Gx Interface Support
▀ Rel. 8 Gx Interface
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Figure 30.
HA/PDSN Rel. 8 Gx PCC Architecture within PCEF
License Requirements
The HA/PDSN Rel. 8 Gx interface support is a licensed Cisco feature. A separate feature license may be required.
Contact your Cisco account representative for detailed information on specific licensing requirements. For information
on installing and verifying licenses, refer to the
Managing License Keys
section of the
Software Management
Operations
chapter in the
System Administration Guide
.
Supported Standards
HA/PDSN Rel 8. Gx interface support is based on the following standards and RFCs:
3GPP TS 23.203 V8.3.0 (2008-09) 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Services
and System Aspects; Policy and charging control architecture (Release 8)
3GPP TS 29.212 V8.6.0 (2009-12) 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core
Network and Terminals; Policy and Charging Control over Gx reference point (Release 8)
3GPP TS 29.213 V8.1.1 (2008-10) 3rd Generation Partnership Project; Technical Specification Group Core
Network and Terminals; Policy and Charging Control signalling flows and QoS parameter mapping; (Release
8)
RFC 3588, Diameter Base Protocol; September 2003
RFC 4006, Diameter Credit-Control Application; August 2005
Terminology and Definitions
This section describes features and terminology pertaining to HA/PDSN Rel. 8 Gx functionality.
Policy Control
The process whereby the PCRF indicates to the PCEF how to control the IP-CAN session.
Policy control comprises the following functions:
Binding
Gating Control