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How a SG selects through which association a DUNA or a SCON message sent.

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This is regarding M3UA SSNM messages.
1. Take an ASP with 2 SCTP link sets with each link set having 2 associations, connecting to two different SGs.

| - - - - -> Link Set 1 (2 Associations) - - - - -> SG 1 - - - - - >|ASP | | HLR-1| - - - - -> Link Set 2 (2 Associations) - - - - -> SG 2 - - - - - >|

If all connections between SG-1 and the HLR-1 break, the ASP would be notified with a DUNA.My question is through which SCTP connection between the ASP and SG-1, the DUNA would be sent in a proper SG implementation?Would it be sent to both connections or to a randomly selected one ?

posted Jul 22, 2016 by anonymous

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My question is through which SCTP connection between the ASP and SG-1, the DUNA would be sent in a proper SG implementation? Would it be sent to both connections or to a randomly selected one ?

Normally sent on both, but only required on one.

answer Jul 23, 2016 by Gurminder
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