[erlang-questions] erlang diameter dictionary

Anders Svensson anders.otp@REDACTED
Sat Mar 23 12:11:21 CET 2013


On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 7:52 PM, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED> wrote:
> Hi Anders,
>
> Sorry, I think I understand now. You told me the solution. Just use '[ ]'.
>
> Anyhow, many thanks!
>
> By the way, since 3588 is obsolete, can I use 6733 while compile other
> dictionaries?

Yes. /Anders


>
> Thanks!
>
> Samuel
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 2:46 PM, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Anders,
>>
>> Thanks for your quick response. But I still don't get why the DH is being
>> interpreted as a list of Destination-Host values ( Is it because the define
>> "avp_arity('CCR', 'Destination-Host') -> {0, 1};").
>>
>> And if it is treated as a list, how come it has a length greater than 1, I
>> just set it once in prepare_request.
>>
>> What should I do to correct it? Or which document should I read more
>> carefully to understand this properly?
>>
>> Thanks a lot!
>>
>> Samuel
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 1:27 PM, Anders Svensson <anders.otp@REDACTED>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Samuel
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 5:55 PM, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED> wrote:
>>> > Thanks a lot, Anders,
>>> >
>>> > I think I overlooked what the meaning of the configurable ID tag (4) in
>>> > the
>>> > dia file is , which is supposed to be the important application ID to
>>> > be
>>> > used in the configuration. Your suggestion about the prefix is also
>>> > right.
>>> > But now I am just learning erlang diameter library.
>>> >
>>> > I just try to follow the sample RAR message style, and am still having
>>> > issue
>>> > with sending CCR message. The client configuration now is:
>>> >
>>> > -define(SERVICE(Name), [{'Origin-Host', ?L(Name) ++ ".example.com"},
>>> >                         {'Origin-Realm', "example.com"},
>>> >                         {'Vendor-Id', 193},
>>> >                         {'Product-Name', "Client"},
>>> >                         {'Auth-Application-Id',
>>> > [?DIAMETER_APP_ID_CCRA]},
>>> >                         {application, [{alias, ?APP_CCR_ALIAS},
>>> >                                        {dictionary,
>>> > ?DIAMETER_DICT_CCRA},
>>> >                                        {module, client_cb_ccra}]}]).
>>> >
>>> > Try to send CCR message:
>>> >
>>> > call(Name) ->
>>> >     SId = diameter:session_id(?L(Name)),
>>> >     CCR = #diameter_base_rfc4006_cc_CCR{
>>> >         'Session-Id' = SId,
>>> >         'Service-Context-Id' = "Test",
>>> >         'CC-Request-Type' =
>>> > ?'DIAMETER_BASE_RFC4006_CC_CC-REQUEST-TYPE_INITIAL_REQUEST',
>>> >         'CC-Request-Number' = 0,
>>> >         'Auth-Application-Id' = ?DIAMETER_APP_ID_CCRA,
>>> >         'User-Name' = "Me"},
>>> >     diameter:call(Name, ?APP_CCR_ALIAS, CCR, []).
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > In the client callback module:
>>> >
>>> > prepare_request(#diameter_packet{msg = Rec}, _, {_, Caps}) ->
>>> >     #diameter_caps{origin_host = {OH, DH},
>>> >                    origin_realm = {OR, DR}}
>>> >         = Caps,
>>> >
>>> >     {send, Rec#diameter_base_rfc4006_cc_CCR{'Origin-Host' = OH,
>>> >                                  'Origin-Realm' = OR,
>>> >                                  'Destination-Host' = DH,
>>> >                                  'Destination-Realm' = DR}}.
>>> >
>>> > I got the error about AVP property:
>>> >
>>> > =ERROR REPORT==== 22-Mar-2013::00:17:31 ===
>>> >     why: {diameter_codec,encode,
>>> >              {{repeated_avp_excessive_arity,'Destination-Host',1,
>>> >                   "server.example.com",'CCR'},
>>>
>>> This is because Destination-Host is optional in CCR and AVP's are
>>> encoded differently in a message record depending on whether or not
>>> there can be exactly one occurrence: if so then the field value should
>>> be the AVP value, if not then a list of AVP values. That is, your CCR
>>> record should have
>>>
>>>    'Destination-Host' = [DH],
>>>
>>> in this case.
