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"Homogeneous Support of IMS Voice Over PS Sessions" in S6a ULR

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Referring to the 3GPP 29.272 the "Homogeneous Support of IMS Voice Over PS Sessions " AVP is set to TRUE in the ULR means that the serving MME can provide the IMS voice support homogeneously in all TA assigned to it.
Does the MME insert this AVP in the ULR message only if the UE required voice service over IMS during the attach procedure.
In other word, if this AVP is present in the ULR, can we conclude that the UE support Voice call over IMS (VOLTE).

In the same context, if this AVP is absent ("Homogeneous Support of IMS Voice Over PS Sessions ")m can we conclude that either the MME does not support VOLTE at all or the UE does not support it (but only CSFB?

posted Apr 23, 2018 by Michael Semama

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Homogeneous-Support-of-IMS-Voice-Over-PS-Sessions AVP comes into picture when a UE perform attach or tracking area update along with requesting IMS Voice service from network. As part of both the procedures, MME provides TAI list to UE and if each entry in TAI list supports IMS Voice through PS sessions then MME informs HSS by including Homogeneous-Support-of-IMS-Voice-Over-PS-Sessions AVP with value = "Supported" in ULR.
Another case, when none of entry in TAI list supports IMS Voice Over PS-Session, then MME informs HSS by including Homogeneous-Support-of-IMS-Voice-Over-PS-Sessions AVP with value = "Not Supported" in ULR.
Only two possible values have been defined for this AVP. In case, few entries in TAI list support IMS voice Over PS session and few don't then MME does not include the Homogeneous-Support-of-IMS-Voice-Over-PS-Sessions AVP itself in ULR.

If UE registers with network without asking IMS service, MME does not even consider this AVP. This AVP is considered only when UE attach to network for VoLTE service.

answer Apr 24, 2018 by Harshita
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