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Oracle® Diameter Signaling Router DSR Network Impact ReportRelease 7.0

(Includes 5 to 7 and 6 to 7 deltas)dsr-7.0.0.0.0-70.22.0

E57188-01

March 2015

E57188 Version 1.4 Page 1 of 30


Oracle Diameter Signaling Router DSR Network Impact Report, Release 7.0

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CHANGE HISTORY



TABLE OF CONTENTS1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................6

1.1 PURPOSE/SCOPE.................................................................................................................................................61.2 DISCLAIMERS........................................................................................................................................................6

2 OVERVIEW OF DSR 7.0 FEATURES....................................................................................................................7

2.1 DSR 7.0 NEW FEATURES...................................................................................................................................72.2 ENHANCEMENTS TO DSR 6.0 FUNCTIONALITY, BY CATEGORY........................................................................82.2.1 MEDIATION ENHANCEMENTS...........................................................................................................................82.2.2 IPFE ENHANCEMENTS...................................................................................................................................102.2.3 PROTOCOL/CONNECTION RELATED ENHANCEMENTS.................................................................................112.2.4 ROUTING ENHANCEMENTS............................................................................................................................142.2.5 IDIH TROUBLESHOOTING..............................................................................................................................152.2.6 CONFIGURATION/VIEWING RELATED ENHANCEMENTS................................................................................162.3 HARDWARE CHANGES.......................................................................................................................................172.4 SOFTWARE CHANGES........................................................................................................................................172.5 FIRMWARE CHANGES.........................................................................................................................................182.6 UPGRADE OVERVIEW.........................................................................................................................................192.7 MIGRATION OF DSR DATA................................................................................................................................19

3 CHANGES BY FEATURE......................................................................................................................................20

3.1 POLICY AND CHARGING APPLICATION ( PR ).................................................................................................203.2 TOPOLOGY HIDING ( PR )................................................................................................................................233.3 MEDIATION: CLONE/EDIT AVPS IN DICTIONARY ( PR 226223)...................................................................23

4 MEAL INSERTS.......................................................................................................................................................26

4.1 ALARM/MEASUREMENTS/KPIS/MIBS DELTA (5.0 TO 7.0).............................................................................264.2 ALARM/MEASUREMENTS/KPIS/MIBS DELTA (6.0 TO 7.0).............................................................................26

5 OAM CHANGE SUMMARY (RELEASE 5 TO 7)...............................................................................................27

5.1 ALARMS DELTA (RELEASE 5 TO 7)..................................................................................................................275.2 MEASUREMENTS DELTA (RELEASE 5 TO 7)....................................................................................................275.3 KPIS (RELEASE 5 TO 7)....................................................................................................................................275.4 MIB NOTIFICATIONS (RELEASE 5 TO 7)...........................................................................................................27

6 OAM CHANGE SUMMARY (RELEASE 6 TO 7)...............................................................................................27

6.1 ALARMS DELTA (RELEASE 6 TO 7)..................................................................................................................276.2 MEASUREMENTS DELTA (RELEASE 6 TO 7)....................................................................................................276.3 KPIS (RELEASE 6 TO 7)....................................................................................................................................286.4 MIB NOTIFICATIONS (RELEASE 6 TO 7)...........................................................................................................286.5 IP PORT CHANGES (RELEASE 6 TO 7).............................................................................................................29

7 REFERENCE LIST..................................................................................................................................................30



LIST OF TERMS

ACL ………………………Access Control ListAVP ………………………Attribute Value PairCLI ………………………..Command Line InterfaceDNS ………………………Domain Name ServerGUI ……………………….Graphical User InterfaceHSS .....................................Home Subscriber Server iLO ………………………..Integrated Lights OutIMI ......................................Internal Management Interface IOT ………………………..Interoperability TestsKPI ………………………..Key Performance IndicatorLTE ……………………….Long Term EvolutionMEAL..................................Measurements, Events, Alarms, and Logging MME ……………………...Mobility Management EntityMP.......................................Message Processor MPS ………………………Messages per SecondNE ………………………...Network ElementNMS ………………………Network Management SystemOAM……………………...Operations, Administration, MaintenanceOAM&P .............................Operations, Administration, Maintenance and ProvisioningOCF ………………………On-line Charging FunctionOFCF ……………………..Off-line Charging FunctionPDRA ……………………..Policy Diameter Relay AgentPCRF ……………………..DSR Control and Charging Rules FunctionP-CSCF................................Proxy-Call Session Control Function PDU ………………………Protocol Data UnitPM&C …………………….Platform, Management and ControlS-CSCF ...............................Session Call Session Control Function SLF ……………………….Subscriber Locator FunctionSPR……………………….Subscriber Profile Repository TPD ……………………….ORACLE Platform DistributionVIP ......................................Virtual IP Address XMI......................................External Management Interface XSI.......................................External Signaling Interface



