Information elements

IMSI
MSISDN
ME Identity (MEI)

Presence
c
c
c

IE Type

User Location Information (ULI)

ULI

Serving Network
RAT Type
Indication Flags
Sender F-TEID for Control Plane

c
m
c
m

Serving Network
RAT Type
Indication
F-TEID

PGW S5/S8 Address for Control Plane

Access Point Name (APN)

c
m

F-TEID
APN

Selection Mode

Selection Mode

PDN Type
PDN Address Allocation (PAA)

c
c

PDN Type
PAA

Maximum APN Restriction

Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)

c
c

APN Restriction
AMBR

Linked EPS Bearer ID

EBI

Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

Bearer Contexts to be created
Bearer Contexts to be removed
Recovery
UE Time Zone
Charging Characteristics

c
m
c
c
co
c

PCO
Bearer Context
Bearer Context
Recovery
UE Time Zone
Charging Characteristics

IMSI
MSISDN
MEI

Signalling Priority Indication

EPS Bearer ID
TFT

co
m
o

Signalling Priority Indication

EBI
Bearer TFT

S1-U eNodeB F-TEID

S5/S8-U SGW F-TEID
S5/S8-U PGW F-TEID
Bearer Level QoS
EPS Bearer ID

c
c
c
m
m

F-TEID
F-TEID
F-TEID
Bearer QoS
EBI

Comment

This IE shall be included on the S11 interface for E-UTRAN Initial Attach and UE-requested
PDN Connectivity procedures. It shall include ECGI&TAI. The MME shall also include it on the
S11 interface for TAU X2-Handover if the PGW/PCRF has requested location information
change reporting and MME support location information change reporting.
The serving core network operator ID is the PLMN ID of the MME which is currently serving the
UE
EUTRAN
S5/S8 Protocol Type,Handover Indication,Change Reporting support Indication

This IE shall be sent on the S11 interfaces. The TEID is set to "0" in the E-UTRAN initial attach
and the UE requested PDN connectivity procedures.
This IE shall be included on the S11 and S5/S8 interfaces for an E-UTRAN initial attach and a
UE requested PDN connectivity.
It shall indicate whether a subscribed APN or a non subscribed APN chosen by the
UE/MME/SGSN/ePDG was selected.
This IE shall be included on the S11 and S5/S8 interfaces for an E-UTRAN initial attach and a
UE requested PDN connectivity.
This IE shall be set to IPv4. This is based on the UE request and the subscription record
retrieved from the HSS

This IE shall be included on the S11 and S5/S8 interfaces in the E-UTRAN initial attach and UE
Requested PDN connectivity procedures.An APN Restriction value may be configured for each
APN in the SAEGW. It is used to determine, on a per UE basis, whether it is allowed to
establish EPS bearers to other APNs.

This IE shall be included on S11 in TAU/HO,except in the Gn/Gp SGSN to MME TAU/HO
procedures with SGW change to identify the default bearer of the PDN Connection
This IE is not applicable to TAU/Handover. If MME receives PCO from UE (during the attach or
PDN connectivity procedures), the MME shall forward the PCO IE to SGW

The MME shall include this IE on the S11 interface if the UE indicates low access priority when
requesting to establish the PDN connection.
The SGW shall forward this IE in the Create Session Request message on the S5/S8 interfaces
if received from the MME.For Example operators may give low priority for normal internet traffic
and give high priority for say Voip,can be uses for DL low priority throttling.
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request,This IE shall be
included on the S11 interface for X2-based handover with SGW relocation.
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request
Grouped IE Bearer Context to be created within Create Session Request
grouped IE Bearer Context to be removed within Create Session Request

Compliance

Information elements

Presence

Cause
Change Reporting Action

Sender F-TEID for Control Plane

PGW S5/S8F-TEID for GTP based Control Plane interface
PDN Address Allocation (PAA

m
c
c
c
c

APN Restriction

Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)

