Release 1.0
Table 7-1 Required PacketCable and PacketCable Multimedia Functional Components
Functional
Component
Description
Media Gateway
Manages the connection with the PSTN by controlling the Media
Controller (MGC)
Gateway and Signaling Gateway and maintains the call state for calls
requiring PSTN interconnection.
IP Security
Encrypts data flowing between a gateway and a host, a pair of
(IPSec)
gateways, or between a pair of hosts.
Internet Key
Authenticates IPSec peers, negotiates IPSec security associations for
Exchange (IKE)
the data flow, and negotiates and extracts keys for IPSec. IKE is
Management
asynchronous to call signaling messages and does not contribute to
any delays during communications setup.
Electronic
Requirement for the Communications Assistance for Law
Surveillance
Enforcement Act (CALEA). Cable operators must satisfy CALEA
requirements if they are a PacketCable Telecommunications Service
Provider (PC/TSP) because this BSR feature provides any Law
Enforcement Agency (LEA) with Call Data Content (CDC) and Call
Content Connection (CCC) information.
Note: For detailed PacketCable and PacketCable Multimedia information,
refer to the CableLabs PacketCable specifications. These specifications are
available at the CableLabs website:
specifications/
Configuration Task Summary
PacketCable and PacketCable Multimedia share many configuration procedures, but
also have specific configuration procedures. Configure the common configuration
tasks first, then complete those configuration tasks that are specific to the network you
intend to configure (PacketCable 1.x or PacketCable Multimedia).
The following sections contain common network configuration tasks, PacketCable
specific tasks, PacketCable Multimedia specific tasks, and Related Tasks:
526360-001-00 Rev. B
Common Network Configuration Tasks
PacketCable Configuration Tasks
PacketCable Multimedia Configuration Task
Related Tasks
http://www.packetcable.com/
MGBI
Configuring PacketCable
PC
PCMM
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
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