6.24 Ethernet transport services

22.2613GPPRelease 18Service requirements for the 5G systemTS

6.24.1 Description

This clause includes common, fundamental Ethernet transport requirements, and any requirements necessary to support a 5G LAN-type service. The requirements applicable to the 5G system for supporting cyber-physical applications using Ethernet are described in 3GPP TS 22.104 [21].

6.24.2 Requirements

The 3GPP system shall be able to support an Ethernet transport service.

The 5G network shall support the routing of non-IP packet (e.g. Ethernet frame) efficiently for private communication between UEs within a 5G LAN-type service.

The 5G network shall be able to provide the required QoS (e.g. reliability, latency, and bandwidth) for non-IP packet (e.g. Ethernet frame) for private communication between UEs within a 5G LAN-type service.

The Ethernet transport service shall support routing based on information extracted from Virtual LAN (VLAN) ID by the 3GPP system.

The Ethernet transport service shall support the transport of Ethernet frames between UEs that Ethernet devices are connected to.

The Ethernet transport service shall support the transport of Ethernet frames between a UE that an Ethernet device is connected to and an Ethernet network in DN (Data Network).

NOTE: If more than one Ethernet devices need to be connected to a UE, they can be connected using an Ethernet switch between the devices and the UE.

The Ethernet transport service shall support the transport of Ethernet broadcast frames.

The Ethernet transport service shall support traffic filtering and prioritization based on source and destination MAC addresses.

The Ethernet transport service shall support traffic filtering and prioritization based on Ethertype (including multiple Ethertypes in double tagging).

The Ethernet transport service shall support traffic filtering and prioritization based on 802.1Q VLAN tags (including double tagging).

The Ethernet transport service shall support routing based on information extracted by the 3GPP system from the Bridge Protocol Data Units created in the Ethernet network based on a Spanning Tree Protocol (e.g. RSTP).