Adding a Peer Routing Rule

Use this task to create a new Peer Routing Rule in a Peer Route Table.

1. Click Diameter > Configuration > Peer Route Tables.
2. Select the Peer Route Table to which you want to add a Peer Routing Rule and click View/Insert Rules.
3. Click Insert.
4. Enter a unique name for the Rule in the Name field.
5. Set a Priority for this Rule in relation to other Rules by entering a number between 1 and 99 in the Priority field.
6. Set the Peer Routing Rule Conditions:
   1. Locate the Parameter you want to set.
   2. Select the relevant operator from the Operator list. See Peer Routing Rule operators for a description of operators available for each parameter.
   3. Enter the appropriate value for the parameter in the corresponding Value field.
   4. Repeat this step for each parameter. For any parameter that does not need to be evaluated, set the Operator to Always True.
7. Select the Action you want to occur when a Diameter message matches the parameter conditions.
   • Route to Peer: route the message to a Peer Node using the Route List associated with this Rule.
   • Send Answer: abandon message routing and send an Answer response containing the Answer Result-Code Value associated with this Rule.
8. If you selected Route to Peer as the Action, select the Route List to associate with this Rule from the list.
9. If you selected Route to Peer as the Action, select the Message Priority to assign to the message.
10. If Diameter Message Copy is used, select the Message Copy Configuration Set to use when this Rule is selected for PRT-triggered Message Copy.
11. If you selected Send Answer as the Action, select the desired Answer Result-Code Value selection box:
    • Select the option to use an existing Answer Result-Code, then select an Answer Result-Code in the list.
    • Select the option and enter your own Answer Result-Code value.
12. If you selected Send Answer as the Action, enter the desired Vendor ID AVP in the Vendor ID field.
13. If you selected Send Answer as the Action, enter the desired Error-Message AVP in the Answer Error Message field.
14. Click OK, Apply, or Cancel