Linked EPS Bearer ID

Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

Bearer Contexts created
Bearer Contexts marked for removal
Recovery
Charging Gateway Name
Charging Gateway Address
EPS Bearer ID
Cause
S1-U SGW F-TEID
S5/S8-U PGW F-TEID
Bearer Level QoS
Charging Id
EPS Bearer ID
Cause

c
m
c
c
c
c
m
m
c
c
c
c
m
m

IE Type

cause
Change Reporting Action
F-TEID
F-TEID
PAA

APN Restriction
AMBR
EBI

PCO
Bearer Context
Bearer Context
Recovery
FQDN
IP Address
EBI
Cause
F-TEID
F-TEID
Bearer QoS
Charging Id
EBI
Cause

Comment
Request accepted,Missing or unknown APN,Preferred PDN type not supported,All dynamic
addresses are occupied,Remote peer not responding,APN access denied no
subscription,APN Restriction type incompatibility with currently active PDN
Connection,APN congestion,Multiple PDN connections for a given APN not allowed

This IE shall be included on the S5/S8 and S11 interfaces in the E-UTRAN initial attach and UE Requested
PDN connectivity procedures.
This IE denotes the restriction on the combination of types of APN for the APN associated with this EPS bearer
Context.
This IE represents the APN-AMBR. It shall be included on the S5/S8, S11 interfaces if the received APN-AMBR
has been modified by the PCRF.
This IE shall be sent on the S11 interfaces during Gn/Gp SGSN to MME RAU/TAU procedure to identify the
default bearer the PGW selects for the PDN Connection.
This IE is not applicable for TAU/Handover. If PGW decides to return PCO to the UE, PGW shall send PCO to
SGW. If SGW receives the PCO IE, SGW shall forward it to MME

This IE shall be included on the S11, S5/S8 interfaces if contacting the peer for the first time

grouped ie Bearer Context Created within Create Session Response

grouped ie Bearer Context Created within Create Session Response
grouped ie Bearer Context Created within Create Session Response
grouped ie Bearer Context Created within Create Session Response
grouped ie Bearer Context Created within Create Session Response
grouped
within
Create
Session
Response
grouped ie
ie Bearer
Bearer Context
Context Created
marked for
removal
within
a Create
Session Response
grouped ie Bearer Context marked for removal within a Create Session Response

Compliance

Information elements
Procedure Transaction Id (PTI)
Linked Bearer Identity (LBI)
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)
Bearer Contexts
Change Reporting Action
EPS Bearer ID
TFT
S1-U SGW F-TEID
S5/8-U PGW F-TEID
Bearer Level QoS
Charging Id
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

Presence
c
m
o
m
c
m
m
c
c
m
c
o

IE Type
PTI
EBI
PCO
Bearer Context
Change Reporting Action
EBI
Bearer TFT
F-TEID
F-TEID
Bearer QoS
Charging Id
PCO

Comment

grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request

grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Request

Compliance

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

Cause
Bearer Contexts
Recovery
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)
UE Time Zone
User Location Information (ULI)
EPS Bearer ID
Cause
S1-U eNodeB F-TEID
S1-U SGW F-TEID
S5/8-U SGW F-TEID
S5/8-U PGW F-TEID
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

m
m
c
c
co
co
m
m
c
c
c
c
co

Cause
Bearer Context
Recovery
PCO
UE Time Zone
ULI
EBI
Cause

F-TEID
F-TEID
F-TEID
F-TEID
PCO

Comment

Compliance

Request accepted,Context not found,Unable to page UE,UE not

responding,Temporarily rejected due to handover/TAU/RAU procedure in
progress

grouped ie Bearer Context within Create Bearer Response

grouped
grouped
grouped
grouped
grouped

ie
ie
ie
ie
ie

Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer

Context
Context
Context
Context
Context

within
within
within
within
within

Create
Create
Create
Create
Create

Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer

Response
Response
Response
Response
Response

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

ME Identity (MEI)
User Location Information (ULI)

