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Requirement of Diameter Edge Agent?

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Do small network requires DEA, what are the pros and cons of having and not having one?

posted Aug 21, 2013 by Salil Agrawal

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Depends on the peering arrangements. Main application is, when roaming needs to be supported. In general if an operator is opening up a Diameter interface to external networks, he should have an DEA (with all required interfaces supported), which will also hide the internal topology. But as long as the signalling is between the internal components (like PCEF, PCRF, Charging), edge agent is not needed.

answer Aug 26, 2013 by Rathnakumar Kayyar
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