Cisco® Subscriber Edge Services Manager (SESM) is an extensible set of applications that interoperate with Cisco Service Selection Gateway (SSG) to simplify the delivery of on-demand subscriber services across Cisco SSG-enabled networks. It integrates with business support systems (BBS) and operations support systems (OSS) to provide a complete subscriber and service management solution. The Web-based architecture and support for standard protocols reduce the capital expenditures (CapEx) and operating expenses (OpEx) associated with service delivery and ease integration with subscriber management, billing, and security systems.
Cisco SESM provides:
• Cisco SSG support
• Web portal applications and software development kit
• RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) and Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) directory integration
• Subscriber and service profile management
• Subscriber self-care
• Support for post and prepaid billing by time, volume, or data
• Web Services Gateway for applications integration
NEW FEATURES
Cisco SESM has the following new features:
• Location-Specific Free Services-Cisco SESM location-awareness features have been enhanced to support the provisioning of free services ("white lists") based on attributes such as client IP address, client subnet, MAC address, virtual path identifier/virtual channel identifier (VPI/VCI), Cisco SSG subinterface, and MSISDN. Cisco SESM 3.3 also supports the update of location and white-list configurations dynamically.
• iPass Client Access-iPass offers mobile users access to the world's largest virtual network (dial-up access in over 150 countries and more than 21,000 broadband access points in 61 countries, including 19,000 active Wi-Fi hotspots and Ethernet service in the rooms of more than 1700 hotels). Cisco SESM supports authentication for iPass customers using the Generic Interface Specification (GIS)-compliant iPassConnect universal client.
• Trusted ID Support-Cisco Access Registrar and Cisco SESM support implicit authentication based on the Cisco SSG Transparent Auto Logon (TAL) feature. The trusted ID may be a MAC or IP address. This provides an "always-on" subscriber experience after initial authentication.
UPGRADE PATHS
Cisco SESM 3.X customers with Cisco Software Application Support (SAS) can go to the Product Upgrade Tool at http://www.cisco.com/upgrade and request the service release kit for Cisco SESM 3.3 beginning March 17, 2005.
Cisco SESM 3.X customers that do not have Cisco SAS can purchase the minor release update kit for the unrestricted version with part number SESM33-SVR-MR-K9 and restricted version with part number SESM33-SVR-R-MR-K9 US through normal Cisco Direct, Partner, and Reseller sales channels beginning March 15, 2005.
AVAILABILITY
The Cisco SESM 3.3 will be available beginning March 17, 2005. Customers interested in purchasing these products can place orders through their normal sales channels beginning March 7, 2005.
ORDERING INFORMATION
Table 1 lists the ordering information for Cisco SESM 3.3
Table 1. Ordering Information
Part Number
Description
SESM33-SVR-K9
Cisco SESM 3.3 server license, unrestricted
SESM33-SVR-MR-K9
Minor Release update for Cisco SESM 3.3 server, unrestricted; available for existing Cisco SESM 3.X customers that do not have Cisco SAS support
SESM33-SVR-R-K9
Cisco SESM 3.3 restricted server license for use with single 26XX/37XX/64XX/72XX/73XX/74XX
SESM33-SVR-R-MR-K9
Minor Release update for Cisco SESM 3.3 server, restricted; available for existing Cisco SESM 3.X customers that do not have Cisco SAS support
