SD-WAN Networking and Planning

Foreword

⚫ To meet service development requirements, enterprises require flexible and

reliable wide area networks (WANs).
⚫ Huawei offers an SD-WAN networking sub-solution to help enterprises
implement on-demand, flexible, automated networking between enterprise
branches, data centers (DCs), and clouds through the SD-WAN controller
(iMaster NCE-WAN).
⚫ This course describes the implementation and design of SD-WAN flexible
networking.

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 Objectives

⚫ Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

 Describe basic implementations of SD-WAN flexible networking.
 Describe the networking schemes of the SD-WAN Solution.
 Complete the planning and design of an enterprise SD-WAN network using the
design principles and methods described in this course.

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 Contents

1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

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 Flexible Networking of Huawei SD-WAN Solution
⚫ Huawei SD-WAN Solution uses iMaster NCE-WAN to centrally
manage devices and flexibly establish IP overlay tunnels,
through which service traffic is forwarded.

⚫ Huawei SD-WAN Solution implements flexible networking

(management channel)
through the following channels:

NETCONF
RR
 Management channel: connects iMaster NCE-WAN to the
control layer, so that iMaster NCE-WAN provides service
portal pages for SD-WAN service presentation and
configuration delivery.
MPLS
 Control channel: controls establishment of IP overlay tunnels
and transmits service routes. HQ/DC Branch
GRE or GRE over IPsec (data channel)
site site
 Data channel: forwards data over carrier networks or
CPE CPE
enterprise-built networks and allows for flexible traffic Internet
steering based on network Service Level Agreement (SLAs).
Management channel: Control channel: Data channel:
NETCONF BGP EVPN GRE or GRE over IPsec

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• In Huawei SD-WAN Solution, IP overlay tunnels are mainly GRE or GRE over IPsec
tunnels.

• Services on the management plane are mainly implemented by iMaster NCE-

WAN.

• This course mainly describes the implementation principles of services on the

control plane and forwarding plane.
Components of Huawei SD-WAN Solution
⚫ iMaster NCE-WAN: controls network elements (NEs) on the
entire SD-WAN network, orchestrates network services, and
performs monitoring and O&M.
⚫ Route reflector (RR): also called an area controller, distributes

RR VPN routing and tunnel information between CPEs based on

Branch VPN topology policies.
site
⚫ CPE: refers to an AR router deployed at the egress of a campus
MPLS CPE
HQ/ (branch edge) network.
DC site
CPE
⚫ Edge site: A CPE is used as the edge router on the WAN side. A
Internet
(HQ edge) control channel is established between the edge site and RR.
Branch The RR controls route advertisement. Secure data channels are
site
established between multiple sites. A CPE at the edge site is
CPE
(branch edge) the source or destination of an EVPN interconnection tunnel,
Management Control channel: BGP and can be considered as the border of an EVPN network.
channel EVPN peer relationship

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Management Channel
⚫ iMaster NCE-WAN establishes management channels with CPEs through NETCONF.
⚫ Management channels are used for:
 Unified management of CPEs, automatic service delivery, and unified control of overlay networks
 Network status monitoring and automatic application optimization
 Device status monitoring

CPE
Branch
site
CPE
Branch
CPE/RR
site
Enterprise
HQ
CPE
Branch
site
Overlay network

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 Control Channel
⚫ Control channels are established between CPEs and RRs through BGP EVPN to control the establishment of data
channels and transmission of service routes.
 An RR reflects transport network port (TNP) information, IPsec SA information, and service routes. Typically, an RR is deployed at
an HQ site.
 IP overlay tunnels (data channels) are established mainly depending on TNP and IPsec SA information.
 When service routes are reflected by an RR, the RR can control transmission of the service routes based on routing policies
(typically delivered by iMaster NCE-WAN) to control the service traffic direction.
 An RR is also called an area controller. An RR is typically
RR deployed at the HQ
site.

CPE
Branch
site
CPE
Branch
site CPE
Enterprise
HQ
CPE
Branch
site

Overlay network

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• TNP information and other related information will be described in the following
slides.
Data Channel
⚫ Data channels are established between CPEs through GRE or GRE over IPsec. A network built by data channels is called an overlay
network, which is constructed on an underlay network.
 An overlay network is constructed based on data channels. Different overlay networks can be constructed for different services or
departments.
 An underlay network is a traditional WAN-side network and mainly carries services of overlay networks. An underlay network can
be the Internet, an MPLS network, or an enterprise-built network. CPE
Branch
site
CPE
Branch
site CPE/RR
Enterprise
CPE HQ
Branch
site
Overlay network

Carrier network/
Enterprise-built network

Underlay network

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 Basic Concepts of Huawei SD-WAN Networking
HQ site Site ID: AAA • Transport network (TN): refers to a WAN access network provided by an ISP,
1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2 which implements WAN interconnection of enterprise branches.
(CPE router ID) (CPE router ID)

CPE1 CPE2 • Routing domain (RD): If different TNs can communicate with each other (for
example, the Internet networks provided by ISPB and ISPC in the figure on the
GE0 GE1 GE0
right), they are considered to be in the same RD.
TNP
• Site ID: indicates the globally unique ID of a tenant site, which is allocated by
iMaster NCE-WAN.
MPLS-ISPA Internet-ISPB Internet-ISPC
(TN)
• CPE router ID: indicates the globally unique ID of a CPE. A site can have one or
(TN) (TN)
two CPEs. The router ID of a CPE is typically the CPE's loopback interface address.
RD: MPLS RD: Internet
• WAN link: refers to a link connecting to a WAN interface. The IP address
allocation mode, link negotiation rate, and bandwidth can be configured for a
GE0 GE1 GE0 GE1 WAN link.

