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PPPoE Smart Server Selection

The PPPoE Smart Server Selection feature allows service providers to determine which Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) a PPP call will terminate on.

The PPPoE Smart Server Selection feature allows you to configure a specific PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) Active Discovery Offer (PADO) delay for a received PPPoE Active Discovery Initiation (PADI) packet. The PADO delay establishes the order in which the BRASs respond to PADIs by delaying their responses to particular PADIs by various times.

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Information About PPPoE Smart Server Selection

Benefits of PPPoE Smart Server Selection

PPPoE Smart Server Selection provides the following benefits for the Internet service providers (ISPs):

  • Optimize their networks by predicting and isolating PPP calls to terminate on a particular BRAS.
  • Establish a priority order among the BRASs by configuring varying degrees of delays in the broadband access (BBA) groups on different BRASs.
  • Use circuit ID and remote ID tag matching with strings up to 64 characters in length.
  • Use spaces in remote ID, circuit ID, and PPPoE service names.
  • Restrict the service advertisements from a BRASs in a PADO message.
  • Apply a PADO transmission delay based on circuit ID, remote ID, and service name.
  • Do partial matching on service name, remote ID, and circuit ID.

How to Configure PPPoE Smart Server Selection

Configuring BBA Group PADO Delay

Perform this task to allow all calls coming into a defined BBA group on a BRAS to be treated with the same priority. All incoming sessions for a particular group would have their PADO responses delayed by the configured number of milliseconds.

This task allows ISPs to establish a priority order among the BRASs by configuring varying degrees of delays in the BBA groups on different BRASs.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    bba-group pppoe {group-name | global}

    4.    pado delay milliseconds


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example:
    Router> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.
     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example:
    Router# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 bba-group pppoe {group-name | global}


    Example:
    Router(config)# bba-group pppoe server-selection
     

    Defines a PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) profile, and enters BBA group configuration mode.

    • The global keyword creates a profile, which serves as the default profile for any PPPoE port that is not assigned a specific profile.
     
    Step 4 pado delay milliseconds


    Example:
    Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay 45
     

    Sets the time by which a PADO response is delayed for a BBA group.

    Note   

    Setting a value of 0 means no transmission delay. Setting a value of 9999 means setting an infinite time (PADO is never sent).

     

    Troubleshooting Tips

    Use the debug pppoe command to troubleshoot the PPPoE session.

    Configuring PADO Delay Based on Remote ID or Circuit ID

    This task uses the pppoe server command to define a list of circuit ID and remote ID tags on a BRAS for a particular BBA group. The pppoe delay command is extended to specify delays based on the PPPoE circuit ID or remote ID tag.

    All incoming calls are scanned and if the circuit ID or remote ID tags in the PADI match the list on the BRAS, then the PADO response will be delayed by the configured delay time. If there is no delay defined based on the circuit ID or remote ID, the per-PPPoE service delay is sought. It it is not found, the delay for the BBA group PADO is used. If no PPPoE delay is found, the PADO is sent without delay.

    If there is no match and a BBA group PADO delay is configured under the same BBA group, then the PADO response is delayed by the configured delay time for that BBA group. If a BBA group PADO delay is not configured, then the PADO response is sent immediately.

    With PPPoE smart server selection, you can do a partial match for a configured string by using a circuit ID or remote ID delay configured for the PPPoE server. (Partial matching is searching for parts of strings. It is used to search for similar strings.) The preference for matching the string is described in the DETAILED STEPS table.

    Perform this task to define a list of circuit ID and remote ID tags on a BRAS for a particular BBA group and configures the delay associated with the circuit ID and remote ID tags.

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    bba-group pppoe {group-name| global}

      4.    pppoe server circuit-id delay milliseconds string [contains] circuit-id-string

      5.    pppoe server remote-id delay milliseconds string [contains] remote-id-string

      6.    pado delay circuit-id milliseconds

      7.    pado delay remote-id milliseconds

      8.    pado delay milliseconds

      9.    end


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example:
      Router> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.
       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example:
      Router# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 bba-group pppoe {group-name| global}


      Example:
      Router(config)# bba-group pppoe server-selection
       

      Defines a PPPoE profile, and enters BBA group configuration mode.

