Foreword |
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Preface |
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Acknowledgments |
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Acronyms |
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Glossary |
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1 | (26) |
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1.1 Introduction to Internet and the Internet Protocol |
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2 | (1) |
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1.3 The Internet Protocol |
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4 | (5) |
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1.3.1 Networks of Networks |
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6 | (1) |
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1.3.2 Routing and Forwarding |
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7 | (2) |
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1.4 Internet Protocol Addresses |
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9 | (3) |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (2) |
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1.5.1 User Datagram Protocol |
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13 | (1) |
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1.5.2 Transmission Control Protocol |
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13 | (1) |
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1.5.3 Port Numbers and Services |
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14 | (1) |
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14 | (3) |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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1.6.4 Internationalized Domain Names |
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17 | (1) |
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1.7 IPv4 Address Exhaustion |
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17 | (4) |
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1.7.1 IP Address Allocation |
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18 | (1) |
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1.7.2 History of IPv4 Address Exhaustion |
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19 | (2) |
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1.8 IPv6 History Thus Far |
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21 | (2) |
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1.8.1 IPv6 Technology Maturity |
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21 | (1) |
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1.8.2 IPv6 Network Deployments |
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22 | (1) |
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1.9 Ongoing Cellular Deployments |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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24 | (3) |
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2 Basics of the 3GPP Technologies |
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27 | (52) |
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2.1 Standardization and Specifications |
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27 | (7) |
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2.1.1 3GPP Standardization Process |
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28 | (3) |
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2.1.2 IETF Standardization Process |
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31 | (2) |
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2.1.3 Other Important Organizations in the 3GPP-Ecosystem |
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33 | (1) |
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2.2 Introduction to 3GPP Network Architecture and Protocols |
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34 | (11) |
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34 | (2) |
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2.2.2 General Packet Radio Service |
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36 | (5) |
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2.2.3 Evolved Packet System |
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41 | (3) |
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2.2.4 Control and User Planes, and Transport and User Layer Separation |
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44 | (1) |
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45 | (13) |
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2.3.1 Control-Plane Protocols |
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46 | (7) |
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2.3.2 User-Plane Protocols |
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53 | (2) |
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2.3.3 GPRS Tunneling Protocol Versions |
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55 | (1) |
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2.3.4 PMIP Based EPS Architecture |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (3) |
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2.4.1 Mobility Management |
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59 | (1) |
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60 | (1) |
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2.4.3 Mobility Management Beyond 3GPP |
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60 | (1) |
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2.5 Central Concepts for IP Connectivity |
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61 | (7) |
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2.5.1 PDP Contexts and EPS Bearers |
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61 | (2) |
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63 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Traffic Flow Template |
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64 | (1) |
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2.5.4 3GPP Link Model Principles |
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65 | (2) |
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2.5.5 Multiple Packet Data Network Connections |
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67 | (1) |
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68 | (2) |
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2.6.1 Traditional 3GPP UE Model |
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69 | (1) |
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69 | (1) |
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2.7 Subscription Management Databases and Other Backend Systems |
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70 | (2) |
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2.7.1 Home Location Register and Authentication Center |
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70 | (1) |
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2.7.2 Home Subscriber Server |
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71 | (1) |
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2.7.3 Equipment Identity Register |
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71 | (1) |
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2.7.4 Other Backend Systems |
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71 | (1) |
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2.8 End-to-end View from the User Equipment to the Internet |
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72 | (3) |
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72 | (1) |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (1) |
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75 | (4) |
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76 | (3) |
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3.1 IPv6 Addressing Architecture |
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80 | (7) |
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3.1.1 IPv6 Address Format |
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80 | (1) |
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81 | (1) |
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3.1.3 IPv6 Address Scopes |
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81 | (1) |
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3.1.4 IPv6 Addressing Zones |
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82 | (1) |
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3.1.5 IPv6 Addresses on Network Interfaces |
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82 | (1) |
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3.1.6 Interface Identifier and the Modified EUI-64 |
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83 | (1) |
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3.1.7 IPv6 Address Space Allocations |
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84 | (1) |
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3.1.8 Special IPv6 Address Formats |
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84 | (2) |
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3.1.9 Textual Presentations of IPv6 Addresses |
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86 | (1) |
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3.2 IPv6 Packet Header Structure and Extensibility |
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87 | (10) |
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3.2.1 Traffic Class and Flow Label |
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88 | (2) |
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3.2.2 IPv6 Extension Headers |
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90 | (2) |
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3.2.3 MTU and Fragmentation |
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92 | (2) |
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94 | (3) |
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3.3 Internet Control Message Protocol Version 6 |
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97 | (4) |
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98 | (2) |
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3.3.2 Informational Messages |
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100 | (1) |