>>>
>>> >               [{diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc,encode_avps,2,
>>> >
>>> > [{file,"diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc.erl"},{line,47}]},
>>> >
>>> > {diameter_codec,e,2,[{file,"diameter_codec.erl"},{line,112}]},
>>> >                {diameter_codec,encode,2,
>>> >                    [{file,"diameter_codec.erl"},{line,63}]},
>>> >                {diameter_traffic,encode,3,
>>> >                    [{file,"diameter_traffic.erl"},{line,1437}]},
>>> >                {diameter_traffic,send_R,6,
>>> >                    [{file,"diameter_traffic.erl"},{line,1276}]},
>>> >                {diameter_traffic,'-send_request/4-fun-0-',4,
>>> >                    [{file,"diameter_traffic.erl"},{line,1050}]}]}}
>>> >     who: <0.180.0>
>>> >     what: {diameter_codec,encode,
>>> >               [diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc,
>>> >                {diameter_packet,
>>> >                    {diameter_header,1,undefined,undefined,undefined,
>>> >
>>> > 1330492780,1330492780,undefined,undefined,undefined,
>>> >                        undefined},
>>> >                    undefined,
>>> >                    {diameter_base_rfc4006_cc_CCR,
>>> >
>>> > ["client",";","1425429748",";","2",";","nonode@REDACTED"],
>>> >
>>> > "client.example.com","example.com","example.com",4,
>>> >
>>> > "Test",1,0,"server.example.com","Me",[],[],[],[],[],[],
>>> >                        [],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[],[]},
>>> >                    undefined,[],undefined}]}
>>> >
>>> > My understanding is that the client callback prepare_request sets the
>>> > "Destination-Host" (retrievd via the CER/A done at earilier stage) in
>>> > the
>>> > CCR message. So I should set it right. But seems I still misunderstand
>>> > something. Does the error information "repeated_avp_excessive_arity"
>>> > mean "
>>> > 0-1 Zero or one instance of the AVP MAY be present in the message. It
>>> > is
>>>
>>> Yes, exactly. In your case your DH is being interpreted as list of
>>> Destination-Host values, and "excessive arity" is a result of that
>>> list having length greater than 1.
>>>
>>> /Anders, Erlang/OTP
>>>
>>>
>>> > considered an error if there is more than one instance of the AVP"
>>> > according
>>> > to rfc4006 spec? The erlang error message is not that straightforward,
>>> > really confusing newbies:).
>>> >
>>> > Do you have any hints? (I hope I could provide some  ramp up steps for
>>> > other
>>> > people to learn with erlang diameter library after making it work^_^)
>>> >
>>> > Many thanks,
>>> >
>>> > Samuel
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 8:59 AM, Anders Svensson <anders.otp@REDACTED>
>>> > wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> On Thu, Mar 21, 2013 at 2:55 AM, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED> wrote:
>>> >> > Hello,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sorry, I still have some problems with sending CCR/CCA messages.  I
>>> >> > didn't
>>> >> > quite get how to configure multiple diameter applications though it
>>> >> > seems
>>> >> > clear when I read the diameter protocol.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Based on the sample diameter code, I made the following changes,
>>> >> > diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc is the dictionary generated with
>>> >> > rfc4006_cc.dia:
>>> >> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Client
>>> >> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -define(SVC_NAME,     ?MODULE).
>>> >> > -define(APP_ALIAS,    ?MODULE).
>>> >> > -define(CALLBACK_MOD, client_cb).
>>> >> > -define(DIAMETER_DICT_CCRA, diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc).
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -define(L, atom_to_list).
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -define(SERVICE(Name), [{'Origin-Host', ?L(Name) ++ ".example.com"},
>>> >> >                         {'Origin-Realm', "example.com"},
>>> >> >                         {'Vendor-Id', 0},
>>> >> >                         {'Product-Name', "Client"},
>>> >> >                         {'Auth-Application-Id',
>>> >> > [?DIAMETER_APP_ID_COMMON]},
>>> >> >                         {application, [{alias, ?APP_ALIAS},
>>> >> >                                        {dictionary,
>>> >> > ?DIAMETER_DICT_CCRA},
>>> >> >                                        {module, ?CALLBACK_MOD}]}]).
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Server
>>> >> > $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>>> >> >
>>> >> > -define(DIAMETER_DICT_CCRA, diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc).
