2.1 Definition of Activation for the RBAR Feature
The precise meaning of activation varies from feature to feature. This section briefly defines what activation means with respect to the RBAR feature.
All software required to run RBAR is available by default as part of a DSR release installation or upgrade. The process of activating the feature uses the software elements and the files that are already available in the system files, to change the behavior of the DSR NE.
Before RBAR feature activation, there are no RBAR menu items visible on the SOAM GUI, and there is no RBAR-related processing taking place on the DA-MP(s).
After feature activation, all selectable RBAR-related menu items are present on the SOAM GUI, allowing full RBAR configuration and provisioning. Specifically, the top-level RBAR folder is visible on the Main Menu, and a new entry is added to the Applications table under Maintenance section in Diameter page, showing RBAR and its state. After activation, the DA-MP(s) are prepared to act on RBAR configuration and provisioning information entered at and replicated from the NOAM.
WARNING:
Activating the RBAR feature does not automatically enable it. Activation simply means the mechanism for provisioning RBAR behavior is in place. But the DA-MP(s) accepts and acts on RBAR provisioning information only after RBAR has been enabled (through the screen). RBAR should not be enabled until after the appropriate provisioning data has been entered. RBAR provisioning is beyond the scope of this document.