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Chapter 25 Monitoring Mobile Technologies
Working with Active Charging Service
Viewing Rule Definition Groups
A rule definition group enables grouping the rule definitions into categories. A rule definition group may
contain optimizable rule definitions. Whether a group is optimiz ed or not is d eci ded o n w he the r al l the
rule definitions in the group can be optimized. When a new rule definition is added, it is checked if it is
included in any rule definition group and whether it needs to be optimized or not.
To view rule definition groups 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 > Active Charging
Services > ACS > Group of Rule Definitions.
Prime Network Vision displays the list of rule definition groups configured under the container. You can
view the individual rule definition group details from the table on the right pane or by choosing Logical
Inventory > local > Mobile > Active Charging Services >ACS > Group of Rule Definitions > Rule
Definition Group.
Table 25-79 Rule Definition Group Properties in Logical Inventory
Field Description
Name Name of the rule definition group.
Application Type Purpose of the rule definition, which could be charging, routing,
post-processing, or Traffic Performance Optimization (TPO).
Copy Packet To Log Indicates whether to copy every packet that matches the ru le to a log file.
Tethered Flow Check Indicates whether tethered flow check if enabled or not. Tethering detection
flow check feature enables detection of subscriber data traffic flow
originating from PC devices tethered to mobile smart phones, and also
provides effective reporting to enable service providers take business
decisions on how to manage such usage and to bill subscribers accordingly.
Multiline OR Indicates whether to apply the OR operator to all lines in a rule definition.
This allows a single rule definition to specify multiple URL expressions.
Protocol Configuration
Protocol The protocol that this rule definition is applied on.
Fields Particular protocol field, which is applied on the data packets for inspection.
Value could be, host, payload, or domain.
Operator Logical operator that indicates how to logically match the value in the field
analyzed based on the data type.
Value Value of a particular protocol in a rule definition which has to be applied on
the incoming data packets for inspection.