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Non-access stratum

Non-access stratum (NAS) is a functional layer in the NR, LTE, UMTS and GSM wireless telecom
protocol stacks between the core network and user equipment.[1] This layer is used to manage the
establishment of communication sessions and for maintaining continuous communications with
the user equipment as it moves. The NAS is defined in contrast to the Access Stratum which is
responsible for carrying information over the wireless portion of the network. A further description
of NAS is that it is a protocol for messages passed between the User Equipment, also known as
mobiles, and Core Nodes (e.g. Mobile Switching Center, Serving GPRS Support Node, or Mobility
Management Entity) that is passed transparently through the radio network. Examples of NAS
messages include Update or Attach messages, Authentication Messages, Service Requests and so
forth. Once the User Equipment (UE) establishes a radio connection, the UE uses the radio
connection to communicate with the core nodes to coordinate service. The distinction is that the
Access Stratum is for dialogue explicitly between the mobile equipment and the radio network and
the NAS is for dialogue between the mobile equipment and core network nodes.

For LTE, the Technical Specification for NAS is 3GPP TS 24.301. For NR, the Technical Specification
for NAS is TS 24.501.

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| HTTP | | Application |
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| TCP | | Transport |
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| IP | | Internet |
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| NAS | | Network |
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| AS | | Link |
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| Channels | | Physical |
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Functionality

The following functions exist in the non-access stratum:

Mobility management: maintaining connectivity and active sessions with user equipment as the
user moves

Call control management

Session management: establishing, maintaining and terminating communication links

Identity management

See also

Mobility management

GSM

Communication protocol

Internet protocol suite

X.25 protocol suite

OSI protocol suite

3GPP TS 24.301 Non-Access-Stratum (NAS) protocol for Evolved Packet System (EPS); Stage 3 (h
ttp://www.3gpp.org/DynaReport/24301.htm)

References

1. Martin Sauter (2006). Communication systems for the mobile information society (https://book
s.google.com/books?id=E_ZGuO2yVnkC&pg=PA131) . John Wiley & Sons. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-
470-02676-2.

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