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            6.3.6   Multi-connection user profile functional entity (MUP-FE)

            The  multi-connection  user  profile  functional  entity  contains  and  maintains  all  subscription  related
            information of MUEs and provides information for MPC-FE to make policy decisions and for MR-FE to make
            registration management decisions. MUP-FE responds to queries for user profiles which can be stored in one
            database or separated into several databases.
            The following is a list of the type of information contained in the MUP-FE:
            1)      User information;

            2)      Allowed services;
            3)      Allowed QoS, such as bandwidth, priority, etc.;
            4)      Subscription and charging information;
            5)      Authentication and authorization information;
            6)      Location information;
            7)      Presence (e.g., online and/or offline status);

            8)      IP address information.

            6.4     Reference points
            This clause describes the reference points shown in Figure 6-6.

            Reference point ANI
            It  exists  between  Applications  and  MAS-F.  Applications  and  MAS-F  exchange  signalling  messages  for
            application support, such as SIP messages, through this point.

            Reference point As
            It exists between MAS-F and SCF. SCF and MAS-F exchange signalling messages for service control, such as
            SIP messages, through this point.
            Reference point Pa

            It exists between MAS-F and MPC-FE. MPC-FE sends the policies to MAS-F through this point. The reference
            point is provided only to the trusted MAS-F.
            Reference point Ps

            It exists between SCF and MPC-FE. It allows QoS resource request information needed for QoS resource
            authorization and reservation to be exchanged between the SCF and MPC-FE.

            Reference point Ru
            It exists between MR-FE and MUP-FE. MR-FE and MUP-FE exchange registration messages, such as user
            profile, authentication and authorization information, presence (e.g., online and/or offline status) through
            this point.

            Reference point Pu
            It exists between MPC-FE and MUP-FE. It allows MPC-FE to interact with MUP-FE to obtain MUE subscription
            information.
            Reference point Pc

            It exists between MPC-FE and MC-FE. It allows MPC-FE to interact with the MC-FE to coordinate the traffic
            over multiple access technologies. MC-FE reports the status of access network resources to MPC-FE, and MC-
            FE could obtain service information from MPC-FE through this point.







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