1 Introduction

1.1 Purpose/ScopePurpose of this Feature Guide document is to highlight the changes of the product that may have impact on the customer network operations, and should be considered by the customer during planning for this release.

The scope of this document is limited to the changes between DSR 6.0 and DSR 7.0, although Upgrade from 5.0 or 5.1 to 7.0 is also supported.

Note: DSR 6.0 and 7.0 support the 3-tier network architecture only. Any deployments with 2-tier architecture must migrate to 3-tier before upgrade to DSR 6.0 or 7.0.

1.2 DisclaimersThis document summarizes Release 7.0 new and enhancement features as compared to Release 6.0, and the operations impacts of these features, at a high level. The Feature Requirements (FRS) documents remain the defining source for the expected behavior of these features.

Note that feature implementations may change slightly during product test.



2 Overview of DSR 7.0 FeaturesThis section provides an overview of the DSR 7.0 release features that may impact OAM interfaces and activities.

For a list of all feature, please see the following document:

Oracle® Communications Diameter Signaling Router Feature NoticeRelease 7.0E57491-01

http://pdb.us.oracle.com/search.jsp?q=E57491

2.1 DSR 7.0 New FeaturesDSR 7.0 introduces the following new Features, which may be new installed in DSR 7.0, or activated after upgrade to DSR 7.0, depending on customer need.

Name Description ScopeCharging Proxy (OC-DRA)

(PR 216741)

Online Charging – Diameter Relay Agent (OC-DRA) is a feature that provides interworking and enhanced routing for Gy/Ro interfaces in the network (i.e. interfaces between CTF points and On-line Charging systems (OCS)).

Most importantly, the provided functionality solves multiple interoperability issues of these devices, and provides load balancing to OCS servers.

OC-DRA is logically part of the new Policy and Charging Applicaton (PCA) functionality, which includes both Policy-DRA (P-DRA) and OC-DRA.

Major feature, Optional Activation

Regionalized Routing for P-DRA and OC-DRA

(PR 230896)

Also called “RBAR – PCRF Application Chaining”, this feature provides the ability to route new CCR-I requests to the “region” of the customer network that supports the subscriber. It relys on the existing RBAR functionality of the DSR system to determine what region the subscriber is hosted from, and then route the session to a DSR in the target region, where the PCRF in the identified region can be invoked.

This supports customer network architectures that are regionalized.

Major feature, Optional Activation

P-DRA 3-site redundancy

(PR 219142)

Provides the possibility to deploy the P-DRA functionality in 3-site redundancy clusters (instead of the current 2-site Mated architecture). 2 of the 3 sites can fail without impacting supported functionality (other then capacity/performance).

Major feature, Optional Use


http://pdb.us.oracle.com/search.jsp?q=E57491


Diameter Edge Agent (DEA) Topology Hiding – additional Features

(PR 225785, 225786, 229021)

S9 PCRF Topology HidingS9 AF/pCSCF Topology HidingS6a/S6d HSS Topology Hiding

These features provide additional ability to “hide” the service provider PCRF, AF/pCSCF and HSS systems from other service providers, while providing necessary roaming signaling between the service provider networks.

Major feature, Optional Use

2.2 Enhancements to DSR 6.0 functionality, by CategoryAt the time of upgrade to DSR 7.0, a number of features and enhancements will become visible on the interfaces to the DSR and may change certain existing OAM behaviors of the system. This section will summarize these feature changes as they affect OAM activities.

Note: For information on Upgrade planning and required steps before upgrade, please refer to the DSR 7.0 Software Upgrade Guide (E54117-01).

Note: For information about new Optional Features that may be configured post-upgrade, see the following section on Optional Features.

