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MTCTE Certification for 5G Core

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5G Core Under MTCTE Certification in India: Essential Requirements (ER) Guide

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) enforces the Mandatory Testing and Certification of Telecom Equipment (MTCTE) through the list of notified telecom products, which must meet the respective applicable Essential Requirements (ERs) before they can be imported, sold, or deployed in India. 5G Core is one of the newest telecom products under the MTCTE framework and has been allocated ER Code: TEC40182606 by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC).

As notified in MTCTE, the essential requirements for 5G Core have been made effective from 2 June 2026 and will be valid till 1 January 2050 or until they are changed by the DoT. Manufacturers, importers, OEMs and Authorised Indian Representatives (AIRs) are required to ensure compliance with these requirements prior to applying for MTCTE certification.

UMSPCS offers end-to-end support for 5G Core MTCTE certification, such as ER identification, documentation, testing coordination, portal application, and end-to-end certification assistance.

What is 5G Core?

5G Core, also known as 5GC, is the main network in a 5G mobile communication system that includes the following components: network edge, user plane, and core resources. It controls essential services like subscriber authentication, mobility management, session control, policy management, and secure communications between network elements. It is service-based and enables advanced technologies such as network slicing, IoT, and ultra-low-latency communication.

Key Essential Requirements for 5G Core

The 5G Core products have to meet the notified essential requirements by TEC to get 5G Core certification. These generally cover:
 

1. Functional Performance

SDependable performance of essential functions of the network.

2. Security Requirements

Security in telecommunication infrastructure and security of subscriber information.

3. Network Protocol Compliance

Compliance with applicable telecom interfaces and protocols.

4. Performance & Reliability

Attainable network performance and reliability under given conditions.

5. Regulatory Compliance

Compliance with the latest essential requirements notified by the regulators.

What is the Relevance of MTCTE Certification for Soft Switches?

The items must be compliant with MTCTE requirements, since it
  • Helps legal sale & deployment of SoftSwitch products in India.
  • Complies with technical and safety requirements of TEC.
  • Promotes interoperability and network reliability.
  • Minimizes regulatory problems and delays.
  • Boosts customers' confidence in product quality and performance.
  • Boosts customers’ confidence in product quality and performance.

5G Core Under MTCTE Certification Product has the Following Variants:

1.Variant 1: AMF

1.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
1.1.15G Wireless Emergency Alert broadcast – 5G Commercial Mobile Alert System (CMAS) Broadcast System – AMF3GPP TS 23.041 Clause 9.1.3 Annex-N
1.1.2AN Release – AMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.2 Annex-N
1.1.3Initial Registration and Deregistration – AMF3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 5.3.2 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 5.5.1, 5.5.2 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.2.2 Annex-N
1.1.4Mobility Management – Location Report – AMF3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 5.4, 5.3.3 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4 Annex-N
1.1.5NRF Communication – AMF3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2 Annex-N
1.1.6PDU Session Establishment and Deletion – AMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.3.2, 4.3.4 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 6.4 Annex-N
1.1.7PDU Session Establishment Support – AMF3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 5.6 Annex-N
1.1.8Service Request – AMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.2.3 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 5.6.1 Annex-N
1.1.9SMF Selection – AMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.3.2.2 Annex-N; 3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 6.3 Annex-N

Variant 2: AuSF

2.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No. Parameter Name Standard Name
2.1.4
Support for 5G AKA – AuSF
3GPP TS 29.509 Clause 5.2.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 33.501 Clause 6.1.3 Annex-N
2.1.5
Support for UE Authentication – AuSF
3GPP TS 29.509 Clause 5.2.2 Annex-N 3GPP TS 33.501 Clause 6.1 Annex-N

Variant 3: BSF

3.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No. Parameter Name Standard Name
3.1.1
Interface from PCF
3GPP TS 29.521 Clause 4.2 Annex-N
3.1.2
NRF Communication – BSF
3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2 Annex-N
3.1.3
Support for Nbsf management deregistration – BSF
3GPP TS 29.521 Clause 4.2.3 Annex-N

Variant 4: CHF

4.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No. Parameter Name Standard Name
4.1.1
N28 interface towards PCF
3GPP TS 29.594 Clause 4.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.513 Clause 5.3 Annex-N
4.1.2
N40 interface towards SMF
3GPP TS 32.291 Clause 5.2.2 Annex-N
4.1.3
NRF Communication – CHF
3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2, Annex-N

Variant 5: NEF

Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No. Parameter Name Standard Name
5.1.1
N29 Interface towards SMF
3GPP TS 29.591 Clause 4.3 Annex-N
5.1.2
N51 Interface towards AMF
3GPP TS 29.518 Clause 5.3 Annex-N
5.1.3
NRF Communication – NEF
3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2, Annex-N

Variant 6: NSSF

6.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant                    

S.No. Parameter Name Standard Name
6.1.1
N22 Interface from AMF
3GPP TS 29.531 Clause 5.2, 5.3 Annex-N
6.1.2
N31 Interface from NSSF
3GPP TS 29.531 Clause 5.2 Annex-N
6.1.3
NRF Communication – NSSF
3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2 Annex-N
6.1.4
Support for Network Slice Selection – NSSF
3GPP TS 29.531 Clause 5.2 Annex-N

Variant 7: PCF


7.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
7.1.1Interface towards AMF – PCF3GPP TS 29.507 Clause 4.2 Annex-N
3GPP TS 29.513 Clause 5.1 Annex-N
7.1.2Interface towards SMF – PCF3GPP TS 29.512 Clause 4.2 Annex-N
3GPP TS 29.513 Clause 5.2 Annex-N
7.1.3NRF Communication – PCF3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N
3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N
3GPP TS 29.510 Clauses 5.2.2, 5.4.2, Annex-N

