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DIAMETER: What does the difference between Result-Code and Experimental-Result-Code AVPs ?

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Can someone please explain difference between these two. Could both Result-Code and Experimental-Result AVPs be used in same diameter or only one of them is allowed ?

posted Mar 7, 2014 by Harshita

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3 Answers

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  • I think Experimental Result code AVP is for Vendor Specific error codes.

  • Experimental Result is an group AVP which contains two AVP's inside it:

    1. Vendor Id
    2. Experimental Result Code

Yes, in one diameter message both can be present

answer Mar 10, 2014 by Hiteshwar Thakur
Can you please share any reference which tells that result-code AVP and experimental-result code avp both can be part of a diameter message.
Thanks in advance.
In any diameter message both AVP cannot be present at the same time.

Experimental Result Codes are used for permanent failures.
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  • The result codes are unified and predefined in RFC3588.
    These typically don't cover any application level error (e.g. Unknown_user).
  • The meaning of values of Experimental result codes can vary according to the included Vendor-ID AVP.
    There are 3GPP standard values (Vendor-id="3GPP"=10415), defined in TS 29.229, but another set of values might be used, provided by another vendor.
  • The RFC above writes:

All Diameter answer messages *defined in vendor-specific
applications* must include either one Result-Code AVP or one
Experimental-Result AVP.

answer Mar 26, 2015 by Berci Pécsi
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In Diameter, Result Codes are some thing which will give u the Result of the Operation at Diameter Level.. For EX: 2001 is Diameter_Success..

Result Codes have Negative or Error Responses along with Positive Responses..

Where are EXPERIMENTAL_RESULT_CODES give the Application Level Failures..

Result Codes Errors are typically protocol or Base level Errors Where are EXP RESULT CODES gives specific Information about Application Level Failures

answer Dec 1, 2016 by Rohit Maruthi Sesha Sairam Vullaganti
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