The establishment of the E1 bearer context is initiated by the gNB-CU-CP and accepted or rejected by the gNB-CU-UP based on admission control criteria (e.g., resource not available).
The modification of the E1 bearer context can be initiated by either gNB-CU-CP or gNB-CU-UP. The receiving node can accept or reject the modification. The E1 bearer context management function also supports the release of the bearer context previously established in the gNB-CU-UP. The release of the bearer context is triggered by the gNB-CU-CP either directly or following a request received from the gNB-CU-UP.
This function is used to setup and modify the QoS-flow to DRB mapping configuration. The gNB-CU-CP decides flow-to-DRB mapping and provides the generated SDAP and PDCP configuration to the gNB-CU-UP. The gNB-CU-CP also decides the Reflective QoS flow to DRB mapping. The function is also used to send to the gNB-CU-UP the alternative QoS Parameters Sets when available for a QoS flow. For each PDU Session Resource to be setup or modified, the S-NSSAI, shall be provided in the E1 bearer context setup procedure and may be provided in the E1 bearer context modification procedure by gNB-CU-CP to the gNB-CU-UP.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-CP to send the security information to the gNB-CU-UP.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-CP to send the parameters for header compression for certain traffic types e.g. IP, Ethernet to the gNB-CU-UP.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-UP to notify the event of DL data arrival detection to the gNB-CU-CP. With this function, the gNB-CU-UP requests gNB-CU-CP to trigger paging procedure over F1 or Xn to support RRC Inactive state.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-UP to notify the gNB-CU-CP that an UL packet including a QFI value in the SDAP header not configured by the Flow Mapping Information IE is received for the first time at the default DRB. The gNB-CU-CP can take further action if needed.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-UP to notify the event of user inactivity to the gNB-CU-CP. With this function, the gNB-CU-UP indicates that the inactivity timer associated with a bearer, a PDU session or a UE expires, or that user data is received for the bearer, the PDU session or the UE whose inactivity timer has expired. The gNB-CU-CP consolidates all the serving gNB-CU-UPs for the UE and takes further action.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-UP to report data volume to the gNB-CU-CP.
This function is used for the gNB-CU-CP to notify the suspension and resumption of bearer contexts to the gNB-CU-UP.
This function also allows to support CA based packet duplication as described in
TS 38.300, i.e. one data radio bearer should be configured with at least two GTP-U tunnels between gNB-CU-UP and a gNB-DU.
This function is used to support the enhanced mobility operations as described in
TS 38.300 in the gNB-CU-UP.