COTS Network Interfaces

The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller maps interfaces upon first startup, based on the hardware's NIC configuration. The software looks to configure 2 management and 2 service ports for the common 4 on-board NIC configuration. The presence of additional NIC cards maps an additional management interface to the on-board NICs, leaving only a single service interface on the on-board NIC. The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller provides a means of testing and changing physical interface assignment.

The Oracle Communications Session Border Controller instantiates the first management port, eth0/wancom0, when it boots. The boot parameters define this addressing to enable initial management access via IP for purposes including network boot. The user does not need to configure physical (or network) interfaces for wancom0.