CPE3 CPE4 CPE5 • TNP: refers to the WAN interface on a CPE for connecting to a transport network.
3.3.3.3 4.4.4.4 5.5.5.5 The key information about a TNP includes the site ID, CPE router ID, transport
(CPE router ID) (CPE router ID) (CPE router ID)

Branch site 1 Site ID: BBB Site ID: CCC Branch site 2 network ID, public IP address, private IP address, and tunnel encapsulation mode.

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• TN and RD information are used for enumerating and establishing overlay

tunnels.

• A site ID is used as the next hop for addressing and data forwarding during user
routing.

• CPEs' router IDs are defined for establishing BGP peer relationships between sites.

• TNPs are defined for establishing tunnels.

 TNP
⚫ A TNP mainly describes WAN link information about a site, depending on which control and data
channels are established.
⚫ The following table describes TNP information.
RD: RD1
TNP Information Example Description
MPLS-ISPA Internet-ISPB
Site ID 111 Site to which the TNP belongs (TN1) (TN2)

CPE Router ID 1.1.1.1 CPE to which the TNP belongs

GE0
202.2.2.1/30
TNP ID 1 2 TNP number
NAT device
Transport Network TN1 TN2 TN to which the TNP belongs of ISPB

Routing Domain RD1 RD1 RD to which the TNP belongs

GE0 GE1
Public IP 10.2.1.1 202.2.2.1 WAN-side public IP address (post-NAT) 10.2.1.1/30 10.2.2.1/30

Private IP 10.2.1.1 10.2.2.1 WAN-side private IP address (pre-NAT) CPE1

1.1.1.1
Encapsulation GRE GRE Encapsulation mode (CPE router ID)
Site ID: 111

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• TN and RD information are used for enumerating overlay tunnels.

▫ Tunnel enumeration ensures that all available tunnels are established.

• A router ID is used for establishing a control channel.

• A site ID specifies the next hop for data forwarding.

• An interface number can be used as a TNP ID.

• The public and private IP addresses refer to the source and destination IP
addresses of the control and data channels.

▫ To establish a data channel between CPEs behind NAT devices, the CPEs need
to learn the post-NAT IP addresses (public IP addresses).

▪ Typically, a CPE learns public IP addresses through STUN technology.

 RD and TN
⚫ A CPE enumerates data tunnels based on the RD and
TN IDs in the TNP information.
CPE1 CPE2
⚫ Tunnel enumeration ensures the reliability of SD- GE0 GE1 GE0

WAN networks and improves service awareness.

⚫ Tunnel enumeration rules:
Internet-ISPB Internet-ISPC
 Only TNPs in the same RD can be connected with each MPLS-ISPA
(TN) (TN)
(TN)
other in enumeration mode and fully meshed.
RD: MPLS RD: Internet
 TNPs in different RDs cannot be connected in
TNPs in the same RD are
enumeration mode. connected to each other in
full-mesh mode.
GE0 GE1

CPE3

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• Tunnel enumeration is performed before data channel establishment to ensure

that all available data channels are established.

• Prerequisites for tunnel enumeration:

▫ CPEs have learned service routes from the peer site.

▫ CPEs have learned TNP information from the peer site.

• The details about how to learn service routes and TNP information will be
described in the following slides.
 Contents

1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

◼ Implementation of Flexible Networking

▫ Flexible Networking Features

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

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 SD-WAN Networking Process
⚫ The SD-WAN networking process is as follows:
Data channel establishment and data
Management channel establishment Control channel establishment
forwarding
RR
1 TNP 1 TNP
1
Network NETCONF
administrator (management IPsec SA IPsec SA
3
channel) 2
Service Service
3
route route
3
Installation
Data channel
engineer TNP
2 2
CPE/RR CPE CPE
IPsec SA
CPE CPE

1. A network administrator configures WAN link 1. After iMaster NCE-WAN delivers configurations to 1. The RRs reflect the TNP and IPsec SA information
parameters for CPEs and RRs on iMaster NCE-WAN. the CPEs and RRs through the management about the CPEs.
channels, the CPEs establish DTLS management
2. An installation engineer delivers the WAN link 2. The RRs reflect service routes of the CPEs.
channels with the RRs.
parameter configurations to the CPEs and RRs
3. After the TNP and IPsec SA information is
through ZTP. 2. The CPEs exchange TNP and IPsec SA information
advertised, the CPEs are triggered by routes to
with the RRs.
3. The CPEs and RRs proactively register and establish establish data channels with each other.
NETCONF channels (management channels) with 3. The CPEs establish BGP EVPN control channels with
iMaster NCE-WAN. the RRs based on the TNP and SA information.

