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diff --git a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml
index a502e53972..e6b53383c0 100644
--- a/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml
+++ b/lib/diameter/doc/src/diameter_tcp.xml
@@ -43,7 +43,14 @@ It can be specified as the value of a transport_module option to
<seealso
marker="diameter#add_transport">diameter:add_transport/2</seealso>
and implements the behaviour documented in
-<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>.</p>
+<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>.
+TLS security is supported, both as an upgrade following
+capabilities exchange as specified by RFC 3588 and
+at connection establishment as in the current draft standard.</p>
+
+<p>
+Note that the ssl application is required for TLS and must be started
+before configuring TLS capability on diameter transports.</p>
<marker id="start"/>
</description>
@@ -60,10 +67,15 @@ and implements the behaviour documented in
<v>Type = connect | accept</v>
<v>Ref = reference()</v>
<v>Svc = #diameter_service{}</v>
-<v>Opt = {raddr, ip_address()} | {rport, integer()} | term()</v>
+<v>Opt = OwnOpt | SslOpt | OtherOpt</v>
<v>Pid = pid()</v>
<v>LAddr = ip_address()</v>
<v>Reason = term()</v>
+<v>OwnOpt = {raddr, ip_address()}
+ | {rport, integer()}
+ | {port, integer()}</v>
+<v>SslOpt = {ssl_options, true | list()}</v>
+<v>OtherOpt = term()</v>
</type>
<desc>
@@ -74,17 +86,42 @@ marker="diameter_transport#start">diameter_transport(3)</seealso>.</p>
<p>
The only diameter_tcp-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
+and port for a connecting transport and are not valid for a listening
transport.
-Remaining options are any accepted by gen_tcp:connect/3 for
-a connecting transport, or gen_tcp:listen/2 for a listening transport,
-with the exception of <c>binary</c>, <c>packet</c> and <c>active</c>.
+Option <c>ssl_options</c> must be specified for a transport
+that must be able to support TLS: a value of <c>true</c> results in a
+TLS handshake immediately upon connection establishment while
+list() specifies options to be passed to ssl:connect/2 of ssl:ssl_accept/2
+after capabilities exchange if TLS is negotiated.
+Remaining options are any accepted by ssl:connect/3 or gen_tcp:connect/3 for
+a connecting transport, or ssl:listen/3 or gen_tcp:listen/2 for
+a listening transport, depending on whether or not <c>{ssl_options, true}</c>
+has been specified.
+Options <c>binary</c>, <c>packet</c> and <c>active</c> cannot be specified.
Also, option <c>port</c> can be specified for a listening transport
to specify the local listening port, the default being the standardized
3868 if unspecified.
Note that option <c>ip</c> specifies the local address.</p>
<p>
+An <c>ssl_options</c> list must be specified if and only if
+the transport in question has specified an Inband-Security-Id
+AVP with value TLS on the relevant call to
+<seealso
+marker="diameter#start_service">start_service/2</seealso> or
+<seealso
+marker="diameter#add_transport">add_transport/2</seealso>,
+so that the transport process will receive notification of
+whether or not to commence with a TLS handshake following capabilities
+exchange.
+Failing to specify an options list on a TLS-capable transport
+for which TLS is negotiated will cause TLS handshake to fail.
+Failing to specify TLS capability when <c>ssl_options</c> has been
+specified will cause the transport process to wait for a notification
+that will not be forthcoming, which will eventually cause the RFC 3539
+watchdog to take down the connection.</p>
+
+<p>
If the service specifies more than one Host-IP-Address and
option <c>ip</c> is unspecified then then the
first of the service's addresses is used as the local address.</p>
@@ -104,6 +141,7 @@ The returned local address list has length one.</p>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<p>
+<seealso marker="diameter">diameter(3)</seealso>,
<seealso marker="diameter_transport">diameter_transport(3)</seealso></p>
</section>