The present document describes use cases and aspects related to interconnect of SNPNs as well as Scalable SNPN Interconnect with dynamic connections.
Potential service requirements are derived for these use cases and are consolidated in a dedicated chapter.
The report ends with recommendations regarding the continuation of the work.
The following documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of the present document.
References are either specific (identified by date of publication, edition number, version number, etc.) or non-specific.
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For the purposes of the present document, the terms given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. A term defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same term, if any, in TR 21.905.
SNPN Credential Provider:
Entity within the 5G system that creates and manages identity information and provides authentication services for those identities for the purpose of accessing a SNPN
Interconnect:
interaction between two SNPNs, or between a SNPN and a SNPN Credential Provider, allowing users subscribed to one SNPN (or to the SNPN Credential Provider) to use the other SNPN
Standalone Non-Public Network:
an NPN that does not rely on network functions provided by a Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)
For the purposes of the present document, the abbreviations given in TR 21.905 and the following apply. An abbreviation defined in the present document takes precedence over the definition of the same abbreviation, if any, in TR 21.905.
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