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Max Wait for a Response (sec)

The maximal period while the GTP' agent should expect a Node Alive Response message.

If both this value and the Max Number of Request Attempts value, are exceeded, a message appears on the System Log.

For example: If Max Wait for a Response is 20 and Max Number of Request Attempts is 5, the warning message will be logged after 100 seconds.

The value also indicates the maximal period during which the GTP' agent awaits a Redirection Response. This period begins right after the agent releases a Redirection Request to the agents that it is configured to receive data from.

Max Number of Request Attempts

Enter the maximum number of attempts to perform in order to receive a Node Alive Response and Redirection Response.

Max Outstanding Numbers

Enter the maximal number of packages that you want kept in memory for sequence number checking.

Max Drift Between Two Numbers

Enter the maximum numbers that can be skipped between two sequence numbers.

Clear Checking

Check to avoid saving the last sequence number when the workflow has been stopped.

Clear to have the agent save the sequence number of the last collected package when the workflow is stopped. This way, as soon as the workflow is restarted, a package with the subsequent number is expected and the workflow continues processing from the where it had stopped.

Agent Handles Duplicates

Select this option to store duplicates in a persistent data directory that you specify on the Miscellaneous tab. The packet will remain in the directory until the agent receives a request to release or to cancel it.

Route Duplicates to

Select this option to route duplicates to a link that you select from the drop-down list.

Alternate Node

Enter the hostname or IP-address of a host that runs an alternate Charging Gateway device as a backup.

If you enter an IP address, the GTP' agent will include it in the redirection request that it sends to the GSN.

Decoder

Click Browse and select a pre-defined decoder. These decoders are defined in the Ultra Format Editor, and are named according to the following syntax:

<decoder> (<module>)

The option MZ Format Tagged UDRs indicate that the expected UDRs are stored in the  specific format. Select this option to make the Tagged UDR Type list accessible for configuration.

Tagged UDR Type

Click Browse and select a pre-defined Tagged UDR Type. These UDR types are stored in the Ultra and Code servers. The naming format is:

<internal>(<module>)

If the decoder is intended to reprocess UDRs of an internal format, the Decoder MZ format tagged UDRs has to be selected enabling this list. Once enabled, the internal format must be selected.

Full Decode

Select this check box to enable full decoding of the UDR, before it enters the workflow. This, in turn, might reduce performance rate.

Leave this check box empty to minimize decoding work in the agent. By leaving this check-box empty, you postpone decoding, and discovery of corrupt data to a later phase in the workflow.