>>> >> >
>>> >> > init(State) ->
>>> >> >     SvcName = ?MODULE,
>>> >> >     SvcOpts = [{'Origin-Host', atom_to_list(SvcName) ++
>>> >> > ".example.com"},
>>> >> >                 {'Origin-Realm', "example.com"},
>>> >> >                 {'Vendor-Id', 193},
>>> >> >                 {'Product-Name', "Server"},
>>> >> >                 {'Auth-Application-Id', [?DIAMETER_APP_ID_COMMON]},
>>> >> >                 {application, [{alias, ?MODULE},
>>> >> >                                {dictionary, ?DIAMETER_DICT_CCRA},
>>> >> >                                {module, server_cb}]}],
>>> >> >     TransportOpts = [{transport_module, diameter_tcp},
>>> >> >                         {transport_config, [{reuseaddr, true},
>>> >> >                         {ip, {127,0,0,1}}, {port, 3868}]}],
>>> >> >     diameter:start(),
>>> >> >     diameter:start_service(SvcName, SvcOpts),
>>> >> >     diameter:add_transport(SvcName, {listen, TransportOpts}),
>>> >> >     erlang:display("Set up diameter server completed!"),
>>> >> >     {ok, State}.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > I changed the callbacks client_cb and server_cb to handle CCR/CCA
>>> >> > messages.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > However, I got the following errors "app_not_configured". It seems
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > configuration for applications is incorrect. How should I configure
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > service properly? My understanding is I want to reuse CER/CEA as
>>> >> > default
>>> >> > authorization application, but the erlang diameter doesn't explain
>>> >> > how
>>> >> > to do
>>> >> > it. Or my understanding is incorrect at all.
>>> >>
>>> >> The problem is a mismatch between the application and capabilities
>>> >> configuration in your SvcOpts:  the 'Auth-Application-Id' tuple
>>> >> specifies the Application Id's that are advertised in the outgoing
>>> >> CER/CEA (that diameter itself sends) while 'applications' specifies
>>> >> corresponding dictionary modules. In your case, advertising the common
>>> >> application (0) during capabilities exchange but backing it up with a
>>> >> dictionary that implement CC (4) is what causes things to go south.
>>> >>
>>> >> What you want is something like this:
>>> >>
>>> >>   {'Auth-Application-Id', [0,4]},
>>> >>   {application, [{alias, cc},
>>> >>                      {dictionary, diameter_gen_base_rfc4006},
>>> >>                      {module, [server_cb, cc]}],
>>> >>   {application, [{alias, base},
>>> >>                      {dictionary, diameter_gen_base_rfc6733},
>>> >>                      {module, [server_cb, base]}]}
>>> >>
>>> >> That is, advertise both application with the Auth-Application-Id
>>> >> config and configure corresponding dictionaries with 'application'
>>> >> config. You might prefer two different callback modules (instead of an
>>> >> extra argument) but the point is to match your advertised capabilities
>>> >> with your configured dictionaries.
>>> >>
>>> >> On a side note, you shouldn't use a diameter prefix on your own
>>> >> dictionaries, so as not to collide with something diameter does in the
>>> >> future.
>>> >>
>>> >> /Anders, Erlang/OTP
>>> >>
>>> >> >
>>> >> > =ERROR REPORT==== 20-Mar-2013::21:40:50 ===
>>> >> > ** Generic server <0.3841.0> terminating
>>> >> > ** Last message in was {diameter,
>>> >> >                            {recv,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > <<1,0,0,124,128,0,1,1,0,0,0,0,101,222,1,72,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 101,222,1,72,0,0,1,8,64,0,0,26,99,108,105,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 101,110,116,46,101,120,97,109,112,108,101,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 46,99,111,109,0,0,0,0,1,40,64,0,0,19,101,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 120,97,109,112,108,101,46,99,111,109,0,0,0,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1,1,64,0,0,14,0,1,127,0,0,1,0,0,0,0,1,10,64,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 0,0,12,0,0,0,193,0,0,1,13,0,0,0,14,67,108,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 105,101,110,116,0,0,0,0,1,2,64,0,0,12,0,0,0,
>>> >> >                                  0>>}}
>>> >> > ** When Server state ==
>>> >> > {state,recv_CER,accept,<0.3840.0>,<0.3842.0>,
>>> >> >                             diameter_gen_base_rfc3588,
>>> >> >                             {diameter_service,<0.50.0>,
>>> >> >                                 {diameter_caps,"server.example.com",
>>> >> >                                     "example.com",
>>> >> >                                     [{127,0,0,1}],
>>> >> >                                     193,"Server",[],[],
>>> >> >                                     [0],
>>> >> >                                     [],[],[],[],[]},
>>> >> >                                 [{diameter_app,server,
>>> >> >                                      diameter_gen_base_rfc4006_cc,
>>> >> >                                      [server_cb],
>>> >> >                                      server,4,false,
>>> >> >                                      [{answer_errors,report},
>>> >> >
>>> >> > {request_errors,answer_3xxx}]}]},
>>> >> >                             false,exit}
>>> >> > ** Reason for termination ==
>>> >> > ** {{badmatch,{error,{app_not_configured,0}}},
>>> >> >     [{diameter_peer_fsm,recv_CER,2,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [{file,"src/diameter_peer_fsm.erl"},{line,849}]},
>>> >> >      {diameter_peer_fsm,build_answer,3,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [{file,"src/diameter_peer_fsm.erl"},{line,680}]},
>>> >> >      {diameter_peer_fsm,send_answer,3,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [{file,"src/diameter_peer_fsm.erl"},{line,647}]},
>>> >> >      {diameter_peer_fsm,handle_info,2,
>>> >> >
>>> >> > [{file,"src/diameter_peer_fsm.erl"},{line,292}]},
>>> >> >      {gen_server,handle_msg,5,[{file,"gen_server.erl"},{line,607}]},
>>> >> >
>>> >> > {proc_lib,init_p_do_apply,3,[{file,"proc_lib.erl"},{line,239}]}]}
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Could you give me some hints on this issue? The erlang debugger is
>>> >> > not
>>> >> > easy
>>> >> > to use and call stack information is hard to read (when I show the
>>> >> > trace
>>> >> > window, all the buttons for step/next/continue become invisible).
