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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 9.16.0 Release 9)
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3GPP TS 29.213 version 9.16.0 Release 9 1 ETSI TS 129 213 V9.16.0 (2019-01)
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RTS/TSGC-0329213v9g0
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GSM,LTE,UMTS
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Foreword
This Technical Specification (TS) has been produced by ETSI 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP).
The present document may refer to technical specifications or reports using their 3GPP identities, UMTS identities or
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 References . 7
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 8
3.1 Definitions . 8
3.2 Abbreviations . 8
4 Signalling Flows over Gx, Gxx, Rx and S9 . 9
4.0 General . 9
4.1 IP-CAN Session Establishment . 9
4.2 IP-CAN Session Termination . 12
4.2.1 UE-Initiated . 12
4.2.1.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 12
4.2.1.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 15
4.2.2 PCEF-Initiated . 16
4.2.2.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 16
4.2.2.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 18
4.2.3 PCRF-Initiated . 19
4.2.3.1 AF located in the HPLMN . 19
4.2.3.2 AF located in the VPLMN . 21
4.3 IP-CAN Session Modification . 23
4.3.1 Network-Initiated IP-CAN Session Modification . 23
4.3.1.1 Interactions between BBERF, PCEF and PCRF(PCC/QoS Rule Provisioning in PUSH mode) . 23
4.3.1.2 Interactions between PCRF, AF and SPR . 27
4.3.1.2.1 AF Session Establishment . 27
4.3.1.2.1.1 AF located in HPLMN . 27
4.3.1.2.1.2 AF located in VPLMN . 28
4.3.1.2.2 AF session modification . 29
4.3.1.2.2.1 AF located in the HPLMN. 29
4.3.1.2.2.2 AF located in the VPLMN. 30
4.3.1.2.3 AF session termination . 31
4.3.1.2.3.1 AF located in the HPLMN. 31
4.3.1.2.3.2 AF located in the VPLMN. 32
4.3.2 PCEF -Initiated IP-CAN Session Modification (PCC Rule Provisioning in PULL Mode) . 32
4.3.2.1 PCEF-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification. AF located in HPLMN. . 32
4.3.2.2 PCEF-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification, AF located in the VPLMN . 35
4.4 Gateway Control Session Procedures . 36
4.4.1 Gateway Control Session Establishment . 37
4.4.2 Gateway Control and QoS Rules Request . 41
4.4.2.1 Non-Roaming and Home Routed cases . 41
4.4.2.2 Visited access cases. 43
4.4.3 Gateway Control and QoS Rules Provision . 44
4.4.4 Gateway Control Session Termination . 45
4.4.4.1 BBERF-Initiated Gateway Control Session Termination . 45
4.4.4.2 PCRF-Initiated Gateway Control Session Termination . 47
4.5 Multiple BBERF Signalling Flows . 48
4.5.1 Non-Roaming and Home Routed cases . 48
4.5.1.1 New Gateway Control Session Establishment . 48
4.5.1.2 PCEF IP-CAN session modification - Handover . 50
4.5.2 Visited access case . 52
4.5.2.1 New Gateway Control Session Establishment . 52
4.5.2.2 PCEF-Initiated IP-CAN session modification-Handover. 54
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5 Binding Mechanism . 56
5.1 Overview . 56
5.2 Session Binding . 56
5.3 PCC Rule Authorization and QoS Rule Generation . 57
5.4 Bearer Binding . 57
6 QoS Parameters Mapping . . 58
6.1 Overview . 58
6.1.1 UE-Initiated IP-CAN bearers . 59
6.1.2 Network-Initiated IP-CAN bearers . 61
6.2 QoS parameter mapping Functions at AF . 62
6.3 QoS parameter mapping Functions at PCRF . 70
6.4 QoS parameter mapping Functions at PCEF . 78
6.4.1 GPRS . 78
6.4.1.1 Authorized IP QoS parameters per PDP Context to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping
in GGSN . 78
6.4.1.2 Comparing UMTS QoS Parameters against the Authorized UMTS QoS parameters in GGSN for
