Preface


This preface describes who should read the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Reference Guide, how it is organized, its document conventions, and how to obtain documentation and technical assistance. This guide assumes a basic familiarity with the concept of the Cisco Service Control solution, the Service Control Engine (SCE) platforms, and related components.

This guide provides information about the data structures created and used by SCA BB. It is intended for:

The administrator who is responsible for daily operation of the Cisco Service Control solution

Integrators who are developing applications on top of SCA BB

Document Revision History

The Document Revision History below records changes to this document.

Revision
Cisco Service Control Release and Date
Change Summary

OL-8410-07

3.1.6
May, 2008

Updated Default Service Configuration Reference Tables, page 1-1

OL-8410-06

3.1.5
November, 2007

Updated Default Service Configuration Reference Tables, page 1-1

Added the following new feature:

DSCP ToS Classification (see ToS CSV Files, page 5-5)

OL-8410-04

3.1.0
May, 2007

Added the following new features:

NetFlow (see NetFlow Records: Formats and Field Contents, page 3-1)

Virtual Links Usage RDR, page 2-24 (see also Table VLINK_INI, page 4-11)

Unidirectional Classification (see Protocols Identified on Unidirectional Flows, page 1-35)

OL-8410-03

3.0.5
November, 2006

Added the following new feature:

Quota State Restore RDRs, page 2-30

OL-8410-02

3.0.3
May, 2006

Added the following new feature:

Media Flow RDR, page 2-35 (see also Table RPT_MEDIA, page 4-6)

Added the following section to the document:

SCE Subscriber Template CSV File, page 5-6

OL-8410-01

3.0.0
December, 2005

First version of this document.

Chapters 1, 2, 3 of this document are based on Appendixes B, C, D of the Release 2.5.5 Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide.


Organization

This guide contains the following sections:

Chapter
Description

Chapter 1, "Default Service Configuration Reference Tables"

Describes the default service configuration provided with the Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband (SCA BB).

Chapter 2, "Raw Data Records: Formats and Field Contents"

Lists the various RDRs produced by the Service Control Engine (SCE) platform and gives their structure, describes the columns and fields of each RDR, and states under what conditions each kind of RDR is generated. Also provides field-content information for fields generated by Service Control components (such as tags), and a description of the Periodic RDR Zero Adjustment Mechanism.

Chapter 3, "NetFlow Records: Formats and Field Contents"

Lists the RDRs whose data can be generated as NetFlow records and describes the fields that may be contained in a NetFlow record.

Chapter 4, "Database Tables: Formats and Field Contents"

Presents the different database tables used for storing RDRs (after their conversion by an adapter), and a description of the table columns (field names and types).

Chapter 5, "CSV File Formats"

Describes the location and structure of CSV files pertaining to service configuration, subscriber management, and data collection management.

Chapter 6, "SCA BB Proprietary MIB Reference"

Describes that part of the Cisco SCE proprietary MIB that provides configuration and runtime status for SCA BB.


Related Publications

Use this Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Reference Guide in conjunction with the following Cisco documentation:

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide

Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband Service Configuration API Programmer Guide

Cisco Service Control Management Suite Collection Manager User Guide

Cisco Service Control Management Suite Subscriber Manager User Guide

Cisco Service Control Application Reporter User Guide

The SCE platform installation and configuration guides:

Cisco SCE 1000 2xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide

Cisco SCE 2000 4xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide

Cisco SCE 2000 4/8xFE Installation and Configuration Guide

Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) CLI Command Reference

Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) Software Configuration Guide

Conventions

This document uses the following conventions:

Convention
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