ignore initial APN

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Rafael Diniz rafael at rhizomatica.org
Wed Aug 14 16:54:45 UTC 2019


We also have interest in the ignore APN (globally) feature also.

Thanks,
Rafael Diniz
Rhizomatica

On 8/14/19 9:39 AM, Mathieu wrote:
> Hi Sukchan,
>
> In the commercial EPC, the "ignore APN" option is global, then I can
> set a default APN per UE. I have another option to restrict each UE to
> a certain list of APNs. This way, I can have multiple APNs configured,
> but set each UE to its right APN, whatever is configured in the UE.
> In my case, the "ignore APN" can be global, but maybe others can be
> interested to do it on a per-UE basis.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mathieu
>
> Le 14/08/2019 à 12:21, Sukchan Lee a écrit :
>> Hi Mathieu,
>>
>> It’s an interesting for “ignoring an initial APN”. Regarding this, I
>> have a question.
>>
>> There are two options to add this feature. One is per-UE, the other
>> is HSS globally.
>>
>> What is better? And also, let me know how the commercial EPC
>> configures this things.
>>
>> Thank you for raising this feature!
>>
>> 2019. 8. 14. 오후 4:56, Mathieu <mathieu at xilan.net> 작성:
>>
>>> Hi Domi,
>>>
>>> Thanks for your answer.
>>> I have a commercial epc that is able to do it: I can "ignore the
>>> initial APN", then set a default APN. This way, whatever the APN is
>>> configured in the UE, I can decide what APN is used. I was wondering
>>> if nextepc can do the same.
>>> It's convenient in my case, because the end users must be able to
>>> change their ISP without reconfiguring their UE (in some case, they
>>> even don't have access to the UE configuration), and I dedicated one
>>> APN per ISP.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Mathieu
>>>
>>>
>>>> Le 13/08/2019 à 16:56, Tomcsányi, Domonkos a écrit :
>>>> Hi Matthieu,
>>>>
>>>> I might be wrong here, but I don’t think there is a way allowed in
>>>> the standards to ignore the UE’s APN. That’s why you can end up
>>>> even in commercial networks without mobile data access - not
>>>> knowing the correct APN will make it impossible for the network to
>>>> route your traffic. Most networks when you connect using an
>>>> incorrect APN tend to send a text message containing the correct
>>>> one to fix the issue in the UE.
>>>>
>>>> Naturally I’d assume there is a way to hack into nextEPC to ignore
>>>> the UEs APN but I’d consider this a hack, not a real solution. I
>>>> think it is better to make sure UEs are provisioned correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Just my 2cents worth of opinion :)
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> Domi
>>>>
>>>> 2019. aug. 13. dátummal, 11:35 időpontban Mathieu
>>>> <mathieu at xilan.net> írta:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to setup nextepc to provide service for multiple ISPs
>>>>> with the same core network.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a way to ignore the APN configured in the UE, and rather
>>>>> use the one configured with the webui ?
>>>>>
>>>>> On the same topic, is it possible to restrict a UE to the apn
>>>>> configured with the webui ?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best regards,
>
>

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