RE: [Dime] RE: RADIUS to Diameter gateways & extended attributes

[<john.loughney@nokia.com>]

Jouni,

>> >  o how to provide Diameter's request redirecting on RADIUS side
>> >    (redirect-host etc + the functionality)
>> 
>> I was unaware of this request.  I think that satisfying it
>
>Hmm.. I think 3GPP has not asked RADEXT to do anything on 
>request redirecting, mostly because of the reasons you pointed out
below.
>It is just an open issue for 3GPP under the same topic and as 
>far as I know it will also stay as their headache.
>
>However, I wouldn't mind having some documented guidelines or 
>facts on this as I think 3GPP might not be the only SDO / 
>entity having the same issue.
>
>> will be difficult
>> since RADIUS (unlike Diameter) requires pre-set credentials and does
not
>> support DNS-based location of servers.   Therefore redirection
support alone
>> will not make this work; it is necessary to enhance the RADIUS 
>> protocol substantially.

So, what is it that you want, in ways of guidelines - why it won't work?

John

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