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• A management channel is used for establishing control channels and delivering

basic configurations.

• Control channels are used to control establishment of data channels.

• Data channels transmit user data.

• TNP information is exchanged twice as follows:

▫ TNP information is exchanged for the first time for establishing control
channels between RRs and CPEs.

▫ TNP information is exchanged for the second time for establishing data
channels between CPEs.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

Management Channel Establishment

⚫ Once a CPE registers with iMaster NCE-WAN through ZTP, a management channel is established between them.

⚫ Through the management channel, iMaster NCE-WAN delivers the following information to the CPE: TNP information (including the site ID, CPE router ID, device role,
RD ID, and TN ID), interface configurations and IP addresses, as well as basic BGP configurations.

⚫ The information transmitted through the management channel is mainly used for controlling data channel establishment.
The IP addresses of loopback and Service presentation layer
tunnel interfaces are allocated
from the address pool. Address pool RRs to which
CPEs belong
Basic BGP …
configurations

iMaster NCE-WAN
delivers TNP RR
information to CPEs. Loopback 3: 3.3.3.3/32 Site ID: 333
Tunnel3: 10.3.3.3/32 Router ID: 3.3.3.3 Site ID: 222
Site ID: 111
BGP Peer 1.1.1.1 Public/Private IP3, RD1, TN1 Router ID: 2.2.2.2
Router ID: 1.1.1.1
BGP Peer 2.2.2.2 Public/Private IP2, RD1, TN1
Public/Private IP1, RD1, TN1
MPLS
CPE CPE
/Internet Branch edge
HQ edge
Loopback 1: 1.1.1.1/32 iMaster NCE-WAN delivers Loopback 2: 2.2.2.2/32
Tunnel 1: 10.1.1.1/32 interface configurations Tunnel 2: 10.2.2.2/32
BGP Peer 3.3.3.3 and basic BGP BGP Peer 3.3.3.3
configurations to CPEs.

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• For details about ZTP and management channel establishment, learn the course
SD-WAN Deployment.
• An RR is typically deployed at the same site as CPEs of the HQ. For ease of
understanding, an RR is deployed independently of CPEs of the HQ in the above
figure.

• All configurations on the CPEs and RR are delivered by iMaster NCE-WAN.

• The IP address of a CPE's loopback interface is used as the CPE's router ID.

• Tunnel interfaces are used for establishing management channels, which use the
GRE over IPsec encapsulation mode.

• iMaster NCE-WAN also delivers basic BGP configurations to instruct CPEs to

establish BGP peer relationships with the RR through loopback interfaces.

• Site IDs are generally allocated to CPEs in ascending order based on the sequence
in which the CPEs go online.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

Control Channel Establishment

⚫ Control channels use BGP to transmit data channel parameters. To ensure the control channel security, BGP is carried over
EVPN tunnels.

⚫ Control channels mainly transmit TNP information, IPsec SA information, and service routes. The TNP and IPsec SA
information is used for establishing data channels. Service routes are used for traffic steering during data forwarding.

Loopback 3: 3.3.3.3/32 Site ID: 333

Tunnel3: 10.3.3.3/32 RR Router ID: 3.3.3.3
BGP Peer 1.1.1.1 Public/Private IP3, RD1, TN1
BGP Peer 2.2.2.2

Site ID: 111 1 Site ID: 222

Router ID: 1.1.1.1 Router ID: 2.2.2.2
2
Public/Private IP1, RD1, TN1 Public/Private IP2, RD1, TN1
BGP control 3 MPLS
CPE CPE
channel /Internet Branch edge
HQ edge
Loopback 1: 1.1.1.1/32 Loopback 2: 2.2.2.2/32
Tunnel 1: 10.1.1.1/32 Tunnel 2: 10.2.2.2/32
BGP Peer 3.3.3.3 BGP Peer 3.3.3.3

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• A control channel is established as follows:

1. A CPE establishes a DTLS tunnel with an RR based on the TNP information

delivered by iMaster NCE-WAN.

▪ The DTLS tunnel is established to ensure security of TNP information

exchanged between the CPE and RR.

2. The CPE and RR exchange TNP and IPsec SA information through the DTLS
tunnel, and establish an EVPN tunnel based on the TNP and IPsec SA
information.

▪ In Huawei SD-WAN Solution, EVPN tunnels use the GRE over IPsec
encapsulation mode.

▪ The source and destination IP addresses of an EVPN tunnel are determined

by the TNP information about the CPE and RR.

3. The CPE and RR establish a BGP peer relationship through loopback interfaces.

▪ All CPEs are BGP RR clients of the RR.

▪ The CPE and RR send BGP packets to each other to exchange the TNP and
IPsec SA information required for establishing data channels.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

TNP and IPsec SA Information Exchange

⚫ An RR can reflect TNP and IPsec SA information about different CPEs through control channels.

⚫ After TNP and IPsec SA information is exchanged, CPEs cannot establish data channels immediately with each other. Instead,
data channel establishment between them is triggered by service routes.
Reflect the TNP and 2
Exchange TNP and IPsec 1 IPsec SA information
SA information through RR sent from CPEs.
control channels.

