6 Deprecated Software and Features

The following software element is not compatible with DSR 9.0.0.0.0 and later:

• SCEF

Note:

Baremetal is not supported from DSR 9.0.0.0.0.

The following features are deprecated from 8.4.0.5 and later:

• DSA with USBR
• ZBA with USBR
• SOR with USBR

The following software elements are not compatible with DSR 8.4 and later:

• DAMP Active-Standby Configuration
• GLA
• MAP Diameter Interworking

Virtualized Engineered DSR (VEDSR) deployment, also known as TVOE based Fully Virtualized Rack Mount Server (FV RMS) Signaling node, is not supported from DSR 8.3 and later. The following are the non-supported network elements of Virtualized Engineered DSR (VEDSR):

• DSR NOAM
• DSR SOAM
• DSR Message Processors (MP)
• SS7 MP
• DSR IPFE
• DSR SBR (Session or Binding or Universal)
• SDS NOAM
• SDS SOAM
• SDS QS
• SDS DP

Virtualized Engineered DSR (VEDSR) networks and associated elements need to be migrated to virtual DSR implementation based on KVM with or without OpenStack or VMware prior to DSR 8.3 or 8.4.x upgrade or install.