ETSI TS 129 215 V10.10.0 (2019-01)

Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Policy and Charging Control (PCC) over S9 reference point; Stage 3 (3GPP TS 29.215 version 10.10.0 Release 10)

ETSI TS 129 215 V10.10.0 (2019-01)

Name:ETSI TS 129 215 V10.10.0 (2019-01)   Standard name:Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM); Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); LTE; Policy and Charging Control (PCC) over S9 reference point; Stage 3 (3GPP TS 29.215 version 10.10.0 Release 10)
Standard number:ETSI TS 129 215 V10.10.0 (2019-01)   language:English language
Release Date:20-Jan-2019   technical committee:3GPP CT 3 - Interworking with external networks (formely CN3)
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ETSI TS 129 215 V10.10.0 (2019-01)






TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+) (GSM);
Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS);
LTE;
Policy and Charging Control (PCC) over S9 reference point;
Stage 3
(3GPP TS 29.215 version 10.10.0 Release 10)

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Foreword
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights . 2
Foreword . 2
Modal verbs terminology . 2
Foreword . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 References . 6
3 Definitions and abbreviations . 6
3.1 Definitions . 6
3.2 Abbreviations . 7
4. S9 Reference Point . 7
4.1 Overview . 7
4.2 Reference model . 7
4.3 Functional elements . 11
4.3.1 H-PCRF . 11
4.3.1.1 Home routed access . 12
4.3.1.2 Visited Access . 12
4.3.2 V-PCRF . 13
4.3.2.1 Home routed access. 13
4.3.2.2 Visited access . 13
4.4 PCC, QoS and IP flow mobility routing Rules . 13
4.4.1 PCC Rule definition . 13
4.4.2 QoS Rule definition . 14
4.4.2a IP flow mobility routing Rule definition. 14
4.4.3 Operations on PCC rules . 14
4.4.4 Operations on QoS Rules . 14
4.4.5 Operations on IP flow mobility routing Rules . 14
4.5 PCC procedures over S9 Reference Point . 14
4.5.1 General . 14
4.5.1.1 S9 Session Establishment . 15
4.5.1.2 S9 Session Termination . 15
4.5.1.3 Event Triggers . 15
4.5.1.3.1 Provisioning of Event Triggers . 15
4.5.1.3.2 Reporting of deployed Event Triggers . 16
4.5.1.4 Multiple BBERF scenarios . 16
4.5.1.5 Provisioning and validation of Default EPS Bearer authorized QoS . 17
4.5.1.6 Provisioning of Authorized QoS per APN . 17
4.5.1.7 Bearer Control Mode Selection . 18
4.5.1.8 Access Network Information Reporting . 18
4.5.2 Home-Routed access. 18
4.5.2.1 S9 Session/Subsession establishment/modification . 18
4.5.2.2 Provision of QoS Rules by the H-PCRF . 20
4.5.2.3 S9 Session/Subsession Termination Initiated by the V-PCRF . 21
4.5.2.4 S9 Session/Subsession Termination Initiated by the H-PCRF . 21
4.5.2.5 Multiple BBERF Handling . 22
4.5.2.5.1 General . 22
4.5.2.5.2 Handling of multiple BBERFs associated with the same IP-CAN session during handover . 22
4.5.2.5.3 Handling of two BBERFs with flow mobility within the same IP-CAN session . 23
4.5.2.6 Deferred Session Linking Handling . 23
4.5.2.7 Session Linking Handling When Multiple PDN Connection to a single APN is supported . 24
4.5.3 Visited Access . 24
4.5.3.1 Request PCC and QoS Rules . 24
4.5.3.2 PCC and QoS Rules Provisioning . 26
4.5.3.3 S9 Session/Subsession Termination Initiated by V-PCRF. . 28
4.5.3.4 S9 Session/Subsession Termination Initiated by the H-PCRF. . 28
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4.5.3.5 Multiple BBERF Handling . 28
4.5.3.6  Rx Over S9 . 29
4.5.3.6.1 General . 29
4.5.3.6.2 Event Handling . 29
4.5.3.6.2.1 V-AF Subscription to Notification of Signalling Path Status . 29
4.5.3.6.2.2 Reporting of Signalling Path Status . 29
4.5.3.6.2.3 Reporting IP-CAN Type Change Notification . 30
4.5.3.7 Deferred Session Linking Handling . 30
4.5.3.8 Session Linking Handling When Multiple PDN Connection to a single APN is supported . 30
4.5.3.9 IP flow mobility support . 31
4.5.4 IMS Emergency services . 31
5. S9 Protocol . 32
5.1 Protocol Support . 32
5.2 Initialization, maintenance and termination of connection and session. 32
5.3 S9 specific AVPs . 32
5.3.1 Subsession-Decision-Info . 33
5.3.2 Subsession-Enforcement-Info . 33
5.3.3 Subsession-Id . 34
5.3.4 Subsession-Operation . 34
5.3.5 Void . 35
5.3.6 Multiple-BBERF-Action . 35
5.4 S9 re-used AVPs . 35
5.4.1 Use of the Supported-Features AVP on the S9 reference point . 35
5.5 S9 Messages . 36
5.5.1 S9 Application . 36
5.5.2 CC-Request (CCR) Command . 37
5.5.3 CC-Answer (CCA) Command . 37
5.5.4 Re-Auth-Request (RAR) Command . 38
5.5.5 Re-Auth-Answer (RAA) Command . 38
5.6 S9 specific Experimental-Result-Code AVP values . 39
5.6.1 General . 39
5.6.2 Success . 39
5.6.3 Permanent Failures . 39
Annex A (normative): Access specific aspects, EPC-based eHRPD Access . 40
A.1 General . 40
A.2 IPv6 prefix provisioning . 40
Annex A (informative): Change history . 41
History . 44

