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FAR

FAR

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FAR is the 3GPP forwarding action rule that defines how a User Plane Function handles packets, specifying actions like forwarding, buffering, or dropping.

Introduced
Rel-14
Specifications
9 specs
Category
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Introduced
Rel-14
Specifications
9 specs
FAR Description Purpose Detected Changes Specifications

Description

Forwarding Action Rule

Purpose & Motivation

Detected Changes Across Releases

from 3GPP Change Requests

Specific changes extracted from the „Change history“ tables of 3GPP specifications (8 CRs across 3 releases). Complements the general historical overview above with the evidence-based evolution of this function.

Rel-15 3 changes
Rel-16 4 changes
  • Clarification to Create PDR/FAR/URR/QER/BAR/MAR IEs in a modification message TS 29.244CR0295
  • UL FAR in UL CL or BP towards Local PSA TS 29.244CR0297
  • Activating a predefined FAR/URR/QER TS 29.244CR0356
  • Clarification on the FAR ID for Quota Action TS 29.244CR0514
Rel-18 1 change
  • Substitute FAR when exhausting a Volume Quota or a Time Quota TS 29.244CR0726

Defining Specifications

3GPP specifications that define or reference FAR, with the latest known release. Sourced from the 3GPP document catalog — see methodology.

SpecificationTitleRelease
TS 23.501 vk20 5G System Architecture Stage 2 Rel-20
TS 26.804 vk00 5G Media Streaming Architecture Extensions Rel-20
TS 29.244 vk00 Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) Specification Rel-20
TS 38.113 vj20 BS Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Rel-19
TS 38.191 vj30 Ambient IoT RF Characteristics Rel-19
TS 38.769 vk00 Ambient IoT Solutions in NR Rel-20
TS 38.774 vj20 RF Requirements for Low-Power Wake-up Signal and Receiver Rel-19
TS 38.821 vg20 NR Support for Non-Terrestrial Networks Rel-16
TR 38.869 vi00 Study on low-power wake up signal and receiver for NR Rel-18