show ims-authorization

 

This chapter describes the outputs of the show ims-authorization command.

show ims-authorization policy-control statistics

show ims-authorization policy-control statistics Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
DPCA Session Stats
Total Current Sessions	The total number of DPCA session currently running on this system.
Total IMSA Adds	The total number of IP multimedia subsystem applications (IMSAs) added to service.
Total DPCA Starts	The total number of Diameter Policy Control Applications (DPCAs) started.
Total Secondary Create	The total number of secondary contexts created.
Total Secondary Terminate	The total number of secondary contexts deleted.
Total Session Updates	The total number of updates applied for session/s.
Total Terminated	The total number of Diameter Policy Control Application sessions terminated.
DPCA Sessions Failovers	The total number of Diameter Policy Control Application sessions failed.
DPCA Message Stats
Total messages Received	Total policy control messages received for IMS authorization policy control.
Total Messages Sent	Total messages sent to IMS authorization policy control server.
Total CCR	Total Credit Control Request (CCR) messages received.
Total CCA	Total Credit Control Answer (CCA) messages sent in response to CCRs.
CCR-Initial	Total number of initial CCR messages received.
CCA-Initial	Total number of initial CCA messages sent in response to initial CCR messages.
CCA-Initial Accept	Total number of initial CCA messages accepted in response to initial CCR messages.
CCA-Initial Reject	Total number of initial CCA messages rejected in response to initial CCR messages.
CCA-Initial Timeouts	Total number of initial CCA messages timed out in response to initial CCR messages.
CCR-Update	Total number of Credit Control Request (CCR) messages received after initial CCR for update.
CCA-Update	Total Credit Control Answer (CCA) messages sent in response to update CCRs.
CCA-Update Timeouts	Total Credit Control Answer (CCA) messages sent in response to update CCRs but timed out.
CCA-Update Errors	Total number of errors in parsing the CCA-Update Message.
CCR-Final	Total number of final CCR messages received to end application.
CCA-Final	Total number of final CCA messages sent in response to final CCR messages to end session/s.
CCA-Final Timeouts	Total number of final CCA messages sent in response to final CCR messages to end session/s but timed out.
CCA-Final Errors	Total number of errors in parsing the CCA-Terminate Message.
ASR	Total number of Abort-Session-Requests (ASRs) received.
ASA	Total number of Abort-Session-Accept (ASA) messages sent in response to Abort-Session-Requests (ASRs).
RAR	Total number of Re-Auth-Requests (RARs) received for re-authorization.
RAA	Total number of Re-Auth-Requests (RARs) answered with Re-Auth-Answer (RAA) message.
DPCA Message Error Stats
Diameter Protocol Errs	Total number of errors related to Diameter protocol.
Bad Answers	Total number of errors related to invalid response/answers.
Unknown Session Reqs	Total number of errors related to unknown session requests.
Unknown Command Code	Total number of errors related to unknown command codes.
Unsupported Command Code	Total number of errors related to unsupported command codes.
Unk Failure Handling	Total number of errors related to unknown handling of failures.
DPCA Termination Cause Stats
Diameter Logout	Total number of DPCA session termination due to Diameter logout.
Service Not Provided	Total number of DPCA session termination due to unavailability of service.
Bad Answer	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to invalid/bad response reason.
Administrative	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to administrative reasons.
Link Broken	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to link broken.
Auth Expired	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to authorization expired.
User moved	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated as subscriber/user moved to unknown/non-service area.
