3 Definitions of terms, symbols and abbreviations

24.5493GPPNetwork slice capability enablement- Service Enabler Architecture Layer for Verticals (SEAL)Protocol specificationRelease 17Stage 3TS

3.1 Terms

For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in 3GPP 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 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

SEAL network slice capability enablement client: An entity that provides the client side functionalities corresponding to the SEAL network slice capability enablement service.

SEAL network slice capability enablement server: An entity that provides the server side functionalities corresponding to the SEAL network slice capability enablement service.

For the purposes of the present document, the following terms and definitions given in 3GPP TS 23.434 [2] apply:

SEAL client

SEAL server

SEAL service

VAL server

VAL service

VAL user

Vertical

Vertical application

3.2 Abbreviations

For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in 3GPP 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 3GPP TR 21.905 [1].

5GCN 5G Core Network

AF Application Function

DNN Data Network Name

HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol

PCF Policy Control Function

SEAL Service Enabler Architecture Layer

SNSCE-C SEAL Network Slice Capability Enablement Client

SNSCE-S SEAL Network Slice Capability EnablementServer

S-NSSAI Single Network Slice Selection Assistance Information

UE User Equipment

URSP UE Route Selection Policy

VAL Vertical Application Layer

XCAP XML Configuration Access Protocol

XDMC XML Document Management Client

XDMC XML Document Management Server

XML Extensible Markup Language