2.2.1 Mediation EnhancementsThe optional Mediation feature has several enhancements listed below.

Note: for more detail on Mediation enhancements, please refer to the Mediation User Guide for DSR 7.0.

Name Description Scope

Mediation: Access Request content during Answer Processing

(PR 225185)

Mediation: This enhancement provides for read only access to all components of a Request while processing an Answer at the Answer Trigger Points including ATP4 and ATP6. Specifically, the mediation function will provide a mechanism to access components of the Request to be used in Conditions and Actions.

Mediation Enhancement feature,

Optional Use

Mediation: Ability to import/export mediation rules

(PR 232355)

Mediation: This enhancement provides a mechanism for the operator to import and export all mediation rules associated with a template. Rules associated with a template can be imported or exported from the corresponding template screen in the Rule Sets menu. Exported Rule Sets are packaged in xml format. Rules are validated rule by rule during the import process.


Optional Use

Mediation: Additional trigger points for CEx/DPx/DWx handling

(PR 235405)

Mediation: This enhancement provides a mechanism to modify/drop CEx/DPx/DWx messages sent or received by the DSR, using mediation. It provides Request and Answer trigger points at ingress and egress of CER, CEA, DPR, DPA, DWR and DWA messages.


Optional Use



Mediation: Additional trigger points during application invocation

(PR 235406)

Mediation: This enhancement provides the ability to manipulate Requests and Answers as they are being sent to or received from applications hosted on the DSR via 2 new Request Trigger points and 2 new Answer Trigger points.


Optional Use

Mediation: Mediation support for Re-routed requests

(PR 235407)

Mediation: Mediation Enhancement feature,

Optional Use

Mediation: Support for Scripting in Mediation

(PR 235408)

Mediation: This enhancement calls for a mechanism that allows Oracle to develop new utility functions via perl 5 scripts without requiring a software update to the mediation functionality. The scripts can be used to add new utility functions that can be referred to in Conditions or in Actions.


Optional Use

Mediation: Measurements associated with rules

(PR 236053)

Mediation: This enhancement calls for maintaining peg counts for the rules in a rule set and enabling/disabling these on demand. These counts can be enabled/disabled as a property of the template and once enabled, the counters appear against the individual Rules in the Rule Set.


Optional Use

Mediation: Clone/Edit AVPs in Dictionary

(PR 226223)

Mediation: This enhancement provides for the ability to clone AVPs from the base dictionary and then modify them. Any such clones appear in the custom dictionary only, from where they can be further editable


Optional Use



2.2.2 IPFE EnhancementsThe optional IPFE features have several enhancements listed below.


IPFE initiator support: DSR 'initiator only' connections (PR 220164)

This feature provides for configured “virtual” Source IP address in the DSR Initiated TCP and SCTP connections to HSS’s (and other systems that expect the DSR to Initiate the Diameter connections). In this way, the HSS’s know the DSR system by a small set of “virtual” Source IP addresses. This simplifies connection management at the HSS’s (and similar systems).

IPFE

IPFE : Peer Node Group aware least load distribution algorithm

(PR 220300)

This feature provides an enhancement to the “Least Load Distribution” algorithim, introduced in DSR 5.0.

The DSR provides a new Diameter configuration object at the SOAM that allows the user to configure a set of peer nodes with like attributes (Peer Node Group).

The IPFE uses this configuration object (referred as peer node group) to provide a peer node group aware least load distribution algorithm.

IPFE



DSR Signaling Port Range Management

(PR 232202)

The pre-7.0 DSR product has an overlapping port range (0-65535) for responder and initiator connections.

This DSR enhancement defines a non-overlapping port range partitioning for application use across the DSR system and leaves an IANA compliant ephemeral port range for platform or other services use.

New Port Range allocations:

Responder 1024-16383Initiator 16384-49151Ephemeral 49152-65535

NOTE: When the customer upgrades the system to 7.0 their existing signaling port configuration may be conflict with this feature so some pre-upgrade activities should be conducted.

It is possible that all customers will accept the new port ranges and will work to ensure that their currently manually configured ports fall within the new ranges align with the appropriate port ranges for the connection type.

A pre-upgrade health check MOP shall be made available to customers to identify configurations that have do not align with the new port ranges for their connection types ports outside of the new ranges.

