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TS 23.501 — System architecture for the 5G System (5GS)⚓︎

Release: Rel 17 · Version assessed: 17.11.0 · Network: 5G · Applies to: AMF, SMF, UPF, AUSF, UDM, UDR, NRF

Mandatory items: 95, of which 56 supported, 37 partially supported and 2 not supported. A further 113 clauses of the specification carry no conformance requirement and are not listed.

Mandatory items⚓︎

Ref. Item Status Support Remarks
4.1 General concepts Mandatory Supported
4.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
4.2.2 Network Functions and entities Mandatory Partial AMF, SMF, UPF, UDM, UDR, AUSF, NRF and UDSF are deployed; the UDSF uses a proprietary interface towards the network functions. PCF, NSSF, NEF, CHF, SMSF and NWDAF are not deployed.
4.2.3 Non-roaming reference architecture Mandatory Partial N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N10, N11, N12, N14, N22, N36, N40 are supported
4.2.4 Roaming reference architectures Mandatory Partial Roaming subscribers are served from the home network side (S6a, S8, Gp through xRouter); the visited-network roles (V-SMF, V-PCF, SEPP) are not deployed.
4.2.5 Data Storage architectures Mandatory Partial UDR interface towards NEF is not supported
4.2.6 Service-based interfaces Mandatory Partial Namf, Nsmf, Nudm, Nnrf, Nausf, Nudr and Nudsf are used; Npcf, Nnssf, Nnef and Nchf are not.
4.2.7 Reference points Mandatory Partial N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8, N10, N11, N12, N14, N17, N22, N36, N40 are supported
5.1 General Mandatory Partial Non 3GPP access and interoperability with EPC not supported yet.
5.2.1 General Mandatory Partial Access control and barring and Lawful interception not supported.
5.2.2 Network selection Mandatory Supported
5.2.3 Identification and authentication Mandatory Supported
5.2.4 Authorisation Mandatory Supported
5.3.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.2 5GS Registration Management states Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.2.2 RM-DEREGISTERED state Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.2.3 RM-REGISTERED state Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.2.4 5GS Registration Management State models Mandatory Supported
5.3.2.3 Registration Area management Mandatory Partial Following are supported: - Currently AMF allocate single TA in 3GPP Access - N3IWF Node - NR RedCap not supported
5.3.2.4 Support of a UE registered over both 3GPP and Non-3GPP access Mandatory Partial refer section 4.2.8.0/4.2.8.1
5.3.3.1 General Mandatory Partial refer section 4.2.8.0/4.2.8.1
5.3.3.2 5GS Connection Management states Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.2.2 CM-IDLE state Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.2.3 CM-CONNECTED state Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.2.4 5GS Connection Management State models Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.2.5 CM-CONNECTED with RRC Inactive state Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.3 NAS signalling connection management Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.3.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.3.2 NAS signalling connection establishment Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.3.3 NAS signalling connection Release Mandatory Supported
5.3.3.4 Support of a UE connected over both 3GPP and Non-3GPP access Mandatory Supported
5.4.1.1 General Mandatory Partial Paging for mobile-terminated data in CM-IDLE is supported; MICO mode and eDRX are not.
5.4.1.2 UE reachability allowing mobile terminated data while the UE is CM-IDLE Mandatory Partial Paging for mobile-terminated data in CM-IDLE is supported; MICO mode and eDRX are not.
5.4.2 UE reachability in CM-CONNECTED Mandatory Supported
5.6.1 Overview Mandatory Partial PDU session management is supported without PCF interaction (no N7, no N15).
5.6.2 Interaction between AMF and SMF Mandatory Partial N15: i.e AMF to PCF Interface is not supported
5.6.10.1 Support of IP PDU Session type Mandatory Partial P-CSCF IP, GPSI are not supported
5.7.2.1 5QI Mandatory Supported
5.7.4 Standardized 5QI to QoS characteristics mapping Mandatory Supported
5.8.1 General Mandatory Partial IPv6 and UL-CL functionality is not supported
5.8.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.8.2.2.1 General Mandatory Partial Only IPV4 and IPV6 PDU Session types are supported Stateless DHCPv6 not supported IPv6 prefix delegation not supported
5.8.2.3.1 General Mandatory Partial N9 interface is not supported.
5.8.2.3.2 Management of CN Tunnel Info in the SMF Mandatory Not supported Intermediate UPFs are not deployed; the SMF manages tunnel information for a single UPF per session.
5.8.2.3.3 Management of CN Tunnel Info in the UPF Mandatory Supported
5.8.3.2 Buffering at UPF Mandatory Supported
5.9.1 General Mandatory Supported
5.9.2 Subscription Permanent Identifier Mandatory Supported
5.9.2a Subscription Concealed Identifier Mandatory Supported
5.9.4 5G Globally Unique Temporary Identifier Mandatory Supported
5.9.5 AMF Name Mandatory Supported
5.9.6 Data Network Name (DNN) Mandatory Supported
5.9.8 Generic Public Subscription Identifier Mandatory Not supported GPSI is not supported.
5.9.9 AMF UE NGAP ID Mandatory Supported
5.10.1 General Mandatory Partial LI is not supported.
6.1 General Mandatory Supported
6.2.1 AMF Mandatory Partial AMF Supports following: - Termination of RAN CP interface (N2). - Termination of NAS (N1), NAS ciphering and integrity protection. - Registration management. - Connection management. - Reachability management. - Mobility Management. - Provide transport for SM messages between UE and SMF. - Transparent proxy for routing SM messages. - Access Authentication. - Access Authorization. - N14 interface for AMF re-allocation for intra-PLMN or inter-PLMN - EPS Bearer ID allocation for interworking with EPS - Location Services management for regulatory services. - Provide transport for Location Services messages between UE and LMF as well as between RAN and LMF.
