Table of Contents

• Title and Copyright Information
• What's New in This Guide
• 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 Scope and Audience
  • 1.3 Manual Organization
  • 1.4 My Oracle Support
• 2 Policy and Charging Introduction
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 The P-DRA Database
    • 2.2.1 Bindings vs Sessions
      • 2.2.1.1 Bindings
      • 2.2.1.2 Sessions
    • 2.2.2 The Binding Database
    • 2.2.3 The Session Database
    • 2.2.4 Binding Key Query Tool
  • 2.3 The OC-DRA Database
    • 2.3.1 Online Charging over Gy/Ro Reference Point
    • 2.3.2 Binding-independent Interface
  • 2.4 Deployment Topology
    • 2.4.1 Policy DRA in Roaming Scenarios
    • 2.4.2 PCA Configurable Components
      • 2.4.2.1 Places
      • 2.4.2.2 Place Associations
      • 2.4.2.3 Server Groups
      • 2.4.2.4 Resource Domains
      • 2.4.2.5 Clients
      • 2.4.2.6 PCRFs
      • 2.4.2.7 OCSs
    • 2.4.3 IPFE
  • 2.5 PCA Scalability
    • 2.5.1 MP Growth
    • 2.5.2 Mated Pair Growth
      • 2.5.2.1 Adding a Mated PCA DSR to an Existing PCA DSR
      • 2.5.2.2 Adding a Mated Pair of PCA DSRs
      • 2.5.2.3 Adding a Mated Triplet of PCA DSRs
    • 2.5.3 Small System Support
  • 2.6 Redundancy
    • 2.6.1 MP Server Redundancy
    • 2.6.2 Site Redundancy
    • 2.6.3 Data Redundancy
    • 2.6.4 OAM Server Redundancy
  • 2.7 IP Networking
  • 2.8 PCA Routing
    • 2.8.1 Ingress Routing
    • 2.8.2 Egress Routing
  • 2.9 PCA Data Auditing
  • 2.10 PCA and Application Chaining
  • 2.11 The Communication Agent
  • 2.12 Diameter Routing and Communication with PCA
  • 2.13 PCA and IDIH Metadata
  • 2.14 PCA Capacity Constraints
  • 2.15 PCA Assumptions and Limitations
• 3 Policy DRA Overview
  • 3.1 The Policy DRA Function
  • 3.2 PCRF Pools and Sub-Pools Concepts and Terminology
  • 3.3 Policy DRA Functions
    • 3.3.1 Diameter Request Message Processing
    • 3.3.2 Query Subscriber's Binding Status
    • 3.3.3 PCRF Selection and Routing
    • 3.3.4 Topology Hiding Process
    • 3.3.5 Diameter Answer Message Processing
    • 3.3.6 Subscriber Session and Binding Database Management
  • 3.4 Subscriber Identification and Binding
  • 3.5 Binding-Capable Sessions
  • 3.6 Binding-Dependent Sessions
  • 3.7 In-Session Message Processing
  • 3.8 Topology Hiding
  • 3.9 Session Integrity
  • 3.10 Suspect Binding Removal
  • 3.11 Per APN Subscriber Session Limiting
• 4 Online Charging DRA Overview
  • 4.1 Online Charging DRA Functions
    • 4.1.1 OCS Selection and Routing
    • 4.1.2 Single OCS Pool Mode
    • 4.1.3 Multiple OCS Pools Mode
    • 4.1.4 Regionalized Routing
  • 4.2 Session State Maintenance
  • 4.3 Gy/Ro Diameter Request Message Processing
    • 4.3.1 Session Initiation Request Message Processing
    • 4.3.2 In-Session Request Message Processing
    • 4.3.3 Event Request Message Processing
  • 4.4 Gy/Ro Diameter Answer Message Processing
    • 4.4.1 Session Initiation Answer Message Processing
    • 4.4.2 In-Session Answer Message Processing
    • 4.4.3 Event Answer Message Processing
    • 4.4.4 DRL-Initiated Answer Message Processing
• 5 Configuration
  • 5.1 Policy and Charging Configuration Overview
  • 5.2 NOAM and SOAM Configuration
