Specification #: 23.203
Reference: 23.203
Title: Policy and charging control architecture
Status: Under change control
Type: Technical specification (TS)
Initial planned Release: Release 7
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Primary responsible group: SA 2
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Balazs Bertenyi
Nokia Networks
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Parent Specifications
Spec #TypeTitleStatusPrime grp 
23.803
TR
Evolution of policy control and charging
Wdrn(CC)
S2
See details
23.800
TR
Study on Application Based Charging (ABC); Stage 2
UCC
S2
See details
23.125
TS
Overall high level functionality and architecture impacts of flow based charging; Stage 2
UCC
S2
See details
progress
Child Specifications
Spec #TypeTitleStatusPrime grp 
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progress
Related Work Items
UIDAcronymTitleResp. grp(s) 
32082
PCC
Evolution of Policy Control and Charging
S2 , S5 , C1 , C3
See details True
1273
IMS
Provisioning of IP-based multimedia services
NP , S1 , S2 , S3 , S5 , T1 , T3 , R5
See details False
11058
Stage 3 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
C1 , C4
See details False
11066
CT1 aspects of Stage 3 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
C1
See details False
13032
Deleted - CT3 aspects of Stage 3 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
C3
See details False
31085
Stage 1 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
S1
See details False
32045
EMC1
PS domain and IMS impacts for supporting IMS Emergency calls (EMC1)
S1 , S2 , C1 , C4
See details False
32085
FS_SAE
Study on 3GPP System Architecture Evolution
S2 , S3
See details False
32091
VCC
Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
S1 , S2 , S5 , C1 , C4
See details False
32100
EMC1
Stage 2 Specification Phase - IMS-level
S2
See details False
32103
Stage 2 for PCC
S2
See details False
32104
TR for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
S2
See details False
32105
Stage 2 for Voice Call Continuity between CS and IMS (incl. I-WLAN)
S2
See details False
32107
ServID
Stage 1,2 of ServID
S1 , S2
See details False
60073
PR,Princs_&_Reqs_(PR)
OAM Principles and High-level Requirements
S5
See details False
60076
QoS
End-to-end UMTS Quality of Service management
N1 , N2 , S2 , T2 , N4
See details False
60132
GPRS
General Packet Radio Service
SMG1 , SMG2 , SMG7 , N1 , N2 , N3 , S1 , S2 , T2 , N4
See details False
320005
SAES
3GPP System Architecture Evolution Specification - Evolved Packet System (non RAN aspects)
S1 , S2 , S3 , S5 , C1 , C3 , C4 , C6
See details False
320030
SAES-St2
Deleted - Stage 2 of architecture for the 3GPP System Architecture Evolution
S2
See details False
350023
SAES-SA
Deleted - SA aspects of System Architecture Evolution
S2
See details False
350024
SAES-SA-HLF
Stage 2 for High level functions
S2
See details False
350025
SAES-LTE
SAE for LTE access
S2 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
370006
SAES-SA-FP_LTE-GTP-St2
Stage 2 for SAES-SA-FP_LTE with GTP variant
S2
See details False
380064
IMS_EMER_GPRS_EPS
Support for IMS Emergency Calls over GPRS and EPS
R2 , R3 , S1 , S2 , S3 , C1 , C3 , C4 , R5
See details False
380071
IMS_Comm_GqRx_Harm
Deleted - Harmonization of Gq'/Rx for Common IMS
S2
See details False
390008
SAES-SA-FP_3GPP
Stage 2 GPRS for EPC (23.060, etc.)
