Aug 29, 2022 · 7 min read · Note: This is up to date as of August 29, 2022. SMF [1] is a Control Plane (CP) function that manages the session-related context with the UPF. It creates, updates, and removes sessions. It also allocates the IP addresses to each PDU session. SMF p...
Join discussionJun 27, 2022 · 4 min read · Note: This is up to date as of June 27, 2022. UDM [1] UDM (Unified Data Management) is a front-end part of the UDR which makes subscription-related data available to the different network functions at their request. It supplies the information to t...
Join discussionJun 22, 2022 · 3 min read · Note: This is up to date as of June 22, 2022. AUSF [1] is a Control Plane (CP) function, and as its name sounds, it manages the authentication-related procedures in the 5GS (5G System). It provides a UE authentication service to the AMF and derives...
Join discussionJun 2, 2022 · 7 min read · Note: This is up to date as of July 2, 2022. AMF (Access and Mobility Management Function) [1] is a Control Plane (CU) function in the 5G Core Network (CN). gNodeB first needs to connect with AMF to access any 5G services. AMF is the only Network F...
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