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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml')
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1 files changed, 62 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml index 638c1c4c2b..37e67d8630 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml @@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ Defaults to <c>none</c>.</p> <tag><c>{timeout, &dict_Unsigned32;}</c></tag> <item> <p> -The number of milliseconds after which the request should +Number of milliseconds after which the request should timeout. Defaults to 5000.</p> </item> @@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ connection establishment.</p> <tag><c>{'CEA', Result, Caps, Pkt}</c></tag> <item> <pre> -Result = integer() | atom() | {capabilities_cb, CB, ResultCode|discard} +Result = ResultCode | atom() | {capabilities_cb, CB, ResultCode|discard} Caps = #diameter_caps{} Pkt = #diameter_packet{} ResultCode = integer() @@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ info fields of forms other than the above.</p> <tag><c>service_name() = term()</c></tag> <item> <p> -The name of a service as passed to &start_service; and with which the +Name of a service as passed to &start_service; and with which the service is identified. There can be at most one service with a given name on a given node. Note that &make_ref; @@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ can be used to generate a service name that is somewhat unique.</p> <tag><c>service_opt()</c></tag> <item> <p> -An option passed to &start_service;. +Option passed to &start_service;. Can be any <c>&capability;</c> as well as the following.</p> <taglist> @@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ Can be any <c>&capability;</c> as well as the following.</p> <tag><c>{application, [&application_opt;]}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Defines a Diameter application supported by the service.</p> +A Diameter application supported by the service.</p> <p> A service must configure one tuple for each Diameter @@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ be matched by corresponding &capability; configuration, of | evaluable()}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Specifies the degree to which the service allows multiple transport +The degree to which the service allows multiple transport connections to the same peer, as identified by its Origin-Host at capabilities exchange.</p> @@ -816,7 +816,7 @@ Defaults to <c>nodes</c>.</p> <tag><c>{sequence, {H,N} | &evaluable;}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Specifies a constant value <c>H</c> for the topmost <c>32-N</c> bits of +A constant value <c>H</c> for the topmost <c>32-N</c> bits of of 32-bit End-to-End and Hop-by-Hop Identifiers generated by the service, either explicitly or as a return value of a function to be evaluated at &start_service;. @@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ outgoing requests.</p> <tag><c>{share_peers, boolean() | [node()] | evaluable()}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Specifies nodes to which peer connections established on the local +Nodes to which peer connections established on the local Erlang node are communicated. Shared peers become available in the remote candidates list passed to &app_pick_peer; callbacks on remote nodes whose services are @@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ of a single Diameter node across multiple Erlang nodes.</p> <tag><c>{spawn_opt, [term()]}</c></tag> <item> <p> -An options list passed to &spawn_opt; when spawning a process for an +Options list passed to &spawn_opt; when spawning a process for an incoming Diameter request, unless the transport in question specifies another value. Options <c>monitor</c> and <c>link</c> are ignored.</p> @@ -899,10 +899,34 @@ Options <c>monitor</c> and <c>link</c> are ignored.</p> Defaults to the empty list.</p> </item> +<marker id="string_decode"/> +<tag><c>{string_decode, boolean()}</c></tag> +<item> +<p> +Whether or not to decode AVPs of type &dict_OctetString; and its +derived types &dict_DiameterIdentity;, &dict_DiameterURI;, +&dict_IPFilterRule;, &dict_QoSFilterRule;, and &dict_UTF8String;. +If <c>true</c> then AVPs of these types are decoded to string(). +If <c>false</c> then values are retained as binary().</p> + +<p> +Defaults to <c>true</c>.</p> + +<warning> +<p> +This option should be set to <c>false</c> +since a sufficiently malicious peer can otherwise cause large amounts +of memory to be consumed when decoded Diameter messages are passed +between processes. +The default value is for backwards compatibility.</p> +</warning> + +</item> + <tag><c>{use_shared_peers, boolean() | [node()] | evaluable()}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Specifies nodes from which communicated peers are made available in +Nodes from which communicated peers are made available in the remote candidates list of &app_pick_peer; callbacks.</p> <p> @@ -942,7 +966,7 @@ each node from which requests are sent.</p> <tag><c>transport_opt()</c></tag> <item> <p> -An option passed to &add_transport;. +Option passed to &add_transport;. Has one of the following types.</p> <taglist> @@ -950,8 +974,7 @@ Has one of the following types.</p> <tag><c>{applications, [&application_alias;]}</c></tag> <item> <p> -The list of Diameter applications to which the transport should be -restricted. +Diameter applications to which the transport should be restricted. Defaults to all applications configured on the service in question. Applications not configured on the service in question are ignored.</p> @@ -984,7 +1007,7 @@ TLS is desired over TCP as implemented by &man_tcp;.</p> <tag><c>{capabilities_cb, &evaluable;}</c></tag> <item> <p> -A callback invoked upon reception of CER/CEA during capabilities +Callback invoked upon reception of CER/CEA during capabilities exchange in order to ask whether or not the connection should be accepted. Applied to the <c>&transport_ref;</c> and @@ -1115,7 +1138,7 @@ Defaults to <c>rebooting</c> for <c>Reason=service|application</c> and <p> Number of milliseconds after which the transport process is terminated if DPA has not been received. -Defaults to 1000.</p> +Defaults to the value of &dpa_timeout;.</p> </item> </taglist> </item> @@ -1152,6 +1175,29 @@ configured them.</p> Defaults to a single callback returning <c>dpr</c>.</p> </item> +<marker id="dpa_timeout"/> +<tag><c>{dpa_timeout, &dict_Unsigned32;}</c></tag> +<item> +<p> +Number of milliseconds after which a transport connection is +terminated following an outgoing DPR if DPA is not received.</p> + +<p> +Defaults to 1000.</p> +</item> + +<marker id="dpr_timeout"/> +<tag><c>{dpr_timeout, &dict_Unsigned32;}</c></tag> +<item> +<p> +Number of milliseconds after which a transport connection is +terminated following an incoming DPR if the peer does not close the +connection.</p> + +<p> +Defaults to 5000.</p> +</item> + <marker id="length_errors"/> <tag><c>{length_errors, exit|handle|discard}</c></tag> <item> @@ -1207,7 +1253,7 @@ the same peer.</p> <tag><c>{spawn_opt, [term()]}</c></tag> <item> <p> -Options list passed to &spawn_opt; when spawning a process for an +Options passed to &spawn_opt; when spawning a process for an incoming Diameter request. Options <c>monitor</c> and <c>link</c> are ignored.</p> |