Feature Description

SMF provides flexibility to the operator to either include or exclude certain optional Information Elements (IEs) in the PCF messages. Operators can choose the IEs through the CLI configuration commands.

A particular peer NF may not support an optional IE in the PCF messages. In this case, the SMF configures the skip optional-ies CLI command in the PCF message handling profile configuration. The SMF always sends the optional IEs to the PCF through the N7 interface.

Important

The controlled inclusion of IEs is limited to only the userLocationInfoTime IE.

The PCF message is a combination of the following messages.

  • smPolicyControlCreate

  • smPolicyControlUpdate

  • smPolicyControlDelete

For details on the configuration commands, see the Configuring Control for Optional IEs section.