Cisco Cisco Packet Data Gateway (PDG)
Call Control Profile Configuration Mode
authenticate tau ▀
Command Line Interface Reference, StarOS Release 18 ▄
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authenticate tau
Allows the operator to enable/disable and fine-tune authentication for the tracking area update (TAU) procedures.
Product
MME
Privilege
Security Administrator, Administrator
Mode
Exec > Global Configuration > Call Control Profile Configuration
configure > call-control-profile profile_name
Entering the above command sequence results in the following prompt:
[local]host_name(config-call-control-profile-profile_name)#
Syntax
authenticate tau [ freqency frequency | inter-rat | periodicity interval ]
no authenticate tau
no
Disables the TAU authentication procedures specified in the call control profile configuration.
remove
This keyword removes the configured TAU authentication procedures.
frequency frequency
Defines 1-in-N selective authentication for this type of subscriber event - a tracking area update for an inter-
RAT Attach. If the frequency is set for 12, the MME skips authentication for the first 11 events and
authenticates on the twelfth event.
RAT Attach. If the frequency is set for 12, the MME skips authentication for the first 11 events and
authenticates on the twelfth event.
frequency
must be an integer from 1 to 16.
inter-rat
Enables authentication for TAU procedures for inter-RAT Attaches.
periodicity duration
Defines the length of time (number of minutes) that authentication can be skipped.
duration
: Must be an integer from 1 to 10800.
Usage
Authentication for TAU procedures is disabled by default. This command enables/disables authentication for
a inter-RAT TAU procedures and allows the operator to limit authentication based on the frequency of the
events or elapsed intervals between the events.
a inter-RAT TAU procedures and allows the operator to limit authentication based on the frequency of the
events or elapsed intervals between the events.
Example