%% You should probably cite draft-zzhang-dmm-mup-evolution-04 instead of this revision. @techreport{zzhang-dmm-mup-evolution-03, number = {draft-zzhang-dmm-mup-evolution-03}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-zzhang-dmm-mup-evolution/03/}, author = {Zhaohui (Jeffrey) Zhang and Keyur Patel and Luis M. Contreras and Kashif Islam and Jari Mutikainen and Tianji Jiang and Luay Jalil and Ori Prio Sejati}, title = {{Mobile User Plane Evolution}}, pagetotal = 12, year = , month = , day = , abstract = {{[}I-D.zzhang-dmm-5g-distributed-upf{]} describes evolution of mobile user plane in 5G, including distributed User Plane Functions (UPFs)and alternative user plane implementations that some vendors/ operators are promoting without changing 3GPP architecture/signaling. Building on top of that, this document further discusses potentially integrating UPF and Access Node (AN) in a future generation (xG) of mobile network. This document is not an attempt to do 3GPP work in IETF. Rather, it discusses potential integration of IETF/wireline and 3GPP/wireless technologies - first among parties who are familiar with both areas and friendly with IETF/wireline technologies. If the ideas in this document are deemed reasonable, feasible and desired among these parties, they can then be brought to 3GPP for further discussions.}, }