Editing Access Point Names

Use this task to edit Access Point Stale Session Timeout values.

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The Access Point Name Value cannot be edited.

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Access Point Names are configurable only on Active NOAM servers, and are viewable on NOAM and SOAM servers.

The fields are described in Access Point Names elements.

1. Click Policy and Charging > Configuration > Access Point Names.
2. Click Edit.
3. Select the Function.
4. Select a PCRF Pool Name from the PCRF Pool Name pulldown menu. This is the PCRF Pool to which new bindings initiated from the Access Point Network are to be routed. The default is Default PCRF Pool, and the range is Configured PCRF Pools.
   The Number of Sub-Pools field is a read-only field that displays the number of PCRF Sub-Pools associated with the selected PCRF Pool. The mapping between PCRF Pool and PCRF Sub-Pool is configured from the Policy DRA > Configuration > PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules screen.

   Note:

   This step is only valid for PDRA Only or PDRA and OCDRA.
5. Edit the Maximum Allowed Sessions per IMSI.
6. Select a Per IMSI Session Exceeded Treatment.
7. Enter the desired length of time in hours in the Stale Session Timeout (Hrs) Value field.
   For sessions that are not associated with any configured Access Point Names, the default Stale Session Timeout value in the Policy and Charging > Configuration > Network-Wide Options table is used. The default is 168 hours (7 days), and the range is 1-2400 hours (1 hour to 100 days).
   The Last Updated field is a read-only field that displays the date and time that this APN was created, or the last time the PCRF Pool Name was changed, whichever is most recent. This field records the time and date of changes that might affect routing of binding-capable session initiation requests. You can compare this date and time to the binding creation times when troubleshooting using the Policy Database Query Tool.
8. Click:
   • OK to save the changes and return to the Policy and Charging > Configuration > Access Point Names screen.
   • Apply to save the edited Access Point Name and remain on this screen.
   • Cancel to return to the Policy and Charging > Configuration > Access Point Names screen without saving any changes.

   If OK or Apply is clicked and the edited Access Point Name no longer exists (for example, it has been deleted by another user) and no changes are made to the database, then an error message appears.