Variant 8: SMF

8.1 Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
7.1.1Interface towards AMF – PCF3GPP TS 29.507 Clause 4.2 Annex-N 3GPP TS 29.513 Clause 5.1 Annex-N
8.1.1Handover and Roaming-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.11.1 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 4.2 Annex-N
8.1.2N4 Association for Node and Session-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.4.1, 4.4.3 Annex-N 3GPP TS 29.244 Clauses 6.2, 6.3, and Annex-N
8.1.3NRF Communication-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP 29.510 Clause 5.2.2. 5.4.2 Annex-N
8.1.4PDU Session Activation and Deactivation-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 6.3, 6.4 Annex-N
8.1.5PDU Session Establishment-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.3.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 6.4.1 Annex-N
8.1.6PDU Session Release-SMF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.3.4 Annex-N3GPP TS 24.501 Clause 6.3.3, 6.4.3, and Annex-N
8.1.7Support configuration of QFI 5QI ARP-SMF3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 5.7 Annex-N

2.    Variant 9: SMSF

2.1  Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
9.1.1Interface towards AMF-SMSF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 5.2.2.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.540 Clause 5.2.2 Annex-N
9.1.2NRF Communication-SMSF3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.510 Clause 5.2.2, 5.4.2 Annex-N
9.1.3Support for SM Service Activate-SMSF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 5.2.9.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.540 Clause 5.2.2.2 Annex-N
9.1.4Support for SM Service Deactivate-SMSF3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 5.2.9.2 Annex-N3GPP TS 29.540 Clause 5.2.2.3 Annex-N

Variant 10: UDM

Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
10.1.1Interface between UDM and HSS interworking

3GPP TS 23.632 Clause 4 Annex-N 3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.2.2.2, 5.3.2, 5.4.2.4,

5.8.2 Annex-N

10.1.2N10 Interface from SMF3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.2.2, 5.3.2 Annex-N
10.1.3N13 Interface from AuSF3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.4.2 Annex-N
10.1.4N21 Interface from SMSF3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.2.2, 5.3.2 Annex-N
10.1.5N8 Interface with AMF

3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.2.2.2, 5.3.2,

5.6.2 Annex-N

10.1.6NRF Communication - UDM

3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N

3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N

3GPP TS 29.510 Clauses 5.2.2 and 5.4.2 Annex-N

10.1.7Support for 5G AKA-based Milenage TUAK and Test Algorithm-UDM3GPP TS 33.501 Clause 6.1.3 Annex-N
10.1.8Support for Event Exposure Service-UDM3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.5.2 Annex-N
10.1.9Support for Subscriber Data Management Service3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.2.2 Annex-N
10.1.10Support for UE Authentication Service-UDM3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.4.2.2 Annex-N
10.1.11Support for UE Context Management Service-UDM3GPP TS 29.503 Clause 5.3.2 Annex-N

Variant 11: UDR

Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
11.1.1NRF Communication-UDR

3GPP TS 29.500 Clause 4.3 Annex-N

3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.17 Annex-N

3GPP TS 29.510 Clauses 5.2.2 and 5.4.2 Annex-N

11.1.2Support for Get Auth Subscriber Data-UDR3GPP TS 29.505 Clause 5.2.2.3 Annex-N
11.1.3Support for Get Context Data-UDR3GPP TS 29.505 Clause 5.2.32.3 Annex-N
11.1.4Support for Get SMF registration (UDR)3GPP TS 29.505 Clause 5.2.8.3 Annex-N
11.1.5Support for Get UE Data subscription-UDR3GPP TS 29.505 Clause 5.2.20.3 Annex-N

Variant 12: UPF

Parameters Linked with Product Variant

S.No.Parameter NameStandard Name
12.1.1N3 Procedures - UPF3GPP TS 23.501 Clause 5.8.2 Annex-N
12.1.2N4 Procedures - UPF

3GPP TS 23.502 Clause 4.4 Annex-N

3GPP TS 29.244 Clauses 6.2, 6.3 Annex-N

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Why Choose UMSPCS?

UMSPCS supports manufacturers, importers, and even foreign OEMs in their MTCTE certification journey by providing
  • Identify existing ERs that can be matched.
  • Documentation support
  • Testing laboratory coordination
  • MTCTE portal application help
  • End-to-end certification support

UMSPCS has over 600+ successful product certifications and 6+ years of experience to ensure businesses are compliant with the telecom industry efficiently.

Conclusion

Compliance is also crucial for next-generation telecom infrastructure, as noted by the notification (ER Code: TEC40182606) for 5G Core under the MTCTE framework. Manufacturers and importers should ensure their products meet the ER requirements before they are made available on the Indian market, as the ER took effect on 2 June 2026 and will be in effect until 1 January 2050.

Working with UMSPCS, it can make it easier to certify and help businesses become approved for MTCTE Certification in an efficient manner.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The notified ER code is TEC40182606.

The Essential Requirements will be effective from 2 June 2026.

The notified ER is valid till 1 January 2050, unless it is modified by DoT.

UMSPCS offers comprehensive support for ER identification, documentation, coordination of testing, and MTCTE certification.

Yes. The manufacturers/importers should comply with the relevant essential requirements prior to attaining MTCTE certification for the product.

 

The essential requirements are notified by the Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

 

Yes. The foreign manufacturers can apply for certification via an Authorised Indian Representative (AIR).

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