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WOCC 2007 Talk WOCC 2007 Talk WOCC 2007 Talk A Management Strategy for A Management Strategy for A Management Strategy for MPLS Networks MPLS Networks MPLS Networks Tony Lin Tony Lin Tony Lin WANDL Systems Engineering WANDL Systems


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04/28/07 04/28/07

WOCC 2007 Talk

A Management Strategy for MPLS Networks

Tony Lin WANDL Systems Engineering

WOCC 2007 Talk WOCC 2007 Talk

A Management Strategy for A Management Strategy for MPLS Networks MPLS Networks

Tony Lin Tony Lin WANDL Systems Engineering WANDL Systems Engineering

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Outline Outline

Introduction Introduction Life Cycle Management of MPLS Networks Life Cycle Management of MPLS Networks MPLS Network Management Strategies MPLS Network Management Strategies

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Introduction Introduction

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WANDL Overview WANDL Overview

Founded in 1986 Founded in 1986 Headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey Headquarters in Piscataway, New Jersey Locations Locations

– – Domestic Domestic

New Jersey, Washington D.C., Illinois, California New Jersey, Washington D.C., Illinois, California

– – International International

United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Taiwan, China United Kingdom, Belgium, Italy, Taiwan, China

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WANDL Overview WANDL Overview

Focus is multi Focus is multi-

  • vendor multi

vendor multi-

  • protocol OSS:

protocol OSS:

– – Planning: Planning:

Network Modeling & Simulation Network Modeling & Simulation Network Planning, Design, & Analysis Network Planning, Design, & Analysis Network Optimization Network Optimization

– – Operations: Operations:

Fault, Configuration, & Performance Management Fault, Configuration, & Performance Management MPLS MPLS TE/FRR, TE/FRR, VPN Management VPN Management Provisioning Support Provisioning Support

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Life Cycle Management of Life Cycle Management of MPLS Networks MPLS Networks

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MPLS Network Management System MPLS Network Management System

MPLS Network Management System (NMS) needed to MPLS Network Management System (NMS) needed to effectively manage Life Cycle effectively manage Life Cycle

– – Inception Inception Deployment Deployment Operations Operations Post Deployment Post Deployment

  • Improvement/Growth

Improvement/Growth

NMS Desired Characteristics NMS Desired Characteristics

– – Integrated Online (Real Integrated Online (Real-

  • time) Management and Offline Design &

time) Management and Offline Design & Simulation System Simulation System – – Multi Multi-

  • technology support

technology support – – Multi Multi-

  • vendor support

vendor support – – High Scalability High Scalability – – High Performance High Performance – – Manage changes and growth Manage changes and growth

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Why Integrated Online Management/ Why Integrated Online Management/ Offline Design & Simulation? Offline Design & Simulation?

Pro Pro-

  • active (online)

active (online)

– – Ability to timely report network events Ability to timely report network events – – Ability to timely alleviate potential bottlenecks Ability to timely alleviate potential bottlenecks – – Ability to timely allocate resources needed Ability to timely allocate resources needed – – Ability to re Ability to re-

  • arrange or load balance the network

arrange or load balance the network – – Ability to quickly access the network to diagnose problems Ability to quickly access the network to diagnose problems

Predictive (offline) Predictive (offline)

– – Ability to predict if network can survive when a failure occurs Ability to predict if network can survive when a failure occurs – – Ability to predict if network can sustain traffic growth in near Ability to predict if network can sustain traffic growth in near or

  • r

long term long term

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MPLS Network MPLS Network Management Strategies Management Strategies

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MPLS Management MPLS Management

Tunnel CLI Live/Monitoring and Configuration Collection Traffic Analysis MPLS Design and Modeling

Statistics Statistics Statistics

MPLS Management System MPLS Network

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Types of data collected: SNMP, Configuration Types of data collected: SNMP, Configuration Configuration data: Configuration data:

– – Auto Auto-

  • discover the network

discover the network or

  • r Import a set of config files

Import a set of config files – – Intelligent parser to extract Nodes, Interfaces, Tunnels, Intelligent parser to extract Nodes, Interfaces, Tunnels, VPNs, routing configuration, etc VPNs, routing configuration, etc

Network Data Collection Network Data Collection

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Model Construction and Visualization Model Construction and Visualization

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MPLS Design & Modeling MPLS Design & Modeling

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Considerations Considerations

