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TS 32.251
PS Domain Charging

V19.0.0 (PDF)  2025/06  194 p.
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Rapporteur:
Mrs. Gardella, Maryse
Nokia France

full Table of Contents for  TS 32.251  Word version:  19.0.0

each clause number in 'red' refers to the equivalent title in the Partial Content
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1Scope  p. 10
2References  p. 10
3Definitions, symbols and abbreviations  p. 13
3.1Definitions  p. 13
3.2Symbols  p. 15
3.3Abbreviations  p. 16
4Architecture considerations  p. 19
4.0General |R12|p. 19
4.1High-level EPS architecture  p. 19
4.2PS domain offline charging architecture  p. 20
4.3PS domain online charging architecture  p. 22
5PS domain charging principles and scenarios  p. 23
5.1PS charging principles  p. 23
5.1.0General |R12|p. 23
5.1.1Requirements  p. 24
5.1.2Charging information  p. 25
5.1.3Identifiers and correlation |R10|p. 27
5.1.4UE presence in Presence Reporting Area (PRA) |R12|p. 28
5.1.4.1Single Presence Reporting Area (PRA) |R14|p. 28
5.1.4.2Multiple Presence Reporting Areas (PRAs) |R14|p. 28
5.1.53GPP PS Data Off |R15|p. 29
5.1.6Flexible Mobile Service Steering |R15|p. 29
5.2PS domain offline charging scenarios  p. 30
5.2.1Basic principles  p. 30
5.2.1.0General |R12|p. 30
5.2.1.1IP-CAN bearer charging  p. 31
5.2.1.2MM context charging  p. 32
5.2.1.3Flow Based bearer Charging (FBC)  p. 33
5.2.1.4SMS charging  p. 36
5.2.1.5LCS charging  p. 36
5.2.1.6MBMS context charging for GPRS  p. 37
5.2.1.6AMBMS context charging for EPS |R9|p. 37
5.2.1.7IP Flow Mobility (IFOM) charging |R10|p. 38
5.2.1.7ANetwork-Based IP Flow Mobility (NBIFOM) charging |R13|p. 38
5.2.1.8Sponsored data connectivity charging |R11|p. 39
5.2.1.9Application Based Charging (ABC) |R12|p. 40
5.2.1.9.0Introduction  p. 40
5.2.1.9.1Charging per application  p. 40
5.2.1.9.2Charging per TDF session  p. 42
5.2.1.10Charging per IP-CAN session |R12|p. 43
5.2.1.10.0General  p. 43
5.2.1.10.1IP-CAN bearer charging  p. 43
5.2.1.10.2Flow Based Charging (FBC)  p. 46
5.2.1.11Data Volume Reporting for Secondary RAT usage |R15|p. 49
5.2.1.11.1General  p. 49
5.2.1.12Volume Based Charging for VoLTE Services |R16|p. 50
5.2.1.13Satellite related charging |R19|p. 50
5.2.1.13.1Support of store and forward satellite operation  p. 50
5.2.2Rf message flows  p. 51
5.2.2.0General |R12|p. 51
5.2.2.1Triggers for charging events from S-GW |R8|p. 51
5.2.2.2Triggers for charging events from P-GW |R8|p. 51
5.2.2.3Triggers for charging events from ePDG |R11|p. 51
5.2.2.4Triggers for charging events from MME |R11|p. 52
5.2.2.5Triggers for charging events from TDF |R12|p. 52
5.2.2.6Triggers for charging events from P-GW when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12|p. 52
5.2.2.7Triggers for charging events from TWAG |R13|p. 52
5.2.3CDR generation  p. 54
5.2.3.0Introduction |R12|p. 54
5.2.3.1Triggers for S-CDR charging information collection  p. 55
5.2.3.1.0General |R12|p. 55
5.2.3.1.1Triggers for S-CDR charging information addition  p. 55
5.2.3.1.2Triggers for S-CDR closure  p. 56
5.2.3.2Triggers for M-CDR charging information collection  p. 57
5.2.3.2.0General |R12|p. 57
5.2.3.2.1Triggers for M-CDR charging information addition  p. 57
5.2.3.2.2Triggers for M-CDR closure  p. 57
5.2.3.3Triggers for SGW-CDR charging information collection  p. 58
5.2.3.3.0Introduction |R12|p. 58
5.2.3.3.1Triggers for SGW-CDR charging information addition  p. 58
5.2.3.3.2Triggers for SGW-CDR closure  p. 60
5.2.3.4Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information collection  p. 61
