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DIAMETER: Why DPR and DPA messages don't contain Destination-Host and Destination-Realm AVPs ?

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Can someone please explain why few "request" message contains Destination-Host and Destination-Realm AVPs and few of them not ?

posted Mar 15, 2016 by Harshita

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Hi Harshita,

If we see CER/CEA message these messages also doesn't contain Destination - Host and Destination -Realm AVP.

The reason for Capabilities exchange as we know it is based on discovery of a peer's identity and its capabilities (protocol version number,the identifiers of supported Diameter applications, security mechanisms, etc.

Since Opposite to CER/CEA is DPR/DPA.

Also section 6.1 of RFC - 6733 clearly states that "A request that is not able to be proxied (such as a CER) MUST NOT contain either Destination-Realm or Destination-Host AVPs."

I guess that is the reason for which CER/CEA/DPR/DPA doesn't contain Destination-Host and Destination-Realm.

Please correct if my above explanation is wrong.

Thanks

answer Mar 17, 2016 by Chinmoy Padhi
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