6.2.2 SMF Mandatory Partial Following functionalities are not supported - IP Address (optional Authorization) and IP Address allocation from UPF - DHCPv6 (server and client) functions - Procedure related to Ethernet PDUs. - 5G VN group management - Lawful intercept - ATSSS - Control Plane CIoT 5GS Optimisation - Support of header compression. - Act as I-SMF - Support P-CSCF discovery for IMS services - Roaming - PDU Session authentication/authorization by external DN - Redundant transmission on N3/N9
6.2.3 UPF Mandatory Partial Following functionalities are not supported - Allocation of UE IP address/prefix - Application detection and PFD - Lawful intercept - Procedure related to Ethernet PDUs. - Packet duplication in downlink direction and elimination in uplink direction - TSN Translator (NW-TT) functionality. - High latency communication - ATSSS Steering functionality to steer the MA PDU Session traffic - Inter PLMN UP Security (IPUPS)
6.2.7 UDM Mandatory Partial SMS, LI not supported.
6.2.8 AUSF Mandatory Supported
6.2.11 UDR Mandatory Partial Storage and retrieval of Policy data and exposure data not supported.
6.2.12 UDSF Mandatory Supported
6.3.1 General Mandatory Supported
6.3.2 SMF discovery and selection Mandatory Partial Supported only on either Snssai & Dnn for Anchor SMF (interworking with EPS for EPS to 5G handover) or only based on Snssai for serving SMF
6.3.3.1 Overview Mandatory Supported
6.3.3.2 SMF Provisioning of available UPF(s) Mandatory Partial SMF Area Identity in selection parameter is not supported.
6.3.3.3 Selection of an UPF for a particular PDU Session Mandatory Partial The UPF is selected by DNN from the configured user planes.
6.3.4 AUSF discovery and selection Mandatory Partial The AUSF is statically configured (one instance per site).
6.3.8 UDM discovery and selection Mandatory Partial The UDM is statically configured (one instance per site).
6.3.9 UDR discovery and selection Mandatory Partial The UDR is statically configured (one instance per site).
7.1.1 General Mandatory Supported
7.1.2 NF Service Consumer - NF Service Producer interactions Mandatory Supported
7.1.3 Network Function Service discovery Mandatory Supported
7.1.5 Network Function and Network Function Service registration and de-registration Mandatory Supported
7.2.1 General Mandatory Supported
7.2.2 AMF Services Mandatory Partial Only Namf_Communication and Namf_Location is supported.
7.2.3 SMF Services Mandatory Partial Only Nsmf_Pdusession is supported.
7.2.5 UDM Services Mandatory Partial EE and PP services not supported.
7.2.6 NRF Services Mandatory Supported
7.2.7 AUSF Services Mandatory Supported
7.2.10 UDR Services Mandatory Supported
8.1 General Mandatory Supported
8.2.1.1 General Mandatory Partial 3gpp and Untrusted non-3gpp are supported
8.2.1.2 AN - AMF Mandatory Supported
8.2.1.3 AN - SMF Mandatory Supported
8.2.2.1 General Mandatory Partial SMS, UE policy and LCS are not supported
8.2.2.2 UE - AMF Mandatory Supported
8.2.2.3 UE – SMF Mandatory Supported
8.2.3.1 The Control Plane Protocol Stack for the service based interface Mandatory Supported
8.2.3.2 The Control Plane protocol stack for the N4 interface between SMF and UPF Mandatory Supported
8.3.1 User Plane Protocol Stack for a PDU Session Mandatory Partial UL-CL is not supported

Optional items⚓︎

The specification leaves these 590 items to the implementation; 124 are supported or partially supported. An item marked Not applicable belongs to an area the platform does not provide, named in the Support column. Expand for the full list.

590 optional items
Ref. Item Support Remarks
4.2.5.a Radio Capabilities Signalling optimisation Not supported
4.2.8 Support of non-3GPP access Partial Only Untrusted non-3GPP access networks is supported: i.e N3IWF and applicable for all non-3gpp related sections and sub-sections
4.2.8.0 General Not applicable (Non-3GPP access)
4.2.8.1 General Concepts to Support Trusted and Untrusted Non-3GPP Access Partial Simultaneous connection over 3gpp Access and non-3gpp access with same AMF is not supported UE can be connected either 3gpp Access or Non-3GPP Access and applicable for all non-3gpp related sections and sub-sections
4.2.8.1.A General Concepts to support Wireline Access Not supported
4.2.8.2 Architecture Reference Model for Trusted and Untrusted Non-3GPP Accesses Partial refer section 4.2.8.0/4.2.8.1
4.2.8.2.1 Non-roaming Architecture Partial Only Non-Roaming Untrusted non-3gpp is supported
4.2.8.2.2 LBO Roaming Architecture Not supported
4.2.8.2.3 Home-routed Roaming Architecture Not supported
4.2.8.3 Reference Points for Non-3GPP Access Not supported
4.2.8.3.1 Overview Not supported
4.2.8.3.2 Requirements on Ta Not supported
4.2.8.4 Architecture Reference Model for Wireline Access network Not supported
4.2.8.5 Access to 5GC from devices that do not support 5GC NAS over WLAN access Not supported
4.2.8.5.1 General Not supported
4.2.8.5.2 Reference Architecture Not supported
4.2.8.5.3 Network Functions Not supported
4.2.8.5.4 Reference Points Not supported
4.2.9 Network Analytics architecture Not supported
4.2.10 Architecture Reference Model for ATSSS Support Not supported
4.2.11 Architecture for 5G multicast-broadcast services Not supported
4.3 Interworking with EPC Supported N1,N2, N8,N11 & N26 interfaces are supported
4.3.1 Non-roaming architecture Supported N1,N2, N8,N11 & N26 interfaces are supported
4.3.2 Roaming architecture Not supported Not Supported
4.3.3 Interworking between 5GC via non-3GPP access and E-UTRAN connected to EPC Not supported
4.3.3.1 Non-roaming architecture Not supported
4.3.3.2 Roaming architecture Not supported
4.3.4 Interworking between ePDG connected to EPC and 5GS Not supported
4.3.4.1 Non-roaming architecture Not supported
4.3.4.2 Roaming architectures Not supported
4.3.5 Service Exposure in Interworking Scenarios Not supported
4.3.5.1 Non-roaming architecture Not supported
4.3.5.2 Roaming architectures Not supported
4.4 Specific services Not supported
4.4.1 Public Warning System Not supported
4.4.2 SMS over NAS Not supported
4.4.2.0 General Not supported
4.4.2.1 Architecture to support SMS over NAS Not supported
4.4.2.2 Reference point to support SMS over NAS Not supported
4.4.2.3 Service based interface to support SMS over NAS Not supported
4.4.3 IMS support Not supported
4.4.4 Location services Partial Location services are assessed in the TS 23.273 statement.
4.4.4.1 Architecture to support Location Services Partial Location services are assessed in the TS 23.273 statement.
4.4.4.2 Reference point to support Location Services Partial Location services are assessed in the TS 23.273 statement.
4.4.4.3 Service Based Interfaces to support Location Services Partial Location services are assessed in the TS 23.273 statement.
