GMPLS update - 82: adding new parameters in custom computed-path configuration

Adding new #attributes in custom #computed-path configuration GMPLS module. The new attributes #node-id and #link-id adds support for specifying the #path #segment with respect to the #TE-Node and #TE-Link. This helps in describing the tunnel path using the nodes and links along the way. The #address information of the individual links are #automatically #populated based on the specified node-id and link-id configuration. This adds support for specifying the tunnel computed-path without knowing the address information, but using only the links on the way.

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[commit bd3f992063bcfb377c765dd1f0626fafb9d99910] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/bd3f992063bcfb377c765dd1f0626fafb9d99910)

GMPLS update - 76: adding new parameters in custom actual-path configuration

Adding new #attributes in custom #actual-path configuration GMPLS module. The new attributes #node-id and #link-id adds support for specifying the #path #segment with respect to the #TE-Node and #TE-Link. This helps in describing the tunnel path using the nodes and links along the way. The #address information of the individual links are #automatically #populated based on the specified node-id and link-id configuration. This adds support for specifying the tunnel actual-path without knowing the address information, but using only the links on the way.

#GMPLS update 76 ...
[commit 92d0937aef9875c5c567a439870f698f91555c63] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/92d0937aef9875c5c567a439870f698f91555c63)

GMPLS update - 74: adding new parameters in custom explicit-path configuration

Adding #new #attributes in custom #explicit-path configuration GMPLS module. The new attributes #node-id and #link-id adds support for specifying the #path #segment with respect to the #TE-Node and #TE-Link. This helps in describing the tunnel path using the nodes and links along the way. The #address information of the individual links are #automatically #populated based on the specified node-id and link-id configuration. This adds support for specifying the tunnel explicit-path without knowing the address information, but using only the links on the way.

#GMPLS update 74 ...
[commit 37d335c7865164d7d1a7b2d968e91a301d48866d] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/37d335c7865164d7d1a7b2d968e91a301d48866d)

TED update - 15: adding new parameters in custom TE-Node entries

#Added new parameters in #custom #TE-Node entries in the TED module. This include the #node-type for indicating the type of the node as #node, #area or the #autonomous-system, the #node-area which identify the area of the local node in a #multi-area #network, the #node-xc-type to indicate that the node has only a #fixed #cross-connect and can not be #reconfigured, and the #node-label-distribution-enable which identify whether or not to #signal the #label related node #capabilities to other nodes. The area and autonomous-system level #summarization #nodes uses the #node-type to indicate the summarization level. The nodes which has a #fixed #connectivity #matrix will limits the way in which the #input port can be connected to the #output #ports. For these kind of nodes the #node-xc-type is set as fixed. Also it is possible to convey the node level #label #constraints to the neighboring nodes to assist in better #path #computation operation. On setting the #node-label-distribution-enable flag the node passes the label constraints to the respective signaling modules.

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[commit f88b1d646a40f4a0711c2b634adfb2b98db129af] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/f88b1d646a40f4a0711c2b634adfb2b98db129af)

TED update - 14: adding standard TE-Node ASN/ICC based look-up methods

#Added #standard #TE-Node #ASN / #ICC address based #look-up methods in the TED module. This enables to access the #TE-Nodes in the network based on the #ASN based addressing or the #ITU-T based #ICC #addressing scheme. The #ASN based address scheme involves an #autonomous-system-number ( #ASN ) and the #node-id. This is also referred as the #IP-compatible addressing scheme. In the #ICC addressing scheme the TE-Nodes are addressed by #country-code ( #CC ), #itu-t-carrier-code ( #ICC ) and the #node-id. The new look-up mechanism uses #independent ASN address and ICC #address #mapping methods. This enables to access the TE-Nodes in either of the addressing schemes.

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[commit a121959c8705a690980f36a3d73c5a534c7fa77f] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/a121959c8705a690980f36a3d73c5a534c7fa77f)

GMPLS update - 33: adding standard extended TE tunnel parameters

#Added #standard #extended #TE #tunnel parameters in the GMPLS module. This include the #extended #tunnel #parameters for #bi-directional operation as well as parameters to specify the #TE-Node #identifiers as the #head and #tail #nodes for #mpls-tunnels. The #opposite-dir-tunnel pointer is used to refer the tunnel in the #reverse #direction for co-routed bi-directional or associated bi-directional tunnels. The #reverse #LSP could be a #different #LSP of the #same #tunnel in #co-routed #bi-directional use-case or the #same #LSP could function for #both the #directions. For #associated #bi-directional tunnel the #reverse #LSP will be part of an entirely #different #tunnel. The #tunnel-index and the #tunnel-instance parameters specify the respective indexes in the #reverse #tunnel for an associated bi-directional tunnel.

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[commit 45fb2dcfe012aaf02b4c2b417b0c5c5de68a5b86] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/45fb2dcfe012aaf02b4c2b417b0c5c5de68a5b86)

TED update - 6: renaming standard TE node entries

Renamed #standard #TE-node entries in TED module. The TE-node configuration entries has been made straight forward by correcting it's name. The TE-node entries contain #attributes like #node-id, #autonomous-system-number ( #ASN ), #country-code ( #CC ), #itu-t-carrier-code ( #ICC ) and a local node index for unique reference. This enables to refer the nodes in the network using either using the ASN or the ITU-T based ICC addressing scheme. This also serves as a #database of all #known #nodes in the system. When new nodes gets discovered by the TE signaling modules (e.g. OSPF-TE, ISIS-TE) a dedicated entry will be created for each node, so that it can be referenced in remaining parts of the system (e.g. endpoints of TE-Link). The TE-nodes will be referenced as source, destination or the intermediate nodes of an tunnel LSP path.

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[commit dad1472900d98945f8807cd3103518fd8a4e3463] (https://github.com/nes-repo/NES-Open-Switch/commit/dad1472900d98945f8807cd3103518fd8a4e3463)