Description

Feature name

RoamingDefaultCallForwarding

Applicable contexts

SS7 service

SAS Support

No

Prerequisite features

Roaming Default Call Forwarding (RDCF) applies only to roaming MTC calls. It defines roaming-specific forwarding addresses for ‘Busy’, ‘No reply’ cases to prevent tromboning of forwarded calls to numbers in the subscriber’s HPLMN.

The ‘Busy’, ‘No Reply’ cases are triggered when the event report BCSM returns busy or no answer.

RDCF issues a ‘Connect’ to forward the call. The following parameters are set in the ‘Connect’:

Parameter Value Description

destinationRoutingAddress

SessionState.{CfBusy,CfNoReply}

Set based on the forwarding case from session state

redirectingPartyID

SessionState.Subscriber

Sets to the address of the served subscriber

originalCalledPartyID

 
IF initialdp.originalCalledPartyID not set THEN
    set to initialdp.calledPartyBCDNumber
ELSE
    do not set
ENDIF

redirectionInformation.redirectingReason

USER_BUSY / NO_REPLY / UNCONDITIONAL / MOBILE_UNREACHABLE

Set based on reason for the forward.

redirectionInformation.RedirectionCounter

Set to Maximum Value (configurable)

Setting the counter to the maximum value has the effect of suppressing call forwarding in the VMSC, and preventing tromboning.

redirectionInformation.redirecting

CALL_DIVERTED

oCSIApplicable

true

Needed to ensure that MF call is triggered.

In the case of a subscriber configuration error which causes the feature to be unable to forward the call, the feature will allow the Sentinel core to continue without affecting the call, but will report the error to the core.

Session state inputs and outputs

Inputs

Name Type Format Description Behaviour if null/invalid

SentinelSelectionKey

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.SentinelSelectionKey

selection key (for example, <platform>::::)

For selecting configuration data

Runtime exception handled by feature runner

LatestEventReportBCSM

com..opencloud..slee..resources..cgin..callcontrol..CCEventReportBCSMArg

CCEventReportBCSMArg

Argument of the latest event report BCSM received

Report featureCannotStart, featureHasFinished

InitialDPArg

com.opencloud.slee.resources.cgin.cap_v2.CAP2InitialDPArg

CAP-DataTypes.InitialDPArg

InitialDP which triggered this session

Runtime exception handled by feature runner

CallType

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.CallType

One of: MobileOriginating, MobileTerminating, MobileForwarded, NetworkInitiated, EmergencyCall

Session type of this call for determining which party address to lookup

Call is considered not eligible for call forwarding — report featureHasFinished

RoamingIndicator

Boolean

true or false

Indicates whether this session is roaming

Runtime exception handled by feature runner

CfBusy

String

MSISDN

Call forwarding destination address when subscriber line is busy

If CfNoReply also null, increment FeatureNotEnabledForSubscriber
If EventTypeBCSM is tCalledPartyBusy, increment NoForwardingNumber and do not forward call

CfNoReply

String

MSISDN

Call forwarding destination address when subscriber does not answer

If CfBusy also null, increment FeatureNotEnabledForSubscriber
If EventTypeBCSM is tNoAnswer, increment NoForwardingNumber and do not forward call

Subscriber

String

MSISDN

For recording RedirectingPartyNumber in the connect arg if call forwarding is triggered

Runtime exception handled by feature runner

Outputs

Name Type Format Description

CCConnectArg

com.opencloud.slee.resources.cgin.cap_v2.CAP2ConnectArg

CAP-DataTypes.ConnectArg

The connect arg Sentinel will use when forwarding the call. Not updated if RDCF fails or is disabled.

Error scenarios

Scenario Handling

MappingException while mapping destination routing address to connect arg

Report featureFailedToExecute

Feature responses

Response Reason

featureCannotStart

latestEventReportBCSM is not set or Initial DP Arg is missing the CdPA BCD number

featureFailedToExecute

Error while forwarding a roaming MT call

connectAndCloseDialog

successful attempt to forward the call

featureHasFinished

feature has finished

Interaction with call-forwarding supplementary service

See ETSI TS 100 543/GSM 03.82 Call Forwarding (CF) supplementary services.

RDCF will suppress the call forwarding supplementary service for the subscriber (if configured) in the busy and no answer cases. Unconditional and not reachable cases which do not cause tromboning are not affected by this feature.

Note Please see Call Forwarding Detection Feature for detection and handling of the early call forwarding case, where the idp is received and call forwarding is pending.

OCS interface

No interaction with OCS from this feature except via MFC.

Triggers and application contexts

Application Contexts:

  • cap-v2-gsmSSF-to-gsmSCF-AC

  • capssf_scfGenericAC (CAP3).

The InitialDP will be triggered on DP12 (Terminating_ Attempt_Authorized).

Configuration

RDCF feature-wide configuration parameters

Parameter Type Description

MaxRedirectionCounter

Integer

The maximum value for use in connect.redirectionInformation.RedirectionCounter

Subscriber RDCF Table

Parameter Type

CfBusy

CalledPartyNumber

CfNoReply

CalledPartyNumber

The the RDCF list is provisioned in international format, such as:

  • 6421678956

  • 6492324856

  • 64800123456 (0800 123456)

The subscriber forwarding numbers will be provisioned using a text format, such as that used for CalledPartyNumber; for example:

address=641234567,NATURE=INTERNATIONAL,numberingplan=isdn,routingToInternalNetworkNumber=allowed

The internal format used by Sentinel will be the binary encoding.

Configuration profile naming

Configuration Profile Table Name Description Profile Naming

RoamingDefaultCallForwardingFeatureConfigProfileTable

Configuration properties

SentinelSelectionKey (for example, OpenCloud::::)

Provisioning interfaces

The feature is provisioned using the Sentinel Features REST API or web interface.

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