5.2.3.4.0Introduction |R12|p. 61
5.2.3.4.1Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information addition  p. 62
5.2.3.4.2Triggers for PGW-CDR closure  p. 63
5.2.3.5Triggers for SMS-CDR charging information collection  p. 64
5.2.3.6Triggers for LCS-CDR charging information collection  p. 64
5.2.3.7Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information collection for MBMS context charging for GPRS  p. 65
5.2.3.7.1Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information creation  p. 65
5.2.3.7.2Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information addition  p. 65
5.2.3.7.3Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR closure  p. 65
5.2.3.7ATriggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information collection for MBMS context charging for EPS |R9|p. 66
5.2.3.7A.1Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information creation  p. 66
5.2.3.7A.2Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information addition  p. 66
5.2.3.7A.3Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR closure  p. 66
5.2.3.8Triggers for ePDG-CDR charging information collection |R11|p. 67
5.2.3.8.0Introduction |R12|p. 67
5.2.3.8.1Triggers for ePDG-CDR charging information addition  p. 67
5.2.3.8.2Triggers for ePDG-CDR closure  p. 68
5.2.3.9Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information collection |R12|p. 69
5.2.3.9.1Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information creation  p. 69
5.2.3.9.2Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information addition  p. 69
5.2.3.9.3Triggers for TDF-CDR closure  p. 71
5.2.3.10Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information collection when IP-CAN session charging is active |R12|p. 72
5.2.3.10.1General  p. 72
5.2.3.10.2Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information addition when IP-CAN session charging is active  p. 72
5.2.3.10.3Triggers for PGW-CDR closure when charging per IP-CAN session charging is active  p. 75
5.2.3.11Triggers for TWAG-CDR charging information collection |R13|p. 75
5.2.3.11.0Introduction  p. 75
5.2.3.11.1Triggers for TWAG-CDR charging information addition  p. 76
5.2.3.11.2Triggers for TWAG-CDR closure  p. 76
5.2.3.12Triggers for MME-CDR charging information collection |R19|p. 77
5.2.4Voidp. …
5.2.5Ga record transfer flows  p. 77
5.2.6Bp CDR file transfer  p. 77
5.3PS domain online charging scenarios  p. 78
5.3.1Basic principles  p. 78
5.3.1.0General |R12|p. 78
5.3.1.1IP-CAN bearer charging  p. 78
5.3.1.2Flow Based bearer Charging  p. 79
5.3.1.3PS Furnish Charging Information procedure  p. 82
5.3.1.4Support of Failure Situations  p. 82
5.3.1.5Application Based Charging (ABC) |R12|p. 83
5.3.1.5.0Introduction  p. 83
5.3.1.5.1Charging per application  p. 83
5.3.1.5.2Charging per TDF session  p. 84
5.3.1.6Charging per IP-CAN session |R12|p. 85
5.3.1.6.0General  p. 85
5.3.1.6.1IP-CAN bearer charging  p. 85
5.3.1.6.2Flow Based Charging (FBC)  p. 85
5.3.1.7Sponsored data connectivity charging |R13|p. 88
5.3.1.8Network-Based IP Flow Mobility (NBIFOM) charging |R13|p. 88
5.3.1.9Volume Based Charging for VoLTE |R16|p. 89
5.3.2Ro message flows  p. 90
5.3.2.0General |R12|p. 90
5.3.2.1Triggers for IP-CAN bearer online charging  p. 90
5.3.2.1.1Voidp. …
5.3.2.1.2Voidp. …
5.3.2.2Triggers for FBC online charging  p. 91
5.3.2.2.0Introduction |R12|p. 91
5.3.2.2.1Triggers for starting and stopping an FBC Credit-Control session  p. 92
5.3.2.2.2Triggers for providing interim information for an FBC Credit-Control session  p. 92