4.4.5 Application Triggering Services Not supported
4.4.6 5G LAN-type Services Not supported
4.4.6.1 User plane architecture to support 5G LAN-type service Not supported
4.4.6.2 Reference points to support 5G LAN-type service Not supported
4.4.7 MSISDN-less MO SMS Service Not supported
4.4.8 Time Sensitive Communication Not supported
4.4.8.1 General Not supported
4.4.8.2 Architecture to support Time Sensitive Communication Not supported
4.4.8.3 Architecture for AF requested support of Time Sensitive Communication and Time Synchronization Not supported
5.2.5 Access control and barring Not supported
5.2.6 Policy control Partial Policy is applied from the subscription profile (System Profile) by the SMF; no PCF is deployed.
5.2.7 Lawful Interception Not supported
5.3.4.1 Mobility Restrictions Partial RAT restriction, CN Type restriction not supported
5.3.4.1.1 General Partial Only Service Area Restriction and RAT restriction are supprted for 3gpp. RAT Restriction is supported for NTN RATs only.
5.3.4.1.2 Management of Service Area Restrictions Partial Only supported in 3GPP
5.3.4.2 Mobility Pattern Not supported
5.3.4.3 Radio Resource Management functions Not supported
5.3.4.3.1 General Not supported
5.3.4.3.2 Preferred band(s) per data radio bearer(s) Not supported
5.3.4.3.3 Redirection to dedicated frequency band(s) for an S-NSSAI Not supported
5.3.4.3.4 Network Slice based cell reselection and Random Access Not supported
5.3.4.4 UE mobility event notification Not supported
5.3.5 Triggers for network analytics Not supported
5.4.1.3 Mobile Initiated Connection Only (MICO) mode Not supported MICO mode is not supported.
5.4.3 Paging strategy handling Not supported
5.4.3.1 General Not supported
5.4.3.2 Paging Policy Differentiation Not supported
5.4.3.3 Paging Priority Not supported
5.4.4.1 UE radio capability information storage in the AMF Partial Multiple Rat Type for UE is not supported. Same is applicable in all sub-sections
5.4.1.1a UE radio capability signalling optimisation (RACS) Not supported
5.4.4.2a UE Radio Capability Match Request Not supported
5.4.4.3 Paging assistance information Not supported
5.4.4a UE MM Core Network Capability handling Not supported
5.4.4b UE 5GSM Core Network Capability handling Not supported
5.4.5 DRX (Discontinuous Reception) framework Not supported
5.4.6.1 General Not supported
5.4.6.2 Core Network assisted RAN parameters tuning Not supported
5.4.6.3 Core Network assisted RAN paging information Not supported
5.4.7 NG-RAN location reporting Not supported
5.4.8 Support for identification and restriction of using unlicensed spectrum Not supported
5.4.9 Wake Up Signal Assistance Not supported
5.4.9.1 General Not supported
5.4.9.2 Group Wake Up Signal Not supported
5.4.10 Support for identification and restriction of using NR satellite access Supported
5.4.11 Support for integrating NR satellite access into 5GS Supported
5.4.11.1 General Supported
5.4.11.2 Support of RAT types defined in 5GC for satellite access Supported
5.4.11.4 Verification of UE location Partial ue location during mobility is verified only in idle mode. Currently UE's exact location fetch from LMF is not supported. Network triggered deregistration not supported. UE location verification during session management is not supported.
5.4.11.5 Network selection for NR satellite access Not supported
5.4.11.6 Support of Mobility Registration Update Not supported
5.4.11.7 Tracking Area handling for NR satellite access Not supported
5.4.11.8 Support for mobility Forbidden Area and Service Area Restrictions for NR satellite access Partial Only service area restriction is supported
