Introduction

Table Of Contents

Introduction

Product Overview

Operating System Requirements

Hardware Requirements

Types of Installation

Introduction

This chapter gives an overview of Broadband Access Center (BAC), and describes the factors that you must consider before installing BAC.

This chapter details:

• Product Overview

• Operating System Requirements

• Hardware Requirements

• Types of Installation

Product Overview

BAC is a distributed and scalable application that automates the tasks of provisioning and managing customer premises equipment (CPE) in a broadband service provider network. It enables secure provisioning and management of CPE by using the DSL Forum's CPE WAN Management Protocol (CWMP), a standard defined in the TR-069 specification.

Based on open standards, BAC provides a simple and easy way to deploy high-speed data and voice technology.

BAC can be scaled to suit networks of virtually any size. It also offers high availability, made possible by the product's distributed architecture with centralized management.

Operating System Requirements

You must install BAC on Sun SPARC computers that run the Solaris 9 operating system.

Make sure you have the correct type and number of patches installed on your system before installing BAC. Table 1-1 lists the patches that are recommended when using Java Development Kit 1.4.2_11 for the Solaris 9 operating system.

Table 1-1 Patches Recommended for BAC Installation

Patch

Description

113886-26

OpenGL 1.3 patch for Solaris (32-bit)

113887-26

OpenGL 1.3 patch for Solaris (64-bit)

113096-03

X11 6.6.1 OWconfig patch

112785-44

X11 6.6.1 Xsun patch

Note Before installing BAC, you should download and install the recommended patches from the Sun Microsystems support site.

Hardware Requirements

A BAC installation requires:

•A Regional Distribution Unit (RDU).

The RDU is the primary server in a BAC deployment. It contains the central BAC database and is the sole entry point for processing requests from the application programming interface (API).

•One or more Device Provisioning Engines (DPEs).

A DPE caches provisioning information and configuration requests, including the transfer of configuration files to devices. It is the major component of the provisioning group, handling all device interactions with the RDU.

Types of Installation

This guide describes the individual component installation. The installation program enables you to install one or both components of BAC: the RDU and the DPE.

Note This release does not feature a lab installation, but you can perform its equivalent by installing both components in a single machine. Cisco recommends that you have at least 350 MB of disk space available for the lab installation.

You can install the RDU and the DPE through the GUI or CLI. For specifics about component installation, see the "Installing BAC" section on page 3-3.

Before installing BAC, familiarize yourself with the installation startup processes and checklists described in Before Installing Broadband Access Center, page 2-1.

Patch	Description
113886-26	OpenGL 1.3 patch for Solaris (32-bit)
113887-26	OpenGL 1.3 patch for Solaris (64-bit)
113096-03	X11 6.6.1 OWconfig patch
112785-44	X11 6.6.1 Xsun patch