Network Virtualization using Extreme Fabric Connect

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Table Of Contents

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Table of Figures
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Table of Tables
Conventions
Introduction
Reference Architecture
- Shortest Path Bridging Fabric
- Layer 3 Virtualization Overview
- Layer 2 Virtualization Overview
- Data Center Virtualization Overview
- Fabric Connect Positioning
Guiding Principles
- Fabric Connect and Fabric Attach
- Fabric Extend
- Data Center Architecture
Architecture Components
- User to Network Interface
- Network to Network Interface
- Backbone Core Bridge
- Backbone Edge Bridge
- Customer MAC Address
- Backbone MAC Address
- SMLT-Virtual-BMAC
- IS-IS Area
- IS-IS System ID
- IS-IS Overload Function
- SPB Bridge ID
- SPBM Nick-name
- Dynamic Nick-name Assignment
- Customer VLAN
- Backbone VLAN
- Virtual Services Networks
- I-SID
- Inter-VSN Routing
- Fabric Area Network
- Fabric Attach / Auto-Attach
- FA Server
- FA Client
- FA Proxy
- FA Standalone Proxy
- VPN Routing and Forwarding Instance
- Global Router Table
- Distributed Virtual Routing
  - DVR Domain
  - DVR Controller
  - DVR Leaf
  - DVR Backbone
- Zero Touch Fabric (ZTF)
Foundations for the Service Enabled Fabric
- SPB Service primitives
- SPB Equal Cost Trees (ECT)
IP Routing and L3 Services over Fabric Connect
- Core IGP / GRT IP Shortcuts
- Virtualized L3 VPNs / L3 VSNs
- VPN Security Zones / IP IS-IS Accept Policies
- ISIS IP Route Types and Protocol Preference
L2 Services Over SPB IS-IS Core
- E-LAN / L2 VSNs with CVLAN/Switched UNI
- E-LINE / L2 VSNs with Transparent UNI
- E-TREE / L2 VSNs with Private-VLAN UNI
Fabric Attach
- FA Element Signalling
- FA Service Assignment (I-SID) Signalling
- FA Message Authentication
- FA Zero Touch Provisioning
IP Multicast Enabled VSNs
- Initial Considerations
- IP Multicast Over SPB
- Multicast Services
- SPB Multicast PIM Gateway
  - Deployment Model with PIM-SM
  - PIM Gateway with PIM-SSM
- Inter VSN IP Multicast
Extending the Fabric Across the WAN
- Fabric Extend
- Fabric Extend over IPVPN Service
- Fabric Extend over the Public Internet with IPSec
- Fabric Extend over E-LAN/VPLS Service
- Fabric Extend over E-LINE Service
- VSN Extend with VXLAN Gateway
Distributed Virtual Routing
- Traffic Tromboning Challenges
- DVR Deployment Model
- DVR Host Tracking and Traffic Forwarding
- Eliminating North-South Tromboning
- DVR limitations and Design Alternatives
Quality of Service
- Initial Considerations
- QoS Implementation Over SPB
- QoS Considerations with Fabric Extend
Consolidated Design Overview
- Campus Distribution
- Data Center Distribution
- Data Center Access
High Availability
- System Level Resiliency
  - Hardware Component Redundancy
  - High-Availability Mode
- Network Level Resiliency
- Human Level Resiliency
  - Loop Detection and Protection Mechanisms
Fabric and VSN Security
- Address Space, Routing, and Traffic Separation
- Concealment of the Core Infrastructure
  - Extreme’s Fabric Connect Stealth Networking
- Resistance to Attacks
- Impossibility of Spoofing Attacks
- Stealth Networking Design Guidelines
Fabric as Best Foundation for SDN
Glossary
Reference Documentation
Revisions

Network Virtualization Using Extreme Fabric Connect

GRE

Generic Routing Encapsulation

GRT

Global Routing Table (VRF-0)

High Availability

HMAC

Hash-based Message Authentication Code

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure

iBGP

Internal BGP

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

I-DEI

Instance Drop Eligible Indictor (IEEE 802.1ah Mac-in-Mac encapsulation)

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IETF

Internet Engineering Task Force

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol (RFC 2236)

IGP

Interior Gateway Protocol

IoT

Internet of Things

Internet Protocol

I-PCP

Instance Priority Code Point (IEEE 802.1ah Mac-in-Mac encapsulation)

IPTV

Internet Protocol Television

IPVPN

IP Virtual Private Network

I-SID

Backbone Service Instance Identifier; IEEE 802.1ah

IS-IS

Intermediate System to Intermediate System

ISO

International Organization for Standardization

IST

Inter Switch Trunk (Extreme Networks SMLT clustering)

Information Technology

I-TAG

Instance Tag (IEEE 802.1ah Mac-in-Mac encapsulation)

L2 VSN

Layer 2 Virtual Services Network

L3 VSN

Layer 3 Virtual Services Network

LAA

Locally Administered (MAC) Address

LACP

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (IEEE 802.1AX)

LAG

Link Aggregation Group

LAN

Local Area Network

LBT

Load Based Teaming

LDP

Label Distribution Protocol (MPLS)

LISP

Locator Identifier Separation Protocol

LLDP

Link Layer Discovery Protocol (IEEE 802.1AB)

LSDB

Link State Data Base

LSP

Link State PDU (IS-IS)

LSP

Label Switched Path (MPLS)