5.4.12 Paging Early Indication with Paging Subgrouping Assistance Not supported
5.4.12.1 General Not supported
5.4.12.2 Core Network Assistance for PEIPS Not supported
5.5.0 General Partial refer section 4.2.8.0/4.2.8.1
5.5.1 Registration Management Partial Assessed per sub-clause.
5.5.2 Connection Management Partial refer section 4.2.8.0/4.2.8.1
5.5.3 UE Reachability Partial Assessed per sub-clause.
5.5.3.1 UE reachability in CM-IDLE Partial Paging in CM-IDLE is supported; MICO mode is not.
5.5.3.2 UE reachability in CM-CONNECTED Not supported
5.6.3 Roaming Partial AMF:Roaming is supported
5.6.4.1 General Not supported
5.6.4.2 Usage of an UL Classifier for a PDU Session Not supported
5.6.4.3 Usage of IPv6 multi-homing for a PDU Session Not supported
5.6.5 Support for Local Area Data Network Not supported
5.6.6 Secondary authentication/authorization by a DN-AAA server during the establishment of a PDU Session Not supported
5.6.7 Application Function influence on traffic routing Not supported
5.6.7.1 General Not supported
5.6.7.2 Enhancement of UP path management based on the coordination with Afs Not supported
5.6.8 Selective activation and deactivation of UP connection of existing PDU Session Supported
5.6.9.1 General Partial Only IPV4 and IPV6 are supported , SSC modes 1 and 2 are supported
5.6.9.2.1 SSC Mode 1 Supported
5.6.9.2.2 SSC Mode 2 Supported
5.6.9.2.3 SSC Mode 3 Not supported
5.6.9.3 SSC mode selection Supported
5.6.10.2 Support of Ethernet PDU Session type Not supported
5.6.10.3 Support of Unstructured PDU Session type Not supported
5.6.10.4 Maximum Transfer Unit size considerations Supported Only IPv4 and IPv6 PDU Session types are supported
5.6.11 UE presence in Area of Interest reporting usage by SMF Not supported
5.6.12 Use of Network Instance Not supported
5.6.13 Always-on PDU session Not supported
5.6.14 Support of Framed Routing Not supported
5.6.15 Triggers for network analytics Not supported Network analytics (NWDAF) is not supported.
5.7.1.1 QoS Flow Supported
5.7.1.2 QoS Profile Partial Following are not supported - Notification control
5.7.1.2a Alternative QoS Profile Not supported
5.7.1.3 Control of QoS Flows Supported
5.7.1.4 QoS Rules Partial Procedure related to following functionalities are not supported. - UE initiated PDU Session modification - Interworking with EPS - Unstructured PDU session
5.7.1.5 QoS Flow mapping Partial Only IPv4 and IPv6 PDU Session types are supported
5.7.1.6 DL traffic Supported
5.7.1.7 UL Traffic Supported
5.7.1.8 AMBR/MFBR enforcement and rate limitation Supported
5.7.1.9 Precedence Value Supported
5.7.1.10 UE-Slice-MBR enforcement and rate limitation Not supported
5.7.1.11 QoS aspects of home-routed roaming Not supported
5.7.2.2 ARP Partial UPF currently does not supported pre-emption of QoS flows
5.7.2.3 RQA Supported
5.7.2.4 Notification control Not supported
5.7.2.4.1 General Not supported
5.7.2.4.1a Notification Control without Alternative QoS Profiles Not supported
5.7.2.4.1b Notification control with Alternative QoS Profiles Not supported
5.7.2.4.2 Usage of Notification control with Alternative QoS Profiles at handover Not supported
5.7.2.4.3 Usage of Notification control with Alternative QoS Profiles during QoS Flow establishment and modification Not supported
5.7.2.5 Flow Bit Rates Partial UPF currently does not supported Guaranteed Flow Bit Rate (GFBR)
5.7.2.6 Aggregate Bit Rates Supported
5.7.2.7 Default values Supported
5.7.2.8 Maximum Packet Loss Rate Not supported
5.7.2.9 Wireline access network specific 5G QoS parameters Not supported
5.7.3.1 General Supported
5.7.3.2 Resource Type Supported
5.7.3.3 Priority Level Partial UPF currently does not support congestion control based on priority
5.7.3.4 Packet Delay Budget Not supported
5.7.3.5 Packet Error Rate Not supported
5.7.3.6 Averaging Window Supported
5.7.3.7 Maximum Data Burst Volume Not supported
5.7.5.1 General Partial - Only IPv4 PDU Session type is supported - UE initiated PDU session modification is not supported
5.7.5.2 UE Derived QoS Rule Partial Only IPv4 PDU Session type is supported
5.7.5.3 Reflective QoS Control Partial Provisioning of Reflective QoS timer by core network is not supported
5.7.6.1 General Partial IP filters are supported
5.7.6.2 IP Packet Filter Set Partial IPv4 filters are supported
5.7.6.3 Ethernet Packet Filter Set Not supported
5.8.2.2.2 Routing rules configuration Not supported
5.8.2.2.3 The procedure of Stateless IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration Not supported
5.8.2.4.1 General Supported
5.8.2.4.2 Traffic Detection Information Partial IPv4 traffic detection is supported. It is not supported based on application instance id
5.8.2.5 Control of User Plane Forwarding Not supported
5.8.2.5.1 General Partial Procedure related to following functionalities are not supported - Integration with DN-AAA server - Traffic steering - 5G VN group communication
5.8.2.5.2 Data forwarding between the SMF and UPF Partial Only forwarding of user-plane packets between the UE and the SMF e.g. DHCP signalling is supported.
5.8.2.5.3 Support of Ethernet PDU Session type Not supported
5.8.2.6.1 General Supported
5.8.2.6.2 Activation of Usage Reporting in UPF Supported
5.8.2.6.3 Reporting of Usage Information towards SMF Supported
5.8.2.7 PDU Session and QoS Flow Policing Partial ARP is not used for admission control
5.8.2.8.1 Activation/Deactivation of predefined PCC rules Supported
5.8.2.8.2 Enforcement of Dynamic PCC Rules Supported
5.8.2.8.3 Redirection Not supported
5.8.2.8.4 Support of PFD Management Not supported
5.8.2.9.0 Introduction Supported
5.8.2.9.1 UPF Constructing the "End marker" Packets Supported
5.8.2.9.2 SMF Constructing the "End marker" Packets Not supported
5.8.2.10 UP Tunnel Management Partial N9 interface, branching point and UL-CL is not supported.
5.8.2.11.1 General Partial Following functionalities are not supported - Trace requirements are not supported - Port Management Information Container in 5GS - Bridge Information