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3.4 Neighbor Discovery Protocol |
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101 | (8) |
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101 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Parameter Discovery |
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102 | (2) |
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3.4.3 On-link Determination |
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104 | (1) |
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3.4.4 Link-layer Address Resolution |
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104 | (1) |
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3.4.5 Neighbor Unreachability Detection |
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105 | (1) |
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3.4.6 Next-hop Determination |
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106 | (1) |
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3.4.7 Duplicate Address Detection |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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3.4.9 Secure Neighbor Discovery |
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107 | (1) |
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3.4.10 Neighbor Discovery Proxies |
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108 | (1) |
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3.5 Address Configuration and Selection Approaches |
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109 | (13) |
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3.5.1 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration |
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110 | (2) |
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3.5.2 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Version 6 |
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112 | (5) |
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117 | (1) |
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118 | (2) |
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3.5.5 Privacy and Cryptographically Generated Addresses |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (1) |
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3.6 IPv6 Link Types and Models |
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122 | (4) |
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3.6.1 IPv6 over Point-to-point Links |
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123 | (1) |
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3.6.2 IPv6 over Shared Media |
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124 | (1) |
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125 | (1) |
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3.6.4 Bridging of Link Types |
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126 | (1) |
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126 | (4) |
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3.7.1 Detecting Network Attachment |
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126 | (1) |
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3.7.2 Host-based Mobile IP |
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127 | (1) |
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3.7.3 Network-based Mobile IP |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (3) |
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131 | (1) |
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3.8.2 Security Associations |
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131 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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3.8.4 Cryptographic Algorithms |
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132 | (1) |
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132 | (1) |
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3.9 Application Programming Interfaces |
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133 | (3) |
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133 | (1) |
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3.9.2 Address Family Agnostic APIs |
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133 | (1) |
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3.9.3 IP Address Literals and Unique Resource Identifiers |
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134 | (1) |
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134 | (2) |
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3.10 Implications of IPv6 for Other Protocols |
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136 | (8) |
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3.10.1 Transport Layer Protocols |
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136 | (1) |
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3.10.2 Domain Name System |
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137 | (4) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (2) |
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3.10.5 Management Information Base |
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143 | (1) |
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3.11 Validation and Certification |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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144 | (1) |
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3.12 Example IPv6 Packet Flows |
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145 | (10) |
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146 | (7) |
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3.12.2 IPv6 with DNS and TCP |
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153 | (2) |
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155 | (8) |
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156 | (7) |
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163 | (85) |
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4.1 PDN Connectivity Service |
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163 | (9) |
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164 | (2) |
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166 | (2) |
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4.1.3 Link Models in 3GPP |
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168 | (4) |
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4.2 End User IPv6 Service Impact on the 3GPP System |
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172 | (17) |
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4.2.1 User, Control and Transport Planes |
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172 | (1) |
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4.2.2 Affected Networking Elements |
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173 | (7) |
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4.2.3 Charging and Billing |
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180 | (2) |
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4.2.4 External PDN Access and the (S)Gi Interface |
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182 | (5) |
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187 | (2) |
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4.3 End User IPv6 Service Impact on GTP and PMIPv6 Protocols |
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189 | (6) |
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4.3.1 GTP Control Plane Version 1 |
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189 | (2) |
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4.3.2 GTP Control Plane Version 2 |
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191 | (3) |
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194 | (1) |
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194 | (1) |
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4.4 IP Address Assignment, Configuration, and Management |
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195 | (19) |
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4.4.1 Addressing Assumptions |
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195 | (2) |
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4.4.2 Stateless IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration |
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197 | (3) |
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4.4.3 Stateful IPv6 Address Configuration |
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200 | (1) |
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4.4.4 Deferred Address Allocation |
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200 | (1) |
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4.4.5 Static IPv6 Addressing |
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201 | (3) |
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4.4.6 IPv6 Prefix Delegation |
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204 | (3) |
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4.4.7 NAS Protocol Signaling and PCO Options |
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207 | (4) |
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4.4.8 Initial E-UTRAN Attach Example with IPv4 and IPv6 Address Configuration |
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211 | (3) |
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4.5 Bearer Establishment and Fallback Scenarios |
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214 | (5) |
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4.5.1 Initial Connection Establishment |
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214 | (1) |
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4.5.2 Backward Compatibility with Earlier Releases |
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215 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Dual Address Bearer Flag |
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215 | (1) |
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4.5.4 Requested PDN Type Handling in a PGW |
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216 | (1) |
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4.5.5 Fallback Scenarios and Rules |
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217 | (1) |
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4.5.6 Inter-RAT Handovers and Inter-SGSN Routing Area Updates |
