Content for TS 29.522 Word version: 18.4.0

1 Scope p. 31

The present specification describes the protocol for the NEF Northbound interface between the NEF and the AF. The NEF Northbound interface and the related stage 2 functional requirements are defined in TS 23.502, TS 23.316, TS 23.288, TS 23.548 and TS 23.503.

2 References p. 31

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]

TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2]

TS 23.502: "Procedures for the 5G system".

[3]

TS 23.501: "System Architecture for the 5G".

[4]

TS 29.122: "T8 reference point for northbound Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)".

[5]

OpenAPI: "OpenAPI Specification Version 3.0.0", https://spec.openapis.org/oas/v3.0.0.

[6]

TS 33.501: "Security architecture and procedures for 5G System".

[7]

TS 29.514: "5G System; Policy Authorization Service; Stage 3".

[8]

TS 29.571: "5G System; Common Data Types for Service Based Interfaces; Stage 3".

[9]

TS 29.521: "5G System; Binding Support Management Service; Stage 3".

[10] Void.

[11]

TS 23.222: "Common API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIs; Stage 2".

[12]

TS 29.222: "Common API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIs; Stage 3".

[13]

RFC 6749: "The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework".

[14]

TS 33.122: "Security Aspects of Common API Framework for 3GPP Northbound APIs".

[15] Void.

[16] Void

[17]

TS 29.503: "5G System; Unified Data Management Services; Stage 3".

[18]

TS 29.518: "5G System; Access and Mobility Management Services; Stage 3".

[19]

TS 29.554: "5G System; Background Data Transfer Policy Control Service; Stage 3".

[20]

TS 29.504: "5G System; Unified Data Repository Services; Stage 3".

[21]

TR 21.900: "Technical Specification Group working methods".

[22]

TS 29.523: "5G System; Policy Control Event Exposure Service; Stage 3".

[23]

TS 29.519: "5G System; Usage of the Unified Data Repository service for Policy Control Data, Application Data and Structured Data for Exposure; Stage 3".

[24]

TS 29.541: "5G System; Network Exposure (NE) function services for Non-IP Data Delivery (NIDD) and Short Message Services (SMS); Stage 3".

[25]

TS 29.542: "5G System, Session management services for Non-IP Data Delivery (NIDD); Stage 3".

[26]

TS 29.508: "5G System; Session Management Event Exposure Service; Stage 3".

[27]

TS 29.520: "5G System; Network Data Analytics Services; Stage 3".

[28]

TS 23.316: "Wireless and wireline convergence access support for the 5G system (5GS)".

[29]

TS 23.288: "Architecture enhancements for 5G System (5GS) to support network data analytics services".

[30]

TS 23.032: "Universal Geographical Area Description (GAD)".

[31] Void

[32]

TS 29.501: "5G System; Principles and Guidelines for Services Definition; Stage 3".

[33]

TS 24.588: "Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) services in 5G System (5GS); User Equipment (UE) policies; Stage 3".

[34]

TS 29.572: "5G System; Location Management Services; Stage 3".

[35]

TS 29.515: "5G System; Gateway Mobile Location Services; Stage 3".

[36]

TS 23.273: "5G System Location Services (LCS)".

[37]

TS 33.535: "Authentication and Key Management for Applications (AKMA) based on 3GPP credentials in the 5G System (5GS)".

[38]

TS 29.535: "5G System; AKMA Anchor Services; Stage 3".

[39]

TS 33.220: "Generic Authentication Architecture (GAA); Generic Bootstrapping Architecture (GBA)".

[40]

RFC 7542: "The Network Access Identifier".

[41]

TS 29.512: "5G System; Session Management Policy Control Service; Stage 3".

[42]

TS 23.548: "5G System Enhancements for Edge Computing; Stage 2".

[43]

TS 29.534: "5G System; Access and Mobility Policy Authorization Service; Stage 3".

[44]

RFC 3986: "Uniform Resource Identifier (URI): Generic Syntax".

[45]

IEEE Std 1588-2019: "IEEE Standard for a Precision Clock Synchronization Protocol for Networked Measurement and Control".

[46]

IEEE Std 802.1AS-2020: "IEEE Standard for Local and metropolitan area networks--Timing and Synchronization for Time-Sensitive Applications".

[47]

TS 29.536: "5G System; Network Slice Admission Control Services; Stage 3".

[48]

TS 24.526: "User Equipment (UE) policies for 5G System (5GS); Stage 3".

[49]

TS 24.555: "Proximity based services (ProSe) in 5G system (5GS); User Equipment (UE) policies; Stage 3".

[50]

TS 29.565: "5G System; Time Sensitive Communication and Time Synchronization Function Services; Stage 3".

