Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) Configuration Guide: Unified Model

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# configure

Enables global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc service-name

Router(config)# sbc mysbc

Enters the mode of an SBC service.

• Use the service-name argument to define the name of the service.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the mode of an SBE entity within an SBC service.

Step 4

cac-policy-set policy-set-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# cac-policy-set 1

Enters the mode of CAC policy set configuration within an SBE entity, creating a new policy set if necessary.

Step 5

first-cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# first-cac-table StandardListByAccount

Configures the name of the first policy table to process when performing the admission control stage of policy.

Step 6

cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# cac-table StandardListByAccount

Enters the mode for configuration of an admission control table (creating one if necessary) within the context of an SBE policy set.

Step 7

table-type {policy-set | limit {list of limit tables}}

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# table-type policy-set

Configures the table type of a CAC table within the context of an SBC policy set.

The list of limit tables argument controls the syntax of the match-value fields of the entries in the table. Possible available Limit tables are:

• account—Compare the name of the account.
• adj-group—Compare the name of the adjacency group.
• adjacency—Compare the name of the adjacency.
• all—No comparison type. All events match this type.
• call-priority—Compare with call priority.
• category—Compare the number analysis assigned category.
• dst-account—Compare the name of the destination account.
• dst-adj-group—Compare the name of the destination adjacency group.
• dst-adjacency—Compare the name of the destination adjacency.
• dst-prefix—Compare the beginning of the dialed digit string.
• event-type—Compare with CAC policy event types.
• src-account—Compare the name of the source account.
• src-adj-group—Compare the name of the source adjacency group.
• src-adjacency—Compare the name of the source adjacency.
• src-prefix—Compare the beginning of the calling number string.

Features can be enabled or disabled per adjacency group through CAC configuration the same way this is done per individual adjacencies. The adj-group table type matches on either source or destination adjacency group.

When the policy-set keyword is specified, use the cac-scope command to configure the scope within each entry at which limits are applied in a CAC Policy Set table.

Step 8

entry entry-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-
cactable)# entry 1

Enters the mode to create or modify an entry in an admission control table.

Step 9

cac-scope { list of scope options }

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# cac-scope src-adjacency

Choose a scope at which CAC limits are applied within each of the entries in a policy set table.

• list of scope options—Specifies one of the following strings used to match events:

– account —Events that are from the same account.

– adjacency —Events that are from the same adjacency.

– adj-group —Events that are from members of the same adjacency group.

– call —Scope limits are per single call.

– category —Events that have same category.

– dst-account —Events that are sent to the same account.

– dst-adj-group —Events that are sent to the same adjacency group.

– dst-adjacency —Events that are sent to the same adjacency.

– dst-number —Events that have same destination.

– global —Scope limits are global

– src-account —Events that are from the same account.

– src-adj-group —Events that are from the same adjacency group.

– src-adjacency —Events that are from the same adjacency.

– src-number —Events that have the same source number.

– sub-category —The limits specified in this scope apply to all events sent to or received from members of the same subscriber category.

– sub-category-pfx —The limits specified in this scope apply to all events sent to or received from members of the same subscriber category prefix.

– subscriber —The limits specified in this scope apply to all events sent to or received from individual subscribers (a device that is registered with a Registrar server).

Step 10

media bandwidth-fields ignore

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# media bandwidth-fields ignore

Sets the media flag to ignore the b-line and use CODEC to calculate the baseline bandwidth required for the media stream.

Step 11

action [ next-table goto-table-name | cac-complete]

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# action cac-complete

Configures the action to perform after this entry in an admission control table. Possible actions are:

• Identify the next CAC table to process using the next-table keyword and the goto-table-name argument.
• Stop processing for this scope using the cac-complete keyword.

Step 12

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# exit

Exits from entry to cactable mode.

Step 13

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# exit

Exits from cactable to cacpolicy mode.

Step 14

complete

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# complete

Completes the CAC policy set when you have committed the full set.

Step 1

config

Router# config

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc sbc-name

Router(config)# sbc SBC1

Creates the SBC service on Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) and enters into SBC configuration mode.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the mode of the signaling border element (SBE) function of the SBC.

Step 4

cac-policy-set policy-set-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# cac-policy-set 1

Enters the mode of CAC policy set configuration within an SBE entity, creating a new policy set if necessary.

policy-set-id —Integer chosen by the user to identify the policy set. The range is 1 to 2147483647.