5.3.2.2ATriggers for ABC online charging |R12|p. 93
5.3.2.2A.0Introduction  p. 93
5.3.2.2A.1Triggers for starting and stopping an ABC Credit-Control session  p. 93
5.3.2.2A.2Triggers for providing interim information for an ABC Credit-Control session  p. 94
5.3.2.2BTriggers for TDF session online charging |R12|p. 95
5.3.2.2CTriggers for P-GW when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12|p. 95
5.3.2.2C.1General  p. 95
5.3.2.2C.2Triggers for starting and stopping an FBC Credit-Control session when charging per IP-CAN session is active  p. 95
5.3.2.2C.3Triggers for providing interim information for an FBC Credit-Control session when charging per IP-CAN session is active  p. 96
5.3.2.3PS Furnish Charging Information procedure  p. 97
5.3.2.4Support of Failure Situations  p. 97
6Definition of charging information  p. 99
6.1ARf message content |R8|p. 99
6.1A.0General |R12|p. 99
6.1A.1Summary of offline charging message formats  p. 99
6.1A.2Structure for the charging data message formats  p. 99
6.1A.2.0General |R12|p. 99
6.1A.2.1Charging Data Request message  p. 100
6.1A.2.2Charging Data Response message  p. 100
6.1BCDR content description on Bp interface |R8|p. 101
6.1B.0General |R12|p. 101
6.1.1IP-CAN bearer charging data in SGSN (S-CDR)  p. 102
6.1.2IP-CAN bearer charging data in S-GW (SGW-CDR)  p. 104
6.1.3FBC IP-CAN bearer charging data in P-GW (PGW-CDR)  p. 107
6.1.4Mobile Station mobility management data in SGSN (M-CDR)  p. 114
6.1.5SMS-MO data in SGSN/MME (S-SMO-CDR)  p. 115
6.1.6SMS-MT data in SGSN/MME (S-SMT-CDR)  p. 117
6.1.7Mobile Terminated location request (LCS-MT-CDR)  p. 119
6.1.8Mobile originated Location request (LCS-MO-CDR)  p. 120
6.1.9Network induced Location request (LCS-NI-CDR)  p. 121
6.1.10MBMS bearer context charging data in SGSN (S-MB-CDR)  p. 122
6.1.11MBMS bearer context charging data in GGSN (G-MB-CDR)  p. 123
6.1.12MBMS bearer context charging data in MBMS GW (MBMS-GW-CDR) |R10|p. 124
6.1.13IP-CAN bearer charging data in ePDG (ePDG-CDR) |R11|p. 125
6.1.14ABC data in TDF (TDF-CDR) |R12|p. 127
6.1.15IP-CAN bearer charging data in TWAG (TWAG-CDR) |R13|p. 129
6.1.16UP CIoT EPS Optimisation charging data in MME (MME-CDR) |R19|p. 130
6.2Data description for PS online charging  p. 132
6.2.1Message contents  p. 132
6.2.1.1Summary of online charging message formats  p. 132
6.2.1.2Structure for the Debit / Reserve Units operation message formats  p. 132
6.2.1.2.0General |R12|p. 132
6.2.1.2.1Debit / Reserve Units Request message  p. 132
6.2.1.2.2Debit / Reserve Units Response message  p. 133
6.2.2Voidp. …
6.3PS charging specific parameters |R7|p. 134
6.3.1Definition of PS charging information  p. 134
6.3.1.0General |R12|p. 134
6.3.1.1PS charging information assignment for Service Information  p. 134
6.3.1.1a"SMS over MME Charging" information assignment for Service Information |R11|p. 135
6.3.1.2Definition of the PS information  p. 136
6.3.1.3Multiple Unit Operation information when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12|p. 141
6.3.1.4Supported features |R15|p. 142
6.3.2Detailed message format for offline charging |R8|p. 143
6.3.3Detailed message format for online charging |R8|p. 147
6.4Voidp. …
6.5Bindings for EPC offline charging |R8|p. 150
A(Normative)  Charging characteristics  p. 154
A.1General |R10|p. 154
A.2Charging Characteristics in Gn/Gp SGSN |R10|p. 158
A.3Charging Characteristics in S4-SGSN |R10|p. 160
A.4Charging Characteristics in MME |R10|p. 160
A.5Charging Characteristics in S-GW |R10|p. 161
A.6Charging Characteristics in P-GW |R10|p. 161
A.7Charging Characteristics in TDF |R12|p. 162
