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Automatic network configuration: Position presentation. Cristel Pelsser WODNAFO, Feb. 2010. Objectives of automatic network configuration. Reduce configuration errors Speed-up configuration changes Improve response time in case of unexpected events. What are we looking for?.
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Automatic network configuration:Position presentation Cristel Pelsser WODNAFO, Feb. 2010
Objectives of automatic network configuration • Reduce configuration errors • Speed-up configuration changes • Improve response time in case of unexpected events
What are we looking for? • A high level language/representation of a network • Should be able to verify a set of network properties (avoid errors) • Should be innovation friendly • Should be easily readable/modifiable for fast problem resolution
How to reach that goal? • Model network concepts with entity-relationship model • Automatic generation of a matching database • Population of the database • from current configuration or simple GUI • Associate router vendor configuration code for each entity andrelation • Deal with different router configuration syntax !?! • Provide high level vendor independent API for router configuration • Follow the relations and configure elements as you go Evolvable
Need to agree on routing functionalities • Adjacencies (IP addresses) • Link weight assignment • With/without IP FRR, TE, … • eBGPsessions • BGP policies • Customer-provider, peer-peer, backup, blackhole… other interesting policies (Tim?) • iBGPtopology configuration (RR, iBGP sessions) • Choice of design algorithm • Outgoing TE • % of traffic on each inter-AS link with accepted deviation • Incoming TE? • …
Required features • Changes tracking • Roll back • Transaction based update of a network device • Automatic generation of network configuration documentation • Javadoc style • Graphical representation • Network monitoring and failure reporting • Alerts and network status visualization • Debugging • Check points (across layers), similar to breakpoints in programming languages • Correctness check of configuration (before committing) • Emulate, simulate, deploy and test on virtual infrastructure (Shadow VNets, A. Wundsam, A. Mehmood, A. Feldmann et al.), static check? Cost?