Policy Control Function The policy is simply a rule for how the 5G system can manage the different users, data sessions or different data flows. The policy themselves can be specified as different levels of granularity such asi) some policies affect all the users in the same mannerii) some policies are user-specific, but it affects …
User Plane Function The primary role of UPF in a 5G system is to provide interconnections toward the external data network. Data networks can be the Internet, IMS, enterprise system etc. In any case, we need UPF to provide connectivity between the 5G network and the data network. 5G technology is itself a mobile technology …
Stateless Design If an application and designed in a way that the application logic is handled by the application entirely and that data lies entirely outside of the application function. Then it is called a stateless design. So we need to keep data, entirely decouples from the application logic. Unified Data Repository It is the …
Session Management Function It is a control plane function in a 5G core network. SMF’s main function is PDU Session Management. PDU Session Management It is simply a logical connection between the device and the end of the user plane function (UPF) which in turn connects to the data network (DN) through the N6 interface. …
Access and Mobility Management Function It is a control plane function in a 5G core network. AMF’s main function is as follows 1. Registration Management When the device is turned on, the device has to try to connect to the network, and then due-process it has to verify and validate that it is connecting to …