GENBAND <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong>“Secure and Scalable Diameter Signaling Controller”ADVANCED DIAMETER LOAD BALANCINGThe <strong>DSC</strong> provides multiple, advanced Diameter bidirectional loadbalancing capabilities for any parameter (AVP) content combinationsuch as MSISDN, quality of service, rating, location, IP address, andothers. It uses the following load balancing methods:• Round robin• Weighted round robin• Contextual• Fast response time• Least-loaded• External policyEnhanced Security with a DEAThe <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong> also offers an advanced DEA that extends itscapabilities in network signaling for tighter security and normalizedfunctionality in roaming, billing, and third-party content scenarios.The <strong>DSC</strong>’s DEA function provides:• Topology hiding• A normalization engine that ensures that only supported AVPsand content enter the network• High security and failover protection by masquerading thenetwork to prevent unauthorized access• Guaranteed accuracy of incoming and outgoing messages withmechanisms to either fix or reject the problematic messages• Network protection from overload as well as from a drain onnetwork resourcesDIAMETER GATEWAY – MESSAGETRANSFORMATION ENGINE• Interoperability and interworking between different Diametervendors• Translates legacy signaling protocols to Diameter and viceversa• Using flexible Diameter data dictionaries, the <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong>provides support for RADIUS, SS7, LDAP, SQL, HTTP, GTP’, JMS,and other protocols• Simultaneously support variants of the same interface found invarious releases of 3GPP standards and vendor software• Supports more than 50 Diameter interfacesCENTRALIZED MANAGEMENTREPORTING & ANALYTICSThe <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong>’s Real-Time Message Manager (RMM) helpsservice providers ease administrative and management burdens byproviding centralized management of distributed <strong>DSC</strong> sites, reportingand analysis, monitoring, and fault management.• Centralized configuration for multiple <strong>DSC</strong> sites• Web-based management console and dashboard for viewingreports and analytics• Reporting and analysis for statistical analysis and in-depth trafficinspection• Statistics — collects statistics for different message flows(from, to) and statistical information about each messageincluding status, average round-trip time (RTT), andaverage size• Short-term tracing — provides a traffic tracingtool that records the whole message according to userpredefinedrules that are based on specific AVPs in theprotocol or message flow, allowing for deeper messageinspection for debugging purposes• System-wide reporting — control plane data ispresented through system-wide reports and graphs withoptional filtering for statistics or short-term tracing• Valuable statistics on users’ network usage can be used toinform and enhance marketing promotions and campaigns.Statistics collected per-instance:• Peer—Received/sent messages, pending requests, RTT,time-out (t/o), and more• Node—Concurrent sessions, average threads load• Flow—Selection/failure statistics, RTT, distribution ofrouting, and more• Routing—Selection/failure statistics, RTT, and distributionof transformation• Transformation—Selection/failure statistics, and RTT• Alarm types—Frequency and distribution• Testing and Simulation Suite - a comprehensive environment fortesting automation including validation of stress, load, stability,and scalability• Centralized system monitoring in real-time of hardware andsoftware states, performance counters, alarms, and syslogmessages• Built-in health monitoring to identify overload conditions or otherabnormal behavior of the remote Diameter peers, and then actsaccordingly
GENBAND <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong>“Secure and Scalable Diameter Signaling Controller”TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS• Networking interfaces: IPv4, IPv6• Protocols: TCP, UDP, SCTP, SIGTRAN, GTP’• Diameter conformance: RFC 3588, RFC 6733• IETF Diameter agents support: Relay, proxy, redirect,translation• 3GPP Diameter agent support: DRA, IWF• GSMA Diameter agent support: DEA• Diameter Reference Points: More than 50 Diameterinterfaces including Gx, Gy, Rx, Sy, So, S6a, S6d, S9, S13• Protocols support: Diameter, RADIUS, SS7, HTTP, LDAP,SOAP, JMS, SQL, XML, GTP’• Management: CLI, GUI, XML configuration, SNMPPLATFORM SPECIFICATIONSDelivered on a common off the shelf platform (COTS), the softwarebased <strong>QUANTiX</strong> <strong>DSC</strong> is available on a 2U Intelligent ApplicationRack Mount Server (IA-RMS) or as blade on an integrated, awardwinningATCA-based GENBAND IP Unified Services (GENiUS)Platform.OTHER COMPLIANCES• NEBS Level 3 per GR-63-CORE, physical protection• NEBS Level 3 per GR-1089-CORE, EMC, and electrical safety• UL and Canadian Standards Association (CSA), safety of ITequipment1-866-GENBAND© 2013 GENBAND Inc. All rights reserved.The GENBAND logo is a registered trademark of GENBAND Inc.This document and any products or functionality it describes are subject to change without notice.Please contact GENBAND for additional information and updates.STAND-ALONE SERVER CHARACTERISTICS (IA-RMS)• 2U 19” form factor• Dual Intel E5-2658 CPU, 8 core 2.1GHz processors (16physical / 32 with Intel Hyper-Threading)• 16GB RAM @ 1600MHz• Storage: 2 x 300GB 10k SAS HDD RAID 1• 4 x RJ45 on-board 10/100/1000 Ethernet• Redundant Hot Swap cooling fans• Standard Telco Alarm Interface• -48Vdc to -60vDC, 100-127/200-240 V 50/60 HzCHASSIS BLADE CHARACTERISTICS (GENIUS)• 14-slot, 13U, 19” form factor• 160A, dual feed PEM (80A + 80A)• Power and cooling capable of supporting 350 watts/slot• Backplane data paths: 1G/10G/40G• 1.2 Tbps Total Data Throughput• Fully Redundant 640G Switch Cards• Intelligent Application blade with16 physical/32 virtual (hyperthreaded)cores