Cisco ASR 5000 Series User Manual

Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview ▄
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Chapter 7
ASN Gateway Overview
Access Service Network Gateway (ASN Gateway) is the subscriber-aware mobility access gateway for IEEE 802.16
mobile WiMAX radio access networks. These carrier- and enterprise-class platforms provide exceptional reliability and
performance characteristics for mobile WiMAX operators.
The ASN Gateway provides inter-technology mobility for 3GPP, 3GPP2, DSL, and WiFi access technologies. This
assures common billing and seamless inter-technology handover.
ASN Gateway is available for all chassis running StarOS Release 7.1 or later.
Important: The ASN Gateway is a licensed product and requires an Access Service Network Gateway support
license.
ASN Gateway provides the following functionality, all of which is integrated into the chassis:
ASN mobility
Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) user authentication/Authentication, Authorization, Accounting (AAA)
client
DHCP proxy server
Connectivity Service Network (CSN) mobility
Intra-ASN and inter-ASN handover
Paging controller/location register
Radio resource controller relay function
Service Flow Authenticator (SFA)
Proxy-Mobile Internet Protocol (P-MIP) client
Mobile IP Foreign Agent (MIP FA) protocol
Data path function
Context server function
Handover relay function
WiMax NSP-ID functionality
Creation, modification, and deletion of pre-provisioned/dynamic service flows

Cisco ASR 5000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	ASR 5000 Series
Category	Network Router
Language	English