3GPP Specification Map

The table below relates 3GPP interface applications and protocols to their governing specifications. You can filter the content by entering any text into the Search field.

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Application/ Protocol/ System Architectural Specifications Protocol Specifications
5GC TS 23.501 5G Service Map
C TS 23.040, TS 23.204 MAP
Cx TS 23.228 TS 29.228, TS 29.229, Diameter>
D/D' MAP
Dh TS 29.328 TS 29.329, Diameter
DHCP RFC 2131, RFC 2132, RFC 1542
DNS RFC 1034, RFC 1035, RFC 1123
Dx TS 23.228 TS 29.228, TS 29.229, Diameter
Dz TS 33.220 TS 29.109
E TS 23.040, TS 23.204 MAP
E2 ES 283.035 Diameter
E4 ES 283.034 Diameter
Ga TS 32.240 TS 32.251, TS 32.295, GTP'
Gc MAP
Gd TS 23.040, TS 23.204 MAP
Gdd TS 23.040 TS 29.338, Diameter
Ge TS 23.078, TCAP, SCCP, M3UA
Gf MAP
Gi TS 29.061
Gn GTPv1
Gq/Gq TS 29.209 Diameter
Gp GTPv1
Gr/Gr' MAP
Gs TS 23.060 BSSAP+, SCCP, M3UA
Gx TS 23.203 TS 29.212, Diameter
Gxx TS 23.203 TS 29.212, Diameter
Gy/Ro TS 32.240 TS 32.299, DCCA, Diameter
HTTP/JSON HTTP, JSON
Iu-PS/RANAP TS 25.410 TS 25.413
J MAP
LDAP RFC 4510 RFC 4511
Lg MAP
Lh MAP
M1 TS 36.440 TS 25.446, SCTP
M3 TS 36.440 TS 36.444, SCTP
MTP3/M2PA ITU Q.703-704, RFC 4165, M2PA
NASREQ RFC 7155
N1 TS 23.501 TS 23.502, NAS
N2 TS 23.501 TS 23.502, NAS
N3 TS 23.501 TS 23.502, GTPv2
N4 TS 23.501 TS 23.502, PFCP, GTP-U
N6 TS 23.501 TS 23.502
N9 TS 23.501 TS 23.502
N26 TS 23.501 TS 23.502, TS 23.401, GTPv2
Np TS 23.203 TS 29.217, Diameter
Nq/Nq TS 29.405
Ns TS 23.682 TS 29.153, Diameter
Nt TS 23.203 TS 29.154, Diameter
Nu TS 29.250
OMA Messaging API OMA-TS-REST_NetAPI_Messaging-V1_0-20151201-C OMA Specifications
OMA Presence API OMA-TS-REST_NetAPI_Presence-V1_0-20151201-C OMA Specifications
OMA Terminal Status API OMA-TS-REST_NetAPI_TerminalStatus-V1_0-20131217-A OMA Specifications
Pi*3GPP2 X.S0057-A, TS 29.273, Diameter
Pi* X.S0057-A, Diameter
RESTful Network APIs OMA-TS-REST_NetAPI_OneAPIProfile-V4_0-20131224-A OMA Specifications
Rf TS 32.240 TS 32.251, TS 32.299, Diameter
Rq ES 283.026 Diameter
Rx TS 23.203 TS 29.214, Diameter
S101 TS 23.402 TS 29.276, GTPv2
S1-MME TS 23.401 TS 36.413, S1AP
S1-U TS 23.401 GTPv1
S2a TS 23.402 TS 23.852, GTPv2
S2b TS 23.402 TS 23.834, GTPv2
S2c TS 23.402
S3 GTPv2
S4 GTPv2
S5 GTPv2
S6a/S6d TS 29.272, Diameter
S6b TS 23.402 RFC 3748, TS 29.273, Diameter EAP, Diameter
S6c TS 29.338, Diameter
S6m/S6n TS 29.336, Diameter
