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5G SYSTEM (5GS) ARCHITECTURE

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5GS QoS ARCHITECTURE AND MODEL

CORE 5G CORE - REFERENCE POINT REPRESENTATION 5G CORE – SERVICE BASED REPRESENTATION NG-RAN 5GC
5G QoS model is based on
QoS Flows
The 5G System (5GS) is designed
to provide Packet Data Unit (PDU)
connectivity service for exchange of PDUs
QoS flow is thus the finest
Control Plane NWDAF Control Plane 3rd Party applications Service Based
UE gNB/ng-eNB UPF ƒ
granularity of QoS differentiation
between a UE and Data Network (DN)
N23 Up to 8 in a PDU session PDU session is an association between the
Architecture (SBA) S-NSSAI(s)
N34 ƒ QoS flow is identified within a UE and DN providing the required PDU
connectivity service. PDU session provides
N35 Network Slice Instance #1 – PDU Session #1 identified by S-NSSAI #1 DNN #1 PDU session by a QoS Flow ID
transfers of layer 3 IP packets, layer 2
viavisolutions.com/5G NSSF AUSF SMSF UDM UDR NEF N33/N58
NRF CHF UDSF UCMF BSF NEF NWDAF Data Radio Bearer #1 N3 (NG-U) Tunnel #1
(QFI) carried in an encapsulation
header over NG-U, Xn-U and N9
Ethernet or Unstructured types.
N22 N12 N13 N20 N21 N36 N37 Ethernet and Unstructured types are newly
N52 Nnrf Nchf Nudsf Nucmf Nbsf Nnef Nnwdaf
QoS Flow #1 – QFI, QoS Profile (5QI, …) interfaces
supports Reflective QoS introduced in the 5GS to help provide
N8
QoS Flow #2 – QFI, QoS Profile (5QI, …) ƒ
native support for industry IoT applications
N51
using the 5GS as the underlying transport
Service Based Interfaces (SBI) LMF vGMLC For each UE
N29 Data Radio Bearer #2 A Protocol Data Unit (PDU) Session is
5G-EIR RESTful APIs ƒ 5GC supports one or more PDU
N17 N56 Nlmf Nvgmlc QoS Flow #3 – QFI, QoS Profile (5QI, …) associated to
N55
Sessions ƒ one S-NSSAI (one and only one
UCMF ƒ 5GC establishes one or more specific Network Slice instance per
NSSF AUSF UDM UDR 5G-EIR SMSF DNN #2 QoS Flows per PDU Session PLMN)
E-SMLC SLP CBCF CHF Network Slice Instance #2 – PDU Session #2 identified by S-NSSAI #2 ƒ NG-RAN establishes at least ƒ one DNN (Data Network Name)
N30 Nnssf one Data Radio Bearer (DRB)
N50 N10 N40 N28 UE N1
N1 Nausf Nudm Nudr N5g-eir Nsmsf Data Radio Bearer #3 N3 (NG-U) Tunnel #2 Different Network Slice instances do not
N57 SEPP QoS Flow #4 – QFI, QoS Profile (5QI, …) together with the PDU Session share a PDU Session, though different
V2X app (NG-C) N32
UE NLs N11 N7 N5 (Rx) ƒ additional DRB(s) for QoS slices may have slice-specific PDU Sessions
LMF AMF SMF PCF AF (NG-C) Namf Nsmf Npcf Ncbcf Naf flow(s) of that PDU session can using the same DNN
Uu N1 (NG-C) PC5 (NG-C)
(LTE-Uu or N15 N1
N1 Uu (LTE-Uu or NR-Uu) N3 (NG-U) be subsequently configured A DNN is equivalent to an Access Point
NR-Uu) N14 N2 AMF SMF PCF CBCF AF Reference: 3GPP TS 38.300 NOTE: 1 PDU session can be associated with 1 or more UPFs Name (APN)
N2 (NG-C) NG-RAN
UE
NG-RAN V2X app Uu
NR-Uu or N3
N3 (NG-U) N4
(LTE-Uu
NR-Uu) (NG-U)
N4
N4
DN
5GS PDU CONNECTIVITY SERVICE AND SESSION
N6 5G QoS Profile 5G QoS Characteristics Default Packet Packet Default Default
User Plane UPF DN Xn
User Plane UPF 5QI Resource Priority Delay Error Maximum Data Averaging Example Services
V1 gNB ng-eNB N6
N6
Each QoS flow has its defined QoS profile 5G QoS identifier (5QI) is scalar and
Value Type Level Budget Rate Burst Volume Window
N9 Xn Xn
N9 V2X app server which corresponds to one QoS Flow accommodates the need for differentiating 1 20 100 ms 10-2 N/A 2000 ms Conversational Voice
identifier (QFI). The QoS profile includes QoS in both 3GPP and non-3GPP access
following parameters: type. 2 40 150 ms 10-3 N/A 2000 ms Conversational Video (Live Streaming)
REST/JSON
3 30 50 ms 10-3 N/A 2000 ms Real Time Gaming, V2X messages, Electricity
5GS-NAS HTTP/2 ƒ 5G QoS Identifier, 5QI, represents 1. Resource Type (GBR, Delay critical
NGAP GTP-U PFCP GTP-U TLS the QoS parameters of the specified GBR or Non-GBR)
(NOTE 1) distribution medium voltage, Process
