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diff --git a/docs/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn_ecmp.rst b/docs/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn_ecmp.rst index c218179..c115a7a 100644 --- a/docs/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn_ecmp.rst +++ b/docs/requirements/use_cases/l3vpn_ecmp.rst @@ -32,26 +32,57 @@ can be load split from either WAN GW or another VM like G5. Derrived Requirements ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - - TBD Northbound API / Workflow +++++++++++++++++++++++++ - TBD + Data model objects ++++++++++++++++++ - TBD + Orchestration +++++++++++++ - TBD + Dependencies on compute services ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - TBD -Potential implementation -++++++++++++++++++++++++ - - TBD +Current implementation +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Support for creating and managing L3VPNs is in general available in OpenStack +Neutron by means of the BGPVPN project [BGPVPN]_. However, the BGPVPN API does +not yet support ECMP, but this feature is on the project roadmap. Hence, it is +currently not possible to configure the networking use case as described above. + + + +Gaps in the current solution +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Given the use case description and the currently available implementation in +OpenStack provided by BGPVPN project, we identify the following gaps: + +* [L3VPN-ECMP-GAP1] ECMP is current not yet supported by the BGPVPN API. The + Development of this feature is on the roadmap of the project, however. + TODO: add timeline and planned API + +* [L3VPN-ECMP-GAP2] It is not possible to assign the same IP to multiple Neutron + ports within the same Neutron subnet. This is due to the fundamental + requirement of avoiding IP collisions within the L2 domain which is a Neutron + network. A potential workaround is to create two subnets with the same IP ranges + and associate both with the same BGP VPN. + + + +Conclusion +~~~~~~~~~~ + +TBD |