Cuda 12000 IP Access Switch CLI-based Administration GuideConfiguring BPI and BPI+ Parameters 453Configuring BPI and BPI+ ParametersConfiguring BPI and BPI+ includes the following tasks: Configuring Authorization and Traffic Encryption Keys. This task appliesto both BPI and BPI+. Configuring Trust and Validity for Manufacturer Certificates. This taskapplies to BPI+ only. Configuring IP Multicast Address Mapping. This task applies to BPI+ only. Viewing privacy keys. This task applies to both BPI and BPI+.About BPI and BPI PlusThe Baseline Privacy Interface (BPI) and BPI Plus (BPI+) protocols provide cablemodems with data privacy across the Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial (HFC) network byencrypting traffic between cable modems and the CMTS.NOTE: For a cable modem to use BPI and BPI+, you must configure theBaseline Privacy settings in the modem configuration file. This file downloadsduring the transfer of operation parameters.You create configuration fileswithin the cable modem provisioning process. Refer to the FastFlowBroadband Provisioning Manager CLI-based Administration Guide, or theguide of your third party provisioning manager.Both BPI and BPI+ provide authorization parameters and traffic encryptionkeys that secure traffic between cable modems and the CMTS. In addition,BPI+ provides: Authentication of cable modems through digital certificates. A cablemodem can use a digital signature to verify that the software image it hasdownloaded has not been altered or corrupted in transit. Strong protection from theft of service. The protected communicationfalls into three categories: Best effort, high speed, IP data services Quality of Service (QoS) IP multicast group services.
