Introduction

23.5423GPPApplication layer support for Personal IoT NetworkRelease 18TS

Personal IoT Networks (PIN) is based on the greatly increasing number of consumers IoT devices. Users create Personal IoT Networks out of all these Personal IoT devices mainly in their homes or around their body. This technical specification provides application layer architecture and related procedures for enabling PIN applications over 3GPP networks.

1 Scope

The present document specifies the application layer architecture, procedures and information flows necessary for enabling PIN applications over 3GPP networks. It includes architectural requirements for enabling PIN applications, application layer architecture fulfilling the architecture requirements and procedures to enable the deployment of PIN applications. Also, includes the procedures to enable 5GS communication, service switch, service continuity and server discovery internal PIN.

2 References

The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.

– References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non‑specific.

– For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.

– For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

[1] 3GPP TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[2] 3GPP TS 22.261: "Service requirements for the 5G system".

[3] 3GPP TS 22.101: "Service Principles".

[4] 3GPP TS 23.501: "System architecture for the 5G System (5GS)"

3 Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations

3.1 Terms

For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].

Access Control Information: A set of information that assists the authorized PINE in a PIN to access 5GS network via PEGC, for example, the username or password.

PIN enabler: Refers to the overall functionality provided by the entities such as PIN Client, PIN Gateway Client, PIN Management Client, and PIN server in support of applications as per the architecture defined in solution 7.2.

PIN management: Refers to the set of operations related to creation, modification, maintenance and removal of PIN.

PIN Profile: A set of data and information about the PIN and PIN elements resides in the PIN. Service Switch: A mechanism to switch the service traffic flow between Application server and PINE to application server and other PINE.

NOTE: 3GPP TS 22.101 [5] clause 26a lists information that can be included in a PINE profile.

For the purposes of the present document, the following terms given in 3GPP TS 22.261 [2] apply:

Personal IoT Network

PIN direct connection

PIN Element

PIN Element with Gateway Capability

PIN Element with Management Capability

3.2 Symbols

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

Symbol format (EW)

<symbol> <Explanation>

3.3 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 [1] and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905 [1].

PIN Personal IoT Network

PINAPP Personal IoT Network Application

PEMC PIN Element with Management Capability

PEGC PIN Element with Gateway Capability

PINE PIN Element