1 Purpose and Scope
This document defines the procedure that is executed to activate the Full-Address Based Resolution (FABR) feature on a DSR network element (NE). This procedure is run in either of the following scenarios:
- As part of a new DSR installation, after the standard DSR installation is complete (before the NE is in service).
- On an in-service DSR NE, where the FABR feature is activated during a planned maintenance window to minimize the impact to network traffic.
This document also provides a procedure to deactivate FABR after it has been activated, see the Feature Deactivation section.
Configuration of FABR and Communication Agent (ComAgent) following successful activation is beyond the scope of this document. After successful activation, the crafts person is expected to configure ComAgent and FABR in that order for proper operation of FABR. For more information, see Diameter Signaling Router Full Address Based Resolution (FABR) User’s Guide.
No additional software installation is required before executing this procedure. The standard DSR installation procedure has loaded all of the required software, even if the FABR feature is activated later.