Site ID: 111 Site ID: 222

Router ID: 1.1.1.1 Router ID: 2.2.2.2
Public/Private IP1, RD1, TN1 Public/Private IP2, RD1, TN1
IPsec SA1 IPsec SA2
MPLS CPE
CPE /Internet Edge of
HQ edge
branch 1

TNP IPsec SA BGP control TNP IPsec SA

TNP of the IPsec SA of channel
TNP IPsec SA TNP of the IPsec SA of
HQ the HQ
TNP of the IPsec SA of HQ the HQ
TNP of IPsec SA of HQ the HQ TNP of IPsec SA of
Branch 1 Branch 1
TNP of IPsec SA of Site ID: 444 Branch 1 Branch 1
TNP of IPsec SA of Branch 1 Branch 1 Router ID: 4.4.4.4
CPE TNP of IPsec SA of
Branch 2 Branch 2 Edge of Public/Private IP4, RD1, TN1
TNP of IPsec SA of Branch 2 Branch 2
Branch 2 IPsec SA4
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• TNP and IPsec SA information is exchanged as follows:

▫ Through the BGP control channel, a CPE sends the local TNP and IPsec SA
information to the RR through a BGP route.

▪ The RD ID and TN ID in the TNP information are used for enumerating and
establishing data tunnels.

▪ The public and private IP addresses are used as the source and destination
IP addresses of a data tunnel.

▪ IPsec SA information is used to encrypt the data tunnel.

▪ The site ID is used for traffic steering. The functions of a site ID will be
detailed in the following slides.

▫ The RR sends the BGP route received from the CPE to all CPEs associated with
the RR.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

Service Route Transmission and Data Channel Establishment

⚫ CPEs' service routes are transmitted through BGP control channels.

⚫ Based on the next hop of a service route as well as the TNP and IPsec SA information, a CPE is triggered to create a data channel
with the peer CPE.
 The next hop of an SD-WAN service route is determined by the site ID.

 The CPE searches the connection table for TNP information based on the site ID, and then enumerates data channels based on the TNP information.
2
Reflect service
1 RR routes.
1
Service 1 Service 1
VRF1 routing table VRF1 routing table
Prefix NextHop Prefix NextHop
10.0.0.0/24 Local 10.0.0.0/24 111
10.1.0.0/24 222 10.1.0.0/24 Local
MPLS
HQ Branch
/Internet Site ID: 222
Site ID: 111
1 1
Service 2 Service 2
VRF2 routing table Establish data VRF2 routing table
Prefix NextHop channels based
Prefix NextHop
20.0.0.0/24 Local on service routes.
3 20.0.0.0/24 111
20.2.0.0/24 222 20.2.0.0/24 Local

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• Data channels use the GRE over IPsec encapsulation mode.

• VPN technology is used to isolate routes of different services.

▫ Different service routes belong to different VPNs. Therefore, different service

routes are placed in different VRF routing tables.

• Multiple links may be established between different CPEs. If different routes of a

service are in the same RD, the CPEs enumerate data channels.

▫ Each data channel is also called an EVPN connection.

▫ Multiple data channels are carried in one GRE over IPsec tunnel.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

Service Data Forwarding Process

⚫ After a data channel is established between CPEs, the CPEs will select data channels based on the
routing and connection tables for data forwarding.

Service 1
Des IP: VRF routing table
Data
10.1.0.0/24
Prefix NextHop
10.0.0.0/24 Local
1 10.1.0.0/24 222
Search the routing table
for a service route based MPLS Branch
HQ
the destination IP address /Internet Site ID: 222
of the data packet. Site ID: 111
Net: 10.1.0.0/24
2 Search the Connection table
connection table for
the next-hop site ID Connection-ID Site-ID Src-TNP Des-TNP
of the service route. 1 222 TNP1 TNP2
2 222 TNP3 TNP4

3 Add the VPN field to 4 Send the data

Select a data channel the ExtGRE header of
from the connection packet to the
the data packet.
table and encapsulate the peer CPE.
data packet based on
TNP information. IP ESP ExtGRE Data

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• There may be multiple data channels destined for the same site ID. Therefore, a
CPE needs to select a data channel for data forwarding.

▫ Typically, a data channel is selected based on the priority. However, there are
various data channel selection policies. For details, learn the course SD-WAN
Application Experience.
• Data transmitted over a data tunnel will be re-encapsulated before being sent.

▫ The data encapsulation mode is GRE over IPsec.

▫ The VPN field is added to the ExtGRE header to identify the service (VPN) to
which the data belongs during data forwarding.
 Management Control Data
Data Channel
Channel Channel Forwarding

Service Traffic Isolation

⚫ In Huawei SD-WAN Solution, routes of different services are placed in different VRF routing tables
for isolation.
⚫ On the forwarding plane, the VPN field in the ExtGRE header is used to differentiate service traffic.

