Configuring Ports and Router Interfaces

• This module will offer an introduction to configuring physical ports

and logical router interfaces on the Nokia (fmr. Alcatel-Lucent) Service
Router platform.

• This module assumes the reader is familiar the Nokia SR platform.

• RFC 1180: A TCP/IP Tutorial - https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc1180

 Physical vs. Logical
• Ports
• Physical network interfaces
• Takes the format: <MODULE>/<ADAPTER>/<PORT>
• Contains data link attributes
• MAC address
• MTU
• Mode (network, access, hybrid)
• Encapsulation
• Router interfaces
• Logical network interfaces
• Takes the format chosen by the Operator (must begin with a letter)
• Contains network attributes
• IP address
• QoS
• Loopback
• Physical port binding
• Specified within protocols
• Router interfaces that carry traffic must be bound to a physical port
Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port
Interface Address Interface Address

toN2 10.1.2.1/28 1/1/1 toN5 10.5.6.6/28 1/1/1

system 1.1.1.1/32
N1 N6 system 6.6.6.6/32

N2 N5

Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port
Interface Address Interface Address
toN1 10.1.2.2/28 1/1/1 toN6 10.5.6.5/28 1/1/1
toN3 10.2.3.2/28 1/1/2 toN4 10.4.5.5/28 1/1/2
system 2.2.2.2/32 system 5.5.5.5/32

Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port Logical Router Logical (IP) Physical Port

N3 N4
Interface Address Interface Address

toN2 10.2.3.3/28 1/1/1 toN3 10.3.4.4/28 1/1/1

toN4 10.3.4.3/28 1/1/2 toN5 10.4.5.4/28 1/1/2

system 3.3.3.3/32 system 4.4.4.4/32

 Goals
• Configure physical ports 1/1/1-4 as network ports with an MTU of 9212.

• Configure physical port 1/1/5 on N1 and N6 as an access port with dot1q

encapsulation.

• Configure each physical port to be Administratively Up.

• Configure each Service Router’s system interface with the appropriate IP address
(N1 = 1.1.1.1/32, N2 = 2.2.2.2/32 …).

• Configure the other logical router interfaces with their appropriate IP addresses.