Contents

List of Figures

List of Tables

Title and Copyright Information

1 Introduction

• Revision History
• Overview
• Scope and Audience
• Manual Organization
• My Oracle Support

2 Policy and Charging Introduction

• Overview
• The P-DRA Database
  • Bindings vs Sessions
    • Bindings
    • Sessions
  • The Binding Database
  • The Session Database
  • Binding Key Query Tool
• The OC-DRA Database
  • Online Charging over Gy/Ro Reference Point
  • Binding-independent Interface
• Deployment Topology
  • Policy DRA in Roaming Scenarios
  • PCA Configurable Components
    • Places
    • Place Associations
    • Server Groups
    • Resource Domains
    • Clients
    • PCRFs
    • OCSs
  • IPFE
• PCA Scalability
  • MP Growth
  • Mated Pair Growth
    • Adding a Mated PCA DSR to an Existing PCA DSR
    • Adding a Mated Pair of PCA DSRs
    • Adding a Mated Triplet of PCA DSRs
  • Small System Support
• Redundancy
  • MP Server Redundancy
  • Site Redundancy
  • Data Redundancy
  • OAM Server Redundancy
• IP Networking
• PCA Routing
  • Ingress Routing
  • Egress Routing
• PCA Data Auditing
• PCA and Application Chaining
• The Communication Agent
• Diameter Routing and Communication with PCA
• PCA and IDIH Metadata
• PCA Capacity Constraints
• PCA Assumptions and Limitations

3 Policy DRA Overview

• The Policy DRA Function
• PCRF Pools and Sub-Pools Concepts and Terminology
• Policy DRA Functions
  • Diameter Request Message Processing
  • Query Subscriber's Binding Status
  • PCRF Selection and Routing
  • Topology Hiding Process
  • Diameter Answer Message Processing
  • Subscriber Session and Binding Database Management
• Subscriber Identification and Binding
• Binding-Capable Sessions
• Binding-Dependent Sessions
• In-Session Message Processing
• Topology Hiding
• Session Integrity
• Suspect Binding Removal
• Per APN Subscriber Session Limiting

4 Online Charging DRA Overview

• Online Charging DRA Functions
  • OCS Selection and Routing
  • Single OCS Pool Mode
  • Multiple OCS Pools Mode
  • Regionalized Routing
• Session State Maintenance
• Gy/Ro Diameter Request Message Processing
  • Session Initiation Request Message Processing
  • In-Session Request Message Processing
  • Event Request Message Processing
• Gy/Ro Diameter Answer Message Processing
  • Session Initiation Answer Message Processing
  • In-Session Answer Message Processing
  • Event Answer Message Processing
  • DRL-Initiated Answer Message Processing

