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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Nachi,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Yes you are right, NSX deals with (local or distributed) routers and Service Routers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swami<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<pre><span lang="EN">>Hi Yong<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>NSX have two kind of router.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>Edge and distributed router.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>Edge node will work as some VPN services and advanced service nodes.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>Actually, VPNaaS OSS impl is running in l3-agent.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>so IMO, we need l3-agent also for basis of some edge services.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
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<pre><span lang="EN">2013/12/9 Yongsheng Gong <gong...@unitedstack.com>:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">> If distributed router is good enough, why do we still need non-distributed<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">> router?<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 9:04 AM, Ian Wells <ijw.ubu...@cack.org.uk> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> I would imagine that, from the Neutron perspective, you get a single<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> router whether or not it's distributed. I think that if a router is<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> distributed - regardless of whether it's tenant-tenant or tenant-outside -<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> it certainly *could* have some sort of SLA flag, but I don't think a simple<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> 'distributed' flag is either here or there; it's not telling the tenant<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> anything meaningful.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>> On 10 December 2013 00:48, Mike Wilson <geekinu...@gmail.com> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> I guess the question that immediately comes to mind is, is there anyone<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> that doesn't want a distributed router? I guess there could be someone out<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> there that hates the idea of traffic flowing in a balanced fashion, but<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> can't they just run a single router then? Does there really need to be some<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> flag to disable/enable this behavior? Maybe I am oversimplifying things...<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> you tell me.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> -Mike Wilson<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> On Mon, Dec 9, 2013 at 3:01 PM, Vasudevan, Swaminathan (PNB Roseville)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>> <swaminathan.vasude...@hp.com> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Hi Folks,<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> We are in the process of defining the API for the Neutron Distributed<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Virtual Router, and we have a question.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Just wanted to get the feedback from the community before we implement<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> and post for review.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> We are planning to use the “distributed” flag for the routers that are<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> supposed to be routing traffic locally (both East West and North South).<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> This “distributed” flag is already there in the “neutronclient” API, but<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> currently only utilized by the “Nicira Plugin”.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> We would like to go ahead and use the same “distributed” flag and add an<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> extension to the router table to accommodate the “distributed flag”.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Please let us know your feedback.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Swaminathan Vasudevan<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Systems Software Engineer (TC)<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> HP Networking<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Hewlett-Packard<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> 8000 Foothills Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> M/S 5541<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> Roseville, CA - 95747<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> tel: 916.785.0937<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> fax: 916.785.1815<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>> email: swaminathan.vasude...@hp.com<o:p></o:p></span></pre>
<pre><span lang="EN">>>>><o:p> </o:p></span></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Swaminathan Vasudevan<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Systems Software Engineer (TC)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">HP Networking<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hewlett-Packard<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8000 Foothills Blvd<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">M/S 5541<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Roseville, CA - 95747<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">tel: 916.785.0937<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">fax: 916.785.1815<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">email: <a href="mailto:swaminathan.vasudevan@hp.com"><span style="color:blue">swaminathan.vasudevan@hp.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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