Cisco Cisco Packet Data Interworking Function (PDIF)
AAA Changes in Release 17
AAA Enhancements for 17.0 ▀
Release Change Reference, StarOS Release 17 ▄
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In support of MME Node Restoration feature, a new AVP “Restoration-Priority” is now encoded and sent over S6a
interface as per the 3GPP spec 29.272, Release 11.
interface as per the 3GPP spec 29.272, Release 11.
CSCum52650 - IMSA Support for Over ride Control feature
Applicable Products: GGSN, P-GW
Feature Changes
Custom AVPs for Override Control Feature
As per the standards PCRF cannot modify policy/charging parameters of predefined/static policies. It can enable/disable
the rules dynamically from PCRF. In order to modify the Charging/Policy parameters from PCRF, a new custom AVP
“Override-Control” is defined on the Gx interface. This AVP is used to enable the PCRF to override charging and
policy parameters for a specified set of rules or charging actions. Override Control is a set of AVPs received from
PCRF.
the rules dynamically from PCRF. In order to modify the Charging/Policy parameters from PCRF, a new custom AVP
“Override-Control” is defined on the Gx interface. This AVP is used to enable the PCRF to override charging and
policy parameters for a specified set of rules or charging actions. Override Control is a set of AVPs received from
PCRF.
Important:
Override Control is a license-controlled feature. A valid feature license must be installed prior to
configuring this feature. Contact your Cisco account representative for more information.
As part of the Override Control feature, the override may be applied at a rule level, at a charging action level, and/or at
wild card level. This AVP may be present more than once if override at rule level and charging action level are to be
sent in the same message.
wild card level. This AVP may be present more than once if override at rule level and charging action level are to be
sent in the same message.
CSCum54804 - STa support for webauth users
Applicable Products: SaMOG
Feature Changes
Extended AVP Support for STa Interface for Web Authorization
The Diameter STa dictionary for SaMOG now includes the following AVPs in AAA message:
Filter-Id – String type AVP that contains the name of ACL rule that is to be applied by SaMOG
SN1-Rulebase – String type AVP that contains the name of ECS rule that is to be applied by SaMOG
Framed-Pool – String type AVP that contains the name of IP pool to be used to be SaMOG for allocating UE IP
SN1-VPN-Name – String type, which contains the name of the context in SaMOG where IP pool is defined.
SN1-Primary-DNS-Server – IP address of DNS server to be conveyed to UE
SN1-Secondary-DNS-Server – IP address of DNS server to be conveyed to UE
The STa dictionary for SaMOG has further been enhanced to include 3GPP-IMSI AVP in ASR message.