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CCR-U loop in Gx interface

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1) Assume that susbcriber is having lower specifications handset which can support of 300kbps in 2G radio, when susbcriber creates a session/starts browsing then GGSN will send QOS in CCR-I as 300kbps & PCRF will reply CCA-I as 400kbps (Assume that at PCRF end 400kbps plan is configured), subscriber can browse successfully & no extra messages in network

2) Assume that susbcriber is having lower specifications handset which can support of 300kbps in 2G radio, when susbcriber creates a session/starts browsing then GGSN will send QOS in CCR-I as 300kbps, PCRF will reply CCA-I as 400kbps (Assume that at PCRF end 400kbps plan is configured), subscriber can browse successfully, after sometime GGSN send CCR-U1 messages with event trigger revalidation timer expired & qos as 300kbps, PCRF will again execute policy function & allocate 400kbps in CCA-U1. Now GGSN again sends an CCR-U2 with 300kbps QOS-CHANGE as event trigger & again PCRF send 400kbps in CCA-U2, like this it go on loop.

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Concern is why same qos send in case-1 is no loop messages, where as loop in case-2

posted Mar 29, 2016 by Srikanth Gundlapelli

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Hi could you please share some kind of trace..that would really help to understand what exactly is happening. Maybe it is the GGSN who is getting the request again and again from UE that is actually being forwarded by it towards PCRF.

answer Mar 31, 2016 by Peeyush Sharma
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