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Use the Required License table to define characteristics for licensed features that specify which and how many licenses the SBC will request from the Site License Server (SLS) when the SBC is operating in a network wide license deployment with the license mode configured as Network.

Services enabled by a counted license can be configured with a Min Count and a Max Count value. When these values are equal, the 

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This configuration only applies if your SBC was configured in network license mode in a prior release. If you need assistance in setting your license mode, contact Ribbon Technical Support.

To view the list of configured required licenses, on the SBC main screen navigate to Administration > System Administration > License Management > Network License Settings > Required License. The Required License window is displayed.

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The Required License window consists of two tables:

  • License Info List - A table that displays detailed information on the network licenses used by the SBC. 

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The parameters displayed in the License Info List window and their descriptions are given in the table below:

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ParameterDescription
Feature NameThe name of a license feature.
License IDLicense ID.
Expiration DateLicense expiration date.
Usage LimitUsage limit for the licensed feature.
In UseThe number of instances of the license being currently used by the SBC.
 

  • Required License List - A table that displays information on the network licenses required for proper functioning of certain features of the SBC. For information on the parameters displayed in this table, see Required License - Field Description. Apart from viewing the required licenses, the Required License List table is equipped with options for editing and copying existing license parameters, as well as creating new required license parameters.

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    To Create a Required License

    To create a new required license configuration:

    1. Click New Required License on the Required License List table. The Create New Required License window is displayed.

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    2. Select a feature from the Feature Name list. Make necessary changes in the fields to configure the license requirements for the selected feature. For more information on the fields, see Required License - Field Description.

    3. Click Save to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
    4. After successful creation, a confirmation message is displayed. Click OK to complete the process.

To Edit a Required License

To edit a required license configuration:

  1. Click the radio button adjacent to the license's name in the Required License List table. The Edit Selected Required License window is displayed.

  2. Make necessary changes in the fields. For more information on the fields, see Required License - Field Description.
  3. Click Save to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
  4. After successful update, a confirmation message is displayed. Click OK to complete the process.

To Copy a Required License

To copy an existing required license configuration:

  1. Click the radio button adjacent to the license's name in the Required License List table.

  2. Click Copy Required License on the Required License List table. The Copy Selected Required License window is displayed.

  3. Make necessary changes in the fields. For more information on the fields, see Required License - Field Description.
  4. Click Save to save the changes, or Cancel to cancel the changes.
  5. After successful update, a confirmation message is displayed. Click OK to complete the process.

 

The fields displayed in the Edit, Copy and Create windows are are:

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FieldDescription
Feature Name

The name of the feature for which a license is required. Select the feature's name from the drop-down list adjacent to the field. The drop-down list displays the following options:

  • SRTP
  • SBC-LI
  • ENCRYPT
  • SBC-RTU
  • DSP-EVRC
  • DSP-G722
  • POL-BASE
  • VDSP-RTU
  • DSP-AMRNB
  • DSP-AMRWB
  • SBC-SIP-I
  • SBC-VIDEO
  • SBC-4X1GMP
  • SBC-SIP323
  • SBC-SIPREC
  • SBC-1X10GMP
  • SBC-MRF-RTU
  • SBC-NICEREC
  • SBC-POL-RTU
  • SBC-PSX-RTU
  • SBC-POL-E911
  • SBC-POL-ENUM
  • SWE-INSTANCE
Min Count

Use this parameter to specify the minimum number (1–256000) of licenses the SBC will request from the SLS to retain at the SBC (regardless of demand) when the associated license is first configured. (Default = 1)

When the Min Count is set to the default value of "1", one license is requested from the SLS and retained at the SBC to verify the availability of the feature license. When Min Count is configured for a service that is already active, the SBC immediately requests the additional licenses required to reach the configured minimum count. If the licenses that are present at the SBC have already surpassed the configured minimum, the SBC does not make any additional license requests.

If a configured minimum count is not available at the SLS, the alarm sonusSbxMinimumLicenseCountThresholdNotReached is raised to indicate the SBC is running below the configured minimum count for the associated license.

Max Count

Use this parameter to specify the maximum number of licenses (2–1000000, or "unlimited") the SBC can request from the SLS. (Default = "unlimited")

If the system is utilizing licenses and the Max Count is reconfigured to a value less than the licenses already in use, the SBC does not reject existing sessions using the license, and throttles new attempts requiring the license to the newly configured limit. 

If the SBC is operating above the configured threshold, the alarm sonusSbxMaximumLicenseCountThresholdExceeded is raised. This condition restricts further use of the licensed feature until the number of licenses at the SBC drop below the configured maximum.

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 Min Count and Max Count are not configurable for services controlled by instance licenses. These services are enabled system wide when a single token of the feature license is present at the system.

To Delete a Required License

To delete a required license:

  1. Click the radio button adjacent to the license's name in the Required License List table.

  2. Click the X (Delete icon) at the right end of the row containing the required license in the Required License List table.

  3. Confirm the deletion when prompted.

  4. After successful deletion, a confirmation message is displayed. Click OK to complete the process.

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