Metric Groups elements

Table 2-1 describes the fields on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page.

Table 2-1 Metric Groups Elements

Field (* indicates a required field)	Value	Description
*Metric Group Name	Format: Text Box	Name of the Metric Group. Metric Group names are not user-configurable.

Each Metric Group has its own unique metrics. To see the specific metrics within a particular Metric Group, click the +. Once expanded, the list of Metric Names also shows whether or not a given metric is displayed on the Dashboard.

For metrics to be displayed on the Dashboard, the metrics must be selected to do so. To select which metrics are displayed on the Dashboard, select a Metric Group and click Edit

Address Resolution Metrics elements

After selecting the Address Resolution Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-2 describes the fields for the specific Address Resolution Metrics.

Table 2-2 Address Resolution Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
# RBAR Cong Instances	Format: Check Box	Total number of RBAR instances in congestion (CL1, CL2, or CL3) across included servers.
RBAR Avg Ing MPS	Format: Check Box	Average RBAR ingress MPS across included DA-MP servers.
RBAR Trans Rej %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of RBAR transactions rejected across included DA-MP servers.
# FABR Cong Instances	Format: Check Box	Total number of FABR instances in congestion (CL1, CL2, or CL3) across included servers.
FABR Avg Ing MPS	Format: Check Box	Average FABR ingress MPS across included DA-MP servers.
FABR Trans Rej %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of FABR transactions rejected across included DA-MP servers.

Alarms Metrics elements

After selecting the Alarms Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-3 describes the fields for the specific Alarms Metrics.

Table 2-3 Alarms Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
# Critical Alarms	Format: Check Box	The total number of critical alarms currently being reported by all associated servers.
# Major Alarms	Format: Check Box	The total number of major alarms currently being reported by all associated servers.
# Minor Alarms	Format: Check Box	The total number of minor alarms currently being reported by all associated servers.

Connections Metrics elements

After selecting the Diameter Connections Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-4 describes the fields for the specific Diameter Connections Metrics.

Table 2-4 Connections Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
# Fixed Conns Unavail	Format: Check Box	Total number of fixed connections (Diameter or RADIUS) enabled, but unavailable, across included DA-MPs
# IPFE Conns Unavail	Format: Check Box	Total number of IPFE Diameter connections enabled, but unavailable, across included DA-MPs
# Conns Egress Cong	Format: Check Box	Total number of connections (Diameter or RADIUS) that are experiencing egress congestion, across included DA-MPs
# Conns Ingress Cong	Format: Check Box	Total number of connections (Diameter or RADIUS) that are experiencing ingress congestion, across included DA-MPs
# Peer Nodes Unavail	Format: Check Box	Total number of Peer Nodes unavailable, across included DA-MPs
# Peer Nodes Degraded	Format: Check Box	Total number of Peer Nodes degraded, across included DA-MPs
# Route Lists Unavail	Format: Check Box	Total number of Route Lists unavailable, across included DA-MPs
# Route Lists Degraded	Format: Check Box	Total number of Route Lists degraded, across included DA-MPs
# PTL ETGs Degraded	Format: Check Box	Total number of Pending Transaction Limiting Egress Throttle Groups Degraded, across included DA-MPs
# RL ETGs Degraded	Format: Check Box	Total number of Rate Limiting Egress Throttle Groups Degraded, across included DA-MPs
# TTPs with Loss more than zero percent loss	Format: Check Box	Total number of TTPs with Loss more than zero percent loss, across included DA-MPs
# TTPs with Loss more than Threshold	Format: Check Box	Total number of TTPs with Loss more than Threshold, across included DA-MPs, across included DA-MPs
# TTGs with Loss more than zero percent loss metric	Format: Check Box	Total number of TTGs with Loss more than zero percent loss metric, across included DA-MPs.

Policy & Charging Metrics elements

After selecting the Policy & Charging Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-5 describes the fields for the specific Policy and Charging Metrics.

