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By:
Bikash Shrestha
System Engineer
ITD Jawlakhel
Nepal Telecom
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BRAS
• A broadband remote access server (BRAS, B-
RAS or BBRAS) routes traffic to and from
broadband remote access devices such as
digital subscriber line access multiplexers
(DSLAM) on an Internet service provider's
(ISP) network.
• BRAS can also be referred to as a Broadband
Network Gateway (BNG).
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BRAS
• The BRAS sits at the core of an ISP's network, and
aggregates user sessions from the access network.
• It is at the BRAS that an ISP can inject policy management
and IP Quality of Service (QoS).
• The specific tasks include:
▫ Aggregates the circuits from one or more link access
devices such as DSLAMs
▫ Provides layer 2 connectivity through either transparent
bridging or PPP sessions over Ethernet or ATM sessions
▫ Enforces quality of service (QoS) policies
▫ Provides layer 3 connectivity and routes IP traffic
through an Internet service provider’s backbone
network to the Internet
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BRAS
• A DSLAM collects data traffic from multiple
subscribers into a centralized point so that it can
be transported to a switch or router over a
Frame Relay, ATM, or Ethernet connection.
• The router provides the logical network
termination.
• Common link access methods include PPP over
Ethernet (PPPoE), PPP over ATM (PPPoA)
encapsulated sessions, bridged ethernet over
ATM or Frame Relay (RFC 1483/RFC 1490), or
just plain ethernet.
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BRAS
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BRAS
• In the case of ATM or Frame Relay based access,
individual subscribers are identified by Virtual
Circuit IDs. Subscribers connected over ethernet-
based remote access devices are usually
identified by VLAN IDs or MPLS tags.
• By acting as the network termination point, the
BRAS is responsible for assigning network
parameters such as IP addresses to the clients.
The BRAS is also the first IP hop from the client
to the Internet.
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BRAS
• The BRAS is also the interface to
authentication, authorization and accounting
systems (see RADIUS).
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Subscriber VLAN Aggregation

• All subscriber VLAN are encapsulated in the BRAS
• L2 Connectivity
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CPE Configuration
• CPE(ADSL MODEM) can be utilized in two different ways
• Transparent Bridge – In this mode we need to configure PPPoE in the
customer’s PC and modem simply passes ethernet frames from one side
to other side in transparent fashion. Customer’s PC authenticates itself
with BRAS
• Router Mode- In this mode PPPoE is configured in modem. Modem
authenticates itself to BRAS/AAA and gets IP address. Modem provides
different address from its DHCP server to PC. Modem also performs the
NAT function in this mode.
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CPE Configuration
IP Address is allocated Bridge Mode
to PC By BRAS

CPE DSLAM
T2 Switch BRAS
T1 Switch
PPPoE Session

IP Address is
allocated to CPE Router Mode
By BRAS

CPE DSLAM
NAT T2 Switch BRAS
IP Address is T1 Switch
allocated
to PC By CPE PPPoE Session
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Multi User Customer
B.Jha/ADSL For TTC

ADSL PORT on DSLAM Should

allow that many MAC
addresses
Bridge Mode

CPE DSLAM
T2 Switch BRAS
T1 Switch
Switch
If a user is allowed to login multiple sessions with
BRAS with same password, every machine establishes
a separate PPPoE Session with BRAS. Every machine
Gets full bandwidth for that account provided CPE -
Multi User Customer DSLAM Link supports that.
IP Address is allocated
to PCs By BRAS
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After CPE Configuration

• CPE or user will dial
• All the credentials will be send to BRAS
• The BRAS is also the interface to
authentication, authorization and accounting
(AAA)systems.
• AAA will verify username/password, port
binding, expiry date and volume used
• If everthing is ok then seesion will be created
and handled by the BRAS
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After CPE Configuration

• Then BRAS will provide
▫ IP Address
▫ Subnet Mask
▫ Gateway
▫ IP address of DNS
 Primary
 Secondary and
 Ternary
• BRAS then will maintain the Profile of the
user.
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AAA Profile
Profile by Nepal telecom
• 128 Kbps
• 192kbps
• 384kbps
• 512kbps
• 1Mbps
• 2Mbps
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BRAS QOS for Subscriber

