What is DIAMETER

DIAMETER is a planned replacement of RADIUS.

DIAMETER is a AAA protocol for the applications such as net work access and IP mobility.
Intended to work in both local & Roaming AAA situations.
DIAMETER is just twice the predecessor protocol RADIUS.
Uses TCP or SCTP and not UDP.
It uses transport level security ( IPSEC or TLS ).
32 bit identifier in stead of 8 bit.
Stateless as well as stateful modes supported.
Supports application layer acknowledgement, define failover.
Better roaming support.
Uses AVPs.
Easy to extend, new commands and attributes can be defined.


Interfaces: Cx, Dh, Dx, Gq, Rf/Ro, Sh






Interfaces: Gx, Gy, Rx

Interfaces: Cx, Rx, Sh


Interface
Name
IMS entities Description Protocol
Technical
Specification
Cx (I-CSCF, S-CSCF), HSS
Used to send subscriber data to the
S-CSCF; including Filter criteria and
their priority. Also used to furnish
CDF and/or OCF addresses.
Diameter

Dh
AS (SIP AS, OSA, IM-
SSF) <-> SLF
Used by AS to find the HSS holding
the User Profile information in a
multi-HSS environment.
DH_SLF_QUERY indicates an IMPU
and DX_SLF_RESP return the HSS
name.
Diameter

Dx
(I-CSCF or S-CSCF) <-
> SLF
Used by I-CSCF or S-CSCF to find a
correct HSS in a multi-HSS
environment. DX_SLF_QUERY
indicates an IMPU and DX_SLF_RESP
return the HSS name.
Diameter

Gq P-CSCF, PDF
Used to exchange policy decisions-
related information between P-CSCF
and PDF
Diameter

Gx PCEF, PCRF
Used to exchange policy decisions-
related information between PCEF
and PCRF
Diameter
TS29.211,
TS29.212
Gy PCEF, OCS
Used for online flow based bearer
charging. Functionally equivalent to
Ro interface
Diameter
TS23.203,
TS32.299
Rf
P-CSCF, I-CSCF, S-
CSCF, BGCF, MRFC,
MGCF, AS
Used to exchange offline charging
information with CDF
Diameter TS32.299
Ro AS, MRFC, S-CSCF
Used to exchange online charging
information with OCF
Diameter TS32.299
Rx P-CSCF, PCRF
Used to exchange policy and
charging related information
between P-CSCF and PCRF
Diameter TS29.214

Replacement for the Gq reference
point.
Sh
AS (SIP AS, OSA SCS),
HSS
Used to exchange User Profile
information (e.g., user related data,
group lists, user service related
information or user location
information or charging function
addresses (used when the AS has not
received the third party REGISTER for
a user)) between an AS (SIP AS or
OSA SCS) and HSS. Also allow AS to
activate/deactivate filter criteria
stored in the HSS on a per subscriber
basis
Diameter











# Title
Date
published
Related
article
Obsoleted
by
RFC 3588
Diameter Base
Protocol.
Sep-03 RFC 6733
RFC 3589
Diameter
Command
Codes for
Third
Generation
Partnership
Project (3GPP)
Release 5.
Sep-03
RFC 4004
Diameter
Mobile IPv4
Application.
Aug-05
RFC 4005
Diameter
Network
Access Server
Application
Aug-05
RFC 4006
Diameter
Credit-Control
Application.
Aug-05
Diameter
Credit-
Control
Application

RFC 4072
Diameter
Extensible
Authentication
Protocol (EAP)
Application.
Aug-05
RFC 4740
Diameter
Session
Initiation
Protocol (SIP)
Application.
M.
Nov-06
RFC 5224
Diameter
Policy
Processing
Application.
Mar-08
RFC 5431
Diameter ITU-
T Rw Policy
Enforcement
Interface
Application.
Mar-09
RFC 5447
Diameter
Mobile IPv6:
Support for
Network
Access Server
to Diameter
Server
Interaction.
Feb-09
RFC 5516
Diameter
Command
Code
Registration
for the Third
Generation
Partnership
Project (3GPP)
Evolved
Packet System
(EPS).
Apr-09
RFC 5624
Quality of
Service
Parameters
for Usage with
Diameter.
Aug-09
RFC 6733
Diameter Base
Protocol.
Oct-12
RFC 6737
The Diameter
Capabilities
Update
Application.
Oct-12



