- Finding Feature Information
- Prerequisites for Lawful Intercept
- Restrictions for Lawful Intercept
- Information About Lawful Intercept
Lawful Intercept Architecture
The Lawful Intercept (LI) feature supports service providers in meeting the requirements of law enforcement agencies to provide the ability to intercept Voice-over-Internet protocol (VoIP) or data traffic going through the edge routers. This document explains LI architecture, including Cisco Service Independent Intercept architecture and PacketCable Lawful Intercept architecture. It also describes the components of the LI feature and provides instructions on how to configure the LI feature in your system.
Before Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5, PPP sessions were tapped based on the accounting session. Circuit-ID based tapping was introduced in Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5.
In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.6, a user session is tapped based on the unique PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE) circuit ID tag. This circuit ID tag serves as a unique parameter for the PPPoE user session on the device. The tapped user session is provisioned through SNMP, and user session data packets and RADIUS authentication data packets are tapped.
Finding Feature Information
Your software release may not support all the features documented in this module. For the latest feature information and caveats, see the release notes for your platform and software release. To find information about the features documented in this module, and to see a list of the releases in which each feature is supported, see the Feature Information Table at the end of this document.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
Prerequisites for Lawful Intercept
Access to the Cisco LI MIB view should be restricted to the mediation device and to system administrators who need to be aware of lawful intercepts on the router. To access the MIB, users must have level-15 access rights on the router.
Communication with Mediation Device
For the router to communicate with the mediation device to execute a lawful intercept, the following configuration requirements must be met:
- The domain name for both the router and the mediation device must be registered in the Domain Name System (DNS).
In DNS, the router IP address is typically the address of the FastEthernet0/0/0 interface on the router.
- The mediation device must have an access function (AF) and an access function provisioning interface (AFPI).
- You must add the mediation device to the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) user group that has access to the CISCO-TAP2-MIB view. Specify the username of the mediation device as the user to add to the group.
When you add the mediation device as a CISCO-TAP2-MIB user, you can include the mediation device's authorization password if you want. The password must be at least eight characters in length.
Restrictions for Lawful Intercept
General Restrictions
To maintain router performance, LI is limited to no more than .25% of traffic. For example, if the router is handling 10 Gbps, then the average tap rate is 25 Mbps. If the average packet size is 200 b, then the packet-per-second rate would be 16 kpps.
There is no command-line interface (CLI) available to configure LI on the router. All error messages are sent to the mediation device as SNMP notifications. All intercepts are provisioned using SNMPv3 only.
Lawful Intercept MIBs
Only the mediation device and users who need to know about lawful intercepts are allowed to access the LI MIBs.
Due to its sensitive nature, the Cisco LI MIBs are only available in software images that support the LI feature. These MIBs are not accessible through the Network Management Software MIBs Support page ( http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml ).
SNMP Notifications
SNMP notifications for LI must be sent to User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port 161 on the mediation device, not port 162 (which is the SNMP default). For more information, see the Enabling SNMP Notifications for Lawful Intercept.
Information About Lawful Intercept
- Introduction to Lawful Intercept
- Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture
- PacketCable Lawful Intercept Architecture
- CISCO ASR 1000 Series Routers
- VRF Aware LI
- Lawful Intercept MIBs
- RADIUS-Based Lawful Intercept
- Service Independent Intercept (SII)
Introduction to Lawful Intercept
LI is the process by which law enforcement agencies (LEAs) conduct electronic surveillance as authorized by judicial or administrative order. Increasingly, legislation is being adopted and regulations are being enforced that require service providers (SPs) and Internet service providers (ISPs) to implement their networks to explicitly support authorized electronic surveillance. The types of SPs or ISPs that are subject to LI mandates vary greatly from country to country. LI compliance in the United States is specified by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA).
Cisco supports two architectures for LI: PacketCable and Service Independent Intercept. The LI components by themselves do not ensure customer compliance with applicable regulations but rather provide tools that can be used by SPs and ISPs to construct an LI-compliant network.
Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture
The Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture Version 3.0 document describes implementation of LI for VoIP networks using the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call agent, version 5.0, in a non-PacketCable network. Packet Cable Event Message specification version 1.5-I01 is used to deliver the call identifying information along with version 2.0 of the Cisco Tap MIB for call content.
The Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture Version 2.0 document describes implementation of LI for VoIP networks using the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call agent, versions 4.4 and 4.5, in a non-PacketCable network. Although not a PacketCable network, PacketCable Event Messages Specification version I08 is still used to deliver call identifying information, along with version 1.0 or version 2.0 of the Cisco Tap MIB for call content. The Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture Version 2.0 document adds additional functionality for doing data intercepts by both IP address and session ID, which are both supported in version 2.0 of the Cisco Tap MIB (CISCO-TAP2-MIB).
The Cisco Service Independent Intercept Architecture Version 1.0 document describes implementation of LI for VoIP networks that are using the Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call agent, versions 3.5 and 4.1, in a non-PacketCable network. Although not a PacketCable network, PacketCable Event Message Specification version I03 is still used to deliver call identifying information, along with version 1.0 of the Cisco Tap MIB (CISCO-TAP-MIB) for call content. Simple data intercepts by IP address are also discussed.
PacketCable Lawful Intercept Architecture
The PacketCable Lawful Intercept Architecture for BTS Version 5.0 document describes the implementation of LI for VoIP using Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call agent, version 5.0, in a PacketCable network that conforms to PacketCable Event Messages Specification version 1.5-I01.
The PacketCable Lawful Intercept Architecture for BTS Versions 4.4 and 4.5 document describes the implementation of LI for VoIP using Cisco BTS 10200 Softswitch call agent, versions 4.4 and 4.5, in a PacketCable network that conforms to PacketCable Event Messages Specification version I08.
The PacketCable Lawful Intercept Architecture for BTS Versions 3.5 and 4.1 document describes the implementation of LI for voice over IP (VoIP) using Cisco Broadband Telephony Softswitch (BTS) 10200 Softswitch call agent, versions 3.5 and 4.1, in a PacketCable network that conforms to PacketCable Event Message Specification version I03.
The PacketCable Control Point Discovery Interface Specification document defines an IP-based protocol that can be used to discover a control point for a given IP address. The control point is the place where Quality of Service (QoS) operations, LI content tapping operations, or other operations may be performed.
CISCO ASR 1000 Series Routers
The Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers support two types of LI: regular and broadband (per-subscriber). Broadband wiretaps are executed on access subinterfaces. Regular wiretaps are executed on access subinterfaces and physical interfaces. Wiretaps are not required, and are not executed, on internal interfaces. The router determines which type of wiretap to execute based on the interface that the target's traffic is using.
LI on the Cisco ASR 1000 series routers can intercept traffic based on a combination of one or more of the following fields:
- Destination IP address and mask (IPv4 or IPv6 address)
- Destination port or destination port range
- Source IP address and mask (IPv4 or IPv6 address)
- Source port or source port range
- Protocol ID
- Type of Service (TOS)
- Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) name, which is translated to a vrf-tableid value within the router.
- Subscriber (user) connection ID
The LI implementation on the Cisco ASR 1000 series routers is provisioned using SNMP3 and supports the following functionality:
- RADIUS session intercepts, which can occur in one of the following ways:
- Interception through Access-Accept packets allows interception to start at the beginning of a session.
- Interception through CoA-Request packets enables the router to start or stop interception during a session.
- Interception of communication content. The router duplicates each intercepted packet and then places the copy of the packet within a UDP-header encapsulated packet (with a configured CCCid). The router sends the encapsulated packet to the LI mediation device. Even if multiple lawful intercepts are configured on the same data flow, only one copy of the packet is sent to the mediation device. If necessary, the mediation device can duplicate the packet for each LEA.
- Interception of IPv4, IPv4 multicast, IPv6, and IPv6 multicast flows.
VRF Aware LI
VRF Aware LI is the ability to provision a LI wiretap on IPv4 data in a particular Virtual Private Network (VPN). This feature allows a LEA to lawfully intercept targeted data within that VPN. Only IPv4 data within that VPN is subject to the VRF-based LI tap.
VRF Aware LI is available for the following types of traffic:
- ip2ip
- ip2tag (IP to MPLS)
- tag2ip (MPLS to IP)
To provision a VPN-based IPv4 tap, the LI administrative function (running on the mediation device) uses the CISCO-IP-TAP-MIB to identify the name of the VRF table that the targeted VPN uses. The VRF name is used to select the VPN interfaces on which to enable LI in order to execute the tap.
