What is DIAMETER

DIAMETER is a planned replacement of RADIUS.

DIAMETER is a AAA protocol for the applications such as net work access and IP mobility.
Intended to work in both local & Roaming AAA situations.
DIAMETER is just twice the predecessor protocol RADIUS.
Uses TCP or SCTP and not UDP.
It uses transport level security ( IPSEC or TLS ).
32 bit identifier in stead of 8 bit.
Stateless as well as stateful modes supported.
Supports application layer acknowledgement, define failover.
Better roaming support.
Uses AVPs.
Easy to extend, new commands and attributes can be defined.


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Cx (l-CSCl, S-CSCl), PSS
used Lo send subscrlber daLa Lo Lhe
S-CSCl, lncludlng lllLer crlLerla and
Lhelr prlorlLy. Also used Lo furnlsh
Cul and/or CCl addresses.
ulameLer

uh
AS (Sl AS, CSA, lM-
SSl) <-> SLl
used by AS Lo flnd Lhe PSS holdlng
Lhe user roflle lnformaLlon ln a
mulLl-PSS envlronmenL.
uP_SLl_CuL8? lndlcaLes an lMu
and ux_SLl_8LS reLurn Lhe PSS
name.
ulameLer

ux
(l-CSCl or S-CSCl) <-
> SLl
used by l-CSCl or S-CSCl Lo flnd a
correcL PSS ln a mulLl-PSS
envlronmenL. ux_SLl_CuL8?
lndlcaLes an lMu and ux_SLl_8LS
reLurn Lhe PSS name.
ulameLer

Cq -CSCl, ul
used Lo exchange pollcy declslons-
relaLed lnformaLlon beLween -CSCl
and ul
ulameLer

Cx CLl, C8l
used Lo exchange pollcy declslons-
relaLed lnformaLlon beLween CLl
and C8l
ulameLer
1S29.211,
1S29.212
Cy CLl, CCS
used for onllne flow based bearer
charglng. luncLlonally equlvalenL Lo
8o lnLerface
ulameLer
1S23.203,
1S32.299
8f
-CSCl, l-CSCl, S-
CSCl, 8CCl, M8lC,
MCCl, AS
used Lo exchange offllne charglng
lnformaLlon wlLh Cul
ulameLer 1S32.299
8o AS, M8lC, S-CSCl
used Lo exchange onllne charglng
lnformaLlon wlLh CCl
ulameLer 1S32.299
8x -CSCl, C8l
used Lo exchange pollcy and
charglng relaLed lnformaLlon
beLween -CSCl and C8l
ulameLer 1S29.214

8eplacemenL for Lhe Cq reference
polnL.
Sh
AS (Sl AS, CSA SCS),
PSS
used Lo exchange user roflle
lnformaLlon (e.g., user relaLed daLa,
group llsLs, user servlce relaLed
lnformaLlon or user locaLlon
lnformaLlon or charglng funcLlon
addresses (used when Lhe AS has noL
recelved Lhe Lhlrd parLy 8LClS1L8 for
a user)) beLween an AS (Sl AS or
CSA SCS) and PSS. Also allow AS Lo
acLlvaLe/deacLlvaLe fllLer crlLerla
sLored ln Lhe PSS on a per subscrlber
basls
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8lC 3388
ulameLer 8ase
roLocol.
Sep-03 8lC 6733
8lC 3389
ulameLer
Command
Codes for
1hlrd
CeneraLlon
arLnershlp
ro[ecL (3C)
8elease 3.
Sep-03
8lC 4004
ulameLer
Moblle lv4
AppllcaLlon.
Aug-03
8lC 4003
ulameLer
neLwork
Access Server
AppllcaLlon
Aug-03
8lC 4006
ulameLer
CredlL-ConLrol
AppllcaLlon.
Aug-03
ulameLer
CredlL-
ConLrol
AppllcaLlon

8lC 4072
ulameLer
LxLenslble
AuLhenLlcaLlon
roLocol (LA)
AppllcaLlon.
Aug-03
8lC 4740
ulameLer
Sesslon
lnlLlaLlon
roLocol (Sl)
AppllcaLlon.
M.
nov-06
8lC 3224
ulameLer
ollcy
rocesslng
AppllcaLlon.
Mar-08
8lC 3431
ulameLer l1u-
1 8w ollcy
LnforcemenL
lnLerface
AppllcaLlon.
Mar-09
8lC 3447
ulameLer
Moblle lv6:
SupporL for
neLwork
Access Server
Lo ulameLer
Server
lnLeracLlon.
leb-09
8lC 3316
ulameLer
Command
Code
8eglsLraLlon
for Lhe 1hlrd
CeneraLlon
arLnershlp
ro[ecL (3C)
Lvolved
ackeL SysLem
(LS).
Apr-09
8lC 3624
CuallLy of
Servlce
arameLers
for usage wlLh
ulameLer.
Aug-09
8lC 6733
ulameLer 8ase
roLocol.
CcL-12
8lC 6737
1he ulameLer
CapablllLles
updaLe
AppllcaLlon.
CcL-12