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1 Scope
The present document provides the stage 3 specification of the S9 reference point for the present release. The functional
requirements of stage 2 specification for the S9 reference point are contained in 3GPP TS 23.203 [2]. The S9 reference
point lies between the PCRF in the home PLMN (also known as H-PCRF) and the PCRF in the visited PLMN (also
known as V-PCRF).
Whenever it is possible the present document specifies the requirements for the protocols by reference to specifications
produced by the IETF within the scope of Diameter. Where this is not possible extensions to Diameter are defined
within the present document.
2 References
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present
document.
• References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or
non-specific.
• For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
• For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including
a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same
Release as the present document.
[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: “Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications”.
[2] 3GPP TS 23.203: “Policy and Charging Control Architecture”
[3] 3GPP TS 29.212: “Policy and charging control over Gx reference point”
[4] 3GPP TS 29.213: “Policy and charging control signalling flows and Quality of Service (QoS)
parameter mapping”
[5] 3GPP TS 29.214: “Policy and charging control over Rx reference point”
[6] IETF RFC 3588: “Diameter Base Protocol”.
[7] 3GPP TS 29.229: “Cx and Dx interfaces based on the Diameter protocol; Protocol details”
[8] IETF RFC 4960: “Stream Control Transmission Protocol”.
[9] 3GPP TS23.003: “Numbering, addressing and identification”.
[10] 3GPP TS 23.261: “IP flow mobility and seamless Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) offload;
Stage 2”.
[11] 3GPP TS 23.335: “User Data Convergence (UDC); Technical realization and information flows;
Stage 2”.
[12] 3GPP TS 29.335: “User Data Convergence (UDC); User Data Repository Access Protocol over
the Ud interface; Stage 3”.
[13] 3GPP2 X.S0057-B: "E-UTRAN – eHRPD Connectivity and Interworking: Core Network
Aspects".
3 Definitions and abbreviations
3.1 Definitions
For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A
term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].
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Home Routed Access: Roaming scenario where the PCEF is located in the HPLMN. In a Home Routed roaming
scenario, the UE obtains access to the packet data network from the HPLMN.
Visited Access (also known as local breakout): Roaming scenario where the PCEF is located in the VPLMN. In a
Visited Access Roaming scenario, the UE obtains access to the packet data network from the VPLMN.
3.2 Abbreviations
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An
abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in
TR 21.905 [1].
AF Application Function
AN-Gateway Access Network Gateway
AVP Attribute-Value Pair
BBERF Bearer Binding and Event Reporting Function
H-AF Home AF
H-PCRF Home PCRF
HPLMN Home PLMN
HR Home-Routed
HRPD High Rate Packet Data
HSGW HRPD Serving Gateway
OCS Online charging system
OFCS Offline charging system
PCC Policy and Charging Control
PCEF Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
PCRF Policy and Charging Rule Function
S-GW Serving Gateway
UDC User Data Convergence
UDR User Data Repository
VA Visited Access
V-AF Visited AF
V-PCRF Visited PCRF
VPLMN Visited PLMN