The router determines which traffic to intercept and which mediation device to send the intercepted packets based on the VRF name (along with the source and destination address, source and destination port, and protocol).
 Note |
When using the Cisco-IP-TAP-MIB, if the VRF name is not specified in the stream entry, the global IP routing table is used by default. |
Lawful Intercept MIBs
Due to its sensitive nature, the Cisco LI MIBs are only available in software images that support the LI feature. These MIBs are not accessible through the Network Management Software MIBs Support page ( http://www.cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml ).
Restricting Access to the Lawful Intercept MIBs
Only the mediation device and users who need to know about lawful intercepts should be allowed to access the LI MIBs. To restrict access to these MIBs, you must:
- Create a view that includes the Cisco LI MIBs.
- Create an SNMP user group that has read-and-write access to the view. Only users assigned to this user group can access information in the MIBs.
- Add users to the Cisco LI user groups to define who can access the MIBs and any information related to lawful intercepts. Be sure to add the mediation device as a user in this group; otherwise, the router cannot perform lawful intercepts.
For more information, see the Creating a Restricted SNMP View of Lawful Intercept MIBs module.
Note |
Access to the Cisco LI MIB view should be restricted to the mediation device and to system administrators who need to be aware of lawful intercepts on the router. To access the MIB, users must have level-15 access rights on the router. |
RADIUS-Based Lawful Intercept
A RADIUS-based lawful intercept solution enables intercept requests to be sent (through Access-Accept packets or Change of Authorizationt (CoA)-Request packets) to the network access server (NAS) or to the Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol access concentrator (LAC) from the RADIUS server. All traffic data going to or from a PPP or L2TP session is passed to a mediation device. Another advantage of RADIUS-based lawful intercept is the synchronicity of the solution--the tap is set with Access-Accept packets so that all target traffic is intercepted.
Intercept requests are initiated by the mediation device via SNMPv3 messages, and all traffic data going to or from a given IP address is passed to a mediation device. Interception based on IP addresses prevents a session from being tapped until an IP address has been assigned to the session.
The RADIUS-based lawful intercept feature provides High Availability (HA) support for LI for the following modes:
The RADIUS-based LI HA supports only the RADIUS based provisioning. The SNMP-based provisioning is not supported.
Intercept Operation
How Intercept Requests Work Within Access-Accept Packets
When an intercept target begins to establish a connection, an Access-Request packet is sent to the RADIUS server. The RADIUS server responds with an Access-Accept packet containing the four RADIUS attributes.
The NAS or the LAC receives the LI-Action attribute with the value 1, allowing the NAS or LAC to duplicate the traffic data at the start of the new session and forward the duplicated data to the mediation device that was specified through the attributes, MD-IP-Address and MD-Port-Number.
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If the NAS or LAC cannot start intercepting traffic data for a new session, the session does not get established. |
If accounting is enabled (through the aaa accounting network command and the aaa accounting send stop-record authentication failure command), an Accounting-Stop packet is not sent with the Acct-Termination-Cause attribute (which means that service is not available).
How Intercept Requests Work Within CoA-Request Packets
After a session has been established for the intercept target, CoA-Request packets can be used for the following tasks:
- Starting the interception of an existing session. The LI-Action attribute is set to 1.
- Stopping the interception of an existing session. The LI-Action attribute is set to 0.
- Issuing a dummy intercept request. The LI-Action attribute is set to 2. The NAS or LAC should not perform any session interception; instead, it searches the session on the basis of the Acct-Session-ID attribute value that was specified in the CoA-Request packets. If a session is found, the NAS or LAC sends a CoA acknowledgment (ACK) response to the RADIUS server. If a session is not found, the NAS or LAC issues a "session not found" error message.
In each case, the RADIUS server must send CoA-Request packets with the identified attributes and the Acct-Session-ID attribute. Each of these attributes must be in the packet.
The Acct-Session-ID attribute identifies the session that will be intercepted. The Acct-Session-ID attribute can be obtained from either the Access-Request packet or the Accounting-Stop packet.
When a session is being tapped and the session terminates, the tap stops. The session does not start when the subscriber logs back in unless the Access-Accept indicates a start tap or a CoA-Request is sent to start the session.
