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@@ -6,15 +6,39 @@ Introduction
============
.. In this section explain the purpose of the scenario and the types of capabilities provided
-Many telecom network functions are relying on layer-3 infrastructure services, within a VNF
+Many Telecom network functions are relying on layer-3 infrastructure services, within a VNF
between components, or towards existing external networks. In many cases, these external
networks are implemented in MPLS/BGP technology in existing service provider wide-area-networks (WAN).
-
This proven technology provides a good mechanism for inter-operation of a NFV Infrastructure (NFVI)
-and wide-area networks (WAN) and is the main feature set provided by the BGP VPN project.
+and wide-area networks (WAN) and is the main capability provided by the OPNFV SDNVPN project.
+
+.. should we explain here what a deployment scenario is?
+The OPNFV SDNVPN feature is made available through additional OPNFV deployment scenarios, which are derived
+from the baseline scenarios os-odl_l2-nofeature and os-odl_l3-nofeature. This document
+provides an outline of the os-odl_l2-bgpvpn scenarios including guidelines and references to
+required installation, software and hardware configuration documents.
+
+Scenario components and composition
+===================================
+.. In this section describe the unique components that make up the scenario,
+.. what each component provides and why it has been included in order
+.. to communicate to the user the capabilities available in this scenario.
+
+The SDN VPN feature enhances OPNFV's baseline OpenStack deployment with the
+possibility to configure BGP based VPNs according to the OpenStack Neutron
+Stadium project BGPVPN. The BGPVPN project consists of a Neutron API extension and a
+service plugin which has a driver framework similar to the ML2 plugin. BGPVPN today
+has a quite large number of backend drivers (Bagpipe, OpenContrail,
+Nuage and OpenDaylight currently). In OPNFV, currently only the OpenDaylight driver
+is supported.
-This document provides an outline of the os-odl_l2-bgpvpn scenarios of OPNFV including
-guidelines and references to required installation, software and hardware configuration documents.
+The BGPVPN ODL driver maps the BGPVPN API onto the OpenDaylight VPNService, which exposes the data
+center overlay like a virtual router to which Neutron Networks and Routers (and in the future also Ports)
+are connected. The VPNService has access to the state of the Neutron API through the OpenDaylight
+Neutron Northbound Interface module, which has been enhanced to support the BGPVPN API extension.
+It uses an internal mesh of VxLAN tunnels to interconnect the vSwitches on the data
+center compute nodes. For the purpose of BGP based route exchange with other BGP speakers the ODL
+controller makes use of Quagga BGP as an external BGP speaker.
<To be completed, this outlines the basic content and flow>
Description of bgpvpn scenarios
@@ -26,12 +50,6 @@ guidelines and references to required installation, software and hardware config
set up iptables to allow connections between OVS and ODL
set up HA proxy so that ODL can be reached
-Scenario components and composition
-===================================
-.. In this section describe the unique components that make up the scenario,
-.. what each component provides and why it has been included in order
-.. to communicate to the user the capabilities available in this scenario.
-
<Where applicable and without copying the installation procedure in the install guides>
Describe Neutron BGPVPN additions (networking-bgpvpn)
Neutron odl additions (networking-odl)
@@ -43,12 +61,37 @@ Scenario components and composition
Scenario usage overview
=======================
.. Provide a brief overview on how to use the scenario and the features available to the
-.. user. This should be an "introduction" to the userguide document, and explicitly link to it,
+.. user. This should be an "introduction" to the user guide document, and explicitly link to it,
.. where the specifics of the features are covered including examples and API's
- When would I use this scenario, what value does it provide? Refer to the userguide for details
+ When would I use this scenario, what value does it provide? Refer to the user guide for details
of configuration etc...
+Configuring SDNVPN features
+---------------------------
+
+Each installer has specific procedures to deploy the OPNFV platform so that the SDNVPN feature is enabled.
+
+Fuel installer configuration
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To install the SDNVPN feature using Fuel, follow the Fuel installation guide ensuring to select the SDNVPN
+feature when prompted <add link to Fuel docs once artifact locations are known>.
+
+This will trigger installation of the OpenStack BGPVPN API extension for
+Neutron, set up for using the ODL driver, in addition to vanilla Neutron.
+In addition, the required karaf features will be activated when ODL is installed and the compute nodes
+will be configured including the VPN Service internal transport tunnel mesh.
+
+No post-deploy configuration is necessary. The Fuel BGPVPN plugin and the ODL plugin
+should set up the cluster ready for BGPVPNs being created.
+
+APEX installer configuration
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+To install the SDNVPN feature using the APEX installer, follow the APEX installation guide and
+activate the SDNVPN feature when prompted.
+
Limitations, Issues and Workarounds
===================================
.. Explain scenario limitations here, this should be at a design level rather than discussing
@@ -59,8 +102,9 @@ Currently, in OPNFV only ODL is supported as a backend for BGPVPN. API calls are
mapped onto the ODL VPN Service REST API through the BGPVPN ODL driver and the
ODL Neutron Northbound module.
-Are there places these basic procedures will not work. Do we have constraints on the use of
-Quagga that may change in the future?
+No DPDK-enabled vhost user ports
+
+Integration with data center gateway will not work due to missing OVS patches for MPLSoGRE.
References
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