4.20 PCF Trace Record Content

32.4233GPPRelease 16Subscriber and equipment traceTelecommunication managementTrace data definition and managementTS

The following table shows the trace record content for PCF.

The trace record is the same for management based activation and for signalling based activation.

PCF shall support at least one of the following trace depth levels – Maximum, Medium or Minimum.

Table 4.20.1 : PCF Trace Record Content

Interface (specific messages)

Format

Level of details

Description

Min

Med

Max

N5

Decoded

M

M

O

Message name

O

O

O

Record extensions

M

M

X

AF ID of the connected AF
PCF ID of the traced PCF

O

O

X

IE extracted from N5 messages between the traced PCF and the AF.

ASN.1

X

X

M

Raw Messages: N5 messages between the traced PCF and the AF. The encoded content of the message is provided.

N7

Decoded

M

M

O

Message name

O

O

O

Record extensions

M

M

X

SMF ID of the connected SMF
PCF ID of the traced PCF

O

O

X

IE extracted from N7 messages between the traced PCF and SMF.

Encoded*

X

X

M

Raw N7 Messages: messages between the traced PCF and SMF.

N15

Decoded

M

M

O

Message name

O

O

O

Record extensions

M

M

X

AMF ID of the connected AMF
PCF ID of the traced PCF

O

O

X

IE extracted from N15 messages between the traced PCF and the AMF.

Encoded*

X

X

M

Raw N15 messages between the traced PCF and the AMF. The encoded content of the message is provided

Encoded* – the messages are left encoded in the format it was received.