What are the features provided by 8950 AAA to deliver AAA services in a dial port wholesaling environment?
8950 AAA includes a sophisticated proxy RADIUS environment to enable wholesalers to forward authentication requests to the downstream service providers. user database, based on the user realm, the dialed number (DNIS), or the calling number (ANI). For example, the port wholesaler could assign each ISP a hunt group number on the MAX TNT, which is the client to the proxy 8950 AAA server. The proxy server forwards the MAX TNT.s authentication requests to the ISP authentication servers, based on the hunt group telephone number dialed by the users. 8950 AAA supports the .Pre-Auth. capability on the MAX, MAX TNT, and PortMaster NAS to verify call limits prior to answering the incoming phone call. Limits can be based on the dialed number, the POP or NAS, or even the calling number. 8950 AAA supports DHCP-managed IP pools that can be shared by multiple NAS. Dynamic IP address allocation and release is included in the management of these pools. With this capability, each downstream ISP or enter
