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[5MBUSA] User Service Announcement parameters alignment and clarifications

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CR Summary: TR 26.502 CR 0050 – MBS User Service Announcement Parameter Alignment (Rel-18)

Source: BBC | Work Item: 5MBUSA | Category: A (mirror to earlier release) | Affected spec: TS 26.502 v18.5.0

Purpose

Addresses gaps and ambiguities found during 5G-MAG reference implementation of MBS User Services, where stage 3 (TS 26.517) was correct but stage 2 (TS 26.502) lacked corresponding definitions or was unclear.

Key Changes

  • Conformance profiles (Change #1): Added as a new parameter (cardinality 0..*) in the MBS Distribution Session entity (Table 4.5.6-1), assigned by the MBS Application Provider. Also added to MBS Distribution Session Announcement (Table 4.5.8-1).

  • Transport security protection (Change #2): Clarified in Table 4.5.6-1 that this flag is assigned by either the MBS Application Provider or the MBSF (the latter for the User Service Announcement Channel special case). Assigner column updated accordingly.

  • Object acquisition identifiers – MIME type (Change #3): Clarified in Table 4.5.6-2 that each identifier may be accompanied by a content type, and that this content type shall be present when the identifier is an Application Service Entry Point locator. Reflected in Table 4.5.8-2 (Application Service Entry Point locators always paired with MIME type).

  • Object repair back-off parameters (Change #4): Added as a new parameter (0..1, assigned by MBSF) in both Table 4.5.6-2 and Table 4.5.8-2. Clarified throughout (clauses 4.2.6, 4.5.6, 4.5.8) that Object Repair is enabled by the MBSF (not provisioned by the MBS Application Provider). Object repair base URL description updated to use "enabled" instead of "provisioned."

  • New reference point MBS-1 (Change #5): Formally defined in clause 4.4.1 as the interface for the MBS Application Provider to retrieve User Service Announcement bundles from the MBSF for private advertisement via MBS-8. Referenced in clauses 4.3.2, 5.2, and 5.4.

  • User Service Announcement bundle clarification (Change #6): Clause 5.4 (procedure C) updated to clarify that the full User Service Announcement exposed via the User Service advertisement notification and retrievable at MBS-1 is the User Service Announcement bundle (replacing "composite").

Impact

  • Affects reference points Nmb10/Nmb5 (TS 29.580, CT3) and Nmb2 (TS 29.581, CT4) for changes #1–#3 and #5–#6.
  • Changes #4 (back-off parameters) have no CT impact.
  • Related specs: TS 26.580, TS 26.581.
  • If not approved: Stage 2/stage 3 misalignment persists for MBS User Services implementation.
Document Information
Source:
BBC
Type:
CR
For:
Agreement
Original Document:
View on 3GPP
Title: [5MBUSA] User Service Announcement parameters alignment and clarifications
Agenda item: 8.4
Agenda item description: Release 19 and earlier matters
Doc type: CR
For action: Agreement
Abstract: Alignment of stage 2 with TS 26.517 (stage 3).
Secretary remarks: Source modified on 3/27/2026. Original source : BBC
Release: Rel-18
Specification: 26.502
Version: 18.5.0
Related WIs: 5MBUSA
CR number: 50.0
CR category: A
Clauses affected: 4.2.2, 4.2.6, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.6, 4.5.8, 4.6.2, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1
CN: True
CR: 50.0
ME: True
Spec: 26.502
Contact: Richard Bradbury
Uploaded: 2026-03-27T16:53:49.833000
Contact ID: 82569
TDoc Status: available
Clauses Affected: 4.2.2, 4.2.6, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.1, 4.5.2, 4.5.6, 4.5.8, 4.6.2, 5.2, 5.4, 6.1
Reservation date: 27/03/2026 08:47:36
Secretary Remarks: Source modified on 3/27/2026. Original source : BBC
Agenda item sort order: 26