[51]

IEEE 802.1Q: "Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks".

[52]

TS 29.532: "5G System; 5G Multicast-Broadcast Session Management Services; Stage 3".

[53]

TS 23.247: "Architectural enhancements for 5G multicast-broadcast services; Stage 2".

[54]

RFC 6733: "Diameter Base Protocol".

[55]

TS 23.003: "Numbering, addressing and identification".

[56]

TS 33.558: "Security aspects of enhancement of support for enabling edge applications; Stage 2".

[57]

TS 29.510: "Network Function Repository Services; Stage 3".

[58]

TS 29.517: "5G System; Application Function (AF) event exposure service".

[59]

TS 26.531: "Data Collection and Reporting; General Description and Architecture".

[60]

TS 26.532: "Data Collection and Reporting; Protocols and Formats".

[61]

TS 29.564: "5G System; User Plane Function Services; Stage 3".

[62]

TS 23.040: "Technical realization of the Short Message Service (SMS)".

[63]

TS 29.537: "Multicast/Broadcast Policy Control Services; Stage 3".

[64]

TS 29.214: "Policy and Charging Control over Rx reference point".

[65]

TS 26.502: "5G multicast-broadcast services; User Service architecture".

[66]

TS 29.580: "Multicast/Broadcast Service Function Services; Stage 3".

[67]

TS 26.512: "5G Media Streaming (5GMS); Protocols".

[68]

TS 29.543: "5G System; Data Transfer Policy Control Services; Stage 3".
→ to date, still a draft

[69]

TS 24.578: "Aircraft-to-Everything (A2X) services in 5G System (5GS); UE policies".
→ to date, still a draft

[70]

TS 23.503: "Policy and Charging Control Framework for the 5G System; Stage 2".

[71]

TS 26.517: "5G Multicast-Broadcast User Services; Protocols and Formats".

[72]

TS 24.514: "Ranging based services and sidelink positioning in 5G system(5GS); Stage 3".
→ to date, still a draft

[73]

TS 29.591: "5G System; Network Exposure Function Southbound Services; Stage 3".

[74]

TS 26.522: "5G Real-time Media Transport Protocol Configurations".
→ to date, still a draft

3 Definitions and abbreviations p. 33

3.1 Definitions p. 33

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905 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.

Application AM context:

Information about the capabilities that an AF application requires from the access network for a registered UE. It is established by the AF before or during the use of the service that requires it.

For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions given in subclause 3.1 of TS 23.503 apply:

VPLMN specific URSP rules

3.2 Abbreviations p. 34

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 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.

A-KID

AKMA Key IDentifier

A-TID

AKMA Temporary UE IDentifier

A2X

Aircraft-to-Everything

AAnF

AKMA Anchor Function

ACS

Auto-Configuration Server

AI/ML

Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning

Application Function

AKMA

Authentication and Key Management for Applications

Access and Mobility management

ASTI

Access Stratum TIme distribution

BAT

Burst Arrival Time

BDT

Background Data Transfer

CAPIF

Common API Framework

Communication Pattern

Data Network

DNAI

DN Access Identifier

DNN

Data Network Name

EAS

Edge Application Server

ECS

Edge Configuration Server

EHE

Edge Hosting Environment

FQDN

Fully Qualified Domain Name

GMLC

Global Mobile Location Centre

GPSI

Generic Public Subscription Identifier

IPTV

Internet Protocol Television

KAF

AKMA Application Key

MBS

Multicast/Broadcast Service

MB-SMF

Multicast/Broadcast Session Management Function

MCC

Mobile Country Code

MNC

Mobile Network Code

MO-LR

Mobile Originated Location Request

NAT

Network Address Translation

NAPT

Network Address Port Translation

NEF

Network Exposure Function

NSAC

Network Slice Admission Control

NSACF

Network Slice Admission Control Function

PCF

Policy Control Function

PCRF

Policy and Charging Rule Function

PEGC

PIN Element with Gateway Capability

PFD

Packet Flow Description

PFDF

Packet Flow Description Function

PDTQ

Planned Data Transfer with QoS requirements

REST

Representational State Transfer

SCEF

Service Capability Exposure Function

SFC

Service Function Chain

S-NSSAI

Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information

SSM

Source Specific IP Multicast address

TAI

Traffic Area Identity

TMGI

Temporary Mobile Group Identity

TNAP

Trusted Network Access Point

TSC

Time Sensitive Communication

TSCAI

Time Sensitive Communication Assistance Information

TSCTSF

Time Sensitive Communication and Time Synchronization Function

UDR

Unified Data Repository

User Plane

UPF

User Plane Function

URSP

UE Route Selection Policy

Wide Band