ETSI TS 123 060 V14.8.0 (2018-12)

ETSI TS 123 060 V14.8.0 (2018-12)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
General Packet Radio Service (GPRS);
Service description;
Stage 2
(3GPP TS 23.060 version 14.8.0 Release 14)

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GLOBAL SYSTEM FOR
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 13
1 Scope . 14
2 References . 14
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols . 19
3.1 Definitions . 19
3.2 Abbreviations . 20
3.3 Symbols . 22
4 Main Concept . 23
5 General GPRS Architecture and Transmission Mechanism. 24
5.1 GPRS Access Interfaces and Reference Points . 24
5.2 Network Interworking . 25
5.2.1 Internet (IP) Interworking . 25
5.3 High-Level Functions . 25
5.3.0 General . 25
5.3.1 Network Access Control Functions . 26
5.3.1.1 Registration Function . 26
5.3.1.2 Authentication and Authorisation Function . 26
5.3.1.3 Admission Control Function . 26
5.3.1.4 Message Screening Function . 26
5.3.1.5 Packet Terminal Adaptation Function . 26
5.3.1.6 Charging Data Collection Function . 26
5.3.1.7 Operator Determined Barring Function . 26
5.3.2 Packet Routeing and Transfer Functions . 26
5.3.2.1 Relay Function . 27
5.3.2.2 Routeing Function . 27
5.3.2.3 Address Translation and Mapping Function . 27
5.3.2.4 Encapsulation Function . 27
5.3.2.5 Tunnelling Function . 27
5.3.2.6 Compression Function . 27
5.3.2.7 Ciphering Function. 27
5.3.2.8 Domain Name Server Function . 27
5.3.2.9 DHCP function . 27
5.3.3 Mobility Management Functions . 28
5.3.3.1 General . 28
5.3.3.2 Idle Mode Signalling Reduction Function . 28
5.3.4 Logical Link Management Functions (A/Gb mode) . 28
5.3.4.1 Logical Link Establishment Function . 28
5.3.4.2 Logical Link Maintenance Functions . 28
5.3.4.3 Logical Link Release Function . 28
5.3.5 Radio Resource Management Functions. 28
5.3.5.1 General . 28
5.3.5.2 RAT/Frequency Selection Priority . 28
5.3.5.3 Service identification for improved radio utilisation for GERAN . 29
5.3.6 Network Management Functions . 30
5.3.6.1 General . 30
5.3.6.1a GTP-C signalling based Load and Overload Control . 30
5.3.6.2 NAS level congestion control . 30
5.3.6.2.1 General . 30
5.3.6.2.2 APN based Session Management congestion control . 31
5.3.6.2.3 APN based Mobility Management congestion control . 32
5.3.6.2.4 General NAS level Mobility Management congestion control . 32
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5.3.6.2.5 Group specific NAS level congestion control . 33
5.3.6.2.6 APN and group specific NAS level congestion control. 34
5.3.6.3 GGSN control of overload . 34
5.3.6.4 SGSN control of overload . 35
5.3.6.5 S4-SGSN control of overload . 35
5.3.6.6 Throttling of NIDD Submit Requests . 36
5.3.7 Selection functions . 36
5.3.7.1 SGW/PGW/GGSN selection function (3GPP accesses) . 36
5.3.7.2 Serving GW selection function . 36
5.3.7.3 SGSN selection function . 36
5.3.8 IMS voice over PS Session Supported Indication . 37
5.3.8A Homogenous Support of IMS Voice over PS Sessions Indication . 37
5.3.9 Closed Subscriber Group functions . 37
5.3.10 UE Reachability function . 38
5.3.11 Location Service functions . 38
5.3.12 Selected IP Traffic Offload (SIPTO) function . 38
5.3.12.1 SIPTO with GW Selection . 38
5.3.12.1A SIPTO at the Local Network . 39
5.3.12.1A.1 General . 39
5.3.12.1A.2 SIPTO at the Local Network with stand-alone GW (S-GW/L-GW collocated) function. 39
5.3.12.1A.3 SIPTO at the Local Network with L-GW function collocated with HNB . 39
5.3.12.2 Support for SIPTO at Iu-ps . 39
5.3.13 Machine Type Communication (MTC) . 40
5.3.13.1 General . 40
