The application context defines and assigns a description to the application names supported by the application filter entries, and assigns applications to application groups.
Application name is a key match criteria within application QoS policy rules, which are applied to a subscribers IP traffic.
Each application can be associated with one of the application groups provided by AA.
The AA system provides no pre-defined applications other than Unknown. Applications must be explicitly configured. Any protocols not assigned to an application are automatically assigned to the default Unknown application. Nokia provides sets of known-good application/app-group configurations upon request. Contact the technical support staff for further information.
The applications are used by AA to identify the type of IP traffic within the subscriber traffic.
The network operator can:
Define unique applications.
Associate applications with an application group. The application group must already be configured.