3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations

23.2403GPP3GPP Generic User Profile (GUP)Architecture (Stage 2)Release 17TS

3.1 Definitions

For the purposes of the present document the following definitions apply:

3GPP Generic User Profile (GUP): The 3GPP Generic User Profile is the collection of user related data which affects the way in which an individual user experiences services and which may be accessed in a standardized manner as described in this specification.

GUP Component: A GUP component is logically an individual part of the Generic User Profile.

Data Element: the indivisible unit of Generic User Profile information.

Data Element Group: A pre-defined set of Data Elements and/or other Data Element Groups closely related to each other. One or more Data Element Groups can constitute the GUP Component.

Data Description Method: A method describing how to define the data contained in the Generic User Profile.

3.2 Symbols

For the purposes of the present document the following symbols apply:

Rg Reference Point between Applications and the GUP Server.

Rp Reference Point between the GUP Server and GUP Data Repositories, and between Applications and GUP Data Repositories.

3.3 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document the following abbreviations apply:

FFS For Further Study

GUP 3GPP Generic User Profile

HPLMN Home PLMN

LCS Location services

OSA Open Service Access

PLMN Public Land Mobile Network

RAF Repository Access Function

UE User Equipment

XML eXtensible Markup Language