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The frequency of CoA-Request packets should not exceed a rate of one request every 10 minutes. |
Service Independent Intercept (SII)
Cisco developed the Service Independent Intercept (SII) architecture in response to requirements that support lawful intercept for service provider customers. The SII architecture offers well-defined, open interfaces between the Cisco equipment acting as the content Intercept Access Point (IAP) and the mediation device. The modular nature of the SII architecture allows the service provider to choose the most appropriate mediation device to meet specific network requirements and regional, standards-based requirements for the interface to the law enforcement collection function.
The mediation device uses SNMPv3 to instruct the call connect (CC) IAP to replicate the CC and send the content to the mediation device. The CC IAP can be either an edge router or a trunking gateway for voice, and either an edge router or an access server for data.
To increase the security and to mitigate any SNMPv3 vulnerability, the following tasks are required:
- Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts (without Encryption)
- Encrypting Lawful Intercept Traffic and Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts
Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts (without Encryption)
SNMPv3 provides support for both security models and security levels. A security model is an authentication strategy that is set up for a user and the group in which the user resides. A security level is the permitted level of security within a security model. A combination of a security model and a security level will determine the security mechanism employed when handling an SNMP packet.
Additionally, the SNMP Support for the Named Access Lists feature adds support for standard named access control lists (ACLs) to several SNMP commands.
To configure a new SNMP group, or a table that maps SNMP users to SNMP views, use the snmp-servergroupglobal configuration command.
access-list my-list permit ip host 10.10.10.1 snmp-server group my-group v3 auth access my-list
In this example, the access list named my-list allows SNMP traffic only from 10.10.10.1. This access list is then applied to the SNMP group called my-group.
Encrypting Lawful Intercept Traffic and Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts
Encryption of intercepted traffic between the router (the content Intercept Access Point (IAP)) and the Mediation Device (MD) is highly recommended.
The following configuration is required:
- Configuring encryption in the router and either an encryption client in the MD or a router associated with the MD to decrypt the traffic.
- Restricting access to trusted hosts.
- Configuring the VPN client.
- Configuring encryption in the Router
- Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts (with Encryption)
- Configuring the VPN Client
Configuring encryption in the Router
First configure Authentication, Authorization and Accounting (AAA) parameters. The following example shows how to configure the parameters:
aaa authentication login userauthen local username <username> password 0 <password>
The following example uses the internal database; however, external authentication servers can also be specified to perform the authentication.
After configuring the AAA parameters, configure the Internet Security Association and Key Management Protocol (ISAKMP) policy and the crypto map. The following example uses pre-shared keys, Diffie-Hellman (DH) group 2 and AES 256 as the encryption protocol for phase 1 (Internet Key Exchange (IKE)). The crypto map is called dynamic-map and the VPN group is called LI-group. Access-list 108 defines the traffic that is allowed to the router (in this case the ip pool is 10.1.1.1 through 10.1.1.254).
crypto isakmp policy 1 encr aes 256 authentication pre-share group 2 ! crypto isakmp client configuration group LI-group key <password> dns 10.10.10.10 wins 10.10.10.20 domain cisco.com pool ippool acl 108 ! ! crypto ipsec transform-set myset esp-3des esp-sha-hmac ! crypto dynamic-map dynmap 10 set transform-set myset ! ! crypto map clientmap client authentication list userauthen crypto map clientmap isakmp authorization list groupauthor crypto map clientmap client configuration address respond crypto map clientmap 10 ipsec-isakmp dynamic dynmap ! ! interface GigabitEthernet0/3 ip address <IP address of LI-enabled router> 255.255.255.0 crypto map clientmap ! ! ip local pool ippool 10.1.1.1 10.1.1.254 ! ! access-list 108 permit ip 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 host 10.0.24.4 <IP address of LI-enabled router>
Restricting Access to Trusted Hosts (with Encryption)
The following example shows how to create an ACL that allows only the IP pool (10.1.1.0/24) for VPN clients, and assign that ACL to the SNMPv3 group.
access-list my-list permit ip 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 snmp-server group my-group v3 auth access my-list
Configuring the VPN Client
See the Installing the VPN Client document to download and configure the Cisco VPN Client for Solaris. See the Cisco VPN Client installation instructions document to download and configure the Cisco VPN Client for other operating systems.
