Content for TS 32.297 Word version: 18.1.0

3.1 Definitions 3.2 Symbols 3.3 Abbreviations
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1 Scope p. 6

The present document is part of a series of Technical Specifications (TSs) that specify charging functionality and charging management in 3GPP networks. The 3GPP core network charging architecture and principles are specified in TS 32.240, which provides an umbrella for other charging management TSs that specify:

the content of the CDRs per domain / subsystem / service (offline and converged charging);
the content of real-time charging messages per domain / subsystem / service (online and converged charging);
the functionality of online, offline and converged charging for those domains / subsystems / services;
the interfaces that are used in the charging framework to transfer the charging information (i.e. CDRs or charging events)

The complete document structure for these TSs is defined in TS 32.240.

The present document specifies file based mechanism used to transfer the CDRs from the network to the operator's billing domain (e.g. the post-processing system or a mediation device).

The present document is related to other 3GPP charging TSs as follows:

The common 3GPP charging architecture is specified in TS 32.240;
The parameters, abstract syntax and encoding rules for the CDRs are specified in TS 32.298;
A transaction based mechanism for the transfer of CDRs within the network is specified in TS 32.295.
The 3GPP Diameter application that is used for offline and online charging is specified in TS 32.299.
The services, operations and procedures of charging, using Service Based Interface are specified in TS 32.290.
The charging service of 5G system is specified in TS 32.291.

All terms, definitions and abbreviations used in the present document, that are common across 3GPP TSs, are defined in the 3GPP Vocabulary, TR 21.905. Those that are common across charging management in 3GPP domains services, or subsystems are provided in the umbrella document TS 32.240 and are copied into clause 3 of the present document for ease of reading. Finally, those items that are specific to the present document are defined exclusively in the present document.

Furthermore, requirements that govern the charging work are specified in TS 22.115.

2 References p. 7

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.
For a specific reference, subsequent revisions do not apply.
For a non-specific reference, the latest version applies. In the case of a reference to a 3GPP document (including a GSM document), a non-specific reference implicitly refers to the latest version of that document in the same Release as the present document.

[1]

TS 32.240: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging architecture and principles".

[2] - [9] Void.

[10]

TS 32.250: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Circuit Switched (CS) domain charging".

[11]

TS 32.251: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Packet Switched (PS) domain charging".

[12] Void.

[13]

TS 32.253: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Control Plane (CP) data transfer domain charging".

[14]

TS 32.254: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Exposure function Northbound Application Program Interfaces (APIs) charging".

[15]

TS 32.255: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G Data connectivity domain charging; stage 2".

[16]

TS 32.256: "Charging management; 5G connection and mobility domain charging; Stage 2".

[17]

TS 32.257: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Edge computing domain charging; stage 2".

[18] - [19] Void

[20]

TS 32.260: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) charging".

[21] - [29]

Void.

[30]

TS 32.270: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) charging".

[31]

TS 32.271: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Location Services (LCS) charging".

[32]

TS 32.272: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Push-to-talk over Cellular (PoC) charging".

[33]

TS 32.273: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service (MBMS) charging".

[34]

TS 32.274: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Short Message Service (SMS) charging".

[35]

TS 32.275: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Multimedia Telephony (MMTel) charging".

[36]

Void.

[37]

TS 32.277: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Proximity-based Services (ProSe) Charging".

[38]

TS 32.278: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Monitoring Event charging".

[39] - [42] Void.

[43]

TS 32.282: "Charging management; Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) charging".

[44] - [50] Void.

[50]

TS 32.299: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Diameter charging application".

[51]

TS 32.298: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging Data Record (CDR) encoding rules description".

[52] Void.

[53]

TS 32.296: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Online Charging System (OCS) applications and interfaces".

[54]

TS 32.295: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging Data Record (CDR) transfer".

[55] - [56] Void.

[57]

TS 32.290: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G system; Services, operations and procedures of charging using Service Based Interface (SBI)".

[58]

TS 32.291: "Telecommunication management; Charging management; 5G system; Charging service, stage 3".

[59] - [99] Void.

[100]

TR 21.905: "Vocabulary for 3GPP Specifications".

[101]

TS 22.115: "Service aspects; Charging and billing".

[102] - [199]

Void.

[200]

TS 23.078: "Customised Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic (CAMEL); Stage 2".

[201]

TS 32.341: "Telecommunication management; File Transfer (FT) Integration Reference Point (IRP); Requirements".

[202]

TS 32.342: "Telecommunication management; File Transfer (FT) Integration Reference Point (IRP); Information Service (IS)".

[203]

TS 32.343: "Telecommunication management; File Transfer (FT) Integration Reference Point (IRP); Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) Solution Set (SS)".

[204]

TS 32.344: "Telecommunication management; File Transfer (FT) Integration Reference Point (IRP); Common Management Information Protocol (CMIP) Solution Set (SS)".
→ to date, withdrawn by 3GPP

[205] - [299] Void

[300]

TS 28.201: "Charging management; Network slice performance and analytics charging in the 5G System (5GS); Stage 2".

[301]

TS 28.202: "Charging management; Network slice management charging in the 5G System (5GS); Stage 2

[302]

TS 28.203: "Charging management; Network slice admission control charging in the 5G System (5GS)".

[303]

TS 28.204: "Charging management; Network slice-specific authentication and authorization charging in the 5G System (5GS); Stage 2".