c
c

MEI
ULI

Indication Flags
Sender F-TEID for Control Plane
Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)

c
c
c

Indication
F-TEID
AMBR

Delay Downlink Packet Notification Request

Delay Value

Bearer Contexts to be modified

Bearer Contexts to be removed
Recovery
UE Time Zone
EPS Bearer ID

c
c
c
co
m

Bearer Context
Bearer Context
Recovery
UE Time Zone
EBI

S1 eNodeB F-TEID
S5/8-U SGW F-TEID
EPS Bearer ID

c
c
m

F-TEID
F-TEID
EBI

Comment
If an SGW receives this IE from an MME during a TAUHandover procedure, the SGW shall
forward it across the S5/S8 interface to the PGW.

Handover Indication,Change F-TEID support Indication,Change Reporting support Indication

This IE shall be sent on the S11 interface for a UE triggered Service Request.

This IE shall be sent on the S4/S11 interface and S5/S8 interface, except
- on the S5/S8 interface for a UE triggered Service Request.
- on the S5/S8 interface for a TAU/RAU/HO without SGW change procedure

grouped ie Bearer Context to be modified within Modify Bearer Request

grouped ie Bearer Context to be modified within Modify Bearer Request,This IE shall be sent
on the S11 interface if the S1-U is being used:
- for an eUTRAN initial attach
- a UE triggered Service Request
- in all S1-U GTP-U tunnel setup procedure during a TAU procedure /handover cases
grouped ie Bearer Context to be modified within Modify Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context to be removed within Modify Bearer Request

Compliance

Information elements
Cause
MSISDN
Linked EPS Bearer ID
Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)
APN Restriction
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

Presence
m
c
c
c
c
c

Bearer Contexts modified

Bearer Contexts marked for removal
Change Reporting Action
Charging Gateway Name
Charging Gateway Address
Recovery
EPS Bearer ID

c
c
c
c
c
c
m

Cause

S1 SGW F-TEID
EPS Bearer ID
Cause

c
m
m

IE Type
Cause
MSISDN
EBI
AMBR
APN Restriction
PCO

Bearer Context
Bearer Context
Change Reporting Action
FQDN
IP Address
Recovery
EBI

cause

F-TEID
EBI

cause

Comment
Request accepted,Context not found,Service not supported

EPS bearers corresponding to Bearer Contexts to be modified that were sent in

Modify Bearer Request message. Several IEs with the same type and instance
value may be included as necessary to represent a list of the Bearers which are
modified

group ie Bearer Context modified within Modify Bearer Response,This IE shall

indicate if the bearer handling was successful, and if not, gives information on
the reason
group ie Bearer Context modified within Modify Bearer Response,This IE shall be
used on the S11 interface, if the S1 interface is used. If the 'Change F-TEID
support Indication' flag was set to 1 in the Modify Bearer Request and the SGW
needs to change the F-TEID, the SGW shall include the new GTP-U F-TEID value.
Otherwise, the SGW shall return the currently allocated GTP-U F-TEID value
group ie Bearer Context marked for removal within Modify Bearer Response
group ie Bearer Context marked for removal within Modify Bearer Response

Compliance

Information elements

Cause

Linked EPS Bearer ID (LBI)

Presence

co

IE Type

Comment

cause

Network
Failure,QoS
parameter
mismatch

EBI

This IE shall
be included
on the S11,
S5/S8
interfaces to
indicate the
default
bearer
associated
with the PDN
being
disconnected
unless in the
handover/TA
U/RAU with
SGW
relocation
procedures.