E54117-01Oracle® Communications Diameter Signaling RouterDSR Software Upgrade Guide Release 7.0.

Page 134 - Section 4.8.7 - IPFE Upgrade Preparation – Site 1 (PCA) Prior to upgrading the IPFEs, the IP ports used by the IPFE connections must be verified to be within an allowed range. The following procedure checks the port numbers and, if necessary, changes the ports to the allowed range.

DSR System

2.2.3 Protocol/Connection Related EnhancementsThere are several protocol/connection enhancements listed below.




DSR - TCP/SCTP Transport Tuning

(PR 231709)

Additional configurability of TCP and SCTP transport parameter specifications for diameter connections.

New user configurable TCP parameters:Maximum Segment Size (bytes)TCP Keep AliveTCP Idle Time For Keep AliveTCP Probe Interval For Keep AliveTCP Keep Alive Max Count

New user configurable SCTP configurable parameters:Maximum Segment Size (bytes)Fragmentation FlagDATA Chunk Delivery Flag

New Engineering Configurable TCP parameters:TCP congestion algorithmTCP Window Clamp (bytes)

SCTP/TCP Diameter connections

DCL re-factoring enhancement

DCL re-factoring enhancement has a total 15 PRs and related state machine change(listed below).

“DCL has undergone a major re-factoring in order to address lingering race conditions and deadlock issues. Additionally, improvements to software maintenance, extensibility, security, and performance were significant considerations during this effort.

1. PR197889DSR DCL: Verify Event ID 22313 Connection Unavailable: Transport failure for TCP Connection.

2. PR213477Local node info should be separate from connection info so that CEAs can be sent in response to erroneous CERs.

3. PR219533DSR does not send an answer response with request queue overflow encoded when DRL request task queue full.

4. PR220716DSR sends CEA-Success before disconnecting due to insufficient MPS.

5. PR221776DSR Restart (illegal memory access) on DA-MP during high traffic run when connection is deleted while being established.

6. PR222597Disabled IPFE connection is stuck in Degraded/Proving state.

7. PR228464Traffic loss on DA-MP because of excessive locking causing DA-MP to freeze up when it is being added to IPFE

Major Changes



TSA.

8. PR228638ConnectionStatus entry not completely initialized when created by DA-MP Leader.

9. PR228651Cleanup locking in DclData.C.

10. PR228654Cleanup DclSignaling routines to use generic APIs for CER and CEA.

11. PR229259FD006895 DSR internal resource congestion requirements are not aligned with current implementation.

12. PR232045RFC6733 Compliance SCTP Guidelines

13. PR232378Connections dropped due to connection capacity race condition.

14. PR237923RxConnOversizedMsg not pegged for CER messages.

15. PR238315DRL should specify selected MP ID when sending connection release event to DCL



2.2.4 Routing EnhancementsThere are several routing enhancements listed below.


Extended Command Codes

(PR 229201)

Several DSR application business and routing rules, including following, uses the Diameter Command Code for decision-making criteria:

Message priority assignment (via Message Priority Configuration Sets),

ART and PRT rulesThe ‘Extended Command Codes (ECC)’ feature in DSR broadens the definition of a Diameter Command Codes to include an additional application specific single Diameter or 3GPP AVP content per Command Code.

For example, in the CCR message, the “CC-Request-Type” AVP (values: Initial, Update, Terminate,Event) can be used as part of the routing decisions.

Routing

Remove PRT /ART rule evaluation order ambiguity

(PR 232387)

Increases the number of priorities that can be assigned to a rule. This allows the user to assign unique priorities to rules, to assure that they are evaluated in the expected order.

The number of priorities supported is equal to the supported number of rules in a given PRT/ART table instance.

Routing



Ingress Message Screening

(PR 220661)

The following actions are added to Routing processing, which will enable screening of ingress messages using Rules (with option to Discard Message, or Answer with a specific result code. [ART: Application Routing Table, PRT: Peer Routing Table]

1) New action for ART: Forward to Egress Routing

ART search stops when this is encountered, and DRL moves on to PRT. ART does not provide any override method for PRT selection. PRT is selected based on existing prioritization.

