Table of Contents
Glossary
AR
- Access Registrar. AR provides RADIUS services to DOCSIS cable modems for deployment of high-speed data services in a one-way cable plant requiring telco-return for upstream data.
CNR
- Cisco Network Registrar. A software product that provides IP addresses, configuration parameters, and DNS names to DOCSIS cable modems and PCs, based on network and service policies.
Configuration file
- A file containing configuration parameters for the DOCSIS cable modem.
CSCOcsrcd
- The CSRC component that provides CSRC LDAP schema and initial data.
CSCOcsrcn
- The CSRC component that enables the Cisco Network Registrar's TFTP server to interoperate with CSRC and to dynamically generate DOCSIS configuration files.
CSCOcsrcu
- The CSRC component that provides CSRC command line utilities.
CSCOcsrcw
- The CSRC component that provides the Web-based user interface to CSRC.
CSRC
- Cisco Subscriber Registration Center. An integrated solution for data-over-cable service providers to configure and manage broadband modems, and enable and administer subscriber self-registration and activation.
DHCP
- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (RFC 2131). DHCP clients obtain their IP address assignments and other configuration information from DHCP servers.
DOCSIS
- Data-Over-Cable Systems Interface Specifications. Specifications written by leading North American cable operators, CableLabs, and their vendor representatives that provide a standard interface for cable modems.
LDAP
- Lightweight Directory Access Protocol version 3 (RFC 2251). A protocol that enables access to a directory database.
MR
- Modem Registrar. One of the suite of software products included in the Cisco Subscriber Registration Center (CSRC) product. MR is a policy-based cable modem management product that provides dynamic cable modem configuration.
NAS
- Netscape Application Server.
NDS
- Netscape Directory Server.
Response file
- A file that contains the values for parameters required to install the CSRC packages. The installer uses the values in the response file instead of prompting for the information.
SSL
- Secure Sockets Layer (version 3). A Netscape protocol that enables the exchange of certificates and the encryption of traffic between clients and servers.
TFTP
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol version 2 (RFC 1350). TFTP clients obtain files from TFTP servers without the use of client authentication (for example, username and password).
uBR
- Universal Broadband Router (also known as the Cisco 7246 or 7223 router), which is the Cisco router implementation of a DOCSIS CMTS.
UR
- User Registrar. One of the suite of software products included in the Cisco Subscriber Registration Center (CSRC) product. UR enables cable network subscribers to self-provision account registration, and to activate their cable modem and PC over the cable network using a Web user interface. User Registrar activates subscriber devices with account-appropriate privileges through updates to an LDAP directory.
Posted: Wed Oct 27 14:11:38 PDT 1999
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