Step 5

cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# cac-table testSecure

Enters the mode for configuration of an admission control table (creating one if necessary) within the context of an SBE policy set.

table-name—Name of the admission control table.

Step 6

table-type policy-set

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# table-type policy-set

Configures the table type of a CAC table within the context of an SBE policy set.

Step 7

entry entry-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# entry 1

Enters the mode to modify an entry in an admission control table.

entry-id—Specifies the table entry.

Step 8

media police strip | reject | degrade

Configures how SBC handles media streams that exceed bandwidth limits for media calls.

Step 9

end

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# end

Exits configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# config

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc sbc-name

Router(config)# sbc SBC1

Creates the SBC service on Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) and enters into SBC configuration mode.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the mode of the signaling border element (SBE) function of the SBC.

Step 4

Specifies the name of the custom analog-to-digital codec (enCOder/DECoder) and enters codec definition mode.

Step 5

type variable

Sets the type of the codec to variable.

Step 6

Sets the media type to video.

Step 7

bandwidth min bandwidth-value

Sets the minimum bandwidth for the codec.

Note The bandwidth min command specifies the unidirectional, minimum bandwidth limit and does not include packet overhead.

Step 8

end

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# end

Exits configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# config t

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc sbc-name

Router(config)# sbc SBC1

Creates the SBC service on Cisco Unified Border Element (SP Edition) and enters into SBC configuration mode.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the mode of the signaling border element (SBE) function of the SBC.

Step 4

cac-policy-set policy-set-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# cac-policy-set 1

Enters the mode of CAC policy set configuration within an SBE entity, creating a new policy set if necessary.

policy-set-id —Integer chosen by the user to identify the policy set. The range is 1 to 2147483647.

Step 5

description description

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# description bandwidth degrade

Configures descriptive text for this policy set.

Step 6

first-cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# first-cac-table my_table

Configures the name of the first policy table to process. A CAC policy may have many tables configured. To start the application of the CAC policy, the first table that is used needs to be defined.

table-name —The admission control table that should be processed first.

Step 7

first-cac-scope scope-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# first-cac-scope call

Configures scope at which limits should be initially defined when performing the admission control stage of the policy. Each CAC policy has a scope that is applied to it. This CAC policy applies on a per call basis.

scope-name has one of the following values:

• adj-group—Limits for events from members of the same adjacency group.
• call—Limits are per single call.
• category—Limits per category.
• dst-account—Limits for events sent to the same account.
• dst-adj-group—Limits for events sent to the same adjacency group.
• dst-adjacency—Limits for events sent to the same adjacency.
• dst-number—Limits for events that have the same adjacency number.
• global—Limits are global (May not be combined with any other option).
• src-account—Limits for events from the same account.
• src-adj-group—Limits for events from the same adjacency group.
• arc-adjacency—Limits for events from the same adjacency.
• src-number—Limits for events that have the same source number.

Step 8

cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# cac-table testSecure

Enters the mode for configuration of an admission control table (creating one if necessary) within the context of an SBE policy set.

table-name—Name of the admission control table.

Step 9

table-type {policy-set | limit {list of limit tables}}

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# table-type policy-set

Configures the table type of a CAC table within the context of an SBE policy set. For Policy Set tables, the event or call or message is applied to all entries in this table.

Step 10

entry entry-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# entry 1

Enters the mode to modify an entry in an admission control table.

entry-id—Specifies the table entry.

Step 11

max-bandwidth-per-scope bandwidth

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# max-bandwidth-per-scope 6000000 bps

Configures the maximum limit for the bandwidth in bps, Kbps, Mbps or Gbps for an entry in an admission control table.

Note The max-bandwidth-per-scope command specifies the maximum bandwidth limit for all media streams in all directions, including packet overheads.

Step 12

action cac-complete

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# action cac-complete

Configures the action to perform after this entry in an admission control table. In this case, stop processing for this scope using the cac-complete keyword.

Step 13

media police strip | reject | degrade

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# media police degrade

Configures how SBC handles media streams that exceed bandwidth limits for media calls. In this case, degrade.

Step 14

complete

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry) complete

Completes the CAC-policy or call-policy set after committing the full set.

Step 15

codec system sys-codec id payload id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# codec system H263 id 34

Enters codec definition mode to modify an existing codec.