S6t TS 29.336, Diameter
S7a/S7d TS 29.272, Diameter
S8 GTPv1, GTPv2
S9 TS 23.203 TS 29.212, TS 29.215, Diameter
S10 GTPv2
S11 GTPv2
S12 GTPv1
S13/S13' TS 29.272, Diameter
S15 TS 23.203 TS 29.212, Diameter
Sd TS 23.203 TS 29.212, Diameter
SGd TS 23.040 TS 29.338, Diameter
SGi TS 29.061
SGs TS 23.040, TS 23.272 SGsAP, SM-CP
Sh TS 29.328 TS 29.329, Diameter
Si MAP
SLg TS 23.271 TS 29.172, Diameter
SLh TS 23.271 TS 29.173, Diameter
SLs TS 23.271 TS 29.171, SCTP
Sm TS 23.246 GTPv2
SMPP SMPP50
SOAP W3C SOAP
Sp/Ud TS 23.203 TS 23.335, TS 29.335
St TS 23.203 TS 29.212, Diameter
STa TS 23.402 RFC 4072, TS 29.273, Diameter, EAP
Sv TS 23.216 TS 29.280, GTPv2
SWa TS 23.402 RFC 4072, TS 29.273, Diameter, EAP
SWd TS 23.402 TS 29.273, Diameter, EAP
SWm TS 23.402 RFC 4072, TS 29.273, Diameter, EAP
SWu TS 23.402 IKEv2
SWx TS 23.402 TS 29.273, Diameter
Sxx TS 29.244 PFCP
Sy TS 29.219 Diameter
T4 TS 23.040 TS 29.337, Diameter
T6a/T6b TS 29.682 TS 29.128, Diameter
Tsp TS 23.040 TS 29.368, Diameter
Ua TS 33.220 TS 24.109
Ub TS 33.220 TS 24.109
Wa (Diameter) TS 23.234 TS 29.234, EAP, Diameter
Wa (RADIUS) TS 23.234 TS 29.234, EAP, TS 29.061
Wd (Diameter) TS 23.234 TS 29.234, EAP, Diameter
Wd (RADIUS) TS 23.234 TS 29.234, TS 29.061, EAP
Wf/Wz TS 23.234 TS 29.234, Diameter
Wg TS 23.234 TS 29.234, Diameter
Wm TS 23.234 TS 29.234, Diameter
Wo/Wy TS 23.234 TS 29.234, Diameter
Wx TS 23.234 TS 29.234, Diameter
Zh TS 33.220 TS 29.109, Diameter
Zn TS 33.220 TS 29.109, Diameter
BSSAP+ TS 29.018
DCCA RFC 8506, Diameter
Diameter RFC 6733, RFC 6737, RFC 5516, SCTP, TCP
Diameter EAP RFC 4072 EAP-AKA, EAP-AKA, EAP-SIM
DTLS RFC 6347 (UDP); RFC 6083 (SCTP)
EAP-AKA RFC 3748, RFC 5247 RFC 4187, TS 33.402
EAP-AKA' RFC 3748, RFC 5247 RFC 5448, TS 33.402
EAP-SIM RFC 3748, RFC 5247 RFC 4186
ESP RFC 4835
GTPv1 TS 29.060, TS 29.281
GTPv2 TS 29.274
HTTP RFC 2616
HTTP/2 RFC 7540
IKEv2 RFC 7296, IPSEC, ESP, EAP
IPSec RFC 5406
JSON RFC 4627
M2PA RFC 4165
M3UA RFC 4666
MAP TS 29.002, TCAP, SCCP, M3UA
Milenage TS 35.206
NAS TS 38.401 TS 24.501
NGAP TS 38.401 TS 38.413
PFCP TS 29.244
RADIUS (3GPP) TS 29.061
RADIUS RFC 2865, RFC 2866, RFC 2867, RFC 2868, RFC 3579
RoHC RFC 3095
RTP RFC 3550
S1-AP TS 23.401
SCCP RFC 3868
SCTP RFC 4960
SDP RFC 4566
SGsAP TS 29.118
SIP RFC 3261
SM-CP TS 23.040 TS 24.011
TCAP RFC 2719
TCP RFC 793
TestUSim TS 34.108
TLS RFC 2246 (TLS 1.0), RFC 4346 (TLS 1.1), RFC 5246 (TLS 1.2)
TUAK TS 35.231
UDP RFC 768