TS 29.060 — GPRS Tunnelling Protocol (GTP) across the Gn and Gp interface⚓︎
Release: Rel 15 · Version assessed: 15.2.0 · Network: 4G · Applies to: PGW, SGSN · Interfaces: Gn/Gp
Mandatory items: 99, of which 99 supported. A further 195 clauses of the specification carry no conformance requirement and are not listed.
Mandatory items⚓︎
| Ref. | Item | Status | Support | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | General | Mandatory | Supported | Assessed per sub-clause. |
| 4.1 | General Description | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 5.0 | Transmission Order and Bit Definitions | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 6.0 | GTP Header | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.0 | GTP Messages and Message Formats | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.1 | Message Formats | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.1.1 | Presence requirements of Information Elements | Mandatory | Supported | Only Gn interface messages are supported. |
| 7.2 | Path Management Messages | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.2.1 | Echo Request | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.2.2 | Echo Response | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.2.3 | Version Not Supported | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5 | Mobility Management Messages | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.0 | General | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.1 | Identification Request | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.2 | Identification Response | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.3 | SGSN Context Request | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.4 | SGSN Context Response | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.5 | SGSN Context Acknowledge | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.6 | Forward Relocation Request | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.7 | Forward Relocation Response | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.8 | Forward Relocation Complete | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.9 | Relocation Cancel Request | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.10 | Relocation Cancel Response | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.11 | Forward Relocation Complete Acknowledge | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.12 | Forward SRNS Context Acknowledge | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.5.13 | Forward SRNS Context | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7 | Information Elements | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.0 | General | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.A | Handling ASN.1/PER encoded parameters | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.1 | Cause | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.2 | International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.3 | Routeing Area Identity (RAI) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.4 | Temporary Logical Link Identity (TLLI) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.5 | Packet TMSI (P-TMSI) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.9 | P-TMSI Signature | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.10 | MS Validated | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.13 | Tunnel Endpoint Identifier Data I | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.14 | Tunnel Endpoint Identifier Control Plane | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.15 | Tunnel Endpoint Identifier Data II | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.18 | RANAP Cause | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.19 | RAB Context | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.23 | Charging Characteristics | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.28 | MM Context | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.29 | PDP Context | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.30 | Access Point Name | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.32 | GSN Address | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.34 | Quality of Service (QoS) Profile | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.37 | Target Identification | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.38 | UTRAN Transparent Container | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.39 | RAB Setup Information | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.45 | PDP Context Prioritization | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.45A | Additional RAB Setup Information | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.46 | Private Extension | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.47 | SGSN Number | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.50 | RAT Type | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.61 | Source RNC PDCP context info | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.63 | Hop Counter | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.64 | Selected PLMN ID | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.72 | BSS Container | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.73 | Cell Identification | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.74 | PDU Numbers | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.75 | BSSGP Cause | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.78 | List of set-up PFCs | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.79 | PS Handover XID Parameters | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.81 | Direct Tunnel Flags | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.90 | Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.96 | CSG ID | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.97 | CSG Membership Indication (CMI) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.99 | UE Network Capability | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.100 | UE-AMBR | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.101 | APN-AMBR with NSAPI | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.104 | Signalling Priority Indication with NSAPI | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.105 | Higher bitrates than 16 Mbps flag | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.109 | STN-SR | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.110 | C-MSISDN | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 7.7.111 | Extended RANAP Cause | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 8.0 | Control Plane (GTP-C) | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 8.1 | Control Plane Protocol | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 8.2 | Usage of the GTP-C Header | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 10.1 | UDP/IP | Mandatory | Supported | For GTP-C messages |
| 10.1.1 | UDP Header | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 10.1.1.1 | Request Messages | Mandatory | Supported | For GTP-C messages |
| 10.1.1.2 | Response Messages | Mandatory | Supported | For GTP-C messages |
| 11.0 | Error Handling | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1 | Protocol Errors | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.1 | Different GTP Versions | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.2 | GTP Message Length Errors | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.3 | Unknown GTP Signalling Message | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.4 | Unexpected GTP Signalling Message | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.5 | Missing Mandatorily Present Information Element | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.6 | Invalid IE Length | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.7 | Invalid Mandatory Information Element | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.8 | Invalid Optional Information Element | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.9 | Unknown Information Element | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.10 | Out of Sequence Information Elements | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.11 | Unexpected Information Element | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 11.1.12 | Repeated Information Elements | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 13.0 | IP, The Networking Technology used by GTP | Mandatory | Supported | |
| 13.1 | IP Version | Mandatory | Supported | Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 IP Version. |
Optional items⚓︎
The specification leaves these 4 items to the implementation; 1 is 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.
4 optional items
| Ref. | Item | Support | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.7.55 | MBMS UE Context | Not supported | Not supported. |
| 7.7.107 | Additional MM context for SRVCC | Not supported | Not supported. |
| 7.7.108 | Additional flags for SRVCC | Not supported | Not supported. |
| 11.1.13 | Incorrect Optional Information Elements | Supported | Treated as not present in the message |
Assessed 2026-09-15 against TS 29.060 version 15.2.0.