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About This Guide

This document describes how to configure the Cisco Resource Pool Manager Server (Cisco RPMS).

This guide was written for system administrators who use Cisco RPMS for network access server (NAS) resource management; you should have experience with NASes, Oracle databases, and general networking technology.

Table 1: Major Sections of This Guide

Chapter/ Appendix	Title	Description
Chapter 1	Introduction to Cisco Resource Pool Manager Server	Briefly describes Cisco RPMS and related terminology.
Chapter 2	Cisco Resource Pool Manager Server Service Types	Describes Cisco RPMS configuration scenarios.
Chapter 3	Configuring Call Discrimination	Describes how to prevent unapproved call types from accessing NAS resources.
Chapter 4	Configuring Resource Management	Describes how to configure Cisco RPMS to manage and assign resources to incoming calls.
Chapter 5	Configuring Dial Services	Describes how to assign dial services to answered calls.
Chapter 6	Viewing Cisco Resource Pool Manager Server Reports	Describes how to view and save Cisco RPMS reports. Provides a description of each report.
Chapter 7	Administering Cisco Resource Pool Manager Server	Describes how to perform administration tasks. These include configuring general settings, administrators and privileges, email notifications, primary/backup settings, and NASes that can access the Cisco RPMS.
Appendix A	Using the Command-Line Interface	Describes how to use the Cisco RPMS command line interface to perform Cisco RPMS tasks from a UNIX command-line.
Appendix B	Configuring Network Access Servers	Describes how to configure the NAS(es) to communicate with Cisco RPMS.
Appendix C	Configuring Stack Group Bidding Protocol	Describes how to configure Stack Group Protocol (SGBP) for home gateways that accept Multilink PPP connections (MLP).
Appendix D	Database Replication	Describes how to configure database replication for a primary and secondary Cisco RPMS.
Appendix E	Database Structure	Describes the structure of the Cisco RPMS database.
Appendix F	Default Values	Describes Cisco RPMS default values.
Appendix G	User Interface Field Limits	Describes the limits of the Cisco RPMS fields.

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Terms and Acronyms Used in This Guide

Table 3 lists terms and acronyms used in this guide.

Table 3: Terms and Acronyms

Term	Definition
AAA	Authentication, authorization, and accounting.
ACS	Access control server.
ADSL	Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line.
APM	AccessPath Manager; Cisco dial stack management system, now called CAM.
AV	Attribute value.
BC	Bearer capability.
CAM	Cisco Access Manager, Cisco dial stack management system (see APM).
CAS	Channel Associated Signaling.
CHAP	Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.
CLI	Command line user interface.
CLID	Calling Line Identification.
CO	Central office; telephone company phone switch.
CoS	Class of service.
CSD	Circuit switch data (for example, ISDN data call).
CSV	Comma separated value. A non-proprietary comma-delimited file used to transfer data into spreadsheet programs.
CT1	Channelized T1 trunk service.
DNIS	Dialed number information service (the called telephone number).
DS0	A single 64K/56K channel in a PRI or CT1.
DSM	Distributed Session Manager. Maintains session state across multiple servers.
GRS	Global Roaming Server.
HDLC	High-Level Data Link Control.
HTML	Hypertext markup language.
HTTP	Hypertext transport protocol; moves hypertext files across the Internet.
ISDN	Integrated Service Digital Network; a digital circuit-switched telephony infrastructure.
ISP	Internet service provider.
MIB	Management information base; an SNMP-compliant description of a network device.
NAS	Network access server.
NEBS	Network equipment building systems; a standard for switches and other equipment.
NOC	Network Operations Center.
PAP	Password Authentication Protocol.
POP	Point of presence.
POTS	Plain old telephone service; the acronym is used in the term "POTS-routable," which refers to the ability of the telephone system to deliver a call to a particular switch and return a particular DNIS.
QoS	Quality of Service.
PRI	Primary rate interface, an ISDN service.
RADIUS	Remote Access Dial-In User Service.
RFC	Request for comment. A document published by the InterNIC describing a proposed Internet standard.
RMP	Resource Manager Protocol; the protocol used for communication between the NAS and the RPMS.
RPM	Resource Pool Manager. The standalone resource pool management application that resides on the NAS.
RPMS	Resource Pool Manager Server.
RSP	Regional service provider.
SGBP	Stack Group Bidding Protocol
SLA	Service level agreement.
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol.
SQL	Structured Query Language.
SSL	Secure sockets layer protocol; a security protocol that provides privacy over HTTP.
TA	(ISDN) terminal adapter.
TACACS+	Terminal Access Controller Access Control System.
TCP/IP	Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol.
TMN	Telecommunications management networks; standard for managing data networks.
UCP	User Control Point (formerly Network Control Point [NCP]).
VPDN	Virtual Private Dial-Up Network.

Posted: Thu Aug 31 07:30:03 PDT 2000
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