5.8.2.11.2 N4 Session Context Supported
5.8.2.11.3 Packet Detection Rule Supported
5.8.2.11.4 QoS Enforcement Rule Supported
5.8.2.11.5 Usage Reporting Rule Supported
5.8.2.11.6 Forwarding Action Rule Supported
5.8.2.11.7 Usage Report generated by UPF Supported
5.8.2.11.8 Multi-Access Rule Not supported
5.8.2.11.9 Bridge Information Not supported
5.8.2.11.11 Session Reporting Rule Not supported
5.8.2.11.12 Session reporting generated by UPF Not supported
5.8.2.11.14 TSC Management Information Not supported
5.8.2.12 Reporting of the UE MAC addresses used in a PDU Session Not supported
5.8.2.13 Support for 5G VN group communication Not supported
5.8.2.13.0 General Not supported
5.8.2.13.1 Support for unicast traffic forwarding of a 5G VN Not supported
5.8.2.13.2 Support for unicast traffic forwarding update due to UE mobility Not supported
5.8.2.13.3 Support for user plane traffic replication in a 5G VN Not supported
5.8.2.13.3.1 User plane traffic replication based on UPF internal functionality Not supported
5.8.2.13.3.2 User plane traffic replication based on PDRs with replication instructions Not supported
5.8.2.14 Inter PLMN User Plane Security functionality Not supported
5.8.2.15 Reporting of satellite backhaul to SMF Not supported
5.8.2.16 Support for L2TP tunnelling on N6 Not supported L2TP tunnelling on N6 is not supported.
5.8.3.1 General Supported
5.8.3.3 Buffering at SMF Not supported
5.8.4 SMF Pause of Charging Not supported
5.9.3 Permanent Equipment Identifier Not supported
5.9.7 Internal-Group Identifier Not supported
5.9.10 UE Radio Capability ID Not supported
5.10.2.1 Signalling Security Supported
5.10.3 PDU Session User Plane Security Not supported
5.11.1 Support for Dual Connectivity Supported
5.12.1 General Partial Usage records are produced by the platform; no CHF (converged charging) is used.
5.12.2 Usage Data Reporting for Secondary RAT Not supported
5.12.3 Secondary RAT Periodic Usage Data Reporting Procedure Not supported
5.13 Support for Edge Computing Partial MEC can be placed at N6 interface for edge computing
5.14 Policy Control Not applicable (Policy Control Function) SMF supports interface towards PCF. PCF supports interfaces with SMF, AF and UDR
5.15.1 General Supported
5.15.2.1 General Partial The AMF grants the subscribed S-NSSAIs; there is no NSSF.
5.15.2.2 Standardised SST values Supported
5.15.3 Subscription aspects Supported
5.15.4.1.1 UE Network Slice configuration Partial The Configured NSSAI is the subscribed set; no NSSF.
5.15.4.1.2 Mapping of S-NSSAIs values in the Allowed NSSAI and in the Requested NSSAI to the S-NSSAIs values used in the HPLMN Partial Allowed NSSAI equals the subscribed S-NSSAIs; no mapping to HPLMN S-NSSAIs (no roaming split).
5.15.4.2 Update of UE Network Slice configuration Partial No slice configuration update is sent after registration.
5.15.5.1 General Partial non-3gpp are not supported
5.15.5.2.1 Registration to a set of Network Slices Partial The AMF grants the subscribed S-NSSAIs without an NSSF; AMF reselection is not performed (single AMF per site).
5.15.5.2.2 Modification of the Set of Network Slice(s) for a UE Partial The set of network slices is not modified after registration.
5.15.5.2.3 AMF Re-allocation due to Network Slice(s) Support Partial Registration request redirect via RAN is not supported
5.15.5.3 Establishing a PDU Session in a Network Slice Partial NSSP not supported
5.15.6 Network Slicing Support for Roaming Supported
5.15.7.1 General Supported For EPS to 5GS movement, AMF reallocation supported
5.15.7.2 Idle mode aspects Supported interworking with N26 supported
5.15.7.3 Connected mode aspects Supported Connected mode mobility of Home network user is supported
5.15.8 Configuration of Network Slice availability in a PLMN Not supported
5.15.9 Operator-controlled inclusion of NSSAI in Access Stratum Connection Establishment Not supported
5.15.10 Network Slice-Specific Authentication and Authorization Not supported
5.16.1 Public Warning System Not supported
5.16.2.1 General Not supported
5.16.2.2 SMS over NAS transport Not supported
5.16.3.1 General Partial "IMS voice over PS Session Supported Indication over 3GPP access and Untrusted Non-3GPP" is partially supported
5.16.3.2 IMS voice over PS Session Supported Indication over 3GPP access Partial Only below point is supported: If the network and the UE are able to support IMS voice over PS session in the current Registration Area with a 5G QoS Flow that supports voice as specified in clause 5.7.
5.16.3.2a IMS voice over PS Session Supported Indication over non-3GPP access Partial Only below point is supported: If the network and the UE are able to support IMS voice over PS session in the current Registration Area with a 5G QoS Flow that supports voice as specified in clause 5.7.
5.16.3.3 Homogeneous support for IMS voice over PS Session supported indication Not supported
5.16.3.4 P-CSCF address delivery Not supported
5.16.3.5 Domain selection for UE originating sessions / calls Not supported
5.16.3.6 Terminating domain selection for IMS voice Not supported
5.16.3.7 UE's usage setting Not supported
5.16.3.8.1 UE originating SMS for IMS Capable UEs supporting SMS over IP Not supported
5.16.3.8.2 Access Selection for SMS over NAS Not supported
5.16.3.9 SMF support for P-CSCF restoration procedure Not supported
5.16.3.10 IMS Voice Service via EPS Fallback or RAT fallback in 5GS Not supported
5.16.3.11 P-CSCF discovery and selection Not supported
5.16.3.12 HSS discovery and selection Not supported
5.16.4.1 Introduction Not supported
5.16.4.2 Architecture Reference Model for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.3 Mobility Restrictions and Access Restrictions for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.4 Reachability Management Not supported
5.16.4.5 SMF and UPF selection function for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.6 QoS for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.7 PCC for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.8 IP Address Allocation Not supported
5.16.4.9 Handling of PDU Sessions for Emergency Services Not supported
5.16.4.9a Handling of PDU Sessions for normal services for Emergency Registered Ues Not supported
5.16.4.10 Support of eCall Only Mode Not supported
5.16.4.11 Emergency Services Fallback Not supported
5.16.5 Multimedia Priority Services Not supported
5.16.6 Mission Critical Services Not supported
5.17 Interworking and Migration Partial Assessed per sub-clause.
5.17.1.1 General Not supported
5.17.1.2 User Plane management to support interworking with EPS Not supported
5.17.2.1 General Partial Interworking with EPC in dual registration mode not supported, non-3GPP access, APN Rate Control Status, Service Gap timer not supported
5.17.2.2.1 General Not applicable (4G/5G interworking over N26)
5.17.2.2.2 Mobility for UEs in single-registration mode Not applicable (4G/5G interworking over N26)
5.17.2.3.1 General Partial Supported on a combined core whose anchor user planes serve both 4G and 5G: the AMF and the MME indicate interworking without N26, and the UE's PDN connection or PDU session moves to the other system on the shared anchor, keeping its address. With separate 4G and 5G anchors, the UE attaches or registers afresh.
