Extended and Non-Standard QCI Values Support and Validation

Feature Summary and Revision History

Summary Data

Table 1. Summary Data

Applicable Product(s) or Functional Area

cnSGW-C

Applicable Platform(s)

SMI

Feature Default Setting

Enabled - Always-on

Related Documentation

Revision History

Table 2. Revision History
Revision Details Release

First introduced.

2021.02.3

Feature Description

This feature supports the following:

  • Extended and Non-Standard QCI values as part of CSR | CBR | UBR | MBC call flows

  • Extended and Non-Standard QCI values for DSCP marking

  • Extended and Non-Standard QCI values for VoLTE marking

Validation for Extended and Non-Standard QCI Values

The following Extended QoS Class Identifier (QCI) and Non-Standard QCI (Operator-defined) values are validated for:

  • CSR | CBR | UBR | MBC Call Flows: Validation is done for the following QCI values:

    Extended QCI: 65, 66, 69, 70, 80, 82, 83

    Non-Standard (Operator-defined) QCI: 128-154


    Note

    As part of CSR | CBR | UBR | MBC call flows, values other than Standard / Extended / Operator-defined QCI range are also accepted. However, those values aren’t supported as part of DSCP marking or VoLTE marking CLIs.

  • DSCP Marking: Validation is done for the following QCI values:

    Extended QCI: 65, 66, 69, 70, 80, 82, 83

    Non-Standard (Operator-defined) QCI: 128-154

    For more information on DSCP Marking, see DSCP Marking Support chapter in the UCC Serving Gateway Control Plane Function - Configuration and Administration Guide.

Support and Validation for Extended and Non-Standard QCI Values for VoLTE Marking

In release prior to 2021.02.2, only Standard QCI values 1-9 were supported for VoLTE Marking.

In 2021.02.2 and later releases, support is added and validated for the following Extended and Non-Standard QCI values:

Extended QCI: 65, 66, 69, 70, 80, 82, 83

Non-Standard (Operator-defined) QCI: 128-154

For more information on VoLTE Marking, see VoLTE Call Prioritization chapter in the UCC Serving Gateway Control Plane Function - Configuration and Administration Guide.