Application Detection and Control
Policy rules that enable detection and control of application traffic and associated enforcement action.
Analytics Data Stream
A data feed containing real-time analytic data generated from one or more MPE devices by events that occur in the Policy Management system.
Application Manager
A server within a network that is responsible for establishing and managing subscriber sessions associated with a specific application.
Basic Input-Output System
Firmware on the CPU blade that is executed prior to executing an OS.
Bandwidth on Demand
An application that provides dynamic allocation of bandwidth; for example, a broadband speed promotion.
Broadband Remote Access Server
Routes traffic to and from broadband remote access devices such as DSL multiplexers. The locations where policy management and DQoS functions occur. Also see BNG.
Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMOS semiconductors use both NMOS (negative polarity) and PMOS (positive polarity) circuits. Since only one of the circuit types is on at any given time, CMOS chips require less power than chips using just one type of transistor.
Configuration Management Platform
A centralized management interface to create policies, maintain policy libraries, configure, provision, and manage multiple distributed MPE policy server devices, and deploy policy rules to MPE devices. The CMP has a web-based interface.
Central Management Server
Central repository that holds a list of managed servers.
Cable Modem Termination System
An edge device connecting to subscribers' cable modems in a broadband network. A CMTS device can function as a PCEF device; see PCEF.
Equipment used by cable companies to provide high speed data services to cable subscribers.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
A protocol used by computers to obtain unique IP address, default router, subnet mask, and IP addresses for DNS servers from a DHCP server. DHCP allows devices to be added to the network with little or no manual configuration.
Domain Name System
A system for converting Internet host and domain names into IP addresses.
Dynamic Quality of Service
A COPS-based protocol that is part of the Packet Cable standards used to communicate between a CMS and a CMTS for setting up voice calls. An MPE device can be inserted between these two entities to apply additional policy rules as sessions are established.
Diameter Routing Agent
A functional element in a 3G or 4G (such as LTE) wireless network that provides real-time routing capabilities to ensure that messages are routed among the correct elements in a network.
Full Address Based Resolution
Provides an enhanced DSR routing capability to enable network operators to resolve the designated Diameter server addresses based on individual user identity addresses in the incoming Diameter request messages.
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
A protocol for providing and receiving directory information in a TCP/IP network.
Mediation Function
A function that routes or acts on information passing between network elements and network operations.
Multiple Grants Per Interval
The ability to map multiple application flows using identical UGS (Unsolicited Grant Service) traffic profiles destined for the same subscriber into a single flow at the DOCSIS (service flow) level. Supports applications interacting with an MPE device over a Diameter-based Rx interface. See also Diameter, DOCSIS
Multimedia Policy Engine
A high-performance, high-availability platform for operators to deliver and manage differentiated services over high-speed data networks. The MPE includes a protocol-independent policy rules engine that provides authorization for services based on policy conditions such as subscriber information, application information, time of day, and edge resource utilization.
Messages Per Second
A measure of a message processor’s performance capacity. A message is any Diameter message (Request or Answer) which is received and processed by a message processor.
Mail Transfer Agent (or Message Transfer Agent)
Email server software that transfers electronic mail messages from one computer to another.
Network Element
An independent and identifiable piece of equipment closely associated with at least one processor, and within a single location.
In a 2-Tiered DSR OAM system, this includes the NOAM and all MPs underneath it. In a 3-Tiered DSR OAM system, this includes the NOAM, the SOAM, and all MPs associated with the SOAM.
The devices, servers, or functions within a wireless network with which Policy Management systems interact.
Network Configuration Management Platform
The NW-CMP server configures Network tier objects. Examples of Network tier objects are policies, network elements, and configuration templates.
Object Identifier
An identifier for a managed object in a Management Information Base (MIB) hierarchy. This can be depicted as a tree, the levels of which are assigned by different organizations. Top level MIB OIDs belong to different standard organizations. Vendors define private branches that include managed objects for their own products.
Operation Support System Interface
An interface to a “back-end” (office) system. The Configuration Management Platform includes an OSSI XML interface.
Policy and Charging Control
Policy rules that define the conditions and actions used by a carrier network to control how subscribers and applications are treated and how network resources are allocated and used.
Policy and Charging Enforcement Function
Maintains rules regarding a subscriber’s use of network resources. Responds to CCR and AAR messages. Periodically sends RAR messages. All policy sessions for a given subscriber, originating anywhere in the network, must be processed by the same PCRF.
Packet Data Network
A digital network technology that divides a message into packets for transmission.
Profile-Update-Answer
Command sent by a client in response to the Profile-Update-Request command.
QBus Platform
Software that provides an execution environment for Java-based applications, providing common interfaces into databases, event logging, SNMP, and cluster state.
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service
A client/server protocol and associated software that enables remote access servers to communicate with a central server to authorize their access to the requested service. The MPE device functions with RADIUS servers to authenticate messages received from remote gateways. See also Diameter.
Range Based Address Resolution
A DSR enhanced routing application which allows you to route Diameter end-to-end transactions based on Application ID, Command Code, Routing Entity Type, and Routing Entity address ranges.
Service Control Engine
A deep-packet inspection product.
System Configuration Management Platform
The S-CMP servers configure System tier objects. System tier objects are MPE and MRA devices.
SMS Relay Application
An interface between the MPE and SMSC or other specific SMS web service(s).
Simple Network Management Protocol.
An industry-wide standard protocol used for network management. The SNMP agent maintains data variables that represent aspects of the network. These variables are called managed objects and are stored in a management information base (MIB). The SNMP protocol arranges managed objects into groups.
Transmission Control Protocol
A connection-oriented protocol used by applications on networked hosts to connect to one another and to exchange streams of data in a reliable and in-order manner.
Virtual IP Address
Virtual IP is a layer-3 concept employed to provide HA at a host level. A VIP enables two or more IP hosts to operate in an active/standby HA manner. From the perspective of the IP network, these IP hosts appear as a single host.
eXtensible Markup Language
A version of the Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) that allows Web developers to create customized tags for additional functionality.
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