• qos policy 192k-plc policing(Download)
• qos policy 192 k-mtr metering
• qos policy 192k-plc policing(Upload)
• qos policy 192k-plc policing
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Profile Maintained by BRAS

• Local Profile and
• Actual Internet Profile
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Local Profile
• High Speed profile for the client to Access
• google cache
• Akamai Server
• Local Server
• Local Client
Which are running in Nepal telecom’s IP address
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Local Profile
• Local IP address of Nepal telecom
• 202.70.64.0/19
• 120.89.96.0/19
• 113.199.128.0/17
• 49.244.0.0/16
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IP address used for Cache and local server

• Google cache Server
• Kathmandu node
• 120.89.96.128/26
• Hetauda node
• 120.89.96.192/26
• Akamai Server
• 120.89.100.0/27
• Local Server
• 202.70.64.0/26
• 202.70.95.128.0/26
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Actual Internet Profile

• Actual Internet Profile Received from the AAA
Server
• For external connectivity (outside our network)
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BRAS Used in NepalTelecom

• Red back SE-800
• ZTE M6000
• ZTE T1200
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BRAS Installation Location

• Patan
▫ ZTE T1200
▫ Red back SE-800
• Sundhara
▫ ZTE M6000
• Hetauda
▫ Red back SE-800
• Butwal
▫ ZTE T1200
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Patan BRAS
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Patan SE-800 BRAS

• Card
▫ 2* 1G 4port card
▫ 1*10G Card
▫ 1 * 10 port FE Card
▫ 2 Control Card
• Subscriber Card
▫ 10G port
▫ 2*1G Port
• Data Card
▫ 6*1Gport
• Subscriber License
▫ 32000
• IP address Separated
▫ 49.244.0.1 -49.244.135.255
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Patan T1200 BRAS

• Card
▫ 2* 1G 10port card
▫ 2*10G Card
▫ 2 Control Card
• Subscriber Card
▫ 10G port
▫ 1*1G Port
• Data Card
▫ 1*10Gport
• Subscriber License
▫ 24000(Card basis)
• IP address Separated
▫ 113.199.208.1-113.199.255.255
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Sundhara M6000 BRAS

• Card
▫ 1* 1G 12port card
▫ 1*10G 2port Card
▫ 2 Control Card
• Subscriber License
▫ 32000(up 64K card expansion)
• IP address Separated
▫ 113.199.128.1-113.199.207.255
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Sundhara BRAS
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Butwal T1200 BRAS

• Card
▫ 2* 1G 10port card
▫ 2*10G Card
▫ 2 Control Card
• Subscriber Card
▫ 10G port
▫ 1*1G Port
• Data Card
▫ 1*10Gport
• Subscriber License
▫ 24000(Card basis)
• IP address Separated
▫ 49.244.140.1-49.244.139.255
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Butwal BRAS
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Biratnagar T1200 BRAS

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Hetauda SE-800 BRAS

• 6 card
▫ 1* 1G 4port card
▫ 1* 1G 5port card
▫ 1 * 10 port FE Card
▫ 2 Control Card
• Subscriber Card
▫ 3*1G Port
• Data Card
▫ 3*1 Gport

• Subscriber License
▫ 32000
• IP Address Used
▫ 49.244.172.1-49.244.255.254
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Hetauda BRAS
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BRAS VLAN Aggregation

• Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM) : ZTE China
▫ FSAP-9800, 17 Slot
▫ Slot 1 empty, 9 and 11 contrl Card
▫ 14 subscriber Card
▫ 14*64=896 ports Subscriber port
▫ Zxdsl-9203, 3*32=96 Subscriber ports
▫ 1 Control Card
▫ Zxdsl-9806H, 4*24=96 Subscriber ports
▫ 1 Control Card
• LAN Switches: for aggregating DSLAM
▫ ZTE 8905 Gigabit Ethernet switch
▫ Zxr10-TG64 Gigabit Ethernet switch
▫ Zxr10-TG40 Gigabit Ethernet switch
▫ Zxr10-2818s
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DSLAM/SWITCH Access
• All Management VLAN are encapsulated in the BRAS and IP address will
be configured for each and every VLAN
• For Central NMS Access VPLS connection has been Created for Accessing
DSLAM/Switch from the NMS Server.
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DSLAM/SWITCH Access
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Thank you