How to Configure Lawful Intercept
Although there are no direct user commands to provision lawful intercept on the router, you do need to perform some configuration tasks, such as providing access to LI MIBs, setting up SNMP notifications, and enabling the LI RADIUS session feature. This section describes how to perform the following tasks:
- Creating a Restricted SNMP View of Lawful Intercept MIBs
- Enabling SNMP Notifications for Lawful Intercept
- Disabling SNMP Notifications
- Enabling RADIUS Session Intercepts
- Configuring Circuit ID Based Tapping
Creating a Restricted SNMP View of Lawful Intercept MIBs
To create and assign users to an SNMP view that includes the Cisco lawful intercept MIBs, perform the steps in this section.
- You must issue the commands in global configuration mode with level-15 access rights.
- SNMPv3 must be configured on the router.
DETAILED STEPS
Where to Go Next
The mediation device can now access the lawful intercept MIBs and issue SNMP set and get requests to configure and run lawful intercepts on the router. To configure the router to send SNMP notification to the mediation device, see the Enabling SNMP Notifications for Lawful Intercept.
Enabling SNMP Notifications for Lawful Intercept
SNMP automatically generates notifications for lawful intercept events. To configure the router to send lawful intercept notifications to the mediation device, perform the steps in this section.
- You must issue the commands in global configuration mode with level-15 access rights.
- SNMPv3 must be configured on the router.
DETAILED STEPS
Disabling SNMP Notifications
To disable SNMP notifications on the router, perform the steps in this section.
Note |
To disable lawful intercept notifications, use SNMPv3 to set the CISCO-TAP2-MIB object cTap2MediationNotificationEnable to false(2). To reenable lawful intercept notifications through SNMPv3, reset the object to true(1). |
DETAILED STEPS
Enabling RADIUS Session Intercepts
There are no user CLI commands available to provision the mediation device or taps. However, to enable the intercepts through the CISCO-TAP-MIB you must configure the system to make the account-session-id value available to the mediation device. To enable RADIUS session intercepts on the router, perform the steps in this section.
DETAILED STEPS
Configuring Circuit ID Based Tapping
To configure circuit ID based tapping of user session data packets and RADIUS authentication data packets on the router, perform the steps in this section.
DETAILED STEPS
| Command or Action | Purpose | |
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Example: Router> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
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Example: Router# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
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Example: Router(config)#subscriber access pppoe unique-key circuit-id |
Specifies a unique circuit ID tag for a PPPoE user session to be tapped on the router. |
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Example: Router(config)# end |
Exits the current configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode. |
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Example: Router# show pppoe session all |
Displays the circuit-id tag in the PPPoE session, which is used in the next step to verify the user session. |
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Example: Router# show idmgr session key circuit-id Ethernet4/0.100:PPPoE-Tag-1 Example:
Example: session-handle = AA000007 Example: aaa-unique-id = 0000000E Example: circuit-id-tag = Ethernet4/0.100:PPPoE-Tag-1 Example: interface = nas-port:0.0.0.0:0/1/1/100 Example: authen-status = authen Example: username = user1@cisco.com Example: addr = 106.1.1.3 Example: session-guid = 650101020000000E Example: The session hdl AA000007 in the record is valid Example: The session hdl AA000007 in the record is valid Example: No service record found |
Verifies the user session information in the ID Manager (IDMGR) database by specifying the unique circuit ID tag. |
Configuration Examples for Lawful Intercept
- Example Enabling Mediation Device Access Lawful Intercept MIBs
- Example Enabling RADIUS Session Lawful Intercept
Example Enabling Mediation Device Access Lawful Intercept MIBs
The following example shows how to enable the mediation device to access the lawful intercept MIBs. It creates an SNMP view (tapV) that includes four LI MIBs (CISCO-TAP2-MIB, CISCO-IP-TAP-MIB, CISCO-802-TAP-MIB, and CISCO-USER-CONNECTION-TAP-MIB). It also creates a user group that has read, write, and notify access to MIBs in the tapV view.
