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This object allows the configuration of the SBC with the Centralized Policy Server.
To View Remote Server
On the SBC main screen, go to Configuration > System Setup >Policy Server > Remote Server. The Remote Server window is displayed.
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To Edit Remote Server
To edit any of the a Remote Servers Server in the list, click the radio button next to the specific Remote Server name.
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| 1 | Policy Server - Remote Server |
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Name | Specifies the name of the remote policy server. | IP Address | Specifies the 32-bit IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) of the PSX Server in dotted decimal form. 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).
| Port Number | The logical port number for the SBC to use for IP communication with the remote policy server. Must be 1-65535; default is 3055. | State | The administrative state of the remote policy server: disabled Disabled enabledEnabled
| Mode | The operational state of the remote policy server: - Out Of Service (default)
- Active
- Standby
- Alternate
outofservice active standby alternate
| Action | The method by which queued transactions are processed when oper-the operational state goes to standby or outofservice:
• dryup Standby or Out Of Service: —all - – all queue entries are processed to completion unless
retries - the Rretries count expires.
• force—all - Force – all queue transactions are dropped immediately.
| Transaction
Timer | The time to wait (in milliseconds) for a reply from the initial transaction request. When When this timer expires, a transaction retry will be issued. Subsequent retries of this transaction are controlled by retries and delaytime Retries and Retry Timer objects. Must be 50-60000, default is 500. | Keep Alive
Timer | 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 Receiving any message from the Policy Server resets the elapsed time to 0. Must be 1-60, default is 5. | Retry Timer | The time in milliseconds that the SBC waits for a response from the Policy Server after retransmitting the transaction request. | Retries | The number of times to retry any policy server transaction. Must be 0-32, default is 1. | Sub Port Number | The port number assigned for the Ip address of the Policy Server for the specific purpose of communicating subscriber data. |
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