5.8 Feature negotiation

29.5123GPP5G SystemRelease 18Session Management Policy Control ServiceStage 3TS

The optional features in table 5.8-1 are defined for the Npcf_SMPolicyControl API. They shall be negotiated using the extensibility mechanism defined in clause 6.6 of 3GPP TS 29.500 [4].

Table 5.8-1: Supported Features

Feature number

Feature Name

Description

1

TSC

This feature indicates support for traffic steering control in the (S)Gi-LAN, steering the 5G-LAN type of services or routing of the user traffic to a local Data Network identified by the DNAI per AF request. If the NF service consumer supports this feature, the PCF shall behave as described in clause 4.2.6.2.6.

2

ResShare

This feature indicates the support of service data flows that share resources. If the NF service consumer supports this feature, the PCF shall behave as described in clause 4.2.6.2.8.

3

3GPP-PS-Data-Off

This feature indicates the support of 3GPP PS Data off status change reporting.

4

ADC

This feature indicates the support of application detection and control.

5

UMC

Indicates that the usage monitoring control is supported.

6

NetLoc

This feature indicates the support of the Access Network Information Reporting for 5GS.

7

RAN-NAS-Cause

This feature indicates the support for the detailed release cause code information from the access network.

(NOTE)

8

ProvAFsignalFlow

This feature indicates support for the feature of IMS Restoration as described in clause 4.2.3.17. If NF service consumer supports this feature the PCF may provision AF signalling IP flow information.

9

PCSCF-Restoration-Enhancement

This feature indicates support of P-CSCF Restoration Enhancement. It is used for the NF service consumer to indicate if it supports P-CSCF Restoration Enhancement.

10

PRA

This feature indicates the support of presence reporting area change reporting. The support of the update of a UE Dedicated Presence Reporting Area is unspecified.

11

RuleVersioning

This feature indicates the support of PCC rule versioning as defined in clause 4.2.6.7.

12

SponsoredConnectivity

This feature indicates support for sponsored data connectivity feature. If the NF service consumer supports this feature, the PCF may authorize sponsored data connectivity to the subscriber.

13

RAN-Support-Info

This feature indicates the support of maximum packet loss rate value(s) for uplink and/or downlink voice service data flow(s).

14

PolicyUpdateWhenUESuspends

This feature indicates the support of report when the UE is suspended and then resumed from suspend state. Only applicable to the interworking scenario as defined in Annex B.

15

AccessTypeCondition

This feature indicates the support of access type conditioned authorized Session-AMBR as defined in clause 4.2.6.3.2.4.

16

MultiIpv6AddrPrefix

This feature indicates the support of multiple Ipv6 address prefixes reporting.

17

SessionRuleErrorHandling

This feature indicates the support of session rule error handling.

18

AF_Charging_Identifier

This feature indicates the support of long character strings as charging identifiers.

19

ATSSS

This feature indicates the support of the access traffic switching, steering and splitting functionality as defined in clauses 4.2.6.2.17 and 4.2.6.3.4.

20

PendingTransaction

This feature indicates support for the race condition handling as defined in 3GPP TS 29.513 [7].

21

URLLC

This feature indicates support of Ultra-Reliable Low-Latency Communication (URLLC) requirements, i.e. AF application relocation acknowledgement requirement and UE address(es) preservation. The TSC feature shall be supported in order to support this feature.

22

MacAddressRange

Indicates the support of a set of MAC addresses with a specific range in the traffic filter.

23

WWC

Indicates support of wireless and wireline convergence access as defined in annex C.

24

QosMonitoring

Indicates support of QoS monitoring as defined in clause 4.2.3.25 and 4.2.4.24.

25

AuthorizationWithRequiredQoS

Indicates support of policy authorization for the AF session with required QoS as defined in clause 4.2.3.22.

26

EnhancedBackgroundDataTransfer

Indicates the support of applying the Background Data Transfer Policy to a future PDU session.

27

DN-Authorization

This feature indicates the support of DN-AAA authorization data for policy control.

28

PDUSessionRelCause

Indicates the support of "PS_TO_CS_HO" PDU session release cause.

29

SamePcf

This feature indicates the support of same PCF selection for the parameter’s combination.

30

ADCmultiRedirection

This feature indicates support for multiple redirection information in application detection and control. It requires the support of ADC feature.

31

RespBasedSessionRel

Indicates support of handling PDU session termination functionality as defined in clause 4.2.4.22.

32

TimeSensitiveNetworking

Indicates that the 5G System is integrated within the external network as a TSN bridge.

33

EMDBV

This feature indicates the support of the ExtMaxDataBurstVol data type defined in 3GPP TS 29.571 [11]. The use of this data type is specified in clause 4.2.2.1.

34

DNNSelectionMode

This feature indicates the support of DNN selection mode.

35

EPSFallbackReport

This feature indicates the support of the report of EPS Fallback as defined in clauses B.3.3.2 and B.3.4.6.

36

PolicyDecisionErrorHandling

This feature indicates the support of the error report of the policy decision and/or condition data which is not referred by any PCC rule or session rule as defined in clause 4.2.3.26 and 4.2.4.26.

37

DDNEventPolicyControl

This feature indicates the support for policy control in the case of DDN Failure and Delivery Status events as defined in clause 4.2.4.27.

38

ReallocationOfCredit

This feature indicates the support of notifications of reallocation of credit.

39

BDTPolicyRenegotiation

This feature indicates the support of the BDT policy re-negotiation.

40

ExtPolicyDecisionErrorHandling

This feature indicates the support of the error report of a faulty SM policy decision parameter as defined in clause 4.2.3.26 and 4.2.4.26. It requires the support of PolicyDecisionErrorHandling feature.