5.17.2.3.2 Mobility for UEs in single-registration mode Supported
5.17.2.3.3 Mobility for UEs in dual-registration mode Not supported
5.17.2.3.4 Redirection for UEs in connected state Not supported
5.17.2.4 Mobility between 5GS and GERAN/UTRAN Not supported
5.17.3 Interworking with EPC in presence of Non-3GPP PDU Sessions Not supported
5.17.4 Network sharing support and interworking between EPS and 5GS Supported Handover on N26 interface is supported for Non-roaming UE
5.17.5 Service Exposure in Interworking Scenarios Not supported
5.17.5.1 General Not supported
5.17.5.2 Support of interworking for Monitoring Events Not supported
5.17.5.2.1 Interworking with N26 interface Not supported
5.17.5.2.2 Interworking without N26 interface Not supported
5.17.5.3 Availability or expected level of a service API Not supported
5.17.6 Void Not supported
5.17.7.1 Architecture Principles for Configuration Transfer between NG-RAN and E-UTRAN Not supported
5.17.7.2.1 Addressing Not supported
5.17.7.2.2 Routing Not supported
5.17.7.2.3 Relaying Not supported
5.18.1 General concepts Not supported
5.18.2a PLMN list handling for network sharing Not supported
5.18.4 Network selection by the network Not supported
5.18.5 Network Sharing and Network Slicing Not supported
5.19.1 General Not supported
5.19.2 TNLA Load Balancing and TNLA Load Re-Balancing Not supported
5.19.3 AMF Load Balancing Not supported
5.19.4 AMF Load Re-Balancing Not supported
5.19.5.1 General Not supported
5.19.5.2 AMF Overload Control Not supported
5.19.6 SMF Overload Control Not supported
5.19.7.1 General Not supported
5.19.7.2 General NAS level congestion control Not supported
5.19.7.3 DNN based congestion control Not supported
5.19.7.4 S-NSSAI based congestion control Not supported
5.19.7.5 Group specific NAS level congestion control Not supported
5.19.7.6 Control Plane data specific NAS level congestion control Not supported
5.20 External Exposure of Network Capability Not supported
5.20a Data Collection from an AF Not supported
5.21.0 General Not supported
5.21.1.1 TNL associations Not supported
5.21.1.2 NGAP UE-TNLA-binding Not supported
5.21.1.3 N2 TNL association selection Not supported
5.21.2.1 AMF Addition/Update Not supported
5.21.2.2.1 AMF planned removal procedure with UDSF deployed Not supported
5.21.2.2.2 AMF planned removal procedure without UDSF Not supported
5.21.2.3 Procedure for AMF Auto-recovery Not supported
5.21.3 Network Reliability support with Sets Not supported
5.21.3.1 General Not supported
5.21.3.2 NF Set and NF Service Set Not supported
5.21.3.3 Reliability of NF instances within the same NF Set Not supported
5.21.3.4 Reliability of NF Services Not supported
5.21.4 Network Function/NF Service Context Transfer Not supported
5.21.4.1 General Not supported
5.22.1 General Not supported
5.22.2 Subscription-related Priority Mechanisms Not supported
5.22.3 Invocation-related Priority Mechanisms Not supported
5.22.4 QoS Mechanisms applied to established QoS Flows Not supported
5.23 Supporting for Asynchronous Type Communication Not supported
5.24 3GPP PS Data Off Not supported
5.25.1 Support of Tracing: Signalling Based Activation/Deactivation of Tracing Not supported
5.25.2 Support of OAM-based 5G VN group management Not supported
5.26 Configuration Transfer Procedure Not supported
5.26.1 Architecture Principles for Configuration Transfer Not supported
5.26.2.1 Addressing Not supported
5.26.2.2 Routing Not supported
5.26.2.3 Relaying Not supported
5.27.0 General Not supported
5.27.1 TSN Time Synchronization Not supported
5.27.1.1 General Not supported
5.27.1.2 Distribution of timing information Not supported
5.27.1.2.1 Distribution of 5G internal system clock Not supported
5.27.1.2.2 Distribution of TSN grandmaster clock and time-stamping Not supported
5.27.1.3 Support for multiple (g)PTP domains Not supported
5.27.1a Periodic deterministic communication Not supported
5.27.2 TSC Assistance Information (TSCAI) Not supported
5.27.3 Support for TSC QoS Flows Not supported
5.27.4 Hold and Forward Buffering mechanism Not supported
5.27.5 5G System Bridge delay Not supported
5.28.1 5GS TSN bridge management Not supported
5.28.2 5GS Bridge configuration Not supported
5.28.3 Port and bridge management information exchange in 5GS Not supported
5.28.3.1 General Not supported
5.28.3.2 Transfer of port or bridge management information Not supported
5.28.3.3 VLAN Configuration Information Not supported
5.28.4 QoS mapping tables Not supported
5.29.1 General Not supported
5.29.2 5G VN group management Not supported
5.29.3 PDU Session management Not supported
5.29.4 User Plane handling Not supported
5.30 Support for non-public networks Partial SNPN is supported
5.30.1 General Partial Assessed per sub-clause.
5.30.2 Stand-alone non-public networks Supported
5.30.2.0 General Partial Access to SNPN is through 3GPP access
5.30.2.1 Identifiers Supported
5.30.2.3 UE configuration and subscription aspects Partial UE is identified by a SUPI containing IMSI
5.30.2.5 Network access control Supported
5.30.2.7 Access to PLMN services via stand-alone non-public networks Not supported
5.30.2.8 Access to stand-alone non-public network services via PLMN Not supported
5.30.3 Public Network Integrated NPN Not supported
5.30.3.1 General Not supported
5.30.3.2 Identifiers Not supported
5.30.3.3 UE configuration, subscription aspects and storage Not supported
5.30.3.4 Network and cell (re-)selection, and access control Not supported
5.30.3.5 Support of emergency services in CAG cells Not supported
5.31.1 General Not supported
5.31.2 Preferred and Supported Network Behaviour Not supported
5.31.3 Selection, steering and redirection between EPS and 5GS Not supported