SCTP UDP UDP TCP 5G control 5G user 5G control and 4G control 4G user 4G control and 3GPP Classic QoS flow which can be one of the 2. Priority level automation monitoring
UE Applications Control Plane User Plane Applications
Transport Transport Transport Transport plane plane user plane plane plane user plane Interfaces-Protocols standardized values listed in 3GPP 3. Packet Delay Budget (PDB) 4 50 300 ms 10-6 N/A 2000 ms Non Conversational Video (Buffered
NG-C NG-U N4 Service based interfaces (SBI) TS 23.501 specification or a non- 4. Packet Error Rate (PER) Streaming)
standardized value. The 5QI value may 5. Averaging window (for GBR 65 7 75 ms 10-2 N/A 2000 ms Mission Critical user plane Push To Talk voice
be used as the QFI of the QoS Flow and Delay-critical GBR resource type (e.g., MCPTT)
Allocation and Retention Priority only)
5G NR DEPLOYMENT ARCHITECTURE OPTIONS DIS-AGGREGATED RAN INTERWORKING BETWEEN 5G 5GS NETWORK SLICING - SERVICE DEPLOYMENT EXAMPLE
ƒ
66 20 100 ms 10-2 N/A 2000 ms Non Mission Critical user plane Push To Talk
(ARP) which contains information about 6. Maximum Data Burst Volume GBR voice
Non-Standalone (NSA) with Multi Connectivity Standalone (SA) DEPLOYMENT OPTIONS WITH NGC WITH 4G EPC the priority level, pre-emption capability
and pre-emption vulnerability of the
(MDBV) (for Delay-critical GBR
resource type only) 67 15 100 ms 10-3 N/A 2000 ms Mission Critical Video user plane

Option 3/3a/3x E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) Option 2 NR Standalone (NR SA)
4G AND 5G CORE End to End (E2E) Slicing Orchestration and Management System specified QoS flow 75
(NOTE 1)
4G UE
EPS NAS For each GBR QoS Flow only – the 5G QoS Identifier (5QI)
EPC 5GC OPTION 3 OPTION 2 OPTION 4/7
Slice Dedicated CP NFs UE specific CP NFs Common Control Network Functions (CCNF) following parameters shall be included: 71 56 150 ms 10-6 N/A 2000 ms "Live" Uplink Streaming (e.g. 3GPP TS
1. Resource Type definition of PDB
Slice Dedicated UP NFs Common CP NFs UDM NSSF NRF AUSF PCF Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR 26.238)
ƒ and PER are different for GBR and
NG-RAN 4G EPC EN-DC NSA 5G SBA CORE 5G SBA CORE S1-MME S6a - UL, DL) specifies the bit rate that Delay-critical GBR resource types, 72 56 300 ms 10-4 N/A 2000 ms "Live" Uplink Streaming
E-UTRAN MME
eNB (MN) en-gNB (SN) gNB LTE-Uu URLLC Network slice instance #1 and #2 inc. SMF, UPF, MEC Slice specific
PDU Sessions is guaranteed to be provided by the and the MDBV parameter applies 73 56 300 ms 10-8 N/A 2000 ms "Live" Uplink Streaming
MME SGW AMF UPF AMF UPF Slice #1 MEC
SST=2 (URLLC) e.g. V2X App SMF UE #1 network to the QoS Flow over the only to the Delay-critical GBR 74 56 500 ms 10-8 N/A 2000 ms "Live" Uplink Streaming
S1-U Slice #1 Averaging Time Window resource type
S11
Option 4/4a NR E-UTRA Dual Connectivity (NE-DC) Option 7/7a/7x NG-RAN E-UTRA-NR Dual Connectivity (NGEN-DC) Option 5 E-UTRA connected to 5GC (E-UTRA/5GC) UPF UE #1
Slice #1 DNN ƒ Maximum Flow Bit Rate (MFBR 2. Priority level indicates a priority 76 56 500 ms 10-4 N/A 2000 ms "Live" Uplink Streaming
S1 NG-C/U
5GC 5GC 5GC NG-C NG-U AMF UE #1 - UL, DL) specifies the highest bit rate in scheduling resources among QoS 5 10 100 ms 10-6 N/A N/A IMS Signalling
AMF common to all network slice Slice #1 & #2
SGW-U
Sxa
SGW-C eMBB UE#1 instances serving a single UE limit that is expected from the specified Flows. The lowest Priority Level value 6 60 300 ms 10-6 N/A N/A Video (Buffered Streaming)
Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) (NOTE 3)
NG-RAN NG-RAN NG-RAN Slice #2 QoS flow corresponds to the highest priority
URLLC MEC TCP-based (e.g., www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p
ng-eNB (SN) gNB (MN) ng-eNB (MN) gNB (SN) ng-eNB
SST=1 (eMBB)
eMBB NG-RAN e.g. HD Maps SMF UE #1
For each GBR QoS Flow only – the 3. Packet Delay Budget (PDB)
eNB CU en-gNB gNB gNB ng-eNB gNB N26 S5-U S5-C Slice #2
following parameters may be included: defines an upper bound for the file sharing, progressive video, etc.)
