Hi Satoru,

Thank you for reviewing the changes in 3.3, rev 18 and for the detailed 
comments.

The text in the draft should be revised. Broad outline of revision:  
- EP_Transport/.../ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT with UDP source port number/range is 
provisioned (before PDU session setup) for each slice (S-NSSAI) that the 3GPP 
UP node supports. 
  This uses data structures in 28.541 (details in response - email below).
- During PDU session setup, N2/N4 signaling carries S-NSSAI for the PDU session 
and is provided to the 3GPP user plane nodes. 
   N2/N4 signaling is in 23.502, 4.3.2 and 38.413 (NGAP - N2), 29.244 (PFCP - 
N4).
The ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT /UDP source port number can thus be associated and used 
when forwarding a GTP-U packet.

Detailed responses and proposed text changes are inline below and tagged [-- 
Response --].

Regards,
John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Satoru Matsushima <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 9:40 AM
> To: Kaippallimalil John <[email protected]>
> Cc: dmm <[email protected]>; dmm-chairs <[email protected]>; Charles Eckel
> (eckelcu) <[email protected]>; Lionel Morand <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: draft-ietf-dmm-tn-aware-mobility-18
> 
> Hi John, thank you for the update.
> 
> As you mentioned, I reviewed section 3.3 in terms of both the prior to PDU
> session establishment, and during PDU session establishment.
> 
> In section 3.3 para 2, the draft says below:
> 
> > 3GPP user plane nodes (gNB, UPF) are provisioned with GTP transport
> > interface information parameters in [TS.28.541-3GPP] for an S-NSSAI.
> >
> 
> But I couldn't find exact IOC or attribute defined in TS28.541 to bind GTP
> transport interface info parameters for an S-NSSAI.
> Can you please indicate where the IOC and/or the attribute defined in
> TS28.541?
 [-- Response 1--]: Good point - 3GPP only configures S-NSSAI in N4/N2, and 
does not carry the S-NSSAI in GTP-U.
The text "for an S-NSSAI" should be removed. The sentence could be revised to:
    "The 3GPP user plane nodes (gNB, UPF) are provisioned with GTP transport 
interface information parameters in [TS.28.541-3GPP].
Each EP_Transport is configured with ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT containing UDP source 
port number/range for each of the slices (S-NSSAI) supported by the 3GPP user 
plane node.
The "ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT" is an enumerated value in connectionPointId 
(externalEndPointRefList) attribute in EP_Transport."

> 
> Also in section 3.3 para 3, the draft says below:
> 
> > During PDU session setup, the 5G control plane configures parameters
> > to setup the user plane for the PDU session across F1-U, N3 and N9
> > interfaces. They include the S-NSSAI and corresponding EP_Transport
> > information which contains the IP address interface of the GTP-U
> > destination and the connectionPointID with attachment circuit
> > information. The 3GPP user plane node can now associate the
> > provisioned slice and EP_transport to that signaled for the PDU
> > session.
> >
> 
> I suppose that the above text implies N2, or N4 interface procedures since it
> describes PDU session establishment.
> But I couldn't find neither EP_Transport nor connectionPointID parameters in
> both the N2 (TS38.413) and N4 (TS29.244).
> So can you please indicate where those parameters are included in the N2 and
> N4?
     [-- Response 2 --]: Agree, EP_Transport and connectionPointID are not 
configured per PDU session, only the S-NSSAI is.
Will revise the text to reflect this:
" During PDU session setup, the 5G control plane configures parameters to setup 
the user plane for the PDU session across F1-U, N3 and N9 interfaces. 
They include the S-NSSAI which allows for the previously configured 
EP_Transport/ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT (with UDP source port number/range) 
to be used when forwarding a GTP-U packet belonging to the PDU session."

> 
> In addition, the Fig.3 in the draft depicts EP_Transport info model which
> includes some attributes of the connectionPointIDType, and the
> connectionPointID.
> But I couldn't find those attributes in EP_Transport IOC in TS28.541.
> So can you please indicate where those attributes are defined in EP_Transport
> IOC?
      [-- Response --]: TS28.541, section 6.3.18 : EP_Transport Attributes ( 
6.3.18.2) refers to externalEndPointRefList (defined in 6.4.1).
6.4.1 (externalendPointRefList identifies a list of ConnectionPointInfo 
(6.3.41) -> connectionPointIdType (6.4.1) - one of which is 
"ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT".
I did not add these pointers to sections in the specification since the slice 
mapping concepts in the draft/RFC should be possible to use even as 3GPP 
standards evolve.

> 
> Best regards,
> --satoru
> 
> 
> 
> > 2025/04/22 4:26、Kaippallimalil John
> <[email protected]>のメール:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >  I do appreciate all the detailed reviews and comments after rev 17, and
> during IETF 122 dmm session.
> > The following updates have been made to address comments:
> > • Comment that slice types listed in section 1 should be exemplary
> > (updated in first para, section 1)
> >
> > • Clarify relation between 5QI/slices. Updated in section 2 (snippet below):
> > “The TN PE does not consider 5QI in the DSCP or GTP-U header for mapping
> the 5G slice. 3GPP QoS with 5QI and corresponding DSCP mapping can be
> applied to traffic flows  in PDU sessions in the slice independently.”
> >
> > • Comment in IETF 122: “S-NSSAI and relation to EP_Transport is not clear”
> > Revised section 3 as follows.
> > Split the original section 3.2 into 2 sections (3.2 and 3.3) as that 
> > section was
> getting too long.
> > Aspects of 3GPP slice configuration are now in section 3.2 and no changes to
> the text there were needed.
> > Text in section 3.3 is revised to describe configuration related to S-NSSAI,
> EP_Transport on 3GPP nodes and IP PE, both prior to PDU session
> establishment, and during PDU session establishment.
> > The changes can be found in paragraphs 2 and 3 of section 3.3.
> > Also, a few changes in section 5.1 to link the changes in 3.3 to the ACaaS
> extension for UDP tunnel.
> >
> > And thank you - Charles and Lionel - for volunteering to review this new
> revision.
> >  Links to the new revision:
> > Datatracker:
> >
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> >  Best Regards,
> > John
> 

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