To enable the ECS subsystem and create the enhanced charging service, use the following configuration:

configure 
   require active-charging service 
   active-charging service acs_service_name [ -noconfirm ] 
   end 

Important

After you configure this command, you must save the configuration and then reload the chassis for the command to take effect. For information on saving the configuration file and reloading the chassis, refer to the System Administration Guide for your deployment.

This is an optional configuration. To create and configure an application-port map for TCP and UDP protocols, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      port-map port_map_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         port { port_number | range start_port to end_port } 
         end 

Notes:

• A maximum of 256 host pools, IMSI pools, and port maps each, and a combined maximum of 4096 rules (host pools + IMSI pools + port maps + charging ruledefs + access ruledefs + routing ruledefs) can be created in a system.

• Port maps, host pools, IMSI pools, and charging, access, and routing ruledefs must each have unique names.

• A maximum of 10 entries can be configured in each port map.

This is an optional configuration. To create and configure a host pool, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      host-pool host_pool_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         ip { ip_address | ip_address/mask | range start_ip_address to end_ip_address } 
         end 

Notes:

• A maximum of 256 host pools, IMSI pools, and port maps each, and a combined maximum of 4096 rules (host pools + IMSI pools + port maps + charging ruledefs + access ruledefs + routing ruledefs) can be created in a system.

• Port maps, host pools, IMSI pools, and charging, access, and routing ruledefs must each have unique names.

• A maximum of 10 entries can be configured in each host pool.

This is an optional configuration. To create and configure an IMSI pool, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      imsi-pool imsi_pool_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         imsi { imsi_number | range start_imsi to end_imsi } 
         end 

Notes:

• A maximum of 256 host pools, IMSI pools, and port maps each, and a combined maximum of 4096 rules (host pools + IMSI pools + port maps + charging ruledefs + access ruledefs + routing ruledefs) can be created in a system.

• Port maps, host pools, IMSI pools, and charging, access, and routing ruledefs must each have unique names.

• A maximum of 10 entries can be configured in each IMSI pool.

This section describes how to create and configure NAT IP pools/NAT IP pool groups.

The following topics are covered in this section:

• Configuring One-to-One NAT IP Pools/NAT IP Pool Groups

• Configuring Many-to-One NAT IP Pools/NAT IP Pool Groups

Configuring One-to-One NAT IP Pools/NAT IP Pool Groups

To create and configure a one-to-one NAT IP pool/NAT IP pool group, use the following configuration:

configure 
   context context_name [ -noconfirm ] 
      ip pool nat_pool_name { ip_address subnet_mask | ip_address/mask | range start_ip_address end_ip_address } nat-one-to-one [ alert-threshold { { pool-free | pool-hold | pool-release | pool-used } low_thresh [ clear high_thresh ] } + ] [ group-name nat_pool_group_name ] [ nat-binding-timer binding_timer ] [ nexthop-forwarding-address ip_address ] [ include-nw-bcast ] [ on-demand ] [ send-icmp-dest-destunreachable ] [ send-nat-binding-update ] [ skip-nat-subscriber-ip-check ] [ srp-activate ] + ] 
      ip pool pool_name { ip_address subnet_mask | ip_address/mask | range start_ip_address end_ip_address } public priority 
      end 

Notes:

• Within a context, all IP pool and NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names must be unique.

• IP pool and NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names are case sensitive.

• The IP addresses configured in the NAT IP pools within a context must not overlap. At any time, within a context, a NAT IP address must be configured in any one NAT IP pool.

• The IP addresses in a NAT IP pool may be contiguous, and must be assignable as a subnet or a range that constitutes less than an entire subnet.

• For many-to-one NAT IP pools, the default NAT Binding Timer value is 60 seconds. For one-to-one NAT IP pools, by default the feature is disabled—the IP addresses/ port-chunks once allocated will never be freed.

