Common Signaling Licensing Information
Description of Product Editions and Permitted Features for the Diameter Signaling Router Common Signaling Licensing Model. The Common Signaling Licensing Model products cannot be mixed in the same network as any other Diameter Signaling Router products managed by a single Network OAM (NOAM).
Prerequisite Products
Entitled Products and Restricted Use Licenses
| Product | Subproduct | Licensing Information |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling | Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit |
Description : Signaling Unit is defined as follows. In the
case of EAGLE, defined as a 4 nodal TPS which includes failover and engineered
throughput. In the case of DSR, defined as 1 network-wide MPS. This product
provides the following base Diameter Signaling Router functionality on a
network-wide basis. Messages per Second (MPS) allowed by Oracle Communications
Diameter Signaling Router. An MPS is defined as:
· Processing of an ingress Diameter message, RADIUS, SS7 message and either transmitting a single outgoing message or discarding the ingress message. The outgoing message may be a variant of, or a response to, the ingress message. · Transmission of any Diameter message, RADIUS, SS7 message that are associated with incremental actions/events associated with #1 above. For example, the re-routing of a Request upon connection failure or the copying of a Request. Messages excluded from this measure are: · Diameter peer-to-peer messages: CER/CEA, DWR/DWA, and DPR/DPA · Ingress Diameter messages discarded by the DSR due to Overload controls · Answers received in response to Message Copy Network-wide MPS is calculated as the peak 5-minute interval of the sum of all signaling nodes managed by a single network operation, administration, and maintenance node. Orderable in 5000 MPS increments. OAM - Operations, administration, measurements functionality including: SNMP, event logs, security logs, configuration, topology, user/group management, and reports. Congestion Management - Ingress and egress, local and remote Diameter congestion control. Connection Management - TCP, SCTP uni- and multi-homing, IPv4-IPv6 interworking, IPsec, load balancing and capabilities exchange. |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - continued |
Diameter Mediation - GUI-based Diameter mediation
framework used to build mediation rules to resolve inter-operability issues.
Range Based Address Resolution - Stateless diameter proxy routing application that routes Diameter end-to-end transactions based on application ID, command code, routing entity type and routing entity address ranges. Message Copy - Ability to copy certain Diameter Requests or Requests and Answers that transit the Diameter Signaling Router. IP Front End - TCP/SCTP connection based ingress load balancing which enables Diameter clients to access multiple Diameter Signaling Router servers via one or more virtual IP addresses. Geo-redundant - The Diameter Signaling Router can be deployed with or without geo-redundancy. High Availability - All message processing critical components are engineered with high levels of redundancy to ensure high availability. Core Routing - All core routing and process functionality which includes specific handling of real-time Diameter messages Active/Standby Peer Node Support and mediation enhancement features to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Roaming Proxy - All roaming proxy functionality for the Oracle Communication Diameter Signaling Router. Translation Agent - All Diameter Interworking functionality for the Oracle Communication Diameter Signaling Router. This product also provides base and signaling unit throughput for the Oracle Communications EAGLE application. Refer to the EAGLE License Information Manual for licensing details when used to deliver SS7 routing. Included Products : MySQL Enterprise Edition Restriction : MySQL Enterprise Edition is included for use with Oracle Communications Common Signaling. Use of MySQL Enterprise Edition, including without limitation MySQL Enterprise Backup, is restricted to use with Common Signaling. |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications - per 25k Subscribers Perpetual | Description : This product provides subscriber application Diameter Signaling Router functionality, such as Full Address Based Resolution, on a network-wide basis. Determines the number of subscribers or entities allowed by Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router for full address resolution. Licensing for Subscribers is provided on a network-wide basis. Each entry (entity) in the provisioned subscriber database server (SDS) counts as one subscriber. Orderable in 25k subscriber increments. This product also provides database applications and capacity for the Oracle Communications EAGLE application. Refer to the EAGLE License Information Manual for licensing details when used to deliver SS7 database applications. Prerequisites : A license to Oracle Communications Common Signaling is a prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications. | |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications - per 5k Network-wide Concurrent Sessions Perpetual |
Description : This product provides stateful session
application Diameter Signaling Router functionality, such as Policy Proxy and
On-line Charging Proxy, on a network-wide basis. Determines the number of
concurrent Diameter sessions allowed by Oracle Communications Diameter
Signaling Router. Licensing for concurrent sessions is provided on a
network-wide basis. Network-wide concurrent sessions are calculated as the peak
5-minute interval of the sum of all signaling nodes managed by a single network
operation, administration, and maintenance node. Orderable in 5k session
increments.
