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Preface

• Audience
• Documentation Accessibility
• Related Documents
• Downloading Oracle Communications Documentation

1 Online Mediation Controller Overview

• About Online Mediation Controller
• Complementary Applications
• Subscriber Store
• Event Notification Framework
• Degraded Mode
• Offloading Safe Subscriber Requests
• Overload Protection
• Session Redirection
• User Interaction Framework
• Monitoring Online Mediation Controller

2 Installing and Configuring Online Mediation Controller

• Online Mediation Controller Hardware and Software Requirements
• Installing and Deinstalling Online Mediation Controller
  • Creating Domains, and Managed and Administration Servers
• Configuring Online Mediation Controller

3 Configuring the Subscriber Store

• About the Subscriber Store
• About Subscriber Profiles
• Using the BRM Subscriber Store
• Configuring the BRM Subscriber Store
  • Configuring the PCP Profile Provider
  • Configuring a Subscriber Store Provider
• Subscriber Profile Data Model
  • globalProfileData Element
  • ifcProfileData Element
  • pcrfProfileData Element
  • counterProfileData Element
    • Understanding Counter Regions
  • redirectionProfileData Element
  • profileDataExtension Element
  • userIdentifier Element
• PCP Profile Provider Data Mapping

4 Setting Up Orchestrated Charging Mediation

• About Orchestrated Charging Mediation
• Improving Performance in Diameter Only Environments
• Configuration Workflow
  • Connecting to the IMS Network
  • Connecting to an OCS through Diameter Ro
  • Connecting to BRM through PCP
  • Connecting to ECE Using the ECE API
  • Adding the OCS to the Service Orchestration Chain
• Setting Orchestrated Charging Mediation in Offline or Degraded Mode

5 Using Degraded Mode

• About Degraded Mode
  • About Degraded Mode Triggers
  • About Configuring Degraded Mode
  • Configuring CDR Persistence
    • Using Oracle Database 11g Persistence
    • Using Oracle Berkeley DB File-Based Persistence
  • Configuring the Signaling Tier for Degraded Mode
  • Configuring Local OCS Properties
    • Verifying the Degraded Mode Local OCS Configuration
    • Configuring Local OCS Properties
  • Creating and Configuring IM-OCF for the Local OCS
  • Configuring IM Degraded Mode Settings
    • Common IM Degraded Mode Settings
  • Configuring a Default Service Access Decision
  • Configuring Degraded Mode CDR Replay Behavior
  • Configuring External OCS Monitoring
  • Triggering Degraded Mode Manually
  • Replaying Charging Data Records Manually
  • Configuring Service Unit Counters

6 Offloading Subscriber Usage

• About Offloading Subscriber Usage
• About Configuring Offloading and CDR Replay
• Configuring Online Mediation Controller for Offloading
  • Configuring CDR Persistence
    • Using Oracle Database 11g Persistence
    • Using Oracle Berkeley DB File-Based Persistence
  • Configuring the Signaling Tier for Offloading
  • Configuring IM Offloading Settings
  • Configuring Local OCS Properties
    • Creating the Offloading Local OCS
    • Common IM Offloading Settings
  • Creating and Configuring IM-OCF for the Offloading Local OCS
  • Configuring Offloaded CDR Replay Behavior
  • Replaying Charging Data Records Manually
  • Configuring Offloaded CDR Compression
  • Configuring Service Unit Counters

7 Using the Event Notification Framework

• About the Event Notification Framework
  • About the Event Notification API
  • About the Event Processor
• Setting Up the Event Notification Framework
• Configuration Workflow
  • Configuring Target Event Consumers
  • Deploying and Configuring IM-WS
  • Routing Events to IM-WS
  • Enabling HTTP Network Access
  • Routing Incoming Events to the Event Processor
• Stopping the Event Processor
• Using the Event Notification API
  • Obtaining WSDL and Schema
• Event Notification API Reference
• Post Event

8 Setting Up RADIUS Mediation for Accounting

• About RADIUS Accounting Mediation
• Configuring RADIUS Accounting Mediation
• Configuration WorkFlow
  • Configuring the SSU RADIUS
  • Configuring a Client Profile and AVP Filters
  • Adding Proxy Realms
  • Connecting to BRM Through PCP
  • Connecting to ECE Using the ECE API
  • Creating and Configuring SSU PCP or SSU ECE Network Entities
  • Creating and Configuring an RIMOFCFRADIUS Instance
  • Creating and Configuring an IMOFCFPCP or IMOFCFECE Instance
    • Configuring Service Type Parameters
  • Creating Orchestration Logic for RADIUS Accounting
  • Activating the RIMOFCFRADIUS and IMOFCFPCP or IMOFCFECE Instances
  • Configuring RADIUS Mediation Settings
• Extending RADIUS Accounting Support

