RFC 3588 Diameter Base Protocol

Diameter Base Protocol Related RFC
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Abstract:
The Diameter base protocol is intended to provide an Authentication,
Authorization and Accounting (AAA) framework for applications such as
network access or IP mobility. Diameter is also intended to work in
both local Authentication, Authorization & Accounting and roaming
situations. This document specifies the message format, transport,
error reporting, accounting and security services to be used by all
Diameter applications. The Diameter base application needs to be
supported by all Diameter implementations.

note:
Diameter协议是AAA鉴权，授权和计费相关协议标准，在IMS网络中非常重要。
和Diameter相关的接口有很多，Sh,Rf,Ro...
该协议中的消息都会包含若干个AVP (Attribute Value Pair)，分别由属性名
和属性值组成。