Cisco IOS XE Intelligent Services User Manual

Service Gateway Interface
Information About Service Gateway Interface
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Information About Service Gateway Interface
Before you configure Service Gateway Interface you should understand the following concepts:
• ISG, page 2
• BEEP, page 2
• Benefits of SGI, page 2
ISG
ISG is a Cisco IOS and Cisco IOS XE software feature set that provides a structured framework in which
edge devices can deliver flexible and scalable services to subscribers. See Overview of ISG for further
information
BEEP
Block Extensible Exchange Protocol (BEEP) is a protocol standard that is scalable, efficient, simple,
extensible, and robust. BEEP is a framework for designing application protocols.
Benefits of SGI
SGI is a protocol that allows Cisco IOS XE software to be controlled using third-party applications,
toolkits, and development platforms for web services.
The SGI feature is a common model that can express ISG provisioning in many languages, and it is easy
to use.
How to Enable Service Gateway Interface
This section contains the following tasks:
• Configuring BEEP Listener Connection, page 2
• Troubleshooting SGI, page 3
Configuring BEEP Listener Connection
Perform this task to enable SGI.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. sgi beep listener [port] [acl access-list] [sasl sasl-profile] [encrypt trustpoint]
4. exit

Cisco IOS XE Intelligent Services Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	IOS XE Intelligent Services
Category	Gateway
Language	English