Diameter Peer Node Groups

A Peer Node Group is a collection of peer nodes that cannot tolerate multiple failures within the collection. The participating peer nodes are configured in a Peer Node Group container to indicate that connections, which are initiated from peers in the group, are distributed across multiple DA-MPs of an IPFE Target Set. In order for the IPFE to be aware of Peer IP addresses, Peer Nodes in a Peer Node Group must be configured with one or more Peer IP addresses. Target sets can only be configured to support IPFE Initiator Connection support when its DA-MPs listening ports are within the new responder port range.

You can perform these tasks on an Active System OAM (SOAM).

The Peer Node Group Aware Least Load function spreads the connections from peer nodes; thus, reducing the negative impact if a single DA-MP fails. You can configure Peer Node Groups by using the GUI or through the Bulk Import and Export function. See the Bulk Import and Export information in the Diameter Common User's Guide.

Note:

Peer Nodes can belong to one Peer Node Group at a time.

On the Diameter > Configuration > Peer Node Groups page, you can perform the following actions:

• Filter the list of Peer Node Groups to display only the desired Peer Node Groups.
• View the Peer Node Name associated with a Peer Node Group Name.
• Sort the list by a column in ascending or descending order by clicking the column heading. The default order is by Peer Node Group Name in ascending ASCII order.
• Click an entry shown in blue in a column to open the Diameter > Configuration > <Component> [Filtered] page and display that entry only.
• Click Insert.

  On the Diameter > Configuration > Peer Node Groups [Insert] page, you can add a new Peer Node Group.

  The Diameter > Configuration > Peer Node Groups [Insert] does not open if the maximum number of Peer Node Groups per Network Element (16000) already exist in the system.

• Select a Peer Node Group in the list and click Edit.

  On the Diameter > Configuration > Peer Node Groups [Edit] page, you can edit the selected Peer Node Group.

• Select a Peer Node Group in the list and click Delete. You can delete the selected Peer Node Group.