5 Configuration

• Policy and Charging Configuration Overview
• NOAM and SOAM Configuration
• Pre-Configuration Activities
  • System Topology
    • Networks
      • Network Elements
      • Networks Insert Network Element
      • Inserting a network element
      • Uploading a network element configuration file
      • Viewing Network Elements
      • Deleting a Network Element
      • Exporting a network element configuration file
      • Network Insert elements
      • Inserting a Network
      • Locking and Unlocking a Network
      • Editing a Network
      • Deleting a Network
      • Generating a Network Report
    • Services
      • Editing Service information
      • Generating a Services Report
    • Places
      • Places Insert Elements
      • Inserting a Place
      • Editing a Place
      • Deleting a Place
      • Generating a Places Report
    • Server Groups
      • Server Groups Insert Elements
      • Inserting a Server Group
      • Server Groups Edit Elements
      • Editing a Server Group
      • Deleting a Server Group
      • Generating a Server Group Report
    • Devices
      • Devices elements
      • Viewing a Device
      • Device Insert elements
      • Inserting a Device
      • Taking ownership of a device
      • Editing a Device
      • Deleting a Device
      • Generating a Device Report
  • PCA Topology
    • Identifying Place and Place Association information
    • Identifying Resource Domain information
  • Diameter Network Check
    • Diameter Network Check for Policy DRA
      • Identifying the Diameter network and properties for Policy DRA
      • Identifying Diameter NOAM parameters for Policy DRA
      • Identifying Diameter SOAM parameters for Policy DRA
    • Diameter Network Check for Online Charging DRA
      • Identifying the Diameter network and properties for Online Charging DRA
      • Configuring Diameter NOAM parameters for Online Charging DRA
      • Configuring Diameter SOAM parameters for Online Charging DRA
  • Health Check
    • Verifying Server status
    • Logging all current alarms
      • Viewing active alarms
      • Viewing alarm and event history
• PCA Configuration
  • Place and Place Association Configuration
    • Places
      • Places Insert Elements
      • Inserting a Place
      • Editing a Place
      • Deleting a Place
      • Generating a Places Report
    • Place Associations
      • Place Association Insert Elements
      • Inserting a Place Association
      • Editing a Place Associations
      • Deleting a Place Association
      • Generating a Place Associations Report
  • Resource Domain Configuration
    • Resource Domains
      • Add New Resource Domain Elements
      • Inserting a Resource Domain
      • Editing a Resource Domain
      • Deleting a Resource Domain
      • Generating a Resource Domains Report
  • PCA Routing of Diameter Messages
  • Inter DSR Routing
  • Routing for Gx RAR Messages (PDRA Generated)
  • Diameter Configuration for PCA
  • Policy DRA Configuration
    • PCRFs
      • PCRFs elements
      • Inserting PCRFs
      • Editing PCRFs
      • Deleting a PCRF
    • Binding Key Priority
      • Binding Key Priority elements
      • Setting Binding Key Priority
    • Network-Wide Options
      • Network-Wide Options elements
      • Setting Network-Wide Options
    • Policy Clients
      • Policy Clients elements
      • Adding a New Policy Client for Topology Hiding
      • Editing Policy Clients for Topology Hiding
      • Deleting a Topology Hiding Policy Client Peer Node
    • Site Options
      • Site Options elements
      • Setting Site Options
    • SBR Databases
    • PCRF Pools
      • PCRF Pools elements
      • Inserting PCRF Pools
      • Editing PCRF Pools
      • Deleting PCRF Pools
    • PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
      • PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules elements
      • Inserting PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
      • Editing PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
      • Deleting PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
    • PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
      • PCRF Pools to PRT Mapping elements
      • Editing PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
      • Pausing Updates to PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
    • Error Codes
      • Error Codes elements
      • Editing Error Codes
    • Suspect Binding Removal Rules
      • Suspect Binding Removal Rules elements
      • Inserting Suspect Binding Removal Rules
      • Editing Suspect Binding Removal Rules
      • Deleting a Suspect Binding Removal Rule
    • Access Point Names
      • Access Point Names elements
      • Inserting Access Point Names
      • Editing Access Point Names
      • Deleting an Access Point Name
    • General Options
      • General Options elements
  • Online Charging DRA Configuration
    • OCSs
      • OCSs elements
      • Inserting OCSs
      • Editing OCSs
      • Deleting an OCS
    • CTFs
      • CTFs elements
      • Inserting CTFs
      • Editing CTFs
      • Deleting a CTF
    • SBR Databases
    • Access Point Names
      • Access Point Names elements
      • Inserting Access Point Names
      • Editing Access Point Names
      • Deleting an Access Point Name
    • OCS Session State
      • OCS Session State elements
      • Editing OCS Session State
    • Realms
      • Realms elements
      • Inserting Realms
      • Editing Realms
      • Deleting Realms
    • Network-Wide Options
      • Network-Wide Options elements
      • Setting Network-Wide Options
    • Error Codes
      • Error Codes elements
      • Editing Error Codes
    • General Options
      • General Options elements
  • Alarm Settings
    • Alarm Settings elements
    • Defining Alarm Settings
  • Congestion Options
    • Congestion Options elements
    • Setting Congestion Options
• Configuration of Policy DRA Function on a Running DSR PCA System
  • Configuring new Policy DRA Sites
  • Configuring Policy DRA in existing Sites
  • Configuring Policy DRA in existing Sites with scaling
• Configuration of Online Charging Function on a Running DSR PCA System
  • Configuring new Online Charging DRA Sites
  • Configuring Online Charging DRA in existing Sites
  • Configuring Online Charging DRA in existing Sites with scaling
• Unconfiguration of Policy DRA Function from a Running DSR PCA System
  • Unconfiguring Policy DRA
• Unconfiguration of Online Charging DRA Function from a Running DSR PCA System
  • Unconfiguring Online Charging DRA
• Diameter Common Configuration for PCA
• Post-Configuration Activities
  • Enable the PCA Application
  • Setting General Options
  • Enable SBR Databases
  • Restart Process
  • Enable Connections
  • Perform Health Check
  • Bulk Import and Export

6 Maintenance

• Introduction
• Policy and Charging Maintenance
  • Policy Database Query
    • Policy Database Query elements
• Alarms, KPIs, and Measurements
  • Policy and Charging Alarms and Events
  • PCA KPIs
  • Policy and Charging Measurements
• Overload Management
  • Overload Controls
• Shutdown
• Diameter Maintenance and Status Data for Components, DSR Applications, and DA-MPs
• Backup and Restore for Policy and Charging Configuration Data