Packet Data Interworking Function Overview 
Features and Functionality - Base Software ▀  
Cisco ASR 5000 Series Product Overview ▄  
Features and Functionality - Base Software 
This section describes the features and functions supported by default in the base PDIF software and the benefits they 
provide. 
 
Important:  All known restrictions are shown in Appendix B. 
The following is a list of the features in this section: 
 
  PSC2 Support 
  Duplicate Session Detection 
  Unsupported Critical Payload Handling 
  Registration Revocation 
  CHILD SA Rekey Support 
  Denial of Service (DoS) Protection: Cookie Challenge 
  MAC Address Validation 
  RADIUS Accounting 
  Special RADIUS Attribute Handling 
  IPv6 Support 
  IPv6 Neighbor Discovery 
  IPv6 Static Routing 
  Port-Switch-On-L3-Fail for IPv6 
  IKEv2 Keep-Alive (Dead Peer Detection (DPD)) 
  Congestion Control and Overload Disconnect 
  SCTP (Stream Control Transmission Protocol) Support 
  X.509 Digital Trusted Certificate Support 
  Custom DNS Handling 
 
PSC2 Support 
The PDIF supports the Packet Services Card 2 (PSC2). The PSC2 is the next-generation packet forwarding card for the 
ASR 5000. The PSC2 provides increased aggregate throughput and performance, and a higher number of subscriber 
sessions.