Processing multiple activation and deactivation requests in a single CoA message

Subscriber management processes RADIUS-initiated Change of Authorization (CoA) messages in a more efficient manner. When it receives CoA message that has multiple activation and deactivation requests, the router groups the requests together, by type. The router then processes all deactivation requests before processing the activation requests. Processing deactivation requests first helps the router provide a consistent behavior for activated services. For example, a particular service might be activated multiple times, using different parameters. It is more efficient for the router to process the deactivation requests for existing instances of the service before attempting to activate the same service with different parameters. In earlier releases, the router processed all activation requests first, before processing the deactivation requests in the CoA message.