2) New action for ART: Send Answer

ART generates an Answer. This Answer will unwind any previously encountered DSR Applications that want to process the Answer. Normal controls for Answer are given: Result-Code vs Experimental Result Code, Result-Code value, Vendor-Id, and ErrorMessage string

3) New action for ART: Discard

If any DSR Application wants to see the Answer, ART generates a default Answer flagged to prohibit egress routing. Otherwise DRL discards the Request at that point.

4) New action for PRT: Discard

Same rules as ART.

Routing Rules Logic

PRT/ART support for 'contains' operator

(PR 218728)

This enhancement adds support for a 'contains' operator for the currently supported PRT/ART string parameters (Origin/Dest-Realm, Origin/Dest-Host). This may allow clusters of hosts to be identified with a single rule.

Routing Rules Logic

DSR should use alternate implicit route if routing via implicit route fails

(PR 195811)

Currently, if a Request is routed via an implicit host (i.e. direct connect) route, if routing fails, DSR sends an Answer to the Request originator without attempting to use the Alternate Implcit Route (if configured) for the peer.

With this enhancement, DSR will attempt to use the Alternate Implicit Route (if configured) for the peer as part of the routing failure handling.

2.2.5 iDIH TroubleshootingThe following enhancements are provided for the iDIH Troubleshooting feature.


Sd Support

(PR 232434)

Provide a full decode of AVPs specific to the Sd interface, as part of the Call Trace.

Call Trace



Sy Support

(PR 237026)

Provide a full decode of AVPs specific to the Sy interface, as part of the Call Trace.

Call Trace

S13 Support

(PR 237027)

Provide a full decode of AVPs specific to the S13 interface, as part of the Call Trace.

Call Trace

OC-DRA Call Trace,

plus P-DRA Call Trace enhancements

OC-DRA feature includes Call Trace support, and there are enhancements to the PDRA Call Trace captures.

Call Trace

2.2.6 Configuration/Viewing Related EnhancementsThe following Configuration/viewing enhancements are provided.


PCRF Topology Hiding



2.3 Hardware Changes

2.3.1 Hardware SupportedHardware Comment

HP BL460 Gen6 c-ClassHP BL620 Gen7 c-ClassHP BL460c Gen8 c-ClassHP DL360/380 Gen6 Rack Mount ServerHP DL360/380 Gen8 Rack Mount ServerSun Netra X3-2 Rack Mount ServerHP 6125, 6120 Enclosure SwitchCisco 3020 Enclosure SwitchNote: Gen 8 v2 hardware (with upgraded processors) are also supported, when purchased by a customer.

Note: mixed Sun/HP deployments are not generally supported.

2.3.2 Hardware UpgradeNo hardware upgrades are required with this release. Deployment of certain Optional features may require additional hardware.

2.4 Software ChangesSoftware change include a new release of the software Platform components, and new DSR release.

2.4.1 Platform 6.7Platform Release 6.7 inherits all the functionality of Release 6.5.

Platform 6.7 Component VersionsComponent ReleaseTPD 64 Bit 6.7COMCOL 6.3PM&C 5.7TVOE 2.7AppWorks 5.7Networking 5.7Firmware 2.2.6 (minimum)

2.4.2 DSR Release 7.0DSR Release 7.0 inherits all functionality from DSR6.0.

DSR Release Component ReleaseDSR Release 7.0



2.4.3 SDS Release CompatabilityDSR Release 7.0 is compatible with SDS Release 5.0.

DSR Release Component ReleaseSDS Release 5.0

2.5 Firmware ChangesBelow is a summary of the recommended firmware levels provided in the recent FUP Releases.

For details on FUP release 2.2.6, please reference:

Oracle® Communications

HP Solutions Firmware Upgrade Pack -- Release Notes

Release 2.2.6

E54547 Revision 01

Firmware FUP 2.2.4 FUP 2.2.5 FUP 2.2.6

G8 Blades System: ProLiant BL460c Gen8ROM version: I31 03/01/2013Disc Cntrler: 3.42iLo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: bc 7.4.22

System: ProLiant BL460c Gen8ROM version: I31 09/08/2013Disc Cntrler: 4.68iLo Firmware Revision = 1.30NIC firmware-version: bc 7.4.22

System: ProLiant BL460c Gen8ROM version : I31 12/20/2013Disc Cntrler: 5.22iLo Firmware Revision = 1.40NIC firmware-version: bc 7.8.79

