Configuring ISG Integration with SCE

Intelligent Services Gateway (ISG) is a software feature set that provides a structured framework in which edge devices can deliver flexible and scalable services to subscribers. This module describes how to configure ISG and Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) to function as a single policy enforcement point for subscriber sessions.

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Prerequisites for Configuring ISG Integration with SCE

Hardware Requirements

  • An SCE platform

  • Two connections between the ISG device and the SCE:
    • A control path, through which the ISG device and SCE can exchange policy information
    • A data path that carries the subscriber traffic

  • A policy server configured to communicate with the ISG platform. The ISG-SCE integration removes any need for a communication layer between the policy server and the SCE.

Software Requirements

  • Configure control and access policies, accounting, session maintenance, and network access regulation for ISG. For details on these configurations, see the Intelligent Services Gateway Configuration Guide.

  • Cisco Software Release 3.1.0 or later on the SCE

  • Configure SCE appropriately. For instructions on configuring SCE, see the Cisco Service Control Engine (SCE) Software Configuration Guide, Release 3.1.

Restrictions for Configuring ISG Integration with SCE

The following restrictions apply to the integration of the ISG and an SCE:

  • When an SCE policy is deactivated, the policy is removed from the session on the SCE, and the session policy reverts to the default SCE policy.

  • Only one SCE policy at a time may be applied to a session. Applying additional policies will override the policy previously applied on the SCE.

This feature requires a control bus communication protocol, which runs over RADIUS and RADIUS extensions (as specified in RFC 3576), operating in two modes; PUSH and PULL.

  • In PULL mode the ISG device waits for a query from the SCE.

  • In PUSH mode the download of an external feature is initiated by the ISG device as soon as an external service is activated on the subscriber session.

To work with the SCE for subscriber management, the control bus protocol must do the following:

  • Support pushing a session and make relevant changes to a session to the SCE.

  • Allow a session, its relevant identity, and the SCE policy profile to be pulled from the ISG device by using an identity-based query.

  • Support accounting events, including the following:
    • Accepting SCE initiated accounting events asynchronously.
    • Correlating SCE accounting data to the appropriate ISG session.
    • Parsing the SCE accounting data to perform protocol translation.

The per-user IP subnet assigned to Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) users during login is not communicated to SCE. A per-user static route is downloaded to PPP users through the framed-route RADIUS attribute during login. ISG does not send the per-user subnet address for a PPP session to SCE in the CoA provision session (ProvSess) attribute.

Information About Configuring ISG Integration with SCE

Overview of ISG-SCE Integration

The ISG Integration with SCE feature integrates ISG and SCE at the policy plane level so that for purposes of subscriber provisioning, ISG and SCE function as a single logical entity. The ISG device and SCE communicate to manage subscriber sessions jointly, minimizing the requirements for coordination with additional external components. ISG handles subscriber management at Layer 4 and below. SCE is primarily focused at Layer 4 and above. When ISG and SCE are configured to work together, they provide tools for these functions:

  • Subscriber mapping--Subscriber awareness is distributed between ISG and the SCE. The shared subscriber session is referenced by both devices using a unique session identifier allocated by the ISG. Identity keys such as IP Address, IP Subnet, network access server (NAS) identifier, and NAS port are also associated to the session. SCE policies that should be enabled on the session are identified by their policy names.

  • Subscriber policy updates--Change subscriber policies in real time.

ISG and SCE Roles in Subscriber Management

The table below shows the specific roles of ISG and SCE in subscriber management.

