C re at in g T CP , TLS , a nd SC T P N et wo rk Channels fo r the Diameter Protoc ol
Servers that use a TCP/TLS channel for Diameter (diameters channels) must also enable two-way
SSL. WebLogic SIP Server may automatically upgrade Diameter TCP connections to use TLS as
described in the Diameter specification (RFC 3558).
To configure a TCP or TCP/TLS channel for use with the Diameter provider, follow these steps:
1. Access the Administration Console for the WebLogic SIP Server domain.
2. Click Lock & Edit to obtain a configuration lock.
3. In the left pane, select the name of the server to configure.
4. In the right pane, select Protocols->Channels to display the configured channels.
5. Click New to configure a new channel.
6. Fill in the fields of the Identity Properties page as follows:
– Name: Enter an administrative name for this channel, such as “Diameter TCP/TLS
Channel.”
– Protocol: Select “diameter” to support the TCP transport, “diameters” to support both
TCP and TLS transports, or “diameter-sctp” to support TCP transport.
Note: If a server configures at least one TLS channel, the server operates in TLS mode
and will reject peer connections from nodes that do not support TLS (as indicated
in their capabilities exchange).
7. Click Next to continue.
8. Fill i n the fields of the Network Channel Addressing page as follows:
– Listen Address: Enter the IP address or DNS name for this channel. On a multi-homed
machine, enter the exact IP address of the interface you want to configure, or a DNS
name that maps to the exact IP address.
– Listen Port: Enter the port number used to communication via this channel. Diameter
nodes conventionally use port 3868 for incoming connections.
– External Listen Port: Re-enter the Listen Port value.
9. Click Next to continue.
10. Chose attributes in the Network Channel Properties page as follows:
– Enabled: Select this attribute to ensure that the new channel accepts network traffic.
– Tunneling Enabled: Un-check this attribute for Diameter channels.
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