Step 16

type variable

Sets the type of the codec to variable.

Step 17

bandwidth min bandwidth-value

Sets the minimum bandwidth for the codec.

Note The bandwidth min command specifies the unidirectional, minimum bandwidth limit bandwidth and does not include packet overhead.

Step 18

end

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# end

Exits configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# configure

Enables global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc service-name

Router(config)# sbc mysbc

Enters the mode of an SBC service.

• Use the service-name argument to define the name of the service.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the mode of an SBE entity within an SBC service.

Step 4

cac-policy-set policy-set-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# cac-policy-set 1

Enters the mode of CAC policy set configuration within an SBE entity, creating a new policy set if necessary.

Step 5

first-cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# first-cac-table StandardListByAccount

Configures the name of the first policy table to process when performing the admission control stage of policy.

Step 6

cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# cac-table StandardListByAccount

Enters the mode for configuration of an admission control table (creating one if necessary) within the context of an SBE policy set.

Step 7

table-type {policy-set | limit {list of limit tables}}

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# table-type policy-set

Configures the table type of a CAC table within the context of an SBC policy set.

The list of limit tables argument controls the syntax of the match-value fields of the entries in the table. Possible available Limit tables are:

• account—Compare the name of the account.
• adj-group—Compare the name of the adjacency group.
• adjacency—Compare the name of the adjacency.
• all—No comparison type. All events match this type.
• call-priority—Compare with call priority.
• category—Compare the number analysis assigned category.
• dst-account—Compare the name of the destination account.
• dst-adj-group—Compare the name of the destination adjacency group.
• dst-adjacency—Compare the name of the destination adjacency.
• dst-prefix—Compare the beginning of the dialed digit string.
• event-type—Compare with CAC policy event types.
• src-account—Compare the name of the source account.
• src-adj-group—Compare the name of the source adjacency group.
• src-adjacency—Compare the name of the source adjacency.
• src-prefix—Compare the beginning of the calling number string.

Features can be enabled or disabled per adjacency group through CAC configuration the same way this is done per individual adjacencies. The adj-group table type matches on either source or destination adjacency group.

When the policy-set keyword is specified, use the cac-scope command to configure the scope within each entry at which limits are applied in a CAC Policy Set table.

Step 8

entry entry-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-
cactable)# entry 1

Enters the mode to create or modify an entry in an admission control table.

Step 9

cac-scope { list of scope options }

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# cac-scope src-adjacency

Choose a scope at which CAC limits are applied within each entry in a Policy Set table.

list of scope options— Specifies one of the following strings used to match events:

• account—Events that are from the same account.
• adjacency—Events that are from the same adjacency.
• adj-group—Events that are from members of the same adjacency group.
• call—Scope limits are per single call.
• category—Events that have same category.
• dst-account—Events that are sent to the same account.
• dst-adj-group—Events that are sent to the same adjacency group.
• dst-adjacency—Events that are sent to the same adjacency.
• dst-number—Events that have the same destination.
• global—Scope limits are global
• src-account—Events that are from the same account.
• src-adj-group—Events that are from the same adjacency group.
• src-adjacency—Events that are from the same adjacency.
• src-number—Events that have the same source number.

Step 10

caller-bandwidth-field [as-to-tias] [tias-to-as]

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# caller-bandwidth-field as-to-tias

Configures the SBC to convert a b=AS line format into a b=TIAS line format or a b=TIAS line format into a b=AS line format in an outbound Session Description Protocol (SDP) sent to the caller.

AS = Application Specific Maximum

TIAS = Transport Independent Application Specific Maximum

Step 11

callee-bandwidth-field [as-to-tias] [tias-to-as]

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# callee-bandwidth-field tias-to-as

Configures the SBC to convert a b=AS line format into a b=TIAS line format or a b=TIAS line format into a b=AS line format in an outbound Session Description Protocol (SDP) sent to the callee.

AS = Application Specific Maximum

TIAS = Transport Independent Application Specific Maximum

Step 12

action [ next-table goto-table-name | cac-complete]

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# action cac-complete

Configures the action to perform after this entry in an admission control table. Possible actions are:

• Identify the next CAC table to process using the next-table keyword and the goto-table-name argument.
• Stop processing for this scope using the cac-complete keyword.

Step 13

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# exit

Exits from entry to cactable mode.

Step 14

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# exit

Exits from cactable to cacpolicy mode.