Table 1 ISG and SCE Roles in Subscriber Management

Provided by ISG

Provided by SCE

Subscriber aggregation (broadband remote access service--BRAS)

Subscriber authorization or authentication

Policy management

Policy enforcement for

  • Quality of service (QoS)

  • Multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) virtual private network (VPN)

  • Redirection

  • Session termination

  • Postpaid billing

Policy enforcement for

  • Application-aware services

  • Redirection and application-based policy management

  • Service security

  • Behavioral classification

  • URL caching and filtering

  • Value-added services

  • Parental controls

  • Usage and content billing

ISG pushes policies (or external services) to the SCE for a given subscriber session, in the form of RADIUS change of authorization (CoA) messages. External service activation can be triggered by the policy manager component inside the ISG or by an external authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) server. The SCE sees the ISG as the policy manager. ISG serves as a proxy for service activation requests from the external AAA server to the SCE. The SCE sends accounting records to the ISG. The ISG, if configured to do so, serves as a proxy that sends the accounting records to an external AAA server. SCE can also query the ISG about session information for unprovisioned sessions. ISG informs SCE when a session terminates by means of a RADIUS Packet of Disconnect (PoD).

How to Configure ISG Integration with SCE

Configuring Communication Between SCE and ISG

Communication between the SCE and the ISG device is managed by an external policy delegation (EPD) handler module in Cisco IOS software. The EPD implements the control bus on the ISG and handles all messaging between the ISG device and SCE. This task is necessary to establish the parameters for the communication between the ISG device and the SCE, including the following:

  • Port to which CoA messages are sent from the ISG device and SCE

  • Port on which ISG should receive access, accounting, and connection management requests from SCE

  • Shared secret between the ISG device and SCE

To configure communication between SCE and the ISG device, enter the following commands on the ISG device.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    aaa server radius {sesm | proxy | policy-device}

    4.    client ipaddress [port coa destination port] [key shared secret]

    5.    authentication port port-number

    6.    accounting port port-number

    7.    key shared-secret

    8.    exit


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example:
    Router> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example:
    Router# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 aaa server radius {sesm | proxy | policy-device}


    Example:
    Router(config)# aaa server radius policy-device
     

    Enters RADIUS server configuration mode and configures the RADIUS profile.

     
    Step 4 client ipaddress [port coa destination port] [key shared secret]


    Example:
    Router(config-locsvr-radius)# client 10.10.10.1 key cisco port 1431
     

    Configures client-specific details.

    • The IP address identifies the destination for CoA messages. If no port is configured, the default port (3799) is used. ISG sends CoA messages to the SCE to provision, update, or deactivate a session and activate or deactivate policies.

    • A shared secret configured for a specific client overrides the key configured using the key shared-secretcommand.

     
    Step 5 authentication port port-number


    Example:
    Router(config-locsvr-radius)# authentication port 1433
     

    Specifies the port on which the EPD handler listens for session and identity query requests from SCE.

    • If no port is specified, the default port (1645) is used.

     
    Step 6 accounting port port-number


    Example:
    Router(config-locsvr-radius)# accounting port 1435
     

    Specifies the port on which the EPD handler listens for accounting and peering requests and maintenance packets from SCE.

    • If no port is specified, the default port (1646) is used.

     
    Step 7 key shared-secret


    Example:
    Router(config-locsvr-radius)# key xxxxxxxxxx
     

    Configures the secret shared between the EPD handler and SCE.

    • This key is used if no per-client shared secret is configured.

     
    Step 8 exit


    Example:
    Router(config-locsvr-rasius)# exit
     

    Exits RADIUS server configuration mode.

     

    Configuring SCE Connection Parameter on ISG

    To configure the server connection management on either a per-server or a global basis, perform the steps in this section.

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    policy-peer address ip-address keepalive seconds

      4.    policy-peer keepalive seconds

      5.    exit


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example:
      Router> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.

       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example:
      Router# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 policy-peer address ip-address keepalive seconds


      Example:
      Router(config)# policy-peer address 10.10.10.1 keepalive 6
       

      Configures the keepalive value, in seconds, for a specific policy defined by the given IP address.

      • Valid values are from 5 to 3600.

      • The default value is zero (0).

      • If the default value is in effect on the ISG device, the keepalive value proposed by the external policy device is used.

