Wireless 5G Core Network

IP Network Simulation



Webinar - Nov 2024

5G N29 Interface Emulation

MAPS™ 5G-N29 can emulate and test Network Exposure Function (NEF) and Session Management Function (SMF) entities in 5G Core Network (5GC) elements via the service-based N29 interface.

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MAPS™ 5G N29 Interface Emulation

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 (Release 17). The service-based interfaces use HTTP/2 protocol with JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the application layer serialization protocol.

MAPS™ 5G N29 interface can emulate Network Exposure Function (NEF), within the 5G Core Network offering services to Session Management Function (SMF) via the service-based N29 interface. MAPS™ 5G N29 supports Nsmf_EventExposure service procedure.

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 NEF and SMF elements
  • Supports Nsmf_EventExposure service procedure
  • 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 Editor
  • Ready-to-use scripts for quick testing
  • Provides Call Statistics and Events Status
  • Automation, Remote access, and Schedulers to run tests 24/7

Supported Protocols Standards

Protocols Standards

Protocols Standards

Supported Protocols
Standard / Specification

N29 Interface (NEF-SMF)

TS29.508 (Release 17)

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™ N29 Configured as NEF to Test SMF (DUT)

MAPS™ N29 Configured as NEF to Test SMF (DUT)

MAPS™ N29 Configured as SMF to Test NEF (DUT)

MAPS™ N29 Configured as SMF to Test NEF (DUT)

5G N29 Interface Procedures

In 5G N29 interface, MAPS™ acts as either NEF to test SMF or SMF to test NEF emulating the Nsmf_EventExposure and UE Subscription for Notification of One-time Event Detection.

Nsmf_EventExposure

Subscription

Subscription

User can subscribe for notification of one-time or every event detection.

Unsubscribe

Unsubscribe

Notification

Notification



UE Subscription for Notification of One-time Event Detection

  • PDU session establishment event
  • PDU session release event
  • QFI allocation event
  • UE IP address/prefix change event
Notification of One-time Event Detection


The below figures depict the Call Generation and Reception of 5G N29 interface between NEF and SMF.

5G N29 interface Call Generation at NEF Node

5G N29 interface Call Generation at NEF Node

5G N29 interface Call Reception at UDM Node

5G N29 interface Call Reception at SMF 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.