IPoE DUAL-STACK SUBSCRIBER FOR ROUTED RESIDENTIAL GATEWAY CONFIGURATION

摘要

A network element implements a method to support a plurality of network services between a residential gateway and the network element over non-channelized media using a single subscriber session. The method includes receiving from a residential gateway a request for a network service that includes a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the residential gateway, determining whether the MAC address of the residential gateway matches a MAC address of an existing subscriber session for a previously configured network service, and upon determining that the MAC address of the residential gateway matches the MAC address of the existing subscriber session, consolidating a subscriber session for the network service and the existing subscriber session into a single dual-stack session. The method further includes enabling the residential gateway to access the network service where the network service and the previously configured network service are managed by the single dual-stack session.