Preface
Welcome to the Cisco Broadband Access Center Administrator Guide, 2.7.1.. This guide describes concepts and configurations related to Cisco Broadband Access Center, referred to as BAC throughout this guide.
The preface provides an outline of other chapters in this guide, details information about related documents that support this BAC release, and demonstrates the styles and conventions used in the guide.
Note Use this guide along with the documentation listed in Product Documentation, and
Related Documentation.
This Preface describes:
•Audience
•How This Guide Is Organized
•Conventions
•Product Documentation
•Related Documentation
•Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
Audience
System administrators use this guide to configure BAC for automating large-scale provisioning for broadband access. The administrator should be familiar with:
•Basic networking concepts and terminology
•Network administration
•Cable networks
How This Guide Is Organized
The major sections of this guide are:
Broadband Access Center Overview |
Describes BAC, its features, and benefits. |
Broadband Access Center Architecture |
Describes the system architecture implemented in this BAC release. |
Configuration Workflows and Checklists |
Provides checklists to follow when configuring BAC for use. |
DOCSIS Configuration |
Describes how to bring a BAC DOCSIS deployment into service. |
PacketCable Voice Configuration |
Describes how to bring a PacketCable voice deployment into service. |
Troubleshooting PacketCable eMTA Provisioning |
Describes how to troubleshoot the provisioning process for PacketCable embedded Media Terminal Adapters (eMTAs). |
CableHome Configuration |
Describes how to bring a CableHome deployment, using the non-secure (DHCP) version, into service. |
Configuration Templates Management |
Describes the configuration templates that BAC supports and how to develop template files. |
Understanding the Administrator User Interface |
Describes how to access BAC from the administrator user interface. |
Using the Administrator User Interface |
Describes how to perform administration activities, including searching for and viewing device information, from the administrator user interface. |
Configuring Broadband Access Center |
Describes how to perform configuration activities from the administrator user interface. |
Configuring and Using the Sample User Interface |
Describes concepts, uses, and application of the sample workflow user interface. |
Support Tools and Advanced Concepts |
Describes BAC tools intended to help configure, maintain speed, and improve the installation, deployment, and use of BAC. |
Database Management |
Describes how to manage and maintain the RDU database. |
Alert and Error Messages |
Lists and describes BAC alert messages. |
PacketCable DHCP Options to BAC Properties Mapping |
Identifies the mapping of BAC properties to the PacketCable DHCP options used for PacketCable provisioning. |
API Use Cases |
Presents a series of the most common provisioning API use cases, including pseudo code segments that can be used to model typical service-provider workflows. |
Glossary |
Defines terminology used in this guide and generally applicable to the technologies being discussed. |
Conventions
This document uses the following conventions:
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Commands and keywords |
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Variables for which you supply values |
italic font |
Displayed session and system information |
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Information you enter |
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Variables you enter |
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Menu items and button names |
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Selecting a menu item in paragraphs |
Option > Network Preferences |
Selecting a menu item in tables |
Option > Network Preferences |
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the publication.
Caution
Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
Product Documentation
Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.
Table 1 describes the documentation that is available for this BAC release.
Related Documentation
Note We sometimes update the printed and electronic documentation after original publication. Therefore, you should also review the documentation on Cisco.com for any updates.
Table 2 describes the related documentation that is available for this BAC release.
Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines
For information on obtaining documentation, obtaining support, providing documentation feedback, security guidelines, and also recommended aliases and general Cisco documents, see the monthly What's New in Cisco Product Documentation, which also lists all new and revised Cisco technical documentation, at:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/general/whatsnew/whatsnew.html