AS Tab

In HSS Nodal test case, the AS tab for Sh interface allows the user to define requests related to user data and control the behavior of the Application Server (AS). The emulated AS may issue User Data Requests (UDR), Subscribe Notifications Requests (SNR), and Profile Update Requests (PUR). The AS tab contains common configurations for all requests such as the XML header, as well as specific parameters for each request type.

Parameters:

Service Indication DSAI Tag Server Name Include XML Header in User Data UDR Requested Domain Identity Set Active Location Retrieval

SNR Enable Subscriptions Initial Subscription Delay (ms) Subscription Period (ms) Identity Set Send Data Indication PUR Enable Profile updates Initial Update Delay (ms) Continuous Update Period (ms) Alternate Values on each Update Include in Request Messages

The AS may issue User Data Requests (UDR) to request for user data from the HSS. The requests include data-references to indicate the requested data to be returned from the HSS, in a User Data Answer. More than one data-reference may be included in the request.

The user data table indicates the data-reference number, name, and the expected XML tag returned from the HSS. Depending on the data-references configured to be included in the request, additional fields may be enabled.

The AS may subscribe to the HSS for changes in specific user data by sending a Subscribe Notifications Request (SNR), which includes data-references that the HSS should notify the AS about. Similarly to UDR, the SNR tab contains a table of data-references that the AS may subscribe to. Subscriptions are not mandatory and can be controlled by the user. When subscriptions are enabled a delay may be introduced prior to the initial subscribe, and a duration can be specified to control when the unsubscribe event will occur. Unsubscribing will inform the HSS to no longer send notifications to the AS.

If there are profile changes on the AS, the AS will send a Profile Update Request (PUR) to the HSS that includes the data-reference number of the changed data and the content in XML. Only one data-reference can be selected and included in the PUR. Profile updates are optional and can be enabled. When enabled, an initial delay can be set to postpone the start of updates. Multiple values for the data-reference can be defined to ensure subsequent requests contain different values when continuous and alternate values options are enabled. When “Alternate Values on Each Update” is checked, the defined values for the selected data-reference will be selected in round-robin. The frequency of the profile updates can also be defined.

Related Measurements

Sh Session Measurements:

Sh Session Measurements

AS Node Measurements:

Connection Management Measurements

AS IP Measurements:

IP Instance Measurements

AS Parameter Reference:

Service Indication

Identifies a service or a set of services in an AS and the related repository data in the HSS. It is included in the Service-Indication AVP. It is configurable when the Repository Data (0) data-reference is selected.

Range: Up to 256 Characters.

Default: NONE

ShClnServiceIndication

DSAI Tag

Identifies the instance of the Dynamic Service Activation Information being accessed for the Public Identity, as defined in TS 29.329. It is included in the DSAI-Tag AVP. It is configurable when the DSAI (19) data-reference is selected.

Range: Up to 256 Characters.

Default: NONE

ShClnDsaiTag

Server Name

Name of the AS that is included in the Server-Name AVP. It is configurable when Initial Filter Criteria (13) or DSAI (10) data-references are selected.

Range: Up to 256 Characters.

Default: NONE

ShClnServerName

Include XML Header in User Data

The XML header can be overridden and included in the user data XML.

Range:

· Checkbox: Checked/Unchecked

· Text field: Up to 256 characters

Default:

· Checkbox: Checked

· Text field value: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>

ShClnXmlHeaderEn

ShClnXmlHeader

Requested Domain

Indicates the domain to which the operation is applicable. It is included in the request and configurable when Location Information (14) or User State (15) data-references are selected. It is included in the Requested-Domain AVP.

Range:

· CS-Domain

· PS-Domain

Default: CS-Domain

ShClnUdrRequestedDomain

Identity Set

Indicates to the HSS the identities to be downloaded. It is included in the request and configurable when IMS Public Identity (10) data-reference is selected. It is included in the Identity-Set AVP.

For UDR, this parameter is optional and is enabled via a checkbox. For SNR, it is mandatory.

Range:

· All Identities

· Registered Identities

· Implicit Identities

· Alias Identities

Default:

· Checkbox for UDR: Unchecked

· Dropdown: All Identities

ShClnUdrIdentitySetEn

ShClnUdrIdentitySet

ShClnSnrIdentitySet

Active Location Retrieval

Indicates whether active location retrieval has to be initiated or not. It is included in the request and configurable when Location Information (14) is selected. It is included in the Current-Location AVP.

Range:

· Do Not Initiate

· Initiate

Default: Do Not Initiate

ShClnUdrLocRetrieval

Enable Subscriptions

Enables subscriptions from the emulated AS. SNR will only be sent if this option is enabled. Once this checkbox is checked, all options within the SNR group will be enabled.

Range: Checked/Unchecked

Default: Unchecked

ShClnSnrEn

Initial Subscription Delay (ms)

Specifies the number of milliseconds after the session has started for SNR to take place. If the value is 0, SNR will be sent immediately after UDR.

Range: 0 – 4294967295

Default: 1000

ShClnSnrSubscribeDelay

Subscription Period (ms)

The SNR to unsubscribe from the selected data-references will occur X milliseconds after subscription. If the value is 0, SNR to unsubscribe will be sent immediately after the initial subscribing SNR.

Range: 0 – 4294967295

Default: 10000

ShClnSnrSubscribePeriod

Send Data Indication

Requests that the HSS includes the data of the requested data-references in the response. It is included in the Send-Data-Indication AVP.

Optionally enabled via a checkbox.

Range:

· User Data Not Requested

· User Data Requested

Default:

· Checkbox: Unchecked

· Dropdown: User Data Not Requested

ShClnSnrDataIndicationEn

ShClnSnrDataIndication

Enable Profile Updates

PUR will only be sent if this option is enabled. Once this checkbox is checked, all options within the PUR group will be enabled.

Range: Checked/Unchecked

Default: Unchecked

ShClnPurEn

Initial Update Delay (ms)

The profile update will occur based on a timer. The user can configure X milliseconds before the update occurs. If the value is 0, the update will occur immediately after UDR/UDA.

Range: 0 – 4294967295

Default: 5000

ShClnPurUpdateDelay

Continuous Update Period (ms)

Allows periodic PUR to be sent from the AS. If this option is not selected, only one PUR will be sent.

Option can be enabled via a checkbox.

Range: 0 – 4294967295

Default:

· Checkbox: Unchecked

· Text field: 5000

ShClnPurUpdatePeriodEn

ShClnPurUpdatePeriod

Alternate Values on Each Update

This option can only be checked if Continuous Update Period (ms) is checked. On subsequent updates, it will use the next available value configured for that Data-Reference. If there are no additional values, AS will send PUR with the same XML data content.

Range: Unchecked/Checked

Default: Unchecked

ShClnPurAltValuesEn

Include in Request Messages

Data-references can be included in requests by selecting this option next to each data-reference.

Range: Unchecked/Checked

Default: Unchecked

ShClnUdrDataRef<num>En	ShClnSnrDataRef<num>En
ShClnPurDataRef<num>En

Note: Where <num> is a number starting from 0. I.e. ShClnUdrDataRef0En enables data-reference 0 (Repository Data) to be included in UDR.