Content for TS 32.251 Word version: 17.0.0
4 Architecture considerations
4.0 General
4.1 High-level EPS architecture
4.2 PS domain offline charging architecture
4.3 PS domain online charging architecture
5 PS domain charging principles and scenarios
5.1 PS charging principles
5.2 PS domain offline charging scenarios
5.3 PS domain online charging scenarios
6 Definition of charging information
6.1A Rf message content
6.1B CDR content description on Bp interface
6.2 Data description for PS online charging
6.3 PS charging specific parameters
6.5 Bindings for EPC offline charging
4 Architecture considerations Word‑p. 18
4.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 18
4.1 High-level EPS architecture Word‑p. 18
4.2 PS domain offline charging architecture Word‑p. 19
4.3 PS domain online charging architecture Word‑p. 21
5 PS domain charging principles and scenarios Word‑p. 22
5.1 PS charging principles Word‑p. 22
5.1.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 22
5.1.1 Requirements Word‑p. 23
5.1.2 Charging information Word‑p. 24
5.1.3 Identifiers and correlation |R10| Word‑p. 26
5.1.4 UE presence in Presence Reporting Area (PRA) |R12| Word‑p. 27
5.1.4.1 Single Presence Reporting Area (PRA) |R14| Word‑p. 27
5.1.4.2 Multiple Presence Reporting Areas (PRAs) |R14| Word‑p. 27
5.1.5 3GPP PS Data Off |R15| Word‑p. 28
5.1.6 Flexible Mobile Service Steering |R15| Word‑p. 28
5.2 PS domain offline charging scenarios Word‑p. 29
5.2.1 Basic principles Word‑p. 29
5.2.1.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 29
5.2.1.1 IP-CAN bearer charging Word‑p. 30
5.2.1.2 MM context charging Word‑p. 31
5.2.1.3 Flow Based bearer Charging (FBC) Word‑p. 32
5.2.1.4 SMS charging Word‑p. 35
5.2.1.5 LCS charging Word‑p. 35
5.2.1.6 MBMS context charging for GPRS Word‑p. 36
5.2.1.6A MBMS context charging for EPS |R9| Word‑p. 36
5.2.1.7 IP Flow Mobility (IFOM) charging |R10| Word‑p. 37
5.2.1.7A Network-Based IP Flow Mobility (NBIFOM) charging |R13| Word‑p. 37
5.2.1.8 Sponsored data connectivity charging |R11| Word‑p. 38
5.2.1.9 Application Based Charging (ABC) |R12| Word‑p. 39
5.2.1.9.0 Introduction Word‑p. 39
5.2.1.9.1 Charging per application Word‑p. 39
5.2.1.9.2 Charging per TDF session Word‑p. 41
5.2.1.10 Charging per IP-CAN session |R12| Word‑p. 42
5.2.1.10.0 General Word‑p. 42
5.2.1.10.1 IP-CAN bearer charging Word‑p. 42
5.2.1.10.2 Flow Based Charging (FBC) Word‑p. 45
5.2.1.11 Data Volume Reporting for Secondary RAT usage |R15| Word‑p. 48
5.2.1.11.1 General Word‑p. 48
5.2.1.12 Volume Based Charging for VoLTE Services |R16| Word‑p. 49
5.2.2 Rf message flows Word‑p. 50
5.2.2.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 50
5.2.2.1 Triggers for charging events from S-GW |R8| Word‑p. 50
5.2.2.2 Triggers for charging events from P-GW |R8| Word‑p. 50
5.2.2.3 Triggers for charging events from ePDG |R11| Word‑p. 50
5.2.2.4 Triggers for charging events from MME |R11| Word‑p. 51
5.2.2.5 Triggers for charging events from TDF |R12| Word‑p. 51
5.2.2.6 Triggers for charging events from P-GW when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12| Word‑p. 51
5.2.2.7 Triggers for charging events from TWAG |R13| Word‑p. 51
5.2.3 CDR generation Word‑p. 53
5.2.3.0 Introduction |R12| Word‑p. 53
5.2.3.1 Triggers for S-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 54
5.2.3.1.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 54
5.2.3.1.1 Triggers for S-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 54
5.2.3.1.2 Triggers for S-CDR closure Word‑p. 55
5.2.3.2 Triggers for M-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 56
5.2.3.2.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 56
5.2.3.2.1 Triggers for M-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 56
5.2.3.2.2 Triggers for M-CDR closure Word‑p. 56