• The skip-nat-subscriber-ip-check keyword is added to skip private IP address check for non-NAT pools. This can be configured only for non-NAT pools during call-setup if NAT is enabled for the subscriber.

  If NAT is disabled, this value is not considered. Default: Disabled (subscriber IP check is done).

• Thresholds configured using the alert-threshold keyword are specific to the pool that they are configured in. Thresholds configured using the threshold ip-pool-* commands in the Context Configuration Mode apply to all IP pools in the context, and override the threshold configurations set within individual pools.

• Not-on-demand allocation mode is the default NAT IP Address Allocation mode.

• To add a NAT IP pool to a NAT IP pool group, use the group-name nat_pool_group_name option.

  NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names must be unique.

  When configuring a NAT IP pool group, note that only those NAT IP pools that have similar characteristics can be grouped together. The similarity is determined by the “nat-one-to-one” and “on-demand” parameters. Dissimilar NAT IP pools cannot be grouped together.

  It is recommended that for each NAT IP pool in a NAT IP pool group the other parameters (“nat-binding-timer", “send-nat-binding-update”, “nexthop-forwarding-address”, “send-icmp-dest-unreachable”, and “srp-activate" also be configured with the same values, so that the NAT behavior is predictable across all NAT IP pools in that NAT IP pool group.

  The NAT IP pool from which a NAT IP address is assigned will determine the actual values to use for all parameters.

• It is recommended that in a Firewall-and-NAT policy all the realms configured either be NAT IP pools or NAT IP pool groups. If both NAT IP pool(s) and NAT IP pool group(s) are configured, ensure that none of the NAT IP pool(s) are also included in the NAT IP pool group.

• Network broadcast is supported for NAT pools and ordinary pools using the include-nw-bcast option.

Configuring Many-to-One NAT IP Pools/NAT IP Pool Groups

To create and configure a Many-to-One NAT IP pool/NAT IP pool group, use the following configuration:

configure 
   context context_name [ -noconfirm ] 
      ip pool nat_pool_name { ip_address subnet_mask | ip_address/mask | range start_ip_address end_ip_address } napt-users-per-ip-address users [ alert-threshold { { pool-free | pool-hold | pool-release | pool-used } low_thresh [ clear high_thresh ] } + ] [ group-name nat_pool_group_name ] [ max-chunks-per-user chunks ] [ nat-binding-timer binding_timer ] [ nexthop-forwarding-address ip_address ] [ on-demand ] [ port-chunk-size size ] [ min-port-chunk-per-user chunks ] [ port-chunk-threshold threshold ] [ send-icmp-dest-destunreachable ] [ send-nat-binding-update ] [ srp-activate ] + ] 
      ip pool pool_name { ip_address subnet_mask | ip_address/mask | range start_ip_address end_ip_address } public priority 
      end 

Notes:

• Within a context, all IP pool and NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names must be unique.

• IP pool and NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names are case sensitive.

• The IP addresses configured in the NAT IP pools within a context must not overlap. At any time, within a context, a NAT IP address must be configured in any one NAT IP pool.

• The IP addresses in a NAT IP pool may be contiguous, and must be assignable as a subnet or a range that constitutes less than an entire subnet.

• For many-to-one NAT IP pools, the default NAT Binding Timer value is 60 seconds. For one-to-one NAT IP pools, by default the feature is disabled—the IP addresses/ port-chunks once allocated will never be freed.

• Thresholds configured using the alert-threshold keyword are specific to the pool that they are configured in. Thresholds configured using the threshold ip-pool-* commands in the Context Configuration Mode apply to all IP pools in the context, and override the threshold configurations set within individual pools.

• Not-on-demand allocation mode is the default NAT IP Address Allocation mode.

• To add a NAT IP pool to a NAT IP pool group, use the group-name nat_pool_group_name option.

  NAT IP pool and NAT IP pool group names must be unique.