& O-DU/DU X2 O-CU/CU Xn-C O-CU-C/CU-C E1 O-CU-U/CU-U Xn-U CU Xn O-CU/CU UPF UE #1
Slice #2 DNN time that a packet may be delayed 7 70 100 ms 10-3 N/A N/A Voice, Video (Live Streaming) Interactive
PGW-U Sxb PGW-C N7
PCF HSS ƒ Notification control can be between the UE and the UPF that Gaming
5G CORE MAPPING TO 4G CORE REFERENCE POINTS R15 3GPP F1 R15 3GPP F1 R15 3GPP F1 R16 3GPP W1 R15 3GPP F1
UPF N4 SMF UDM
mIoT
Slice #3 AMF UE #2 SMF UE #2
requested from the NG-RAN when the
GFBR can not be fulfilled for the QoS
terminates the N6 interface
4. Packet Error Rate (PER) defines
8 80 300 ms 10-6 N/A N/A Video (Buffered Streaming)
AND SPECIFICATIONS en-gNB gNB ng-eNB gNB
N3
(NG-U)
N10 SST=3 (mIoT)
UE#2
Slice #3 Slice #3
UPF UE #2 ƒ
flow during the lifetime of this QoS flow
Maximum Packet Loss Rate (UL,
an upper bound for a rate of non-
congestion related packet losses Non-GBR
TCP-based (e.g., www, e-mail, chat, ftp, p2p
file sharing, progressive video, etc.)
O-DU/DU O-DU/DU O-DU/DU O-DU/DU mIoT SMF and UPF dedicated to each slice Slice #3 DNN
5GC 5GC 4G Core 4G Core N2
DL) indicates the maximum rate of lost 5. Averaging window represents 9 90 Same values as 5QI ‘8’
N11 N15
Interface Protocol 3GPP TS NE/NF1 NE/NF2 Interface Protocol 3GPP TS NE1 NE2 NR-Uu (NG-C) Edge DC Local DC Central DC
NOTE: SMF & UPF packets which can be tolerated for the the duration over which the
NG-RAN AMF do not need to be 69 5 60 ms 10-6 N/A N/A Mission Critical delay sensitive signalling
N8 dedicated to a specified QoS flow (see NOTE 1) Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR)
N1 (NG-C) 5GS NAS 24.501 UE AMF S1-MME EPS NAS 24.301 UE MME Open fronthaul Open fronthaul Open fronthaul Open fronthaul Open fronthaul Open fronthaul
NOTE: RAN functional splits into CU, DU, RU components are not shown in this diagram single slice
For each Non-GBR QoS Flow only – the and Maximum Flow Bit Rate (MFBR) (e.g., MC-PTT signalling)
N1 The UE need not support more than 8 network slices shall be calculated (e.g. in the (R) 70 55 200 ms 10-6 N/A N/A Mission Critical Data (e.g. example services
N2 (NG-C) NGAP 38.413 NG-RAN AMF S1-MME S1-AP 36.413 4G RAN MME eNB en-gNB gNB gNB ng-eNB gNB
(NG-C) Reference: 3GPP TS 23.501 simultaneously for 3GPP access type as stated in 3GPP TS 38.300.
