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These release notes describe the caveats and new features for Cisco Subscriber Registration Center version 1.0(1).
This document contains the following sections:
Cisco Subscriber Registration Center (CSRC) is an integrated solution for data-over-cable service providers to configure and manage broadband modems, and to enable and administer subscriber self-registration and activation.
CSRC is designed for service providers deploying subscriber self-provisioning systems. It also facilitates the retail market for cable modems similar to mobile phones and dial-up service. CSRC offers a specialized provisioning environment that allows service providers to utilize policy-related features within CSRC component products and to streamline new network service rollout. These components also help automate subscriber service provisioning, such as voice over IP (VoIP), e-mail, and Web access and configuration of subscriber CPE devices, including PCs and cable modems.
CSRC is a directory-enabled solution that works with industry-standard Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) Version 3 servers. A suite of products, CSRC consists of:
CSRC is part of the Cisco Service Management (CSM) system of Operations, Administration, Maintenance, and Provisioning (OAM&P) and management tools for service providers and large enterprise networks. Operating at the service, network, and element layers of the Telecommunications Management Network (TMN) model, CSRC provides subscriber-centric and customer-focused service management. It contains powerful tools for creating new services and extending them to support the specific requirements of service provider environments.
The CSRC installation kit consists of the following components:
The distribution media for CSRC version 1.0(1) consists of the following set of CD-ROMs:
The CSRC CD-ROM is assigned the volume name csrc_1_0_1. On Solaris, the Volume Management daemon automatically mounts on the /cdrom/csrc_1_0_1 directory.
Table 1 lists the files and directories contained beneath the root directory of the CSRC CD-ROMs.
| Directory | Description |
|---|---|
README.txt | Describes the CD-ROM hierarchy and explains how to contact Cisco Customer Support. |
CSRC/Solaris | The CSRC software packages for Solaris: CSCOcsrcd, CSCOcsrcw, CSCOcsrcn, and CSCOcsrcu. For more information, see the Cisco Subscriber Registration Center Installation Guide for Solaris. |
CSRC/NT | The CSRC software packages for Windows NT. For more information, see the Cisco Subscriber Registration Center Installation Guide for Windows NT. |
docs/ | CSRC product documentation in Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF). This directory includes the installation guides you need to install CSRC, and the documentation for the User Registrar and Modem Registrar applications. It also contains an HTML file called Buglist.html that provides information about CSRC bugs. |
NAS/ | The contents of the Netscape Application Server product distribution. |
Apache/ | The source and binary distributions of the Apache Web server. |
Apache/README.txt | The text file for the Apache Web server distributions, describing the contents of the Apache directory. |
Perl/ | The source and binary distributions of Perl. |
Perl/README.txt | The text file for the Perl distributions, describing the contents of the Perl directory. |
The CSRC electronic distribution for Solaris is a gzipped tar file called csrc_1_0_1-solaris.tar.gz, where 1_0_1 is the version number of the product (for example, 1.0(1)). The electronic distribution includes the following files and directories, also included in the CSRC directory layout:
You can install and run CSRC on either a Solaris or Windows NT operating system. The following sections describe the hardware requirements for both platforms.
CSRC running on Solaris requires the following hardware components:
Table 2 lists the disk space requirements for CSRC.
| Component | Solaris |
|---|---|
Netscape Application Server | 105.2 MB |
LDAP directory server | (See the appropriate appendix for a specific directory server.) |
Apache Web server (optional) | 22 MB |
Netscape Enterprise Server (optional) | (See Appendix A, "Netscape Enterprise Server" in the CSRC Installation Guide for Solaris.) |
Perl (optional) | 13 MB |
CSRC | 26 MB |
CSRC running on Windows NT requires the following hardware components:
Table 3 lists the disk space requirements for CSRC.
| Component | Solaris |
|---|---|
Netscape Application Server | 105.2 MB |
LDAP directory server | (See the appropriate appendix for a specific directory server.) |
Apache Web server (optional) | 22.4 MB |
Netscape Enterprise Server (optional) | (See Appendix C, "Netscape Enterprise Server" in the CSRC Installation Guide for Windows NT.) |
Perl (optional) | 13 MB |
CSRC | 26 MB |
You may have a Web server and/or Perl already installed. CSRC operates with most Web servers, such as Apache and Netscape Enterprise Server. The CSRC distribution media contains an installation kit for Apache. You can choose to purchase and install another Web server.
CSRC requires the use of LDAP version 3 compatible directory servers. Currently, Cisco has verified Netscape Directory Server (NDS) version 4.0 and 4.1. Cisco does not provide these software packages. You must purchase a copy of Netscape Directory Server version 4.1 from Netscape.
Table 4 lists the software packages that CSRC version 1.0(1) requires. Cisco provides the packages for which Yes is indicated in the Provided column.
| Software Package | Version | Provided |
|---|---|---|
Cisco Network Registrar (CNR) | 3.0(1)T or higher | Yes |
Perl | 5.00503 or higher | Yes |
Web server | CGI-compliant Web servers | Yes Apache Web server |
Web browser | Netscape 4.x Internet Explorer 4.x | No |
Netscape Application Server (NAS) | 2.1 1 SP7 beta 1 or higher | Yes |
CSRC software components | 1.0(1) | Yes |
LDAP version 3 compatible directory server | Netscape Directory Server 4.0 or 4.1 | No |
Cisco Subscriber Registration Center 1.0(1) offers the following features:
Cisco Connection Online (CCO) is Cisco Systems' primary, real-time support channel. Maintenance customers and partners can self-register on CCO to obtain additional information and services.
Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, CCO provides a wealth of standard and value-added services to Cisco's customers and business partners. CCO services include product information, product documentation, software updates, release notes, technical tips, the Bug Navigator, configuration notes, brochures, descriptions of service offerings, and download access to public and authorized files.
CCO serves a wide variety of users through two interfaces that are updated and enhanced simultaneously: a character-based version and a multimedia version that resides on the World Wide Web (WWW). The character-based CCO supports Zmodem, Kermit, Xmodem, FTP, and Internet e-mail, and it is excellent for quick access to information over lower bandwidths. The WWW version of CCO provides richly formatted documents with photographs, figures, graphics, and video, as well as hyperlinks to related information.
You can access CCO in the following ways:
For a copy of CCO's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), contact cco-help@cisco.com. For additional information, contact cco-team@cisco.com.
Cisco documentation and additional literature are available in a CD-ROM package, which ships with your product. The Documentation CD-ROM, a member of the Cisco Connection Family, is updated monthly. Therefore, it might be more current than printed documentation. To order additional copies of the Documentation CD-ROM, contact your local sales representative or call customer service. The CD-ROM package is available as a single package or as an annual subscription. You can also access Cisco documentation on the World Wide Web at http://www.cisco.com, http://www-china.cisco.com, or http://www-europe.cisco.com.
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For information on CSRC bugs, see the BugList.html file in the docs/ subdirectory of the CSRC CD-ROM or electronic distribution.
Posted: Wed Oct 27 13:00:31 PDT 1999
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