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3GPP Overall Architecture and Specifications This diagram is released under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 License. 4G and 5G Identifier mapping
29.007 PLMN - ISDN/PSTN Interworking
CS 29.011 Supplementary services 4G Identifier 5G Identifier
Common (2G/3G/4G/5G) IMSI - International Mobile Subscriber Identity SUPI - Subscription Permanent Identifier
Stage 2
23.002 Network Architecture 27.007 AT command for UE NAI - Network Access Identifier SUPI - Subscription Permanent Identifier
23.003 Numbering, addressing and identification MSC/ 23.205 Bearer-independent CS-CN
ISUP n/a SUCI - Subscription Concealed Identifier
Nc GMSC
23.040 SMS 35.205 MILENAGE VLR BICC IMEI - International Mobile Equipment Identity PEI - Permanent Equipment Identifier
23.108 Layer3 (Procedures) 35.206 MILENAGE Algorithm
23.122 MS in Idle mode (PLMN selection, roaming) 35.231 TUAK Algorithm A Mc 29
GUTI - Globally Unique Temporary UE Identify 5G-GUTI - 5G Globally Unique Temporary UE Identify
24.007 Layer3 (General) .2 32 H
29.232 H.247 Mc PSTN APN - Access Point Name DNN - Data Network Name
.247
Nc ECGI - EUTRA Cell Global Identifier NCGI - NR Cell Global Identity
GERAN ECI - EUTRA Cell Identity NCI - NR Cell Identity
UE Um CS-MGW Nb CS-MGW
(BSS) NbUP MSISDN - Mobile Station ISDN GPSI - Generic Public Subscription Identifier
29.415
External Identifier GPSI - Generic Public Subscription Identifier
USIM D n/a S-NSSAI - Single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information
31.101 UICC Interface Gb Gs
29.002 MAP
31.102 USIM Application
31.111 USIM Application Toolkit 29.016 Service F C
29.002 MAP 5G Network Function Abbreviations
31.121 USIM Application Test Spec
31.122 USIM Conformance Test Spec PS GPRS 29.018 Layer3
E
22.340 IMS Requiremen
23.167 Emergency call architecturet Release-15
23.228 IMS Architecture 5G-EIR - 5G-Equipment Identity Register
GPRS/UMTS
24.229 IMS/SIP Signalling
Stage 2 29.060 GTPv1-C AAnF - AKMA (Authentication and Key Management for
23.060 GPRS Service SGSN Gn GGSN Gi PDN IMS IMS Supplimentary Services Applications) Anchor Function
23.101 UMTS Architecture (Gp for Roaming) 29.281 GTPv1-U 24.182 CAT 24.610 HOLD
23.107 UMTS QoS Gc AF - Application Function
23.204 SMS over IP 24.183 CRS 24.611 ACR/CB
23.108 UMTS Layer3(CC/MM/SM) Gr/S6d MAP/Dia AMF - Access and Mobility Management Function
mete 24.341 SMS over IP 24.196 eCNAM 24.615 CW
23.110 UMTS Access Stratum 24.008 Layer3 (CC/MM/SM) S16 Gn r 24.616 MCID AUSF - Authentication Server Function
24.604 CDIV
29.274 29.274 S4 Common IP-SM-GW 24.605 CONF 24.623 XCAP ARPF - Authentication credential Repository and Processing
Security IuCS IuPs Gf MA
GTPv2-C GTPv2-C P 24.606 MWI 24.628 Announcement Function
33.102 3G Security Architecture Sh 24.607 OIP/OIR 24.629 ECT
Gd/Gdd HSS/ HSS 29.329 BSF - Binding Support Function
29 24.608 TIP/TIR 24.647 AOC
UTRAN .2 MA HLR (IMS) Sh Diameter 24.610 HOLD 24.654 CUG CAPIF - Common API Framework for 3GPP northbound APIs
UE Uu 25.300 UTRAN General description 74 P/D AS