VPN1

IP ESP ExtGRE Data

HQ Branch
Site ID: 111 Site ID: 222

IP ESP ExtGRE Data

VPN2

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 Contents

1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

▫ Implementation of Flexible Networking
◼ Flexible Networking Features

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

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Challenges Facing Flexible Networking
⚫ SD-WAN flexible networking faces the following challenges on the live network:
 How to flexibly control the overlay topology?
 How to establish data channels between CPEs behind NAT devices?
Establishment of data channels between CPEs through NAT
Diversified overlay topology requirements
traversal

HQ/DC
Site4 MPLS/Internet

Site1
MPLS/Internet HQ NAT NAT Branch
Site3
CPE device device CPE
Site2

• Different services may use different overlay topologies. • On the live network, some CPEs are deployed behind NAT devices.

• In addition to hub-spoke networking and full-mesh networking, • The CPEs behind NAT devices cannot directly establish data channels
partial-mesh networking may be used. with each other.

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 Overlay Topology NAT Traversal

Overlay Topology Control

⚫ Data channels of CPEs constitute an overlay topology and are established mainly depending on service routes.
 CPEs establish data channels based on the next-hop site ID of service routes and TNP information.
 Establishment of a data channel can be controlled by controlling the next-hop site ID of a service route.
 When establishment of data channels is controlled, the overlay topology is controlled.

RR
VRF routing table VRF routing table
Prefix NextHop Prefix NextHop
10.0.0.0/24 Local Change the next-hop site ID 10.0.0.0/24 111
10.1.0.0/24 222 of service routes when 10.1.0.0/24 Local
10.2.0.0/24 444 reflecting the service routes. 10.2.0.0/24 111
MPLS
HQ Branch
/Internet Site ID: 222
Site ID: 111
VRF routing table
Prefix NextHop
10.0.0.0/24 111
10.1.0.0/24 111
10.2.0.0/24 Local
Branch
Site ID: 444

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• Different services may use different overlay topologies.

• Because an RR reflects service routes of all CPEs associated with it, the RR can
change the next-hop site ID of service routes to control the overlay topology.

• When the hub-spoke topology is used, the RR only needs to change the next-hop
site ID of service routes to the site ID of the hub site.

• When the full-mesh topology is used, a full-mesh network can be built without
the need to change the next-hop site ID of service routes.

• When the partial-mesh topology is used, the next-hop site ID of only some
service routes needs to be changed.

• Because an RR can control the overlay topology, it is also called an area

controller.
 Overlay Topology NAT Traversal

NAT Traversal
⚫ Although NAT allows private network users to access a public network, it has the following defects:
 Private IP addresses are hidden, making it difficult for external network devices to access private network devices.

⚫ To allow CPEs deployed behind NAT devices to directly establish data channels with each other, Huawei SD-WAN
Solution adopts Session Traversal Utilities for NAT (STUN) technology.

NAT traversal

Private Private
MPLS/Internet
network network

NAT device NAT device

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 Overlay Topology NAT Traversal

Overview of STUN
⚫ By leveraging the cone NAT feature, NAT traversal technology is used to create NAT mapping entries on NAT
devices and then perform hole punching on the NAT devices. In this manner, connections can be established
between private networks based on the NAT mapping entries.
⚫ STUN is mainly used to obtain hole punching information (namely, the mapping between pre-NAT private IP
addresses and port numbers and post-NAT public IP addresses and port numbers) on NAT devices. CPEs establish
data channels traversing NAT devices using other technologies.

NAT traversal

NAT mapping table NAT mapping table

Private IP Address: Public IP Address: Private IP Address: Public IP Address:
Port Number Port Number Port Number Port Number
IP1:Port1 IP2:Port2 IP4:Port4 IP3:Port3

Private
IP2 Internet IP3 Private network
network
IP1 Port2 Port3 IP4
Port1 Port4
NAT device NAT device

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• STUN is defined in RFC 3489 and is a complete NAT traversal solution.

• In RFC 5389, the STUN protocol is positioned as a tool used to allow packets to
traverse NAT devices, rather than a complete solution. RFC 5389 supports TCP
traversal, which is not supported in RFC 3489.
 Overlay Topology NAT Traversal

STUN Fundamentals
⚫ STUN is implemented as a client-server protocol. Through packet exchange with a STUN server, a STUN client can
detect a NAT device and determine the IP address and port number allocated by the NAT device.

STUN fundamentals

NAT mapping table

Private IP Address: Public IP Address:
Port Number Port Number
Obtain the source IP address and
IP1:Port1 IP2:Port2 port number from the STUN
binding request and add them to
NAT translation a STUN binding response.
SIP: IP1 S Port: Port1 STUN binding request SIP: IP2 S Port: Port2 STUN binding request

Private
Internet
network IP1 IP2
STUN server
Port1 Port2

STUN client NAT device

DIP: IP1 D Port: Port1 STUN binding response DIP: IP2 D Port: Port2 STUN binding response
NAT
Record the mapping between
translation
the private IP address + port
number and the public IP
address + port number. IP=IP2, Port=Port2

IP1:Port1 <-> IP2:Port2

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 Overlay Topology NAT Traversal

Data Channel Establishment Traversing NAT Devices

⚫ In SD-WAN scenarios, STUN can be used to allow CPEs deployed behind NAT devices to establish data
channels traversing NAT devices.
Data channel establishment traversing NAT devices

RR (STUN server)

1 1
Private Private
IP1 Internet IP3 IP4
network IP2 network
Port1 Port2 Port3 Port4

CPE 2 2 CPE
(STUN client) NAT device NAT device (STUN client)
Private IP Address: Public IP Address: Private IP Address: Public IP Address:
Port Number Port Number Port Number Port Number
Learn TNP and route information
IP1:Port1 IP2:Port2 3 IP4:Port4 IP3:Port3
from the peer end through BGP.