Session Timeout	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to timed out reason.
Auth Rejected	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to authorization rejected.
Other Errors	Total number of DPCA sessions terminated due to unknown reasons or reasons not listed in this list.
DPCA Experimental Result Code Stats:	Statistics of the number of times the specific Experimental-Result-Code value was received in the Diameter Gx Credit-Control-Answer (CCA) from the PCRF per IMSA service.
Error Initial Parameters	The number of times DIAMETER_ERROR_INITIAL_PARAMETERS (5140) Experimental-Result-Code value was received in the Diameter Gx CCA.
Error Trigger Event	The number of times DIAMETER_ERROR_TRIGGER_EVENT (5141) Experimental-Result-Code value was received in the Diameter Gx CCA.
Bearer Not Authorized	The number of times DIAMETER_ERROR_BEARER_NOT_AUTHORIZED (5143) Experimental-Result-Code value was received in the Diameter Gx CCA.
Traffic Mapping Rejected	The number of times DIAMETER_ERROR_TRAFFIC_MAPPING_INFO_REJECTED (5144) Experimental-Result-Code value was received in the Diameter Gx CCA.
PCC Rule Event	The number of times DIAMETER_PCC_RULE_EVENT (5142) Experimental-Result-Code value was sent in the Diameter Gx Re-Auth-Request (RAR).
Confecting Request	This error is used when the PCRF cannot accept the UE-initiated resource request as a network-initiated resource allocation is already in progress with packet filters that cover the packet filters in the received UE-initiated resource request.
Bearer Event	This error is used when a PCC rule for some reason cannot be enforced or modified successfully in a network initiated procedure.
Base Result Code	The number of times an unknown Experimental-Result-Code value (apart form the ones recognized in CCA that are listed above PCC Rule Event) was received in the Diameter CCA.
Session Release Cause
Unspecified Reason	The total number of sessions released due to unspecified reasons.
UE Subscription Changed	The total number of sessions released due to a change in the UE subscription.
Insuffcnt Srvr Resource	The total number of sessions released due to insufficient server resources.
DPCA Failure Handling Stats
Connection Based FH
Total Message Timeouts	Total number of response message timeouts, i.e. PCRF failed to respond within the configured timeout value.
CCA-Initial	Response to the CCR-I message was timed out.
CCA-Update	Response to the CCR-U message was timed out.
CCA-Terminate	Response to the CCR-T message was timed out.
Total Message Send Errs	Total number of requests failed to be sent due to socket based send errors.
CCR-Initial	CCR-I failed to be sent due to socket based errors.
CCR-Update	CCR-U failed to be sent due to socket based errors.
CCR-Terminate	CCR-T failed to be sent due to socket based errors.
Result Code Based FH
Configured Result Code	Failure handling being undertaken due to configured result code range.
CCA-Initial	Failure handling being undertaken due to configured result code range for CCA-Initial messages.
CCA-Update	Failure handling being undertaken due to configured result code range for CCA-Update messages.
CCA-Terminate	Failure handling being undertaken due to configured result code range for CCA-Terminate messages.
Unh and Unk Result Code	Failure handling being undertaken due to a result code which is neither defined in the diameter or customer specs.
CCA-Initial	Failure handling being undertaken due to unknown result code for CCA-Initial messages.
CCA-Update	Failure handling being undertaken due to unknown result code for CCA-Update messages.
CCA-Terminate	Failure handling being undertaken due to unknown result code for CCA-Terminate messages.
FH Behavior
Continue	Total number of times the failure handling action continue has been undertaken.
Retry-And-Terminate	Total number of times the failure handling action retry-and-terminate has been undertaken.
Terminate	Total number of times the failure handling action terminate has been undertaken.
Peer Switches
Attempted Switches	Total number of peer switches attempted.
Successful Switches	Total number of peer switches successful.