S2
See details False
390018
SAES
Issues for CT1 TR 24.801
C1
See details False
390019
SAES
Issues for CT3 TR 29.804
C3
See details False
390020
SAES
Deleted - Issues for CT4 TR 29.803
C4
See details False
390021
SAES
CT6 aspects of SAE
C6
See details False
390033
HNB
UTRA HNB
RP , S5
See details False
390036
SAES-CSFB
CS Fallback in EPS
S2 , C1 , C4
See details False
390039
SAES-IMS_LBO
System enhancements for the use of IMS services in local breakout
S2
See details False
390051
CIMS_3GPP2
Stage 2 CIMS_3GPP2
S2
See details False
390172
SAES-SA-FP_n3GPP
Stage 3 security aspects for MIPv4 Access
C1
See details False
400035
EHNB
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R2 , R3 , R4 , S1 , S2 , S3 , S5 , GP , C1 , C6 , R5
See details False
410030
NIMTC
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R2 , R3 , S1 , S2 , S5 , G2 , G3new , C1 , C4 , C6 , R5
See details False
410037
IMS_EMER_GPRS_EPS
Stage 2 for IMS Emergency Calls over GPRS and EPS
S2
See details False
430034
MUPSAP
Multiple PDN Connection to the Same APN for PMIP-based Interfaces
S2 , C1 , C4
See details False
430134
MUPSAP
Stage 2 for Multiple PDN Connection to the Same APN for PMIP-based Interfaces
S2
See details False
450038
SIPTO
Stage 2/3 for SIPTO for macro networks
S2 , C1 , C4
See details False
450043
IFOM
Stage 2 for IP Flow Mobility and seamless WLAN offload
S2
See details False
450046
ECSRA_LAA
Stage 2 for Enabling Coder Selection and Rate Adaptation for UTRAN and E-UTRAN for Load Adaptive Applications
S2
See details False
450138
SIPTO
Stage 2 for SIPTO for macro networks
S2
See details False
460026
BBAI
Support for BroadBand Forum Accesses Interworking
S1 , S2 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
460329
ePRIOR-St2
Stage 2 on eMPS for CSFB
S2
See details False
460429
ePRIOR-St2
Stage 2 on eMPS for EPS Bearer Service
S2
See details False
460529
ePRIOR-St2
Stage 2 on eMPS for IMS Aspects
S2
See details False
470023
BBAI
Stage 2 BB I: BBF interworking with home routed traffic for WLAN and H(e)NB
S2
See details False
470024
BBAI_BBII-CTofldS2
Stage 2 BB II: BBF interworking with offload in access network for WLAN and for H(e)NB
S2
See details False
470025
Deleted - Stage 2 BB III: BBF convergence and network based mobility
S2
See details False
480037
SMOG
S2b Mobility based on GTP
S2 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
480038
NWK-PL2IMS
Network-provided Location information for IMS (NETLOC)
S1 , S2 , S5 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
480137
SMOG
Stage 2 for S2b Mobility based on GTP
S2
See details False
480238
NWK-PL2IMS
Stage 2 for Network-provided Location information for IMS
S2
See details False
490031
QoS_SSL
QoS Control Based on Subscriber Spending Limits
S1 , S2 , S5 , C3
See details False
500006
PEST
Policy Enhancements for Sponsored Connectivity and Coherent Access to Policy related Databases
S2 , C3
See details False
500026
vSRVCC
Single Radio Video Call Continuity for 3G-CS
S2 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
500032
SAPP
Service Awareness and Privacy Policies
S1 , S2 , C3
See details False
500106
PEST
Stage 2 for Policy Enhancements for Sponsored Connectivity and Coherent Access to Policy related Databases
S2
See details False
500126
vSRVCC
Stage 2 for Single Radio Video Call Continuity for 3G-CS
S2
See details False
500232
SAPP
Stage 2 for Service Awareness and Privacy Policies
S2
See details False
510043
QoS_SSL
Stage 2 for QoS Control Based on Subscriber Spending Limits
S2
See details False
520035
FS_UMONC_sas
Study on Usage Monitoring Enhancements for Service, Application and Subscriber Group
S2
See details False
520235
Deleted - SA5 part of Study on Usage Monitoring Control enhancement
S5
See details False
530045
NOVES-IMSESOM
Stage 2 for Non Voice Emergency Services (Support of IMS Emergency Sessions with Other Media on UTRAN and E-UTRAN)
S2
See details False
530146
SaMOG_WLAN
Stage 2 for S2a Mobility based On GTP and WLAN access to EPC
S2
See details False
560024
P4C
Policy and Charging Control for supporting fixed broadband access networks
S1 , S2 , S5 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