9 Setting Up RADIUS Mediation for Authentication and Authorization

• About RADIUS Authentication and Authorization Mediation
• Configuring RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
• Performing RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
• Configuration Workflow
  • Configuring the SSU RADIUS
  • Configuring a Client Profile and AVP Filters
  • Adding Proxy Realms
  • Connecting to BRM Through PCP
  • Connecting to ECE Using the ECE API
• Configuring RADIUS Mediation
  • Configuring General Parameters
    • Configuring Service Type Parameters
• Extending Authentication and Authorization Support

10 Setting Up Diameter Ro Mediation

• About Diameter Ro Accounting Mediation
• Configuring Diameter Ro Accounting Mediation
  • Configuring the SSU DIAMETER
  • Connecting to BRM Through PCP
  • Connecting to ECE Using the ECE API
  • Creating and Configuring SSU PCP or SSU ECE Network Entities
  • Creating and Configuring an RIMOCF Instance
  • Creating and Configuring an IMOCFPCP and IMOCFECE Instance
    • Configuring Service Type Parameters
    • Mapping Custom Processor Classes
  • Creating Orchestration Logic for Diameter Accounting
  • Activating the RIMOCF and IMOCFPCP or IMOCFECE Instances
• Extending RADIUS Accounting Support

11 Monitoring Online Mediation Controller

• About Monitoring Online Mediation Controller
• Monitoring the Processing Domain
  • Monitoring the Base Diameter Interface
  • Monitoring the Interfaces in Online Charging Solutions
    • Getting Statistics on Charging Requests and Charging Answers
    • Getting Statistics on Currently Active Sessions
  • Monitoring the Interfaces in Offline Charging Solutions
    • Getting Statistics on Accounting Requests and Accounting Answers
    • Getting Statistics on Currently Active Sessions
  • Getting Statistics on the Orchestration Engine
• Monitoring the Signaling Domain
  • Checking the Status of Diameter Network Entities
  • Checking the Status of PCP Network Entities
  • Checking the Status of Web Service Network Entities
• Checking Availability of the Diameter and RADIUS Ports

12 Using the Balance Manager

• About the Balance Manager Feature
  • Mid-call Warning
  • Voucher Redemption
• Generic Set Up for the Balance Manager
  • Creating an Authentication Service
  • Creating an Authentication Plan
  • Adding the Authentication Plan to Subscriber Accounts
  • Configuring the Authentication Service for the Balance Manager Applications
  • Configuring the PCP SSU
  • Configuring the HTTP Incoming Rule for the Web Services SSU
  • Configuring Web Service Client Credentials
  • Configuring the Balance Manager Web Service
• Using the Balance Manager IVR Interface
  • IVR Components
  • IVR Web Service Client
• Using the Balance Manager SMS Interface
  • SMS Workflow and Components
  • SMS Configuration Tasks
    • Setting Up the IM-UIX-SMS Module
    • Configuring the SMPP Signaling Server Unit (SMPP SSU)
    • Creating and Configuring the IM-ASF-SALs
    • Creating and Configuring an IM-WS
    • Creating an Outgoing Routing Rule for the Web Services SSU
    • Setting Up the Orchestration Logic for Balance Manager
    • Configuring the Balance Manager SMS Application Messages
• Using the Balance Manager Web Services API
• authenticate
• getBalance
• topUp
• voucherTopup

13 Configuring the Announcement Player Application

• About the Announcement Player
• Setting Up the Announcement Player
• Configuring the Announcement Player

14 Redirecting Sessions

• About the Redirection Application
• Configuring the Redirection Application in an IM
• Configuring Redirection Using Subscriber Profiles

15 Configuring the Home Zones Application

• About Network Zoning
• About Configuration of Network Zones
• About the Home Zones Application
• Defining a Home Zone
• Defining the Home Network
  • Specifying Access Protocols and Cell Identity Parameters
  • Specifying IDs of Home Network Cells
• Setting Up an Instance of IM-ASF SAL

16 Configuring the Threshold Notification Application

• About Threshold Rules
• About Threshold Notification
• About Forcing Network-Facing Modules to Send Charging Requests
• Defining Threshold Rules
• Setting Up an Instance of IM-OCF
• Setting Up an Instance of IM-ASF SAL

17 Implementing Overload Protection

• About Overload Protection
  • Using Gauges and Counters as Key Overload Indicators
    • Understanding System and Module Levels of Overload Protection
    • Counters and Gauges For Online Mediation Controller
    • Understanding the Essential Steps for Configuring Overload Protection
• Configuring Key Overload Indicators
  • Configuring Threshold Crossed Notifications Rules
  • Specifying Your Key Overload Indicators
  • Configuring General Monitoring Parameters
  • Configuring the Overload Protection Mechanism

A Diameter Ro to BRM Opcode Mapping

• CCR Operation to Billing and Revenue Management Opcode Mapping
• CCR Session Initial Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Session Update Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Session Termination Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Event DirectDebit Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Event RefundAccount Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Event CheckBalance Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• CCR Event PriceEnquiry Request AVP to Opcode Flist Mapping
• Opcode Output Flist to CCA Session Response Mapping
• Diameter Ro to Billing and Revenue Management Result Codes Mapping