5.2.3.3 Triggers for SGW-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 57
5.2.3.3.0 Introduction |R12| Word‑p. 57
5.2.3.3.1 Triggers for SGW-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 57
5.2.3.3.2 Triggers for SGW-CDR closure Word‑p. 59
5.2.3.4 Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 60
5.2.3.4.0 Introduction |R12| Word‑p. 60
5.2.3.4.1 Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 61
5.2.3.4.2 Triggers for PGW-CDR closure Word‑p. 62
5.2.3.5 Triggers for SMS-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 63
5.2.3.6 Triggers for LCS-CDR charging information collection Word‑p. 63
5.2.3.7 Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information collection for MBMS context charging for GPRS Word‑p. 64
5.2.3.7.1 Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information creation Word‑p. 64
5.2.3.7.2 Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 64
5.2.3.7.3 Triggers for S-MB-CDR and G-MB-CDR closure Word‑p. 64
5.2.3.7A Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information collection for MBMS context charging for EPS |R9| Word‑p. 65
5.2.3.7A.1 Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information creation Word‑p. 65
5.2.3.7A.2 Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 65
5.2.3.7A.3 Triggers for MBMS-GW-CDR closure Word‑p. 65
5.2.3.8 Triggers for ePDG-CDR charging information collection |R11| Word‑p. 66
5.2.3.8.0 Introduction |R12| Word‑p. 66
5.2.3.8.1 Triggers for ePDG-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 66
5.2.3.8.2 Triggers for ePDG-CDR closure Word‑p. 67
5.2.3.9 Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information collection |R12| Word‑p. 68
5.2.3.9.1 Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information creation Word‑p. 68
5.2.3.9.2 Triggers for TDF-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 68
5.2.3.9.3 Triggers for TDF-CDR closure Word‑p. 70
5.2.3.10 Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information collection when IP-CAN session charging is active |R12| Word‑p. 71
5.2.3.10.1 General Word‑p. 71
5.2.3.10.2 Triggers for PGW-CDR charging information addition when IP-CAN session charging is active Word‑p. 71
5.2.3.10.3 Triggers for PGW-CDR closure when charging per IP-CAN session charging is active Word‑p. 74
5.2.3.11 Triggers for TWAG-CDR charging information collection |R13| Word‑p. 74
5.2.3.11.0 Introduction Word‑p. 74
5.2.3.11.1 Triggers for TWAG-CDR charging information addition Word‑p. 75
5.2.3.11.2 Triggers for TWAG-CDR closure Word‑p. 75
5.2.4 Void
5.2.5 Ga record transfer flows Word‑p. 76
5.2.6 Bp CDR file transfer Word‑p. 76
5.3 PS domain online charging scenarios Word‑p. 77
5.3.1 Basic principles Word‑p. 77
5.3.1.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 77
5.3.1.1 IP-CAN bearer charging Word‑p. 77
5.3.1.2 Flow Based bearer Charging Word‑p. 78
5.3.1.3 PS Furnish Charging Information procedure Word‑p. 81
5.3.1.4 Support of Failure Situations Word‑p. 81
5.3.1.5 Application Based Charging (ABC) |R12| Word‑p. 82
5.3.1.5.0 Introduction Word‑p. 82
5.3.1.5.1 Charging per application Word‑p. 82
5.3.1.5.2 Charging per TDF session Word‑p. 83
5.3.1.6 Charging per IP-CAN session |R12| Word‑p. 84
5.3.1.6.0 General Word‑p. 84
5.3.1.6.1 IP-CAN bearer charging Word‑p. 84
5.3.1.6.2 Flow Based Charging (FBC) Word‑p. 84
5.3.1.7 Sponsored data connectivity charging |R13| Word‑p. 87
5.3.1.8 Network-Based IP Flow Mobility (NBIFOM) charging |R13| Word‑p. 87
5.3.1.9 Volume Based Charging for VoLTE |R16| Word‑p. 88
5.3.2 Ro message flows Word‑p. 89
5.3.2.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 89
5.3.2.1 Triggers for IP-CAN bearer online charging Word‑p. 89
5.3.2.2 Triggers for FBC online charging Word‑p. 90
5.3.2.2.0 Introduction |R12| Word‑p. 90