snmp-server view tapV ciscoTap2MIB included snmp-server view tapV ciscoIpTapMIB included snmp-server view tapV cisco802TapMIB included snmp-server view tapV ciscoUserConnectionTapMIB included snmp-server group tapGrp v3 noauth read tapV write tapV notify tapV snmp-server user MDuser tapGrp v3 auth md5 MDpasswd snmp-server engineID local 1234
Example Enabling RADIUS Session Lawful Intercept
The following example shows the configuration of a RADIUS-Based Lawful Intercept solution on a router acting as a network access server (NAS) device employing an Ethernet PPP connection over Ethernet (PPPoE) link:
aaa new-model ! aaa intercept ! aaa group server radius SG server 10.0.56.17 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646 ! aaa authentication login LOGIN group SG aaa authentication ppp default group SG aaa authorization network default group SG aaa accounting send stop-record authentication failure aaa accounting network default start-stop group SG ! aaa server radius dynamic-author client 10.0.56.17 server-key cisco ! vpdn enable ! bba-group pppoe PPPoE-TERMINATE virtual-template 1 ! interface Loopback0 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.0 ! interface GigabitEthernet4/1/0 description To RADIUS server ip address 10.0.56.20 255.255.255.0 duplex auto ! interface GigabitEthernet4/1/2 description To network ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 duplex auto ! interface GigabitEthernet5/0/0 description To subscriber no ip address ! interface GigabitEthernet5/0/0.10 encapsulation dot1q 10 protocol pppoe group PPPoE-TERMINATE ! interface Virtual-Template1 ip unnumbered Loopback0 ppp authentication chap ! radius-server attribute 44 include-in-access-req radius-server attribute nas-port format d radius-server host 10.0.56.17 auth-port 1645 acct-port 1646 radius-server key cisco
Additional References
Related Documents
| Related Topic |
Document Title |
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| Cisco IOS commands |
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| Configuring SNMP Support |
Configuring SNMP Support |
| Security commands |
Cisco IOS Security Command Reference |
Standards
| Standard |
Title |
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| PacketCable™ Control Point Discovery Interface Specification |
PacketCable ™ Control Point Discovery Interface Specification (PKT-SP-CPD-I02-061013) |
MIBs
| MIB |
MIBs Link |
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To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco software releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL: |
RFCs
| RFC |
Title |
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| RFC-2865 |
Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) |
| RFC-3576 |
Dynamic Authorization Extensions to Remote Authentication Dial In User Service (RADIUS) |
| RFC-3924 |
Cisco Architecture for Lawful Intercept in IP Networks |
Technical Assistance
| Description |
Link |
|---|---|
| The Cisco Support and Documentation website provides online resources to download documentation, software, and tools. Use these resources to install and configure the software and to troubleshoot and resolve technical issues with Cisco products and technologies. Access to most tools on the Cisco Support and Documentation website requires a Cisco.com user ID and password. |
Feature Information for Lawful Intercept
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.
Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/go/cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
| Table 1 | Feature Information for Lawful Intercept |
| Feature Name |
Releases |
Feature Information |
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| Lawful Intercept |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4 |
The Lawful Intercept (LI) feature supports service providers in meeting the requirements of law enforcement agencies to provide the ability to intercept VoIP or data traffic going through the edge routers. In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4, this feature was introduced on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. |
| VRF Aware LI (Lawful Intercept) |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4 |
VRF Aware LI is the ability to provision a LI wiretap on IPv4 data in a particular Virtual Private Network (VPN). In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4, this feature was introduced on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. |
| RADIUS-based Lawful Intercept |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4 Cisco IOS XE Release 3.5S |
The LI implementation is provisioned using SNMP3 and supports RADIUS session intercepts. In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.4, this feature was introduced on the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers. In Cisco IOS XE Release 3.5, High Availability support was added for RADIUS-Based Lawful Intercept. |
| Circuit ID based tapping of PPP session for Lawful Intercept. |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5 |
In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.5, circuit ID based tapping of a PPP session is introduced. Circuit ID based tapping works only if the tap is provisioned after the user session is active. It is assumed in this instance that the user session is uniquely identified by a circuit ID tag. |
| Circuit ID based tapping for Lawful Intercept |
Cisco IOS XE Release 2.6 |
In Cisco IOS XE Release 2.6, pre-provisioning of circuit-ID based tapping of a PPP session is introduced. If the tap is provisioned before a user session is active, then the tap is effective whenever the user session becomes active. Also, corresponding RADIUS authentication and accounting packets are tapped. It is assumed in this instance that the user session is uniquely identified by a circuit ID tag. |
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