3 Feature Descriptions

This chapter provides a summary of features released in DSR release 9.0.0.0.0.

3.1 Release 9.0.0.0.0

This section summarizes all the new and enhanced features in DSR, vSTP, and VNFM.

3.1.1 DSR

The following DSR feature is implemented in release 9.0.0.0.0:
  • DSA Low Layer Filtering: The following three countermeasures are added as part of this feature:
    • AVP Whitelist Screening (AVPWLScr): This countermeasure screens the ingress diameter request or answer message for whitelist AVP(s) screening.
    • Origin Host and Origin Realm Format Check (OhOrFrmChk): This countermeasure screens the ingress diameter request or answer message for occurrence of Origin Host and Origin Realm AVPs in incoming Request and answer message.
    • Session Id Validation Check (SesIdValChk): This countermeasure screens the ingress diameter request or answer message for Session Id AVP as first AVP in diameter message.
    For more information, see Diameter Security Application User Guide with UDR.

3.1.2 vSTP

The following vSTP features are implemented in Release 9.0.0.0.0:
  • vSTP Multiple GTTSET tables for different ITU domains

    This enhancement allows user to configure a GTT Set of ITU domain that can be associated with multiple GTT Selectors of different ITU domains, such as ITUN, ITUI, ITUN_S, and ITUI_S. This feature simplifies the configuration of GTT Sets with multiple GTT Selectors and provides ease of configuration.

    For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Virtual Signaling Transfer Point User Guide.

  • vSTP SCTP associations configuration enhancements
    This feature provides the following enhancements to SCTP connections configuration:
    • Same Local Host can now be associated with Client and Server mode connections simultaneously.
    • It is now possible to configure Remote Host and Local Host for Connections with same port and swapped Primary and Secondary IPs.
    • It is now allowed to create two entries of Local Host/Remote Host, one of Unihoming and another of Multihoming, sharing same Port and Primary IP.
    • This enhancement allows to create connection between Local host with Primary and Secondary address and Remote Host only with primary address and vice versa.

    For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Virtual Signaling Transfer Point User Guide.

  • vSTP MBR (Map based Routing) enhancement

    This enhancement adds the support of SendRoutingInfoForSM message (Opcode 45) in the MBR feature. MSISDN parameter in SRIforSM message is supported for Map based routing.

3.1.3 VNFM

No new features or feature enhancements have been introduced in this release.