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show ims-authorization policy-gate status full

Important: This command is no longer an option in StarOS release 11.0 and beyond.

show ims-authorization policy-gate status full Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
CallID	Specifies Call Identifier.
IMSI	Specifies International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of subscriber.
NSAPI	Specifies Network Service Access Point Identifier (NSAPI) to a single PDP context of the subscriber.
Charging Rule	Specifies dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Precedence	Displays the precedence of the dynamic charging rule applicable to specific flow.
Flow Status	Specifies the status of flow with specific charging rule. Possible states are: • Open • Closed • Dormant
Flow Dir	Specifies the direction of flow with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service. Possible states are: • Uplink • Downlink
Source Addr	Specifies the source IP address of flow with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Source Addr Mask	Specifies the masking of source IP address of flow with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Destination Addr	Specifies the destination IP address of flow with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Destination Addr Mask	Specifies the masking of destination IP address of flow with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Source Port	Specifies the IP port of flow origin with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Destination Port	Specifies the destination IP port of flow end with specific dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.

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show ims-authorization policy-gate counters all

Important: This command is no longer an option in StarOS release 11.0 and beyond.

show ims-authorization policy-gate counters all Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
CallID	Specifies Call Identifier.
IMSI	Specifies International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of subscriber.
NSAPI	Specifies Network Service Access Point Identifier (NSAPI) to a single PDP context of the subscriber.
Charging Rule	Specifies dynamic charging rule applicable for specific flow through a policy gate in IMS authorization service.
Gate State changed	Displays the change state of policy gate for specific subscriber flow. Possible values are: • 0: No change • 1: Changed
Uplink Pkts Statistics	Displays the statistics of packets in uplink direction.
Downlink Pkts Statistics	Displays the statistics of packets in downlink direction.
Pkts processed	Displays the total number of packets received and processed.
Bytes processed	Displays the total number of bytes received and processed.
Pkts dropped	Displays the total number of packets received but dropped.
Bytes dropped	Displays the total number of bytes received but dropped.

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show ims-authorization servers

show ims-authorization servers ims-auth-service Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
Service Name	IMS authorization service name.
IMS Authorization Server	IMS authorization server name.
Server Type	IMS Authorization server type. It may be Policy, Charging, or both.
PCRF host	Identifies the Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) host.
Operational State	Indicates operational state of the authorization server.
Server Session State	Indicates authorization server session state.
Server Statistics	Indicates authorization server session statistics.
Session Active	Total number of active authorization server sessions.
Session Opened	Total number of opened authorization server sessions.
Session Closed	Total number of closed authorization server sessions.
Sessions switched due to Tx Expiry	Total number of sessions switched due to transmission expiry.
Sessions switched due to reselection	Total number of sessions switched due to re-selection of authorization servers.
Server Up -> down indications	Total number of servers going to down state from up state.
Total servers matching specified criteria	Total number of servers matching the specified criteria.

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show ims-authorization service name

show ims-authorization service name Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
IMS Authorization Service Name	Name of IMS authorization service name.
Context	Name of the context in which IMS authorization service is configured.
Service State	State of the IMS authorization service.
Service mode	Mode of IMS authorization service for policy and charging.
Binding Mechanism	Describes the mechanism on the control of bearer resources based on a binding mechanism that binds one or more service to a bearer.
QoS Update Timeout	Specifies the timeout duration in seconds to discard QoS update request. NOTE: QoS Update Timeout is no longer shown in StarOS release 11.0 and beyond.
Reauth Trigger	Specifies the Re-authorization trigger’s status.
P-CSCF Discovery	Specifies the configured route-table applicable for Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) discovery.
P-CSCF Selection Table[ n ]	Specifies the configured selection table information for Proxy-Call Session Control Function (P-CSCF) server selection. [n] indicates the selection table number.
Diameter Policy Control Specifies Diameter Policy Control related configuration and information.
Endpoint	Specifies Diameter endpoint name for Diameter Policy Control.
Origin-Realm	Specifies Diameter origin domain name for Diameter Policy Control.
Dictionary	Specifies the configured applicable dictionary for Diameter Policy Control.
Update-Dictionary-Avps	Indicates whether the 3GPP Rel. 8 AVPs or 3GPP Rel. 9 AVPs are selected for encoding.
Request Timeout	Indicates the configured request timeout value.
Reauth Trigger	Indicates the re-authorization trigger status.
Custom Reauth Trigger	Indicates enabled custom reauth event triggers.
Failure Handling	Specifies the configured mechanism for failure handling in Diameter Policy Control.
Peer Switch	Specifies the status of Peer switching for in Diameter Policy Control. Important: This field has been deprecated in 8.1 and later releases.
Host Selection	Specifies host selection mechanism with selection table.
Host Reselection Subscriber Limit	Specifies the limit of subscriber bind to specific host origin to trigger re-selection of host.
Host Reselection Interval	Specifies time interval to trigger host re-selection for subscriber.
Host Selection Table[ n ]	Specifies the configured selection table information for host server selection. [n] indicates the selection table number.
Precedence	Specifies the precedence applicable.
Primary Host	Specifies the primary name/IP address the host.
Secondary Host	Specifies the secondary name/IP address of the host.

