4 Description

22.0973GPPMultiple Subscriber Profile (MSP) Phase 2Release 17Service descriptionStage 1TS

Multiple Subscriber Profile is an optional service to enable mobile subscribers to have several profiles associated with a single IMSI, with each profile being a subscription option. Each profile may be used for mobile originated and mobile terminated calls.

Up to four different profiles can be provisioned against a subscriber using the MSP feature. This will allow the subscriber to separate her telecommunication service needs into different identities (e.g. business and home).

The charges accrued for services shall be associated with the appropriate profile, allowing separate charging for each profile.

A supporting visited network shall indicate [on the billing record] for charging purposes the profile used.

4.1 Applicability to telecommunication services

The applicability of this supplementary service is defined in 3GPP TS 22.004 [2].