Edge-Core ECS4120 Series

Chapter 8 | Authentication Commands
PPPoE Intermediate Agent
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PPPoE Intermediate Agent
This section describes commands used to configure the PPPoE Intermediate Agent
(PPPoE IA) relay parameters required for passing authentication messages between
a client and broadband remote access servers.
pppoe intermediate-
agent
This command enables the PPPoE Intermediate Agent globally on the switch. Use
the no form to disable this feature.
Syntax
[no] pppoe intermediate-agent
Default Setting
Disabled
Command Mode
Global Configuration
Command Usage
◆ The switch inserts a tag identifying itself as a PPPoE Intermediate Agent
residing between the attached client requesting network access and the ports
connected to broadband remote access servers (BRAS). The switch extracts
access-loop information from the client’s PPPoE Active Discovery Request, and
Table 50: PPPoE Intermediate Agent Commands
Command Function Mode
pppoe intermediate-agent Enables the PPPoE IA globally on the switch GC
pppoe intermediate-agent
format-type
Sets the access node identifier and generic error message
for the switch
GC
pppoe intermediate-agent
port-enable
Enables the PPPoE IA on an interface IC
pppoe intermediate-agent
port-format-type
Sets the circuit-id or remote-id for an interface IC
pppoe intermediate-agent
port-format-type remote-id
Sets the remote-id delimiter for an interface IC
pppoe intermediate-agent
trust
Sets the trust mode for an interface IC
pppoe intermediate-agent
vendor-tag strip
Enables the stripping of vendor tags from PPPoE Discovery
packets sent from a PPPoE server
IC
clear pppoe intermediate-
agent statistics
Clears PPPoE IA statistics PE
show pppoe intermediate-
agent info
Displays PPPoE IA configuration settings PE
show pppoe intermediate-
agent statistics
Displays PPPoE IA statistics PE