Analyzing Routers and Networks: Routers Evaluation using Test Equipment
Agilent Technologies Inc.
Overview
Internet
The Internet Protocol v4 (IPv4) packet
Router IP Packet Forwarding
Routing an IP packet
Routing and Forwarding Tables
IP Routing Protocols
Routing and Forwarding Tables (advanced)
Routing an IP packet (repeated)
IP Data Plane / Control Plane
Inside the Router
Inside the Router: Router Interfaces
Inside a Router
Input Interface
Switching Fabrics
Route Processor
Output Interface (advanced: DiffServ networks)
Router Evaluation
Protocol Conformance Test
Protocol Conformance Test (cont.)
A resilience scenario using test equipment
Router Test Equipment: RouterTester
How to Analyze the Routers
Empirical Method
Routers in the Networks Evaluation
Performance Evaluation Methodology
Forwarding performance during routing instability
Route Flapping
Route Convergence
Data Plane Testing
Summary Routers Evaluation
Literature
Questions
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