  When configuring a NAT IP pool group, note that only those NAT IP pools that have similar characteristics can be grouped together. The similarity is determined by the “napt-users-per-ip-address”, “napt-users-per-ip-address <users>”, “on-demand” and “port-chunk-size” parameters. Dissimilar NAT IP pools cannot be grouped together.

  It is recommended that for each NAT IP pool in a NAT IP pool group the other parameters (“nat-binding-timer", “send-nat-binding-update”, “nexthop-forwarding-address”, “send-icmp-dest-unreachable”, “srp-activate” and “port-chunk-threshold”) also be configured with the same values, so that the NAT behavior is predictable across all NAT IP pools in that NAT IP pool group.

  The NAT IP pool from which a NAT IP address is assigned will determine the actual values to use for all parameters.

• It is recommended that in a Firewall-and-NAT policy all the realms configured either be NAT IP pools or NAT IP pool groups. If both NAT IP pool(s) and NAT IP pool group(s) are configured, ensure that none of the NAT IP pool(s) are also included in the NAT IP pool group.

To create and configure a Firewall-and-NAT Policy, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         nat policy [ ipv4-and-ipv6 | ipv4-only | ipv6-only ] [ default-nat-realm nat_realm_name [ fw-and-nat-action action_name ] ] 
         access-rule priority priority { [ dynamic-only | static-and-dynamic ] access-ruledef access_ruledef_name { deny [ charging-action charging_action_name ] | permit [ nat-realm nat_pool_name/nat_pool_group_name | [ bypass-nat ] ] } 
         access-rule no-ruledef-matches { downlink | uplink } action { deny [ charging-action charging_action_name ] | permit [ bypass-nat | nat-realm nat_pool_name/nat_pool_group_name ] } 
         end 

Notes:

• In StarOS 8.x, NAT for CDMA and early UMTS releases used rulebase-based configurations, whereas in later UMTS releases NAT used policy-based configurations. In StarOS 9.0 and later releases, NAT for UMTS and CDMA releases both use policy-based configurations. For more information, please contact your local service representative.

• In 12.1 and earlier releases: The nat policy nat-required command enables NAT44 for all subscribers using the policy. This keyword is supported in release 12.2 for backward compatibility.

• In 12.2 and later releases: The nat policy [ ipv4-and-ipv6 | ipv4-only | ipv6-only ] command enables NAT processing for IPv4/IPv6 or both using the policy.

• Duplicate ruledef names or priorities are not allowed in the same rulebase.

• A maximum of twenty NAT IP pools/NAT IP pool groups can be configured in a Firewall-and-NAT policy. A subscriber can be allocated only one NAT IP address per NAT IP pool/NAT IP pool group from a maximum of three pools/pool groups. Hence, at anytime, there can only be a maximum of three NAT IP addresses allocated to a subscriber.

• It is recommended that in a Firewall-and-NAT policy all the realms configured either be NAT IP pools or NAT IP pool groups. If both NAT IP pool(s) and NAT IP pool group(s) are configured, ensure that a NAT IP pool is not a part of a NAT IP pool group.

• NAT is applied only to packets in the uplink direction.

• Rule matching is done for the first packet for a flow. Only when no rules match, the no-ruledef-matches configuration is considered. The default settings for uplink direction is “permit”, and for downlink direction “deny”.

• If there are no rules matching a packet, then the NAT IP pool/NAT IP pool group to be used for the flow is taken from the following configuration:

  access-rule no-ruledef-matches uplink action permit nat-realm nat_pool_name/nat_pool_group_name

• If there is no NAT IP pool/NAT IP pool group name configured in the matching access ruledef, NAT will be bypassed, i.e., NAT will not be applied to the flow.

