Residential subscriber management configuration workflows
Workflow to manage residential subscribers
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Create a service that effectively delivers the proposed residential service offering; see Chapter 70, Service management and QoS. |
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Depending on your service delivery model, configure the following policies as required:
See Chapter 64, Residential subscriber policies for more information about policies related to residential subscribers. |
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Create ingress and egress scheduler policies for the subscriber hosts in accordance with the customer SLA; see To configure a scheduler policy. |
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Create an accounting policy for the customer; see the NSP NFM-P Statistics Management Guide. |
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Create access ingress and access egress QoS policies for the different applications, for example, HSI and VoIP, and levels of service, for example, gold, silver, and bronze, that subscriber hosts are to receive; see To configure a SAP access ingress policy and To configure a SAP access egress policy. Associate the queues in the QoS policies with the previously created ingress and egress scheduler policies. |
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Specify a unique subscriber identification string for the subscriber, according to your customer specifications; see Overview for the different options for specifying a subscriber identification string. |
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Create a RADIUS-based accounting policy for the subscriber, as required; see To configure a RADIUS-based accounting policy. |
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Create a policer control policy for the subscriber, as required; see To configure a policer control policy. |
9 | Create SLA profiles that name the previously created QoS policies; see To configure an SLA profile.
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10 | Create a subscriber profile; see To configure a subscriber profile.
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Create, configure, and manage SAPs, as required.
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Create, configure, and manage MSAPs, as required.
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Configure or monitor DHCP or NE SHCV events or databases, as required.
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Turn up the service. |
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Provide the customer with the necessary IP information for provisioning dynamic and static hosts in the customer network. |
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Perform one or more of the following, as required.
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Workflow to configure IPoE sessions
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Configure an IPoE session policy; see To configure an IPoE session policy . |
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Configure a VPLS capture SAP with IPoE session information. Associate the capture SAP with the IPoE session policy configured in Stage 1; see To configure a capture SAP. |
3 | Configure IPoE session information, including the IPoE session policy configured in Stage 1, on the following service objects, as required:
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Workflow to configure data-triggered host creation on IPoE sessions
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Configure a local user database IPoE host with a Match List type of IP, and a host identification option of IP Address Prefix; see To configure IPoE hosts on a local user database. |
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Configure a VPLS capture SAP with a Trigger Packet type of Data; see To configure a capture SAP. |
3 | Configure the Data-triggered Administrative State parameter on the following service objects, as required:
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Workflow to configure diameter NASREQ
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Configure one or more diameter peer policies, specifying the NASREQ application type; see To configure a diameter peer policy . |
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Configure a diameter application policy, specifying the NASREQ application type. Associate the diameter application policy with the diameter peer policies configured in Stage 1; see To configure a diameter application policy. |
3 | Configure the diameter application policy (as a Diameter Authentication Policy) on the following objects, as required:
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Workflow to configure HSQ
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Configure the HS Egress Aggregate Rate Limit and HS SLA Profile Handling Mode parameters on a subscriber profile; see To configure a subscriber profile. |
2 | Configure an SLA profile with the following (see To configure an SLA profile):
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3 | Configure an L2 or L3 access interface with the following (see To configure QoS policy overrides on an L2 or L3 access interface):
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4 | Configure an HS secondary shaper on an access interface on any of the following services:
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Workflow to configure ESM over GTP hybrid access
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Configure an APN policy, specifying an authentication type; see To configure an APN policy. |
2 | As required, configure any of the following policy types with the appropriate attributes:
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Configure a mobile gateway/peer profile with an Interface Type of S11, and MME node parameters (QoS, Dowlink, Uplink, and AMBR); see To configure a mobile gateway/peer profile. |
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Configure subscriber management extensions on an FPE; see To create an FPE. |
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Configure GTP on a VPRN site; see To configure GTP on a VPRN site. |
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Configure GTP on a base routing instance; see To configure GTP on a routing instance. |
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Configure a VPRN group interface as Interface Type GTP, and configure GTP settings; see To configure a group interface on a VPRN. |
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Configure an IES group interface as Interface Type GTP, and configure GTP settings; see To configure a group interface on an IES. |
Workflow to configure ESM connection bonding
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Configure subscriber management extensions on an FPE; see To create an FPE. |
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Configure a VPRN bonding group interface or an IES bonding group interface; see To create a bonding group interface on a VPRN or To create a bonding group interface on an IES. |
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Configure RADIUS accounting policy with new attributes: Bonding ID, Active Bonding connections; see To configure a RADIUS accounting policy. |
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Configure a routing policy statement with the From Criteria > Origin parameter set to Bonding; see To configure a routing policy statement. |
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Configure an IPv4 ACL filter policy entry with the Primary Action parameter set to Forward (Bonding Connection) and Bonding Connection ID parameter configured; see To configure an ACL IP filter policy. |
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Configure an IPv6 ACL filter policy entry with the Primary Action parameter set to Forward (Bonding Connection) and Bonding Connection ID parameter configured; see To configure an ACL IPv6 filter policy. |
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Configure an SLA Profile with Bonding Selection parameters; see To configure an SLA profile. |
Workflow to configure home LAN extension functionality in a network
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Configure a RADIUS accounting policy with the following attributes: LAN Extension Route Distinguisher, LAN Extension Route Target, LAN Extension Bridge ID, LAN Extension Route Device Type, LAN Extension Route VNI; see To configure a RADIUS-based accounting policy. |
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Configure an ISA RADIUS policy with the following attributes: Cross-connect Tunnel Local IPv6 Address, Cross-connect Tunnel Remoute IPv6 Address, Cross-connect Tunnel Service, Cross-connect Tunnel Type: see To configure an ISA RADIUS policy. |
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Configure an NE with a router target AS number under Subscriber Management; see To configure home LAN extension functionality on an NE. |
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Enable home LAN extension functionality on a base routing instance. Configure home LAN extension parameters on the routing instance and cross-connect parameters on the WLAN GW; see To configure a routing instance or a VRF instance. |
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Configure Cross-Connect parameters on a VPRN site; see To configure WLAN GW functionality on a VPRN site. |
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Configure home LAN extension and cross-connect parameters on a WLAN GW on a VPRN group interface; see To configure a WLAN GW for a VPRN group interface. |
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Configure home LAN extension and cross-connect parameters on a WLAN GW on a IES group interface; see To configure a WLAN GW on an IES group interface. |