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Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) Overview
▀ Features and Functionality
▄ SGSN Administration Guide, StarOS Release 18
Operator Policy
This non-standard feature is unique to the StarOS. This feature empowers the carrier with unusual and flexible control to
manage functions that are not typically used in all applications and to determine the granularity of the implementation of
any: to groups of incoming calls or to simply one single incoming call. For details about the feature, its components, and
how to configure it, refer to the Operator Policy section in this guide.
manage functions that are not typically used in all applications and to determine the granularity of the implementation of
any: to groups of incoming calls or to simply one single incoming call. For details about the feature, its components, and
how to configure it, refer to the Operator Policy section in this guide.
Important:
SGSN configurations created prior to Release 11.0 are not forward compatible. All
configurations for SGSNs, with -related configurations that were generated with software releases prior to Release 11.0,
must be converted to enable them to operate with an SGSN running Release 11.0 or higher. Your Cisco Representative
can accomplish this conversion for you.
must be converted to enable them to operate with an SGSN running Release 11.0 or higher. Your Cisco Representative
can accomplish this conversion for you.
Some Features Managed by Operator Policies
The following is a list of some of the features and functions that can be controlled via configuration of Operator
Policies:
Policies:
APN Aliasing
Authentication
Direct Tunnel - for feature description and configuration details, refer to the Direct Tunnel section in this guide
Equivalent PLMN
IMEI Override
Intra- or Inter-SGSN Serving Radio Network Subsystem (SRNS) Relocation (3G only)
Network Sharing
QoS Traffic Policing per Subscriber
SGSN Pooling - Gb/Iu Flex
SuperCharger
Subscriber Overcharging Protection - for feature description and configuration details for Gn-SGSN, refer to the
Subscriber Overcharging Protection section in this guide.
Overcharging Protection
Overcharging Protection enables the Gn-SGSN to avoid overcharging the subscriber if/when a loss of radio coverage
(LORC) occurs in a UMTS network. For details and configuration information, refer to the Subscriber Overcharging
Protection section in this book.
(LORC) occurs in a UMTS network. For details and configuration information, refer to the Subscriber Overcharging
Protection section in this book.
QoS Traffic Policing per Subscriber
Traffic policing enables the operator to configure and enforce bandwidth limitations on individual PDP contexts for a
particular traffic class.
particular traffic class.
Traffic policing typically deals with eliminating bursts of traffic and managing traffic flows in order to comply with a
traffic contract.
traffic contract.