Wednesday, March 30, 2011

How is the TCAP router aware that the primary app has died?

  • TCMG notifies the TCAP router on reception of a TAP_UNBIND. Then, the routing tables of the router are reworked.
  • If the app is started manually + Ft Attach, POP needs 10 seconds by default to notice that the application is dead. This is immediate if the app is started by POP. Then POP sends a SIGCPT to TAP, which sends a TAP_UNBIND to TCMG.
  • The 10 seconds delay can be changed via the -HCtimer option of POP.