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Chapter 25 Monitoring Mobile Technologies Viewing Operator Policies, APN Remaps, and APN Profiles
Viewing APN Remaps
An APN remap tables allow an operator to override an APN specified by a user, or the APN selected
during the normal APN selection procedure, as specified by 3G PP TS 23.0 60. T his l evel of cont rol
enables operators to deal with situations such as:
• An APN is provided in the activation request that does not match with any of the subscribed APNs;
either a different APN was entered or the APN could have been misspell ed. In su ch si tua tio ns, t he
SGSN rejects the activation request. It is possible to correct the APN, creating a valid name so that
the activation request is not rejected.
• In some cases, an operator might want to force certain devices or users to use a specific APN. For
example, a set of mobile users may need to be directed to a specific APN. In such situations, the
operator needs to override the selected APN.
An APN remap table group is a set of APN-handling con figuratio ns th at ma y be a pplic ab le to o ne or
more subscribers. When a subscriber requests an APN that has been identified in a selected operator
policy, the parameter values configur ed in th e ass o cia ted APN r em ap tab le ar e ap p lied. For example, an
APN remap table allows configuration of the following:
• APN aliasing—Maps incoming APN to a different APN, based on partial string match (MME and
SGSN) or matching charging characteristic (SGSN only).
• Wildcard APN—Allows APN to be provided by the SGSN, when wildcard subscription is present
and the user has not requested an APN.
• Default APN—Allows a configured default APN to be used, when the requested APN cannot be
used.
APN remap tables are configured with commands in the APN Remap Table configuration mode. A single
APN remap table can be associated with multiple operator policies, but an operator policy can only be
associated with a single APN remap table.
To view APN remap properties in logical inventory:
Step 1 Right-click the required device in Prime Network Vision and choose Inventory.
Step 2 In the logical inventory window, choose Logical Inventory > local > Mobile > > Profile > APN
Remaps
OI APN Profile Name of the APN profile associated with the operator identifier. An APN
profile groups a set of APN-specific parameters that may be applicable to
one or more APNs. When a subscriber requests an APN that has been
identified in a selected operator policy, the paramet er valu es c onfigured i n
the associated APN profile are applied.
OI APN Profile Indicates whether the OI APN profile associated with the operator policy is
valid or is not created yet (invalid).
Table 25-70 Operator Policies in Logical Inventory (continued)
Field Description