29
(RNS) 25.401 UTRAN Overall description G iam CHF - Charging Function

.2
TP UDR UDR
ISC MGCF
Mj

81
25.301 ProtoArch v2 ete
r
29.228
BGCF I-UPF - Intermediate UPF

G
RRC(CP) 25.331 -C 29.562 Nhss_ims Cx Diameter LMF - Location Management Function

TP
PDCP 25.323 Direct Tunnel S12 29.28 29.563

v1
1G (CSCF/IMS-AS) ISC Mi
Nhss (UDM) LRF - Location Retrieval Function

-U
RLC 25.322 TP
v1- SLF Mg Mn
N3IWF - Non-3GPP InterWorking Function
MAC 25.321 U SGs C SPR Sh
25.201
PHY 25.21x
NEF - Network Exposure Function
29.118 S6c 29.329 S-CSCF NRF - Network Repository Function
SGsAP T6b Diameter IMS-MGW
Cx NSSF - Network Slice Selection Function
EPS Charging EIR Sp Unspecified Mg
32.240 Architecture and Principles 29.228 NWDAF - Network Data Analytics Function

29
Stage 1 Lg/Lgd r
5G-EIR e te Diameter RFC 3261 SIP PCF - Policy Control Function

.1 2
22.278 Service Requirement 32.250 CS domain iam
MAP/Diameter P/D Gx 29.212 Diameter RFC 8866 SDP SCP - Service Communication Proxy

8D
Stage 2 32.251 PS domain MA
32.253 CP data transfer 29.213 Sig Flow

iam
23.401 EPS Architecture N5g-eir Gd/Gdd Mw SEAF - SEcurity Anchor Function.
32.254 Exposure function North API 29.511
IWF

ete
23.203 PCC Framework 23.040 RFC 7090 PSAP Callback SEPP - Security Edge Protection Proxy
32.255 5G Data connectivity Diameter S13 29.272
MAP

