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PFDF

PFDF

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PFDF is the Packet Flow Description Function, which is a 3GPP network function that provides packet flow descriptions for traffic detection and policy enforcement to the Traffic Detection Function.

Introduced
Rel-14
Specifications
18 specs
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Introduced
Rel-14
Specifications
18 specs
PFDF Description Purpose Detected Changes Specifications

Description

Packet Flow Description Function

Purpose & Motivation

Detected Changes Across Releases

from 3GPP Change Requests

Specific changes extracted from the „Change history“ tables of 3GPP specifications (2 CRs across 2 releases). Complements the general historical overview above with the evidence-based evolution of this function.

Rel-15 1 change
  • Corrections of parameters on SCEF-PFDF interface TS 23.682CR0308
Rel-18 1 change
  • PFDF consume Application Detection analytics from NWDAF TS 23.503CR0783

Defining Specifications

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

SpecificationTitleRelease
TS 23.203 vk00 Policy and Charging Control Architecture Rel-20
TS 23.503 vk20 5G System Policy and Charging Control Framework Rel-20
TS 23.682 vj30 Architecture for MTC and SCEF Enhancements Rel-19
TS 26.512 vj30 5G Media Streaming Protocols and APIs Rel-19
TS 26.804 vk00 5G Media Streaming Architecture Extensions Rel-20
TS 29.122 vk00 T8 Reference Point Protocol for SCEF and SCS/AS Rel-20
TS 29.212 vj10 Diameter-based Gx, Gxx, Sd, St Interfaces Rel-19
TS 29.213 vj30 PCC Procedures and Flows Rel-19
TS 29.250 vj00 Nu Reference Point Stage 3 Specification Rel-19
TS 29.251 vj00 Gw/Gwn Reference Points Stage 3 Specification Rel-19
TS 29.512 vk00 Session Management Policy Control Service Rel-20
TS 29.513 vk00 Policy and Charging Control in 5G System Rel-20
TS 29.520 vk00 5G Network Data Analytics Function Services Rel-20
TS 29.522 vk00 NEF Northbound Interface Specification Rel-20
TS 29.551 vk00 3GPP TS 29551 vk00: PFD Management Service Specification Rel-20
TS 29.552 vk00 Network Data Analytics Procedures and Data Collection Rel-20
TS 29.890 vg00 CT3 5G System Technical Report Rel-16
TS 32.299 vj00 Diameter Charging Applications for 3GPP Rel-19