       
      Step 4 policy-peer keepalive seconds


      Example:
      Router(config)# policy-peer keepalive 10
       

      Configures the keepalive value, in seconds, globally.

      • The range of valid values is from 5 to 3600.

      • The default value is zero (0).

      • If no per-server keepalive value is configured, the global value is used.

      • If different values are configured on the ISG device and the SCE, the lower value is used as the keepalive interval.

      • If neither a per-server nor a global value is configured, the default value of zero is used.

       
      Step 5 exit


      Example:
      Router(config)# exit
       

      Exits global configuration mode.

       

      Configuring Control Policy on the Policy Manager

      To configure the policy manager to download a service, through rules configured by Cisco IOS commands, follow the steps in this section.

      Configuring Control Policy on the ISG

      To configure the control policy on the ISG device, perform the steps in this section.

      SUMMARY STEPS

        1.    enable

        2.    configure terminal

        3.    policy-map type control policy-map-name

        4.    class type control {class-map-name | always} event session-start

        5.    action-number service-policy type service name service-name

        6.    exit


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1 enable


        Example:
        Router> enable
         

        Enables privileged EXEC mode.

        • Enter your password if prompted.

         
        Step 2 configure terminal


        Example:
        Router# configure terminal
         

        Enters global configuration mode.

         
        Step 3 policy-map type control policy-map-name


        Example:
        Router(config)# policy-map type control GOLD_POLICY
         

        Configures the specified policy-map on the ISG and enters policy map configuration mode.

         
        Step 4 class type control {class-map-name | always} event session-start


        Example:
        Router(config-control-policymap)# class type control always event acct-notification
         

        Specifies to apply actions matching conditions defined by the class-map-name or always for an event type.

        • Event types include the following: account-logoff, account-logon, acct-notification, credit-exhausted, quota-depleted, service-failed, service-start, service-stop, session-default-service, session-restart, session-service-found, session-start, and timed-policy-expiry.

         
        Step 5 action-number service-policy type service name service-name


        Example:
        Router(config-control-policymap)# 1 service-policy type service name sce-service
         

        Defines the list of actions to be performed when the control policy is matched.

         
        Step 6 exit


        Example:
        Router(config-control-policymap)# exit
         

        Exits policy map configuration mode.

         

        Configuring Auto Service on the AAA Server

        To download a service to the ISG by means of auto service, perform the steps in this section.

        SUMMARY STEPS

          1.    Cisco-Avpair="subscriber: auto-logon-service=sce-service"


        DETAILED STEPS
        Cisco-Avpair="subscriber: auto-logon-service=sce-service"

        Downloads a service name from the SCE to the ISG device.


        Configuring Services

        To configure services, perform the steps in this section. You can configure this feature either on the ISG device, using the Cisco IOS command line interface (CLI) commands, or on the AAA server.

        Configuring Services on ISG

        To configure a service containing accounting features and to activate an external policy on the SCE device, follow the steps in this section.

        SUMMARY STEPS

          1.    enable

          2.    configure terminal

          3.    policy-map type service service-map-name

          4.    class-map type traffic class-map-name

          5.    accounting aaa list listname

          6.    sg-service-type external-policy

          7.    policy-name name

          8.    service-monitor enable

          9.    exit


        DETAILED STEPS
           Command or ActionPurpose
          Step 1 enable


          Example:
          Router> enable
           

          Enables privileged EXEC mode.

          • Enter your password if prompted.

           
          Step 2 configure terminal


          Example:
          Router# configure terminal
           

          Enters global configuration mode.

           
          Step 3 policy-map type service service-map-name


          Example:
          Router(config-traffic-classmap)# policy-map type service SVC
           

          Creates a service and enters traffic class map configuration mode.

           
          Step 4 class-map type traffic class-map-name


          Example:
          Router(config-control-policymap-class-control)# class-map type traffic bar
           

          Defines a traffic class and enters control policy-map class configuration mode.

