1
Scope
2
References
3
Definitions
3.1
Terms defined elsewhere
3.2
Terms defined in this Recommendation
4
Abbreviations and acronyms
5
Conventions
6
Overview and requirements
6.1
Overview
6.2
High-level requirements
7
RACF mechanisms and scenarios
7.1
QoS resource control mechanisms and scenarios
7.2
NAPT control and NAT traversal mechanisms and scenarios
7.3
Resource control for unicast and multicast processes
7.4
Resource control for QoS downgrading
7.5
Inter-operator communications
7.6
Resource control mechanisms and scenarios for RACF and MPM interactions
7.7
Resource control cooperation between the RACF and RACF-like resource
control functions
8
Functional architecture
8.1
Overview
8.2
Functional entity descriptions
8.3
Mechanisms
9
Reference points
9.1
Reference point Rs
9.2
Reference point Rw
9.3
Reference point Rc
9.4
Reference point Ru
9.5
Reference point Rt
9.6
Reference point Rp
9.7
Reference point Ri
9.8
Reference point Rd
9.9
Reference point Rn
9.10
Reference point Rh
9.11
Reference point Rm
9.12
Reference point Ro
9.13
Reference point Rh'
9.14
Domain scope of the reference points
10
Procedures
10.1
Procedures for QoS control
10.2
Procedures for NAPT control and NAT traversal
11
Security considerations and requirements
11.1
Overview of threats and potential attacks
11.2
Security requirements
Annex A – Resource control mechanisms and scenarios for RACF and MPM
communication
Annex B – RACF enhancement for supporting policy-based charging
control
B.1
Overview of enhancements
B.2
Functional architecture
B.3
Functional architecture
Appendix I – Examples of the implementation of the RACF architecture
Appendix II – TRC-FE over different transport technologies
II.1
The TRC-FE over an IP network
II.2
The TRC-FE over an MPLS network
II.3
The TRC-FE over an Ethernet network
II.4
The TRC-FE over a broadband wireless network
Appendix III – Example of methods for detecting and determining resource
availability in the TRC-FE
Appendix IV – Examples of admission control procedures for unicast and
multicast
IV.1
Examples of admission control procedures for unicast and multicast
IV.2
Example of multicast resource control scenario
Appendix V – The consideration of the CPN gateway control mode
V.1
The architecture for CPN gateway control
V.2
The procedure of the CPN gateway control mode
V.3
Example of the implementation of the RACF for CPN gateways
V.4
CPN gateway control in wholesale mode
Appendix VI – Resource control deployment scenarios for multicast
Appendix VII – Inter-operator RACF communication scenarios for
end-to-end QoS control involving nomadicity
Appendix VIII – Comparison between reference point Rw and Rh
Appendix IX – An example of an approach supporting time-shifted TV
Appendix X – Performance notification between the RACF and the MPM
X.1
Communication of multiple MPM functions
X.2
The comparison of the specifications of the reference points between the
Rc and the Rm in the RACF
X.3
Use cases based on RACF-MPM communication
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Appendix XI – Interaction examples between the RACF and the PCC
Appendix XII – Example admission control for IPTV service by
invitation
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