5.3.13.2 Overview of Protection from Potential MTC Related Overload . 40
5.3.13.3 MS configuration and usage of indicators . 42
5.3.13.4 Void. 44
5.3.13.5 Optimizing periodic RAU Signalling . 44
5.3.13.6 Support of MSs configured for low access priority, Extended Access Barring and permission for
override . 44
5.3.13.7 High latency communication . 44
5.3.13.8 Support for Non-IP data . 45
5.3.13.8.1 General . 45
5.3.13.8.2 PDP Context Activation Procedure . 45
5.3.13.8.3 Delivery mechanism . 45
5.3.13.9 Introduction of CIoT GSM Optimisation . 46
5.3.13.10 Restriction of use of Enhanced Coverage . 46
5.3.14 Local IP Access (LIPA) function . 46
5.3.15 Voice domain preference and UE's usage setting . 46
5.13.16 Support for Application / Service Layer Rate Adaptation . 47
5.3.17 Support for subscriptions without MSISDN . 47
5.3.18 PS-only Service Provision and PS domain SMS support . 47
5.3.19 Access and Mobility Restrictions . 49
5.3.20 MS Power Saving Mode . 49
5.3.21 Access network selection and traffic steering based on RAN-assisted WLAN interworking . 50
5.3.22 User plane congestion management function . 50
5.3.23 Dedicated Core Networks (DCNs) . 50
5.3.23.1 General . 50
5.3.24 Support for Monitoring Events . 50
5.3.25 3GPP PS Data Off . 50
5.3.25.1 General . 50
5.4 Logical Architecture . 51
5.4.0 General . 51
5.4.1 GPRS Core Network Nodes . 53
5.4.1.1 General . 53
5.4.1.2 Gateway GPRS Support Node . 53
5.4.1.3 Serving GPRS Support Node . 53
5.4.1.4 Serving Gateway . 53
5.4.1.5 PDN Gateway . 54
5.4.2 Packet Domain PLMN Backbone Networks . 54
5.4.3 HLR/HSS . 55
5.4.4 SMS-GMSC and SMS-IWMSC . 55
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5.4.5 Mobile Stations (A/Gb mode) . 55
5.4.6 Mobile Stations (Iu mode) . 56
5.4.7 Charging Gateway Functionality . 56
5.4.8 PCRF . 56
5.4.9 HNB subsystem . 56
5.4.10 CSG Subscriber Server . 57
5.4.11 RAN Congestion Awareness Function (Iu mode) . 58
5.5 Assignment of Functions to General Logical Architecture . 59
5.6 User and Control Planes . 59
5.6.1 User Plane (A/Gb mode) . 59
5.6.1.1 MS – P-GW/GGSN . 59
5.6.1.2 Core Network Node - Core Network Node . 61
5.6.2 User Plane (Iu mode) . 61
5.6.2.1 MS – GGSN user plane with GERAN in Iu mode . 61
5.6.2.2 MS – P-GW/GGSN user plane with UTRAN . 62
5.6.2.3 Core Network Node - Core Network Node . 63
5.6.3 Control Plane . 63
5.6.3.1 MS - SGSN (A/Gb mode) . 64
5.6.3.2 MS – SGSN (Iu mode) . 64
5.6.3.3 Gn/Gp-SGSN - HLR . 65
5.6.3.4 SGSN - MSC/VLR . 65
5.6.3.5 SGSN - EIR . 65
5.6.3.5a S4-SGSN - EIR . 66
5.6.3.6 SGSN - SMS-GMSC or SMS-IWMSC. 66
5.6.3.7 Core Network Node - Core Network Node . 67
5.6.3.8 GGSN - HLR . 67
5.6.3.8.1 MAP-based GGSN - HLR Signalling . 67
5.6.3.8.2 GTP and MAP-based GGSN - HLR Signalling . 68
5.6.3.9 S4-SGSN - HSS . 68
5.6.3.10 Gn/Gp-SGSN - CSS . 69
5.6.3.11 S4-SGSN - CSS . 69
5.6.3.12 SGSN - RCAF (Iu mode) . 70
5.7 Functionality Needed for Mobile IPv4 . 70
5.8 Functionality for Intra Domain Connection of RAN Nodes to Multiple CN Nodes . 70
5.9 Functionality for network sharing . 71
5.10 IMS Emergency Session Support . 71
5.10.1 Introduction. 71
5.10.2 PS Domain Functions for IMS Emergency Session Support . 71
5.10.2.1 General . 71
5.10.2.2 Reachability Management for Emergency Attached MS in PMM-IDLE state . 72
5.10.2.3 Mobility and Access Restrictions for Emergency Services . 72
5.10.3 Attach handling . 72
5.10.4 PDP Context Activation for emergency bearer services . 73
5.10.5 Handling of PDN Connections for Emergency Bearer Services . 73
6 Mobility Management Functionality . 74
6.1 Definition of Mobility Management States .
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