  • 5.3 Pre-Configuration Activities
    • 5.3.1 System Topology
      • 5.3.1.1 Networks
        • 5.3.1.1.1 Network Elements
        • 5.3.1.1.2 Networks Insert Network Element
        • 5.3.1.1.3 Inserting a network element
        • 5.3.1.1.4 Uploading a network element configuration file
        • 5.3.1.1.5 Viewing Network Elements
        • 5.3.1.1.6 Deleting a Network Element
        • 5.3.1.1.7 Exporting a network element configuration file
        • 5.3.1.1.8 Network Insert elements
        • 5.3.1.1.9 Inserting a Network
        • 5.3.1.1.10 Locking and Unlocking a Network
        • 5.3.1.1.11 Editing a Network
        • 5.3.1.1.12 Deleting a Network
        • 5.3.1.1.13 Generating a Network Report
      • 5.3.1.2 Services
        • 5.3.1.2.1 Editing Service information
        • 5.3.1.2.2 Generating a Services Report
      • 5.3.1.3 Places
        • 5.3.1.3.1 Places Insert Elements
        • 5.3.1.3.2 Inserting a Place
        • 5.3.1.3.3 Editing a Place
        • 5.3.1.3.4 Deleting a Place
        • 5.3.1.3.5 Generating a Places Report
      • 5.3.1.4 Server Groups
        • 5.3.1.4.1 Server Groups Insert Elements
        • 5.3.1.4.2 Inserting a Server Group
        • 5.3.1.4.3 Server Groups Edit Elements
        • 5.3.1.4.4 Editing a Server Group
          • 5.3.1.4.4.1 Adding a server to a server group
          • 5.3.1.4.4.2 Deleting a server from a server group
          • 5.3.1.4.4.3 Assigning a VIP to a server group
          • 5.3.1.4.4.4 Removing a VIP from a server group
        • 5.3.1.4.5 Deleting a Server Group
        • 5.3.1.4.6 Generating a Server Group Report
      • 5.3.1.5 Devices
        • 5.3.1.5.1 Devices elements
        • 5.3.1.5.2 Viewing a Device
        • 5.3.1.5.3 Device Insert elements
        • 5.3.1.5.4 Inserting a Device
        • 5.3.1.5.5 Taking ownership of a device
        • 5.3.1.5.6 Editing a Device
        • 5.3.1.5.7 Deleting a Device
        • 5.3.1.5.8 Generating a Device Report
    • 5.3.2 PCA Topology
      • 5.3.2.1 Identifying Place and Place Association information
      • 5.3.2.2 Identifying Resource Domain information
    • 5.3.3 Diameter Network Check
      • 5.3.3.1 Diameter Network Check for Policy DRA
        • 5.3.3.1.1 Identifying the Diameter network and properties for Policy DRA
        • 5.3.3.1.2 Identifying Diameter NOAM parameters for Policy DRA
        • 5.3.3.1.3 Identifying Diameter SOAM parameters for Policy DRA
      • 5.3.3.2 Diameter Network Check for Online Charging DRA
        • 5.3.3.2.1 Identifying the Diameter network and properties for Online Charging DRA
        • 5.3.3.2.2 Configuring Diameter NOAM parameters for Online Charging DRA
        • 5.3.3.2.3 Configuring Diameter SOAM parameters for Online Charging DRA
    • 5.3.4 Health Check
      • 5.3.4.1 Verifying Server status
      • 5.3.4.2 Logging all current alarms
        • 5.3.4.2.1 Viewing active alarms
        • 5.3.4.2.2 Viewing alarm and event history
  • 5.4 PCA Configuration
    • 5.4.1 Place and Place Association Configuration
      • 5.4.1.1 Places
        • 5.4.1.1.1 Places Insert Elements
        • 5.4.1.1.2 Inserting a Place
        • 5.4.1.1.3 Editing a Place