User Location Information (ULI)

ULI

Indication Flags
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

c
c

Indication
PCO

The MME
shall include
this IE on the
S11 interface
for the
Detach
procedure,UE
or MME
Requested
PDN
Disconnectio
n procedure
Operation
Indication

is received by
the SGW, the
SGW shall
only accept
the Delete
Session
Request
message
when the
Sender FTEID for
Control Plane
in this
message is
the same as
the Sender FTEID for
Control Plane
that was last
received in
either the
Create
Session
Request
message or
the Modify
Bearer
Request
message on
the given
interface.
Sender F-TEID for Control Plane
UE Time Zone

o
co

F-TEID
UE Time Zone

Compliance

Information elements

Cause
Recovery
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

Presence

m
c
c

IE Type

Cause
Recovery
PCO

Comment
Context not
found,Invalid
peer

Compliance

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

Linked EPS Bearer ID (LBI)

EBI

EPS Bearer IDs

EBI

Failed Bearer Contexts

Procedure Transaction Id (PTI)
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

o
c
c

Bearer Context
PTI
PCO

Cause
EPS Bearer ID

co
m

Cause
EBI

Cause

Cause

Comment
If the request corresponds to the bearer deactivation
procedure in case all bearers belonging to a PDN
connection shall be released, then this IE shall be included
on the S5/S8, S11 interfaces to indicate the default bearer
associated with the PDN being disconnected.
This IE shall be included only when the EPS Bearer ID is not
present in the message.

This IE shall be used on S5/S8, S11 interfaces for bearers

different from the default one, i.e., for dedicated bearers.
In this case at least one dedicated bearer shall be included.
Several IEs with this type and instance values shall be
included as necessary to represent a list of Bearers.
This IE may be included on the S5/S8 and S11 interfaces if
the request corresponds to MME initiated bearer
deactivation procedure. This IE shall contain the list of
failed bearers if partial Bearer Contexts included in the
Delete Bearer Command message could not be deleted.

This IE may be sent by a PGW on S5/S8 during PGW

initiated PDN connection deactivation procedures with
values of "Reactivation requested" or " PDN reconnection
to this APN disallowed.
grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Request
grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer
Request,This IE shall indicate the reason of the
unsuccessful handling of the bearer,apart from stated
above one cause could be PDN connection inactivity timer
expires

Compliance

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

Cause
Linked EPS Bearer ID (LBI)
Bearer Contexts
Recovery

m
c
c
c
co
co
co
m
m
co

Cause
EBI
Bearer Context
Recovery

Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

UE Time Zone
User Location Information (ULI)
EPS Bearer ID
Cause
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

PCO
UE Time Zone
ULI
EBI
Cause
PCO

Comment
Request accepted,Context not found,Temporarily rejected
due to handover/TAU/RAU procedure in progress

grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Response

grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Response
grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Response

Compliance

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

Cause

co

Cause

EPS Bearer ID

co

EBI

Comment

If SGW
receives an
Error
Indication
from eNodeB,
the SGW
shall send
the Cause IE
with value
"Error
Indication
received from
eNodeB" to
MME
stored in the
EPS bearer
context of
the bearer for
which the
Error
Indication
was received
- If both the
SGW and the
MME support
the network
triggered
service
restoration
procedure ,
and if the
Downlink
Data
Notification is
triggered by
the arrival of
control plane
signalling,
the SGW
shall include
the EPS
Bearer ID
present in
the control
plane
signalling

Compliance

Allocation/Retention Priority
IMSI
Sender F-TEID for Control Plane

co
co
o

ARP
IMSI
F-TEID

MME support
the network
triggered
service
restoration
procedure ,
and if the
Downlink
Data
Notification is
triggered by
the arrival of
control plane
signalling,
the SGW
shall include
the ARP if
present in
the control
plane
signalling. If
the ARP is
not present
in the control
plane
signalling,
the SGW
shall include
the ARP from
the stored
EPS bearer
context.