           
          Step 5 accounting aaa list listname


          Example:
          Router(config-service-policymap)# accounting aaa list list1
           

          Configures accounting for ISG and enters service policy map configuration mode.

           
          Step 6 sg-service-type external-policy


          Example:
          Router(config-control-policymap)# sg-service-type external-policy
           

          Defines the service as an external policy and enters policy map configuration mode.

           
          Step 7 policy-name name


          Example:
          Router(config-control-policymap)# policy-name gold


          Example:
          

        
          
 
                		 
          
          
Defines a corresponding external policy name on the SCE.
          

         
      
          

          Step 8
          
            service-monitor
            enable
          
        
           

          Example:
          
          
          Router(config-control-policymap)# service-monitor enable
          

        
          
 

          Example:
          
          
          

        
          
 
                		 
          
          
Enables service monitoring for the external policy device.
          

         
      
          

          Step 9
          
            exit
          
        
           

          Example:
          
          
          Router(config-pol-map)# exit 
          

        
          
 
                		 
          
          
Exits policy map configuration mode.
          

         
      
          

          

          

          

          Configuring Services on the AAA Server
          

          
      
          
To configure a service on the external AAA server, perform the steps in this section.
          

    
          
SUMMARY STEPS
            1.   
      
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:sg-service-type=external-policy"
            

            2.   
      
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:policy-name=gold"
            

            3.   
      
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:service-monitor=1"
            

            4.   
      
Cisco:Avpair="accounting-list=list1"
            


          DETAILED STEPS
            Step 1  
             
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:sg-service-type=external-policy" 
          
            
Defines the service as an external policy.
            

        
            

            Step 2  
             
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:policy-name=gold" 
          
            
Defines a corresponding external policy name on the ISG.
            

        
            

            Step 3  
             
Cisco:Avpair="subscriber:service-monitor=1" 
          
            
Enables service monitoring for the external policy device.
            

        
            

            Step 4  
             
Cisco:Avpair="accounting-list=list1" 
          
            
Configures accounting for ISG.
            

        
            

            

            

            

            Troubleshooting Tips
            

            
The following command can be used to troubleshoot the integration of ISG with SCE:
            

            • 
        
          show
          subscriber
          policy
          peer
          {
        
        
          address
        
        
          
          
        
        
          ip-address
        
        
          
          
          |
        
        
          handle
        
        
          
          
        
        
          connection-handle
        
        
          |
        
        
          id
        
        
          
          
          |
        
        
          all
        
        
          }
        
      
              

              • 

            

            

            

            Examples
            

            
      
            
This section contains sample output of the show subscriber policy peercommand.
            

    
            

            show subscriber policy peer all
            
      
      
            
The following example shows sample output of the command when the all keyword is used.
            

      
            Router# show subscriber policy peer all
Peer IP: 10.0.0.10 
Conn ID: 11 
Mode   : PULL 
State  : ACTIVE 
Version: 1.0 
Conn up time: 00:00:14 
Conf keepalive: 0 
Negotiated keepalive: 1000 
Time since last keepalive: 00:00:14 
Remove owner on pull: TRUE 
            

    
            

            show subscriber policy peer all detail
            
      
      
            
The following example shows sample output for the show subscriber policy peercommand when the detail keyword is added.
            

      
            Router# show subscriber policy peer all detail
Peer IP: 10.0.0.10 
Conn ID: 11 
Mode   : PULL 
State  : ACTIVE 
Version: 1.0 
Conn up time: 00:04:00 
Conf keepalive: 0 
Negotiated keepalive: 1000 
Time since last keepalive: 00:04:00 
Remove owner on pull: TRUE 
Associated session details:
12.134.4.5session_guid_str 
12.34.4.5session_guid_str 
            

    
            

            

            

            

            

            Configuration Examples for ISG Integration with SCE
            

            
    
            

            

            ISG Control Bus Configuration  Example
            

            
      
            
The following example shows how to configure the ISG control bus with the SCE management IP address and shared authentication key:
            

      
            aaa server radius policy-device
 client 10.10.10.10
 key cisco
 message-authenticator ignore
!
policy-peer address 10.10.10.10 keepalive 60
!
interface GigabitEthernet5/1/1
 ip address 10.10.10.1 255.255.255.0
!
            

