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5G Protocol Stack User and Control Plane

The document provides an overview of the 5G protocol stack for both the user plane and control plane. It details the various protocol layers and functions used in 5G including SDAP, PDCP, RLC, GTP-U, SCTP, and more. The document also includes diagrams illustrating the protocol stacks over different 5G interfaces like NR-Uu, NG-AP and SBI.

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5G Protocol Stack User and Control Plane

The document provides an overview of the 5G protocol stack for both the user plane and control plane. It details the various protocol layers and functions used in 5G including SDAP, PDCP, RLC, GTP-U, SCTP, and more. The document also includes diagrams illustrating the protocol stacks over different 5G interfaces like NR-Uu, NG-AP and SBI.

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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

© 2019 Netmanias • www.netmanias.com


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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