The control plane stack consists of protocols for control and support of the user plane functions:
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controlling the configuration of the ProSe-enabled UE;
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controlling ProSe Direct Discovery;
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controlling the set-up of the connection between the Remote UE and the ProSe UE-to-Network Relay; and
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controlling the attributes of an established network access connection, such as activation of an IP address.
The following control planes are used in E-UTRAN mode.
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ProSe Control Signalling between UE and ProSe Function is carried over the user plane and is specified in TS 24.334.