Library Changes
Call Session Control Function

Contents

1Introduction

2

Description of Changes
2.1New and Changed Documents
2.1.1Library Overview
2.1.2Product Overview
2.1.3Planning
2.1.4Installation
2.1.5Operation and Maintenance
2.1.6Interface
2.2Removed Documents

1   Introduction

This document shows the changes in the Virtual Call Session Control Function (vCSCF) library between the following releases:

From

vCSCF 1.5, EN/LZN 765 0209 R7A

To

vCSCF 1.6, EN/LZN 765 0209 R8A

The following changes are shown:

The reason for a change is described, for example, new, updated, or removed features, as well as corrected faults and responses to change requests.

Minor changes, however, such as language corrections, link errors, and editorial improvements are not shown in the tables below unless these are the only corrections in the update.

2   Description of Changes

The structure in this section reflects the structure of the current library.

2.1   New and Changed Documents

2.1.1   Library Overview

Table 1    Library Overview

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Library Overview

1551-EN/LZN 765 0209 Uen L

General updates for vCSCF 1.6.

Glossary of Terms and Acronyms

1/0033-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

Added HDS=Ericsson Hyperscale Datacenter System. Updated for VNF-LCM and VNF.

Library Changes

109 45-EN/LZN 765 0209-8 Uen A

New document

2.1.2   Product Overview

Table 2    Product Overview

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Technical Description

221 02-AVA 901 30/2 Uen J

Updated sections SIP Overload Control, Failover and Fallback, and SIP Monitoring

Free and Open Source Software

0962-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

Added CSCF 3PP: ecdsa-0.13-4.1; Jinja2-2.7.3; MarkupSafe 0.18; ncclient -0.4.6; paramiko 1.16; pycrypto 2.6


Changed iPXE version from 1.0.0 - Commit20161216 to 1.0.0.


Deleted AIT 3PPs from section 1 and section 2 because the AIT is no longer used. (Since all its 3PPs are also used by other components, only TFTpy is deleted from section 2).

Virtual CSCF Infrastructure Requirements

3/1056-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

Section 3: Updated for static routing without BFD.


Section 4: Added a notification to explain how disk distribution.

Table 3    Product Overview/Statement of Compliance/SS7 Signalling

Title

Identity

Change

MAP ETSI Addendum for Ericsson Specific Standard to Statement of Compliance

1/174 02-CAA 201 45 Uen J1

New document

SS7 CAF Statement of Compliance Overview

15/174 02-AVA 901 30/2 Uen A

New document

2.1.3   Planning

Table 4    Planning

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF VNF Network Connectivity Overview

3/1551-CRA 119 1740 Uen T

Sections 2.5.2 and 2.6.5: Added "Static Routing without BFD".


Added section 3.2 Static Routing without BFD Configuration


Sections 3.2.1 and 3.2.2: Changed Remote Gateway Value to 192.168.216.252


Table 10-37: Changed “tendant_id” to “tenant_id”

vCSCF Network Impact Report from 1.5 to 1.6.0

2/109 48-AVA 901 30/2-8 Uen B

New document

2.1.4   Installation

Table 5    Installation

Title

Identity

Change

vCSCF Upgrade Information from 1.5 to 1.6.0

1/153 72-CXP 903 5589/1-1 Uen A

New document

2.1.5   Operation and Maintenance

Table 6    Operation and Maintenance

Title

Identity

Change

Ericsson Command-Line Interface User Guide

15/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen A

New document

Table 7    Operation and Maintenance/Fault Management

Title

Identity

Change

Handling Alarms

6/1551-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen A

New document


New document structure.


New title.

Configure SNMP Master Agent with engineId

43/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen A

New document

Table 8    Operation and Maintenance/Fault Management/Alarms

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Alarm List

1/006 51-AVA 901 30/2 Uen G

Updated with CBA SF 1.4 information.


Structural updates.


Updated vDicos, Diameter Link Congestion alarm slogan.


