Creating a Roaming Profile

To create a roaming profile:

  1. From the Policy Server section of the navigation pane, select Roaming Profile.

    The content tree displays the Roaming Profile group.

  2. Select Roaming Profile group.

    The Roaming Profile Administration page opens in the work area, listing available roaming profiles.

  3. Click Create Roaming Profile.

    The New Roaming Profile page opens.

  4. On the Configuration tab, enter the following information:
    1. Name — Unique name assigned to the roaming profile. The name can only contain the characters A–Z, a–z, 0–9, period (.), hyphen (-), and underline (_). The maximum length is 255 characters.
    2. Description — Free-form text describing the profile. A maximum of 255 characters can be entered.
    3. S9 Support — Select the type of S9 interface support allowed for this roaming profile. The available choices are:

      • None (default)—S9 support is not allowed.
      • Both—S9 support is allowed for subscribers with MCC-MNC for both visiting and home functionalities.
      • Visiting—S9 support is allowed for visiting subscribers with MCC-MNC VPCRF functionality.
      • Home—S9 support is allowed for home subscribers with MCC-MNC HPCRF functionality.

      If Both or Visiting is selected, the QoS Validation Parameters tab becomes available.

    4. Report over S9 — Select the content to be reported using the S9 interface. The available content is User Location and Timezone. Both choices are unchecked (not reported) by default. This is option is enabled only when S9 support is either Visiting or Both.
  5. If the QoS Validation Parameters tab is available, enter the following information:
    1. Uplink Aggregated Guaranteed Bitrate (bps) — Enter the maximum uplink guaranteed bitrate to be allowed for a PDN connection across all GBR (Guaranteed Bit Rate) bearers.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    2. Downlink Aggregated Guaranteed Bitrate (bps) — Enter the maximum downlink guaranteed bitrate to be allowed for a PDN connection across all GBR (Guaranteed Bit Rate) bearers.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    3. Uplink Aggregated Maximum Bitrate (bps) for Guaranteed Bitrate Bearers — Enter the maximum uplink bitrate to be allowed for a PDN connection across all GBR (Guaranteed Bit Rate) bearers.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    4. Downlink Aggregated Maximum Bitrate (bps) for Guaranteed Bitrate Bearers — Enter the maximum downlink bitrate to be allowed for a PDN connection across all GBR (Guaranteed Bit Rate) bearers.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    5. Uplink APN Aggregate Maximum Bitrate (bps) — Specify the maximum aggregate bitrate associated with a specific access point (APN) for the uplink direction.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    6. Downlink APN Aggregate Maximum Bitrate (bps) — Specify the maximum aggregate bitrate associated with a specific access point (APN) for the downlink direction.

      Integer value in the inclusive range of 0 to 9,223,372,036,854,775,807 (without commas), that is, 0 to 263—1. If this field is left blank, no validation is performed.

    7. Acceptable Default EPS Bearer QoS Under this heading are the following variables:

      • QoS Class Identifiers — Check mark one or more QoS class identifiers (QCI) to be associated with this roaming profile or enter a value between 1 and 254 in the Others field and click Add. This identifies the set of Default EPS Bearer QCI values that are acceptable at the VPCRF. When one or more values is selected, the VPCRF function validates the QCI value from the Default-EPS-Bearer-QOS AVP, sent by the HPCRF against the configured set of values in the roaming profile. If no identifier is check marked, the default is 9. The options are:
        • 1 (Conversation Speech)
        • 2 (Conversational)
        • 3 (Streaming Speech)
        • 4 (Streaming)
        • 5 (Interactive with priority 1 signaling)
        • 6 (Interactive with priority 1)
        • 7 (Interactive with priority 2)
        • 8 (Interactive with priority 3)
        • 9 ( Background) (default)
        • 65 (MC-PTT)
        • 66 (PTT Voice)
        • 69 (MC-PTT Signaling)
        • 70 (MC Data)
        Note: QCI values between 1 and 254 are supported. Values other than 1-9, 65, 66, 69, and 70 are undefined.
      • ARP Priority Level (Comma Separated Values) — This field identifies the set of Default EPS Bearer ARP Priority values that are acceptable at the VPCRF. The VPCRF function validates the ARP Priority value from the Default-EPS-Bearer-QOS AVP, sent by the HPCRF against the configured set of values in the roaming profile. When limited resources are encountered, the Allocation and Retention Priority (ARP) priority level tells the system to either accept or reject an establishment or modification of bearer request.

        Enter one or more priority values separated by a comma. Note that the VPCRF checks to see if the incoming message from the HPCRF contains the Default-EPS-Bearer-Qos AVP. If it does, the ARP Priority Level in that AVP is added to the list of selected values allowed by the roaming profile. Valid priority level values are 1 through 9. Default value is none (or empty).

      • ARP Preemption Capability — This field configures whether preemption capability is enabled or disabled in the PCC action profile. Preemption aids in call admission control and lets the gateway accommodate higher priority bearers over lower priority bearers (for example, when resources are unusually limited or for emergency services), based on the ARP Priority Level and ARP Preemption Vulnerability. Options from the pulldown menu are BOTH, PREEMPTION_CAPABILITY_ENABLED, and PREEMPTION_CAPABILITY_DISABLED. The default value is BOTH. Note that the VPCRF checks to see if the incoming message from the HPCRF contains the Default-EPS-Bearer-Qos AVP. If it does, the ARP Preemption Capability in that AVP overrides any value selected here.
      • ARP Preemption Vulnerability — This field identifies the Default EPS Bearer ARP Preemption Vulnerability values that are acceptable at the VPCRF. The VPCRF function validates the ARP Preemption Vulnerability value from the Default-EPS-Bearer-QOS AVP, sent by the HPCRF against the configured value in the roaming profile. Options from the pulldown menu are Both, Preemption_vulnerability_enabled, and Preemption_vulnerability_disabled. Default value is Both. Note that the VPCRF checks to see if the incoming message from the HPCRF contains the Default-EPS-Bearer-Qos AVP. If it does, the ARP Preemption Vulnerability in that AVP overrides any value selected here.

  6. On the Associated MCC-MNC Lists tab, highlight the match lists in the Available column and click the right arrow (>>) button to move them to the Associated column.

    See Managing Match Lists for information on creating a match list.

  7. Click Save.
The roaming profile is defined in the CMP database and can now be used in a policy.