560124
P4C-F
BB1: Policy and Charging Control for supporting traffic from fixed terminals and NSWO (Non Seamless WLAN Offload) traffic from 3GPP UEs in fixed broadband access networks (P4C-F)
S2 , S5 , C1 , C3 , C4
See details False
560224
P4C-TI
BB2: Policy and Charging Control for 3GPP UEs connected to BroadBand Forum access network as Trusted network in Interworking scenario (P4C-TI)
S2
See details False
560324
P4C-S2bc
Deleted - BB3: Policy and Charging Control for 3GPP UEs connected to fixed broadband access network via S2b and S2c reference points for EPC routed traffic (P4C-S2bc)
S2
See details False
560424
P4C-HeNB
Deleted - BB4: Policy and Charging Control for EPC routed traffic over fixed broadband access networks of 3GPP UEs connected via H(e)NB in convergent scenarios (P4C-HeNB)
S2
See details False
560524
P4C-FL2
Deleted - BB5: Policy and Charging Control for supporting Layer 2 traffic in fixed broadband access network (P4C-FL2)
S2
See details False
560624
P4C-TC
Deleted - BB6: Policy and Charging Control for 3GPP UEs connected to fixed broadband access networks via S2a reference point for EPC routed traffic in convergence (P4C-TC)
S2
See details False
562124
P4C-F-SA2
Stage 2 for BB1: Policy and Charging Control for supporting traffic from fixed terminals and NSWO traffic from 3GPP UEs in fixed broadband access networks (P4C-F)
S2
See details False
562224
P4C-TI-SA2
Stage 2 for BB2: Policy and Charging Control for 3GPP UEs connected to BroadBand Forum access network as Trusted network in Interworking scenario (P4C-TI)
S2
See details False
580163
UMONC
Stage 2 for Usage Monitoring Control PCC enhancement
S2
See details False
590039
ABC
Application Based Charging
S2 , S5 , C3
See details False
590139
ABC-SA2
Stage 2 for Application Based Charging
S2
See details False
610140
NETLOC_TWAN-SA2
Stage 2 for Network-provided Location information for IMS Trusted WLAN Access Network (TWAN) case
S2
See details False
620161
CNO_ULI-SA2
Stage 2 for Core Network Overload - User Location Information reporting improvement
S2
See details False
630119
UPCON-DOTCON-SA2
Stage 2 for RAN Downlink Traffic Differentiation, Congestion Detection and Reporting
S2
See details False
640153
DRuMS-SA2
Stage 2 for Double Resource Reuse for Multiple Media Sessions
S2
See details False
732097
ServID
Identification of Communication Services in IMS
S1 , S2 , S5 , C1
See details False
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    7.14.1
    		2012-07-19
    Fixes history table
    		28525SA#567888
    SA#56
    7.14.0
    		2012-06-22
    		28525SA#5635932
    SA#55
    7.13.0
    		2012-03-09
    		28524SA#5542708
    SA#46
    7.12.0
    		2009-12-14
    		26399SA#4629285
    SA#44
    7.11.0
    		2009-06-08
    		26397SA#4439346
    SA#43
    7.10.0
    		2009-03-16
    		26396SA#4326679
    SA#42
    7.9.0
    		2008-12-16
    		25900SA#4222248
    SA#41
    7.8.0
    		2008-09-24
    		25899SA#4127679
    SA#40
    7.7.0
    		2008-06-09
    		25898SA#4035044
    SA#39
    7.6.0
    		2008-03-25
    		25897SA#3913170
    SA#38
    7.5.0
    		2007-12-13
    		25063SA#3824903
    SA#37
    7.4.0
    		2007-09-26
    		25060SA#3725733
    SA#36
    7.3.0
    		2007-06-19
    		25057SA#3611021
    SA#35
    7.2.0
    		2007-03-20
    		25054SA#3525818
    SA#34
    7.1.0
    		2006-12-11
    		24400SA#3420158
    SA#33
    7.0.0
    		2006-10-04
    		24396SA#3319678
    SA#33
    2.0.0
    		2006-10-02
    SP-060586
    		24396SA#335498
    -
    1.2.0
    		2006-09-13
    		  33011
    -
    1.1.0
    		2006-08-11
    		  20293
    SA#32
    1.0.0
    		2006-06-12
    SP-060296
    		24392SA#32564
    -
    0.5.0
    		2006-05-29
    		  18659
    -
    0.4.0
    		2006-03-20
    		  31495
    -
    0.3.1
    		2006-01-27
    		  11993
    -
    0.3.0
    S2-060358
    		  4522
    -
    0.2.1
    		2006-01-04
    		  24273
    -
    0.2.0
    		2006-01-02
    		  21178
    -
    0.1.1
    		2005-10-14
    		  36624
    -
    0.1.0
    		2005-10-14
    		  26417
    -
    0.0.1
    		2005-09-16
    		  16032
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