following parameter may be included:
O-RU O-RU O-RU O-RU O-RU O-RU 5G UE NOTE: N26 may be an internal interface in case a
Common to Slices 1 & 2
Dedicated Network Slice Instance 1 AN, UPF, UE) are the same as 5QI 6, 8, 9)
N3 (NG-U) PDU UP 38.415 NG-RAN UPF S1-U GTP-U 29.281 4G RAN SGW NOTE 1: O-CU, O-DU, O-RU and open fronthaul are referring to O-RAN Alliance WG4 Open Fronthaul specifications combo node (AMF - MME) is implemented AMF common to all ƒ Reflective QoS Attribute (RQA) 6. Maximum Data Burst Volume 79 65 50 ms 10-2 N/A N/A V2X messages
NOTE 2: RAN components shown in this figure is the logical architectural representation ƒ Network Slice: A logical network that provides specific UE #1 uses 2 network slice instances SMF indicates certain traffic for the specified
GTP-U 29.281 (MDBV) denotes the largest
NOTE 3: Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC) can be optionally deployed
network capabilities and network characteristics network slices serving a single UE
QoS flow which can be subjected to 80 68 10 ms 10-6 N/A N/A Low Latency eMBB applications, Augmented
UPF DNN amount of data that the 5G-AN is
N4 PFCP, 29.244 UPF SMF Sxa, Sxb PFCP, 29.244 SGW-C SGW-U Network Slice Instance: A set of Network Function reflective QoS treatment. Reflective Reality
5G CORE NETWORK FUNCTIONS MAPPING TO 4G CORE required to serve within a period of
ƒ UE #1 AMF
GTP-U 29.281 GTP-U 29.281 PGW-C PGW-U instances and the required resources (e.g. compute, storage QoS enables the UE to map UL User 5G-AN PDB 82 19 10 ms 10-4 255 bytes 2000 ms Discrete Automation (see TS 22.261)
Dedicated Network

N6 – 29.561 UPF DN SGi – 29.061 PGW PDN, NETWORK ELEMENTS and networking resources) which form a deployed Network
Slice specific
N3
SMF Slice Instance 2
Plane traffic to QoS Flows without SMF
provided QoS rules and it applies for IP NOTE 1: In 3GPP Rel-15, the Maximum Packet Loss 83 Delay
Critical
22 10 ms 10-4 1354 bytes 2000 ms Discrete Automation (see TS 22.261)
other 5G Core 4G Core Slice NG-RAN PDU Sessions
(NG-U) UPF Slice specific NFs DNN PDU Session and Ethernet PDU Session
Rate (UL, DL) is only provided for a GBR QoS flow 84 24 30 ms 10-5 1354 bytes 2000 ms Intelligent transport systems (see TS 22.261)
belonging to voice media
Specifications 3GPP TS 3GPP TS Network Slice Instance Id (NSI ID): an identifier for 85 GBR 21 5 ms 10-5 255 bytes 2000 ms Electricity Distribution- high voltage (see TS
networks HSS SCEF PCRF AF
ƒ
3GPP System Architecture 23.501 23.401 identifying Core network part of a Network Slice instance when 22.261)
5GS IDENTIFIERS
SMF
N9 PDU UP 38.415 UPF UPF Does not exist multiple Network Slice instances of the same Network Slice are
Slice specific NFs

GTP-U 29.281 4G MME 23.502 UE #2 AMF UPF DNN

Source: 3GPP TS 23.501 NOTE 1: This 5QI value is not supported in Release 15 – reserved for future use
SGW-C deployed and needing to differentiate between these instances
Non 3GPP access networks 23.501 23.402
N26 GTPv2-C 29.274 AMF MME S3 GTPv2-C 29.274 MME S4-SGSN SGW-U
Architecture in the 5GC. Optionally used within the 5GC only UE #2 uses 1 network slice Slice 3 Identifier Release 15 Purpose
PGW-C
PGW-U Subscription Permanent Identifier IMSI or Network-specific identifier Globally unique Identifier allocated to each subscriber in the 5G System
Gn/Gp GTPv1-C 29.060 MME Gn/Gp-SGSN 3GPP Policy and charging 23.503 23.203
control framework (SUPI) Network-specific identifier shall take the form of a Network
NOTE: This is not a one to one exact mapping given that the core functions and interfaces are different between 4G and 5G
New 5G
NSSF NEF NRF
Location Services (LCS) 23.273 23.271 NETWORK SLICING USING 5G SYSTEM - IDENTIFICATION AND Access Identifier (NAI)
5GC
Interface
5GC SBI
NF Services 3GPP TS NE/NF1 NE/NF2
4G Core
Interface
4G Core
Protocol 3GPP TS NE1 NE2
SBA core
functions Nnssf Nnef Nnrf
Vehicle to Everything (V2X)
(R16)
23.287 23.285
SELECTION OF A NETWORK SLICE NAI format of the SUCI shall have the form username@realm as
specified in IETF RFC 7542
(R16) S-NSSAI (Single Network Slice Selection Assistance SST SD (optional) NSSAI is used to identify a collection of S-NSSAIs.
