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{"name":"R5-210105","title":"New SID: Study on on 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing Testing","source":"China Mobile, China Unicom","contact":"Dan Song","contact-id":86282,"tdoctype":"SID new","for":"Approval","abstract":"5G Network Slicing is one of the most distinctive features provided by 5G NR and is key to meet diversified services requirements in 5G era. With the introduction of 5G network slicing technology, operators will be able to provide network capabilities with different functional characteristics, which will provide e.g. \"exclusive\" network for users with different KPI requirements to ensure a high-quality of service and meet differentiated scenario requirements. 5G network slicing can also help to achieve the goal of improving the efficiency of network resource utilization, optimizing the network construction investment of operators, and building a flexible and agile 5G network.\nThe user experience resulting from the use of 5G network slicing is critical for commercial success, and therefore testing the operation of 5G network slicing is necessary to ensure consistent predictable behaviour. To enable testing the 5G UEs supporting network slicing as they are used in the field the application layer at the device side needs to be included in the testing, as URSP based network slice selection and traffic routing procedures are based on traffic descriptor components (see TS 24.526) passed on by the application layer to the UE protocol stack. The traffic descriptor components that are passed onto the UE protocol stack to be used as a base for the network slice selection when a specific application requests a PDU session are configured within the device. There are no test cases that ascertain that the UE behaves in a consistent and conformant manner when it is configured with a set of traffic descriptor components to be used when an application wishes to communicate over a PDU session and the PDU session establishment in the device is triggered directly from the application layer using the configured set of traffic descriptor components. \nThe Rel-15 CT WI 5GS_Ph1-CT has been 99% completed at CT#82 (June 2018) and Rel-16 CT WI eNS has been 100% completed at CT#88 (December 2019). As stated in the LS from NGMN and GTI (see R5-210018), there is a strong industry demand to define the test methods and test procedures that include the full related UE application layer in the testing of the network slice selection functionality for 5G UE supporting network slicing. \nRAN5 has only defined protocol test cases of NSSAI handling during registration, which is still far away from enough to meet the industry needs on 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing Test. It is justified now to initiate a dedicated SI to create TR for 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing tests and to start the study on the comprehensive solution for it in 3GPP RAN WG5 to meet the market requirements in time.\n4\tObjective\nThe objective of the proposed Study Item is:\n-\tTo study how to define test procedures that will allow the full protocol stack testing of a 5G NR UE supporting network slicing. The test procedures for full protocol stack testing of the network slicing functionality, e.g. how the UE uses configurations matching UE application to traffic descriptor components to select S-NSSAI, will be provided.\n-\tTo study how to define test procedures that will allow the service performance testing of a 5G NR UE supporting network slicing. The test procedures for performance testing of the network slicing service, e.g. application layer throughput and latency, will be provided.\nIt is expected that an embedded client application can be installed on the UE. This is considered the default mode of testing as it provides an accurate simulation of real life usage. \nNOTE 1: The Study Item should take into account industry recommendation from relevant organizations such as GSMA, NGMN and GTI pending on RAN5\u2019s decision on a case by case basis.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":16,"ainumber":"4.5.3","ainame":"\tOther open issues from joint sessions - original A.I. retained","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":1050,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2021-01-28 08:11:55","uploaded":"2021-02-08 10:53:58","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-211309","release":"Rel-16","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_90_Electronic\/Docs\/R5-210105.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-90-e","year":2021,"uicc_affected":null,"me_affected":null,"ran_affected":null,"cn_affected":null,"clauses_affected":null,"crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
{"name":"R5-210106","title":"Proposal for introduction of a New Study Item on 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing Testing","source":"CMCC","contact":"Dan Song","contact-id":86282,"tdoctype":"discussion","for":"Endorsement","abstract":"5G Network Slicing is one of the most distinctive features provided by 5G NR and is key to meet diversified services requirements in 5G era. With the introduction of 5G network slicing technology, operators will be able to provide network capabilities with different functional characteristics, which will provide e.g. \"exclusive\" network for users with different KPI requirements to ensure a high-quality of service and meet differentiated scenario requirements. Users can enjoy more amazing application products, which will further stimulate the development of new industry applications as well as personal applications. Besides, 5G network slicing can also help to achieve the goal of improving the efficiency of network resource utilization, optimizing the network construction investment of operators, and building a flexible and agile 5G network.\nThe user experience resulting from the use of 5G network slicing is critical for commercial success, and therefore testing the operation of 5G network slicing is necessary to ensure consistent predictable behaviour. To enable testing the 5G UEs supporting network slicing as they are used in the field the application layer at the device side needs to be included in the testing, as URSP based network slice selection and traffic routing procedures are based on traffic descriptor components (see TS 24.526) passed on by the application rlayer to the UE protocol stack. The traffic descriptor components that are passed onto the UE protocol stack to be used as a base for the network slice selection when a specific application requests a PDU session are configured within the device. There are no test cases that ascertain that the UE behaves in a consistent and conformant manner when it is configured with a set of traffic descriptor components to be used when an application wishes to communicate over a PDU session and the PDU session establishment in the device is triggered directly from the application layer using the configured set of traffic descriptor components. The test cases for application layer and device implementation specific functionality, e.g. UE policies for URSP, matching UE application to URSP, requesting suitable network slices, are currently outside of the scope being developed by 3GPP RAN5. Suitable test interfaces and test procedures to support the implementation and inter-operability \/ consistency of network slicing for smart devices are required.\nThe Rel-15 CT WI 5GS_Ph1-CT has been 99% completed at CT#82 (June 2018) and Rel-16 CT WI eNS has been 100% completed at CT#88 (December 2019). As stated in the LS from NGMN and GTI (see R5-210018), there is a strong industry demand to define the test methods and test procedures that include the full related UE application layer in the testing of the network slice selection functionality for 5G UE supporting network slicing. \nRAN5 has only defined following protocol test cases of NSSAI handling during registration, which is still far away from enough to meet the industry needs on 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing Test. [..]\n It is proposed that RAN5 discusses and agrees to the following proposals as a guideline for defining 5G NR UE full stack testing for Network Slicing:\nProposal 1: RAN5 to initiate a dedicated SI to study how to define test procedures that will allow the full stack testing of a 5G NR UE supporting Network Slicing.\nProposal 2: RAN5 to create TR to document the findings of the study above on how to implement 5G NR UE full stack testing for Network Slicing.","secretary_remarks":"","agenda_item_sort_order":16,"ainumber":"4.5.3","ainame":"\tOther open issues from joint sessions - original A.I. retained","tdoc_agenda_sort_order":1060,"status":"revised","reservation_date":"2021-01-28 08:11:55","uploaded":"2021-02-08 10:52:40","revisionof":"","revisedto":"R5-211317","release":"Rel-16","crspec":"","crspecversion":"","workitem":"","crnumber":"","crrevision":"","crcategory":"","tsg_crp":"","lsreplyto":"","lsto":"","Cc":"","lsoriginalls":"","lsreply":"","link":"https:\/\/www.3gpp.org\/ftp\/TSG_RAN\/WG5_Test_ex-T1\/TSGR5_90_Electronic\/Docs\/R5-210106.zip","group":"R5","meeting":"R5-90-e","year":2021,"uicc_affected":null,"me_affected":null,"ran_affected":null,"cn_affected":null,"clauses_affected":null,"crsinpack":null,"crsinpacknumber":0},
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