Prerequisites : A license to Oracle Communications Common Signaling is a prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications. |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, SS7 Signaling Transfer Point - per node |
Description : This sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router: Signaling Transfer
Point (STP) functionality Possibility to combine SS7 and Diameter signaling on
the same node The SS7 Signaling Transfer Point on DSR includes SIGTRAN
protocols (M3UA and M2PA), Global Title Translation (GTT), and GTT Advanced
load-sharing features. Signaling and MTP3
· M3UA and M2PA · Signaling Gateway mode for M3UA · M2PA can be either server or client at the SCTP connection level · Flow control at SCTP to manage incoming and outgoing traffic rates on each link · Link Transaction Per Second values defined at linkset level (all links within a linkset is have the same capacity) · MTP3 · Routing based on Destination Point Code of MTP3 layer · Supports equal load-sharing or dominant/backup up to 2 destinations SCCP · Supports UDT/XUDT and UDTS/XUDTS routing based on Called Party SCCP information · Enhanced Global Title Translation (GTT) designed for the Signaling Connection Control Part (SCCP) · Enables selection of various translation tables based on Global Title Information: · Numbering Plan (NP) · Nature of Address Indicator (NAI) · Translation Type (TT) · Variable GTT Length in the same GTT Set · Advanced Load-Sharing features · Intermediate GTT Load-Sharing · Flexible GTT Load-Sharing · Allows creation and customization of load-sharing groups in Mated Relay Node (MRN) or Mated APplications (MAP) tables. · Weighted GTT Load-Sharing · Allows creation and customization based on a weighting for each destination, In-service threshold for a group of load-sharing groups in MRN or MAP tables. · Transaction-Based GTT Load-Sharing · Allows creation and customization based on transaction types and keys of load-sharing groups in MRN or MAP tables. Prerequisites : A license to Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Network Function Edition (base) or Oracle Communications Common Signaling (base) is a prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router, SS7 Signaling Transfer Point. |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Security Application - per NODE |
Description : This sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router:
Deploying Diameter Signaling Router (DSR) at interconnects as DEA (Diameter Edge Agent) allows security policies per GSMA FS.19 and IR.88 based integrated Diameter Firewall to be applied to all Diameter incoming traffic. Prerequisites : The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Security Application Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit Or Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Network Function Edition - per Network-wide Messages Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications - per 5k Sessions Or Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Network Function Edition for Stateful Applications - per 5k Network-wide Concurrent Sessions. |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Equipment Identity Register - per NODE | Description: The sub-product adds the following features to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router: Equipment Identity Register (EIR) reduce s the number of GSM mobile handset thefts by providing a mechanism that will allow the network operators to prevent stolen or disallowed handsets from accessing the network . This control is done by using the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) provided during handset registration and comparing it against a set of lists provided by the network operator. This a pplication may also provide an option to validate IMEI based on the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Equipment Identity Register - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications - per 25k Subscribers | |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Capability Exposure Function - per NODE |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Service Capability
Exposure Function (SCEF) is a new network element in EPC which provides a means
to securely expose the services and capabilities provided by 3GPP network
interfaces. It provides access to network capabilities through homogenous
network application programming interfaces (e.g. Network APIs) defined over T8
interface towards SCS/AS. The important functionalities of SCEF include Non IP
data delivery for low power devices, Monitoring a device's state, SCS/AS AAA
(Application Server authorization, accounting and SLAs), Device Trigger
Delivery through SMS acting as an MTC-IWF, QoS of a data flow, sponsoring a
data flow (i.e. changing the chargeable party), Scheduling data transfers, and
Receiving reports about the network congestion condition of the RAN.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Capability Exposure Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications - per 5k Network-Wide Concurrent Sessions |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Nodal Configuration - Node Perpetual |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Nodal Configuration p
rovide s enhanced configuration capacity on a nodal bases for following items.
• 500K MPS for Diameter and 300K MPS for STP • Virtual Network Function Manager (VNF-M) • 32K connections per node (SOAM) • Application Routing Tables & Peer Routing Tables to 50K Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Nodal Configuration - Node Perpetual Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Proxy Function - per NODE |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Service Proxy
Function (SPF) addresses introduction of 5G Service Based Architecture and the
usage of HTTP/2 for signaling. Provides congestion control in cases of flooding
and at the same time protect servers from being overloaded. Facilitates traffic
prioritization to ensure that the higher priority traffic is addressed in
overload situations Uniform Authorization/Authentication mechanism in the
network Simplifies the network and provider better visibility into the health
of the network. Reduces the connection mesh to a manageable number of
connections, thereby decreasing the chances of failure.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Proxy Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Repository Function - per NODE |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Network Repository
Function (NRF) supports management and discovery services and t he management
services allow for Network Function (NF) instances to be
Introduced/Updated/Removed in the 5G core without manual configuration. The
more NRF developments will come as part of future releases.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Repository Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Routing and Selection domain - per NODE |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router Routing and Selection
domain combines both Service Proxy Function (SPF) and Network Repository
Function (NRF) provides a real-time information about any Network Function (NF)
and leads to better NF selection decision making by the NRF and SPF able to
perform overload protection without configuration and dynamic re-routing where
applicable. Refer to following Subproduct information for additional details.
Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Proxy Function - per NODE
Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Repository Function - per NODE
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Routing and Selection domain - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Proxy Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Repository Function - per NODE |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Binding Support Function - per Node |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Binding Support
Function (BRF) provides session binding functionality, which ensures request
for session reaches the relevant PCF holding the session information. This
service: - Allows Network Function (NF) consumers to register, update and
remove the binding information; and - Allows Network Function (NF) consumers to
retrieve the binding information.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Binding Support Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications - per 5k Network-wide Concurrent Sessions Perpetual |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Exposure Function - Per Node | Description: The sub-product adds the following features to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Network Exposure Function (NEF) provides RESTful APIs that allow access to the services and capabilities provided by network entities and securely exposed by NEF. The NEF Northbound interface supports the following procedures: - Procedures for Monitoring - Procedures for Device Triggering - Procedures for resource management of Background Data Transfer - Procedures for Communication Pattern Parameters Provisioning - Procedures for Packet Flow Description Management - Procedures for Traffic Influence Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Exposure Function - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Stateful Applications - per 5k Network-wide Concurrent Sessions Perpetual | |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Interworking and Mediation Function - Per Node |
Description:
The sub-product adds the following features to the Oracle
Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Interworking and Mediation (IWF)
provides Interworking and mediation function between HTTP ó HTTP and HTTP ó
Diameter that allow access to the services and capabilities provided by network
entities.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Interworking and Mediation Function - Per Node Customer must purchase a license of Interworking and Mediation Function (IWF) for each separately purchased Network Function (NF) where the customer requires IWF whether deploying all functions on one node or on separate nodes. When licensed in the Routing and Selection offering, pricing includes the use of IWF for the following five functions deployed in the same node: Service Proxy Function (SPF), Network Slice Selection Function (NSSF), Binding Support Function (BSF), Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP), and Network Expose Function (NEF). IWF is not applicable to Network Repository Function (NRF). |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Slice Selection Function - Per Node | Oracle Communications Common Signaling,
Network Slice Selection Function - Per Node
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Network Slice
Selection Function (NSSF) provides an important capability to bring network
resource utilization efficiency, deployment flexibility and support fast
growing over the top (OTT) application and services .
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Slice Selection Function - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Security Edge Protection Proxy - Per Node |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Signaling Security
Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) Security Edge Protection Proxy (SEPP) is a
nontransparent proxy that supports message filtering and policing on inter-PLMN
control-plane interfaces and topology hiding for the PLMN network. A SEPP
function should perform the firewall role for transactions between domains.
Given that the SEPP is the point where integrity protection and encryption are
applied, the SEPP has visibility into each aspect of a transaction.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Security Edge Protection Proxy - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Mobile Number Portability - Per Node | Oracle Communications Common Signaling,
Mobile Number Portability - Per Node
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Mobile Number
Portability (MNP) Process is the facility that helps you switch from one mobile
phone network service provider to another in any Licensed Service Area (LSA)
while retaining your existing number.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Mobile Number Portability - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications - per 25k Subscribers |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Automated Test Tools and Scripts - Per Node |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Automated Test
Tools, Scripts license provides tools and scripts for functional, and
performance testing needs in the field.
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Automated Test Tools and Scripts - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Function Cloud Native Environment - Per Node |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Network Function
Cloud Native Environment provides tools and capabilities to run cloud native
network functions in the network.
Prerequisites: Any one of the following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Function Cloud Native Environment - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Security Edge Protection Proxy - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Slice Selection Function - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Interworking and Mediation Function - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Exposure Function - Per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Binding Support Function - per NODE Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Network Repository Function - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Service Proxy Function - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Routing and Selection domain - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unified Data Repository - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unstructured Data Storage Function - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Diameter Routing Agent - per Node |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unified Data Repository - per Node |
Description: The sub-product adds the following features
to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The User Data Repository
(UDR) is a functional entity that acts as a single logical repository of user
data and is unique from Application Front End's perspective. Entities which do
not store user data and that need to access user data stored in the UDR are
collectively known as application front ends. .
Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unified Data Repository - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications - per 25k Subscribers |
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| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unstructured Data Storage Function - per Node | Description: The sub-product adds the following features to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Unstructured Data Storage Function (UDSF) function is a part of the UDM entity. Network Functions (NFs) can store/retrieve "unstructured" data from an Unstructured Data Storage Function (UDSF). This data is based on the state information of different NFs, intermediate representation of data crossing different technologies, etc. Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Unstructured Data Storage Function - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second Oracle Communications Common Signaling for Database Applications - per 25k Subscribers | |
| Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Diameter Routing Agent - per Node | Description: The sub-product adds the following features to the Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router The Diameter Routing Agent (DRA) provides ability to route diameter messages between Network Functions (NF) in the 4G network Prerequisites: The following license is prerequisite to license and use Oracle Communications Common Signaling, Diameter Routing Agent - per Node Oracle Communications Common Signaling - per Signaling Unit - per Message per Second |
