Protocol

Diameter

Lab ready Full lab

AAA and policy protocol that succeeds RADIUS in LTE/IMS and many 5G control functions. AVPs, application IDs (Gx, Gy, Cx, S6a, and others), and SCTP/TCP transports define sessions. Agents can relay, proxy, or redirect requests across realms.

Tags

aaaimsavppolicy

Sources

  • RFC 6733
  • 3GPP Diameter application specs

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