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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Policy and charging control signalling flows and
Quality of Service (QoS) parameter mapping
(3GPP TS 29.213 version 15.5.0 Release 15)
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3GPP TS 29.213 version 15.5.0 Release 15 1 ETSI TS 129 213 V15.5.0 (2019-04)
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GSM,LTE,UMTS
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 9
1 Scope . 10
2 References . 10
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 12
3.1 Definitions . 12
3.2 Abbreviations . 13
3a Reference architecture . 14
4 Signalling Flows over Gx, Gxx, Rx, Sd, Sy, Np, Nt, St and S9 . 17
4.0 General . 17
4.1 IP-CAN Session Establishment . 18
4.2 IP-CAN Session Termination . 22
4.2.1 UE-Initiated . 22
4.2.1.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 22
4.2.1.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 25
4.2.2 PCEF-Initiated . 27
4.2.2.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 27
4.2.2.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 29
4.2.3 PCRF-Initiated . 30
4.2.3.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 30
4.2.3.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 32
4.3 IP-CAN Session Modification . 34
4.3.1 Network-Initiated IP-CAN Session Modification . 34
4.3.1.1 Interactions between BBERF, PCEF, TDF, OCS, TSSF and PCRF(PCC/QoS/ADC Rule
Provisioning in PUSH mode) . 34
4.3.1.2 Interactions between PCRF, AF and SPR . 39
4.3.1.2.1 AF Session Establishment . 39
4.3.1.2.2 AF session modification . 42
4.3.1.2.2.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 42
4.3.1.2.2.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 44
4.3.1.2.3 AF session termination . 45
4.3.1.2.3.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 45
4.3.2 PCEF –Initiated IP-CAN Session Modification (PCC Rule Provisioning in PULL Mode) . 47
4.3.2.1 PCEF-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification. AF located in HPLMN. . 47
4.3.2.2 PCEF-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification, AF located in the VPLMN . 52
4.4 Gateway Control Session Procedures . 53
4.4.1 Gateway Control Session Establishment . 54
4.4.2 Gateway Control and QoS Rules Request . 58
4.4.2.1 Non-Roaming and Home Routed cases . 58
4.4.2.2 Visited access cases. 60
4.4.3 Gateway Control and QoS Rules Provision . 61
4.4.4 Gateway Control Session Termination . 62
4.4.4.1 BBERF-Initiated Gateway Control Session Termination . 62
4.4.4.2 PCRF-Initiated Gateway Control Session Termination . 64
4.5 Multiple BBERF Signalling Flows . 65
4.5.1 Non-Roaming and Home Routed cases . 65
4.5.1.1 New Gateway Control Session Establishment . 65
4.5.1.2 PCEF IP-CAN session modification – Handover . 67
4.5.1.3 PCEF IP-CAN session modification – S2c-based IP flow mobility . 69
4.5.1.4 Gateway Control Session Establishment and PCEF IP-CAN session modification – S2c-based IP
flow mobility . 71
4.5.2 Visited access case . 72
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4.5.2.1 New Gateway Control Session Establishment . 72
4.5.2.2 PCEF-Initiated IP-CAN session modification-Handover. 74
4.5.2.3 PCEF-Initiated IP-CAN session modification - S2c-based IP flow mobility . 76
4.5.2.4 Gateway Control Session Establishment and PCEF IP-CAN session modification – S2c-based IP
flow mobility . 78
4.6 Application Detection and Enforcement Procedures . 80
4.6.1 TDF Session Establishment in case of solicited reporting . 80
4.6.1A TDF Session Establishment in case of unsolicited reporting . 81
4.6.2 TDF Session termination . 81
4.6.3 TDF Session modification . 82
4.6.3.1 Application Detection, Reporting and Control Rules Request . 82
4.6.3.2 Application Detection and Control Rules Provision . 84
4.7 Spending limits Procedures over Sy reference point . 85
4.7.1 Initial Spending Limit Report Request . 85
4.7.2 Intermediate Spending Limit Report Request . 85
4.7.3 Final Spending Limit Report Request . 86
4.7.4 Spending Limit Report. 87
4.8 Call flows for User Plane Congestion Management . 87
4.8.1 General . 87
4.8.2 RUCI reporting . 88
