Table Of Contents - THOMSON Gateway Configuration Manual

Contents
About this IP Forwarding Configuration Guide ....................... 1
1 Concepts and terminology ......................................................... 3
1.1 Network terminology ...................................................................................... 4
1.2 Forwarding details .......................................................................................... 6
1.3 Routing details ................................................................................................ 8
2 The Thomson Gateway FIB entries............................................ 9
3 Standard IP forwarding............................................................. 13
3.1 Static entries................................................................................................. 14
3.1.1 Standard routes .................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.2 Interface routes..................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2 Semi-dynamic entries.................................................................................... 19
3.2.1 Semi-dynamic routes through PPP ..................................................................................................... 20
3.2.2 Semi-dynamic routes through DHCP.................................................................................................. 23
4 Packet Classification and Labelling.......................................... 25
4.1 Classification ................................................................................................ 26
4.1.1 Order of classification rules ................................................................................................................. 27
4.2 Label Configuration via the GUI.................................................................... 29
4.3 Label configuration via the CLI ..................................................................... 31
5 Packet-classified forwarding .................................................... 33
5.1 Static packet-classified entries..................................................................... 34
5.1.1 Standard packet-classified routes ....................................................................................................... 35
5.1.2 Interface packet-classified routes ........................................................................................................ 37
5.2 Semi-dynamic packet-classified routes ........................................................ 39
5.2.1 Semi-dynamic routes through PPP ..................................................................................................... 40
5.3 Situations where to use labels ...................................................................... 43
5.3.1 Multiple ATM VPI/VCIs and IP interfaces ............................................................................................ 44
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