      • The global keyword creates a profile that serves as the default profile for any PPPoE port.
       
      Step 4 pppoe server circuit-id delay milliseconds string [contains] circuit-id-string


      Example:
      Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server circuit-id delay 45 string circuit ATM1/0/0 VC 0/100
       

      (Optional) Specifies the delay to be applied based on the PPPoE tag circuit ID from the client.

      • The contains keyword can find a partial match for this delay statement.
      • The value for the circuit-id-stringargumentcan contain spaces when enclosed with double quotation marks (for example, "circuit ATM1/0/0 VC 0/100").
       
      Step 5 pppoe server remote-id delay milliseconds string [contains] remote-id-string


      Example:
      Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server remote-id delay 30 string XTH-TEST


      Example:
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
       (Optional) Specifies the delay to be applied based on the PPPoE
				tag remote ID from the client. 
			 
      

          
      •  The 
				  contains keyword can find a partial
				  match for this delay statement.
				

        • 

      •  The value for the 
				  remote-id-stringargumentcan contain spaces when enclosed with double quotation
				  marks (for example, "subscr mac 1111.2222.3333"). 
				

        • 

      

         
      
      

      Step 6
          
            pado
            delay
          
          
            circuit-id
          
          
            milliseconds
          
        
       

      Example:
      
          
      Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay circuit-id 35
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
       (Optional) Finds a match based on the PPPoE group circuit ID
				delay if configured.
      

          
      •  If a circuit ID cannot be matched partially, a delay is
				  applied based on any circuit ID that is present.
				

        • 

      

         
      
      

      Step 7
          
            pado
            delay
            remote-id
          
          
            milliseconds
          
        
       

      Example:
      
          
      Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay remote-id 30
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
       (Optional) Finds a match based on the PPPoE group remote ID delay
				if configured.
      

         
      
      

      Step 8
          
            pado
            delay
          
          
            milliseconds
          
        
       

      Example:
      
          
      Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay 45
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
       (Optional) Uses the group PADO delay configuration.
			 
      

          
      •  The PADO delay value is sought if the PADO delay is not found
				  after several attempts.
				

        • 

      

         
      
      

      Step 9
          
            end
          
        
       

      Example:
      
          
      Router(config-bba-group)# end
      

        
      
 
            		 
          
       Ends the configuration session and returns to privileged EXEC
				mode.
			 
      

         
      
      

      

      

      Troubleshooting Tips
      

      
Use the debug pppoe event command to verify the smart server PADO delay selection.
      

      

      

      

      Configuring PPPoE Service PADO Delay
      

      
      
      
Perform this task to specify a delay based on the PPPoE service. A delay is applied to the PADO offering based on the service name match.
      

    
      
SUMMARY STEPS
        1.   
      
          
            enable
          
        
        

        2.   
      
          
            configure
            terminal
          
        
        

        3.   
      
          
            policy-map
            type
            service
          
          
            
            
            policymap-name
          
        
        

        4.   
      
          
            exit
          
        
        

        5.   
      
          
            bba-group
            pppoe
          [global | profile-name]
        

        6.   
      
          
            virtual-template
          
          
            interface-number
          
        
        

        7.   
      
          
            service
            profile
          
          
            subscriber-profile-name
          
          
            
            
            refresh
          
          
            
            
            minutes
          
        
        

        8.   
      
          
            service
            name
          
          
            match
          
        
        

        9.   
      
          
            end
          
        
        


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1
          
            enable
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router> enable
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Enables privileged EXEC mode. 
        

          
        • 
Enter your password if prompted.5

          • 

        

         
      
        

        Step 2
          
            configure
            terminal
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router# configure terminal
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Enters global configuration mode.
        

         
      
        

        Step 3
          
            policy-map
            type
            service
          
          
            
            
            policymap-name
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router(config)# policy-map type service serv3
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Places the router in service policy map configuration mode, and defines the name of service policy map.
        

         
      
        

        Step 4
          
            exit
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router(config)# exit
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Exits configuration mode and returns to EXEC command mode.
        

         
      
        

        Step 5
          
            bba-group
            pppoe
          [global | profile-name]
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router(config-bba-group)# bba-group pppoe global
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Defines a PPPoE profile, and enters BBA group configuration mode.
        

