Table 1 describes the elements on the Policy and Charging > Configuration> Access Point Names page.
Data Input Notes apply to the Insert and Edit pages; the View page is read-only.
| Elements (* indicates required field) | Description | Data Input Notes |
|---|---|---|
| * Access Point Name | The unique network identifier of a Packet Data Access Point. |
Format: Text box; valid characters are alphabetic characters (A-Z and a-z), digits (0-9), hyphen (-), and period (.). Must begin and end with an alphabetic character or a digit. Default: N/A Range: 1 to 100 |
| Function | The PCA function what uses this Access Point. PCRF Pool is required to be configured for PDRA only. | Format: Dropdown menu Range: PDRA Only, OCDRA Only, and PDRA and OCDRA Default: PDRA Only |
| PCRF Pool Name | The PCRF Pool associated with the Access Point Name. PCRF Pool Names in the row are hyperlinks to the Policy DRA -> Configuration -> PCRF Pools (Filtered) view screen filtered by the PCRF Pool Name. |
Format: List Range: Configured PCRF Pools Default: Default PCRF Pool |
| Number of Sub-Pools | This read-only field displays the number of Sub-Pools within the corresponding PCRF Pool Name. The mapping between PCRF Pool and PCRF Sub-Pool is configured from the Policy DRA -> Configuration -> PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules page. If the value is not zero, each Sub-Pool in the row is a hyperlink to the Policy DRA -> Configuration -> PCRF Sub-Pools Selection Rules (Filtered) view screen filtered by the PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rule. If the number of Sub-Pools is zero, this is not a hyperlink field. |
Format: List Range: N/A |
| Stale Session Timeout (Hrs) | This setting is a time value (in hours), after which a session is considered to be stale. For PDRA, a session is considered stale only if no RAR/RAA messages are received in longer than this configured time. For OCDRA, a session is considered stale if no any in session messages are received in longer than this configured time. If a session's age exceeds this value, that session is eligible to be audited out of the database. This value is used for sessions associated with this Access Point Name. For sessions which are not associated with any configured Access Point Names, the Default Stale Session Timeout value in the Policy and Charging Configuration General Options table is used. |
Format: Text box. Value must be numeric.
Range: 1-2400 (1 hour to 100 days) Default: 168 hours (7 days) |
| Last Updated | This read-only field displays a timestamp of the time the Access Point Name was created or last updated, whichever occurred most recently. For APNs that existed prior to the upgrade to PCRF Pooling, the Last Updated timestamp reflects the time of the upgrade of the NOAMP, or the last time the APN's PCRF Pool was updated via Edit. For APNs added after the upgrade to PCRF Pooling, the Last Updated timestamp reflects the time when the APN was inserted, or the last time the APN's PCRF Pool was updated via Edit. |
Format: List Range: N/A |