User guide

Dialogic
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DSI Development Package for Linux - Release Notes Release 6.5.1
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Release 6.5.1
1 Overview
This release is a feature release which introduces the Dialogic
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DSI Diameter
Stack providing support for the IETF Diameter Base Protocol and the ability to
develop applications using Java.
The Dialogic
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DSI Diameter Stack is a software implementation of the IETF
Diameter Base Protocol which is intended to facilitate development of user
applications that interface to LTE and IMS networks for the implementation of
services in the areas of: Mobility, Location, Online Charging and Offline
Charging.
This release also adds a Java class library (gctApi.jar) which allows
applications developed in Java to access the native ‘C’ message passing
library (gctlib) for allocating, releasing, sending and receiving messages for
communicating between modules in a Dialogic
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DSI Software Environment.
This release also contains a critical software update for any users of
very new SS7LD boards. Boards with serial numbers RC920000 and
greater number will not operate correctly with earlier software
releases and must use this release.
In addition to adding support for Diameter, this release adds: new license
capacities for the SS7MD board and for M3UA, Drop & Insert capability for the
SS7LD board, support for IPv6 when using RSI, support for M3UA multiple
Local Application Servers (LAS) and support for 4096 M3UA routes.
The release includes further changes and corrections as detailed below.
This is the first Generally Available release of the Dialogic
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DSI Development
Package for Linux since 6.4.0 and it is fully backwards compatible with that
release.
1.1 Applicability
This release is applicable for all users. It is critical for users of SS7LD boards
with serial numbers RC920000 and greater as previous software releases
will not function on this version of the board.
Users should note that the following changed directory names: The rpm UPD
install path is now /opt/DSIUPD (previously /opt/dpkupd) and the shared
library installation directories are now /opt/DSI/32 and /opt/DSI/64
(previously /opt/DSI/lib32 and /opt/DSI/lib64 respectively).
The following User Documentation updates are applicable to this release of
the Development Package:
Dialogic
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DSI – Software Environment Programmer’s Manual, Issue 13
Dialogic
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DSI Diameter Stack – DMR Programmer’s Manual, Issue 3,
Dialogic
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DSI Diameter Stack – Diameter Functional API Manual, Issue 3,
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DSI Network Interface Boards– SS7LD Programmer’s Manual, Iss 3.