Contents

List of Figures

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Title and Copyright Information

1 Introducing Diameter

• Revision History
• Overview of Diameter Signaling Router Tasks
• Intended Scope and Audience
• Content Organization
• Documentation Admonishments
• Related Publications
• Locate Product Documentation on the Oracle Help Center Site
• Customer Training
• My Oracle Support (MOS)
• Emergency Response

2 User Interface Introduction

• User Interface Organization
  • User Interface Elements
  • Main Menu Options
• Missing Main Menu options
• Common Graphical User Interface Widgets
  • Supported Browsers
  • System Login Page
    • Customizing the Login Message
    • Accessing the DSR Graphical User Interface
  • Main Menu Icons
  • Work Area Displays
  • Customizing the Splash Page Welcome Message
  • Column Headers (Sorting)
  • Page Controls
  • Clear Field Control
  • Optional Layout Element Toolbar
    • Notifications
    • Opening an Element in the Toolbar
  • Filters
    • Filter Control Elements
    • Filtering on the Network Element
    • Filtering on Collection Interval
    • Filtering Using the Display Filter
  • Pause Updates
  • Max Records Per Page Controls

3 Configuring Diameter

• Understanding the Diameter Configuration Sequence
• Next Generation Network Priority Service (NGN-PS)
• Diameter Overload Indication Conveyance (DOIC)
• Diameter Capacity Summary
  • Diameter Capacity Constraints
• Connection Capacity Dashboard Functions
  • Validating Diameter Connection Capacity
• Using Application IDs to Identify Diameter Applications
  • Diameter Application IDs elements
  • Adding an Application ID
  • Editing an Application ID
  • Deleting an Application ID
• Diameter CEX Parameters
  • Diameter CEX Parameters elements
  • Adding CEX Parameters
  • Editing CEX Parameters
  • Deleting CEX Parameters
• Diameter Command Codes
  • Diameter Command Codes elements
  • Adding a Command Code
  • Editing a Command Code
  • Deleting a Command Code
• Diameter Configuration Sets
  • Diameter Connection Configuration Sets
    • Configuration Sets elements
    • Adding Configuration Sets
    • Editing Configuration Sets
    • Deleting Configuration Sets
  • CEX Configuration Sets
    • CEX Configuration Set elements
    • Adding a CEX Configuration Set
    • Editing a CEX Configuration Set
    • Deleting a CEX Configuration Set
  • Capacity Configuration Sets
    • Capacity Configuration Set elements
    • Adding a Capacity Configuration Set
    • Editing a Capacity Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Capacity Configuration Set
  • Egress Message Throttling Configuration Sets
    • Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set elements
    • Adding an Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set
    • Editing an Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set
    • Deleting an Egress Message Throttling Configuration Set
  • Message Priority Configuration Sets
    • Message Priority Configuration Set elements
    • Adding a Message Priority Configuration Set
    • Editing a Message Priority Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Message Priority Configuration Set
  • Message Copy Configuration Sets
    • Message Copy Configuration Set elements
    • Adding a Message Copy Configuration Set
    • Editing a Message Copy Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Message Copy Configuration Set
  • Rate Limiting Configuration Sets
    • Rate Limiting Configuration Sets elements
    • Adding a Rate Limiting Configuration Set
    • Editing a Rate Limiting Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Rate Limiting Configuration Set
  • Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Sets
    • Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Sets elements
    • Adding a Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Set
    • Editing a Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Set
  • Transaction Configuration Sets
    • Transaction Configuration Sets elements
    • Adding a Transaction Configuration Set
    • Editing a Transaction Configuration Set
    • Deleting a Transaction Configuration Set
  • Traffic Throttle Point Configuration Sets
    • Traffic Throttle Point Configuration Sets elements
    • Adding Traffic Throttle Point Configuration Sets
    • Editing Traffic Throttle Point Configuration Sets
    • Deleting Traffic Throttle Point Configuration Sets
• Diameter Local Nodes
  • Diameter Local Node configuration elements
  • Adding a Local Node
  • Editing a Local Node
  • Deleting a Local Node
• Diameter Peer Nodes
  • Diameter Peer Node configuration elements
  • Adding a Peer Node
    • Selecting Peer Node Application Route Tables
    • Selecting Peer Node Peer Route Tables
    • Selecting Peer Node Ingress Routing Option Sets
    • Selecting Peer Node Egress Pending Answer Timers
  • Editing a Peer Node
  • Deleting a Peer Node
• Diameter Peer Node Groups
  • Diameter Peer Node Groups configuration elements
  • Adding Peer Node Groups
  • Editing Peer Node Groups
  • Deleting Peer Node Groups
• Connections
  • IPFE Connections and Capacity Validation
  • Diameter Connection configuration elements
  • Adding a Connection
  • Editing a Connection
  • Deleting a Connection
• Diameter Route Groups
  • Diameter Route Group configuration elements
  • Adding a Route Group
  • Editing a Route Group
  • Deleting a Route Group
• Diameter Route Lists
  • Diameter Route List configuration elements
  • Adding a Route List
  • Editing a Route List
  • Deleting a Route List
• Diameter Peer Route Tables
  • Diameter Peer Route Tables elements
  • Adding a Peer Route Table
  • Deleting a Peer Route Table
  • Peer Routing Rules configuration
    • Peer Routing Rule configuration elements
    • Peer Routing Rule operators
    • Adding a Peer Routing Rule
    • Editing a Peer Routing Rule
    • Deleting a Peer Route Rule
• Diameter Egress Throttle Groups
  • Diameter Egress Throttle Groups elements
  • Adding Egress Throttle Groups
  • Editing Egress Throttle Groups
  • Deleting Egress Throttle Groups
• Diameter Reroute On Answer
  • Diameter Reroute On Answer configuration elements
  • Adding a Reroute On Answer entry
  • Deleting a Reroute On Answer
• Diameter Application Route Tables
  • Diameter Application Route Tables elements
  • Adding an Application Route Table
  • Deleting an Application Route Table
  • Application Routing Rules configuration
    • Application Routing Rule configuration elements
    • Application Routing Rule operators
    • Adding an Application Routing Rule
    • Editing an Application Routing Rule
    • Deleting an Application Routing Rule
• Diameter Routing Option Sets
  • Diameter Routing Option Sets elements
  • Adding a Routing Option Set
  • Editing a Routing Option Set
  • Deleting a Routing Option Set
• Diameter Pending Answer Timers
  • Diameter Pending Answer Timers elements
  • Adding a Pending Answer Timer
  • Editing a Pending Answer Timer
  • Deleting a Pending Answer Timer
• Diameter Traffic Throttle Points
  • Diameter Traffic Throttle Point elements
  • Adding Traffic Throttle Points
  • Editing Traffic Throttle Points
  • Deleting Traffic Throttle Points
• Diameter Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Diameter Traffic Throttle Groups elements
  • Adding Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Editing Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Deleting Traffic Throttle Groups
• Diameter AVP Removal Lists
  • Diameter AVP Removal Lists elements
  • Adding AVP Removal Lists
  • Editing AVP Removal Lists
  • Deleting AVP Removal Lists
• Diameter Application Priority Options
  • Diameter Application Priority Options elements
  • Adding Application Priority Options
  • Editing Application Priority Options
  • Deleting Application Priority Options
• Diameter System Options
  • Diameter System Options elements
  • Editing System Options
• Diameter DNS Options
  • Diameter DNS Options elements
  • Editing DNS Options
• Diameter Peer Discovery
  • Realms
    • Realms Overview
    • Peer Discovery Realms elements
    • Adding Realms
    • Editing Realms
    • Deleting Realms
  • DNS Sets
    • Peer Discovery DNS Sets elements
    • Adding DNS Sets
    • Editing DNS Sets
    • Deleting DNS Sets
  • Discovery Attributes
    • Peer Discovery Attributes element
    • Adding Discovery Attributes
    • Editing Discovery Attributes
    • Deleting Discovery Attributes