To create and configure a Firewall-and-NAT Action, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat action fw_nat_action_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         flow check-point [ data-usage data_usage [ and | or ] | time-duration duration [ and | or ] ] 
         end 

To create and configure an access rule definition, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      access-ruledef access_ruledef_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         bearer 3gpp apn [ case-sensitive ] operator value 
         bearer 3gpp imsi { operator msid | { !range | range } imsi-pool imsi_pool } 
         bearer username [ case-sensitive ] operator user_name 
         icmp { any-match operator condition | code operator code | type operator type } 
         ip { { { any-match | downlink | uplink } operator condition } | { { dst-address | src-address } { { operator { ip_address | ip_address/mask } } | { !range | range } host-pool host_pool_name } | protocol { { operator { protocol | protocol_assignment } } | { operator protocol_assignment | server-ipv6-network-prefix operator ipv6_prefix/prefix_length } } } 
         tcp { any-match operator condition } | { dst-port | either-port | src-port } { operator port_number | { !range | range } { start_range to end-range | port-map port_map_name } } } 
         udp { any-match operator condition } | { { dst-port | either-port | src-port } { { operator port_number } | { !range | range } { start_range to end-range | port-map port_map_name } } } 
         create-log-record 
         end 

Notes:

• If the source IP address is not configured, then it is treated as any source IP.

• If the destination IP address is not configured, then it is treated as any destination IP.

• If the source port is not configured, then it is treated as any source port.

• If the destination port is not configured, then it is treated as any destination port.

• If no protocol is specified, then it is treated as any protocol.

• If both uplink and downlink fields are not configured, then the rule will be treated as either direction, i.e. packets from any direction will match that rule.

• Access ruledefs are different from enhanced charging service ruledefs. A combined maximum of 4096 rules (host pools, IMSI pools, port maps, and access, charging, and routing ruledefs) can be created in a system. A combined maximum of 2048 access and charging ruledefs can be created in a system.

• The server-ipv6-network-prefix operator ipv6_prefix/prefix_length rule is matched against the Destination IPv6 address of the incoming packet to decide whether NAT64 has to be applied or not.

• Configuring access ruledefs involves the creation of several ruledefs with different sets of rules and parameters. For more information, see the Firewall Ruledef Configuration Mode Commands chapter of the Command Line Interface Reference.

Configuring Server IP Address

To configure an access rule definition to analyze user traffic based on server IP address, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      access-ruledef access_ruledef_name 
         [ no ] ip server-ip-address { operator { ipv4/ipv6_address | ipv4/ipv6_address/mask } | { !range | range } host-pool host_pool_name } 
         end 

Notes:

The ip server-ip-address command is added in access rule definitions to avoid configuring multiple rule options as part of Firewall rules. If any address or host-pool range is specified as the server IP address, this address in the uplink direction will be treated as the destination address, and in downlink direction will be treated as the source address.

To enable or disable the allocation of multiple NAT IP addresses for the same many-to-one (N:1) NAT realm for a subscriber, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy policy_name 
         nat max-chunk-per-realm { multiple-ip | single-ip } 
         { default | no } nat max-chunk-per-realm 
         end 

Notes:

To configure sending ICMP error messages in the event of NAT IP address/port allocation failure, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      nat allocation-failure send-icmp-dest-unreachable 
      end 

To configure action to take on packets when NAT IP/NPU allocation is in progress, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      nat allocation-in-progress { buffer | drop } 
      end 

Notes:

In On-demand NAT IP allocation (wherein a NAT IP address is allocated to the subscriber when a packet is being sent), if no free NAT IP address is available, a NAT-IP Alloc Request is sent to the VPNMgr to get a NAT IP. During that time packets are dropped. This command enables to either buffer or drop the packets received when IP Alloc Request is sent to VPNMgr.

