Wireless 5G Core Network

IP Network Simulation

5G N10 Interface Emulation

MAPS™ 5G N10 can emulate and test Unified Data Management (UDM) and Session Management Function (SMF) elements via the Nudm service-based N10 interface.

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MAPS™ 5G N10 Interface Simulation

Overview

GL's Message Automation & Protocol Simulation (MAPS™) 5G System as a service-based architecture, includes a set of Network Functions (NFs) providing services as defined in 3GPP standards. The service-based interfaces use HTTP/2 protocol with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the application layer serialization protocol.

MAPS™ 5G N10 interface can emulate Unified Data Management (UDM), within the 5G Core Network offering services to Session Management Function (SMF) via the Nudm service-based N10 interface.

MAPS™ N10 Interface Emulator supported Procedures are -

  • Nudm_SubscriberDataManagement : Get, Subscribe, ModifySubscription, Unsubscribe and Notification operations
  • Nudm_UEContextManagement : SMF Registration,Deregistration, Get and Update operations

GL has enhanced its MAPS™ protocol emulation tool to emulate multi-protocol and multi-interface offering a complete range of test solutions, covering the entire 5G, 4G, 3G and 2G network.

By mimicking real-world customer behavior in lab environments, our solutions allow mobile operators and equipment manufacturers to verify their 5G networks before deployment.

GL also provides a GUI based Multi-Protocol Analyzer for on-line capture and decode of the signaling in real-time both during tests and as a stand-alone tracer for live systems.

Main Features

  • Emulate Unified Data Management (UDM) and Session Management Function (SMF) elements
  • Supports Nudm_SubscriberDataManagement and Nudm_UEContextManagement Services
  • Services use REST APIs based on HTTP and JSON data format
  • Supports TLS and TCP transports
  • Supports scripted call generation and automated call reception
  • Supports customization of call flow and message templates using Script and JSON Messages
  • Ready-to-use scripts for quick testing
  • Provides Call Statistics and Events Status
  • Emulate Multiple Subscribers using CSV Profiles
  • Automation, Remote access, and Schedulers to run tests 24/7

Supported Protocol Standards

Protocol Standards

Protocol Standards

Supported Protocols
Standard / Specification

N10 Interface (UDM - SMF)

TS29.503 Release 15

JavaScript Object Notation (JSON)

IETF RFC 8259

HTTP/2

IETF RFC 7231
IETF RFC 7540/RFC 7541

TLS

IETF RFC 8446

TCP

IETF RFC 793

IPv4

IETF RFC 791 [5]
IETF RFC 2460 [6]

Use Cases

MAPS™ N10 configured as SMF to test UDM (DUT)

MAPS™ N10 configured as SMF to test UDM (DUT)

MAPS™ N10 configured as UDM to test SMF (DUT)

MAPS™ N10 configured as UDM to test SMF (DUT)

5G N10 Interface Procedures

In 5G N10 interface, MAPS™ acts as either SMF to test UDM or UDM to test SMF emulating the following procedures.

  • Nudm_SubscriberDataManagement Service:
    • Session Management Subscription Data Retrieval
    • Subscription to Notifications of Data Change
    • Unsubscribe to Notifications of Data Change
    • Modification of a Subscription to Notifications of Data Change
  • Nudm_UEContextManagement Service
    • SMF Registration
    • SMF Deregistration

Nudm_SubscriberDataManagement Service

Session Management Subscription Data Retrieval

Session Management Subscription Data Retrieval

Subscription to Notifications of Data Change

Subscription to Notifications of Data Change

Unsubscribe to Notifications of Data Change

Unsubscribe to Notifications of Data Change


Modification of a Subscription to Notifications of Data Change

Modification of a Subscription to Notifications of Data Change


Nudm_UEContextManagement Service

SMF Registration

SMF Registration

SMF Deregistration

SMF Deregistration



The below figures depict the Call Generation and Reception of 5G N10 interface between SMF and UDM.

5G N10 interface Call Generation at SMF Node

5G N10 interface Call Generation at SMF Node

5G N10 interface Call Reception at UDM Node

5G N10 interface Call Reception at UDM Node

Resources

Please Note: The XX in the Item No. refers to the hardware platform, listed at the bottom of the Buyer's Guide, which the software will be running on. Therefore, XX can either be ETA or EEA (Octal/Quad Boards), PTA or PEA (tProbe Units), XUT or XUE (Dual PCIe Express) depending upon the hardware.