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Cisco AS5x00 Case Study for Basic IP Modem Services
11/24/1999
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Network Design and Case Study Overview
Introduction
This case study describes how two companies set up basic modem IP services by using Cisco AS5x00
network access servers.
The two companies
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Plan and design a basic IP modem dial-up network.
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Deploy networking equipment by configuring, verifying, and troubleshooting the Cisco IOS.
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Prepare for operations by inspecting modem call statistics and enabling basic management
protocols.
This case study
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Is for network engineers who work with dial-up access technologies.
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Assumes that the reader has a CCNA or higher level of familiarity with Cisco IOS routers
and technologies.
Note
The term Cisco AS5x00 refers to the Cisco AS5300 and AS5800 network access servers.
Although this case study uses two specific companies as examples and seems very specific
at times, the principles in this case study can be applied on a general level.
Scenario Description
The following two companies are used in the case study:
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Maui Onions
—A co-operative marketing and distribution company for onions grown in Maui.
The company is installing a dial-up service for their members and roaming sales force.
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THEnet
—A competitive Internet Service Provider (ISP) in Austin, Texas. The company is
providing dial-up services to household consumers and university students. THEnet’s users want to
send email and surf the Internet with a web browser.