          
        • 
The global keyword creates a profile that serves as the default profile for any PPPoE port.

          • 

        

         
      
        

        Step 6
          
            virtual-template
          
          
            interface-number
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        (config-bba-group)# virtual-template 20
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Specifies the virtual template interface number for the BBA group, and places the router in configuration BBA group mode.
        

         
      
        

        Step 7
          
            service
            profile
          
          
            subscriber-profile-name
          
          
            
            
            refresh
          
          
            
            
            minutes
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router(config-bba-group)# service profile serv3 refresh 30
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Specifies the subscriber profile to be associated with the BBA group, and the refresh interval minutes for the service profile.
        

         
      
        

        Step 8
          
            service
            name
          
          
            match
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        Router(config-bba-group)# service name match
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Matches the requested tag for the PPPoE global group.
        

          
        Note   
                
              
        
The service name match command must be configured per the PPPoE service delay. The requested service by the client should also be configured on the BRAS to ensure PADO response from the BRAS.
        

        

         
      
        

        Step 9
          
            end
          
        
         

        Example:
        
          
        (config-bba-group)# end
        

        
        
 
              		 
          
        
Ends the configuration session and returns to privileged EXEC mode.
        

         
      
        

        

        

        Troubleshooting Tips
        

        
Use the debug pppoe eventcommand to verify the service name match and PADO delay for a PPPoE service.
        

        

        

        

        

        Configuration Examples for PPPoE Smart Server Selection
        

        

        Configuring BBA Group PADO Delay  Example
        

        
The following example shows how to configure a BBA group for PADO delay:
        

        Router(config)# bba-group pppoe server-selection
Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay 45

        

        

        

        Configuring PADO Delay  Example
        

        
The following example shows how to match the string by using a circuit ID or remote ID delay configured for PPPoE server:
        

        Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server circuit-id delay 45 string "subscr mac 1111.2222.3333"
Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay circuit-id 35
Router(config-bba-group)# pado delay remote-id 30
 
        

        

        
The following example shows how to configure PADO delay based on the remote ID or circuit ID:
        

        Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server remote-id delay 20 string contains TEST
 
Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server remote-id delay 10 string XTH
 
Router(config-bba-group)# pppoe server remote-id delay 30 string contains XTH-TEST 

        

        

        
Generally, the first match found in the list is considered for the delay value. If the remote ID in the client PPPoE tag contains XTH-TEST, then the delay value is 20. In this case, the first match succeeds and the configuration never reaches a delay of 30. If the remote ID in the client PPPoE tag contains TH- no, then no match is found. 
        

        

        

        Configuring PPPoE Service PADO Delay  Example
        

        
The following example shows how to configure the PADO delay based on the PPPoE service:
        

        Router(config)# policy-map type service XTH-services
Router(config-service-policymap)# pppoe service ILoBr delay 1000
Router(config-service-policymap)# pppoe service xth-service1 delay 500
Router(config-service-policymap)# pppoe service service-nodelay
Router(config-service-policymap)# exit
Router(config)# bba-group pppoe server-selection
Router(config-bba-group)# service svc-group
Router(config-bba-group)# service profile XTH-services
Router(config-bba-group)# service name match
Router(config-bba-group)# virtual-template 1

        

        

        

        Verifying the PPPoE Service Match and PADO Delay  Example
        

        
The following example shows the output of the service name match and PADO delay for a PPPoE service using the show pppoe derived group group-name command. This command prints all the PPPoE services for the supported groups and also shows the associated delay for this service.
        

        Router# show pppoe derived group svc-group
Derived configuration from subscriber profile 'XTH-services':
Service names: servicename:pado-delay
ILoBr:1000, xth-service1:500, service nodelay:0
        

        

        

        

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        Feature Information for PPPoE Smart Server Selection
        

         
		
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        Table 1 Feature Information for PPPoE Smart Server Selection 
         
				  
         Feature Name
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Releases
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Feature Information
				  
        
 
				        		

        
        

         
				  
         PPPoE Smart Server Selection
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4
				  
        
 
				        		
 
				  
         PPPoE Smart Server Selection allows service providers to determine which Broadband Remote Access Server (BRAS) a PPP call will terminate on.