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7.1. Result-Code AVP

7.1. Result-Code AVP​

The Result-Code AVP (AVP Code 268) is of type Unsigned32 and indicates whether a particular request was completed successfully or an error occurred. All Diameter answer messages in IETF-defined Diameter application specifications MUST include one Result-Code AVP. A non-successful Result-Code AVP (one containing a non-2xxx value other than DIAMETER_REDIRECT_INDICATION) MUST include the Error-Reporting-Host AVP if the host setting the Result-Code AVP is different from the identity encoded in the Origin-Host AVP.

The Result-Code data field contains an IANA-managed 32-bit address space representing errors (see Section 11.3.2). Diameter provides the following classes of errors, all identified by the thousands digit in the decimal notation:

  • 1xxx (Informational)

  • 2xxx (Success)

  • 3xxx (Protocol Errors)

  • 4xxx (Transient Failures)

  • 5xxx (Permanent Failure)

An unrecognized class (one whose first digit is not defined in this section) MUST be handled as a permanent failure.

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