An XML-based tool for verification of multi-vendor MPLS router configuration
The explosive development of the Internet over the last few years has encouraged multi-vendor networks to support various needs from customers. Multi-vendor configuration management, which is partly concerned with verification of configuration files, is complicated by the fact that each vendor us...
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| Language: | English |
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2009
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/13329 |
| Summary: | The explosive development of the Internet over the last few years has encouraged
multi-vendor networks to support various needs from customers. Multi-vendor
configuration management, which is partly concerned with verification of configuration
files, is complicated by the fact that each vendor uses a different configuration
language.
We have implemented an XML-based configuration verification tool (XVT)
for multi-vendor networks. XVT currently can parse Multiple Protocol Label Switching
(MPLS) configuration files from Cisco and Juniper companies. XVT can also
verify those configuration files against the predefined rules. XVT provides a small
set of predefined operators for users to define new verification rules. XML is used
in XVT to integrate various router configuration files into one uniform global view,
which is used for verification purpose. |
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