4 Diameter Maintenance

• Diameter Maintenance Overview
• Diameter Maintenance Route Lists
  • Diameter Route List maintenance elements
• Diameter Maintenance Route Groups
  • Diameter Route Group maintenance elements
• Diameter Maintenance Peer Nodes
  • Diameter Peer Node maintenance elements
• Diameter Maintenance Connections
  • Diameter Connection maintenance elements
  • Enabling Connections
  • Enabling All Connections
  • Disabling Connections
  • Disabling All Connections
  • Connections SCTP Statistics
    • Diameter Connections SCTP Statistics elements
  • Starting Diagnosis on a Test Connection
  • Ending Diagnosis on a Test Connection
• Diameter Maintenance Egress Throttle Groups
  • Diameter Egress Throttle Groups maintenance elements
  • Enabling Egress Throttle Groups Rate Limiting
  • Disabling Egress Throttle Groups Rate Limiting
  • Enabling Egress Throttle Groups Pending Transaction Limiting
  • Disabling Egress Throttle Groups Pending Transaction Limiting
• Diameter Maintenance Applications
  • Diameter Applications maintenance elements
  • Enabling Applications
  • Disabling Applications
• Diameter Maintenance DA-MPs
  • Diameter DA-MPs maintenance elements
• Diameter Maintenance Peer Discovery
  • Diameter Peer Discovery maintenance elements
  • Enabling Peer Discovery
  • Disabling Peer Discovery
  • Refreshing Peer Discovery
  • Extending Peer Discovery
• Diameter Maintenance Signaling Firewall
  • Diameter Signaling Firewall maintenance elements
  • Enabling Signaling Firewall Nodes
  • Disabling Signaling Firewall Nodes
• Diameter Maintenance Traffic Throttle Points
  • Diameter Traffic Throttle Points Maintenance elements
• Diameter Maintenance Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Diameter Traffic Throttle Groups elements
  • Enabling Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Enabling All Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Disabling Traffic Throttle Groups
  • Disabling All Traffic Throttle Groups