N7 Nsmf 29.502 SMF PCF Gx Diameter 29.212 PGW PCRF AUSF UDR UDM PCF SMSF AF
Information) uniquely identifies a Network Slice. Subscription Concealed Identifier SUCI: SUPI Type, Home Network Id, Routing Indicator, Protection Privacy preserving identifier containing the encrypted form of the SUPI using the public key of the home network
Access to the 3GPP Core 24.502 24.302 ƒ Requested NSSAI: signaled by the UE to the network
Npcf 29.512 Nausf Nudr Nudm Npcf Nsmsf Naf
(EPC) via non
8 bits 24 bits (SUCI) Scheme Id, Home Network Public Key Id, Scheme Output Home Network Public Key Identifier: public key provisioned by the HPLMN and it is used to identify the key used for SUPI protection. Set to 0 if
An S-NSSAI is comprised of: allows the network to select the Serving AMF, Network SUCI Type: IMSI, Network-specific identifier null-scheme used
N8 Namf 29.518 AMF UDM S6a Diameter 29.272 MME HSS Nsmf
DN 3GPP access networks Structure of S-NSSAI - 8 or 32 bits Slice(s) and Network Slice instance(s)
Namf ƒ Slice/Service type (SST) which refers to the expected Home Network Id: MCC, MNC (for IMSI)
UE
Nudm 29.503 N1 (NG-C)
SMF 3GPP System Security 33.501 33.401 Network Slice behavior in terms of features and services ƒ Allowed NSSAI: NSSAI provided by the Serving PLMN
Uu
AMF
N4 architecture and during e.g. a Registration procedure, indicating the Generic Public Subscription MSISDN or an External Identifier Public identifiers used both inside and outside of the 3GPP system. Needed for addressing a 3GPP subscription in different data networks
(LTE-Uu
N11 Namf 29.518 AMF SMF S11 GTPv2-C 29.274 MME SGW-C or NR-Uu)
NG-RAN
N2 (NG-C) procedures SST field may have standardized or non-standardized values, 3GPP Standardized Slice/Service type (SST) values
S-NSSAI(s) values the UE could use in the Serving PLMN
Identifier (GPSI) External Identifier shall have the form username@realm as outside of the 3GPP system
UPF
Nsmf 29.502 N3 (NG-U) N6
NOTE: Unless otherwise indicated all 5GS specifications
with 0-127 allocated to standard value types, and 128-255
SST SST value Slice Characteristics for the current registration area specified in IETF RFC 4282 External Identifier identifies a subscription associated to an IMSI. A subscription associated to an IMSI may have one or several External
N9
allocated to operator specific SSTs Identifier(s)
N12 Namf 29.518 AMF AUSF S6a Diameter 29.272 MME HSS references are Release 15
The number of S-NSSAI values in a Requested NSSAI or
ƒ Slice Differentiator (SD) which is optional information that eMBB 1 5G enhanced Mobile Broadband
Nausf 29.509 Allowed NSSAI cannot exceed eight (8). Permanent Equipment Identifier PEI: PEI Type indicating IMEI or IMEISV Identifies a UE - Type Allocation Code (TAC), Serial Number (SNR), Check Digit (CD) / Spare Digit (SD), Software Version Number (SVN)
5G Core AMF SMF SMSF AUSF UPF PCF UDM, UDR AF NEF NRF NSSF complements the Slice/Service type(s) to differentiate amongst URLLC 2 Ultra-reliable low latency (PEI) IMEI: TAC – SNR – CD/SD
N14 Namf 29.518 AMF AMF S10 GTPv2-C 29.274 MME MME multiple Network Slices of the same Slice/Service type communications ƒ Configured NSSAI: NSSAI provisioned in the UE IMEISV: TAC – SNR – SVN
4G Core MME MME, SGW-C, PGW-C MME HSS SGW-U, PGW-U PCRF HSS AF SCEF Does not exist Does not exist
applicable to one or more PLMNs
NOTE: This is not a one to one exact mapping given that the core functions and interfaces are different between 4G and 5G S-NSSAI can be standard or network-specific values. mIoT 3 Massive IoT 5G Globally Unique Temporary <5G-GUTI> := <GUAMI> <5G-TMSI> Allocated to the UE by the AMF that is common to both 3GPP and non-3GPP access
NOTE: This is not a one to one exact mapping given that the core functions and interfaces are different between 4G and 5G ƒ Subscribed S-NSSAI: S-NSSAI based on subscriber
S-NSSAI can be associated with one or more Network Slice instances. V2X 4 V2X services information, which a UE is subscribed to use in a PLMN Identifier (5G-GUTI)

5G CORE ADDITIONAL REFERENCE POINTS LISTING Identifiers for Network Slice selection include PLMN ID,
S-NSSAI (SST, SD [Optional]) and NSI ID [Optional].
Source: 3GPP TS 23.501
The number of S-NSSAI values in a configured NSSAI cannot
exceed sixteen (16).