Table 2-5 Policy & Charging Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
# PCA Cong Instances	Format: Check Box	Total number of PCA instances in congestion (CL1, CL2, or CL3) across included servers
PCA Avg Ing MPS	Format: Check Box	Average PCA ingress MPS across included DA-MP servers
PCA Trans Rej %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of PCA transactions rejected across included DA-MP servers
# GLA Cong Instances	Format: Check Box	Total number of GLA instances in congestion (CL1, CL2, or CL3) across included servers
GLA Avg Ing MPS	Format: Check Box	Average GLA ingress MPS across included DA-MP servers
GLA Trans Rej %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of GLA transactions rejected across included DA-MP server

Priority Service Metrics elements

After selecting the Priority Service Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-6 describes the fields for the specific Priority Service Metrics.

Table 2-6 Priority Service Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
NGN-PS Offered Rate	Format: Check Box	Rate of NGN-PS messages received from DSR peers
NGN-PS Transaction Pass %	Format: Check Box	Ratio of number of 2xx NGN-PS Answers sent to Peer/Number of NGN-PS messages Accepted by DSR
NGN-PS Transaction Fail Peers %	Format: Check Box	Ratio of number of non-2xx NGN-PS Answers received from Peer/Number of NGN-PS messages Accepted by DSR

Protocol Metrics elements

After selecting the Protocol Metric Group and clicking the Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-7 describes the fields for the specific Protocol Metrics.

Table 2-7 Protocol Metrics elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
Avg D2D Trans Hold Tm	Format: Check Box	Average Diameter-to-Diameter Transaction Hold Time across included DA-MPs (ms)
Avg D2M Trans Hold TM	Format: Check Box	Average Diameter-to-MAP Transaction Hold Time
Avg M2D Trans Hold Tm	Format: Check Box	Average MAP-to-Diameter Transaction Hold Time
Success Trans %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of transactions completed successfully across included servers
Ext Node Rej %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of transactions rejected by external signaling nodes
Egress Answer Tmout %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of egress transactions with answer timeout
Orphan Answer %	Format: Check Box	Percentage of orphan answers detected across included servers

RADIUS Metrics elements

After selecting the Servers Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-8 describes the fields for the specific RADIUS Metrics.

Table 2-8 RADIUS Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
Avg RADIUS MPS	Format: Check Box	Average RADIUS MPS across included DA-MP servers
Avg RD-IWF MPS	Format: Check Box	Average RD-IWF MPS across included DA-MP servers

Servers Metrics elements

After selecting the Servers Metric Group and clicking Edit on the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups page, the Diameter Common, and then Dashboard, and then Configuration, and then Metric Groups [Edit] page appears. Table 2-9 describes the fields for the specific Servers Metrics.

Table 2-9 Servers Metrics Elements

Metric Name	Display on Dashboard	Description
# Servers Unavail	Format: Check Box	The total number of associated servers administratively enabled, but not reporting status data
# Servers Exc Mem Thr	Format: Check Box	The total number of servers whose memory usage exceeds any defined threshold
# Servers Exc CPU Thr	Format: Check Box	The total number of servers whose CPU usage exceeds any defined threshold
# Servers Exc Proc Rate Thr	Format: Check Box	The total number of servers whose processing rate usage exceeds any defined threshold
# Servers Stack Congested	Format: Check Box	The total number of servers whose stack is in congestion (CL1, CL2, or CL3)
DA-MP Ingress MPS	Format: Check Box	Total ingress MPS across included DA-MP servers
IPFE Ingress Pkts/sec	Format: Check Box	Total ingress packets per second across included IPFE servers
IPFE Ingress MB/sec	Format: Check Box	Total ingress MB per second across included IPFE servers
SBR Ingress Events/sec	Format: Check Box	Total ingress events per second across included SBR servers
SBR Sessions	Format: Check Box	Total sessions across included SBR servers
SBR Bindings	Format: Check Box	Total bindings across included SBR servers