Session Management Function

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The Session Management Function is a core 5G network function responsible for establishing, modifying, and releasing user data sessions and managing associated policy and quality-of-service parameters.

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Session Management Function canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 5G core network function
abbreviation SMF
belongsTo Service-Based Architecture of 5G Core
linked to: 5G Core
controls User Plane Function
definedIn 3GPP 5G System Architecture
linked to: 5G System
exposesService Nsmf_EventExposure service
Nsmf_PDUSession service
hasRole IP address allocation
PDU session management
QoS management
policy enforcement
session context management
session establishment
session modification
session release
traffic steering
interactsWith Access and Mobility Management Function
Application Function
Authentication Server Function
Network Slice Selection Function
Policy Control Function
Unified Data Management
manages PDU sessions
QoS parameters
session policy parameters
user plane resources
partOf 5G Core Network
linked to: 5G Core
performs PDU session authentication and authorization procedures
PDU session modification procedures
PDU session release procedures
UPF configuration
UPF re-selection
charging control related to sessions
selects User Plane Function
specifiedBy 3GPP TS 23.501
3GPP TS 23.502
3GPP TS 29.502
supports Ethernet PDU sessions
IPv4 addressing
IPv6 addressing
SSC mode 1
SSC mode 2
SSC mode 3
Unstructured PDU sessions
usesInterface N10
N11
N4
N7
Nsmf_EventExposure
Nsmf_PDUSession

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Access and Mobility Management Function interfacesWith Session Management Function
Unified Data Repository accessedBy Session Management Function
Unified Data Repository relatedTo Session Management Function
Policy Control Function communicatesWith Session Management Function