Base Dictionary elements

Table 1 describes the fields on the AVP Dictionary > Base Dictionary (view-only) page.

Base Dictionary Elements
Field	Description	Data Notes
* Attribute Name	Name of the AVP; the unique combination of AVP Code - Vendor Id.	Format: alphanumeric, underscore (_), and dash (-). Range: 1 - 255 characters
* AVP Code	AVP Code	Format: numeric Range: 0-4294967295
Flags	Setting indicator for AVP Flags: V, M, P, r3, r4, r5, r6, r7 Flags V, M, and P are supported; r3, r4, r5, r6 and r7 are reserved for future use. V - Vendor-Specific; indicates whether the optional Vendor-ID field is present in the AVP header. When set, the AVP Code belongs to the specific vendor code address space. M - Mandatory; indicates whether support of the AVP is required. If an AVP with the M bit set is received by a Diameter client, server, proxy, or translation agent and either the AVP or its value is unrecognized, the message MUST be rejected. Diameter Relay and Redirect Agents MUST NOT reject messages with unrecognized AVPs. AVPs with the M bit cleared are informational only. A receiver of a message with an AVP that is not supported, or whose value is not supported, can simply ignore the AVP. P - Indicates the need for encryption for end-to-end security. Diameter base protocol specifies which AVPs must be protected by end-to-end security measures (encryption) if the message is to pass through a Diameter agent. If a message includes any of those AVPs, the message must not be sent unless there is end-to-end security between the originator and the recipient of the message.	Format: 3 buttons for each flag Range: Must, Must Not, May be set for each flag
* Vendor-ID	Vendor-ID	Format: pulldown list Range: all configured Vendors
* Data Type	AVP data format If the Data Type is "Enumerated", the name of the Enumerated Type is indicated in the dictionary. If the Data Type is "Grouped", the list of grouped AVPs is included in the dictionary.	Format: pulldown list Range: all available AVP data formats
Include AVP in the group	Include an AVP into the Grouped AVP This field is active when the selected Data Type is Grouped.	Format: pulldown list, Add AVP and Delete AVP buttons Range: all available AVPs from the Base Dictionary and the Custom Dictionary. If a Base Dictionary entry has been overwritten in the Custom Dictionary, only the Custom Dictionary entry appears in the list.
Protocol	Protocol standard where the AVP is defined.	Format: string Range: up to 64 characters