5.24 3GPP PS Data Off

23.5013GPPRelease 18System architecture for the 5G System (5GS)TS

This feature, when activated by the user, prevents traffic via 3GPP access of all IP packets, Unstructured and Ethernet data except for those related to 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt Services. The 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt Services are a set of operator services, defined in TS 22.011 [25] and TS 23.221 [23], that are the only allowed services when the 3GPP PS Data Off feature has been activated by the user. The 5GC shall support 3GPP PS Data Off operation in both non-roaming and roaming scenarios.

UEs may be configured with up to two lists of 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt Services and the list(s) are provided to the UEs by HPLMN via Device Management or UICC provisioning. When the UE is configured with two lists, one list is valid for the UEs camping in the home PLMN and the other list is valid for any VPLMN the UE is roaming in. When the UE is configured with a single list, without an indication to which PLMNs the list is applicable, then this list is valid for the home PLMN and any PLMN the UE is roaming in.

NOTE 1: The operator needs to ensure coordinated list(s) of 3GPP Data Off Exempt Services provisioned in the UE and configured in the network.

The UE reports its 3GPP PS Data Off status in PCO (Protocol Configuration Option) to (H-)SMF during UE requested PDU Session Establishment procedure for establishment of a PDU Session associated with 3GPP access and/or non-3GPP access. The UE does not need to report PS Data Off status during the PDU Session Establishment procedure for handover of the PDU Session between 3GPP access and non 3GPP access if 3GPP PS Data Off status is not changed since the last report. The PS Data Off status for a PDU Session does not affect data transfer over non-3GPP access.

If 3GPP PS Data Off is activated, the UE prevents the sending of uplink IP packets, Unstructured and Ethernet data except for those related to 3GPP PS Data Off Exempt Services, based on the pre-configured list(s) of Data Off Exempt Services.

If 3GPP PS Data Off is activated for a UE with MA PDU Sessions established through the ATSSS feature (see clause 5.32), the data transferred over the non-3GPP access of the MA PDU sessions are unaffected, which is ensured by the policy for ATSSS Control as specified in clause 5.32.3.

The UE shall immediately report a change of its 3GPP PS Data Off status in PCO by using UE requested PDU Session Modification procedure. This also applies to the scenario of inter-RAT mobility to NG-RAN and to scenarios where the 3GPP PS Data Off status is changed when the session management back-off timer is running as specified in clause 5.19.7.3 and clause 5.19.7.4. For UEs in Non-Allowed Area (or not in Allowed Area) as specified in clause 5.3.4.1, the UE shall also immediately report a change of its 3GPP PS Data Off status for the PDU Session. For UEs moving out of LADN area and the PDU Session is still maintained as specified in clause 5.6.5, the UE shall also immediately report a change of its 3GPP PS Data Off status for the PDU Session.

The additional behaviour of the SMF for 3GPP PS Data Off is controlled by local configuration or policy from the PCF as defined in TS 23.503 [45].

NOTE 2: For the PDU Session used for IMS services, the 3GPP Data Off Exempt Services are enforced in the IMS domain as specified TS 23.228 [15]. Policies configured in the (H-)SMF/PCF need to ensure those services are always allowed when the 3GPP Data Off status of the UE is set to "activated".