Identifying Place and Place Association information

1. Identify and note the number of places and place names. A Place is used to identify the geographical location of a DSR node (SOAMs and subtending servers). There may be up to 32 places.
2. Identify the level of site redundancy to be deployed in the PCA system.
   1. In case site redundancy is not required, the number of non-redundant PCA sites is the same as the number of Places
   2. In case a two site redundancy model is chosen for some or all sites, identify and note the number of PCA mated pairs
   3. In case a three site redundancy model is chosen for some or all sites, identify and note the number of PCA mated triplets
3. If the Policy DRA function is being configured, then identify and note the places that are associated to the Place Association with Policy Binding Region type. Generally, all stie places will be included in the Policy Binding Region Place Association.
4. Identify and note the places that are associated to the Place Association with Policy and Charging Mated Sites type.

   Note:

   The Policy and Charging Mated Sites Place Association type is used for all levels of site redundancy (no site redundancy, two-site redundancy, or 3-site redundancy).

   Note:

   There must be a Policy and Charging Mated Sites Place Association for each instance of a Policy and Charging Session Database. The number of site places in each place association depends on the level of site redundancy chosen.

   • In the case of site redundancy, the Place Association will have one site
   • In the case of two site redundancy, the Place Association will have two sites
   • In the case of three site redundancy, the Place Association will have three sites

   PCA Mated Sites - Identify and Log the site names for single sites, mated pairs or mated triplets