Network design & capacity planning Network design & capacity planning

– – Satisfy traffic demands, resiliency requirements, Satisfy traffic demands, resiliency requirements, reduce cost, improve efficiency reduce cost, improve efficiency

Survivability and resiliency Survivability and resiliency

– – Simulate failure scenarios, analyze peak utilization Simulate failure scenarios, analyze peak utilization – – Design diverse paths, FRR Design diverse paths, FRR

Optimization Optimization

– – Optimize tunnel paths Optimize tunnel paths – – Size tunnels Size tunnels

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Design/Simulate Design/Simulate Protection Tunnels Protection Tunnels

Design path, link, and node protection Design path, link, and node protection

– – Specify primary tunnels to be protected Specify primary tunnels to be protected – – Set site/link/facility diversity level Set site/link/facility diversity level

Verify computed protection tunnel (FRR or bypass Verify computed protection tunnel (FRR or bypass

  • r detoured)
  • r detoured)

FRR Node Protection FRR Node Protection FRR Link Protection FRR Link Protection

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Live/Online Live/Online Management and Monitoring Management and Monitoring

MPLS TE/FRR Management MPLS TE/FRR Management MPLS VPN Management MPLS VPN Management

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FCAPS/Management Flow FCAPS/Management Flow

Provisioning System

Interface/Tunnel Traffic Collection

MPLS

Auto-discovery Router Config, interface Tunnel path collection Diagnostics Control Topology Routing/Design/TE Simulation/Optimization Module SNMP CLI CLI (ssh/telnet) Trap Events Traffic Data Commands Ping Traceroute Etc. LSP VPN Configlets In CLI Or XML configuration Changes

1 2 2’ 5 3’

VPN1 VPN1 VPN2 VPN2

PM Module

FM Module

SNMP Traps Delay/loss CPU/Mem

CM Module

SNMP

1’ 1’’ 3 4 4’ 4’ 5’

TCA Events

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MPLS TE/FRR Management MPLS TE/FRR Management

LSP statistics and traffic LSP statistics and traffic LSP routes, status changes LSP routes, status changes LSP FRR protection LSP FRR protection LSP events LSP events LSP diagnostics LSP diagnostics LSP configuration and change management LSP configuration and change management

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Fault Management Fault Management

Fault Management Fault Management

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MPLS TE Management MPLS TE Management

LSP Status and Route changes LSP Status and Route changes

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MPLS FRR MPLS FRR

Visualize FRR Visualize FRR Protection tunnel Protection tunnel

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MPLS TE Management MPLS TE Management

Exa Examine link traffic c ine link traffic contribution from tunnels ntribution from tunnels

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MPLS VPN Management MPLS VPN Management

VPN topology discovery VPN topology discovery VPN views VPN views VPN traffic VPN traffic VPN diagnostics VPN diagnostics VPN SLA VPN SLA VPN events VPN events VPN model/configuration VPN model/configuration

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MPLS VPN Management MPLS VPN Management

VPN Traffic VPN Traffic bound with LS bound with LSP

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MPLS VPN Configuration MPLS VPN Configuration

VPN Configuration Management VPN Configuration Management

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MPLS VPN Management MPLS VPN Management

VPN Configlet Generation VPN Configlet Generation

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VPN Diagnostics VPN Diagnostics

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VPN SLA: Delay, Loss, Jitter VPN SLA: Delay, Loss, Jitter

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Roles of IP/MPLSView Roles of IP/MPLSView

Traffic and Event Mgmt Network Data, Integrity & Topology Mapping Provisioning Support (configlets)

IP/MPLSView IP/MPLSView

Inventory Mgmt & Config/ Conformance Planning, Design & Simulation

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WANDL WANDL’ ’s IP/MPLSView s IP/MPLSView

Single Platform accommodates Multi Single Platform accommodates Multi-

  • vendors

vendors and Multi and Multi-

  • Technologies

Technologies Integrated Functionality Integrated Functionality

– – Online management and monitoring, with offline Online management and monitoring, with offline planning, simulation, design and optimization planning, simulation, design and optimization – – Integrated Fault, Configuration, Performance Integrated Fault, Configuration, Performance Management Management

High Scalability High Scalability

– – System can handle large sized router networks System can handle large sized router networks

High Performance High Performance

– – Network Network-

  • wide integrity checking, routing simulation

wide integrity checking, routing simulation and failure simulation and failure simulation

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Thank you for attending! Thank you for attending! Questions? Questions? Please visit WANDL booth Please visit WANDL booth

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