1 Scope

29.2723GPPEvolved Packet System (EPS)Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) related interfaces based on Diameter protocolRelease 17TS

The present document describes the Mobility Management Entity (MME) and Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) related diameter-based interfaces towards the Home Subscriber Server (HSS) or the CSG Subscriber Server (CSS), and the MME and the SGSN related diameter-based interface towards the Equipment Identity Register (EIR).

This specification defines the Diameter application for the MME-HSS, S6a reference point, for the MME-CSS, S7a reference point, for the SGSN-HSS, S6d reference point, and for the SGSN-CSS, S7d reference point. The interactions between the HSS/CSS and the MME/SGSN are specified, including the signalling flows.

This specification defines the Diameter application for the MME-EIR, S13 reference point, and for the SGSN-EIR, S13′ reference point. The interactions between the MME/SGSN and the EIR are specified, including the signalling flows.

In this specification, if there is no specific indication, the following principles apply:

– "SGSN" refers to an SGSN which at least supports the S4 interface and may support Gn and Gp interfaces.

– "S4-SGSN" refers to an SGSN which supports the S4 interface and does not support Gn and Gp interfaces.

– Gn/Gp-SGSN refers to an SGSN which supports the Gn and Gp interfaces and does not support S4 interface.

– "GPRS subscription data" refers to the parameters in the HLR column in Table 5.2. in 3GPP TS 23.008 [30].

– "EPS subscription data" refers to the parameters in the HSS column in Table 5.2A-1 in 3GPP TS 23.008 [30].

The Evolved Packet System stage 2 description (architecture and functional solutions) is specified in 3GPP TS 23.401 [2] and in 3GPP TS 23.060 [12].

SGSN CAMEL Subscription Data are not supported over S6d interface.