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Chapter 11 Managing the SCMP
About SCMP
Multiple ISG Routers with Multiple SCE Platforms via Load Balancing (NxISG – MxSCE)
The following diagram illustrates a deployment using multiple ISG routers with multiple SCE platforms
via load balancing. This is the scenario required for a MGSCP deployment.
Figure 11-2 Multiple ISG Routers with Multiple SCE Platforms via Load Balancing
This scenario includes several SCE platforms connected to a Cisco 7600 router. For efficient control of
subscriber flows, the same SCE platform must process both directions of each subscriber flow, since the
SCE platform keeps the subscriber context. The Cisco 7600 router to which the SCE platforms are
connected acts as a dispatching element, distributing subscriber flows between SCE platforms and
guaranteeing that all flows of a specific subscriber will pass through the same SCE platform.
This scenario assumes that one (or sometimes more) of the devices in the cluster is redundant.
Note • An ISG device cannot push sessions to two SCE platforms at the same time.
• You must configure multiple SCE platforms with load-balancing (MGSCP) to work in pull
integration mode.
SCMP Peer Devices
An SCMP peer device is a Cisco device running IOS with the ISG module enabled. The SCE platform
supports the ability to communicate with several SCMP peer devices at the same time. However, each
peer device manages its own subscribers and the corresponding subscriber network IDs. The SCE
platform recognizes which subscribers belong to which peer device. There are two mechanisms that
accomplish this:
• Login operation
Each SCMP peer device is assigned a unique ID called the Manager-Id. This ID is attached to each
subscriber from the moment it is created in the subscriber database, based on the SCMP peer that
logged-in the subscriber.
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Mega Pop
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Cisco SCE8000 Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	SCE8000
Category	Network Hardware
Language	English