VSA/AVP Configuration Windows

Use the VSA Configuration or AVP Configuration windows to define the optional RADIUS or Diameter attributes that are included in the messages sent during a AAA test. You can include attributes from the Basic VSA Template Library, Basic AVP Template Library, or create new attributes.

Learn more about optional message attributes

VSA/AVP Configuration window components:

DB Size (bytes) has been added to the VSA/AVP configuration window. This is the value the AVP Database estimator calculates that is required for the AVP Database size in tabs such a Diameter, Radius, Etc. It should be used when determining the size of the AVP Database Size in Bytes.

Use Tool bar keys to perform adds, deletes, move up/down. Edit single selected VSA/AVP via double-click, edit button or Alt-keystroke.

Delete multiple selections via Delete button or Alt-D or Delete Keystroke. Previous row will auto-select after delete.

Attributes are displayed in a grid identifying the vendor and the field definitions (when you select to Show All VSAs/AVPs, No Filtering from the dropdown list Only show VSAs/AVPs included in message).
Select Add to add from template a VSA/AVP message from the library, New to create a new VSA/AVP message From Template to selected from a saved template and change as required..

NOTES:

You may add a maximum of 255 VSAs/AVP messages.

The # column assists with identifying Attribute ID and error messages, if any.
You may add AVPs/VSAs to a test in the required order and create a QuickList, which you may copy/ paste into another Test Case (in the same order as you created the original list).
AVPs and AVP groups are identified by Name. You can add multiple AVPs to a QuickList or save templates with the same AVPs, however, unique names should be given to AVPs to prevent copy failures.

Select an attribute and Edit the definition, Remove it from the test case, or Save the template in the Global Template Library.
Use the Close button to accept the configuration.

Edit Attributes

Modify existing VSAs and AVPs or define new attributes with the editing windows. These windows also give you access to the Vendor ID Assignments window, where you can manage the vendor list.

Edit VSA window components:

Select a Vendor with the drop-down list.
Click Vendor... to open the Vendor ID Assignments window and select/manage Vendor ID.
Define the attribute type, the value type and value used with the parameters.
- Select the Hashing algorithm to be used. Choices include MD5, SMD5 (Salt MD5), or None.
- Select Format to identify the Value type which determines how the Value will be formatted in the message. Select auto-increment to configure the value to increment with every MS session, where applicable.
- Select to indicate whether you would like the message to be always appended to the AVP to the message or override built-in AVP (if not built-in AVP, to add the AVP to the message)
- Select the messages in which the attribute will be used with the checkboxes. The type of messages available depends on the test case: request messages are available in the AAA Server Nodal test case, and response messages are available in the AAA Server Node test case.
Save the attribute as a VSA template.

Edit AVP window components:

Select a Vendor with the drop-down list.
Use Vendor to open the Vendor ID Assignments window.
Define the attribute type, the value type and value used with the parameters.
- Define the AVP Code Type and code Name used to identify unique AVP (with the Vendor ID).
- Select Format to identify the Value type which determines how the Value will be formatted in the message. Select auto-increment to configure the value to increment with every MS session, where applicable.
- Select to indicate whether you would like the message to be always appended to the AVP to the message or override built-in AVP (if not built-in AVP, to add the AVP to the message)
- In DCCA Server Node only, use Only in these message instances (e.g., 1, 3-4, 8- ) to include different AVPs in each/different instances of the message .
- Select the messages in which the attribute will be used with the checkboxes. The type of messages available depends on the test case: client messages are available in the AAA Server Nodal test case, and server messages are available in the AAA Server Node test case.
- When Select Remove built-in-AVP is chosen, enter the Vendor, Code, Name, Format and Value. If a match is found with a built-in AVP the test server will remove the AVP from the message.

Save the attribute as an AVP template.

VSA/AVP Bit Meanings

Messages are bit masks. Add all the message values together Or if using bits, OR the bits together.

See the Landslide Tcl API Object and Perform Function Reference, go to the Parameter Class Vsa/AVP section for additional information.

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