This parameter specifies the Diameter peers of this node.
To View Peer
On SBC main screen, navigate to All > Address Context > Diam Node > Peer.
The Peer can be checked for each Address Context and Diam Node or for all the Address Contexts and Diam Nodes created. Use the drop-down box to select the desired Address Context and Diam Node.
The Peer window is displayed.
All - Address Context - Peer
To Edit Peer
To edit any of the Peer in the list, click the radio button next to the specific Peer name.
All - Address Context - Peer Highlighted
The Edit Selected Peer window is displayed below.
All - Address Context - Peer Edit Window
Make the required changes and click Save at the right hand bottom of the panel to save the changes made.
To Create Peer
To create a new Peer, click New Peer tab on the Peer List panel.
All - Address Context - Peer Fields
The Create New Peer window is displayed.
All - Address Context - Peer Create Window
The following fields are displayed:
Parameter | Description |
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Name | Specifies the logical name of this peer. The value ranges up to 23 characters. |
State | Specifies whether this peer should be enabled or not. The options are: Disabled (default) Enabled
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Ip Address | Specifies the type of IP Address to be added for this Peer. |
Fqdn | Specifies that the local identity will be presented in Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) format. The value ranges up to 128 characters. |
Tcp Port | Specifies the TCP port number of this peer. The values ranges from 1 to 65535 and the default value is 3868. |
Device Watchdog Timer | SBC send Device Watchdog Requests according to the configured Device Watchdog Timer value. |
Device Watchdog Timer Answer Timeout | If a Device Watchdog Request is not replied by a Device Watchdog Answer before the Device Watchdog Timer Answer Timeout timer expires, SBC considers a peer down. |
Session Distribution | Honor-reply-order - If this parameter is configured as Honor-reply-orde, diameter session creation across multiple IP connections under this peer honors the order of the IP addresses that are returned in the DNS reply starting from the first one. Round-robin - If this parameter is configured as Round-robin, diameter session creation across multiple IP connections under this peer are rotated in round-robin fashion starting from the first one. |
To Copy Peer
To copy any of the created Peer and to make any minor changes, click the radio button next to the specific Peer to highlight the row.
All - Address Context - Peer Highlighted
Click Copy Peer tab on the Peer List panel.
All - Address Context - Peer Fields
The Copy Selected Peer window is displayed along with the field details which can be edited.
All - Address Context - Peer Copy Window
Make the required changes to the required fields and click Save to save the changes. The copied Peer is displayed at the bottom of the original Peer in the Peer List panel.
To Delete Peer
To delete any of the created Peer, click the radio button next to the specific Peer which you want to delete.
All - Address Context - Peer Highlighted
Click Delete at the end of the highlighted row. A delete confirmation message appears seeking your decision.
All - Address Context - Peer Delete Confirmation
Click Yes to remove the specific Peer from the list.