5.2.10 AUSF Services
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5.2.10.1 General
The following table illustrates the AUSF Services.
Table 5.2.10.1-1: List of AUSF Services
Service Name |
Service Operations |
Operation Semantics |
Example Consumer(s) |
Nausf_UEAuthentication |
Authenticate |
Request/Response |
AMF |
Nausf_SoRProtection |
Protect |
Request/Response |
UDM |
Nausf_UPUProtection |
Protect |
Request/Response |
UDM |
5.2.10.2 Nausf_UEAuthentication service
5.2.10.2.1 General
Service Description: the AUSF provides UE authentication service to the requester NF. For AKA based authentication, this operation can be also used to recover from synchronization failure situations.
5.2.10.2.2 Nausf_UEAuthentication_Authenticate service operation
See TS 33.501 [15].
5.2.10.2.3 Void
5.2.10.3 Nausf_SoRProtection service
5.2.10.3.1 General
Service Description: The AUSF provides the Steering of Roaming information protection service to the requester NF.
5.2.10.3.2 Nausf_SoRProtection Protect service operation
See TS 33.501 [15].
5.2.10.4 Nausf_UPUProtection service
5.2.10.4.1 General
Service Description: The AUSF provides the UE Parameters Update protection service to the requester NF.
5.2.10.4.2 Nausf_UPUProtection Protect service operation
See TS 33.501 [15].