Ethernet line cards as the location of Inter Chassis Links and Cisco ASR9000v routers as Satellite boxes. Software : Cisco IOS XR Software Release 4.2.1 or later on Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router. • The Satellite nV solution uses the Cisco ASR 9000v as the initial satellite switch. For more information on hardware requirements, see Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Hardware Installation Guide.
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400 Gbps (with appropriate RSPs) and there is no other way of physically fitting hundreds of gigabit ethernet ports/ SFPs on the face plate of a single Cisco ASR 9000 Series line card. As a result, in order to utilize the full capacity of an Cisco ASR 9000 Series line card, it is necessary to physically separate out the ethernet ports, while maintaining logical management control.
The parent Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router is referred as the host in this model. From a management or a provisioning point of view, the physical access ports of the satellite switch are equivalent to the physical ethernet ports on the Cisco ASR9000 Series Router.
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This topology also allows a satellite switch to be geographically at a separate location, other than that of the host Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router. There is no limit set for the distance, and the solution works even when the satellite is placed at a distance of tens, hundreds, or even thousands of miles from the host.
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Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router devices, to handle discovery, provisioning, and monitoring of the satellite devices from the host Cisco ASR 9000 Series Satellite System in-band over the ICLs. The Satellite Discovery And Control (SDAC) Protocol provides the behavioural, semantic, and syntactic definition of the relationship between a satellite device and its host.
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IC link congestion and oversubscription scenarios. In addition to the default port-level QoS applied on the satellite system ports, there is also some default QoS applied on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router side, to the ingress and egress traffic from and to the Satellite Ethernet ports.
Defining the Satellite nV System Each satellite that is to be attached to Cisco IOS XR software must be configured on the host, and also be provided with a unique identifier. In order to provide suitable verification of configuration and functionality, the satellite type, and its capabilities must also be specified.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Implementing a Satellite nV System SUMMARY STEPS configure satellite <Satellite ID> serial-number <string> (Optional) description <string> (Optional) type <type> ipv4 address <address> commit DETAILED STEPS Command or Action...
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Implementing a Satellite nV System Command or Action Purpose Step 7 Specifies the IP address to assign to the satellite. ICPE sets up a ipv4 address address connected route to the specified IP address through all configured ICLs.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Implementing a Satellite nV System Configuring the host IP address This procedure gives you the steps to configure a host IP address on a loopback interface.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Implementing a Satellite nV System Command or Action Purpose Step 3 Configures the host IP address on a loopback interface. ipv4 address Example: RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router(config-int)# ipv4 address 8.8.8.8 255.255.255.255 Step 4 Saves configuration changes.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Implementing a Satellite nV System satellite-fabric-link satellite <id> remote-ports interface-type commit DETAILED STEPS Command or Action Purpose Step 1 Enters global configuration mode. configure Example: RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:router# configure...
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Note For information on QoS configuration on ICLs , see Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Modular Quality of Service Configuration Guide. Configuring the Satellite nV Access Interfaces The access GigabitEthernet interfaces on the satellite are represented locally in Cisco IOS XR Software using interfaces named GigabitEthernet similar to other non-satellite GigabitEthernet interfaces.
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Unpack the Cisco ASR 9000v rack, stack, and connect to the power cord. Plug in Cisco ASR 9000v qualified optics of correct type into any one or more of the SFP+ slots and appropriate qualified optics into SFP+ or XFP slots on the host Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router.
Satellite software images are bundled inside a PIE called asr9k-9000v-nV-p.pie within the Cisco ASR9000 Series package. The Cisco IOS XR software production SMU tool can be used to generate patches for the satellite image in the field to deliver bug fixes or minor enhancements without requiring a formal software upgrade.
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For the satellite image upgrade to work, you must ensure that the management-plane CLI is not Note configured on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router. If it is configured, then you need to add this exception for each of the 10GigE interfaces, which are the satellite ICLs.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Upgrading and Managing Satellite nV Software TenGigE0/2/0/9 -------------- State: Satellite Ready Port range: GigabitEthernet0/0/10-19 In this example’s output, Remote version, ROMMON, FPGA, and IOS must show the latest version.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Upgrading and Managing Satellite nV Software Channel status: Open Messages sent: 7 (3 control), received: 14 (2 control). Interface Extension Layer 2 --------------------------- Channel status: Open Messages sent: 11 (3 control), received: 10 (2 control).
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Upgrading and Managing Satellite nV Software RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:sat-host(admin)# show inventory | b GigabitEthernet100/ NAME: "module mau GigabitEthernet100/0/CPU0/0", DESCR: "CISCO-FINISAR " PID: SFP-GE-S, VID: , SN: FNS11350L5E NAME: "module mau GigabitEthernet100/0/CPU0/1", DESCR: "CISCO-FINISAR "...
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Upgrading and Managing Satellite nV Software SAT101/FT0/* host Hotspot0 56.0 SAT102/FT0/* host Hotspot0 53.0 Reloading the Satellite Device In order to reload the satellite device, use the hw-module satellite satellite id/all reload command.
Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Configuration Examples for Satellite nV System Configuration Examples for Satellite nV System This section contains these examples: Satellite System Configuration: Example, page 728 • Satellite Global Configuration, page 728 –...
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Configuration Examples for Satellite nV System Satellite Interface Configuration The Satellite interface can be used as any other regular GigabitEthernet interfaces: interface GigabitEthernet200/0/0/0 l2transport interface GigabitEthernet200/0/0/0 ip address 99.0.0.1 255.255.255.0...
Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Additional References Additional References These sections provide references to related documents. Related Documents Related Topic Document Title Cisco IOS XR master command reference Cisco IOS XR Master Commands List...
Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Additional References RFCs RFCs Title None Technical Assistance Description Link The Cisco Technical Support website contains http://www.cisco.com/techsupport thousands of pages of searchable technical content, including links to products, technologies, solutions, technical tips, and tools.
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Configuring the Satellite Network Virtualization (nV) System on the Cisco ASR 9000 Series Router Additional References Cisco ASR 9000 Series Aggregation Services Router Interface and Hardware Component Configuration Guide HC-732 OL-26061-03...
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