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Use this object

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to configure the

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SBC with the Centralized Policy Server.

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To View Remote Server

On the SBC main screen, go

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to Configuration

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 > System Setup

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 > Policy Server

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 > Remote Server. The Remote Server List window is displayed.

Figure 1: Policy Server - Remote Server

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To Edit Remote Server

To edit

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a Remote

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Server in the list, click the radio button next to the specific Remote Server name.

The Edit Selected Remote Server window is displayed

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IP Address Example:

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Make the required changes and

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click Save

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 to save the changes.

To Create Remote Server

To create a new Remote Server,

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click New Remote Server

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 tab on the Remote Server List panel.

Figure 3: Policy Server - Remote Server Fields

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The Create New Remote Server window is displayed.

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Update and populate the required fields

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The following fields are displayed:

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Remote Server Parameters

Parameter

Length/Range

Description

Name

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Up to 23 characters

Enter the name of the remote policy server.

IP Address

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V4 or V6

Up to 32 characters

Enter the IPv4 or IPv6

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address of the PSX Server

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Port Number

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FQDN

  • IPv4 - This is V4 IP address in dotted decimal form (for example 128.127.50.224).
  • IPv6 - This is V6 IP address in hexadecimal/colon form (for example, 1280:1276:3350:2224:2222:3333:8888:1245 or fd00:21:445:128::7880).

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Enter the Policy Server FQDN value.

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Refer to SBC Support of Multiple PSX Clusters Using PSX Cluster FQDN for feature details.

Max Policy Server Count

1-40

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Choose the maximum number of policy server clients to create using the IP addresses picked from the DNS results under the remote server configuration (default = 1).

NOTE: This parameter is only visible when FQDN is configured/used.

Port Number

1-65535

The logical port number for the SBC to use for IP communication with the remote policy server.

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Default = 3055

State

N/A

The administrative state of the remote policy server:

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  • Disabled (default)
  • Enabled

Mode

N/A

The operational state of the remote policy server:

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  • Out Of Service (default)
  • Active
  • Standby
  • Alternate

Action

N/A

The method by which queued transactions are processed when

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the operational state goes to standby or

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out of service:

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• Dry Up (default)

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– all queue entries are processed to completion unless

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the retry count expires.

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• Force – all queue transactions are dropped immediately.

Transaction
Timer

50-60000

The time to wait (in milliseconds) for a reply from the initial transaction request. When this timer expires, a transaction retry will be issued. Subsequent retries of this transaction are controlled by

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the Retries and Retry Timer values.

Default = 500

Keep Alive
Timer

1-60

The time interval (in seconds) to wait before issuing a "keep-alive" poll to the Policy Server. This poll is issued only if there is no other policy server activity during this interval. The receipt of any message from the Policy Server resets the elapsed time to 0.

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Default is 5

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Sub Port Number

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The port number assigned for the Ip address of the Policy Server for the specific purpose of communicating subscriber data.

Retry Timer

50-60000

The time in milliseconds that the SBC waits for a response from the Policy Server after retransmitting the transaction request.

Default = 2500

Retries

0-32

The number of times to retry any policy server transaction.

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Default = 1

To Copy Remote Server

To copy any of the created Remote Server and to make any minor changes, click the radio button next to the specific Remote Server to highlight the row.

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Click Copy Remote Server

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 tab on the Remote Server List panel.

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The Copy Selected Remote Server window is displayed along with the field details, which can be edited.

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Make the required changes to the required fields and

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click Save

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To Delete Remote Server

To delete

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a Remote Server, click the radio button next to the specific remote server

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Click Delete

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 at the end of the highlighted row. A delete confirmation message appears seeking your decision.

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Click Yes to remove the specific Remote Server from the list.

Remote Server Commands

Use this command to reset SIP registration count.

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Policy Server - Remote Server Commands

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Select Switch Back from the drop-down menu and click Select.

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A pop-up window is displayed with the selected option.

Click switchBack. This will reset the SIP Registration count for the selected Remote Server

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Click OK to complete the process.