5 Business Level Requirements

28.3143GPPConcepts and requirementsManagement and orchestrationPlug and ConnectRelease 17TS

5.1 Business Requirements for Plug and Connect

REQ_PnC_CON_1 Plug and Connect shall use standard protocols.

REQ_PnC_CON_2 VPN tunnels needed for Plug and Connect shall be set-up automatically.

REQ_PnC_CON_3 The complete key management during Plug and Connect shall be a fully automatic secure procedure, based on procedures defined by 3GPP SA3.

REQ_PnC_CON_4: It shall be possible to perform the Plug and Connect procedures using secure protocols and procedures between the NE and OAM.

REQ_PnC_CON_5 An NE shall be able to get its own IP addresses and SCS IP address without manual configuration.

REQ_PnC_CON_6 For Plug and Connect the SCS shall only be accessible by authenticated and authorized NEs.

REQ_PnC_CON_7 For Plug and Connect the initial and final configuration of the NE (or the information how to retrieve them) shall only be accessible by authenticated and authorized NEs.

REQ_PnC_CON_8 The Plug and Connect solution shall be usable for IPv4-only networks, for IPv6-only networks and for dual stack IP networks.

REQ_PnC_CON_9 Plug and Connect procedures shall support connection of NEs with and without NAT and via External Networks or Non-Secure Operator Networks.