    
            

            

            

            ISG Integration with SCE  Example
            

            
      
            
The following example shows how to configure two SCEs, each with the same authentication and accounting ports. ISG handles CoA messages on port 1700 for one SCE and on default port 3799 for the other SCE. Peering is maintained for each SCE with the ISG via different keepalive intervals.
            

      
            
When a user session starts, POLICY-LOCAL is applied. If the user’s profile at the AAA server has auto-logon, the session will begin using the SCE-SERVICE-LOCAL service. This service has the SCE service-monitor facility enabled. If the user profile does not specify auto-logon to the SCE-SERVICE-LOCAL service, SCE will use its default values for the policy-name argument and the service-monitorcommand, which are configured at the SCE.
            

      
            aaa accounting network service_acct start-stop group radius
aaa accounting network session_acct start-stop group radius
aaa server radius policy-device
 authentication port 1343
 accounting port 1345
 message-authenticator ignore
 client 10.10.10.1 port 1341 key cisco
class-map type traffic match-any bar
 match access-group input 102
access-list 102 permit ip any any
policy-map type service sce_service
 class type traffic bar
  accounting aaa list service_acct
 sg-service-type external-policy
 policy-name gold
 service-monitor enable
policy-map type control sce_policy
 class type control always event session-start
   1 service-policy type service sce_service
 class type control always event acct-notification
  1 proxy aaa list session_acct
            

    
            

            

            

            SCE Control Bus Configuration  Examples
            

            
    
            

            SCE Control Bus Setup Configured in PUSH Mode
            
      
      
            
The following example shows how to configure the SCE control bus in PUSH mode:
            

      
            scmp
scmp name ISG radius 10.10.10.2 secret cisco auth 1433 acct 1435
scmp subscriber send-session-start
interface LineCard 0
 subscriber anonymous-group name all IP-range
  192.168.12.0:0xffffff00 scmp name ISG
            

    
            

            SCE Control Bus Setup Configured in PULL Mode
            
      
      
            
The following example shows how to configure the SCE control bus in PULL mode:
            

      
            scmp
scmp name ISG radius 10.10.10.2 secret cisco auth 1433 acct 1435
interface LineCard 0
 subscriber anaonymous-group name all IP-range
  192.168.12.0:0xffffff00 scmp name ISG
            

    
            

            

            

            

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            Feature Information for Configuring ISG Integration with SCE
            

            
			
            The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature. 
            
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            Table 2 Feature Information for ISG Integration with SCE
             
				  
             Feature Name 
				  
            
 
				            		
 
				  
             Releases 
				  
            
 
				            		
 
				  
             Feature Information 
				  
            
 
				            		

            
            

             
				  
             ISG: Policy Control: ISG-SCE Control Bus 
				  
            
 
				            		
 
				  
             Cisco IOS XE Release 2.2 
				  
            
 
				            		
 
				  
             ISG accounting provides the means to bill for account or service usage. ISG accounting uses the RADIUS protocol to facilitate interaction between ISG and an external RADIUS-based AAA or mediation server. 
				  
            
 
				  
             The following commands were introduced or modified: 
					 aaa 
						server 
						radius 
						policy-device, 
					 class 
						type 
						control, 
					 clear 
						subscriber 
						policy 
						peer, 
					 clear 
						subscriber 
						policy 
						peer 
						session, 
						policy-name, 
					 policy 
						peer, 
					 proxy 
						(ISG 
						RADIUS 
						proxy), 
					 service-monitor, 
					 sg-service-type 
						external 
						policy, 
					 show 
						subscriber 
						policy 
						peer.