Description
Feature script name |
HomeZone |
|---|---|
Applicable contexts |
SS7 service |
SAS Support |
No |
Prerequisite features |
The Home Zone feature determines if the subscriber is within a defined set of home zones on originating calls.
The subscriber zones table is used to determine the list of zones that the subscriber is registered in.
The location type criteria is determined from the initialdp.locationInformation.cellGlobalIdOrServiceAreaIdOrLAI and set to one of SAI, CGI, or LAI.
Then the zones table is used to determine if the location from the initialdp is in one of the registered zones for the subscriber.
Session state inputs and outputs
Inputs
| Name | Type | Format | Description | Behaviour if null/invalid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
HomeZoneEnabled |
Boolean |
true or false |
Whether the subscriber has home zone support enabled |
Runtime exception handled by the feature runner |
SentinelSelectionKey |
com.opencloud.sentinel.common.SentinelSelectionKey |
selection key (for example, |
For selecting configuration data |
Report featureCannotStart, featureHasFinished |
InitialDPArg |
com.opencloud.slee.resources.cgin.cap_v1.CAP1InitialDPArg |
CAP-DataTypes.InitialDPArg |
InitialDP which triggered this session if it is a call |
Report featureCannotStart, featureHasFinished |
CallType |
com.opencloud.sentinel.common.CallType |
One of: MobileOriginating, MobileTerminating, MobileForwarded, NetworkInitiated, EmergencyCall |
Only mobile originating calls eligible for home zone |
Report featureCannotStart, featureHasFinished |
HomeZoneList |
String[] |
Array of zone names |
The subscriber’s home zones |
Set InHomeZone session state field to false |
Error scenarios
| Scenario | Handling |
|---|---|
Sessionstate |
CallType is null Set Sessionstate InHomeZone to false |
Sessionstate InitialDPArg is null |
Set Sessionstate InHomeZone to false |
Feature responses
| Response | Reason |
|---|---|
featureCannotStart |
Call type is not set in the session state or InitialDP Arg is not set in the session state |
featureHasFinished |
feature has finished |
Configuration
Home Zone has a single general configuration parameter:
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
LookupMethod |
LookupTypeEnum |
The method to be used to lookup the zone; one of: [profile,dbQuery] |
The storage of zone information is as follows:
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
Name |
String |
Name of the zone referenced by subscriber specific zone configuration |
LocationTypes |
LocationTypeEnum[] |
Each entry to be be one of: [SAI, CGI or LAI] |
LocationDescriptions |
String[] |
Location descriptions |
MCC |
String[] |
MCC may have values between 100 and 999 |
MNC |
String[] |
MNC may have values between 10 and 999 |
LAC |
Integer[] |
LAC may have values between 1 and 65533 (FFFD) and 65535 (FFFF) (excludes 0 and 65534 (FFFE) for which no valid LAI exists) |
CIOrSAC |
Integer[] |
CI may have values between 0 and 65535 (FFFF); SAC may have values between 0 and 65535 (FFFF) |
Example Zones Table
| ZoneName | LocationType | MCC | MNC | LAC | CIorSAC | Location description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WgtnCBD |
SAI |
530 |
01 |
11 |
22 |
Vodafone NZ location |
WgtnCBD |
CGI |
530 |
01 |
01 |
01 |
Vodafone NZ location |
WgtnCBD |
LAI |
530 |
01 |
01 |
Vodafone NZ location |
|
AkldCBD |
LAI |
530 |
02 |
02 |
Vodafone NZ location |
Where LocationType=SAI or CGI then MCC, MNC, LAC, and CIorSAC are mandatory
Where LocationType=LAI then MCC, MNC, and LAC are mandatory. CIorSAC must not be set.
Subscriber Zones Table
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
HomeZoneEnabled |
true or false |
HomeZoneList |
List of home zones from the zones table for this subscriber |
Configuration profile naming
| Configuration Profile Table Name | Description | Profile Naming |
|---|---|---|
HomeZoneFeatureConfigProfileTable |
Feature configuration. Currently for the selection of database implementation for the zones table |
SentinelSelectionKey (for example, |
HomeZoneFeatureSqlProfileTable |
SQL statement configuration |
SentinelSelectionKey (for example, |
HomeZoneFeatureZonesProfileTable |
Zone table if profiles selected |
SentinelSelectionKey:ZoneName (for example, |
Database schemas
Database schemas for TimesTen and Oracle are available in the Sentinel release package.
Provisioning interfaces
The feature is provisioned using the Sentinel Home Zone REST API or web interface.
