Oracle Comms Policy Implement and Design Ed 3

Plan To Use Policies

• Course Purpose
• Course Topics
• Course Objectives
• Course Logistics
• Oracle University Reporting
• Introduction to Plan Policies
• Lesson Objectives
• What Is Policy Management?
• What Is the Role of Policies in Supporting Policy Management?
• Three Areas Where Policy Has Proven to Be Strongest
• Policy Management Functions
• Policy Management Supports Many Access Methods
• Policy Targets
• Policy Decision Making
• Examples of Applications
• Service Examples: Peak/Off-Peak Plans
• Service Examples: Tiered plans
• Service Examples: Quota Plans
• Service Examples: Personalized Services
• Service Examples: Advanced Services
• PCC Components According to 3GPP
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Plan Business Needs, Use Cases, and Policies

• Objectives
• Policy Design Process
• Business Needs
• Use Case
• Structure of a Policy
• Policies Make a Use Case
• Apply Use Cases to Network Conditions
• Apply Use Cases to Business Opportunities
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Implement Conditions

• Objectives
• Introduction to Configure
• Basic Components of a Policy
• Condition Information Sources
• Conditions Groups
• Examples of Conditions Groups – Request and Application
• Examples of Conditions Groups – Network Device Identity and Network Device
• Usage
• Examples of Conditions Groups – Mobility and User
• Examples of Conditions Groups – User State and Time of Day
• Creating a New Policy
• Creating a New Policy – Start Step
• Creating a New Policy – Conditions
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice 3

Implement Actions

• Objectives
• Actions
• Examples of Mandatory Actions
• Optional Actions and Parameters
• Accessibility: Graphic Descriptions
• Variables – Example
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice 4

Implement Reference Data

• Objectives
• Quota Profiles
• Profile Plans
• Varieties of Quota Profile Plans
• Examples of Varieties of Plans
• How Quota Profile Plans Are Used
• Quota Plans for Subscribers and Pools
• Pool Quota Profile Subscriber Record
• Pool Quota
• Quota Conventions
• Referencing Quota Conventions
• Rollovers
• Top-ups
• Supporting Quota Use Cases – Types of Use Cases
• Policies for Quota Use Cases
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Implement Structured Policies

• Objectives
• Tools for Structuring Policies
• Boolean Operations for Conditions
• Traditional Boolean and Postfix Notation
• Boolean Operators in Policies
• Nested Policies
• Introduction to Nested Policies
• Efficiency Through Child Policies
• An Example Using Nested Policies
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Implement Policy Tables

• Objectives
• When Can Policy Tables Help?
• What Are Policy Tables?
• Elements of a Policy Table – Rows and Columns
• Example of a Use Case Without Policy Tables
• Example of a Policy Table
• Example of a Policy That Uses a Policy Table
• Create a Policy Table
• Name the Table
• Add a Key Field
• Review the Key Column
• Create One or More Indexed Columns
• Add Rows and Populate Fields
• Use a Policy Table
• Start the Policy Wizard
• Select the Table and Name an Alias
• Reference a Key Field
• Use the Indexed Fields
• The Final Policy
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Determine Test Data

• Objectives
• Introduction to Test
• Policy Management Data to Verify
• Network Elements – Far End Peer Configuration
• Network Elements – Near End Peer Configuration
• MRA and MPE Configuration
• Reference Data
• Subscriber Record Data
• Interactions with Other Policies – Policy Order
• Interactions with Other Policies – Parameter Values
• Pre-check Logs
• Test Messages
• MRA/MPE IP Addresses
• Diameter Identities in the Tester
• Network Element Settings
• Connection Message
• Essential AVPs
• Test Policy AVPs
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Verify Performance

• Objectives
• Designing the Test
• Choose the Test Target Policy
• Choose Components
• Choose Points to Analyse
• Check Dependencies
• Check Network Element Configuration
• Check MRA Match to Tester
• Check MPE
• Identify Environment Requirements
• Required Reference Data is Available
• Configuration of Reference Data is Correct – Quota
• Configuration of Reference Data is Correct – Traffic Profile
• Analyze Diameter Connection
• Reset Counters
• Send CER
• Verify CER Was Received at MRA
• Verify Session Was Recorded
• Analyze Performance
• Send and Check CCR
• Check MRA Binding
• Check CCR to MPE
• Check UDR Message from MPE to UDR
• Check UDA Message from UDR to MPE
• Check UDR Data in MPE Session Buffer
• Check That the Policy Was Evaluated
• Check That the Policy Evaluated as True
• Analyze Traffic Profiles – Expected
• Analyze Traffic Profiles
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice

Post View

• Objectives
• Focus Policy Development
• Purpose of Analysis
• Evaluate Business Need
• Verify Use Cases Support the Business Need
• Verify That Policies Support the Use Case
• Analyze Policy Environment
• Purpose of Analysis
• Identify Message Requirements
• Identify and Verify Reference Data Requirements
• Identify and Verify Subscriber Record Requirements
• Identify and Verify Event and Internal Information Requirements
• Run the Test
• The Goal of the Test
• Create and Verify Connection
• Trace the Processing of the Message
• MRA Server
• UDR System
• MPE Server
• Policy Results and Statistics
• Summary
• Quiz
• Practice
• Course Summary
• End of Course
• Final Questions?
• End of Course Evaluation