Configuring Forcible NAT IP Release

To forcibly clear NAT IP addresses from SessMgr to VPNMgr, use the following configuration:

clear nat-ip { ip_address | pool pool_name } context context_name [ -noconfirm ] 

To configure NAT TCP 2msl Timeout setting, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      nat tcp-2msl-timeout timeout 
      end 

To configure action to take on TCP idle timeout expiry for NAT flows, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         firewall tcp-idle-timeout-action { drop | reset } 
         end 

To configure Private IP NPU Flow Timeout setting, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         nat private-ip-flow-timeout timeout 
         end 

Notes:

• By default, for NAT-enabled calls the downlink private IP NPU flow will not be installed at call setup for a subscriber session. The flow will only be installed for uplink traffic on demand. When there is no traffic on the private flow, the private IP flow will be removed after the configurable timeout period. Downlink traffic will be dropped after flow is deleted after the configurable timeout period.
• Downlink traffic will be dropped after flow is deleted after the configurable timeout period.

To configure the maximum duration for which IP packet fragments can be retained, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      [ default ] nat ip downlink reassembly-timeout timeout 
      end 

To configure Flow Recovery parameters for NAT flows, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      firewall flow-recovery { downlink | uplink } [ [ no-flow-creation ] [ timeout timeout ] + ] 
      end 

Notes:

The no-flow-creation keyword specifies not to create data session/flow-related information for downlink-initiated packets (from the Internet to the subscriber) while the downlink flow-recovery timer is running, but send to subscriber.

NAT64 flow binding recovery is not supported in Release 21.2.

To enable/disable checkpointing of basic NAT, SIP and H323 ALG recovery, enable/disable ICSR recovery for basic NAT and SIP flows, and configure the maximum basic flows that can be checkpointed, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         [ default | no ] nat check-point-info { basic [ icsr-also | limit-flows limit ] h323-alg | sip-alg [ icsr-also ] } 
         end 

To configure flow-mapping timeout, use the following configuration in either of the two modes: Active Charging Service Configuration mode and ACS Charging Action Configuration mode.

In ACS Configuration mode:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      idle-timeout flow-mapping { tcp | udp } timeout 
      end 

In ACS Charging Action Configuration mode:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      charging-action charging_action_name 
         flow idle-timeout flow-mapping flow_timeout 
         end 

Notes:

• The value configured in charging action takes precedence to the value configured in the ACS service mode. In global mode (ACS Configuration mode), the default values are different for TCP and UDP.

• Even if the flow-mapping timeout is configured inside a charging action, and if the flow that matched the charging action was not a TCP or a UDP flow, then the Mapping timer will not be triggered for the flow.

To configure NAT unsolicited packets, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      nat unsolicited-pkts { icmp-host-unreachable { max-rate packets_num } | server-list { max-limit servers_num } } 
      end 

This section describes how to enable NAT support for APN/subscribers.

The following topics are covered in this section:

• Enabling NAT for APN

• Enabling NAT for Subscribers

Enabling NAT for APN

To configure the Firewall-and-NAT Policy within an APN, use the following configuration:

Important

This configuration is only applicable to UMTS networks.

configure 
   context context_name 
      apn apn_name 
         fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         end 

Notes:

• fw_nat_policy_name must be a valid Firewall-and-NAT policy in which NAT policy is enabled as described in the Configuring Firewall-and-NAT Policies section.

• To specify that the default Firewall-and-NAT policy configured in the rulebase be used for subscribers who use this APN, in the APN Configuration Mode, apply the following command: default fw-and-nat policy

Enabling NAT for Subscribers

To configure the Firewall-and-NAT Policy in a subscriber template, use the following configuration:

configure 
   context context_name 
      subscriber default 
         fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         end 

Notes:

• fw_nat_policy_name must be a valid Firewall-and-NAT policy in which NAT policy is enabled as described in the Configuring Firewall-and-NAT Policies section.

• To specify that the default Firewall-and-NAT policy configured in the rulebase be used for subscribers who use this APN, in the Subscriber Configuration Mode, apply the following command: default fw-and-nat policy

This is an optional configuration to specify a default Firewall-and-NAT policy to use if in the APN/subscriber configurations the following command is configured:

default fw-and-nat policy 

To create a rulebase and configure a default Firewall-and-NAT policy in it, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      rulebase rulebase_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         fw-and-nat default-policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         end 

This section describes how to configure routing rules to open up dynamic pinholes for Application Level Gateways (ALG) functionality.