Establish a data channel

4
traversing the NAT devices.

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• Each STUN client sends a binding request to the STUN server.

• The STUN server obtains the source IP address and port number from the binding
request, and sends a binding response to each STUN client.

• The STUN client obtains an IP address and a port number from the binding
response, and compares the obtained IP address and port number with the
source IP address and port number carried in the binding request. If they are
different, a NAT device is used between the STUN client and STUN server.

• STUN clients learn each other's TNP information (including the pre-NAT and
post-NAT IP addresses and port numbers) through BGP routes.

• After the preceding STUN messages are exchanged, a data channel is established
between the STUN clients traversing the NAT devices based on the hole punching
mechanism.
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1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

◼ Site Design

▫ Overlay Network Design

▫ Network Service Design

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Typical WAN-side Networking Modes of Sites

Single-site single-CPE networking (a single CPE supporting a maximum of 3 links)

MPLS
MPLS Internet MPLS Internet LTE
/Internet

Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise

intranet intranet intranet

Single-site dual-CPE networking (a maximum of 6 links, with each CPE supporting a maximum of 3 links)

MPLS INET MPLS INET MPLS INET MPLS INET LTE

Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise Enterprise

intranet intranet intranet intranet

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 WAN-side
WAN-side LAN-side
LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking
Networking Networking
Networking

Underlay WAN-side Routing: BGP and OSPF

WAN connection using BGP WAN connection using OSPF

MPLS MPLS

PE BGP PE OSPF

CPE (CE) CPE (CE)

• If a CPE is connected to an MPLS WAN network and the PE uses BGP to • When a CPE is connected to an MPLS WAN network and the PE uses
exchange routes, the CPE typically needs to use BGP to exchange OSPF to exchange routes, OSPF needs to be deployed on the CPE.
routing information with the PE. • iMaster NCE-WAN can configure OSPF priorities and configure blacklist-
• iMaster NCE-WAN can configure route filtering rules based on IP or whitelist-based route filtering policies to control the advertisement
network segments to control the advertisement and receiving of BGP and receiving of OSPF routes.
routes.

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Underlay WAN-side Routing: Static

⚫ Static routes are used in many scenarios. For example,
default static routes are configured for Internet access,
MPLS Internet and blackhole routes are configured to prevent loops.

⚫ On the live network, static routes do not involve protocol

interaction and cannot detect faults on indirectly
12.1.1.1 200.1.1.1 LTE
connected links of the WAN. This may cause service
interruption.

⚫ When configuring a static route on a CPE, you can enable

the track function and use an NQA test instance to detect
CPE
the link quality. If the detection fails, the CPE considers
that the WAN is faulty and automatically selects the
backup link for data forwarding, preventing long-time
service interruption.
[CPE] ip route-static 10.1.0.0 16 12.1.1.1 track nqa admin mytest1
[CPE] ip route-static 10.1.0.0 16 200.1.1.1 preference 80

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Typical LAN-side Networking Modes of Sites

Interconnection with a Layer 2 network or hosts on the LAN side (through a CPE that functions as a gateway)

Direct connection
VRRP

VRRP

Layer 2 switch

Interconnection with a Layer 3 network on the LAN side through BGP, OSPF, or static routes

BGP BGP BGP

OSPF BGP OSPF OSPF
Direct OSPF Direct Direct
Static Direct Static Static
Static

Layer 3 switch

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

LAN-side Site Model: Layer 2 Interconnection

Single-CPE Layer 2 interconnection Dual-CPE Layer 2 interconnection

AR AR AR AR
(CPE) (CPE) (CPE) (CPE)

VRRP

AP Layer 2 Layer 2 switch

switch

• When a site has two CPEs, VRRP is usually deployed on

• If a site has only one CPE and a small scale, the CPE
the CPEs.
can be directly connected to terminals at the site
through LAN-side interfaces. • LAN-side switches can be stacked.

• • An interlink needs to be established between the CPEs

If the CPE has insufficient LAN-side interfaces, an
access switch can be connected to the CPE. to forward service packets between them.

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• If a site has only one CPE, LAN-side connections are simple.

▫ If the site has a small scale (for example, a SOHO site), the CPE can be
directly connected to terminals at the site through LAN-side interfaces.

▫ If the CPE has insufficient LAN-side interfaces, an access switch can be

connected to the CPE through one-armed routing.

• If a site has two CPEs, VRRP is deployed on the CPEs to prevent the dual-CPE
architecture from affecting the LAN-side network.