Removed LOTC Ethernet Bonding Alarm OPI.

CSCF List of Alarms and Attributes

2/006 51-AVA 901 30/2 Uen J

This document is revised for vCSCF 1.6.0.

A Fallback Operation will soon be started

59/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 98/1543-APA 901 44/1.

COM SA, AMF Component Cleanup Failed

60/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 42/1543-APA 901 44/1.

COM SA, AMF Component Instantiation Failed

61/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 43/1543-APA 901 44/1.

COM SA, AMF SI Unassigned

62/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document

COM SA, CLM Cluster Node Unavailable

63/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 45/1543-APA 901 44/1.

COM SA, MDF Detected Model Error

65/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 142/1543-APA 901 44/1.

COM SA, Proxy Status of a Component Changed to Unproxied

64/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 46/1543-APA 901 44/1.

CSCF, DNS Server Unavailable

49/1543-AVA 901 30/2 Uen C

Editorial changes.

File Management, Max Size in FileGroup Exceeded

5/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen E

Updated section:


2 Procedure


Structural changes.

File Management, Number of Files in FileGroup Exceeded

3/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen E

Updated section:


2 Procedure


2.1 Handling Alarm File Management, Number of Files in FileGroup Exceeded


Structural changes.

License Management, Autonomous Mode Activated

1/1543-APR 901 0503/6-2 Uen A

New document

License Management, Emergency Unlock Reset Key Required

3/1543-APR 901 0503/6-2 Uen A

New document

License Management, Key File Fault

4/1543-APR 901 0503/6-2 Uen A

New document

LOTC Disk Replication Communication

7/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 137/1543-APA 901 44/1.


Updated Section 2.1, added new step 3, 6, 7.

LOTC Disk Replication Consistency

6/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen B

New document

LOTC Disk Usage

3/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen C

New document

LOTC Memory Usage

5/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen B

New document

LOTC Time Synchronization

1/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen F

New document

vDicos, Diameter Link Congestion

145/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen H

Title changed.

Table 9    Operation and Maintenance/Fault Management/Troubleshooting Information

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Network Tracing

1/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen E

Editorial changes. Updated link to File Management.

CSCF SIP Hexadecimal Error Codes

2/1551-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

This document is revised for vCSCF 1.6.0.

CSCF Troubleshooting Guideline

1/154 51-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

Added Check SSH Key for Authentication.


Updated link to Fault Management.

Table 10    Operation and Maintenance/Fault Management/Data Collection

Title

Identity

Change

Data Collection Guideline for CSCF

28/1543-AVA 901 30/2 Uen E

Replaced the link to File Management to the link to Handling Files.

Table 11    Operation and Maintenance/Configuration Management

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Configuration Management

3/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen J

Updated in Configure Failover Timer per FQDN.


Updated in 3.22.1Configure P-CSCF Restoration Procedure.


Section 3.32.2.1 Configure Reacting Role Priorities for SIP Overload Control: Updated two configurable priorities to 16.


Section 3.32.1.1: Replaced section title Configure the Overload Cluster Resource Level with Configure the Threshold of Activating SIP Overload Control Reporting.


Added Section 3.33 Configure Monitoring Nodes with SIP OPTIONS.

CSCF User Data Output Guideline

11/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen C

Section 4: Added a notification about semi-colon.


Updated examples with the latest vCSCF version.

CSCF VNF Lifecycle Management

13/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen E

Section 4: Added troubleshooting information about Authentication failed.


Added sections Upgrade VNF and Heal Upgrade; updated screendumps and procedures in section 3.1, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5.

System Management

2/1551-APA 901 44/1 Uen H

Structural changes. Content rewritten.

Table 12    Operation and Maintenance/Configuration Management/Configuration Management Parameters

Title

Identity

Change

vCSCF 1.6 Master Parameter Value List for Performance Management

15/190 73-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

New document

vCSCF 1.6 Master Parameter Value List for Netconf

16/190 73-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

New document

Table 13    Operation and Maintenance/Configuration Management/Diameter Management

Title

Identity

Change

Diameter Management

15/1551-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

Structural changes.