>>> >> > The
>>> >> > diameter guidance explains the concept but no clear steps about
>>> >> > configuration.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Many thanks!
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Samuel
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:10 PM, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED>
>>> >> > wrote:
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Hello, Anders & Andre,
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Thanks a lot for your quick responses and suggestions, which help
>>> >> >> me
>>> >> >> start
>>> >> >> to exploring Erlang world ^_^
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> I was able to generate based on the file rfc4006_cc.dia under the
>>> >> >> diameter/examples/dict folders. And understand a bit why and how
>>> >> >> Erlang
>>> >> >> diameter protocol dictionaries are organized and maintained.
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Many thanks and talk to you later!
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> Samuel
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >>
>>> >> >> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 7:44 AM, Anders Svensson
>>> >> >> <anders.otp@REDACTED>
>>> >> >> wrote:
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> Btw, there's an RFC 4006 dictionary (and a few more) under
>>> >> >>> diameter/examples/dict in the repo.
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> /Anders, Erlang/OTP
>>> >> >>>
>>> >> >>> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:32 AM, André Graf <andre.graf@REDACTED>
>>> >> >>> wrote:
>>> >> >>> > Hello S(?)
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > You have to come up with your own .dia file if the message types
>>> >> >>> > are
>>> >> >>> > not covered in the .dia files provided by Erlang. Your own .dia
>>> >> >>> > file
>>> >> >>> > will typically include the  '@inherits
>>> >> >>> > diameter_gen_base_rfc3588'
>>> >> >>> > clause which imports the basic avp's from rfc3588. You then have
>>> >> >>> > to
>>> >> >>> > provide the missing avp's for your CCR/CCA message types, and
>>> >> >>> > also
>>> >> >>> > define these messages. Thanks to the format of a .dia file it is
>>> >> >>> > pretty much copy-pasting from the rfc4006. Once your .dia file
>>> >> >>> > is
>>> >> >>> > ready, you use diameterc to generate the .erl and .hrl file.
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > Hope that helped!
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > BR/André
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> >
>>> >> >>> > On 12 March 2013 04:58, S X <erlangprogram@REDACTED> wrote:
>>> >> >>> >> Hello,
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> I am new to Erlang and Diameter protocol. Wish someone could
>>> >> >>> >> provide
>>> >> >>> >> some
>>> >> >>> >> suggestions on how to utilize the diameter library properly in
>>> >> >>> >> Erlang.
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> For example, I want to send/receive some Gx messages, like CCR
>>> >> >>> >> (Credit
>>> >> >>> >> Control Request), CCA(Credit Control Answer messages. But I
>>> >> >>> >> notice
>>> >> >>> >> that
>>> >> >>> >> there are some predefined messages in erlang diameter library.
>>> >> >>> >> As
>>> >> >>> >> my
>>> >> >>> >> understanding, should use the utility diameterc to generate
>>> >> >>> >> erlang
>>> >> >>> >> header/source files based on dia files. There are few dia files
>>> >> >>> >> under
>>> >> >>> >> otp/lib/diameter/src/dict folder, like acct_rfc6733.dia,
>>> >> >>> >> base_rfc3588.dia,
>>> >> >>> >> relay.dia, base_accounting.dia,  base_rfc6733.dia. Those files
>>> >> >>> >> don't
>>> >> >>> >> have
>>> >> >>> >> the definitions for Gx.
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> How should I generate or where can I obtain dia files which
>>> >> >>> >> have
>>> >> >>> >> support for
>>> >> >>> >> CCR/CCA message format? Are the dia files proprietary or
>>> >> >>> >> manufacturer
>>> >> >>> >> specific? Can I generate with the 3GPP spec? What are the
>>> >> >>> >> proper
>>> >> >>> >> steps?
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> Thanks a lot!
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >> S
>>> >> >>> >>
>>> >> >>> >>
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