Onboard Administrator

3.71 4.01 4.21

PM&C Server System: ProLiant DL380p Gen8ROM version: P70 12/14/2012Disc Cntrler: 3.42ILo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: 5719-v1.31

System: ProLiant DL380p Gen6ROM version : P70 12/14/2012Disc Cntrler: 3.42ILo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: 5719-v1.31

System: ProLiant DL380p Gen8ROM version: P70 09/08/2013Disc Cntrler: 4.68ILo Firmware Revision = 1.30NIC firmware-version: 5719-v1.33


System: ProLiant DL380p Gen8ROM version: P70 09/08/2013Disc Cntrler: 4.68ILo Firmware Revision = 1.30NIC firmware-version: 5719-v1.37


RMS Server System: ProLiant DL380p Gen8ROM version : P70 12/14/2012Disc Cntrler: 3.42ILo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: 5719-v1.31



G7 Blades System: ProLiant BL460c Gen7ROM version : I31 03/01/2013Disc Cntrler: 3.42ILo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: bc 7.4.22

System: ProLiant BL460c Gen7ROM version : I31 09/08/2013Disc Cntrler: 4.68ILo Firmware Revision = 1.30NIC firmware-version: bc 7.4.22




G6 Blades System: ProLiant BL460c Gen6ROM version : I31 03/01/2013Disc Cntrler: 3.42ILo Firmware Revision = 1.20NIC firmware-version: bc 7.4.22



2.6 Upgrade OverviewThis section provides an overview of the Upgrade activities for Release 7.0.

2.6.1 Upgrade PathFor this document, the path from 6.0GA 7.0 is assumed. [Note: Upgrade from 5.0 GA and 5.1 GA to 7.0 are also supported.]

2.6.2 Order of Upgrade1) Firmware Upgrade

2) Platform components

a. PM&C upgrades

b. TVOE Upgrades

3) DSR Upgrade in the following sequence –

a. NOAM / DR-NOAM

b. SOAM and site SOAM managed servers (site-at-a-time)

4) Configure for new DSR features

2.6.3 2-Tier OAM not Supported2-Tier OAM architecture is not supported in DSR 6.0 or 7.0. Migration from 2-tier to 3-tier (if needed) must be done before upgrade to DSR 6.0 or 7.0.

2.6.4 Active/Standby DA-MP servers supportedActive/Standby DA-MP server architecture (1+1) continues to be supported in DSR 7.0.

Migration to Multi-active (N+0) DA-MP server architecture is recommended for all customers, and required for activating PDRA functionality.

2.7 Migration of DSR DataAs in prior releases, the existing DSR Data will be preserved during the upgrade.



3 Changes by FeatureThis section describes the OAM changes introduced to the 7.0 product (as compared to the 6.0) organized by feature.OAM changes include: User Interfaces (NO GUI, SO GUI), Measurements Reports, Alarms, and KPIs.

Note: this section covers OAM changes that will be visible after upgrade to the 7.0 release, and does not include changes that will be seen only as new Optional Features are Activated on the system (post-upgrade activity, and customer specific).

3.1 Policy and Charging Application ( PR )

3.1.1 DescriptionThe DSR 5.0/6.0 feature called Policy Diameter Relay Agent (P-DRA, or PDRA) is now a component of a larger functionality:

Policy and Charging Application (PCA).

The PCA functionality includes:

P-DRA (Policy DRA)

OC-DRA (Online Charging DRA)

PCA is a Optional Feature with a Activation procedure.

P-DRA and OC-DRA can be independently Enabled after PCA is Activated.

During upgrade of a system, if the pre-7.0 P-DRA feature was previously activated, then the DSR 7.0 PCA feature will also be activated after upgrade, and the P-DRA feature (part of PCA) will be Enabled and all related configuration of this feature is preserved. The OC-DRA feature (part of PCA) will be Disabled by default during upgrade.

3.1.2 NOAM GUI Forms





DSR 7.0 NOAM General Options

3.1.3 SOAM GUI Forms

3.1.4 DependencyNone



3.2 Topology Hiding ( PR )Topology Hiding for S9 and Af/pCSCF are added to the NOAM Topology Hinding sub menu.

3.2.1 NOAM GUI Forms

3.3 Mediation: Clone/Edit AVPs in Dictionary ( PR 226223)The feature allowing editing of AVPs to make custom AVPs adds a new “AVP Dictionary” menu item on the SOAM.



