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Cisco Broadband Access Center for Cable Administrator’s Guide
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Broadband Access Center for Cable Overview
Broadband Access Center for Cable (BAC) automates the configuration and provisioning of network
devices supported by a broadband service provider. It is a flexible product that can be scaled to suit
virtually any size network. BAC is designed to handle the rapid growth of the service provider. It targets
broadband service providers (including multiple service operators), Internet, and voice service providers
who want to deploy IP data, voice, and video on hybrid fiber and coaxial cable networks. BAC also
provides such critical features as redundancy and failover protection, and can be integrated into new or
existing environments through the use of a provisioning application program interface (API) that lets you
control how BAC operates. The provisioning API can be used to enable BAC to register devices, device
configurations, and configure the entire BAC provisioning system.
devices supported by a broadband service provider. It is a flexible product that can be scaled to suit
virtually any size network. BAC is designed to handle the rapid growth of the service provider. It targets
broadband service providers (including multiple service operators), Internet, and voice service providers
who want to deploy IP data, voice, and video on hybrid fiber and coaxial cable networks. BAC also
provides such critical features as redundancy and failover protection, and can be integrated into new or
existing environments through the use of a provisioning application program interface (API) that lets you
control how BAC operates. The provisioning API can be used to enable BAC to register devices, device
configurations, and configure the entire BAC provisioning system.
Features and Benefits
BAC lets multiple service operators (MSOs) meet the rapidly changing demands for data over cable
services. Using BAC, you can realize these features and benefits of its architecture:
services. Using BAC, you can realize these features and benefits of its architecture:
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Increased scalability
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Distributed architecture
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Redundancy
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Extensibility
Supported Technologies
This release of Cisco’s Broadband Access Center supports these technologies and equipment types:
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Technologies
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High speed data (DOCSIS 1.0 and 1.1)
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Voice services (PacketCable 1.0, ATA, xGCP)
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Equipment types:
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DOCSIS cable modems
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Media terminal adapter (MTA)