Cisco Cisco Access Registrar 5.0 Data Sheet
Data Sheet
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Cisco Access Registrar 5.0
High Performance Carrier Class RADIUS/Diameter Solution
Product Overview
Cisco
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Access Registrar (Cisco AR) is a high performance carrier class RADIUS and Diameter solution for access
services. Cisco AR simplifies the deployment and management of access services, helping enable service
providers to:
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Accelerate deployment of access services: Intelligent authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)
services
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Implement an “end-to-end” solution for multiple access technologies: High performance, scalable,
reliable, and flexible
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Reduce operational costs: Centralized management and simplified administration
Cisco Access Registrar 5.0 introduces a number of new features and enhancements that can benefit current and
potential customers of Cisco Access Registrar.
Highlights
Diameter support
Cisco Access Registrar 5.0 adds support to the Diameter base protocol as per RFC 3588. The Diameter base
application needs to be supported by all Diameter implementations.
Support for Diameter provides the following facilities:
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Supports authentication with the help of a local database or an external database (such as Lightweight
Directory Access Protocol [LDAP], Open Database Connectivity [ODBC])
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Does session management and resource management as Cisco Access Registrar currently does for RADIUS
packets
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Supports writing the Diameter accounting packet in a local file or proxy to another AAA server
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Supports adding, modifying, or deleting the attribute-value pairs (AVPs) in Diameter packets through
extension point scripting only for the local AAA service
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Supports open-ended Diameter applications
Cisco Access Registrar 5.0 processes Diameter packets through profiles, polices, and rules, the same as for
RADIUS packets, and supports session management and extension point scripting. Cisco Access Registrar 5.0
supports authentication through external databases with interfaces such as LDAP and ODBC.
Another application that is supported as a part of this release is the Diameter Network Access Server Application as
per RFC 4005.