UE initiated PDP context . 80
6.4.2 3GPP- EPS . 80
6.4.2.1 Authorized IP QoS parameters per PDP Context to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping
in P-GW. . 80
6.4.2.2 Comparing UMTS QoS Parameters against the Authorized UMTS QoS parameters in P-GW for
UE initiated PDP context . 83
6.5 QoS parameter mapping Functions at UE for a UE-initiated GPRS PDP Context . 83
6.5.1 SDP to UMTS QoS parameter mapping in UE . 85
6.5.2 SDP parameters to Authorized UMTS QoS parameters mapping in UE . 85
7 PCRF addressing . 91
7.1 General . 91
7.2 DRA Definition . 91
7.3 DRA Procedures . 91
7.3.1 General . 91
7.3.2 DRA Information Storage . 91
7.3.3 Capabilities Exchange . 92
7.3.4 Redirect DRA . 92
7.3.4.1 Redirecting Diameter Requests . 92
7.3.4.2 DRA binding removal . 92
7.3.5 Proxy DRA . 92
7.3.6 PCRF selection by BBERF/PCEF (non-roaming case) . 93
7.3.7 PCRF selection by AF . 93
7.3.8 PCRF selection in a roaming scenario . 93
7.4 DRA flows. 94
7.4.1 Proxy DRA . 94
7.4.1.1 Establishment of Diameter Sessions . 94
7.4.1.1.1 Non-roaming cases . 94
7.4.1.1.2 Roaming cases . 95
7.4.1.2 Modification of Diameter Sessions . 96
7.4.1.2.1 Non-roaming cases . 96
7.4.1.2.1.1 Client-initiated . 96
7.4.1.2.1.2 PCRF-initiated . 97
7.4.1.2.2 Roaming cases . 98
7.4.1.2.2.1 V-PCRF initiated . 98
7.4.1.2.2.2 H-PCRF initiated . 99
7.4.1.3 Termination of Diameter Sessions . 100
7.4.1.3.1 Non-roaming cases . 100
7.4.1.3.2 Roaming cases . 101
7.4.2 Redirect DRA . 102
7.4.2.1 Establishment of Diameter Sessions . 102
7.4.2.1.1 Non-roaming cases . 102
7.4.2.1.2 Roaming cases . 103
7.4.2.2 Modification of Diameter sessions . 104
7.4.2.3 Termination of Diameter Sessions . 104
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7.4.2.3.1 Non-roaming cases . 104
7.4.2.3.2 Roaming cases . 105
Annex A (informative): Examples of deriving the Maximum Authorized parameters from the
SDP parameters . 107
Annex B (normative): Signalling Flows for IMS . 108
B.0 General . 108
B.1 Subscription to Notification of Signalling Path Status at IMS Registration . 109
B.1a Subscription to Notification of Change of IP-CAN Type at IMS Registration . 109
B.1b Provisioning of SIP signalling flow information at IMS Registration . 110
B.2 IMS Session Establishment . 111
B.2.1 Provisioning of service information at Originating P-CSCF and PCRF . 111
B.2.2 Provisioning of service information at terminating P-CSCF and PCRF . 114
B.3 IMS Session Modification . 117
B.3.1 Provisioning of service information . 117
B.3.2 Enabling of IP Flows . 120
B.3.3 Disabling of IP Flows . 121
B.3.4 Media Component Removal . 122
B.4 IMS Session Termination . 123
B.4.1 Mobile initiated session release / Network initiated session release . 123
B.4.2 IP-CAN Bearer Release/Loss . 124
Annex C (normative): NAT Related Procedures . 125
C.1 Support for media traversal of NATs using ICE . 125
C.2 P-CSCF procedures . 125
C.2.1 General . 125
C.2.2 Deriving the UEs IP address. 125
C.2.3 Deriving flow descriptions . 126
C.2.4 Gating control . 126
C.2.5 Bandwidth impacts . 126
C.3 PCRF procedures . 126
C.3.1 General . 126
C.3.2 Deriving additional flow descriptions . 127
C.3.3 Gating control . 127
C.3.4 Bandwidth impacts . 127
Annex D (normative): Access specific procedures for GPRS . 128
D.1 General . 128
D.2 Binding Mechanisms . 128
D.3 PCC Procedures . 128
D.3.1 IP-CAN Session Modification . 128
D.3.1.1 Network-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification . 128
D.3.1.2 PCEF-initiated IP-CAN Session Modification . 129
D.3.1.2.1 UE-initiated IP-CAN Bearer Establishment or IP-CAN Bearer Modification . 129
D.3.1.2.2 UE-initiated IP-CAN Bearer Termination . 132
Annex E (informative): Change history . 135
History . 139
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