Download Virtual Label Switching Router Implementation Guide Version 2.1b

VLSR Implementation Guide v2.1b
April 2008
Table of Contents
Summary........................................................................................................................................................................1
1
Introduction..........................................................................................................................................................2
1.1
Background ................................................................................................................................................2
1.2
Sample Configuration.................................................................................................................................2
1.3
Advanced Topics
.......................................................................................................................3
1.4
Document Organization..............................................................................................................................3
2
DRAGON Control Plane Components ................................................................................................................4
2.1
VLSR..........................................................................................................................................................4
2.1.1
DRAGON OSPF-TE..............................................................................................................................4
2.1.2
DRAGON RSVP-TE .............................................................................................................................5
2.2
CSA ............................................................................................................................................................5
2.3
DRAGON NARB and RCE
......................................................................................................6
2.4
ASTB..........................................................................................................................................................7
3
Setting up the Environment for DRAGON Software...........................................................................................7
3.1
Preparation before Installation....................................................................................................................7
3.1.1
System Requirements ............................................................................................................................7
3.2
Software Requirements...............................................................................................................................8
3.3
NARB/RCE Server Pre-installation
..........................................................................................9
4
Configuring the Switch ........................................................................................................................................9
5
DRAGON VLSR Software Installation Guide ..................................................................................................10
5.1
Basic Installation ......................................................................................................................................10
5.2
Advanced Installation
.............................................................................................................11
6
DRAGON Configuration Example ....................................................................................................................12
6.1
Setting up the GRE Tunnels .....................................................................................................................12
6.2
Configuration Guide .................................................................................................................................14
6.3
DRAGON OSPF-TE Configuration Guide .............................................................................................14
6.4
DRAGON RSVP-TE configuration Guide...............................................................................................16
6.5
DRAGON Configuration Guide ...............................................................................................................16
6.6
ZEBRA Configuration Guide ...................................................................................................................17
6.7
NARB/RCE Configuration Guide
...........................................................................................18
6.8
Running the Daemons ..............................................................................................................................18
6.8.1
ZEBRA Daemon..................................................................................................................................18
6.8.2
DRAGON OSPF-TE Daemon .............................................................................................................18
6.8.3
DRAGON RSVP-TE Daemon.............................................................................................................19
6.8.4
DRAGON Daemon..............................................................................................................................19
6.8.5
NARB/RCE Server
............................................................................................................19
6.9
Provisioning via DRAGON Command Line Interface (CLI)...................................................................19
7
Advanced Features
............................................................................................................................19
7.1
VLAN Based Ethernet Circuits ................................................................................................................20
7.2
VLSR-to-VLSR (Local ID) Based Provisioning ......................................................................................20
7.3
DRAGON UNI Provisioning....................................................................................................................21
7.4
Advanced Configuration Guide
..............................................................................................21
7.4.1
NARB/RCE and Inter-domain Environment Configuration................................................................21
7.4.2
Intermediate VLSR Configuration.......................................................................................................21
7.4.3
Ingress/Egress VLSR Configuration....................................................................................................23
7.4.4
Ingress/Egress End System Configuration...........................................................................................26
7.4.5
Provisioning via DRAGON UNI .........................................................................................................26
7.4.6
VLSR-to-VLSR (Local-ID) Based Provisioning .................................................................................27
8
Linux Software Switch Configuration
..............................................................................................27
9
Ethernet-over-SONET Subnet Configuration
...................................................................................28
9.1
OSPF-TE Configuration for Subnet ETTP Interfaces ..............................................................................28
9.2
OSPF-TE Configuration for Subnet Intermediate Links ..........................................................................29
9.3
DRAGON CLI Based Provisioning..........................................................................................................30
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