About this Guide

Revised: August 21, 2012, OL-21158-04

Introduction

This preface describes who should read the Cisco Service Control Mobile Solution Guide, how it is organized, and its document conventions.

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Cisco Service Control solution in a mobile environment.

Document Revision History

records changes to this document.

Table 1 Document Revision History 

Revision
Cisco Service Control
Release and Date
Change Summary

OL-21158-04

Supports all 3.6.x releases
August 21, 2012

Updated, Chapter 3 "Gx Interface Support."

OL-21158-04

Supports all 3.6.x releases
August 16, 2012

Updated, Chapter 2 "Diameter Interface Support."

OL-21158-04

Supports all 3.6.x releases
July 27, 2012

Updated, "Supported Message Formats."

OL-21158-04

Supports all 3.6.x releases
October 25, 2011

Improved the quality of the user documentation by adding customer and internal feedback.

OL-21158-03

Supports all 3.6.x releases
November 8, 2010

Was converted to full book format. Information on the following topics was added:

•Support for Gx RLS9

•Charging ID mapping table

•Capturing subscriber attributes

•Generating mobile reports

OL-21158-02

Release 3.6.x
August 5, 2010

Updated with Release 3.6.1 information

OL-21158-01

Release 3.6.x
March 28, 2010

The Cisco Service Control Mobile Solution Guide was created.


Organization

This guide contains the following sections:

Table 2 Document Organization 

Section
Title
Description

1

Introduction to the Cisco Service Control Mobile Solution

Provides an overview of the components of the Cisco Service Control Mobile solution.

2

Diameter Interface Support

Explains how to configure and monitor the diameter interface.

3

Gx Interface Support

Explains how the Gx interface works and how to configure it.

4

Gy Interface Support

Explains how the Gy interface works and how to configure it.

5

Gx RLS9 Interface Support

Explains the Gx RLS9 usage-monitoring capabilities and how to configure usage monitoring.

6

Capturing and Reporting Subscriber Attributes

Explains the various methods for capturing subscriber attributes. Also explains how to include subscriber attributes. in SCA BB reports and presents samples of some Mobile reports.

A

Supported Message Formats

Provides a detailed explanation of message formats for all interfaces.

B

Supported VSAs

Provides a list of supported VSAs


Related Publications

Your SCE platform and the software running on it contain extensive features and functionality, which are documented in the following resources:

•For further information about the Service Control CLI and a complete listing of all CLI commands, see the Cisco SCE8000 CLI Command Reference

•For further information about configuring the SCE platform, see the relevant guide:

–Cisco SCE8000 10GBE Software Configuration Guide

–Cisco SCE8000 GBE Software Configuration Guide

•For further information about configuring the SCA BB application, see the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide

•For viewing Cisco documentation or obtaining general information about the documentation, see the following sources:

–Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

–The Cisco Information Packet that shipped with your SCE8000 platform.

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Table 3 Conventions 

Convention
Indication

bold font

Commands and keywords and user-entered text appear in bold font.

italic font

Document titles, new or emphasized terms, and arguments for which you supply values are in italic font.

[ ]

Elements in square brackets are optional.

{x | y | z}

Required alternative keywords are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars.

[x | y | z]

Optional alternative keywords are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars.

string

A nonquoted set of characters. Do not use quotation marks around the string or the string will include the quotation marks.

courier font

Terminal sessions and information the system displays appear in courier font.

< >

Nonprinting characters such as passwords are in angle brackets.

[ ]

Default responses to system prompts are in square brackets.

!, #

An exclamation point (!) or a pound sign (#) at the beginning of a line of code indicates a comment line.


Note Means reader take note.

Tip Means the following information will help you solve a problem.

Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

Warning Means reader be warned. In this situation, you might perform an action that could result in bodily injury.

Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request

For information on obtaining documentation, submitting a service request, and gathering additional information, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html

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