r
23.204 SMS over IP
23.168 EPC ETWS 32.256 5G Connectivity and mobility TS 29.305
Diameter SMS 29.219 Diameter LRF Le SIDF - Subscription Identifier De-concealing Function
23.272 CS Fallback, SMS 32.270 MMS 29.272 S6a SMSC OFCS OCS Sy PCRF I-CSCF Mx Ml
SMF - Session Management Function
32.240 Charging 32.271 LCS Diameter SMSF - Short Message Service Function
32.272 PoC DRA S3 Np 29.212 Diameter Gx
32.273 MBMS
29.274 S9 Mw TNAP - Trusted Non-3GPP Access Point
Security GTPv2-C 29.217 Diameter Gzn 29.213 Sig Flow Mm
29.215 29.214 TNGF - Trusted Non-3GPP Gateway Function
33.401 EPS Security 32.274 SMS
32.275 MMTel EPC RCAF Gz Diameter Rx Diameter E-CSCF Mx PSAP
TWIF - Trusted WLAN Interworking Function
32.276 VCS Sd 23.216 SRVCC Ml UDM - Unified Data Management
32.277 ProSe Gy Gyn 29.212 Diameter 23.237 IMS Service continuity
32.278 Monitoring Event 23.214 CUPS 32.251 to/from GMLC/LRF UDR - Unified Data Repository
Charging stage 3 29.405 Nq SGd 29.213 Sig Flow 24.237 IMS Service continutiy
DNS Diameter UDSF - Unstructured Data Storage Function
32.291 5GS Charging Nq-AP 29.338 Diameter 29.165
32.293 Proxy function 36.420 X2 General II-NNI
UPF - User Plane Function
29.303 29.274 GTPv2-C
36.421 X2 Layer1 29.274 GTPv2-C
32.296 OCS applications and IFs
DNS MME S11 SGW-C S5-C
(S8 for Roaming) PGW-C TDF-C PDN P-CSCF IBCF Ici
32.295 CDR 36.422 X2 Signalling
Ns Release-16
23.297 CDR file format and transfer 36.423 X2 AP
29
.1
SLh/Lh 29.251 HTTP/JSON SGi IPUPS - Inter PLMN UP Security
23.298 CDR parameter description 36.424 X2 Data Transport 53 29.061 Mb
S10 SLs T6a Dia Sponsored data Gw I-SMF - Intermediate SMF
23.299 Diameter Charging app 36.425 X2 U-Plane S1-MME 29. me Gwn PLMN Interworking
128 ter Sxa Iq Ix NSSAAF - Network Slice-specific and SNPN Authentication and
36.410 S1 General 29.274 E-SMLC Dia
me PFDF Sxb Sxc IMS
36.411 S1 Layer 1 GTPv2-C ter 29.250 26.071 AMR General
Authorization Function
24.301 NAS X2 29.244 PFCP
36.412 S1 Signalling HTTP/JSON 29.244 PFCP 29.244 PFCP 26.171 AMR-WB General 29.165 UCMF - UE radio Capability Management Function
36.413 S1 AP Nu 26.441 EVS General II-NNI SoR-AF - Steering of Roaming Application Function
UE LTE-Uu E-UTRAN 36.414 S1 Data transport S1-U 29.281 GTPv1-U SGW-U S5-U PGW-U TDF-U IMS-AGW Mb TrGW Izi
N26 23.271 2G~4G LCS 29.281 GTPv1-U Release-17
29.168 SBc-AP S6t
RRC(CP) 36.331 SBc 23.273 5G LCS 5G DDNMF - 5G Direct Discovery Name Management Function
36.300 Overall description 29.274 to/from PCRF 29.222 CAPIF
PDCP 36.323 N37 ADRF - Analytics Data Repository Function
36.401 E-UTRAN Architecture SLg Rx,Nt 33.122 CAPIF Security
RLC 36.322
37.340 NR Multiconnectivity (NSA)
GTPv2-C 29.154 Diameter (Nt) CAPIF EASDF - Edge Application Server Discovery Function
MAC 36.321
36.201
CBC/ GMLC/ SCEF 23.682 MTC Architecture
T8 SCS/AS MFAF - Messaging Framework Adaptor Function
PHY NL5
36.21x CBE LRF 29.522 NEF 29.122 SCEF 29.517 Naf_EventExposure DCCF - Data Collection Coordination Function
5GC NEF 29.591 Nnef_EventExposure(NWDAF)
N33 AF 5G Inter-PLMN Security NSACF - Network Slice Admission Control Function
N35
29.515 TSCTSF - Time Sensitive Communication and Time
5GS 29.168 SBc-AP 29.541 Nnef_SMContext (NIDD) (SMF)
Network management Ngmlc NL6
Stage 1 N37 29.551 Nnef_PFDmanagement (SMF) 29.500, 29.573, 33.501 VPLMN HPLMN Synchronization Function
