Configuring the Forwarding Capability
This section describes how to configure the forwarding capability.
For High Availability (HA) or Geographic Redundancy (GR) environments, ensure that the PCF Engine can access the Policy Server VMs. You can configure the capability responsible for routing the notification and queries by adding the following parameters to the qns.conf file.
The following table describes the application parameters.
Parameter Name |
Description |
Default Value |
Possible Values |
Example |
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-DsubmitToPCF |
When set to true, PCRF sends NAP and LDAP requests to the PCF Engine. For HA or GR deployment, the external PCF Engine must be able to access the Policy Server VMs. Enable this feature on PCRF. This is an optional parameter. | False |
True or False |
-DsubmitToPCF=true |
-Dpcf.host |
Host or IP address of the PCF Engine on which PCRF sends the NAP and LDAP request. This parameter works when you set the submitToPCF parameter to true. Configuring this parameter is an optional step. |
- |
IP or host address |
-Dpcf.host=192.0.2.19 |
-Dpcf.alternate.host |
Host or IP address of the PCF Engine on which PCRF sends the NAP and LDAP requests. The NAP and LDAP requests are sent to the specified IP or host address when the address specified in the –Dpcf.host parameter is not accessible from the Policy Server. This parameter is usable only when you set the submitToPCF parameter to true. Configuring this parameter is an optional step. |
- |
The IP or host address | -Dpcf.alternate.host =192.0.2.20 |
-Dpcf.actions.sync.timeout Ms.default |
The timeout period in milliseconds. Policy Server reports a timeout message when the PCRF sends a NAP and LDAP request and waits for the response until the specified interval is met. Configuring this parameter is an optional step. |
350 (recommended value) |
An integer value |
-Dpcf.actions.sync.timeout Ms.default=350 |
-Dpcf.engine.port |
The port number on which the PCF Engine is running. The NAP and LDAP requests are directed to this port number. |
9884 |
An integer value |
-Dpcf.engine.port=9884 |