GMPLS update - 55: adding standard tunnel activation handler

Added the #tunnel #activation #handler in GMPLS module. This will change the #tunnel #state as #active / #not-in-service effectively #enabling / #disabling the tunnel operation. On activating the tunnel depending on the tunnel type further actions will change. For a #static tunnel, the #bandwidth #reservation will be performed on the lower links and the #external #paths will be found in that process. The #cross-connects and the #segments will be created and they will be further made active, effectively cascading the activation operation. For #dynamically #signaled #tunnels the signaling modules will take over the further operations.

#GMPLS update 55 ...
[commit 43fbc1683644f5b2fba96ab5dde255d140e50345] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/43fbc1683644f5b2fba96ab5dde255d140e50345)

TED update - 19: adding new TE-Link reservation priority based index

Added #new #priority #based #indexing on the #TE-Link #reservations in the TED module. This will enable to #query TE-Link reservations #based on their #priority. This will be useful when #preemptable #bandwidth has to be calculated from the existing reservations on a TE-Link. When preemption is enabled and #unreserved #bandwidth is not being available, some of the existing #lower #priority reservations will be released and used to fulfill the current requirement.

#TED update 19 ...
[commit f24555b15e06dc91475482fcb6e58debc0680760] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/f24555b15e06dc91475482fcb6e58debc0680760)

TED update - 13: optimizing TE-Link link-reservation entries

#Optimized #TE-Link #link-reservation entries in TED module. The #reservation #priority has been added to the link-reservation entries, so that #preemption feature can be optimally implemented for #path #computation procedures. The #link-reservation #index has been made #compact by removing the 4 integer indexes and #replaced them with a #generic 16 byte #wide #index. This helps to keep traffic-engineering module to be less specific to the MPLS framework, as the generic index can be used from other modules as well. Also this makes link-reservation database more easily usable. The #preemption is used for #high #priority #path #setup #requests in the #traffic-engineering module. Preemption is used when #resource #crunch is experienced on a TE-Link for these requests. The #previously placed #low #priority resource #reservations will reused for performing current high priority request. The existing low priority reservations of will be either #teared #down or #moved to a different TE-Link. The bandwidth that got available from handling the low priority reservations will be used for current high priority path setup request.

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[commit dcc8fa6c7a1eeddf3954da8671719bdb4ed62d25] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/dcc8fa6c7a1eeddf3954da8671719bdb4ed62d25)

TED update - 8: adding TE-Link reservation database

#Added #TE-Link #reservation parameters agent routines in TED module. On #LSP #reservation on the TE-Link an entry is made to keep #track of the #reservation just made. These entries hold the #bandwidth information related to each LSP reservation. On creating a #in-segment over a #mpls-interface, a reservation is done over the respective TE-Link and #link-reservation entry is created. On events like #protection #switching or an #LSP #tear #down the respective link-reservation entries will be appropriately handled. This stands as a #database of all the #reservations done in the system for various services LSPs. This allows to avoid complex cases as #double #reservations, where #backup or #detour #paths are involved. The #bandwidth consumed by each reservation is marked in the #link-reservation entries and when #make-before-break ( #MBB ) use-cases are involved it helps to get current #reservation and make #changes accordingly.

#TED update 8 ...
[commit 9bea6e0c39a5d80ccab1a8244a677f65955a1ee8] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/9bea6e0c39a5d80ccab1a8244a677f65955a1ee8)