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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml')
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1 files changed, 48 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml index b7669b760b..7e50f338d3 100644 --- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml +++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter.xml @@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ Incoming Diameter requests are communicated as callbacks to a specified in the service configuration.</p> <p> -Beware the difference between <em>diameter</em> (not capitalised) and -<em>Diameter</em> (capitalised). +Beware the difference between <em>diameter</em> (not capitalized) and +<em>Diameter</em> (capitalized). The former refers to the Erlang application named diameter whose main api is defined here, the latter to Diameter protocol in the sense of &the_rfc;.</p> @@ -488,16 +488,23 @@ candidates list.</p> <marker id="service_event"/> </item> - -<tag><c>service_event() = #diameter_event{}</c></tag> +<tag><c>service_event() = #diameter_event{service = &service_name;, + info = &service_event_info;}</c></tag> <item> <p> An event message sent to processes that have subscribed to these using &subscribe;.</p> +<marker id="service_event_info"/> +</item> + +<tag><c>service_event_info() = term()</c></tag> + +<item> + <p> -The <c>info</c> field of the event record can have one of the -following types.</p> +The <c>info</c> field of a &service_event; record. +Can have one of the following types.</p> <taglist> @@ -534,9 +541,9 @@ Otherwise a connection has reestablished without the loss or connectivity.</p> <p> -Note that a single <c>up</c>/<c>down</c> event for a given peer -corresponds to one &app_peer_up;/&app_peer_down; -callback for each of the Diameter applications negotiated during +Note that a single <c>up</c> or <c>down</c> event for a given peer +corresponds to multiple &app_peer_up; or &app_peer_down; +callbacks, one for each of the Diameter applications negotiated during capablilities exchange. That is, the event communicates connectivity with the peer as a whole while the callbacks communicate connectivity with @@ -582,7 +589,7 @@ CB = &evaluable; <p> An incoming CER has been answered with the indicated result code or discarded. -<c>Caps</c> contains pairs of values for the the local node and remote +<c>Caps</c> contains pairs of values for the local node and remote peer. <c>Pkt</c> contains the CER in question. In the case of rejection by a capabilities callback, the tuple @@ -600,7 +607,7 @@ Pkt = #diameter_packet{} <p> An incoming CER contained errors and has been answered with the indicated result code. -<c>Caps</c> contains only values for the the local node. +<c>Caps</c> contains only values for the local node. <c>Pkt</c> contains the CER in question.</p> </item> @@ -624,7 +631,7 @@ ResultCode = integer() An incoming CEA has been rejected for the indicated reason. An integer-valued <c>Result</c> indicates the result code sent by the peer. -<c>Caps</c> contains pairs of values for the the local node and remote +<c>Caps</c> contains pairs of values for the local node and remote peer. <c>Pkt</c> contains the CEA in question. In the case of rejection by a capabilities callback, the tuple @@ -640,7 +647,7 @@ Pkt = #diameter_packet{} <p> An incoming CEA contained errors and has been rejected. -<c>Caps</c> contains only values for the the local node. +<c>Caps</c> contains only values for the local node. <c>Pkt</c> contains the CEA in question.</p> </item> @@ -667,11 +674,14 @@ Config = {connect|listen, [transport_opt()]} An RFC 3539 watchdog state machine has changed state.</p> </item> -</taglist> - +<tag><c>any()</c></tag> +<item> <p> For forward compatibility, a subscriber should be prepared to receive info fields of forms other than the above.</p> +</item> + +</taglist> <marker id="service_name"/> </item> @@ -709,6 +719,15 @@ passed to &call;, while for an incoming request the application identifier in the message header determines the application, the identifier being specified in the application's &dictionary; file.</p> + +<warning> +<p> +The capabilities advertised by a node must match its configured +applications. In particular, <c>application</c> configuration must +be matched by corresponding &capability; configuration, of +Application-Id AVP's in particular.</p> +</warning> + </item> <tag><c>{restrict_connections, false @@ -787,6 +806,16 @@ The list of 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> + +<warning> +<p> +The capabilities advertised by a node must match its configured +applications. +In particular, setting <c>applications</c> on a transport typically +implies having to set matching Application-Id AVP's in a +&capabilities; tuple.</p> +</warning> + </item> <marker id="capabilities"/> @@ -858,9 +887,8 @@ case the corresponding callbacks are applied until either all return The number of milliseconds after which a transport process having an established transport connection will be terminated if the expected capabilities exchange message (CER or CEA) is not received from the peer. -For a connecting transport, the timing reconnection attempts is -governed by &watchdog_timer; or -&reconnect_timer; expiry. +For a connecting transport, the timing of reconnection attempts is +governed by &watchdog_timer; or &reconnect_timer; expiry. For a listening transport, the peer determines the timing.</p> <p> @@ -877,7 +905,7 @@ transport connection having watchdog state <c>OKAY</c>. Applied to <c>Reason=transport|service|application</c> and the <c>&transport_ref;</c> and <c>&app_peer;</c> -in question, <c>Reason</c> indicating whether the the diameter +in question, <c>Reason</c> indicating whether the diameter application is being stopped, the service in question is being stopped at &stop_service; or the transport in question is being removed at &remove_transport;, @@ -1733,7 +1761,7 @@ a service.</p> It is not an error to subscribe to events from a service that does not yet exist. Doing so before adding transports is required to guarantee the -reception of all related events.</p> +reception of all transport-related events.</p> </desc> </func> |