Table Of Contents

Subscriber Management Packet Filtering Extension for DOCSIS 2.0

Finding Feature Information

Contents

Prerequisites for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Restriction for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Information About Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

How to Configure Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Configuring the Filter Group

Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group

Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group

Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group

Configuration Examples for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Configuring the Filter Group: Example

Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group: Example

Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group: Example

Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group: Example

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Command Reference

Feature Information for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

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Subscriber Management Packet Filtering Extension for DOCSIS 2.0

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First Published: December 17, 2008

Last Updated: November 16, 2009

The Cisco universal broadband router supports management of data packet filtering based on the subscriber's preferences and criteria. Packet filtering enhances security to the cable network by allowing only the specific packets to flow to the Customer Premise Equipment (CPE) while dropping the unwanted data packets from the cable network.

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Contents

•Prerequisites for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•Restriction for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•Information About Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•How to Configure Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•Configuration Examples for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•Additional References

•Command Reference

•Feature Information for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Prerequisites for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Table 1shows the hardware compatibility prerequisites for the subscriber management packet filtering feature.

Table 1 Cable Hardware Compatibility Matrix for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

CMTS Platform	Processor Engine	Cable Interface Line Cards
Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router	Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SCB •PRE2 •PRE4	Cisco uBR10-MC5X20S/U/H

The software prerequisites for the subscriber management packet filtering feature are:

•The latest software image is loaded and working on the Cable Modem Termination System (CMTS) and the cable modems (CM).

•The configuration information on the main performance routing engine (PRE) and the standby PRE should be the same before the switchover.

Restriction for Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

•This feature can define up to 254 filtering groups. The number of filters in each group is 255.

Information About Configuring Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

A filter group specifies what filters are applied to the packets going to or coming from each specific CM or CPE device. It defines the rules or criteria to filter or drop a packet. Every packet that has to be filtered can either be accepted to send or filtered to be dropped. The criteria to filter a packet depends on the subscriber's preferences. The filter group can be applied to different subscriber management groups.

Cable subscriber management can be established using the following configuration methods:

•CMTS router configuration (via CLI)

•SNMP configuration

The process of configuring the subscriber management packet filtering is:

1. The packet filter group defines the action for a packet. The packet can be let to go to the CPE or dropped off the cable network based on the subscriber's packet criteria.

2. The CM sends a registration request to the CMTS. The registration request contains provisioning information that defines the association of a Packet Filtering Group (PFG) with the CM and its subscribers.

3. The specific downstream or upstream PFGs are used to bind the CM, CPE, embedded Multimedia Terminal Adaptor (eMTA), embedded Set-Top Box (eSTB) and embedded portal server (ePS) to a specific PFG.

4. The CMTS identifies the CPE device based on the CPE's DHCP information.

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Note For the filter group to work for CMs, a CM must re-register after the CMTS router is configured.

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How to Configure Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

This section describes the configuration tasks that are performed to manage subscriber packet filtering on the Cisco CMTS platforms. You can use the command-line interface (CLI) commands to complete the configuration.

See the following sections for the configuration tasks.

1. Configuring the Filter Group

2. Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group

3. Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group

4. Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group

Configuring the Filter Group

This section describes the tasks to configure the packet filter group. Follow the summary steps to complete the configuration.

To create, configure, and activate a DOCSIS filter group that filters packets on the basis of the TCP/IP and UDP/IP headers, use the cable filter group command in global configuration mode.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. cable filter group group-id index index-num [option option-value]

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	enable Example: Router> enable Router#	Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2	configure terminal Example: Router# configure terminal Router(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3	cable filter group group-id index index-num [option option-value] Example: Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 src-ip 10.7.7.7	Creates, configures, and activates a DOCSIS filter group that filters packets. •group-id— The unique group ID for this filter group. The valid range is 1 to 254. 255 is reserved for use by the CMTS router. •index-num—The unique index for this particular filter. The valid range is 1 to 255. Specify one of the following options and option-values: •dest-ip—(optional) The destination IP address that should be matched. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. •dest-mask— (optional) The mask for the destination address that should be matched. •dest-port— (optional) The TCP/UDP destination port number that should be matched. The valid range is 0 to 65535. •ip-proto—(optional) The IP protocol type number that should be matched. The valid range is 0 to 256, with a default value of 256 that matches all protocols. •ip-tos—(optional) The type of service (TOS) mask and value to be matched. •match-action—(optional) The action that should be taken for packets that match this filter. –accept—Packets that match the filter are accepted (default). –drop—Packets that match the filter are dropped. •range-dest-port—(optional) The TCP/UDP destination port start number that should be matched. The valid range is 0 to 65535. •range-ip-tos—(optional) The mask against TOS start and end value, expressed in hexadecimal notation. •range-src-port—(optional) The TCP/UDP source port number that should be matched. The valid range is 0 to 65535. •src-ip— (optional) The source IP address that should be matched. The default IP address is 0.0.0.0. •src-mask—(optional) The mask for the source address that should be matched. •src-port—(optional) The the TCP/UDP source port number that should be matched. The valid range is 0 to 65535.
		•status—(optional) Enables or disables the filter (IPv4 and IPv6 filters): –active—Enables the filter immediately (default). –inactive —Disables the filter immediately. Note You must create a filter group using at least one of the other options before you can use this command to enable or disable the filter. •tcp-flags—(optional) The TCP flag mask and value to be matched. •v6-dest-address—(optional) Specifies the IPv6 destination address that should be matched •v6-dest-pfxlen—(optional) Specifies the length of the network portion of the IPv6 destination address. The valid range is 0 to 128. •v6-src-address—(optional) Specifies the IPv6 source address that should be matched •v6-src-pfxlen—(optional) Specifies the length of the network portion of the IPv6 source address. The valid range is 0 to 128.

Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group

This section describes the configuration tasks to define the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for an embedded Multimedia Terminal Adaptor (eMTA.) Follow the summary steps to complete the configuration.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. cable submgmt default filter-group mta {downstream | upstream} group-id

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
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	cable submgmt default filter-group mta {downstream | upstream} group-id Example: Router(config)# cable submgmt default filter-group mta downstream 130	Defines the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for an MTA. •downstream— The filter group applies to the downstream traffic that is going to the specified MTA. •upstream— The filter group applies to the upstream traffic that is coming from the specified MTA. •group-id— The filter group ID (0 to 254) to be applied for the MTA, downstream or upstream filter.

Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group

This section describes the configuration tasks to define the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for a Set-Top Box (STB.) Follow the summary steps to complete the configuration.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. cable submgmt default filter-group stb {downstream | upstream} group-id

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
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	cable submgmt default filter-group stb {downstream | upstream} group-id Example: Router(config)# cable submgmt default filter-group stb downstream 20	Defines the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for an STB. •downstream— The filter group applies to the downstream traffic that is going to the specified STB. •upstream— The filter group applies to the upstream traffic that is coming from the specified STB. •group-id— The filter group ID (0 to 254) to be applied for the STB, downstream or upstream filter.

Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group

This section describes the configuration tasks to define the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for a Portal Server (PS.) Follow the summary steps to complete the configuration.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. enable

2. configure terminal

3. cable submgmt default filter-group ps {downstream | upstream} group-id

DETAILED STEPS

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	enable Example: Router> enable Router#	Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2	configure terminal Example: Router# configure terminal Router(config)#	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3	cable submgmt default filter-group ps {downstream | upstream} group-id Example: Router(config)# cable submgmt default filter-group ps downstream 10	Defines the upstream and downstream subscriber management filter groups for a portal server. •downstream— The filter group applies to the downstream traffic that is going to the specified portal server. •upstream— The filter group applies to the upstream traffic that is coming from the specified portal server. •group-id— The filter group ID (0 to 254) to be applied for the portal server, downstream or upstream filter.

Configuration Examples for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

This section describes a sample configuration example for configuring the subscriber management packet filtering.

•Configuring the Filter Group: Example

•Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group: Example

•Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group: Example

•Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group: Example

Configuring the Filter Group: Example

The following example shows configuration of a filter group that drops packets with a source IP address of 10.7.7.7 and a destination IP address of 10.8.8.8, and a source port number of 2000 and a destination port number of 3000. All protocol types and ToS and TCP flag values are matched:

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 src-ip 10.7.7.7

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 src-mask 255.255.0.0

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 dest-ip 10.8.8.8

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 dest-mask 255.255.0.0

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 ip-proto 256

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 src-port 2000

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 dest-port 3000

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 tcp-flags 0 0

Router(config)# cable filter group 10 index 10 match-action drop

Defining the Upstream and Downstream MTA Filter Group: Example

The following example shows configuration of an upstream and downstream MTA filter group.

Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#cable submgmt default filter-group mta downstream 10

Defining the Upstream and Downstream STB Filter Group: Example

The following example shows configuration of an upstream and downstream STB filter group.

Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#cable submgmt default filter-group stb downstream 20

Defining the Upstream and Downstream PS Filter Group: Example

The following example shows configuration of an upstream and downstream portal server filter group.

Router#configure terminal

Router(config)#cable submgmt default filter-group ps downstream 10

Additional References

The following sections provide references related to configuring the subscriber management packet filtering feature.

Related Documents

Related Topic	Document Title
CMTS Command Reference	Cisco IOS CMTS Cable Command Reference, at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/cable/command/reference/cbl_book.html
Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Documentation	Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Hardware Installation Guide, at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/cmts/ubr10012/installation/guide/hig.html Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Software Configuration Guide, at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/cable/cmts/ubr10012/configuration/guide/scg.html Cisco uBR10012 Universal Broadband Router Release Notes http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/cable/ps2209/prod_release_notes_list.html

Standards

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MIBs

MIB	MIBs Link
None	To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL: http://www.cisco.com/go/mibs

RFCs

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Command Reference

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Feature Information for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Table 2 lists the features in this module and provides links to specific configuration information. Only features that were introduced or modified in Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SCB or a later release appear in the table.

Not all commands may be available in your Cisco IOS software release. For release information about a specific command, see the command reference documentation.

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Note Table 2 lists only the Cisco IOS software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given Cisco IOS software release. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that Cisco IOS software release also support that feature.

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Table 2 Feature Information for Subscriber Management Packet Filtering

Feature Name	Releases	Feature Information
Subscriber Management Packet Filtering	12.2(33)SCB	The Cisco universal broadband router supports management of data packet filtering based on the subscriber's preferences and criteria.

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