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+S6A_CONF = "../epc_nas/UTILS/CONF/s6a.conf";
+
+REALM = "eur";
+
+# Define the limits of the system in terms of served eNB and served UE.
+# When the limits will be reached, overload procedure will take place.
+
+MAXENB = 10;
+MAXUE = 100;
+
+RELATIVE_CAPACITY = 10;
+
+# Display statistics about whole system (expressed in seconds)
+MME_STATISTIC_TIMER = 60;
+
+# max queue size per task
+ITTI_QUEUE_SIZE = 2000000;
+
+# ------- SCTP definitions
+# Number of streams to use in input/output
+
+SCTP_INSTREAMS = 32;
+SCTP_OUTSTREAMS = 32;
+
+# ------- S1AP definitions
+
+# outcome drop timer value (seconds)
+S1AP_OUTCOME_TIMER = 10;
+
+# ------- MME served GUMMEI
+# MME code DEFAULT = 0
+# size = 8 bits
+# maximum of 256 values, comma separated
+MME_CODE = 30,56,1,8;
+
+# MME GROUP ID DEFAULT = 0
+# size = 16 bits
+# maximum of 65535 values, comma separated
+MME_GID = 3,4,5,30,8,9,50021;
+
+# TA (mcc.mnc:tracking area code) DEFAULT = 208.34:0
+# max values = 999.999:65535
+# maximum of 32 values, comma separated
+PLMN = 208.38:0,209.130:4,208.92:0;
+
+# ------- Interfaces definitions
+SGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S11            = "eth0";
+SGW_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S11                = "192.168.12.86";
+SGW_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S11                = 24;
+
+SGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S1U_S12_S4_UP  = "eth0";
+SGW_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S1U_S12_S4_UP      = "192.168.12.86";
+SGW_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S1U_S12_S4_UP      = 24;
+
+SGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S5_S8_UP       = "upsgw1";
+SGW_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S5_S8_UP           = "192.168.12.86";
+SGW_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S5_S8_UP           = 24;
+
+PGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S5_S8          = "uppgw0";
+PGW_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S5_S8              = "192.168.12.86";
+PGW_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S5_S8              = 24;
+
+PGW_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_SGI            = "eth0";
+PGW_IP_ADDR_FOR_SGI                   = "192.168.12.86";
+PGW_IP_NETMASK_FOR_SGI                = 24;
+
+MME_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S1_MME         = "eth0";
+MME_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S1_MME             = "192.168.12.86";
+MME_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S1_MME             = 24;
+
+MME_INTERFACE_NAME_FOR_S11_MME        = "eth0";
+MME_IP_ADDRESS_FOR_S11_MME            = "192.168.12.86";
+MME_IP_NETMASK_FOR_S11_MME            = 24;