B(Normative)  Tx expiration; Failure Handling procedure and session failover mechanism description  p. 163
CBibliography  p. 165
D(Normative)  Fixed Broadband Access |R12|p. 165
D.1General  p. 165
D.2Architecture considerations  p. 165
D.2.1High level architecture  p. 165
D.2.2PS domain offline charging architecture  p. 165
D.2.3PS domain online charging architecture  p. 165
D.3PS domain charging principles and scenarios  p. 166
D.3.1PS charging principles  p. 166
D.3.1.0General  p. 166
D.3.1.1Requirements  p. 166
D.3.1.1.1Requirements for IP-Edge [PCEF]  p. 166
D.3.1.1.2Requirements for TDF  p. 166
D.3.1.2Charging information  p. 167
D.3.2PS domain offline charging scenarios  p. 169
D.3.2.1Basic principles  p. 169
D.3.2.1.0General  p. 169
D.3.2.1.1IP-CAN session charging  p. 169
D.3.2.1.2Flow-based bearer charging  p. 170
D.3.2.1.3TDF/Application Based Charging  p. 171
D.3.2.2Rf message flows  p. 172
D.3.2.2.0General  p. 172
D.3.2.2.1Triggers for charging events from IP-Edge [PCEF]  p. 172
D.3.2.2.1.0General  p. 172
D.3.2.2.1.1Triggers for charging information addition  p. 172
D.3.2.2.1.2Triggers for charging information closure  p. 172
D.3.2.2.2Triggers for charging events from TDF  p. 172
D.3.2.2.2.0Introduction  p. 172
D.3.2.2.2.1Triggers for charging information addition  p. 172
D.3.2.2.2.2Triggers for charging information closure  p. 173
D.3.2.3.2TDF-CDR charging information collection  p. 173
D.3.2.3.2.0Introduction  p. 173
D.3.2.3.2.1TDF-CDR charging information addition  p. 173
D.3.2.3.2.2TDF-CDR closure  p. 173
D.3.2.3CDR generation  p. 174
D.3.2.3.0General  p. 174
D.3.2.3.1IPE-CDR charging information collection  p. 174
D.3.2.3.1.0General  p. 174
D.3.2.3.1.1IPE-CDR charging information addition  p. 174
D.3.2.3.1.2IPE-CDR closure  p. 175
D.3.2.4Ga record transfer flows  p. 175
D.3.2.5Bp CDR file transfer  p. 175
D.3.3PS domain online charging scenarios  p. 176
D.3.3.1Basic principles  p. 176
D.3.3.1.0Introduction  p. 176
D.3.3.1.1IP-CAN session charging  p. 176
D.3.3.1.2Flow Based bearer Charging  p. 176
D.3.3.1.3TDF/Application Based Charging  p. 176
D.3.3.2Ro message flows  p. 177
D.3.3.2.0Introduction  p. 177
D.3.3.2.1Triggers for online charging  p. 177
D.3.3.2.1.1Triggers for starting and stopping a Credit-Control session  p. 177
D.3.3.2.1.2Triggers for providing interim information for a Credit-Control session  p. 177
D.3.3.2.2PS Furnish Charging Information procedure  p. 177
D.3.3.2.3Support of Failure Situations  p. 177
D.4Definition of charging information  p. 178
D.4.1Data description for PS offline charging  p. 178
D.4.1.1Rf message contents  p. 178
D.4.1.2CDR description on the Bp interface  p. 178
D.4.1.2.1FBC IP-CAN session charging data in IP-Edge [PCEF] (IPE-CDR)  p. 178
D.4.1.2.2Application Based Charging data in TDF (TDF-CDR)  p. 180
D.4.2Data description for PS online charging  p. 181
D.4.2.1Ro message contents  p. 181
D.4.3PS Charging specific parameters  p. 181
D.4.3.1Definition of PS charging information  p. 181
D.4.3.2Detailed message format for offline charging  p. 182
D.4.3.3Detailed message format for online charging  p. 182
D.4.4Bindings for offline charging  p. 182
D.5Charging Characteristics  p. 183
EInter-PLMN dedicated profile |R13|p. 183
E.1General  p. 183
E.2Principles  p. 184
E.3Message content  p. 184
E.3.1General  p. 184
E.3.2Debit / Reserve Units messages  p. 184
E.3.3Re-authorization triggers  p. 186
E.3.4Service information used for PS charging  p. 187
E.4Fixed broadband access  p. 188
$Change history  p. 189

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