Table 14    Operation and Maintenance/Configuration Management/File Management

Title

Identity

Change

Handling Files

4/1551-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

Updated for changes in CBA SF 1.4 for vCSCF 1.6.

Fetch File in Logical File System

45/1543-AVA 901 30/2 Uen E

Updated link from File Management to Handling Files.


Aligned to CBA SF 1.4 layout of the document.

Delete File in Logical File System

19/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen D

Updated sections:


2 Procedure


2.1 Delete File in Logical File System


Structural changes.


Editorial update.

List File Groups and File Information in Logical File System

20/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Editorial update.

Configure Preventive Maintenance Policy Deleting Files in Logical File System

21/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Editorial update.

Configure Preventive Maintenance Policy Reporting Alarms for Logical File System

22/1543-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Editorial update.

Table 15    Operation and Maintenance/Configuration Management/Transport Management

Title

Identity

Change

eVIP Management Guide

1/1553-APR 901 0467/3 Uen J

 

Infrastructure Adaptation

1/1551-ANA 901 39/4 Uen A

New document


New document

Virtual IP Addressing

2/1551-APR 901 0467/3 Uen A

New document


New document

Change Maximum Transmission Unit Size

9/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 194/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Change NTP Address

8/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 221/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Add Virtual IP Address

5/1543-APR 901 0467/3 Uen A

New document


New document based on 187/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Add Named Virtual IP Address

6/1543-APR 901 0467/3 Uen A

New document


New document based on 2/1543-APA 901 44/2.

Add Virtual IP Equivalent Source Address

7/1543-APR 901 0467/3 Uen A

New document


New document based on 186/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Add Flow Policy

8/1543-APR 901 0467/3 Uen A

New document


New document based on 188/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Change NTP Server Address

8/1543-ANA 901 39/4 Uen A

New document


New document based on 221/1543-APA 901 44/1.

Table 16    Operation and Maintenance/Performance Management/Area Performance Management

Title

Identity

Change

SS7 Performance Measurements

2/155 19-ANA 901 37 Uen B

New document

Performance Management

11/1551-APA 901 44/1 Uen J

Structural Changes.

Table 17    Operation and Maintenance/Scaling Management

Title

Identity

Change

CSCF Scaling Management

14/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen B

Section 5: Deleted the notification point about an OpenStack limitation.


Section 5: Updated all stack-update commands.

Table 18    Operation and Maintenance/Security Management

Title

Identity

Change

Audit Information

5/1553-APA 901 44/1 Uen C

Structural changes.

Security Management for ECLI, NETCONF, and File Transfer Protocols

7/1551-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen A

New document


Structural changes


Updated sections:


1.4 SSH Authentication


1.5 TLS Authentication

CSCF Hardening Guideline

5/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen G

Updated link to Fault Management.

CSCF Security User Guide

12/1553-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

Section 3.1.2: Added Self and System Read Only roles.


Updated in section 6 Privacy.

SSH and TLS Protocol Management

1/1551-CRA 119 2163 Uen A

New document


Security Management Description 1551-CRA 119 2163 Rev. D is replaced with document SSH and TLS Protocol Management 4/1551-APA 901 44/2 PB6 from CBA SF CPI. DITA preparation done for the base version PB6.
Document number changed to SEC number 1/1551-CRA 119 2163.

User Management

3/1551-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

Updated with information from CBA SF 1.4.

Table 19    Operation and Maintenance/Security Management/Certificate Management

Title

Identity

Change

Certificate Management

1551-CRA 119 1933 Uen D

DITA prepared.

Install or Renew Node Credential by CSR

11/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen H

Added information about chain certificates to description.

Install or Renew Node Credential by PKCS 12

13/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen E

Added information about chain certificates to description.