5.31.4 Control Plane CIoT 5GS Optimisation Not supported
5.31.4.1 General Not supported
5.31.4.2 Establishment of N3 data transfer during Data Transport in Control Plane CIoT 5GS Optimisation Not supported
5.31.4.3 Control Plane Relocation Indication procedure Not supported
5.31.5 Non-IP Data Delivery (NIDD) Not supported
5.31.6 Reliable Data Service Not supported
5.31.7 Power Saving Enhancements Partial MICO mode with extended connected time is not supported Interworking with EPS not supported
5.31.7.1 General Not supported
5.31.7.2 Extended Discontinuous Reception (DRX) for CM-IDLE and CM-CONNECTED with RRC-INACTIVE Not supported
5.31.7.2.1 Overview Not supported
5.31.7.2.2 Paging for extended idle mode DRX in E-UTRA connected to 5GC Partial eDRX over NB-IoT is supported
5.31.7.2.3 Paging for a UE registered in a tracking area with heterogeneous support of extended idle mode DRX Not supported
5.31.7.3 MICO mode with Extended Connected Time Not supported
5.31.7.4 MICO mode with Active Time Supported
5.31.7.5 MICO mode and Periodic Registration Timer Control Supported
5.31.8 High latency communication Partial Extended buffering is supported only in Network Triggered Service Request Procedure.
5.31.9 Support for Monitoring Events Not supported
5.31.10 NB-IoT UE Radio Capability Handling Not supported
5.31.11 Inter-RAT idle mode mobility to and from NB-IoT Not supported
5.31.12 Restriction of use of Enhanced Coverage Not supported
5.31.13 Paging for Enhanced Coverage Not supported
5.31.14 Support of rate control of user data Not supported
5.31.14.1 General Not supported
5.31.14.2 Serving PLMN Rate Control Not supported
5.31.14.3 Small Data Rate Control Not supported
5.31.15 Control Plane Data Transfer Congestion Control Not supported
5.31.16 Service Gap Control Not supported
5.31.17 Inter-UE QoS for NB-IoT Not supported
5.31.18 User Plane CIoT 5GS Optimisation Not supported
5.31.19 QoS model for NB-IoT Not supported
5.31.20 Category M UEs differentiation Not supported
5.32.1 General Not supported
5.32.2 Multi Access PDU Sessions Not supported
5.32.3 Policy for ATSSS Control Not supported
5.32.4 QoS Support Not supported
5.32.5 Access Network Performance Measurements Not supported
5.32.5.1 General principles Not supported
5.32.5.2 Round Trip Time Measurements Not supported
5.32.5.3 Access Availability/Unavailability Report Not supported
5.32.5.4 Protocol stack for user plane measurements and measurement reports Not supported
5.32.6 Support of Steering Functionalities Not supported
5.32.6.1 General Not supported
5.32.6.2 High-Layer Steering Functionalities Not supported
5.32.6.2.1 MPTCP Functionality Not supported
5.32.6.3 Low-Layer Steering Functionalities Not supported
5.32.6.3.1 ATSSS-LL Functionality Not supported
5.32.7 Interworking with EPS Not supported
5.32.7.1 General Not supported
5.32.7.2 Interworking with N26 Interface Not supported
5.32.7.3 Interworking without N26 Interface Not supported
5.32.8 ATSSS Rules Not supported
5.33.1 General Not supported
5.33.2 Redundant transmission for high reliability communication Not supported
5.33.2.1 Dual Connectivity based end to end Redundant User Plane Paths Not supported
5.33.2.2 Support of redundant transmission on N3/N9 interfaces Not supported
5.33.2.3 Support for redundant transmission at transport layer Not supported
5.33.3 QoS Monitoring to Assist URLLC Service Not supported
5.33.3.1 General Not supported
5.33.3.2 Per QoS Flow per UE QoS Monitoring Not supported
5.33.3.3 GTP-U Path Monitoring Not supported
5.34.1 General Not supported
5.34.2 Architecture Not supported
5.34.2.1 SBA architecture Not supported
5.34.2.2 Non-roaming architecture Not supported
5.34.2.3 Roaming architecture Not supported
5.34.3 I-SMF selection, V-SMF reselection Not supported
5.34.4 Usage of an UL Classifier for a PDU Session controlled by I-SMF Not supported
5.34.5 Usage of IPv6 multi-homing for a PDU Session controlled by I-SMF Not supported
5.34.6 Interaction between I-SMF and SMF for the support of traffic offload by UPF controlled by the I-SMF Not supported
5.34.6.1 General Not supported
5.34.6.2 N4 information sent from SMF to I-SMF for local traffic offload Not supported
5.34.7.1 UE's Mobility Event Management Not supported
5.34.7.2 SMF event exposure service Not supported
5.34.7.3 AMF implicit subscription about events related with the PDU Session Not supported
5.34.9 Support of the Deployment Topologies with specific SMF Service Areas feature within and between PLMN(s) Not supported
5.34.10 Support for 5G LAN-type service Not supported
5.35.1 IAB architecture and functional entities Not supported
5.35.2 5G System enhancements to support IAB Supported
5.35.3 Data handling and QoS support with IAB Not supported
5.35.4 Mobility support with IAB Not supported
5.35.5 Charging support with IAB Not supported
5.35.6 IAB operation involving EPC Not supported
5.36 RIM Information Transfer Not supported
5.37 Support for high data rate low latency services Not supported
5.38 Support for Multi-USIM UE Not supported
5.38.1 General Not supported
5.38.2 Connection Release Not supported
5.38.3 Paging Cause Indication for Voice Service Not supported
5.38.4 Reject Paging Request Not supported
5.38.5 Paging Restriction Not supported
5.38.6 Paging Timing Collision Control Not supported
5.39 Remote provisioning of credentials for NSSAA or secondary authentication/authorization Not supported
5.39.1 General Not supported
5.39.2 Configuration for the UE Not supported
5.40 Support of Disaster Roaming with Minimization of Service Interruption Not supported
5.40.1 General Not supported
5.40.2 UE configuration and provisioning for Disaster Roaming Not supported