        • 5.4.1.1.4 Deleting a Place
        • 5.4.1.1.5 Generating a Places Report
      • 5.4.1.2 Place Associations
        • 5.4.1.2.1 Place Association Insert Elements
        • 5.4.1.2.2 Inserting a Place Association
        • 5.4.1.2.3 Editing a Place Associations
        • 5.4.1.2.4 Deleting a Place Association
        • 5.4.1.2.5 Generating a Place Associations Report
    • 5.4.2 Resource Domain Configuration
      • 5.4.2.1 Resource Domains
        • 5.4.2.1.1 Add New Resource Domain Elements
        • 5.4.2.1.2 Inserting a Resource Domain
        • 5.4.2.1.3 Editing a Resource Domain
        • 5.4.2.1.4 Deleting a Resource Domain
        • 5.4.2.1.5 Generating a Resource Domains Report
    • 5.4.3 PCA Routing of Diameter Messages
    • 5.4.4 Inter DSR Routing
    • 5.4.5 Routing for Gx RAR Messages (PDRA Generated)
    • 5.4.6 Diameter Configuration for PCA
    • 5.4.7 Policy DRA Configuration
      • 5.4.7.1 PCRFs
        • 5.4.7.1.1 PCRFs elements
        • 5.4.7.1.2 Inserting PCRFs
        • 5.4.7.1.3 Editing PCRFs
        • 5.4.7.1.4 Deleting a PCRF
      • 5.4.7.2 Binding Key Priority
        • 5.4.7.2.1 Binding Key Priority elements
        • 5.4.7.2.2 Setting Binding Key Priority
      • 5.4.7.3 Network-Wide Options
        • 5.4.7.3.1 Network-Wide Options elements
        • 5.4.7.3.2 Setting Network-Wide Options
      • 5.4.7.4 Policy Clients
        • 5.4.7.4.1 Policy Clients elements
        • 5.4.7.4.2 Adding a New Policy Client for Topology Hiding
        • 5.4.7.4.3 Editing Policy Clients for Topology Hiding
        • 5.4.7.4.4 Deleting a Topology Hiding Policy Client Peer Node
      • 5.4.7.5 Site Options
        • 5.4.7.5.1 Site Options elements
        • 5.4.7.5.2 Setting Site Options
      • 5.4.7.6 SBR Databases
      • 5.4.7.7 PCRF Pools
        • 5.4.7.7.1 PCRF Pools elements
        • 5.4.7.7.2 Inserting PCRF Pools
        • 5.4.7.7.3 Editing PCRF Pools
        • 5.4.7.7.4 Deleting PCRF Pools
      • 5.4.7.8 PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
        • 5.4.7.8.1 PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules elements
        • 5.4.7.8.2 Inserting PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
        • 5.4.7.8.3 Editing PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
        • 5.4.7.8.4 Deleting PCRF Sub-Pool Selection Rules
      • 5.4.7.9 PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
        • 5.4.7.9.1 PCRF Pools to PRT Mapping elements
        • 5.4.7.9.2 Editing PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
        • 5.4.7.9.3 Pausing Updates to PCRF Pool to PRT Mapping
      • 5.4.7.10 Error Codes
        • 5.4.7.10.1 Error Codes elements
        • 5.4.7.10.2 Editing Error Codes
      • 5.4.7.11 Suspect Binding Removal Rules
        • 5.4.7.11.1 Suspect Binding Removal Rules elements
        • 5.4.7.11.2 Inserting Suspect Binding Removal Rules
        • 5.4.7.11.3 Editing Suspect Binding Removal Rules
        • 5.4.7.11.4 Deleting a Suspect Binding Removal Rule
      • 5.4.7.12 Access Point Names
        • 5.4.7.12.1 Access Point Names elements
        • 5.4.7.12.2 Inserting Access Point Names
        • 5.4.7.12.3 Editing Access Point Names
