Cisco Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable 4.0 Information Guide
Q&A
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management systems, through a Java provisioning API. It can also notify interested
applications of certain events within the system through an event-notification registration
procedure.
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Extendable technology support: Cisco BAC supports DOCSIS cable modems and set-top
boxes for high-speed data provisioning, PacketCable voice provisioning of media
termination adapters (MTAs), DOCSIS cable modems, CableHome devices, SIP ATAs, and
SIP voice gateways. It also can be extended to support other Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)–based devices, including non-DOCSIS cable modems.
Q.
What are the features of Cisco Broadband Access Center 4.0?
A.
Cisco BAC 4.0 provides:
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Embedded high-performance database, optimized for device provisioning
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Integrated Kerberos Protocol server (KDC) for PacketCable voice service provisioning
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Java-based provisioning API
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Distributed device management servers
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Distributed architecture
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High availability
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Dynamic DOCSIS file generation
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DOCSIS 3.0 support (channel bonding and IPv6 support)
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Support for mixed IPv4/IPv6 CPE environment
Q.
What equipment is managed by Cisco Broadband Access Center 4.0?
A.
Cisco BAC is a standards-based device management application that supports multiple
technologies including DOCSIS 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0, PacketCable 1.0, 1.1, and 1.5, CableHome
1.0, satellite, and SIP. Cisco BAC supports all end-user CPE devices that adhere to these
standards.
Product Licensing and Platform Requirements
Q.
How is Cisco Broadband Access Center 4.0 software licensed?
A.
The software is licensed on a per subscriber service basis. Service licenses are offered in
volumes of 10,000 and 500,000. Volume discounts apply.
Q.
What hardware platform is required to run Cisco Broadband Access Center 4.0?
A.
The Cisco BAC RDU and DPE components are supported on the Sun Solaris 8 and 9
operating systems, SPARC. A typical recommended configuration of the Cisco BAC RDU
installation is a Sun V440 class workstation, 2 GHz, with 4 GB of RAM and an 18-GB hard
drive. This supports up to 5 million devices. The DPEs may require a similar configuration, but
this is dependent on number and type of devices being managed. The Cisco Network
Registrar
®
component requires a Sun V210 workstation with 1 MB of RAM and a 5-GB hard
drive.
For More Information
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representative.