Information elements

Cause

Data Notification Delay

Recovery

Presence

c
c

IE Type

Comment

Cause

Unable to
page
UE,Context
not found,UE
already reattached,Tem
porarily
rejected due
to
handover/TA
U/RAU
procedure in
progress

Delay Value
Recovery

The
MME/SGSN
shall include
an adaptive
delay
indication to
the SGW to
delay the
number of
Data
Notification
indications, if
the rate of
Downlink
Data
Notification
event
occurrence in
the
MME/SGSN
becomes
significant
(as
configured by
the operator)
and the
MME/SGSN's
load exceeds
an operator
configured
value.

Compliance

DL low priority traffic Throttling

IMSI

o
co

Throttling
IMSI

The
MME/SGSN
may send
this IE to the
SGW to
request the
SGW to
reduce the
number of
Downlink
Data
Notification
requests it
sends for
downlink low
priority traffic
received for
UEs in idle
mode served
by that
MME/SGSN in
proportion to
the Throttling
Factor and
during the
Throttling
Delay

Information elements
APN-Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)
Bearer Context
EPS Bearer ID
Bearer Level QoS

Presence
M
M
M
c

IE Type
AMBR
Bearer Context
EBI
Bearer QoS

Comment

grouoped ie Bearer Context within Modify Bearer Command

grouoped ie Bearer Context within Modify Bearer Command

Compliance

Information elements
Cause
Recovery

Presence
m
c

IE Type
Cause
Recovery

Comment

Compliance

Information elements

IE Type

Bearer Contexts
Procedure Transaction Id (PTI
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)
Aggregate Maximum Bit Rate (APN-AMBR)
Change Reporting Action

Presence
m
c
c
m
c

Indication flags
EPS Bearer ID
TFT
Bearer Level QoS
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

co
m
c
c
co

Indication
EBI
Bearer TFT
Bearer QoS
PCO

Bearer Context
PTI
PCO
AMBR
Change Reporting Action

Comment

Compliance

This IE shall be included if any one of the applicable flags is

set to 1.
Applicable flags are:
- Retrieve Location Indication: This flag shall be set to 1 in
the PGW Initiated Bearer Modification procedure if the
location information is requested
grouped
grouped
grouped
grouped

ie
ie
ie
ie

Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer

Context
Context
Context
Context

within
within
within
within

Update
Update
Update
Update

Bearer
Bearer
Bearer
Bearer

Request
Request
Request
Request

Information elements

Presence

IE Type

Cause
Bearer Contexts
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)
Recovery
UE Time Zone
User Location Information (ULI)
EPS Bearer ID
Cause
Protocol Configuration Options (PCO)

m
m
co
c
c
co
m
m
co

Cause
Bearer Context
PCO
Recovery
UE Time Zone
ULI
EBI
Cause
PCO

Comment
Request accepted,Context not found,UE refuses,Unable to
page UE,UE not responding,Temporarily rejected due to
handover/TAU/RAU procedure in progress

grouped ie Bearer Context within Update Bearer Response

grouped ie Bearer Context within Update Bearer Response
grouped ie Bearer Context within Update Bearer Response

Compliance

Information elements
Bearer Contexts

User Location Information (ULI)

UE Time Zone
EPS Bearer ID

Presence
m
co
co
m

IE Type
Bearer Context
ULI
UE Time Zone
EBI

Comment

grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Command

Compliance

Information elements
Cause
Bearer Context
Recovery
EPS Bearer ID
Cause

Presence
m
m
c
m
m

IE Type
Cause
Bearer Context
Recovery
EBI
Cause

Comment

grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Failure Indication

grouped ie Bearer Context within Delete Bearer Failure Indication

Compliance

Information elements
Originating Node

Presence
co

IE Type
Node Type

Comment

Compliance

Information elements

Cause
Recovery

Presence

m
o

IE Type

Cause
Recovery

Comment
Request
accepted,Con
text not
found

Compliance

Information elements
Recovery
Sending Node Features

Presence
m
co

IE Type

Comment

Recovery
Node Features

NTSR to be supported

Compliance

Information elements Presence IE Type

m
Recovery
Recovery
co
Sending Node Features
Node Features

Comment
NTSR to be supported

Compliance