Cisco Cisco Packet Data Gateway (PDG) Documentation Roadmaps
CDMA2000 Wireless Data Services
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Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview ▄
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System Components
This section describes the hardware and software requirements for a PDSN service.
Licenses
The PDSN is a licensed product. A session use license key must be acquired and installed to use the PDSN service.
The following licenses are available for this product:
PDSN Software License, 10K Sessions
PDSN Software License, 1K Sessions
Hardware Requirements
This section describes the hardware required to enable the PDSN service.
Platforms
The PDSN service operates on the following platform(s):
ST16
ASR 5000
ST16 Platform System Hardware Components
The following application and line cards are required to support CDMA2000 wireless data services on the system:
Switch Processor Cards (SPCs): Provides full system control and management of all cards within the ST16
platform. Up to two SPCs can be installed; one active, one redundant.
Packet Accelerator Cards (PACs): Provides high-speed, multi-threaded PPP processing capabilities to support
either PDSN/FA or HA services. Up to 14 PACs can be installed, allowing for multiple active and/or redundant
cards.
cards.
Important:
PACs are available with either 4GB or 8GB of memory. All of the PACs in a
system must be of the same memory capacity.