Highly scalable OSPF routing in support of full mesh optical networks

摘要

A method for enabling Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing in a transport network. The method comprises defining a network segment template; instantiating a respective network segment template for each node+link segment of the transport network; and connecting the link area of a first template instance to the node area of a second template instance using a remote ABR. The network segment template comprises a node area for enabling OSPF routing between addresses within a node of the transport network; a link area for enabling OSPF routing between the node and an adjacent neighbor node in the transport network; and a host Area Boarder Router (ABR) connected to the node area and the link area. The host ABR is configured to generate summary Link State Advertisement (LSA) messages containing a summary of addresses in the node area, and forward the summary LSA messages through the link area. The remote ABR is configured to generate summary LSA messages containing a summary of addresses reachable in the node area of the second template instance, and forward the summary LSAs through the link area of the first template instance.

主权项

1. A method for enabling Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) routing in a transport network, the method comprising:
defining a network segment template comprising:
a node area encompassing a single network node, the node area defining OSPF routing between addresses within the network node;a link area encompassing a single link extending from the network node to a neighbour node in the transport network, the neighbour node being topologically adjacent to the network node in the transport network, the link area defining OSPF routing between the network node and the neighbour node; anda host Area Border Router (ABR) defining OSPF routing between the node area and the area, the host ABR being configured to generate summary Link State Advertisement (LSA) messages containing a summary of addresses in the node area, and forward the summary LSA messages through the link area to the neighbor node; instantiating a respective instance of the network segment template for each node+link segment of the transport network; and for each network segment template instance, instantiating a respective remote ABR defining OSPF forwarding between the link area and the respective node area of an adjacent network segment template instance, the remote ABR being configured to generate summary LSA messages containing a summary of addresses reachable in the node area of the adjacent template instance, and forward the summary LSAs through the link area of the network segment template instance.