▫ Multiple switches can be deployed on the LAN side to form a stack. If two
CPEs are deployed at a site, they can be interconnected directly or through the
LAN-side network.

▫ If the two CPEs are directly interconnected, an interlink needs to be

established between them to forward service packets. The interlink can also be
an Eth-Trunk.
 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

LAN-side Site Model: Layer 3 Interconnection

Single- or dual-CPE Layer 3 interconnection

AR AR AR

Static Static
OSPF OSPF
BGP BGP

Layer 3 switch Layer 3 switch

• In the Layer 3 interconnection scenario, if only one CPE is deployed at a site, only a routing
protocol needs to be configured on the LAN side based on requirements of LAN-side devices.

• In the Layer 3 interconnection scenario, a CPE can only interconnect with a standalone device
or a stack on the LAN side. Therefore, when a CPE needs to interconnect with multiple
devices, these devices must be stacked.

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• For a large site, the site network has a complex structure and complex network
facilities (for example, Layer 3 core devices). Therefore, the egress routers must
support direct connection or dual-homing to Layer 3 devices. BGP, OSPF, and
static routing are supported.

• In the Layer 3 interconnection scenario, if only one CPE is deployed at a site, only
a routing protocol needs to be configured on the LAN side based on
requirements of LAN-side devices. If a CPE needs to interconnect with two LAN-
side devices, the LAN-side devices must be stacked to function as a whole.
 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Dual-Gateway Networking Scenario

⚫ Traffic routing for a dual-gateway site
 Two CPEs are deployed at a branch site as gateways, and
each gateway has at least one WAN link, such as an MPLS
or Internet link.
MPLS Internet  In this deployment model, to support application-based
traffic steering and ensure reliability, the two CPEs need to
be considered as a whole so that users' service traffic can be
routed across the CPEs.
CPE1 CPE2  When LAN-side services need to access a remote site, the
local site can select one from the two WAN links through
the interlink between the CPEs.

LAN
 CPE1 can not only check the local link status, but also check
Site A the link status and SLA status of CPE2. In this way, CPE1 can
select a WAN link based on a pre-configured application-
based traffic steering policy.

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Dual-Gateway Interlink Solution

⚫ Dual-gateway design

MPLS  In the SD-WAN Solution, services are

processed on a per-site basis, and the links on
the two gateways (CPEs) at a site are regarded
as a whole and all participate in traffic
Edge CPE1 Edge CPE2
steering.
Underlay Underlay
VRF VRF
⚫ Interlink design

Overlay GE1/0/1 Interlink GE1/0/1 Overlay  The two gateways establish an interlink with
VRF VRF
OSPF each other through interconnection interfaces
and forward service (VPN) traffic between
GE1/0/3 GE1/0/3
them through sub-interfaces.

 Information, such as OSPF routing

information, is synchronized between the
gateways through interlink sub-interfaces.

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 WAN-side LAN-side
Dual-Gateway
Networking Networking

Interfaces Connecting the Two Gateways

⚫ For a dual-gateway site, configure a Layer 3 or Layer 2 link for interconnection between the two CPEs (gateways).
By default, a Layer 3 link is used.

VLAN 4000
VLAN 4000

Single-link interconnection: Specify interfaces If only one interface is specified on each CPE, the two CPEs are interconnected with each other through a single
on the CPEs for interconnecting with each link. If two interfaces are specified on each CPE, the system automatically binds the two interfaces into an Eth-
other. Trunk, and the two CPEs communicate with each other through VLANIF interfaces.

VLAN 4000 VLAN 4000

Eth-Trunk interconnection: Specify two

interfaces on each CPE for interconnecting
A LAN-side Layer 2 link is used as the data forwarding channel between the CPEs. Data between the CPEs and
with each other. The system automatically
data from the LAN side to the CPEs are isolated through VLANs, without affecting each other.
bundles the two interfaces into an Eth-Trunk.

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• To improve the reliability of egress links, multiple links are usually provided, that
is, one active link and one standby link are used. This design is simple and
reliable. The standby link is in backup state and does not forward network traffic
in normal cases. Therefore, enterprise customers need to pay extra fees for
reliability.

• The SD-WAN Solution provides link backup. In this solution, multiple uplinks of a
site are active at the same time and services can be load balanced among the
links according to a preconfigured traffic scheduling policy. If a link is faulty, the
link fault or quality deterioration can be detected within sub-seconds. Then,
services can be switched from the faulty link to an operational link. This
mechanism ensures link reliability and makes full use of enterprises' link
resources, providing high access bandwidth and facilitating interconnection
between enterprise sites.
 Contents

1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

▫ Site Design
◼ Overlay Network Design

▫ Network Service Design

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

RR Deployment Modes
Combined deployment of a site and RR Independent deployment of RRs Deployment of RRs in different areas

Area A Area B
HQ/DC DC HQ

CPE (RR) RR CPE

RR RR

MPLS MPLS MPLS

RR RR

CPE CPE CPE CPE

Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 1 Branch 2
Area C Area D

A site that functions as an RR not only A site that functions as an RR does not have At least one pair of RRs is deployed in each
undertakes tasks on the control plane a LAN network, does not function as a hub area. RRs in different areas establish BGP EVPN
but also forwards service traffic of other for communication between other sites, and peer relationships with each other to advertise
sites on the forwarding plane. does not transmit service data. Such a site and learn VPN routes in different areas.
just undertakes tasks on the control plane.

