53
5.2.5.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the HSS . 54
5A MME – CSS (S7a) and SGSN – CSS (S7d) . 55
5A.1 Introduction . 55
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5A.2 Mobility Services . 56
5A.2.1 Location Management Procedures . 56
5A.2.1.1 Update VCSG Location . 56
5A.2.1.1.1 General . 56
5A.2.1.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 57
5A.2.1.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the CSS . 58
5A.2.1.2 Cancel VCSG Location . 58
5A.2.1.2.1 General . 58
5A.2.1.2.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 59
5A.2.1.2.3 Detailed behaviour of the CSS . 59
5A.2.2 Subscriber Data Handling Procedures . 59
5A.2.2.1 Insert VCSG Subscriber Data . 59
5A.2.2.1.1 General . 59
5A.2.2.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 60
5A.2.2.1.3 Detailed behaviour of CSS . 60
5A.2.2.2 Delete VCSG Subscriber Data . 61
5A.2.2.2.1 General . 61
5A.2.2.2.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 61
5A.2.2.2.3 Detailed behaviour of the CSS . 62
5A.2.3 Fault Recovery Procedures . 62
5A.2.3.1 VCSG Reset . 62
5A.2.3.1.1 General . 62
5A.2.3.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 63
5A.2.3.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the CSS . 63
6 MME – EIR (S13) and SGSN – EIR (S13') . 64
6.1 Introduction . 64
6.2 ME Identity Check Procedures . 64
6.2.1 ME Identity Check . 64
6.2.1.1 General . 64
6.2.1.2 Detailed behaviour of the MME and the SGSN . 65
6.2.1.3 Detailed behaviour of the EIR . 65
7 Protocol Specification and Implementation . 66
7.1 Introduction . 66
7.1.1 Use of Diameter base protocol . 66
7.1.2 Securing Diameter Messages . 66
7.1.3 Accounting functionality . 66
7.1.4 Use of sessions . 66
7.1.5 Transport protocol . 66
7.1.6 Routing considerations . 67
7.1.7 Advertising Application Support . 67
7.1.8 Diameter Application Identifier . 67
7.1.9 Use of the Supported-Features AVP . 68
7.2 Commands . 69
7.2.1 Introduction. 69
7.2.2 Command-Code values . 69
7.2.3 Update-Location-Request (ULR) Command . 70
7.2.4 Update-Location-Answer (ULA) Command . 71
7.2.5 Authentication-Information-Request (AIR) Command . 71
7.2.6 Authentication-Information-Answer (AIA) Command . 72
7.2.7 Cancel-Location-Request (CLR) Command . 72
7.2.8 Cancel-Location-Answer (CLA) Command . 72
7.2.9 Insert-Subscriber-Data-Request (IDR) Command . 73
7.2.10 Insert-Subscriber-Data-Answer (IDA) Command . 73
7.2.11 Delete-Subscriber-Data-Request (DSR) Command . 74
7.2.12 Delete-Subscriber-Data-Answer (DSA) Command . 75
7.2.13 Purge-UE-Request (PUR) Command . 76
7.2.14 Purge-UE-Answer (PUA) Command. 76
7.2.15 Reset-Request (RSR) Command . 77
7.2.16 Reset-Answer (RSA) Command . 77
7.2.17 Notify-Request (NOR) Command . 78
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7.2.18 Notify-Answer (NOA) Command . 78
7.2.19 ME-Identity-Check-Request (ECR) Command . 79
7.2.20 ME-Identity-Check-Answer (ECA) Command . 79
7.2.21 Update-VCSG-Location-Request (UVR) Command . 80
7.2.22 Update-VCSG-Location-Answer (UVA) Command . 80
7.2.23 Cancel-VCSG-Location-Request (CVR) Command . 80
7.2.24 Cancel-VCSG-Location-Answer (CVA) Command . 81
7.3 Information Elements . 82
7.3.1 General . 82
7.3.2 Subscription-Data . 92
7.3.3 Terminal-Information . 93
7.3.4 IMEI. 93
7.3.5 Software-Version . 94
7.3.6 3GPP2-MEID . 94
7.3.7 ULR-Flags . 94
7.3.8 ULA-Flags . 95
7.3.9 Visited-PLMN-Id . 96
7.3.10 Feature-List AVP . 96
7.3.10.1 Feature-List AVP for the S6a/S6d application . 96
7.3.10.2 Feature-List AVP for the S7a/S7d application . 110
7.3.11 Requested-EUTRAN-Authentication-Info . 110
7.3.12 Requested-UTRAN- GERAN-Authentication-Info . 110
7.3.13 RAT-Type . 111
7.3.14 Number-Of-Requested-Vectors . 111
7.3.15 Re-Synchronization-Info . 111
7.3.16 Immediate-Response-Preferred. 111
7.3.17 Authentication-Info . 111
7.3.18 E-UTRAN-Vector . 111
7.3.19 UTRAN-Vector . 112
7.3.20 GERAN-Vector . 112
7.3.21 Network-Access-Mode . 112
7.3.22 HPLMN-ODB . 112
7.3.23 Item-Number. 113
7.3.24 Cancellation-Type . 113
7.3.25 DSR-Flags. 113
7.3.26 DSA-Flags . 116
7.3.27 Context-Identifier . 116
7.3.28 Void . 116
7.3.29 Subscriber-Status . 116
7.3.30 Operator-Determined-Barring. 117
7.3.31 Access-Restriction-Data . 117
7.3.32 APN-OI-Replacement . 117
7.3.33 All-APN-Configurations-Included-Indicator . 118
7.3.34 APN-Configuration-Profile . 118
7.3.35 APN-Configuration . 118
7.3.36 Service-Selection . 120
7.3.37 EPS-Subscribed-QoS-Profile . 120
7.3.38 VPLMN-Dynamic-Address-Allowed
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