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218 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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219 | (1) |
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4.6.2 IPv6 in Information Element Level |
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219 | (1) |
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4.7 User Equipment Specific Considerations |
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220 | (7) |
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4.7.1 IPv6 and Impacted Layers |
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220 | (2) |
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4.7.2 Required RFCs for Host UEs |
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222 | (1) |
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223 | (1) |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (2) |
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4.7.6 IPv6 Application Support |
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227 | (1) |
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227 | (1) |
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4.9 Known IPv6 Issues and Anomalies |
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228 | (5) |
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4.9.1 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Considerations |
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229 | (4) |
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4.9.2 PDN Connection Model and Multiple IPv6 Prefixes |
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233 | (1) |
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4.10 IPv6 Specific Security Considerations |
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233 | (6) |
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4.10.1 IPv6 Addressing Threats |
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234 | (2) |
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4.10.2 IPv6 First-hop Security |
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236 | (1) |
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4.10.3 IPv6 Extension Header Exploits |
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237 | (2) |
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239 | (9) |
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240 | (8) |
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5 IPv6 Transition Mechanisms for 3GPP Networks |
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248 | (48) |
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5.1 Motivation for Transition Mechanisms |
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248 | (3) |
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5.1.1 Phasing the Transition |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (4) |
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251 | (2) |
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253 | (1) |
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5.2.3 Mesh or Hub-and-spoke |
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254 | (1) |
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5.2.4 Scalability Concerns |
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255 | (1) |
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255 | (22) |
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5.3.1 Transition Solutions Not Included |
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256 | (1) |
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257 | (1) |
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258 | (11) |
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269 | (2) |
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271 | (1) |
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5.3.6 Mapping Address and Port Number |
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272 | (3) |
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5.3.7 Other Tunneling or Translation Based Transition Mechanisms |
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275 | (2) |
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5.4 Transition Scenarios for 3GPP |
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277 | (5) |
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5.4.1 Transition Scenario Evolution |
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278 | (2) |
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280 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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281 | (1) |
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5.5 Transition Impacts on 3GPP Architecture |
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282 | (7) |
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5.5.7 Transition Impact on the Supporting Infrastructure |
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282 | (1) |
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5.5.2 IP Network Support Systems |
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283 | (2) |
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5.5.3 Tools to Divide Subscribers Per IP Capability |
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285 | (1) |
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5.5.4 Translation Implications |
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286 | (1) |
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5.5.5 Transition Support in the Transport Plane |
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287 | (1) |
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287 | (1) |
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5.5.7 Impact of Delayed Transition to IPv6 |
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288 | (1) |
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5.6 Transitioning to IPv6 |
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289 | (3) |
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5.6.1 Application Developer's Transition Plan |
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290 | (1) |
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5.6.2 Phone Vendor's Transition Plan |
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290 | (1) |
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5.6.3 Network Operator's Transition Checklist |
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290 | (2) |
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292 | (4) |
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293 | (3) |
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6 Future of IPv6 in 3GPP Networks |
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296 | (41) |
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6.1 IPv6-based Traffic Offloading Solutions |
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296 | (8) |
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6.1.1 Motivations in Cellular Networks |
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297 | (2) |
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6.1.2 Benefits of IPv6-based Offloading Approaches |
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299 | (1) |
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6.1.3 IP-friendly Offloading Solutions |
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299 | (4) |
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303 | (1) |
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6.2 Evolving 3GPP Bearers to Multiple Prefixes and Next-hop Routers |
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304 | (9) |
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6.2.1 Background and Motivation |
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304 | (1) |
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6.2.2 Multi-prefix Bearer Solution Proposal |
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305 | (6) |
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6.2.3 Overall Impact Analysis |
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311 | (2) |
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6.2.4 Open Issues and Future Work |
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313 | (1) |
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6.3 LTE as the Uplink Access for Home Networks |
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313 | (3) |
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313 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Homenet and 3GPP Architecture |
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314 | (1) |
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6.3.3 Additional 3GPP Deployment Options |
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315 | (1) |
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6.4 Port Control Protocol |
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316 | (5) |
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6.4.1 Deployment Scenarios |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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6.4.3 PCP Server Discovery |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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320 | (1) |
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6.4.6 Relation to IPv6 Transition |
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320 | (1) |
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321 | (10) |
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321 | (1) |
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6.5.2 Standardization Organizations Working with IoT |
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322 | (5) |
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6.5.3 IoT Domain from the 3GPP Point of View |
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327 | (1) |
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6.5.4 Implications to UEs |
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328 | (1) |
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6.5.5 Implications to 3GPP Networks |
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329 | (2) |
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331 | (6) |
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332 | (5) |
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