41

ImmediateTermination

This feature indicates the support of the termination the PDU session when the NF service consumer cannot ensure the UE, RAN, AMF, or UPF can revert to the status before the PDU session modification occurred, as defined in clause 4.2.4.21.

42

AggregatedUELocChanges

This feature indicates the support of notifications of serving area (i.e. tracking area) and/or serving cell changes.

43

ES3XX

Extended Support for 3xx redirections. This feature indicates the support of redirection for any service operation, according to Stateless NF procedures as specified in clauses 6.5.3.2 and 6.5.3.3 of 3GPP TS 29.500 [4] and according to HTTP redirection principles for indirect communication, as specified in clause 6.10.9 of 3GPP TS 29.500 [4].

44

GroupIdListChange

This feature indicates the support for the notification of changes in the list of internal group identifiers.

45

DisableUENotification

Indicates the support of disabling QoS flow parameters signalling to the UE when the SMF is notified by the NG-RAN of changes in the fulfilled QoS situation. This feature requires that the AuthorizationWithRequiredQoS featute is also supported.

46

OfflineChOnly

This feature enables the PCF to signal the "PDU Session with offline charging only" indication as defined in clause 4.2.2.3.3.

47

Dual-Connectivity-redundant-UP-paths

Indicates the support of policy authorization of end to end redundant user plane path using dual connectivity as described in clause 4.2.2.20.

48

DDNEventPolicyControl2

This feature indicates the support for the policy control removal in the case of DDN Failure and/or Delivery Status event(s) is cancelled as defined in clause 4.2.4.27. The DDNEventPolicyControl feature shall be supported in order to support this feature.

49

VPLMN-QoS-Control

Indicates the support of QoS constraints from the VPLMN for the derivation of the authorized Session-AMBR and authorized default QoS.

50

2G3GIWK

This feature indicates the support of GERAN and UTRAN access over N7 interface.

51

TimeSensitiveCommunication

Indicates that the 5G System is integrated within the external network as a TSC user plane node to enable the Time Sensitive Communications and Time Synchronization. This feature requires that the TimeSensitiveNetworking feature is also supported.

52

AF_latency

This feature indicates the support of Edge relocation considering user plane latency. This feature requires that the TSC feature is also supported.

53

SatBackhaulCategoryChg

This feature indicates the support of notification of a change between different satellite backhaul categories, or between satellite backhaul and non-satellite backhaul.

54

CHFsetSupport

Indicates the support of CHF redundancy and failover mechanisms based on CHF instance availability within a CHF Set, as described in clause 4.2.2.3.1.

55

EnATSSS

Indicates the support of ATSSS enhancement. It requires the support of ATSSS feature.

56

MPSforDTS

Indicates support of the MPSfor DTS feature as described in clause 4.2.6.2.12.4.

57

RoutingInfoRemoval

Indicates the support of the removal of the "routeToLocs" attribute from the TrafficControlData instance.

58

ePRA

This feature indicates the support of presence reporting area change reporting. It additionally supports the update of the elements of a UE Dedicated Presence Reporting Area by the full replacement of the previously provided one comparing with the PRA feature.

59

AMInfluence

Indicates the support of the delivery of the PCF for the UE request to be notified by the PCF for the PDU session about PDU session established/terminated events.

60

PvsSupport

This feature indicates the support of SNPN UE Remote Provisioning via User Plane as described in clause 4.2.2.21.

61

EneNA

This feature indicates the support of NWDAF data reporting.

62

BIUMR

This feature bit indicates whether the NF Service Consumer (e.g. SMF) and PCF supports Binding Indication Update for multiple resource contexts specified in clauses 6.12.1 and 5.2.3.2.6 of 3GPP TS 29.500 [4].

63

EASIPreplacement

This feature indicates the support of EAS IP replacement. This feature requires that the TSC feature is also supported.

64

ExposureToEAS

This feature indicates the support of exposure of QoS monitoring results to local AF. This feature requires that QosMonitoring feature is also supported.

65

SimultConnectivity

This feature indicates the support of temporary simultaneously connectivity at edge relocation. This feature requires that the TSC feature is also supported.

66

SGWRest

This feature indicates the support of SGW Restoration procedures. Only applicable to the interworking scenario as defined in Annex B.

67

ReleaseToReactivate

This feature indicates that the PCF can request the SMF for reactivation of a PDU session based on an SM Policy Association release cause.

68

EASDiscovery

This feature indicates the support of EAS (re)discovery.

69

AccNetChargId_String

This feature indicates the support of long character strings as access network charging identifier.

70

WLAN_Location

This feature indicates the support of the report of the WLAN location information received from the ePDG/EPC, if available. It is only applicable to EPS interworking scenarios as specified in Annex B.

71

PackFiltAllocPrecedence

This feature indicates the support of the control of the maximum number of packet filters in the EPS network in the EPS interworking scenarios as described in Annex B.

72

SatBackhaulCategoryChg_v2

This feature indicates the support of the indication of satellite backhaul categories, or the indication of non-satellite backhaul during the response to the update notify request.

73

UEUnreachable

This feature indicates the support for the reporting of UE temporarily unavailable.

74

AltQoSProfilesSupportReport

This feature indicates the support of the report of whether Alternative QoS parameters are supported by NG-RAN. This feature requires that AuthorizationWithRequiredQoS feature is also supported.

75

Ext2PolicyDecisionErrorHandling

This feature indicates the support of the error report of the policy decision and/or condition data which is not referred by any PCC rule or session rule when no PCC rules and no session rules are provided and the handling of partial errors.

It requires the support of ExtPolicyDecisionErrorHandling feature.

NOTE: 5GS and EPS release cause code information is supported. The EPS release cause code information from the access network is only applicable to EPS interworking scenarios as specified in Annex B.