Globally Unique AMF ID (GUAMI) <GUAMI> := <MCC> <MNC> <AMF Region ID> <AMF Set ID>
<AMF Pointer>
GUAMI identifies one or more AMF(s)
AMF Region ID identifies the region, AMF Set ID uniquely identifies the AMF Set within the AMF Region and AMF Pointer identifies one or more
Reference Reference Reference Reference 5G CORE REFERENCE POINT AMFs within the AMF Set
Point NF1 NF2 Point NF1 NF2 Point NF1 NF2 Point NF1 NF2
PROTOCOL STACKS SERVICE BASED UE REGISTRATION AND UE REQUESTED PDU SESSION 5G-S-TMSI <5G-S-TMSI> := <AMF Set ID> <AMF Pointer> <5G-TMSI> Shortened form of the 5G-GUTI to enable more efficient radio signalling procedures
N5 PCF AF N16 V-SMF H-SMF N30 PCF NEF N52 NEF UDM INTERFACES ESTABLISHMENT PROCEDURE EXAMPLE
CONTROL PLANE
N1 (NG-C)
N6 UPF DN N16a SMF I-SMF N31 V-NSSF H-NSSF N53 I-NEF NEF NAS-MM NAS-MM Reference: 3GPP TS 23.501
Relay PFCP PFCP
6 Gather list of candidate AMF(s)
N7 SMF PCF N17 AMF 5G-EIR N32 V-SEPP H-SEPP N55 AMF UCMF NGAP NGAP
UDP UDP PROTOCOL STACK 4 Requested NSSAI, Subscribed S-NSSAIs Nnrf
NRF 3GPP SPECIFICATIONS
N8 UDM AMF N18 Any NF UDSF N33 NEF AF N56 NEF UCMF 5G-AN
5G-AN1
SCTP SCTP
IP IP
Stage 2 ƒ TS 29.508 5G System; Session Management Event Exposure Service; Stage 3 ( ƒ TS 29.531 5G System; Network Slice Selection Services; Stage 3 ( Nnssf
Protocol Nnrf ƒ TS 23.003 Numbering, addressing and identification Nsmf_EventExposure ) ƒ TS 29.540 5G System; SMS Services; Stage 3 ( Nsmsf_SMService
N9 UPF UPF N20 AMF SMSF N34 NSSF NWDAF N57 AF UCMF Layer Protocol IP IP
Release 15 5 Allowed NSSAI, NSI ID(s) ƒ TS 23.041 Technical realization of Cell Broadcast Service (CBS) ƒ TS 29.509 5G System; Authentication Server Services; Stage 3 (Nausf) ƒ TS 29.551 5G System; Packet Flow Description Management Service; Stage 3 (
Layer L2 L2
L2 L2 NSSF ƒ TS 23.501 System architecture for the 5G System (5GS) ƒ TS 29.510 5G System; Network function repository services; Stage 3 (Nnrf) Nnef_PFDmanagement
N10 UDM SMF N21 SMSF UDM N35 UDM UDR N58 AF NEF L1 L1 L1 L1 HTTP/2 over TLS/TCP ƒ TS 23.502 Procedures for the 5G System (5GS) ƒ TS 29.511 5G System; Equipment Identity Register Services; Stage 3 (N5g-eir) ƒ TS 29.554 5G System; Background Data Transfer Policy Control Service; Stage 3 (
(TCP connection) UDM ƒ TS 23.503 Policy and charging control framework for the 5G System (5GS); Stage 2 ƒ TS 29.512 5G System; Session Management Policy Control Service; Stage 3 (Npcf_ Npcf_BDTPolicyControl)
N11 AMF SMF N22 AMF NSSF N36 PCF UDR NLs AMF LMF UE 5G-AN1 N2 (NG-C) AMF CP function UP function 3 SUPI, DNN, D G DNN, S-NSSAI, SMF Area Identity ƒ TS 33.501 Security architecture and procedures for 5G System (N32) SMPolicyControl) ƒ TS 29.561 5G System; Interworking between 5G Network and external Data
JSON S-NSSAI(s) ƒ TS 38.305 NG Radio Access Network (NG-RAN); Stage 2 functional specification of TS 29.513 5G System; Policy and Charging Control signalling flows and QoS Networks; Stage 3 (N6)
N12 AMF AUSF N23 PCF NWDAF N37 NEF UDR NOTE: Reference points from N40 up to and 1: 5G-AN refers to 5G access network which can be either of 3GPP or
non 3GPP access type. In the case of 3GPP access type, 5G-AN refers to NG-RAN
Sx and N4 reference point Subscribed NSSAI
User Equipment (UE) positioning in NG-RAN
ƒ
parameter mapping; Stage 3 ƒ TS 29.571 5G System; Common Data Types for Service Based Interfaces; Stage 3 (
including N49 are reserved for allocation and N22 N8 Common to All UE Slices
N13 UDM AUSF N24 V-PCF H-PCF N38 I-SMF I-SMF definition in 3GPP TS 23.503
Source: 3GPP TS 23.501 Source: 3GPP TS 29.244
HTTP/2 Stage 3
ƒ TS 29.514 5G System; Policy Authorization Service; Stage 3 (Npcf_PolicyAuthorization) CommonData
ƒ TS 29.516 5G System; Interworking between 5G Network and external Data ƒ TS 29.572 5G System; Location Management Services; Stage 3 ( Nlmf_Location
ƒ TS 24.501 Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for 5G System (5GS); Stage 3
N27 V-NRF H-NRF N40 SMF CHF Slice 1 Networks; Stage 3 ƒ TS 29.573 5G System; Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN) Interconnection; Stage
1 Requested NSSAI N6
Application ƒ TS 24.502 Access to the 3GPP 5G Core Network (5GCN) via non-3GPP access
