Configuring An Application Control System Exchange Interface; Introduction To Acsei - 3Com 5500G Configuration And Command Reference Manual

Introduction to
ACSEI
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Functions of the
ACSEI
3 Configuring an Application
Control System Exchange
Interface
As a private protocol, an Application Control System Exchange Interface
(ACSEI) provides a method for exchanging information between
Application Control Forwarding Protocol (ACFP) clients and the ACFP
server. It supports ACFP collaboration, ensuring valid information
interaction between the ACFP clients and the ACFP server, so that the
ACFP server and clients can cooperate to run a service.
As a supporting protocol of ACFP, ACSEI also has two entities: server and
client.
ACSEI server is integrated into the switch's software system
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(Comware) and is supported by the switch.
ACSEI client is integrated into the OSN|M's software system. It is a
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default function supported by the OSN|M.
ACFP is designed based on the Open Services Networking (OSN). The
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collaborating Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)/Intrusion Detection
System (IDS) cards or IPS/IDS devices serve as the ACFP clients that run
other vendors' applications and support the IPS/IDS services. Refer to
"Configuring the Application Control Forwarding Protocol (ACFP)" on
page 9 for ACFP details.
The Open Service Networking Module (OSN|M) is designed for new
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services. The OSN|M runs the Linux operating system. You can load
various service software, such as security and voice. Refer
to"Configuring the OSN|M" on page 7 for OSN|M details.
ACSEI provides the functionality to:
Register and unregister an ACSEI client to and from the ACSEI server.
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Assign IDs to ACSEI clients to distinguish between them.
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