The following topics are covered in this section:

• Creating Routing Ruledefs

• Configuring Routing Ruledefs in Rulebase

• Enabling NAT ALG

• Configuring SIP ALG Parameters

Creating Routing Ruledefs

To configure ECS routing rules for FTP and RTSP protocols, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      ruledef ruledef_name 
         tcp either-port operator value 
         rule-application routing 
         end 

Notes:

• Create a separate routing ruledef for each protocol.

Configuring Routing Ruledefs in Rulebase

To configure the routing ruledefs in the rulebase, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      rulebase rulebase_name 
         route priority priority ruledef ruledef_name analyzer { ftp-control | h323 | pptp | rtsp | sip advanced | tftp } 
         rtp dynamic-flow-detection 
         end 

Notes:

• Add each routing ruledef as a separate route priority.

• If PPTP ALG is enabled, NAT is supported for GREv1 flows that are generated by PPTP.

• For RTSP ALG processing, in the rulebase, the rtp dynamic-flow-detection command must be configured.

• For SIP ALG processing, the advanced option must be configured to ensure that packets matching the routing rule will be routed to the SIP ALG for processing and not to the ECS SIP analyzer.

Enabling NAT ALG

To enable NAT44/NAT64 ALGs, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      firewall nat-alg { all | ftp | h323 | pptp | rtsp | sip } [ ipv4-and-ipv6 | ipv4-only | ipv6-only ] 
      idle-timeout alg-media idle_timeout 
      end 

Notes:

• If enabled, in the rulebase, a routing rule for the protocol must be configured. For example:

  route priority 1 ruledef ftp analyzer ftp-control 
  route priority 2 ruledef rtsp analyzer rtsp 

• For RTSP NAT ALG processing, in the rulebase, the following command must be configured:

  rtp dynamic-flow-detection 

• The idle-timeout alg-media idle_timeout CLI command configures the Media Inactivity Timeout setting. The timeout gets applied on RTP and RTCP media flows that are created for SIP calls. The timeout is applied only on those flows that actually match the RTP and RTCP media pinholes that are created by the SIP ALG.

• Configuration changes are only applied to new flows.

• The ipv4-and-ipv6 | ipv4-only | ipv6-only keyword enables or disables NAT44/NAT64 ALG or both.

• NAT64 supports only the FTP, PPTP, RTSP and TFTP ALGs.

Configuring SIP ALG Parameters

To enable SIP ALG to maintain the same tag parameters (from and to tag) for Authorization or Proxy Authentication requests, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_name 
      sip advanced out-of-dialog-request retain-tag 
      end 

This section describes how to configure PCP service for the PCP Server feature.

Important

The PCP Server feature is customer specific. Contact your Cisco account representative for more information.

The following topics are covered in this section:

• Configuring PCP Service and PCP Policy Control

• Enable/Disable PCP Service in Rulebase

Configuring PCP Service and PCP Policy Control

To create and configure a PCP Service, and configure PCP Policy Control related parameters, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service acs_service_name 
      pcp-service pcp_svc_name [ -noconfirm ] 
         policy-control 
            request-opcode [ announce | map [ filter | prefer-failure ] | peer ] 
            response-opcode { map | peer } [ error { long life-time life_time | short life-time life_time } | success life-time life_time ] 
         server ipv4-address ipv4_address [ port port_num ] 
         end 

Notes:

• A maximum of 5 PCP services can be configured in the ACS.

