Subscriber Management Configuration Overview

RBFS Subscriber Management configuration involves setting up various profiles and parameters that control how subscribers interact with network services. This includes authentication, service access, protocol handling, and other functions organized under a structured configuration hierarchy. The profiles determine how subscribers authenticate, access network services, and use various protocols. The configuration starts with mandatory settings such as interface, access, and AAA profiles, followed by optional configurations for more features such as RADIUS, L2TP, and service profiles. Each profile plays a crucial role in ensuring efficient and secure subscriber management.

Configuration Hierarchy

The configuration of physical interfaces (IFP) and their associated VLANs is managed through a set of profiles that define parameters for various functions. These include authentication settings with AAA, service management for protocols such as IGMP and MLD, and access protocols such as PPPoE.

The following image illustrates how the subscriber management configuration and profile system are organized.

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Figure 1. Configuration and Profiles

All subscriber management configurations and profiles are managed under the top-level hierarchy access. This hierarchy acts as the central point for defining and managing various access protocols, subscriber management profiles, and authentication settings that are crucial for network operations.

The following is the access command and all the high-level options available for Subscriber Management configurations.

supervisor@switch: cfg> set access
  <cr>
  aaa-profile           Global AAA profile configuration
  access-profile        Global access profile configuration
  chassis-id            Chassis ID for this node <0-15>
  dhcp-relay            Global DHCP relay configuration
  dhcp-server           Global DHCP server configuration
  dhcpv6-server         Global DHCP server configuration
  interface             Global interface profile configuration
  l2bsa                 Global access l2bsa configurations
  l2tp-pool             Global L2TPv2 pool configuration
  l2tp-profile          Global L2TPv2 profile configuration
  pool                  Global address pool configuration
  radius-profile        Global AAA RADIUS profile configuration
  radius-server         Global RADIUS server configuration
  service-profile       Global service profile configuration
  user-profile          Global user profile configuration

In the following sections, you will find comprehensive descriptions and steps for each configuration. The process begins with setting up the access interface configuration, which is the first step. This is then followed by other important access profile and AAA profile configurations, which are crucial for managing subscriber access.

The second part covers the optional configurations:

The user-profile and l2tp-pool are the only components not referenced by name. The key here is the user or pool name.