>From whole of device configuration view, IMHO it makes more sense if
extending the 3gpp network slicing yang model (i.e.,
3gpp_ns_nrm_networkslicesubnet.yang) by specifying udp tunnel with port
number/range could be possible, either in this draft or in
3gpp_ns_nrm_networkslicesubnet.yang.

Best regards,
--satoru




On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 1:02 AM Behcet Sarikaya <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Take it to 3GPP John, they will accept it.
>
> Behcet
>
> On Wed, May 7, 2025 at 4:52 AM Satoru Matsushima <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Hi John, thanks for more clarifications. But I'm still unclear on the
>> following points:
>>
>> 1. The figure 3 in the draft does not exactly follow the info model
>> defined in TS28.541, which is confusing.
>>
>> 2. As TS28.541 defined, "ATTACHMENT_CIRCUIT" name in a
>> "connectionPointId" seems to be the glue to bind an attachment circuit with
>> UDP source port to an EP_Transport. But there is no text to describe that
>> idea in the draft, nor in TS28.541.
>>
>> 3. TS28.541 also specifies a yang model,
>> "3gpp_ns_nrm_networkslicesubnet.yang". A grouping "ConnectionPointInfoGrp"
>> has a leaf "connectionPointId" to be used in another grouping
>> "EPTransportGrp". But there is no other container or grouping using the
>> EPTransportGrp in that yang model. So how to use the attachment circuit
>> with UDP source port by TS28.541 compliant implementation is still unclear.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> --satoru
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Apr 23, 2025 at 11:52 PM Kaippallimalil John <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> 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:
>>> > >
>>> > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata
>>> > > tracker.ietf.org%2Fdoc%2Fdraft-ietf-dmm-tn-aware-
>>> > mobility%2F&data=05%7
>>> > >
>>> > C02%7Cjohn.kaippallimalil%40futurewei.com%7C9ed77f1a895f42489f1b08
>>> > dd81
>>> > >
>>> > aba5f0%7C0fee8ff2a3b240189c753a1d5591fedc%7C1%7C0%7C63880929
>>> > 6418346929
>>> > >
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>>> > MDAwMCIsI
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>>> > ata=XMK
>>> > > db911JCtX%2BpF%2BqhPc7L2nfXCj99DoIAE3SFSHo1Y%3D&reserved=0
>>> > >  Diff:
>>> > >
>>> > https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fauth
>>> > > or-tools.ietf.org
>>> %2Fiddiff%3Furl2%3Ddraft-ietf-dmm-tn-aware-mobility-
>>> > 18&data=05%7C02%7Cjohn.kaippallimalil%40futurewei.com%7C9ed77f1a8
>>> > 95f42489f1b08dd81aba5f0%7C0fee8ff2a3b240189c753a1d5591fedc%7C1
>>> > %7C0%7C638809296418401661%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB
>>> > 0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFp
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>>> > aeYujCyQk0c39pFp4DQ9s%3D&reserved=0
>>> > >  Best Regards,
>>> > > John
>>> >
>>>
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