Enable/Disable PCP Service in Rulebase

To configure the PCP service to associate subscribers with in the rulebase, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      rulebase rulebase_name 
         pcp service pcp_service_name 
         end 

To configure EDR format in which records for dropped NAT packets will be saved, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      fw-and-nat policy policy_name 
         nat pkts-drop { edr-format edr_format_name | timeout timeout_value 
         { default | no } nat pkts-drop { edr-format | timeout } 
         end 

To configure EDR format for NAT-specific attributes, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      edr-format edr_format_name 
         attribute sn-nat-no-port-packet-dropped priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-subscribers-per-ip-address priority priority 
         attribute sn-subscriber-nat-flow-ip priority priority 
         attribute sn-subscriber-nat-flow-port priority priority 
         end 

Notes:

• The sn-nat-no-port-packet-dropped attribute reports the number of packets dropped because of no NAT IP/port.

To configure UDR format for NAT-specific attributes, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      udr-format udr_format_name 
         attribute sn-subscriber-nat-flow-ip priority priority 
         end 

To configure NBR format, use the following configuration:

configure 
   active-charging service ecs_service_name 
      edr-format nbr_format_name 
         attribute sn-correlation-id priority priority 
         attribute subscriber-ipv4-address priority priority 
         attribute subscriber-ipv6-address priority priority 
         rule-variable ip subscriber-ip-address priority priority 
         rule-variable bearer 3gpp charging-id priority priority 
         rule-variable bearer 3gpp sgsn-address priority priority 
         rule-variable bearer ggsn-address priority priority 
         rule-variable bearer 3gpp imsi priority priority 
         attribute sn-fa-correlation-id priority priority 
         attribute radius-fa-nas-ip-address priority priority 
         attribute radius-fa-nas-identifier priority priority 
         attribute radius-user-name priority priority 
         attribute radius-calling-station-id priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-ip priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-port-block-start priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-port-block-end priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-binding-timer priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-subscribers-per-ip-address priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-realm-name priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-gmt-offset priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-port-chunk-alloc-dealloc-flag priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-port-chunk-alloc-time-gmt priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-port-chunk-dealloc-time-gmt priority priority 
         attribute sn-nat-last-activity-time-gmt priority priority 
         exit 
      fw-and-nat policy fw_nat_policy_name 
         nat binding-record edr-format nbr_format_name port-chunk-allocation port-chunk-release 
         end 

Notes:

• The NBR format name configured in the edr-format nbr_format_name and the nat binding-record edr-format nbr_format_name commands must be the same.

To configure NAT realm bulk statistics collection, use the following configuration:

configure 
   bulkstats collection 
   bulkstats historical collection 
   bulkstats mode 
      sample-interval sample_interval 
      transfer-interval transfer_interval 
      file file_number 
         remotefile format format 
         receiver ip_address primary mechanism { tftp | { ftp | sftp } login login encrypted password password } 
         exit 
      nat-realm schema schema_name format format_string 
      end 

The following is a sample configuration for cumulative bulkstats collection:

nat-realm schema cumulativenatschema format "NAT-REALM Schema: cumulativenatschema\nVPN Name: %vpnname%\nRealm Name: %realmname%\n Total binding updates sent to AAA:  %nat-bind-updates%\nTotal bytes transferred by realm:  %nat-rlm-bytes-tx%\nTotal flows used by realm:  %nat-rlm-flows%\nTotal flows denied IP:  %nat-rlm-ip-denied%\nTotal flows denied ports:  %nat-rlm-port-denied%\n-----------------------\n " 

The following is a sample configuration for snapshot bulkstats collection:

nat-realm schema snapshotnatschema format "NAT-REALM Schema: snapshotnatschema\nVPN Name: %vpnname%\nRealm Name: %realmname%\nTotal NAT public IP address:  %nat-rlm-ttl-ips%\nCurrent NAT public IP address in use:  %nat-rlm-ips-in-use%\nCurrent subscribers using realm:  %nat-rlm-current-users%\nTotal port chunks:  %nat-rlm-ttl-port-chunks%\nCurrent port chunks in use:  %nat-rlm-chunks-in-use%\n-----------------------\n " 

This section describes how to configure NAT thresholds.