Install Node Credential Online

23/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen D

Added information about chain certificates to description.

Delete Enrollment Authority

27/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen D

Added information on removing reservedBy references.

Delete Enrollment Server Group

28/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen D

Changed for SEC 2.5 release.

Delete Trusted Certificate

36/1543-CRA 119 1933 Uen D

Changes for reservedByCategory deprecation.

Table 20    Operation and Maintenance/Security Management/LDAP Authentication Management

Title

Identity

Change

Configure Ericsson Filter Version

13/1543-CRA 119 2164 Uen B

New document

Configure Referral Chasing

9/1543-CRA 119 2164 Uen B

New document

Configure Role Aliases for RBAC

14/1543-CRA 119 2164 Uen B

New document

Table 21    Operation and Maintenance/Software Management

Title

Identity

Change

Software Management

2/1551-APR 901 0444/4 Uen F

Structural and editorial changes

Software Inventory Management

1/1551-APR 901 0444/4 Uen C

Structural changes.

Delete Upgrade Package

48/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen D

Update section 2.1 based on TR HW24432.

Table 22    Operation and Maintenance/Software Management/Backup and Restore

Title

Identity

Change

System Backup and Restore

2/1551-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen G

Initial DITA preparations; structural and editorial changes. Removed MOM section.

Import Backup

27/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen G

Clarification in section 1 Introduction note.

Set Automatic Export of Scheduled Backups

30/1543-CAA 901 2624/4 Uen C

Updated section 2.1 according to TR HW24854.

Table 23    Operation and Maintenance/Software Management/License Management

Title

Identity

Change

License Management

1/1551-APR 901 0503/6-1 Uen A

New document

CSCF License Management

5/1551-AVA 901 30/2 Uen C

Include Configure SSL Connection to NeLS in section 3.

View License Information

7/1543-APR 901 0503/6 Uen A

New document

Activate Emergency Unlock Mode

8/1543-APR 901 0503/6 Uen A

New document

Deactivate Emergency Unlock Mode

9/1543-APR 901 0503/6 Uen A

New document

Configure Connection to NeLS

11/1543-APR 901 0503/6 Uen A

New document

Table 24    Operation and Maintenance/Health Check

Title

Identity

Change

Check CSCF Key Performance Indicators

46/1543-AVA 901 30/2 Uen C

Replaced the link to File Management to the link to Handling Files.

CSCF Health Check

29/1543-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

Updated link to File Management.


Updated Section 5.4 Verify Controller Status; Replaced product number from CXP 902 3140/2 to CXP 903 4345/1.

Table 25    Operation and Maintenance/Managed Object Management/Managed Object Model

Title

Identity

Change

Managed Object Model (MOM)

190 89-LZN 765 0209 Uen H

Updated for vCSCF 1.6.

2.1.6   Interface

Table 26    Interface

Title

Identity

Change

Ericsson Alarm Interface

8/155 19-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen A

New document

Ericsson Command-Line Interface

4/155 19-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen E

Updated sections:


2.1 CLI Modes


2.4.6 Interpretation of CLI Commands


Updated section:


3 CLI Commands


3.1 Summary of CLI Commands


3.13.1 Filter Command


Added section:


3.13.5 Format Command

LDAP-Based Authentication and Authorization Interface

1/155 19-CRA 119 2164 Uen F

New chapter nr. 7 added from the LDAP Authentication Management Description, which is removed from SEC Library.
Chapter 5.1 LDAP Authentication Behavior updated with information about uid case sensitivity handling.

Performance Management Report File Format

1/155 19-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Updated section:


3 Supported XML Elements and Attributes.

Table 27    Interface/Alarm SNMP MIBs

Title

Identity

Change

ERICSSON-ALARM-MIB

5/196 03-CXC 172 7549 Uen E

 

ERICSSON-ALARM-TC-MIB

3/196 03-CXC 172 7549 Uen E

 

ERICSSON-TC-MIB

2/196 03-CXC 172 7549 Uen D

 
Table 28    Interface/Events

Title

Identity

Change

AlarmListRebuilt

2/1551-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Structural changes.

eVIP, Configuration Fault

19/1551-APA 901 44/1 Uen C

Structural changes.

