Cisco Systems SCE 2000 4xGBE Network Router User Manual


 
SCE 2000 4xGBE Installation and Configuration Guide
OL-7824-02 2-1
This chapter provides a brief overview of the Cisco Service Control concept and an introduction
to the SCE 2000 4xGBE Platform, the Service Control hardware component.
This chapter contains the following sections:
Service Control and the SCE Platform 2-1
Front Panel 2-3
Back Panel 2-6
Checking the Shipping Container Contents 2-7
SCE 2000 Installation Checklist 2-8
Service Control and the SCE Platform
The Cisco Service Control concept is delivered through a combination of purpose-built hardware
and specific software solutions that address various Service Control challenges faced by service
providers.
The SCE Platform
The Service Control Engine (SCE) platform, which is the hardware component of the Cisco
Service Control solution, is designed to support observation, analysis, and control of Internet/IP
traffic. The SCE platform is a purpose-built network device making use of ASIC components and
RISC processors to go beyond packet counting and delve deeper into the contents of network
traffic to do the following:
Provide programmable, stateful inspection of bi-direction traffic flows
Map these flows with user ownership
Provide a real-time classification of network usage, which is the basis of the SCE platform
advanced traffic control and bandwidth shaping functionality.
CHAPTER 2
Overview of the SCE 2000 Platform