The following topics are covered in this section:

• Enabling Thresholds

• Configuring Threshold Poll Interval

• Configuring Thresholds Limits

• Enabling SNMP Notifications

Enabling Thresholds

To enable thresholds, use the following configuration:

configure 
   threshold monitoring firewall 
   context context_name 
      threshold monitoring available-ip-pool-group 
      end 

Notes:

• The threshold monitoring available-ip-pool-group command is required only if you are configuring IP pool thresholds. It is not required if you are only configuring NAT port chunks usage threshold.

Configuring Threshold Poll Interval

To configure threshold polling interval, use the following configuration:

configure 
   threshold poll ip-pool-used interval interval 
   threshold poll nat-pkt-drop interval interval 
   threshold poll nat-port-chunks-usage interval interval 
   end 

Configuring Thresholds Limits

To configure threshold limits, use the following configuration:

configure 
   context context_name 
      threshold ip-pool-free high_threshold clear low_threshold 
      threshold ip-pool-hold high_threshold clear low_threshold 
      threshold ip-pool-release high_threshold clear low_threshold 
      threshold ip-pool-used high_threshold clear low_threshold 
      exit 
   threshold nat-kt-drop high_threshold clear low_threshold 
   threshold nat-port-chunks-usage high_threshold clear low_threshold 
   end 

Notes:

• Thresholds configured using the threshold ip-pool-* commands in the Context Configuration Mode apply to all IP pools in the context.

• The thresholds configured for an individual NAT IP pool using the alert-threshold keyword will take priority, i.e it will override the above context-wide configuration.

Enabling SNMP Notifications

To enable SNMP notifications, use the following configuration:

configure 
   snmp trap { enable | suppress } { ThreshNATPortChunksUsage | ThreshClearNATPortChunksUsage } 
   snmp trap { enable | suppress } { ThreshIPPoolUsed | ThreshIPPoolFree | ThreshIPPoolRelease | ThreshIPPoolHold | ThreshClearIPPoolUsed } 
   end 

NAT backout is a licensed feature. A separate feature license may be required. Contact your Cisco account representative for detailed information on specific licensing requirements. For information on installing and verifying licenses, refer to the Managing License Keys section of the Software Management Operations chapter in the System Administration Guide.

Configuring NAT Backout for APN

To configure a secondary IP pool that is not overwritten by the RADIUS supplied list, use the following configuration. The secondary pool configured will be appended to the RADIUS supplied IP pool list / APN provided IP pool list whichever is applicable during call setup.

Important

This configuration is only applicable to UMTS networks.

configure 
   context context_name 
     apn apn_name 
      secondary ip pool pool_name 
      exit 
     busyout ip pool name private_pool_name 
     end 

Configuring NAT Backout for Subscribers

To configure a secondary IP pool that is not overwritten by the RADIUS supplied list, use the following configuration. The secondary pool configured will be appended to the RADIUS supplied IP pool list/subscriber template provided IP pool list whichever is applicable during call setup.

configure 
   context context_name 
     subscriber default 
      secondary ip pool pool_name 
      exit 
     busyout ip pool name private_pool_name 
     end 

To change Firewall-and-NAT policy in mid-session, use the following configuration:

update active-charging { switch-to-fw-and-nat-policy fw_nat_policy_name | switch-torulebase rulebase_name } { all | callid call_id | fw-and-nat-policy fw_nat_policy_name | imsi imsi | ip-address ipv4_address | msid msid | rulebase rulebase_name | username user_name } [ -noconfirm ]  

Notes:

• To be able to change the Firewall-and-NAT policy in mid session, firewall-and-NAT must have been enabled for the subscriber in the APN/Subscriber template configuration, or in the rulebase (the default policy) during call setup.

• The above command takes effect only for current calls. For new calls, the RADIUS returned/APN/subscriber template/rulebase configured policy is used.