5 Diameter Reports

• Overview
• Diameter Diagnostics Tool
  • Diagnostic Tool Reports
  • Printing and Saving Diagnostics Tool Reports
• Diameter MP Statistics (SCTP)
  • MP Statistics (SCTP) Report elements

6 Troubleshooting with IDIH

7 Diameter AVP Dictionary

• AVP Flags
• Base Dictionary
  • Diameter Base Dictionary elements
  • Cloning AVP entries
• Custom Dictionary
  • Diameter Custom Dictionary elements
  • Adding a new AVP Dictionary entry
  • Changing an existing AVP Dictionary entry
  • Deleting an AVP dictionary entry
  • Cloning AVP entries
• All-AVP Dictionary
  • Diameter All-AVP Dictionary elements
  • Cloning AVP entries
• Vendors
  • Diameter Vendors elements
  • Adding a Vendor
  • Editing a Vendor Name
  • Deleting a Vendor

8 Mediation

9 Diameter Shared Traffic Throttle Groups

• Diameter Shared Traffic Throttle Groups elements
• Adding Shared Traffic Throttle Groups
• Editing Shared Traffic Throttle Groups
• Deleting Shared Traffic Throttle Groups

10 Diameter Topology Hiding

• Diameter Topology Hiding
  • Message Candidates for Topology Hiding and Restoral
  • Topology Hiding Supported AVPs
  • Encryption
  • Diameter Topology Hiding Assumptions
  • Topology Hiding Types
    • Path Topology Hiding
    • S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding
    • MME/SGSN Topology Hiding
    • S9 PCRF Topology Hiding
    • S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding
• Trusted Networks Lists
  • Diameter Trusted Network Lists elements
  • Adding a Trusted Network List
  • Editing a Trusted Network List
  • Deleting a Trusted Network List
• Path Topology Hiding Configuration Sets
  • Diameter Topology Hiding Path Topology Hiding Configuration Set elements
  • Adding a Path Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Editing a Path Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Deleting a Path Topology Hiding Configuration Set
• S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding Configuration Sets
  • Diameter S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding Configuration Set elements
  • Adding an S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Editing an S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Deleting an S6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding Configuration Set
• MME/SGSN Topology Hiding Configuration Sets
  • Diameter MME/SGSN Topology Hiding Configuration Set elements
  • Adding an MME/SGSN Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Editing an MME/SGSN Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Deleting an MME/SGSN Topology Hiding Configuration Set
• S9 PCRF Topology Hiding Configuration Sets
  • Diameter S9 PCRF Topology Hiding Configuration Set elements
  • Adding an S9 PCRF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Editing an S9 PCRF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Deleting an S9 PCRF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
• S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding Configuration Sets
  • Diameter S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding Configuration Set elements
  • Adding an S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Editing an S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
  • Deleting an S9 AF/pCSCF Topology Hiding Configuration Set
• Protected Networks
  • Diameter Protected Network configuration elements
  • Adding a Protected Network
  • Editing a Protected Network
  • Deleting a Protected Network

11 Diameter Egress Throttle List

• Egress Throttle List overview
• Rate Limiting Configuration Sets on the NOAM
• Pending Transaction Limiting Configuration Sets on the NOAM
• Egress Throttle Lists on the NOAM
  • Diameter Egress Throttle Lists elements
  • Adding Egress Throttle Lists
  • Editing Egress Throttle Lists
  • Deleting Egress Throttle Lists

12 Diameter RADIUS

• RADIUS overview

13 Diameter Message Copy

• Diameter Message Copy overview
• Diameter Message Copy

14 Diameter Capacity and Congestion Controls

• Introduction
• DA-MP Overload Control
• Per-Connection Ingress MPS Control
• Remote Congestion Controls
  • User Configurable Message Priority
  • Remote BUSY Congestion
  • Egress Transport Congestion
  • Per Connection Egress Message Throttling
  • User Configurable Connection Pending Transaction Limiting
• Egress Throttle Groups