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show ims-authorization sessions full all

show ims-authorization sessions full all Command Output Descriptions

Field	Description
CallId	The call identifier.
Service Name	The IMS authorization service name.
IMSI	The International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) of subscriber.
Session ID	The session ID is of type UTF8String and is used to identify a specific session.
NSAPI	The Network Service Access Point Identifier (NSAPI) to a single PDP context of the subscriber.
Bearer Usage	Indicates the bearer usage for this session.
Bearer Type	Indicates the bearer type.
Bearer ID	Indicates the bearer identifier.
Context Type	Indicates the PDP context type: Primary or Secondary.
SGSN IP-Addr	IP address of the SGSN node.
APN	Indicates the Access Point Name (APN) for this service.
Bearer Control Mode	The bearer control mode: UE/NW
State	Indicates the session state.
Primary PCRF Server	The primary Policy Control and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) server host name.
Secondary PCRF Server	The secondary PCRF server host name.
Primary P-CSCF	The primary Proxy-Call Session Control Function gateway address.
Secondary P-CSCF	The secondary P-CSCF gateway address.
UE IP Address
UE IP Session Type	Specifies the type of the address assigned to the user. The possible valid values are IPv4, IPv6 and IPv4_IPv6.
IPv4 Address	Displays the IPv4 address assigned to the user.
IPv6 Address	Displays the IPv6 address assigned to the user.
Primary OCS
Hostname	Specifies the Primary-Event-Charging-Function-Name of type DiameterURI, or the address of primary online charging system.
Port	The port associated with the primary OCS.
Protocol	The protocol associated with the primary OCS.
Secondary OCS
Hostname	Specifies the Secondary-Event-Charging-Function-Name of type DiameterURI, or the address of secondary online charging system.
Port	The port associated with the secondary OCS.
Protocol	The protocol associated with the secondary OCS.
Primary CCF
Hostname	Specifies the Primary-Charging-Collection-Function-Name of type DiameterURI or the address of primary offline charging system for the bearer.
Port	The port associated with the primary CCF.
Protocol	The protocol associated with the primary CCF.
Secondary CCF
Hostname	Specifies the Secondary-Charging-Collection-Function-Name of type DiameterURI or the address of secondary offline charging system for the bearer.
Port	The port associated with the secondary CCF.
Protocol	The protocol associated with the secondary CCF.
Auth Decision	Parameters configured for authorization decision.
Event Triggers	Triggers for different events for Authorization decision.
Event Report Indication	Specifies which type of changes will trigger an event report from the PCRF.
QoS Policy	Specifies QoS policy for specific session.
QoS Class	The QoS class applicable to this session.
Max Uplink Bw(in bps)	The maximum bandwidth for uplink direction, in bps.
Max Downlink Bw(in bps)	The maximum bandwidth for downlink direction, in bps.
Guaranteed Uplink Bw(in bps)	The guaranteed bandwidth for uplink direction, in bps.
Guaranteed Downlink Bw(in bps)	The guaranteed bandwidth for downlink direction, in bps.
Apn Uplink AMBR(in bps)	The APN uplink AMBR, in bps.
Apn Downlink AMBR(in bps)	The APN downlink AMBR, in bps.
Charging Rules	Dynamic charging rule applicable for specific session in IMSA service. NOTE: Charging Rules are no longer shown in StarOS release 11.0 and beyond.
Rule Name	Name of the applicable dynamic charging rule.
Precedence	Precedence of the applicable dynamic charging rule.
Revalidation Time	Specifies the time at which the next CCR-U will be sent out for the Re-validation Timeout EVENT TRIGGER.
Session Packet Statistics	Specifies the session data statistics. NOTE: Session Packet Statistics are no longer shown in StarOS release 11.0 and beyond.
Uplink Pkt Processed	Total number of packets processed in uplink direction.
Uplink Bytes Processed	Total number of bytes processed in uplink direction.
Uplink Pkt Dropped	Total number of packets dropped or not processed in uplink direction.
Uplink Bytes Dropped	Total number of bytes dropped or not processed in uplink direction.
Downlink Pkt Processed	Total number of packets processed in downlink direction.
Downlink Bytes Processed	Total number of bytes processed in downlink direction.
Downlink Pkt Dropped	Total number of packets dropped or not processed in downlink direction.
Downlink Bytes Dropped	Total number of bytes dropped or not processed in downlink direction.
Total sessions matching specified criteria	The total number of sessions matching the specified criteria.

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