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
Revised: May 30, 2007, OL-8233-05
This guide describes the concept of a Multi Protocol Label Switching/Virtual Private Network (MPLS/VPN) architecture using the Login Event Generator (LEG) based on the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), and explains how to install and configure it on the SCMS Subscriber Manager (SM) platform.
Note 
This guide assumes a basic familiarity with telecommunications equipment and installation procedures, Cisco SCMS subscriber management, subscriber integration concepts, and the MPLS/VPN architecture.
For complete information regarding Cisco's subscriber integration concept, see the Cisco Service Control Management Suite Subscriber Manager (SCMS SM) User Guide .
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 document is intended for system administrators and system integrators who are familiar with the MPLS/VPN BGP LEG concepts and with Cisco Service Control Subscriber Management and Subscriber Integration concepts.
Document Revision History
Cisco Service Control Release
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Part Number
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Publication Date
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Release 3.1.0
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OL-8233-05
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May, 2007
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Description of Changes
•Updated for release 3.1.0.
Cisco Service Control Release
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Part Number
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Publication Date
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Release 3.0.5
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OL-8233-04
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November, 2006
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Description of Changes
•Updated for release 3.0.5.
Cisco Service Control Release
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Part Number
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Publication Date
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Release 3.0.3
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OL-8233-03
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September, 2006
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Description of Changes
•MPLS/VPN BGP LEG can be installed only on Red Hat Linux platforms.
Cisco Service Control Release
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Part Number
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Publication Date
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Release 3.0.3
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OL-8233-02
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May, 2006
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Description of Changes
•Added new section describing managing MPLS/VPN subscribers. See Managing MPLS/VPN Subscribers, page 1.
•Added new section describing the VPN identifier. See VPN Identifier (RD or RT), page 4.
Cisco Service Control Release
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Part Number
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Publication Date
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Release 3.0
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OL-8233-01
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December, 2005
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Description of Changes
•This is the first version of this document.
Organization
The major sections of this guide are as follows:
Related Publications
Use this Cisco SCMS SM MPLS/VPN BGP LEG Reference Guide in conjunction with the following Cisco documentation:
•Cisco SCMS Subscriber Manager User Guide
•Cisco Service Control Application for Broadband User Guide
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.
Note Means reader take note. Notes contain helpful suggestions or references to material not covered in the guide.
Timesaver Means the described action saves time. You can save time by performing the action described in the paragraph.
Caution Means
reader be careful. In this situation, you might do something that could result in equipment damage or loss of data.
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.
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
