Table Of Contents

About This Guide

Audience

Document Revision History

Organization

Related Publications

Document Conventions

Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

About This Guide

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Revised: May 30, 2007, OL-8822-03

This preface describes who should read the Cisco Service Control MPLS/VPN User Guide, how it is organized, and its document conventions.

This introduction provides information about the following topics:

• Audience

• Document Revision History

• Organization

• Related Publications

• Document Conventions

• Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines

Audience

This guide is for experienced network administrators who are responsible for configuring and maintaining the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution.

Document Revision History

Table 1

Cisco Service Control Release	Part Number	Publication Date
Release 3.0.5	OL-8822-03	November, 2006

Description of Changes

Minor change regarding PE router with multiple IP interfaces (see How to Define the PE Routers ).

Table 2

Cisco Service Control Release	Part Number	Publication Date
Release 3.0.3	OL-8822-02	May, 2006

Description of Changes

Various minor changes.

Table 3

Cisco Service Control Release	Part Number	Publication Date
Release 3.0	OL-8822-01	December, 2005

Description of Changes

Created the Cisco Service Control MPLS/VPN Solution Guide .

Organization

The major sections of this guide are as follows:

Table 4

Chapter	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Introduction to the Service Control MPLS/VPN Solution	General introduction to the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution, when it is used, and the benefits of its use.
Chapter 2	Overview of the Service Control Solution for MPLS/VPN Networks	Overview of how the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution works.
Chapter 3	Configuring MPLS/VPN Support	Explanation of how to configure the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution.
Chapter 4	Managing MPLS/VPN Support	Explanation of how to manage and monitor the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution.

Related Publications

The following documentation contains additional information regarding the components of the Service Control MPLS/VPN solution:

•For further information regarding general configuration of the Cisco Service Control solution, refer to the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) Software Configuration Guide .

•For further information regarding the Service Control CLI and a complete listing of all CLI commands, refer to the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) CLI Command Reference .

•For further information regarding the configuration and maintenance of the Subscriber Manager, refer to the Cisco Service Control Management Subscriber Manager User Guide .

In addition, the extensive features and functionality of the SCE platform and the software running on are documented in the following resources:

•For complete installation information, including initial configuration, refer to the relevant installation guide:

–Cisco SCE 2000 4xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide

–Cisco SCE 2000 4/8xFE Installation and Configuration Guide

–Cisco SCE 1000 2xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide

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•For initial installation and startup information, refer to the relevant quick start guide:

–Cisco SCE 2000 4xGBE Quick Start Guide

–Cisco SCE 2000 4/8xFE Quick Start Guide

–Cisco SCE 1000 2xGBE Quick Start Guide

•For international agency compliance, safety, and statutory information for wide-area network (WAN) interfaces for the SCE platform, refer to the regulatory and safety information document:

–Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE)

•To view Cisco documentation or obtain general information about the documentation, refer to the following sources:

– Obtaining Documentation, Obtaining Support, and Security Guidelines 

–The Cisco Information Packet that shipped with your SCE 2000 platform.

Document Conventions

This guide uses the following conventions:

•Bold is used for commands, keywords, and buttons.

•Italics are used for command input for which you supply values.

•Screen font is used for examples of information that are displayed on the screen.

•Bold screen font is used for examples of information that you enter.

•Vertical bars ( | ) indicate separate alternative, mutually exclusive elements.

•Square brackets ( [ ] ) indicate optional elements.

•Braces ( {} ) indicate a required choice.

•Braces within square brackets ( [{}] ) indicate a required choice within an optional element.

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Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the guide.

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Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.

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Caution Means reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.

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Warning Means danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury. Before you work on any equipment, you must be aware of the hazards involved with electrical circuitry and familiar with standard practices for preventing accidents. To see translated versions of warnings, refer to the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information document that accompanied the device.

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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

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