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Change subject: sigtran-osmocom.adoc: Improve route section ......................................................................
sigtran-osmocom.adoc: Improve route section
Change-Id: Ice7c6f09bbf37c032af9a7f6f21d7994ce53ea82 --- M common/chapters/sigtran-osmocom.adoc 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/common/chapters/sigtran-osmocom.adoc b/common/chapters/sigtran-osmocom.adoc index ddba669..32d03cf 100644 --- a/common/chapters/sigtran-osmocom.adoc +++ b/common/chapters/sigtran-osmocom.adoc @@ -381,11 +381,16 @@
=== Osmocom SS7 Routes
-An Osmocom SS7 Route routes traffic with a matching destination point -code and point code mask (similar to IP Address + Netmask) towards a -specified SS7 Linkset or Application Server. The Linkset or +An Osmocom SS7 Route holds information to route traffic with a matching +destination point code and point code mask (similar to IP Address + Netmask) +towards a specified SS7 Linkset or Application Server. The Linkset or Application Servers are identified by their name.
+Routes are inserted in a routing table, where they are ordered first based +on prefix mask length (longest prefix first) and then on priority (lowest value first). +As a result, more specific routes (eg. a single Point Code) will match and +be used before more generic ones (eg. a subnet). + .Major Attributes of an Osmocom SS7 Application Server Process [options="header",cols="25%,75%"] |==== @@ -393,8 +398,16 @@ |Point Code|Destination Point Code for this route |Mask|Destination Mask for this route (like an IP netmask) |Linkset/AS Name|Destination Linkset or AS, identified by name +|Priority|Priority of the route in the routing table; lower value means higher priority |====
+The `show cs7 instance <0-15> route` command can be used on the +VTY to obtain the list of routes inserted in the system routing table. + +The `show cs7 instance <0-15> route-lookup <DPC> from <OPC> sls <SLS>` command +can be used on the VTY to test and debug routing of specific traffic on the +currently running routing table, similar to what `ip route get` linux command +does in the IP world.
=== Osmocom SCCP Instances