Diameter

Interface Compliance
Diameter Base Protocol
IETF RFC 3588

Diameter Cx/Dx Interface
ETSI TS 129.228/3GPP TS 29.228 v.10.3.0 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS); IP Multimedia (IM) Subsystem Cx and Dx Interfaces; Signaling flows
and message contents

ETSI TS 129.229/3GPP TS 29.229 v.10.3.0 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System
(UMTS);Cx and Dx interfaces based on the Diameter protocol; Protocol details

Diameter Sh/Dh Interface
ETSI TS 129.328/3GPP TS 29.328 v.10.3 .0 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System
(UMTS);IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) Sh interface; Signaling flows and message contents

ETSI TS 129.329/3GPP TS 29.329 v.10.3.0 Digital cellular telecommunications system (Phase 2+); Universal
Mobile Telecommunications System
(UMTS);Sh interface based on the Diameter protocol; Protocol details

Diameter Rx Interface
ETSI TS 129.214/3GPP TS 29.214 v10.3.0 Policy and charging control over Rx interface

Diameter Gx Interface
ETSI TS 129.212/3GPP TS 29.212 v10.3.0 Charging rule provisioning over Gx interface

Diameter S9 Interface
ETSI TS 123.203, 129.215/3GPP TS 23.203,29.215 10.3.0 Policy and Charging Control interface between home
and visited network.

Diameter Gxx Interface
3GPP TS 29.212 v10.3.0, 3GPP TS 29.213 v10.3.0

Diameter S6a/S6d Interface
ETSI TS 129.272/3GPP TS 29.272 v10.3.0
Communication interface between MME in Evolved Packet Core and HSS in IMS

Diameter S13/S13 Interface
ETSI TS 129.272/3GPP TS 29.272 v10.3.0 Communication interface between MME in Evolved Packet Core and
HSS in IMS

Diameter Rf/Gz Interface
ETSI TS 132.299/3GPP TS 32.299 v 10.3.0 Telecommunication management; Charging management; Diameter
charging applications

ETSI TS 132.240/3GPP TS 32.240 v 10.1.0
Telecommunication management; Charging management; Charging architecture and Principles

Diameter Ro/Gy Interface
3GPP TS 32.299 v.10.3.0 0 Telecommunication management; Charging management; Diameter charging
applications

Diameter S6b/H2 Interface
3GPP TS 29.273 v10.3.0

Diameter STa/SWa Interface
3GPP TS 29.273 v10.3.0

Diameter Gq/Gq Interface
ETSI 129.209/3GPP TS 29.209 v6.5.0 Policy control over Gq interface
TISPAN ETSI TS 183 017 v 1.4.0 Telecommunications and Internet converged Services and Protocols for
Advanced Networking (TISPAN);
Resource and Admission Control: DIAMETER protocol for session based policy set-up information exchange
between the Application Function (AF) and the Service Policy Decision

Function (SPDF);Protocol specification

Diameter Rq Interface
TISPAN ETSI ES 283 026 v 1.4.0 Diameter Rq Interface Protocol Details and Signaling Flows










Diameter

Conformance Test Suites
Diameter Base
IMS Forum Diameter Base Protocol Test Suite v1.0
Diameter Cx Interface
IMS Forum Protocol Compliance Test Specification Cx interface v1.0
Diameter Sh Interface
IMS Forum Protocol
Compliance Test Specification Sh interface v1.0
Diameter Rx Interface
ETSI TS 101 580
-
1 v1.1.1
ETSI TS 101 580
-
2 v1.1.1
ETSI TS 101 580
-
3 v1.1.1
Diameter Rf/Ro Interface
IMS Forum Protocol Compliance Test Specification Rf/Ro interface v1.0