[304] - [399] Void

[400]

RFC 959 (1985): "File Transfer Protocol".

[401]

ATIS-PP-0300075.1.200X: "Usage Data Management for Packet-Based Services - Service Neutral Protocol Specification for Billing Applications"

[402]

IPDR "IPDR/File Transfer Protocol":

[403]

IPDR "IPDR/SP Protocol Specification":

3 Definitions, symbols and abbreviations p. 10

3.1 Definitions p. 10

For the purposes of the present document, the terms and definitions given in TR 21.905, TS 32.240 and the following apply:

Billing Domain:

part of the operator network, which is outside the telecommunication network that receives and processes charging information from the core network charging functions. It includes functions that can provide billing mediation and billing or other (e.g. statistical) end applications. It is only applicable to offline charging (see "Online Charging System" for equivalent functionality in online charging).

charging:

function within the telecommunications network and the associated OCS/BD components whereby information related to a chargeable event is collected, formatted, transferred and evaluated in order to make it possible to determine usage for which the charged party may be billed (offline charging) or the subscriber's account balance may be debited / credited (online charging).

Charging Data Record (CDR):

formatted collection of information about one or more chargeable event(s) (e.g. time of call set-up, duration of the call, amount of data transferred, etc) for use in billing and accounting. For each party to be charged for parts of or all charges of the chargeable event(s) a separate CDR is generated, i.e. more than one CDR may be generated for a single chargeable event, e.g. because of its long duration, or because more than one charged party is to be charged.

charging function:

entity inside the core network domain, subsystem or service that is involved in charging for that domain, subsystem or service.

circuit switched domain:

domain within GSM / UMTS in which information is transferred in circuit switched mode.

domain:

part of the 3GPP telecommunication network that provides network resources using a certain bearer technology.

GPRS:

packet switched bearer and radio services for GSM and UMTS systems.

middle tier TS:

term used for the 3GPP charging TSs that specify the domain / subsystem / service specific, online and offline, charging functionality. These are all the TSs in the numbering range from TS 32.250 to TS 32.27x; e.g. TS 32.250 for the CS domain, or TS 32.270 for the MMS service. Currently, there is only one "tier 1" charging TS in 3GPP, which is TS 32.240 that specifies the charging architecture and principles. Finally, there are a number of top tier charging TSs in the 32.29x [5x] numbering range that specify common charging aspects such as parameter definitions, encoding rules, the common billing domain interface or common charging applications.

near real-time:

near real-time charging and billing information is to be generated, processed, and transported to a desired conclusion in less than one (1) minute.

offline charging:

charging mechanism where charging information does not affect, in real-time, the service rendered.

online charging:

charging mechanism where charging information can affect, in real-time, the service rendered and therefore a direct interaction of the charging mechanism with session/service control is required.

packet switched domain:

domain in which data is transferred between core network elements.

real-time:

real-time charging and billing information is to be generated, processed, and transported to a desired conclusion in less than 1 second.

3.2 Symbols p. 10

For the purposes of the present document, the following symbols apply:

Bam

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the 5G connection and mobility CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Circuit Switched CGF to the BD.

Bcp

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the CP data transfer CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the 5G Data Connectivity CGF to the BD.

Bea

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Exposure function API CGF to the BD.

Bec

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Edge Computing CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the IMS CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the GMLC CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the MMS CGF to the BD.

Bmb

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the MBMS CGF to the BD.

Bmn

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Monitoring Event CGF to the BD.

Bns

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Network slice CGF to the BD.

Bnsac

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the NSACF CGF to the BD.

Bnssaa

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the NSSAAF CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the OCF CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the Packet Switched CGF to the BD.

Bpr

Reference point for CDR file transfer between ProSe CGF and the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer for CAMEL services to the BD, i.e. from the SCF CGF to the BD.

Bsm

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from SMS CGF to the BD

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the PoC CGF to the BD.

Btsn

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the TSN CGF to the BD.

Reference point for the CDR file transfer from the WLAN CGF to the BD (discontinued in Release 12).

Reference point for CDR file transfer between any (generic) 3G domain, subsystem or service CGF and the BD.

Reference point for CDR transfer between a CDF and the CGF.

Offline Charging Reference Point between the CTF within a 3G network entity and the CDF.

3.3 Abbreviations p. 11

For the purposes of the present document, the following abbreviations apply:

bcd

binary coded decimal

Billing Domain

CAMEL

Customised Applications for Mobile network Enhanced Logic

CDF

Charging Data Function

CDR

Charging Data Record

CGF

Charging Gateway Function

Control Plane

Circuit Switched

CTF

Charging Trigger Function

EPS

Evolved Packet System

E-UTRAN

Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

GMLC

Gateway MLC

GPRS

General Packet Radio Service

IMS

IP Multimedia Subsystem

Internet Protocol

IPDR

Internet Protocol Detail Record

I-WLAN

Interworking WLAN

LAN

Local Area Network

MBMS

Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service

MLC

Mobile Location Center

MMS

Multimedia Messaging Service

OAM&P

Operation, Administration, Maintenance and Provisioning

OCF

Online Charging Function

OCS

Online Charging System

PoC

Push-to-talk over Cellular

ProSe

Proximity-based Services

Packet Switched

SCF

Service Control Function

SMS

Short Message Service

TSN

Time sensitive networking

UTC

Universal Time Coordinated

WLAN

Wireless LAN