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Configuration Guide

PFCP Agent

This document focuses on frequently used configurations.

Please refer to upf.jsonc file for the full list of configurable parameters.

Common configurations

These are configurations commonly shared between P4-UPF and BESS-UPF.

Config	Default value	Mandatory	Comments
`log_level`	info	No
`hostname`	-	No	Used to get local IP address and local NodeID in PFCP messages
`http_port`	8080	No
`max_req_retries`	5	No	Max retries for sending PFCP message towards SMF/SPGW-C
`resp_timeout`	2s	No	Period to wait for a response from SMF/SPGW-C
`enable_end_marker`	false	No
`enable_gtpu_path_monitoring`	false	No
`cpiface.enable_ue_ip_alloc`	false	No	Whether to enable UPF-based UE IP allocation
`cpiface.ue_ip_pool`	-	Yes for P4-UPF or when `enable_ue_ip_alloc` is set	IP pool from which we allocate UE IP address
`cpiface.dnn`	-	No	Data Network Name to use during PFCP Association

BESS-UPF specific configurations

Config	Default value	Mandatory	Comments
`measure_upf`	false	No	Enable per port metrics
`measure_flow`	false	No	Enable per flow metrics
`access.ifname`	-	Yes	Access-facing network interface name
`core.ifname`	-	Yes	Core-facing network interface name
`enable_notify_bess`	false	No	Whether to enable Notify feature for DDNs