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authorAnders Svensson <[email protected]>2012-08-30 13:14:16 +0200
committerAnders Svensson <[email protected]>2012-08-30 13:14:16 +0200
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Merge branch 'anders/diameter/documentation/OTP-10216' into maint
* anders/diameter/documentation/OTP-10216: Fix broken references Correct doc on AVP P flag and add warning about its deprecation Fix/tweak references to other applications Minor formatting fixes Add warning about 'host' filter Update diameterc doc Minor updates/corrections to Users Guide Add SCTP warning, more references Assorted doc improvements Document service info Document watchdog events Terminology and other clarifications, more references Clarify documentation on application state
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diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml
index c1e839b8e1..955169349c 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml
+++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_sctp.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
<erlref>
<header>
<copyright>
-<year>2011</year>
+<year>2011</year><year>2012</year>
<holder>Ericsson AB. All Rights Reserved.</holder>
</copyright>
<legalnotice>
@@ -58,11 +58,11 @@ and implements the behaviour documented in
<fsummary>Start a transport process.</fsummary>
<type>
<v>Type = connect | accept</v>
-<v>Ref = reference()</v>
+<v>Ref = <seealso marker="diameter#transport_ref">diameter:transport_ref()</seealso></v>
<v>Svc = #diameter_service{}</v>
-<v>Opt = {raddr, ip_address()} | {rport, integer()} | term()</v>
+<v>Opt = {raddr, <seealso marker="kernel:inet#type-ip_address">inet:ip_address()</seealso>} | {rport, integer()} | term()</v>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
-<v>LAddr = ip_address()</v>
+<v>LAddr = <seealso marker="kernel:inet#type-ip_address">inet:ip_address()</seealso></v>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -75,12 +75,13 @@ marker="diameter_transport#start">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>.</p>
The only diameter_sctp-specific argument is the options list.
Options <c>raddr</c> and <c>rport</c> specify the remote address
and port for a connecting transport and not valid for a listening
-transport.
-The former is required while latter defaults to 3868 if unspecified.
+transport: the former is required while latter defaults to 3868 if
+unspecified.
More than one <c>raddr</c> option can be specified, in which case the
connecting transport in question attempts each in sequence until
an association is established.
-Remaining options are any accepted by gen_sctp:open/1, with the exception
+Remaining options are any accepted by <seealso
+marker="kernel:gen_sctp#open-1">gen_sctp:open/1</seealso>, with the exception
of options <c>mode</c>, <c>binary</c>, <c>list</c>, <c>active</c>
and <c>sctp_events</c>.
Note that options <c>ip</c> and <c>port</c> specify the local address
@@ -88,30 +89,45 @@ and port respectively.</p>
<p>
Multiple <c>ip</c> options can be specified for a multihomed peer.
-If none are specified then the values of Host-IP-Address
-on the service are used. (In particular, one of these must be specified.)
+If none are specified then the values of <c>Host-IP-Address</c>
+in the <c>#diameter_service{}</c> record are used.
+(In particular, one of these must be specified.)
Option <c>port</c> defaults to 3868 for a listening transport and 0 for a
connecting transport.</p>
+<warning>
+<p>
+An insufficiently large receive buffer may result in a peer having to
+resend incoming messages: set the <seealso
+marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso> option <c>recbuf</c> to increase
+the buffer size.</p>
+
+<p>
+An insufficiently large send buffer may result in outgoing messages
+being discarded: set the <seealso
+marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso> option <c>sndbuf</c> to increase
+the buffer size.</p>
+</warning>
+
<p>
diameter_sctp uses the <c>transport_data</c> field of
-the <c>diameter_packet</c> record to communicate the stream on which an
+the <c>#diameter_packet{}</c> record to communicate the stream on which an
inbound message has been received, or on which an outbound message
should be sent: the value will be of the form <c>{stream, Id}</c>
on an inbound message passed to a <seealso
marker="diameter_app#handle_request">handle_request</seealso> or <seealso
marker="diameter_app#handle_answer">handle_answer</seealso> callback.
-For an outbound message, either <c>undefined</c> (explicitly of
-by specifying the outbound message as a <c>binary()</c>) or a tuple
+For an outbound message, either <c>undefined</c> (explicitly or
+by receiving the outbound message as a <c>binary()</c>) or a tuple
should be set in the return value of <seealso
marker="diameter_app#handle_request">handle_request</seealso>
(typically by retaining the value passed into this function)
or <seealso
marker="diameter_app#prepare_request">prepare_request</seealso>.
-The value <c>undefined</c> uses a "next outbound stream" id and then
-increments this modulo the total number outbound streams. That
-is, successive values of <c>undefined</c> cycle through all outbound
-streams.</p>
+The value <c>undefined</c> uses a "next outbound stream" id and
+increments this modulo the total number outbound streams.
+That is, successive values of <c>undefined</c> cycle through all
+outbound streams.</p>
<!-- TODO: Some way of getting at the number of available outbound -->
<!-- streams. -->
@@ -128,7 +144,9 @@ streams.</p>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<p>
-<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso></p>
+<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>,
+<seealso marker="kernel:gen_sctp">gen_sctp(3)</seealso>,
+<seealso marker="kernel:inet">inet(3)</seealso></p>
</section>