22.261 Service requirement 28.530 Concepts PWS-IWF
29.552 NWDA Signalling
Stage 2 28.531 Provisioning Stage 1 /CBCF NL2 N62 SBI vSEPP N32 hSEPP SBI
23.501 Architecture 28.532 Provisioning Stage 2, 3 N63 Rx
23.502 Procedures 28.533 Architecture N34
to/from IP-SM-GW
NWDAF 29.514 Npcf_
N50 NL7 N56 PolicyAuth 29.214
23.503 PCC Framework 28.540 NRM Stage 1 29.673 Nucmf 29.534 Npcf_
AAnF N29
29.523 Npcf_EventExposure (NEF) 29.520 N5 Diameter 23.501, 33.501
32.290 Charging 28.541 NRM Stage 2,3
28.545 Fault Supervision
N31 for
Roaming UCMF
N57
N52 N61 29.554 Npcf_BDTPolicyCtrl (NEF) AMPolicyAuth
(5G-DDNMF)
Nnwdaf EPC non-3GPP Access
38.300 NR/NG-RAN
LMF SMSF
29.535 Naanf_AKMA
N30 N23 BSF UPF UPF
38.401 NG-RAN Architecture 28.550 Performance Assurance
NSSF Npd
29.521 N9 23.402 non-3GPP access 3GPP AAA SWx HSS
28.552 Performance Measurements N24 for Nbsf (IPUPS) (IPUPS) 33.402 non-3GPP access Security
28.554 E2E KPI 29.531 Nnssf 29.572 N55 29.540 29.507 Npcf_AMPolicyCtrl Roaming 29.594
Stage 3 N21 Nudr(for Policy)
Nlmf 29.525 Npcf_UEPolicyCtrl STa
29.500 SBA
23.501 Annex G SCP Deployment example
Nsmsf
N51 29.519 N15 PCF 23.503 PCC Nchf_SpendingLimitCtrl Trusted SWa S6b
29.501 SBA Guidelines NL1 N17 N20 SWm
N22 UDR N36 N28 non-3GPP S2a
Model C - Indirect comm w/o delegated discovery
29.571 Data Types
N27 for Roaming Nudr
SoR-AF S5-U
29.512 Npcf_SMPolicyCtrl
29.513 PCC sig & QoS mapping 32.290 SBI Charging Release-17 Enhancements UE S2c
GTP
PGW Gx PCRF
Security 29.504,29.505
33.501 5GS Security NRF AUSF N13
UDM CHF
DSMIPv6 (RFC5555)
29.503 23.501 4.4.8 Time Sensitive Communication 23.304 ProSe
29.509 29.550 Nsoraf N7 SGi
NF NF Nausf Nudm
ARPF SIDF
23.122 Annex C
Untrusted GTP S2b
Nnrf 29.510
N83
Nchf_ConvergedChg TSCTSF 29.565 Ntsctsf AF 29.557 Naf
non-3GPP
(C) (P) N59
29.526 Nnssaaf
S5-C 32.291 SWn Gxb
N8 N82 N40
5G-DDNMF 29.555 N5g-ddnmf ePDG PDN
SCP 29.518
N12
NSSAAF N10 29.508 23.288 Network Data Analytics
Nsmf_Expo 29.502
Namf N58 N41 N38 29.524 Cause
Nsmf DCCF 29.574 Ndccf
Model D - Indirect comm w delegated discovery N42 for Roaming 29.502 mapping 23.548 Edge Computing Enhancement
29.542 Nsmf_NIDD
38.420 Xn General
38.421 Xn Layer1 AMF N11
Nsmf
I-SMF N16a
PGW-C
EASDF 29.556 Neasdf 5GC non-3GPP Access
38.422 Xn Signalling 29.518 (A-)SMF ADRF 29.575 Nadrf 29.558 Eees
SEAF N80 23.501 4.2.8.2 5GC non-3GPP
38.423 Xn AP Namf N81
29.536 Nnsacf Trusted Non-3GPP Access Network (TNAN)
38.424 Xn Data Transport
N2 29.524 Cause mapping N16 MFAF 29.576 Nmfaf
N14 NSACF N4 29.244
N1 N4
24.501 NAS Xn-C 38.410 NG General PFCP Ta
SMF
24.526 UE Policies 38.411 NG Layer1 29.244 PFCP 29.564 Nupf_EventExposure TNAP TNGF
NG-RAN RRC 38.412 NG Signalling
29.564 Nupf_EventExposure N3
PDCP
Yt
F1-C 38.413 NG AP NWt
DU CU-CP
UE NR-Uu
38.414 NG Data Transport
N3 I-UPF N9
PGW-U
N6 DN UE N1 AMF UPF N6 DN
E1 38.470 F1 General 38.460 E1 General 29.281 GTPv1-U (PSA-)UPF NWu
RRC(CP) 38.331 38.471 F1 Layer1 38.415 PDU session user plane protocol 29.561 Y1
SDAP(UP) 37.324 DU CU-UP 38.461 E1 Layer1 29.281 GTPv1-U
Interworking
N3
F1-U 38.472 F1 Signalling
PDCP 38.323 SDAP 38.462 E1 Signalling Untrusted
PDCP 38.473 F1 AP 38.463 E1 AP Y2 N3IWF
~Release-15 RLC 38.322 38.474 F1 Data Transport non-3GPP
Release-16 MAC 38.321 38.300 Overall description 38.475 F1 U-Plane
Release-17 38.201 38.401 NG-RAN Architecture Xn-U
PHY 38.21x