HeartBeat

1/1551-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

Structural changes.

Table 29    Interface/NETCONF XML Schemas

Title

Identity

Change

NETCONF XML Schemas

190 89-LZN 708 0601 Uen H

 

2.2   Removed Documents

Table 30    Documents Removed from Library

Title

Identity

Comment

Library Changes

109 45-EN/LZN 765 0209-7 Uen A

 

SS7 CAF Statement of Compliance Overview

2/174 02-ANA 901 37 Uen D

 

vCSCF Network Impact Report from 1.2.1 to 1.5

6/109 48-AVA 901 30/2-7 Uen A

 

vCSCF Network Impact Report from 1.3 to 1.5

4/109 48-AVA 901 30/2-7 Uen A

 

vCSCF Network Impact Report from 1.4 to 1.5

2/109 48-AVA 901 30/2-7 Uen A

 

vCSCF Upgrade Information from 1.2.1 to 1.5

1/153 72-CXR 101 2039/1-6 Uen A

 

vCSCF Upgrade Information from 1.3 to 1.5

2/153 72-CXR 101 2039/1-6 Uen A

 

vCSCF Upgrade Information from 1.4 to 1.5

3/153 72-CXR 101 2039/1-6 Uen A

 

Ericsson Command-Line Interface User Guide

6/1553-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen B

 

Fault Management

3/1551-CAA 901 2587/7 Uen C

 

A Fallback Operation will soon be started

98/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

COM SA, AMF Component Cleanup Failed

42/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

COM SA, AMF Component Instantiation Failed

43/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

COM SA, AMF SI Unassigned

44/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

COM SA, CLM Cluster Node Unavailable

45/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

COM SA, MDF Detected Model Error

142/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

COM SA, Proxy Status of a Component Changed to Unproxied

46/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

License Management, Autonomous Mode Activated

5/1543-APA 901 44/2 Uen C

 

License Management, Emergency Unlock Reset Key Required

7/1543-APA 901 44/2 Uen C

 

License Management, Key File Fault

6/1543-APA 901 44/2 Uen C

 

LOTC Disk Replication Communication

137/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen G

 

LOTC Disk Replication Consistency

130/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen G

 

LOTC Disk Usage

131/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen H

 

LOTC Ethernet Bonding

132/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen H

 

LOTC Memory Usage

133/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen H

 

LOTC Time Synchronization

134/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen J

 

AppTrace User Guide

1/1553-CXP 904 0373/4 Uen C

 

vCSCF 1.5 Master Parameter Value List for Performance Management

13/190 73-AVA 901 30/2 Uen F

 

vCSCF 1.5 Master Parameter Value List for Netconf

14/190 73-AVA 901 30/2 Uen H

 

Virtual IP Address Management

17/1551-APA 901 44/1 Uen A2

 

Change Maximum Transmission Unit Size

194/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen B

 

Add Virtual IP Address

187/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen D

 

Add Named Virtual IP Address

2/1543-APA 901 44/2 Uen B

 

Add Virtual IP Equivalent Source Address

186/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen D

 

Add Flow Policy

188/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen C

 

Change NTP Server Address

221/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen B

 

SSH and TLS Protocol Management

4/1551-APA 901 44/2 Uen A

 

License Management

2/1551-APA 901 44/2 Uen C

 

Update License Information

27/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

View License Information

141/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

Activate Emergency Unlock Mode

21/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

Deactivate Emergency Unlock Mode

22/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen E

 

Replenish Emergency Unlock Activations

25/1543-APA 901 44/1 Uen F

 

Configure Connection to NeLS

8/1543-APA 901 44/2 Uen C

 


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