B.1 General

23.5453GPPApplication layer support for Factories of the Future (FF)Release 18TS

Figure B.1-1 shows the business relationships that exist and that are needed to support a single FF user.

Figure B.1-1: Business relationships for FF services

The FF user belongs to a FF service provider based on a FF service agreement between the FF user and the FF service provider. The FF service provider can have FF service agreements with several FF users. The FF user can have FF service agreements with several FF service providers. The FF service provider can have FF service provider agreements with several partner FF service providers.

The FF service provider and the home PLMN operator can be part of the same organization, in which case the business relationship between the two is internal to a single organization.

The home PLMN operator can have PLMN operator service arrangements with multiple FF service providers and the FF service provider can have PLMN operator service arrangements with multiple home PLMN operators. As part of the PLMN operator service arrangement between the FF service provider and the home PLMN operator, PLMN subscription arrangements can be provided which allows the FF UEs to register with home PLMN operator network.

The home PLMN operator can have PLMN roaming agreements with multiple visited PLMN operators and the visited PLMN operator can have PLMN roaming agreements with multiple home PLMN operators.

Annex C (Informative):
Guideline for service enablers usage