4.8.2.1 Non-aggregated RUCI report procedure . 88
4.8.2.2 Aggregated RUCI report procedure . 88
4.8.3 Np reporting restriction provisioning . 89
4.8.4 UE mobility between RCAFs . 89
4.8.5 Removal of UE context . 90
4.9 Traffic Steering Control Procedures over St reference point . 90
4.9.1 St Session Establishment . 90
4.9.2 St Session Modification . 91
4.9.3 St Session Termination . 91
4.9.4 St notification initiated by the TSSF . 92
4.10 Negotiation for future background data transfer procedure over Nt reference point . 93
5 Binding Mechanism . 93
5.1 Overview . 93
5.2 Session Binding . 94
5.3 PCC Rule Authorization and QoS Rule Generation . 95
5.4 Bearer Binding . 96
6 QoS Parameters Mapping . . 97
6.1 Overview . 97
6.1.1 UE-Initiated IP-CAN bearers . 98
6.1.2 Network-Initiated IP-CAN bearers . 100
6.2 QoS parameter mapping Functions at AF . 101
6.3 QoS parameter mapping Functions at PCRF . 111
6.4 QoS parameter mapping Functions at PCEF . 119
6.4.1 GPRS . 120
6.4.1.1 Authorized IP QoS parameters per PDP Context to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping
in GGSN . 120
6.4.1.2 Comparing UMTS QoS Parameters against the Authorized UMTS QoS parameters in GGSN for
UE initiated PDP context . 122
6.4.2 3GPP- EPS . 122
6.4.2.1 Authorized IP QoS parameters per PDP Context to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping
in P-GW. . 122
6.4.2.2 Comparing UMTS QoS Parameters against the Authorized UMTS QoS parameters in P-GW for
UE initiated PDP context . 125
6.5 QoS parameter mapping Functions at UE for a UE-initiated GPRS PDP Context . 125
6.5.1 SDP to UMTS QoS parameter mapping in UE . 127
6.5.2 SDP parameters to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping in UE . 127
7 PCRF addressing . 133
7.1 General . 133
7.2 DRA Definition . 133
7.3 DRA Procedures . 133
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7.3.1 General . 133
7.3.2 DRA Information Storage . 133
7.3.3 Capabilities Exchange . 134
7.3.4 Redirect DRA . 134
7.3.4.1 Redirecting Diameter Requests . 134
7.3.4.2 DRA binding removal . 135
7.3.5 Proxy DRA . 135
7.3.6 PCRF selection by BBERF/PCEF (non-roaming case) . 135
7.3.7 PCRF selection by AF . 135
7.3.8 PCRF selection in a roaming scenario . 136
7.3.9 PCRF selection by TDF for unsolicited application reporting . 136
7.3.10 PCRF selection by RCAF . 137
7.4 DRA flows. 137
7.4.1 Proxy DRA . 137
7.4.1.1 Establishment of Diameter Sessions . 137
7.4.1.1.1 Non-roaming cases . 137
7.4.1.1.2 Roaming cases . 138
7.4.1.2 Modification of Diameter Sessions . 139
7.4.1.2.1 Non-roaming cases . 139
7.4.1.2.2 Roaming cases . 141
7.4.1.2.2.2 H-PCRF initiated . 142
7.4.1.3 Termination of Diameter Sessions . 143
7.4.1.3.1 Non-roaming cases . 143
7.4.1.3.2 Roaming cases . 144
7.4.2 Redirect DRA . 145
7.4.2.1 Establishment of Diameter Sessions . 145
7.4.2.1.1 Non-roaming cases . 145
7.4.2.1.2 Roaming cases . 146
7.4.2.2 Modification of Diameter sessions . 147
7.4.2.3 Termination of Diameter Sessions . 147
7.4.2.3.1 Non-roaming cases . 147
7.4.2.3.2 Roaming cases . 148
8 Diameter race condition handling . 149
8.1 Overview . 149
8.2 Procedures for Gx, Gxx, Sd and S9 . 150
Annex A (informative): Examples of deriving the Maximum Authorized parameters from the
SDP parameters . 152
Annex B (normative): Signalling Flows for IMS . 153
B.0 General . 153
B.1 Subscription to Notification of Signalling Path Status at IMS Registration . 153
B.1a Subscription to Notification of Change of IP-CAN Type at IMS Registration . 154
B.1b Provisioning of SIP signalling flow information at IMS Registration . 155
B.1c Subscription to Notification of Change of PLMN Identifier at IMS Registration . 156
B.2 IMS Session Establishment . 158
B.2.1 Provisioning of service information at Originating P-CSCF and PCRF . 158
B.2.2 Provisioning of service information at terminating P-CSCF and PCRF . 161
B.3 IMS Session Modification . 165
B.3.1 Provisioning of service information . 165
B.3.2 Enabling of IP Flows . 169
B.3.3 Disabling of IP Flows . 170
B.3.4 Media Component Removal . 171
B.4 IMS Session Termination .
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