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Chapter 1
General Overview
Network Management
Cisco provides complete network FCAPS (Fault, Configuration, Accounting, Performance,
Security) Management.
Two interfaces are provided for network management:
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Subscriber Management
Where the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (SCA BB) enforces different policies
on different subscribers and tracks usage on an individual subscriber basis, the Cisco Service
Control Management Suite (SCMS) Subscriber Manager (SM) may be used as middleware
software for bridging between the OSS and the SCE platforms. Subscriber information is stored in
the SM database and can be distributed between multiple platforms according to actual subscriber
placement.
The SM provides subscriber awareness by mapping network IDs to subscriber IDs. It can obtain
subscriber information using dedicated integration modules that integrate with AAA devices, such
as Radius or DHCP servers.
Subscriber information may be obtained in one of two ways:
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Service Configuration Management
Service configuration management is the ability to configure the general service definitions of a
service control application. A service configuration file containing settings for traffic
classification, accounting and reporting, and control is created and applied to an SCE platform.
The SCA BB application provides tools to automate the distribution of these configuration files to
SCE platforms. This simple, standards-based approach makes it easy to manage multiple devices
in a large network.
Service Control provides an easy-to-use GUI to edit and create these files and a complete set of
APIs to automate their creation.
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Command-line interface (CLI)—Accessible through the Console port or through a Telnet
connection, the CLI is used for configuration and security functions.
SNMP—Provides fault management (via SNMP traps) and performance monitoring
functionality.
Push Mode—The SM pushes subscriber information to the SCE platform automatically upon
logon of a subscriber.
Pull Mode—The SM sends subscriber information to the SCE platform in response to a query
from the SCE platform.
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Troubleshooting