        • 5.4.7.12.4 Deleting an Access Point Name
      • 5.4.7.13 General Options
        • 5.4.7.13.1 General Options elements
    • 5.4.8 Online Charging DRA Configuration
      • 5.4.8.1 OCSs
        • 5.4.8.1.1 OCSs elements
        • 5.4.8.1.2 Inserting OCSs
        • 5.4.8.1.3 Editing OCSs
        • 5.4.8.1.4 Deleting an OCS
      • 5.4.8.2 CTFs
        • 5.4.8.2.1 CTFs elements
        • 5.4.8.2.2 Inserting CTFs
        • 5.4.8.2.3 Editing CTFs
        • 5.4.8.2.4 Deleting a CTF
      • 5.4.8.3 SBR Databases
      • 5.4.8.4 Access Point Names
        • 5.4.8.4.1 Access Point Names elements
        • 5.4.8.4.2 Inserting Access Point Names
        • 5.4.8.4.3 Editing Access Point Names
        • 5.4.8.4.4 Deleting an Access Point Name
      • 5.4.8.5 OCS Session State
        • 5.4.8.5.1 OCS Session State elements
        • 5.4.8.5.2 Editing OCS Session State
      • 5.4.8.6 Realms
        • 5.4.8.6.1 Realms elements
        • 5.4.8.6.2 Inserting Realms
        • 5.4.8.6.3 Editing Realms
        • 5.4.8.6.4 Deleting Realms
      • 5.4.8.7 Network-Wide Options
        • 5.4.8.7.1 Network-Wide Options elements
        • 5.4.8.7.2 Setting Network-Wide Options
      • 5.4.8.8 Error Codes
        • 5.4.8.8.1 Error Codes elements
        • 5.4.8.8.2 Editing Error Codes
      • 5.4.8.9 General Options
        • 5.4.8.9.1 General Options elements
    • 5.4.9 Alarm Settings
      • 5.4.9.1 Alarm Settings elements
      • 5.4.9.2 Defining Alarm Settings
    • 5.4.10 Congestion Options
      • 5.4.10.1 Congestion Options elements
      • 5.4.10.2 Setting Congestion Options
  • 5.5 Configuration of Policy DRA Function on a Running DSR PCA System
    • 5.5.1 Configuring new Policy DRA Sites
    • 5.5.2 Configuring Policy DRA in existing Sites
    • 5.5.3 Configuring Policy DRA in existing Sites with scaling
  • 5.6 Configuration of Online Charging Function on a Running DSR PCA System
    • 5.6.1 Configuring new Online Charging DRA Sites
    • 5.6.2 Configuring Online Charging DRA in existing Sites
    • 5.6.3 Configuring Online Charging DRA in existing Sites with scaling
  • 5.7 Unconfiguration of Policy DRA Function from a Running DSR PCA System
    • 5.7.1 Unconfiguring Policy DRA
  • 5.8 Unconfiguration of Online Charging DRA Function from a Running DSR PCA System
    • 5.8.1 Unconfiguring Online Charging DRA
  • 5.9 Diameter Common Configuration for PCA
  • 5.10 Post-Configuration Activities
    • 5.10.1 Enable the PCA Application
    • 5.10.2 Setting General Options
    • 5.10.3 Enable SBR Databases
    • 5.10.4 Restart Process
    • 5.10.5 Enable Connections
    • 5.10.6 Perform Health Check
    • 5.10.7 Bulk Import and Export
• 6 Maintenance
  • 6.1 Introduction
  • 6.2 Policy and Charging Maintenance
    • 6.2.1 Policy Database Query
      • 6.2.1.1 Policy Database Query elements
  • 6.3 Alarms, KPIs, and Measurements
    • 6.3.1 Policy and Charging Alarms and Events
    • 6.3.2 PCA KPIs
    • 6.3.3 Policy and Charging Measurements
  • 6.4 Overload Management
    • 6.4.1 Overload Controls
  • 6.5 Shutdown
  • 6.6 Diameter Maintenance and Status Data for Components, DSR Applications, and DA-MPs
  • 6.7 Backup and Restore for Policy and Charging Configuration Data