This feature parses P-Visited-Network-ID (PVNI), P-Access-Network-Info (PANI) headers and International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) to extract Mobile Country Code (MCC) and Mobile Network Code (MNC) values for the subscriber into session state fields.

This data can then be included in Credit Control Requests (CCR)s by mappers and Call Detail Records (CDR)s by the AVP CDR feature.

Feature cheat sheet

Feature script name Prerequisite features Feature execution points POJO Feature or SBB Feature

IPSMGWExtractNetworkInfo

N/A

All SubscriberCheck post feature scripts: Post_SipAccess_SubscriberCheck Post_SubscriptionSubscriberCheck Post_SipTransaction_SubscriberCheck Post_SipThirdPartyAccess_SubscriberCheck

POJO

Session state inputs and outputs

Inputs

Name Type Purpose

PvniMccMnc

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc

If already set, the feature will not attempt to do PVNI header analysis. See Outputs below.

PaniMccsMncs

List<com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc>

If already set, the feature will not attempt to do PANI header analysis again. See Outputs below.

ImsiMccMnc

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc

The feature stores MCC and MNC from IMSI present in the correlation data from the key. See Outputs below.

RegistrationRecords

List<RegistrationRecord>

PANI and PVNI headers from registration records are used if the initial SIP request did not contain the corresponding header with MCC and MNC data. The MCC and MNC are parsed from the header and stored in the PvniMccMnc session state field. The RegistrationRecord field is normally set by Registration Lookup From Cassandra.

Outputs

Name Type Description

PvniMccMnc

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc

The MCC and MNC data that was retrieved from a PVNI header found either on the request itself or in registration records

PaniMccsMncs

List<com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc>

A list of MCC and MNC data retrieved from the PANI headers found either on the request itself or in registration records

ImsiMccMnc

com.opencloud.sentinel.common.MccMnc

A list of MCC and MNC data retrieved from the IMSI present in correlation data after Send Routing Info for Short Message operation

Behaviour

The IPSMGWExtractNetworkInfo feature extracts MCC and MNC from:

  • PANI and PVNI headers found in the SIP trigger or Registration Records to determine the MCC and MNC for the subscriber

  • IMSI found in the correlation data after Send Routing Info for Short Message operation

The resulting information is recorded in session state for use by the AVP CDR Feature feature when writing a CDR, as well as the charging features when forming charging requests.

The following OpenCloud extension AVPs are used to communicate MCC and MNC information in CCRs and CDRs:

  • OC-ACCESS-NETWORK-MCC-MNC

  • OC-VISITED-NETWORK-MCC-MNC

  • OC-IMSI-NETWORK-MCC-MNC

  • 3GPP-IMSI-NETWORK-MCC-MNC

For Sentinel AVP definitions, please refer to Sentinel AVP Definitions in the Sentinel Administration guide.

Statistics

IPSMGWExtractNetworkInfo statistics are tracked by the sentinel.ipsmgw SBB and can be found under the following parameter set in REM:
SLEE-Usage → sentinel.ipsmgw service → sentinel.ipsmgw SBB → feature → IPSMGWExtractNetworkInfo
or with rhino-stats:
"SLEE-Usage.Services.ServiceID[name=sentinel.ipsmgw,vendor=OpenCloud,version=2.8.0].SbbID[name=sentinel.ipsmgw,vendor=OpenCloud,version=2.8.0].feature.IPSMGWExtractNetworkInfo"

Name Description 
AccessNetworkMccMncFoundInRegistrationData

Incremented when AccessNetwork MCC and MNC found in registration data

 
VisitedNetworkMccMncFoundInRegistrationData

Incremented when VisitedNetwork MCC and MNC found in registration data

 
AccessNetworkMccMncFoundInTrigger

Incremented when AccessNetwork MCC and MNC found in trigger

 
VisitedNetworkMccMncFoundInTrigger

Incremented when VisitedNetwork MCC and MNC found in trigger

 
ImsiMccMncFound

Incremented when MCC and MNC is found in IMSI

 
UnableToDetermineImsiMccMnc

Incremented when IMSI is not avaliable

 
UnableToDetermineAccessNetworkMccMnc

Incremented when AccessNetwork MCC and MNC not found in registration data or trigger

 
UnableToDetermineVisitedNetworkMccMnc

Incremented when VisitedNetwork MCC and MNC not found in registration data or trigger

 
SipRequestTrigger

Incremented when trigger is SIP Request

 
TcapTrigger

Incremented when trigger is a TCAP MESSAGE

 
IgnoringTrigger

Incremented when trigger is not a TCAP Message or SIP Request

Configuration

When parsing MNC’s from digit strings (such as an IMSI), the MobileCountryCodeInformation profile table is used to determine whether the MNC is two or three digits. The table maps an MCC to a list of that country’s MNC’s which are then compared against the digit string to determine length. At present, other fields are for administrative use only.

Parameter Type Description

MCC

String

The three digit Mobile Country Code each profile represents

Country

String

The name of the country the MCC belongs to (for documentation purposes only)

ISOCountryCode

String[]

An ordered list of two character string representing the ISOCountryCode - each entry corresponds to an MNC. Use "UNKNOWN" for missing values.

CountryDialCode

String

A digit string representing the actual dial code for this country

MNCs

String[]

An ordered list of the two or three digit Mobile Network Codes for this MCC

Brands

String[]

An ordered list of brand names corresponding to each MNC. Use "UNKNOWN" for missing values.

Operators

String[]

An ordered list of operator names corresponding to each MNC. Use "UKNOWN" for missing values.

An example MobileCountryCodeInformation profile:

            MCC: "530"
            Country: "New Zealand"
            ISOCountryCode: "nz"
            CountryDialCode: "64"
            MNCs: !array
                type: java.lang.String
                values:
                   - "00"
                   - "01"
                   ...
            Brands: !array
                type: java.lang.String
                values:
                   - "Telecom"
                   - "Vodafone"
                   ...
            Operators: !array
                type: java.lang.String
                values:
                   - "Telecom New Zealand"
                   - "Vodafone New Zealand"
                   ...

The value at at a given index of each of the following array attributes corresponds to the value at the same index of any other:

  • MNC (01)

  • Brands (Vodafone)

  • Operators (Vodafone New Zealand)

Configuration profile naming

Configuration Profile Table Name Description Profile Naming

MobileCountryCodeInformation

The Mobile Network Codes associated with a given Mobile Country Code

SentinelSelectionKey with three digit Mobile Country Code suffix (for example, metaswitch::::722)

Provisioning interfaces

The feature is provisioned using the Sentinel IP-SM-GW feature REST API.

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Sentinel IP-SM-GW Version 2.8.0