Standards Compliance
The PCF is one of the control plane network functions (NFs) of the 5G core network. The PCF uses different interfaces to communicate with the other NFs or nodes, for example, the N7 interface exists between the SMF and PCF. Each of the PCF interfaces complies with a specific version of 3GPP specification.
Use the following table to determine the compliance mapping of each PCF interface and the 3GPP Standards specification versions.
Interface |
Relationship |
3GPP Specification |
Version |
---|---|---|---|
Rx |
Reference point for interworking with AF and PCF. |
29.214 Release 15 |
15.1.0 |
N5 |
Reference point between AF and PCF. |
29.514 Release 16 |
16.7.0 |
N7 |
Reference point between SMF and PCF. |
29.510 Release 15 |
15.4.0 and 15.2.0 |
N15 |
Reference point between AMF and PCF. |
29.507 Release 15 |
15.4.0 |
N36 |
Reference point between UDR and PCF |
29.519 Release 15 |
15.4.0 |
N28 |
Reference point between PCF and CHF |
29.594 Release 15 |
15.4.0 and 15.2.0 |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
Reference point between PCF and external subscriber profile. |
NA |
RFC 4511 Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) |
Nnrf |
Reference point between PCF and NRF. |
29.510 Release 15 |
15.4.0 and 15.4.0 |