N14 AMF AMF TLS ƒ TS 29.518 5G System; Access and Mobility Management Services; Stage 3 (Namf) 3 (N32)
N28 PCF CHF N50 AMF CBCF PDU Layer PDU Layer
GTP-U GTP-U (S-NSSAI(s)) UPF DNN networks ƒ TS 29.519 5G System; Usage of the Unified Data Repository Service for Policy Data, ƒ TS 29.594 5G System; Spending Limit Control Service; Stage 3 ( Nchf_
N15 AMF PCF (non Relay Relay UDP UDP TCP
ƒ TS 24.526 User Equipment (UE) policies for 5G System (5GS); Stage 3 Application Data and Structured Data for Exposure; Stage 3 (Nudr_DataRepository) SpendingLimitControl
roaming), N29 SMF NEF N51 AMF NEF GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U
GTP-U 7 Allowed NSSAI N3 N10 N4 ƒ TS 24.568 WLAN connectivity for 5GS Management Object (MO) ƒ TS 29.520 5G System; Network Data Analytics Services; Stage 3 (Nnwdaf) ƒ TS 32.255 Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G data
IP ƒ TS 29.500 5G System; Technical Realization of Service Based Architecture; Stage 3
V-PCF 5G-AN IP
2
1
ƒ TS 29.521 5G System; Binding Support Management Service; Stage 3 ( Nbsf_ connectivity domain charging; Stage 2
N29i I-NEF V-SMF N51i I-NEF V-AMF Protocol 5G-AN1 UDP/IP UDP/IP UDP/IP UDP/IP IP ƒ TS 29.501 5G System; Principles and Guidelines for Services Definition; Stage 3
(roaming) Protocol L2
NG-RAN AMF
N11
SMF H
Management ƒ TS 32.256 Charging management; 5G connection and mobility domain charging;
Layers
Layers L2 L2 L2 L2
L2
UE ƒ TS 29.502 5G System; Session Management Services; Stage 3 (Nsmf_PDUSession) ƒ TS 29.522 5G System; Network Exposure Function Northbound APIs; Stage 3 ( Nnef Stage 2
Uu (LTE-Uu or N2 ƒ TS 29.503 5G System; Unified Data Management Services; Stage 3 (Nudm)
L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L2 NR-Uu) B C SUPI, DNN, S-NSSAI(s) ƒ TS 29.504 5G System; Unified Data Repository Services; Stage 3 (Nudr)
ƒ TS 29.523 5G System; Policy Control Event Exposure Service; Stage 3 ( Npcf_ ƒ TS 32.290 Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G system;

ACRONYMS UE 5G-AN1
1: 5G-AN refers to 5G access network
UPF UPF
(PDU Session
CP function UP function
HTTP/2 N1 E
F ƒ TS 29.505 5G System; Usage of the Unified Data Repository services for Subscription
Data; Stage 3
ƒ
EventExposure)
TS 29.524 5G System; Cause code mapping between 5GC Interfaces; Stage 3 (Cause
Services, operations and procedures of charging using Service Based Interface (SBI)
ƒ TS 32.291 Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G system,
S-NSSAI(s) from the codes mapping 5GC NF HTTP Status Codes to 5GMM, 5GSM N4 and 5GSM Cause charging service; Stage 3 Nchf_ConvergedCharging service, Nchf_SpendingLimitControl
(R)AN (Radio) Access CHF Charging Function LMF Location Management NSSF Network Slice SBI Service based UDR Unified Data which can be either of 3GPP or non 3GPP
access type. In the case of 3GPP access N3 N9
Anchor)
N6
Sx and N4 reference point protocol stack A Allowed NSSAI, DNN ƒ TS 29.507 5G System; Access and Mobility Policy Control Service; Stage 3 (Npcf_ Codes) ƒ TS 38.455 NG-RAN; NR Positioning Protocol A (NRPPa)
Network Function Selection Function interface Repository AMPolicyControl) TS 29.525 5G System; UE Policy Control Service; Stage 3 ( Npcf_UEPolicyControl )
DN Data Network type, 5G-AN refers to NG-RAN (NG-U) Source: 3GPP TS 29.244 ƒ
5G EIR 5G Equipment Identity DNN Data Network Name MANO Management and NWDAF Network Data Analytics SEPP Security Edge UDSF Unstructured Data Source: 3GPP TS 23.501
Register Orchestration Function Protection Proxy Storage Function
E-SMLC Enhanced Serving
5GC 5G Core Mobile Location mIoT Massive IoT PCF Policy Control
Function
SLP SUPL Location
Platform
UE User Equipment LPP LPP (1) Registration Request (Requested NSSAI) (4) If UE context in the AMF does not yet include an Allowed
NSSAI for the specified Access Type, AMF queries the NSSF
NSSF may return NSI ID(s) to be associated to the Network
Slice instance(s) corresponding to certain S-NSSAIs. NSSF may
VIAVI TEST & MEASUREMENT PRODUCTS AND SOLUTIONS FOR 5G CORE
5GS 5G System Center NEF Network Exposure UPF User Plane Function Relay (2) AMF selection using Requested NSSAI, if unable to do so,
NAS return the rejected S-NSSAI(s).