3.3.1 SOAM GUI Forms





4 MEAL InsertsThis section will summarize the changes to Alarms, Measurements and KPIs. In the following inserts pertain to 5.0 and 6.0 Alarms, Measurements, KPIs, and MIBs. NOTE: Alarms for the new Optional features in DSR 6.0 are not listed. Please see the Documentation for these new features for information on the available Alarms.

(Includes 5 to 7 and 6 to 7 deltas)

dsr-7.0.0.0.0-70.22.0

4.1 Alarm/Measurements/KPIs/MIBs Delta (5.0 to 7.0)

4.2 Alarm/Measurements/KPIs/MIBs Delta (6.0 to 7.0)



5 OAM Change Summary (Release 5 to 7)This section will summarize the changes to Alarms, Measurements and KPIs.

5.1 Alarms Delta (Release 5 to 7)In the following table, the Added, changed and Deleted alarms are listed, for the Delta of 5.0 to 7.0.

Alarms for the new Optional features in DSR 5.0 are not listed. Please see the Documentation for these new features for information on the available Alarms.

Scope: An alarm with B scope is reported at the SOAM and NOAM. An alarm with A scope is reported at the NOAM only.

<See section 4.x and the embedded spread sheets>

5.2 Measurements Delta (Release 5 to 7)The Measurements changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.

<See section 4.x and the embedded spread sheets>Measuements for the new Optional features in DSR 7.0 are not listed. Please see the Documentation for these new features for information on the available Measurements.

5.3 KPIs (Release 5 to 7)The KPI changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.

<See section 4.x and the embedded spread sheets>KPIs for the new Optional features in DSR 7.0 are not listed. Please see the User Documentation for these new Optional features for information on the available KPIs.

5.4 MIB Notifications (Release 5 to 7)The KPI changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.


6 OAM Change Summary (Release 6 to 7)This section will summarize the changes to Alarms, Measurements and KPIs.

6.1 Alarms Delta (Release 6 to 7)In the following table, the Added, changed and Deleted alarms are listed, for the Delta of 6.0 to 7.0.

Alarms for the new Optional features in DSR 6.0 are not listed. Please see the Documentation for these new features for information on the available Alarms.

Scope: An alarm with B scope is reported at the SOAM and NOAM. An alarm with A scope is reported at the NOAM only.

<See section 4.x and the embedded spread sheets>

6.2 Measurements Delta (Release 6 to 7)The Measurements changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.



<See section 4.x and the embedded spread sheets>Measuements for the new Optional features in DSR 7.0 are not listed. Please see the Documentation for these new features for information on the available Measurements.

6.3 KPIs (Release 6 to 7)The KPI changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.


6.4 MIB Notifications (Release 6 to 7)The KPI changes for Pre-7.0 features are listed below.




6.5 IP Port changes (Release 6 to 7)

See Section 2.2.2 IPFE Enahancements: DSR Signaling Port Range Management (PR 232202)



7 Reference List DSR 7.0 User Guides for DSR (see customer documentation)

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/oracle-comms-tekelec-2136003.html

DSR 7.0 Release Notice Feature Notice Operation, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) Guide Communication Agent User Guide Roadmap to Hardware Documentation (Gen8) Policy DRA (P-DRA) User Guide Diameter User Guide Mediation User Guide Gateway Location Application (GLA) User Guide Range Based Address Resolution (RBAR) User Guide Full Address Based Resolution (FABR) User Guide Charging Proxy Application (CPA) and Offline Charging Solution User Guide IP Front End (IPFE) User Guide DSR Alarms, KPIs, and Measurements DSR Administration Guide

Installation, Upgrade, and Disaster Recovery

PM&C 7.0 Incremental Upgrade DSR RMS Productization Installation Procedure DSR Software Installation and Configuration Procedure Part 2/2 DSR 7.0 Base Hardware and Software Installation Procedure DSR Software Upgrade Procedure DSR 7.0 Disaster Recovery Guide RMS Productization Disaster Recovery Guide




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