4. S9 Reference Point
4.1 Overview
The S9 reference point is used in roaming scenarios involving a HPLMN and a VPLMN. Two main roaming scenarios
are considered: visited access (PCEF in VPLMN and AF in VPLMN or HPLMN) and home-routed access (PCEF in
HPLMN and AF in the HPLMN).
Two Diameter applications are used over the S9 reference point: S9 and Rx. The purpose of the S9 Diameter
application is to install PCC rules or QoS rules generated in the HPLMN into the VPLMN and transport the events that
may occur in the VPLMN to the HPLMN. When the AF is in the VPLMN, Rx is used over the S9 reference point to
exchange service session information from the V-PCRF to the H-PCRF.
The AF exchanges session information with the H-PCRF or V-PCRF as specified in 3GPP TS 29.214[5]. The PCRF
(H-PCRF and/or V-PCRF) exchanges PCC rules and QoS rules with the PCEF and BBERF respectively as specified in
3GPP TS 29.212[3].
Signalling flows related to all the PCC reference points (Gx, Gxx, Rx and S9) are specified in 3GPP TS 29.213[4].
Diameter messages over the S9 reference point shall make use of SCTP [8].
4.2 Reference model
The S9 reference point is defined between the V-PCRF and the H-PCRF for home routed access and visited access.
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NOTE 1: AN-Gateway refers to the S-GW when the Gxc applies and to a trusted non-3GPP access gateway when
Gxa applies. Refer to Annexes A.5 and H.2 of 3GPP TS 23.203[9] for application of AN-Gateways.
The relationships between the different functional entities involved in the home routed access are depicted in figure
4.2.1 and 4.2.1a.

VPLMN HPLMN
Application
Function
(AF)
Rx

Subscription
Sp
Profile
Policy and Policy and
S9
Repository
Charging Rules Charging Rules
Function Function (SPR)
(V-PCRF) (H-PCRF)
Gxx Gx
Gy
Online
Charging
System
Bearer Binding Policy and
and Event
Charging
(OCS)
Reporting
Enforcement
Function Function
(BBERF)
(PCEF)

AN-Gateway Gateway
Offline
Charging
System
Gz
(OFCS)

Figure 4.2.1: S9 reference point at the PCC architecture for roaming with home routed access with
SPR
With the UDC-based architecture, as defined in 3GPP TS 23.335 [11] and applied in 3GPP TS 23.203 [2], the UDR
replaces SPR and the Ud reference point provides access to the subscription data in the UDR. The Ud interface as
defined in 3GPP TS 29.335 [12] is the interface between the PCRF and the UDR. The relationships between the
different functional elements are depicted in figure 4.2.1a. When UDC architecture is used, SPR and Sp, whenever
mentioned in this document, are replaced by UDRand Ud.
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VPLMN HPLMN
Application
Function
(AF)
Rx

User Data
Ud
Repository
Policy and Policy and
S9
Charging Rules Charging Rules (UDR)
Function Function

(V-PCRF) (H-PCRF)
Gxx Gx
Gy Online
Charging
System
Bearer Binding Policy and
and Event Charging
(OCS)
Reporting
Enforcement
Function Function
(BBERF)
(PCEF)

AN-Gateway Gateway
Offline
Charging
System
Gz
(OFCS)

Figure 4.2.1a: S9 reference point at the PCC architecture for roaming with home routed access with
UDR
The relationships between the different functional entities involved in the visited access are depicted in figure 4.2.2 and
figure 4.2.2a.

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VPLMN HPLMN

Application Application
Function Function
(AF) (AF)
Rx Rx

Subscription
Sp
Profile
Policy and Policy and
S9
Repository
Charging Rules Charging Rules
Function Function (SPR)
(V-PCRF) (H-PCRF)
Gxx
Gx
Gy Online
Charging
System
Bearer Binding
Policy and
and Event Charging
(OCS)
Reporting
Enforcement
Function Function
(PCEF)
(BBERF)

AN-Gateway Gateway
Offline
Charging
System
Gz
(OFCS)

Figure 4.2.2: S9 reference point at the PCC architecture for roaming with visited access with SPR
With the UDC-based architecture, as defined in 3GPP TS 23.335 [11] and applied in 3GPP TS 23.203 [2], the UDR
replaces SPR and the Ud reference point provides access to the subscription data in the UDR. The Ud interface as
defined in 3GPP TS 29.335 [12] is the interface between the PCRF and the UDR.The relationships between the
different functional elements are depicted in figure 4.2.2a. When UDC architecture is used, SPR and Sp, whenever
mentioned in this document, are replaced by UDR and Ud.
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VPLMN HPLMN

Application Application
Function Function
(AF) (AF)
Rx Rx

User Data
Ud
Repository
Policy and Policy and
S9
Charging Rules Charging Rules (UDR)
Function Function

(V-PCRF) (H-PCRF)

Gxx
Gx
Gy Online
Charging
System
Bearer Binding
Policy and
and Event Charging
(OCS)
Reporting Enforcement
Function
Function
(BBERF) (PCEF)

AN-Gateway Gateway
Offline
Charging
System
Gz
(OFCS)

Figure 4.2.2a: S9 reference point at the PCC architecture for roaming with visited access with UDR
NOTE 2: AF can be located in both VPLMN and HPLMN for the visited access
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