5QI 5G QoS Identifier eMBB Enhanced Mobile Function PDU Packet Data Unit SMF Session Management URLLC Ultra Reliable NAS HTTP/2 NG-AP-CB NG-AP-CB NRPPa NRPPa route to an AMF from a set of default AMFs (5) NSSF returns the Allowed NSSAI for the applicable Access VIAVI TeraVM: 5G Core Tester and 5G Core Emulator VIAVI NITRO Mobile: VIAVI
Function RRC Relay HTTP/2 Type(s), target AMF set or list of candidate AMF(s). NSSF may (6) AMF may query NRF for a list of candidate AMFs
AF Application Function Broadband NF Network Function REST REpresentational State Low Latency RRC NGAP NGAP (3) AMF may query the UDM to retrieve UE subscription Intelligence, OneAdvisor-1000:
Relay NGAP NGAP HTTP/2 HTTP/2 return the NRF(s) to be used to select NFs/services within the VIAVI TeraVM Core Tester provides full wraparound validation of a 5G Core Network,
GBR Guaranteed Bit Rate NRF Network Repository Transfer SMSF SMS Function Communications PDCP PDCP SCTP SCTP TLS TLS NGAP NGAP HTTP/2 HTTP/2 information including the Subscribed S-NSSAI(s). AMF then (7) Registration Accept (Allowed NSSAI) supporting both NSA and SA. Simplifies the development lifecycle and the introduction Assurance, and High-Speed,
AMF Access and Mobility TCP TCP TLS TLS selected Network Slice instance(s), and the NRF to be used to
Function S-NSSAI Single Network Slice SUPL Secure User Plane V2X Vehicle to Everything SCTP SCTP TCP TCP
SCTP SCTP
TCP TCP verifies whether the S-NSSAI(s) in the Requested NSSAI are of 5G services to the market. Fully configurable emulation of thousands of basestations, Optimization Portable Test
Management Function GMLC Gateway Mobile RLC RLC IP IP IP IP determine the list of candidate AMF(s) from the AMF Set. The Solution
Selection Assistance Location IP IP IP IP permitted based on the Subscribed S-NSSAI(s) hundreds of Gbps, millions of UE’s and user applications to create the most realistic 5G
AUSF Authentication Server Location Centre NSA Non-Standalone IP IP IP IP NITRO™ Mobile captures, locates,
Information UCMF UE radio Capability VNF Virtual Network MAC MAC L2 L2 L2 L2 SA vRAN environment to stress the core. Supports full 5G-4G mobility HO scenarios along
and analyzes all mobile events Delivers on the 5G transport
Function I-NEF Intermediate NEF NSI Network Slice Instance L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 with individual node wraparound validation for all key elements UPF, SMF, AMF, UDM,
SA Standalone Management Function Function across the RF, NG-RAN, xHaul needs up to 400G. Enables
BSF Binding Support I-SMF Intermediate SMF NSSAI Network Slice L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 L1 (A) PDU Session establishment Request (D) Retrieves the Session Management Subscription data (F) UPF selection UDR, AUSF etc.
and core, providing operators users to install and maintain
SBA Service based and subscribes to be notified when this subscription data is
Function I-UPF Intermediate UPF Selection Assistance UE Uu (LTE-Uu NG-RAN N1/N2 AMF NLs LMF NG-RAN N2 AMF Namf-Ncbcf CBCF NG-RAN AMF LMF (B) SMF selection (G) UPF Instance(s) Discovery VIAVI TeraVM Core Emulator emulates the 5G core network (NSA and SA). Ideal for with unprecedented insight to networks with requirements
architecture UDM Unified Data N2 NLs modified
CBCF Cell Broadcast Center Information or NR-Uu) (NG-C) (NG-C) (C) Nsmf_PDUSession_CreateSMContext or Nsmf_ (H) N4 Session Establishment/Modification Request and base station wraparound testing with the VIAVI TM500, ensuring reliable interworking optimize the customer experience including CPRI, eCPRI,
Management (NG-C) (E) Response to (C) Ethernet: all rates, Sync,
between RAN and Core. Allows test teams to focus on the base station under test, rather and drive new revenue streams.
Function Source: 3GPP TS 38.305 Source: 3GPP TS 23.041 Source: 3GPP TS 38.305
PDUSession_UpdateSMContext Response
than dealing with core interworking difficulties. Timing, and FlexE.