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StarOS Tasks
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VPC-VSM System Administration Guide, StarOS Release 19 ▄
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Task
Description
Function
Manager
Interfaces with PCC-Core while processing different events associated with individual
subscriber sessions.
subscriber sessions.
Maintains subscriber information while applying business logic.
Creates calline and corresponding APN session for each subscriber.
sgtpcmgr
SGSN GPRS Tunneling
Protocol Control
message Manager
Protocol Control
message Manager
Created by the Session Controller for each VPN context in which an SGSN service is
configured.
configured.
Terminates Gn/Gp and GTP-U interfaces from peer GGSNs and SGSNs for SGSN
Services.
Services.
Terminates GTP-U interfaces from RNCs for IuPS Services.
Controls standard ports for GTP-C and GTP-U.
Processes and distributes GTP-traffic received from peers on these ports.
Performs all node level procedures associated with Gn/Gp interface.
With session recovery (SR) enabled, this demux manager is usually established on one
of the CPUs on the first active demux packet processing card.
of the CPUs on the first active demux packet processing card.
srb
Standard Routing
Database
Database
Eight srbs are created by the Session Controller when Content Filtering in the Enhanced
Charging Service is enabled. A minimum of two packet processing cards are required to
initiate these eight tasks.
Charging Service is enabled. A minimum of two packet processing cards are required to
initiate these eight tasks.
Receives the static database from the session controller. Each srb task loads two
database volumes (one primary and one secondary). The srb task also stores the static
DB.
database volumes (one primary and one secondary). The srb task also stores the static
DB.
Rates and categorizes the URL based on the DB volumes and CSI (Category Set Index)
stored on it.
stored on it.
Performs peer loading in case its peer fails. If both the srb task and its peer fail, the
session controller performs the loading.
session controller performs the loading.
Platform Processes
Table 20.
Platform Process Tasks
Task
Description
Function
afctrl
ASR 5500 Fabric
Controller
Controller
Responsible for the overall management of the system fabric. Manages the pool of
Rendezvous Destinations and coordinates fabric recovery by the afmgr proclets after a
fault. A single afctrl instance runs on the active MIO/UMIO only.
Rendezvous Destinations and coordinates fabric recovery by the afmgr proclets after a
fault. A single afctrl instance runs on the active MIO/UMIO only.
afmgr
ASR 5500 Fabric
Manager
Manager
Responsible for the management of fabric resources on a particular card. There is one
afmgr on every CPU that is responsible for one or more fabric access processors (FAPs) or
fabric elements (FEs). afmgr supports recovery but not migration.
afmgr on every CPU that is responsible for one or more fabric access processors (FAPs) or
fabric elements (FEs). afmgr supports recovery but not migration.