NETMANIAS ONE-SHOT 5G Protocol Stack – User Plane January 22, 2019

Application Application

PDU Layer PDU Layer PDU Layer

SDAP SDAP GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U

PDCP PDCP UDP UDP UDP UDP

L2
RLC RLC IP IP IP IP

MAC MAC L2 L2 L2 L2

PHY PHY L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
UE NR-Uu gNB N3 UPF N9 UPF N6 DN
(PDU Session Anchor)

PDU Layer: IP, Ethernet, etc.

GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U GTP-U

UDP UDP UDP UDP

IP IP IP IP

L2 L2 L2 L2

L1 L1 L1 L1
gNB Xn-U gNB SMF N4-U UPF

DN : Data Network RLC : Radio Link Control

gNB : Next generation NodeB SDAP : Service Data Adaptation Protocol
GTP-U : GPRS Tunneling Protocol User plane SMF : Session Management Function
MAC : Medium Access Control UE : User Equipment
PDCP : Packet Data Convergence Protocol UPF : User Plane Function
PDU : Protocol Data Unit Xn-U : Xn User plane

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NETMANIAS ONE-SHOT 5G Protocol Stack – Control Plane January 22, 2019

NAS-SM NAS-SM

NAS-MM NAS-MM

RRC RRC NG-AP NG-AP

PDCP PDCP SCTP SCTP

N11 Stack N11 Stack
RLC RLC IP IP

MAC MAC L2 L2

PHY PHY L1 L1
UE NR-Uu gNB N2 AMF N11 SMF

Application

XnAP XnAP PFCP PFCP HTTP/2

SCTP SCTP UDP UDP TCP

IP IP IP IP IP

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

L1 L1 L1 L1 L1
gNB Xn-C gNB SMF N4-C UPF SBI

AMF : Access and Mobility Management Function PDCP : Packet Data Convergence Protocol TLS : Transport Layer Security
gNB : Next generation NodeB PFCP : Packet Forwarding Control Function UE : User Equipment
MAC : Medium Access Control RLC : Radio Link Control UPF : User Plane Function
NAS : Non-Access Stratum RRC : Radio Resource Control XnAP : Xn Application Protocol
NAS-SM : NAS – Session Management SBI* : Service Based Interface Xn-C : Xn Control plane
NAS-MM : NAS – Mobility Management SCTP : Stream Control Transmission Protocol
NG-AP : Next Generation Application Protocol SMF : Session Management Function

* SBI: Namf, Nsmf, Nudm, Nnrf, Nnssf, Nausf, Nnef, Npcf, Nudr, Nsmsf, Nudr, etc.

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