2 * (c) 2015 Cable Television Laboratories, Inc. All rights reserved.
5 package org.pcmm.gates;
7 import org.pcmm.base.IPCMMBaseObject;
9 import java.net.InetAddress;
13 * The SubscriberID, consisting of the IPv4 or IPv6 address of either the CM or
14 * client CPE device (either directly connected to the CM or on a routable
15 * network behind the CM), identifies the user requesting the service. In
16 * complex network environments this address may be used to route Gate Control
17 * messages between a number of Policy Servers and to determine which CMTS is
18 * providing service to a particular endpoint. In addition to the IPv4 or IPv6
19 * address, a subscriber may also be identified via a FQDN or some opaque data
20 * (object defined below) relevant to the service in question.
23 * For a Multicast Gates the CMTS uses the SubscriberID to decide where the
24 * Multicast replication needs to be created. The CMTS treats the SubscriberID
25 * as the source IP address of a JoinMulticastSession [1]. If the SubscriberID
26 * is on an IP subnet that is not directly connected to the CMTS, the CMTS MAY
27 * reject the Gate as having an invalid SubscriberID see 6.4.2.14 PacketCable
34 public interface ISubscriberID extends IPCMMBaseObject {
40 * source IP address for the PCMM gate.
42 * @return IP v4 or v6 ip address.
44 InetAddress getSourceIPAddress();