Step 15

complete

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# complete

Completes the CAC policy set when you have committed the full set.

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# configure

Enables global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc service-name

Router(config)# sbc mysbc

Enters the SBC service mode.

• Use the service-name argument to define the name of the service.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the SBE entity mode within an SBC service.

Step 4

codec system sys-codec id payload-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# codec system G723 id 4

Enters the codec definition mode to modify an existing codec.

• sys-codec —The codec included in the SBC.
• id payload-id —Static payload id. Value can be from 0 to 96.

Step 5

fmtp fmtp-string

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-def)# fmtp annexa=yes

Configures the default value of Format-Specific Parameters (FMTP) for SDP.

• fmtp-string —The FMTP string for SDP, in the name=value format.

Note To view the default FMTP values associated with variants, use the show sbc sbe codecs variant command.

Step 6

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-def)# exit

Exits from the codec definition mode and enters into the SBE entity mode.

Step 7

codec variant codec variant-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# codec variant codec G723-H-1

Enters the codec variant mode to configure, modify, or delete a codec variant.

• variant-name —The codec variant name.

Step 8

variant variant-codec-encoded-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-codec)# variant G723-H-1

Defines the encoded codec variant name.

• variant-codec-encoded-name —The variant nonstandard codec string.

Note ‘#’ is reserved for base variants. Therefore, the variant name cannot start with ‘#’

Step 9

standard standard-codec-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-codec)# standard G723

Defines the standard codec variant name.

• standard-codec-name —The standard system codec name.

Step 10

fmtp fmtp-string

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-codec)# fmtp bitrate=6.3

Define the FMTP parameters for the codec variant.

• fmtp-string —The FMTP string in the name=value format.

Note To view the default FMTP values associated with variants, use the show sbc sbe codecs variant command.

Step 11

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-codec)# exit

Exits the codec variant mode and enters into the SBE entity mode.

Step 12

codec variant profile profile-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# codec variant profile Profile-1

Enters the codec variant profile mode to configure a codec variant profile.

• profile-name —The codec profile name.

Step 13

variant variant-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-prof)# variant G723-H-1

Defines the codec variant name.

• variant-name —The codec variant name.

Note ‘#’ is reserved for base variants. Therefore, the variant name cannot start with ‘#’

Step 14

end

Router(config-sbc-sbe-codec-var-prof)# end

Exits the codec variant profile mode and enters in the privileged EXEC mode.

Step 15

show sbc service-name sbe codecs variant [ profile ]

Router# show sbc mySBC sbe codecs variant

Displays information about codec variants on the SBC.

• profiles —Displays information about codec variant profiles.

Step 1

configure terminal

Router# configure

Enables global configuration mode.

Step 2

sbc service-name

Router(config)# sbc mysbc

Enters the SBC service mode.

Use the service-name argument to define the name of the service.

Step 3

sbe

Router(config-sbc)# sbe

Enters the SBE entity mode within an SBC service.

Step 4

cac-policy-set policy-set-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe)# cac-policy-set 1

Enters the CAC policy set configuration mode within an SBE entity, creating a new policy set if necessary.

Step 5

cac-table table-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# cac-table StandardListByAccount

Enters the CAC table mode for configuration of an admission control table (creating one, if necessary) within the context of an SBE policy set.

Step 6

table-type {policy-set | limit {list of limit tables}}

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# table-type policy-set

Configures the table type of a CAC table within the context of an SBC policy set.

Step 7

entry entry-id

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# entry 1

Enters the mode to create or modify an entry in an admission control table.

Step 8

caller codec convert

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# caller codec convert

To enable or disable codec variant conversion at the caller side.

Step 9

callee codec convert

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# callee codec convert

To enable or disable codec variant conversion at the callee side.

Step 10

caller codec profile profile-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# caller codec profile

To specify a codec variant profile at the caller side.

• profile-name —The codec variant profile name.

Step 11

callee codec profile profile-name

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# callee codec profile

To specify a codec variant profile at the callee side.

• profile-name —The codec variant profile name.

Step 12

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable-entry)# exit

Exits from the entry mode and enters into the cactable mode.

Step 13

exit

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy-cactable)# exit

Exits from the cactable mode and enters into the cacpolicy mode.

Step 14

complete

Router(config-sbc-sbe-cacpolicy)# complete

Completes the CAC policy set when you have committed the full set.