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Chapter 2 Cisco CMTS Configuration Commands
cable intercept
cable intercept
To allow the CMTS to forward all traffic to and from a particular CM to a data collector located at particular
User Datagram Protocol (UDP) port, use the
cable intercept
command in cable interface configuration
mode. To deactivate this function, use the
no
form of this command.
cable intercept
mac-address ip-address udp-port
no cable intercept
mac-address
Syntax Description
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
Interface configuration (cable interface only)
Command History
Usage Guidelines
When this command is activated, the Cisco CMTS router examines each packet for the desired MAC
address; when a matching MAC address is found (for either the origination or destination endpoint), a
copy of the packet is encapsulated into a UDP packet, which is then sent to the specified server at the
given IP address and port.
Note
The data collecting system at the
ip-address
on the
udp-port
must be configured to listen for and capture
the necessary data stream. An IP route to the specified
IP address must exist, and IP connectivity to that
device must be present for the traffic to be captured. Before Cisco IOS Release 12.1(11b)EC, the data
collecting system must be within two routing hops of the Cisco CMTS.
This command can be used to comply with the United States Federal Communications Assistance for
Law Enforcement Act (CALEA) and other law enforcement wiretap requirements for voice
communications. For additional information, see the
PacketCable Electronic Surveillance Specification
,
mac-address
Specifies the MAC address to be intercepted.
ip-address
Specifies the IP address for the destination data collector.
udp-port
Specifies the destination UDP port number for the intercept stream at the
data collector. Valid range is 0 to 65535.
Release
Modification
12.0(5)T1
This command was introduced.
12.0(6)SC
This command was introduced on the 12.0 SC train.
12.1(2)EC
This command was introduced on 12.1 EC train.
12.1(11b)EC
Support was added to allow the data collector to be more than two hops from
the Cisco CMTS.
12.2(4)BC1
This command was introduced on the 12.2 BC train.