2.18.4.3 Adding a Peer Routing Rule
Use this task to create a new Peer Routing Rule in a Peer Route Table.
- Click .
- Select the Peer Route Table to which you want to add a Peer Routing Rule and click View/Insert Rules.
- Click Insert.
- Enter a unique name for the Rule in the Name field.
- Set a Priority for this Rule in relation to other Rules by entering a number between 1 and 99 in the Priority field.
- Set the Peer Routing Rule Conditions:
- Locate the Parameter you want to set.
- Select the relevant operator from the Operator list. See Peer Routing Rule Operators for a description of operators available for each parameter.
- Enter the appropriate value for the parameter in the corresponding Value field.
- Repeat this step for each parameter. For any parameter that does not need to be evaluated, set the Operator to Always True.
- Select the Action you want to occur when a Diameter message matches the parameter conditions.
- Route to Peer: route the message to a Peer Node using the Route List associated with this Rule.
- Send Answer: abandon message routing and send an Answer response containing the Answer Result-Code Value associated with this Rule.
- If you selected Route to Peer as the Action, select the Route List to associate with this Rule from the list.
- If you selected Route to Peer as the Action, select the Message Priority to assign to the message.
- If Diameter Message Copy is used, select the Message Copy Configuration Set to use when this Rule is selected for PRT-triggered Message Copy.
- If you selected Send Answer as the Action, select the desired Answer Result-Code Value selection box:
- Select the option to use an existing Answer Result-Code, then select an Answer Result-Code in the list.
- Select the option and enter your own Answer Result-Code value.
- If you selected Send Answer as the Action, enter the desired Vendor ID AVP in the Vendor ID field.
- If you selected Send Answer as the Action, enter the desired Error-Message AVP in the Answer Error Message field.
- Click OK, Apply, or Cancel