1. Release Notes
  2. Feature Descriptions

3 Feature Descriptions

This chapter describes the features for the 9.1.0.0.0 release.

3.1 Release 9.1.0.0.0

This chapter introduces the new features or feature enhancements for DSR, vSTP, and VNFM.

3.1.1 DSR Features

The following DSR features are implemented in release 9.1.0.0.0:

  • SDS Provisioning Capacity Uplift to 800 TPS: The Transaction Provisioning System (TPS) is updated for subscriber database processor for address resolution and subscriber location functions. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Cloud Benchmarking Guide.
  • Increase the APN Limit from 2000 to 8000: An Access Point Name (APN) is a unique packet data network identifier. The PCA uses configured Access Point Names to validate APN entries received in Diameter signaling, and to apply appropriate stale session timeout values during database audits. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Policy and Charging Application User Guide.
  • Egress Throttle limit from 128 to 512 in DRA: An Egress Throttle Group is a collection of Diameter Connections or Peers, or both, that are logically grouped together to monitor Egress Message Rate and Pending Transactions for multiple Peers and Connections across multiple DA-MPs on a Network Element. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Diameter User Guide.
  • Timeout based redirection across RGs: DSR can re-route request to peer or connection within the same route group up to a specified number of times as defined in maximum number of retry within same route group. When the count of reroutes attempts reaches the maximum limit, it re-routes the request to the next route group based on their priority. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Diameter User Guide.
  • LDAP to support dot symbol and 30 characters username length: If the user account name has "@" symbol, LDAP Authentication checks for the suffixed domain name in the list of configured LDAP Servers. It then connects to the first available server with a matching domain name to perform the authentication. If this server is not reachable, it proceeds to the next server with a matching domain name. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Operations, Administration, and Maintenance Guide.
  • Interface Level Report: The Interface Level Report allows the user to determine the number of total, successful, and rejected messages forwarded and received to or from DSR over a connection on a diameter interface. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Diameter User Guide and Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Measurement Reference Guide.
  • Error codes counter peg at individual error code level: For each Policy and Charging Site, the Diameter Error Result Code value to send to the Request initiator for policy related errors can be configured according to which condition applies. Each condition can be mapped to a different Result Code for each supported interface. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Measurement Reference Guide.

3.1.2 VSTP Features

The following vSTP features are implemented in release 9.1.0.0.0:

  • Proxy Point Code: vSTP to home network and replacing direct connect links to a foreign network, a method must be available for seamless migration. At present, if the home network migrates links from direct connect to the vSTP, the foreign network must change the APC from the original node to the vSTP Self Point Code. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Virtual Signaling Transfer Point User Guide.
  • Support to Translation Type Mapping: The Translation Type Mapping feature enhances the functionality of the vSTP by allowing the standardized translation type code values for internetwork applications to be mapped to intranetwork values used within any particular network as well as intranetwork values to be mapped to internetwork values. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Virtual Signaling Transfer Point User Guide.
  • Point Code and CIC Translation (PCT): The feature enables vSTP to change the DPC, OPC, or CIC of an MTP routed message. This provides vSTP the capability to emulate a point code using other nodes in its network. For more information, see Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Virtual Signaling Transfer Point User Guide.

3.1.3 VNFM Features

The following VNFM features are implemented in release 9.1.0.0.0:

  • Instantiating the EIDIH VNF (VNFM - V1) : Instantiating the EIDIH VNF (VNFM - V1) supports the dynamic and fixed IP deployment model. In order to start EIDIH deployment, it is required to instantiate a Signaling VNF. For more information, see Oracle Communications Virtual Network Functions Manager Installation and User Guide.