Inserting Access Point Names

Use this task to insert Access Point Names.

Note:

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 Insert.
3. Enter a unique Access Point Name in the Access Point Name Value field.
4. Select the Function.
5. Select a PCRF Pool Name from the dropdown menu. This field contains all the qualified PCRF Pools configured from Policy and Charging > Configuration > Policy DRA > PCRF Pools. A qualified PCRF Pool is non-retired and has not been marked as Sub-Pool.

   Note:

   This step is only valid for PDRA Only or PDRA and OCDRA.
   This identifies the PCRF Pool to which new bindings initiated from the Access Point Network are to be routed.

   Note:

   A retired PCRF Pool entry can be created by first adding a new PCRF Pool and then deleting it.
   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 and Charging > Configuration > Policy DRA > PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules screen.
6. Enter the Maximum Allowed Sessions per IMSI.
7. Select a Per IMSI Session Exceeded Treatment.
8. If a value other than the default Stale Session Timeout value is desired, 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 > Policy DRA > 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 Binding Key Query Tool.
9. Click:
   • OK to save the new Access Point Name and return to the Policy and Charging > Configuration > Access Point Names screen.
   • Apply to save the new 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 any of several possible conditions exist, an error message appears:

   • The entered Access Point Name is not unique (already exists).
   • Any fields contain a value that contains invalid characters or is out of the allowed range
   • Any required field is empty (not entered)
   • Adding the new Access Point Name would cause the maximum number of Access Point Names (2500) to be exceeded