5.40.3 Disaster Condition Notification and Determination Not supported
5.40.4 Registration for Disaster Roaming service Not supported
5.40.5 Handling when a Disaster Condition is no longer applicable Not supported
5.40.6 Prevention of signalling overload related to Disaster Condition and Disaster Roaming service Not supported
5.41 NR RedCap UEs differentiation Not supported
5.42 Support of Non-seamless WLAN offload Not supported
6.2.4 PCF Not applicable (Policy Control Function) Please refer compliance for TS 23.503
6.2.5 NEF Not supported
6.2.5.0 NEF functionality Not supported
6.2.5.1 Support for CAPIF Not supported
6.2.5a Void Not supported
6.2.6 NRF Supported
6.2.6.1 General Partial Following are not supported - - SCP Profiles Maintenance, Discovery and health status - P-CSCF discovery (specialized case of AF discovery by SMF) - shared slice level or slice specific level deployment
6.2.6.2 NF profile Partial Following parameters are supported - - NF instance ID - NF type - PLMN ID - S-NSSAI - FQDN or IP address of NF - Names of supported services - Endpoint Address(es) of instance(s) of each supported service - TAI(s) - One or more GUAMI(s), in the case of AMF - SMF area identity(ies) in the case of UPF
6.2.6.3 SCP profile Not supported
6.2.9 N3IWF Not supported
6.2.9A TNGF Not supported
6.2.10 AF Not supported
6.2.13 SMSF Not supported
6.2.14 NSSF Not applicable (Network Slice Selection Function)
6.2.15 5G-EIR Not supported
6.2.16 LMF Not supported
6.2.16A GMLC Not supported
6.2.17 SEPP Not supported
6.2.18 Network Data Analytics Function (NWDAF) Not supported
6.2.19 SCP Not supported
6.2.20 W-AGF Not supported
6.2.21 UE radio Capability Management Function (UCMF) Not supported
6.2.22 TWIF Not supported
6.2.23 NSSAAF Not supported
6.2.24 DCCF Not supported
6.2.25 MFAF Not supported
6.2.26 ADRF Not supported
6.2.27 MB-SMF Not supported
6.2.27a MB-UPF Not supported
6.2.27b MBSF Not supported
6.2.27c MBSTF Not supported
6.2.28 NSACF Not supported
6.2.29 TSCTSF Not supported
6.2.30 5G DDNMF Not supported
6.2.31 EASDF Not supported
6.2.32 TSN AF Not supported
6.2.33 NSWOF Not supported
6.3.1.0 Principles for Binding, Selection and Reselection Not supported
6.3.1.1 NF Discovery and Selection aspects relevant with indirect communication Not supported
6.3.1.2 Location information Not supported
6.3.5 AMF discovery and selection Partial A site runs a single AMF; selection is by configuration.
6.3.6.2a SNPN N3IWF selection Not supported
6.3.7.0 General principles Not applicable (Policy Control Function)
6.3.7.1 PCF discovery and selection for a UE or a PDU Session Not applicable (Policy Control Function)
6.3.7.2 Providing policy requirements that apply to multiple UE and hence to multiple PCF Not supported
6.3.7.3 Binding an AF request targeting an IP address to the relevant PCF Not supported
6.3.7.4 Binding an AF request targeting a UE to the relevant PCF Not supported
6.3.10 SMSF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.11 CHF discovery and selection Not supported Converged charging (CHF) is not used.
6.3.12.1 General Not supported
6.3.12.2 Access Network Selection Procedure Not supported
6.3.12a Access Network selection for devices that do not support 5GC NAS over WLAN Not supported
6.3.12a.1 General Not supported
6.3.12a.2 Access Network Selection Procedure Not supported
6.3.12b Access Network selection for 5G NSWO Not supported
6.3.13 NWDAF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.14 NEF Discovery Not supported
6.3.15 UCMF Discovery and Selection Not supported
6.3.16 SCP discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.17 NSSAAF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.18 5G-EIR discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.19 DCCF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.20 ADRF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.21 MFAF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.22 NSACF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.23 EASDF discovery and selection Not supported
6.3.24 TSCTSF Discovery Not supported
6.3.25 AF Discovery and Selection Not supported
6.3.26 NRF discovery and selection Not supported
7.1.4 Network Function Service Authorization Supported
7.2.4 PCF Services Not applicable (Policy Control Function) Only Npcf_SMPolicyControl and Npcf_PolicyAuthorization services are supported.
7.2.8 NEF Services Not supported
7.2.9 SMSF Services Not supported
7.2.11 5G-EIR Services Not supported
7.2.12 NWDAF Services Not supported
7.2.13 UDSF Services Supported
7.2.14 NSSF Services Not applicable (Network Slice Selection Function)
7.2.15 BSF Services Not supported
7.2.16 LMF Services Not supported
7.2.16a GMLC Services Not supported
7.2.17 CHF Services Not supported
7.2.18 UCMF Services Not supported
7.2.19 AF Services Not supported
7.2.20 NSSAAF Services Not supported
7.2.21 DCCF Services Not supported
7.2.22 MFAF Services Not supported
7.2.23 ADRF Services Not supported
7.2.24 5G DDNMF Services Not supported
7.2.25 EASDF Services Not supported
7.2.26 TSCTSF Services Not supported
7.2.27 NSACF Services Not supported
7.2.28 MB-SMF Services Not supported
7.3 Exposure Not supported
8.2.4 Control Plane for untrusted non 3GPP Access Not supported
8.2.5 Control Plane for trusted non-3GPP Access Not supported
8.2.6 Control Plane for W-5GAN Access Not supported
8.3.2 User Plane for untrusted non 3GPP Access Not supported
8.3.3 User Plane for trusted non-3GPP Access Not supported
8.3.4 User Plane for W-5GAN Access Not supported
8.3.5 User Plane for N19-based forwarding of a 5G VN group Not supported
8.3.6 User Plane for Trusted WLAN Access for N5CW Device Not applicable (Non-3GPP access)

Assessed 2026-09-15 against TS 23.501 version 17.11.0.