5.3.2.2.1 Triggers for starting and stopping an FBC Credit-Control session Word‑p. 91
5.3.2.2.2 Triggers for providing interim information for an FBC Credit-Control session Word‑p. 91
5.3.2.2A Triggers for ABC online charging |R12| Word‑p. 92
5.3.2.2A.0 Introduction Word‑p. 92
5.3.2.2A.1 Triggers for starting and stopping an ABC Credit-Control session Word‑p. 92
5.3.2.2A.2 Triggers for providing interim information for an ABC Credit-Control session Word‑p. 93
5.3.2.2B Triggers for TDF session online charging |R12| Word‑p. 94
5.3.2.2C Triggers for P-GW when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12| Word‑p. 94
5.3.2.2C.1 General Word‑p. 94
5.3.2.2C.2 Triggers for starting and stopping an FBC Credit-Control session when charging per IP-CAN session is active Word‑p. 94
5.3.2.2C.3 Triggers for providing interim information for an FBC Credit-Control session when charging per IP-CAN session is active Word‑p. 95
5.3.2.3 PS Furnish Charging Information procedure Word‑p. 96
5.3.2.4 Support of Failure Situations Word‑p. 96
6 Definition of charging information Word‑p. 98
6.1A Rf message content |R8| Word‑p. 98
6.1A.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 98
6.1A.1 Summary of offline charging message formats Word‑p. 98
6.1A.2 Structure for the charging data message formats Word‑p. 98
6.1A.2.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 98
6.1A.2.1 Charging Data Request message Word‑p. 99
6.1A.2.2 Charging Data Response message Word‑p. 99
6.1B CDR content description on Bp interface |R8| Word‑p. 100
6.1B.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 100
6.1.1 IP-CAN bearer charging data in SGSN (S-CDR) Word‑p. 101
6.1.2 IP-CAN bearer charging data in S-GW (SGW-CDR) Word‑p. 103
6.1.3 FBC IP-CAN bearer charging data in P-GW (PGW-CDR) Word‑p. 106
6.1.4 Mobile Station mobility management data in SGSN (M-CDR) Word‑p. 113
6.1.5 SMS-MO data in SGSN/MME (S-SMO-CDR) Word‑p. 114
6.1.6 SMS-MT data in SGSN/MME (S-SMT-CDR) Word‑p. 115
6.1.7 Mobile Terminated location request (LCS-MT-CDR) Word‑p. 116
6.1.8 Mobile originated Location request (LCS-MO-CDR) Word‑p. 117
6.1.9 Network induced Location request (LCS-NI-CDR) Word‑p. 118
6.1.10 MBMS bearer context charging data in SGSN (S-MB-CDR) Word‑p. 119
6.1.11 MBMS bearer context charging data in GGSN (G-MB-CDR) Word‑p. 120
6.1.12 MBMS bearer context charging data in MBMS GW (MBMS-GW-CDR) |R10| Word‑p. 121
6.1.13 IP-CAN bearer charging data in ePDG (ePDG-CDR) |R11| Word‑p. 122
6.1.14 ABC data in TDF (TDF-CDR) |R12| Word‑p. 124
6.1.15 IP-CAN bearer charging data in TWAG (TWAG-CDR) |R13| Word‑p. 126
6.2 Data description for PS online charging Word‑p. 128
6.2.1 Message contents Word‑p. 128
6.2.1.1 Summary of online charging message formats Word‑p. 128
6.2.1.2 Structure for the Debit / Reserve Units operation message formats Word‑p. 128
6.2.1.2.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 128
6.2.1.2.1 Debit / Reserve Units Request message Word‑p. 128
6.2.1.2.2 Debit / Reserve Units Response message Word‑p. 129
6.2.2 Void
6.3 PS charging specific parameters |R7| Word‑p. 130
6.3.1 Definition of PS charging information Word‑p. 130
6.3.1.0 General |R12| Word‑p. 130
6.3.1.1 PS charging information assignment for Service Information Word‑p. 130
6.3.1.1a "SMS over MME Charging" information assignment for Service Information |R11| Word‑p. 131
6.3.1.2 Definition of the PS information Word‑p. 132
6.3.1.3 Multiple Unit Operation information when charging per IP-CAN session is active |R12| Word‑p. 137
6.3.1.4 Supported features |R15| Word‑p. 138
6.3.2 Detailed message format for offline charging |R8| Word‑p. 139
6.3.3 Detailed message format for online charging |R8| Word‑p. 143
6.4 Void
6.5 Bindings for EPC offline charging |R8| Word‑p. 146
