Patent ID: 9648018
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A system for controlling deep parsing of Diameter messages, the system comprising: a Diameter node including: at least one processor; and a Diameter parsing engine for receiving a Diameter message, determining whether the message includes a Diameter deep parse indicator, determining whether or not to perform deep parsing of the message based on the presence, absence, or value of the Diameter deep parse indicator, and performing or refraining from performing deep parsing of the message based on results of the determining, wherein the Diameter deep parse indicator comprises a parameter that a sending Diameter node selectively inserts in Diameter signaling messages transmitted over a network to a receiving Diameter node to trigger parsing by the receiving Diameter node of Diameter extension and application attribute value pairs (AVPs) that appear in multiple messages when values of the Diameter extension and application AVPs change.