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RR Design
Planning Design

RR Deployment Scenario: Enterprise-built Network

Combined deployment of a site and RR Independent deployment of RRs

HQ/DC DC HQ

CPE (RR) RR CPE

MPLS MPLS

CPE CPE CPE ...

Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch n

For small and midsize enterprises with a small number of branch sites For large-scale enterprises with a large number of sites and high
and no heavy traffic between branches and the HQ/DC, it is network reliability requirements, it is recommended that the RRs be
recommended that the hub sites function as RRs and undertake tasks deployed independently.
on the control plane.

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

RR Deployment Scenario: Carrier/MSP Resale Scenario

Access area 1 Access area 2
⚫ Deployment of MSP RRs

In carrier/MSP resale scenarios, it is recommended that RRs

Carrier/MSP be deployed independently. An MSP administrator creates
DC RRs, divides access areas, and allocates the RRs to the
RR corresponding access areas.

⚫ MSP RR shared by multiple tenants

Enterprise A Enterprise B For small and midsize enterprises with a small number of
sites, multiple tenants share one RR. Sites of different
HQ/DC HQ/DC
enterprise tenants are connected to the same multi-tenant
RR, and the RR undertakes tasks on the control plane.
CPE CPE
⚫ Independent allocation of MSP RRs

For large enterprises with a large number of sites, RRs can be

allocated independently. MSPs allocate RRs in access areas to
MPLS the enterprises.

⚫ Deployment of tenant RRs

For new enterprise customers, if the live network is a carrier's

CPE CPE CPE CPE private line network and the carrier/MSP DC is unreachable,
Branch 1 Branch 2 Branch 1 Branch 2 the hub site of a tenant can act as an RR.

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Overlay Network Planning and Connection Management

TNs are physically interconnected in
TNs are in different RDs. TNs are in the same RD.
different RDs.

Site A Site A Site A

TN RD TN RD TN RD

MPLS-A RD1 Internet-A RD1 Internet-A RD1

Internet-A RD2 Internet-B RD1 Internet-B RD2

MPLS-A Internet-A Internet-A Internet-B Internet-A Internet-B

Site B Site B Site B

Sites A and B are interconnected with each Sites A and B are interconnected with each other Sites A and B are interconnected with each other
other through two isolated TNs on the through two interconnected TNs on the underlay through two interconnected TNs on the underlay
underlay network. Two TNs are planned to be network. Two TNs are planned to be in the same network. Two TNs are planned to be in different
in different RDs and the two sites establish two RD and the two sites are interconnected with RDs and the two sites establish two tunnels with
tunnels with each other. each other in full-mesh mode. each other.

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Reliability Comparison Between Overlay RD Planning Modes

Same RD, different TNs Physically interconnected TNs, different RDs

Fault scenario A Fault scenario B Fault scenario A Fault scenario B

Site A Site A Site A Site A

Internet-A Internet-B Internet-A Internet-B Internet-A Internet-B Internet-A Internet-B

Site B Site B Site B Site B

Different TNs in the same RD: higher networking reliability, Different TNs in different RDs: smaller number of connections
but more virtual connection resources consumed and larger networking scale, but lower networking reliability

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Overlay Topology Design

Hub-spoke networking Full-mesh networking

HQ/DC HQ/DC

Site4 Site4

Site1 Site1
Site3
Site3
Site2 Site2

Partial-mesh networking Hierarchical networking

HQ/DC HQ/DC

Site4 Border2
Border1
Site1
Site3 Site4
Site1 Site2
Site3
Site2

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• Hub-spoke networking

▫ The HQ or DC of an enterprise functions as a hub site, and enterprise branches

function as spoke sites and access servers deployed at the HQ or DC through
WANs.

• Full-mesh networking

▫ Different branches of an enterprise can directly communicate with each other,

without the need to divert traffic through intermediate nodes.

• Partial-mesh networking

▫ A partial-mesh network can be considered as a type of special full-mesh

network. If direct underlay network connections are available between two
sites, traffic is directly transmitted between the sites. Otherwise, traffic
between the sites is forwarded through a redirect site, to which both sites are
connected.

• Hierarchical networking

▫ The hierarchical network model can be considered as a combination of single-

layer network models. A WAN is divided into multiple areas, which are
interconnected through a centralized backbone area. In this way, sites can
communicate with each other across areas.
 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Hub-Spoke Networking Scenario

⚫ Solution description
 The HQ or DC of an enterprise functions as a hub site, and enterprise branches
HQ/DC
function as spoke sites and access servers deployed at the HQ or DC through
Hub WANs.
 If enterprise branches need to communicate with each other, traffic needs to be
forwarded by the hub site. External traffic of all branch sites must be first sent to
the hub site.
MPLS
⚫ Application scenarios
 Enterprises whose major service traffic is sent from branch sites to hub sites and
applications are centrally stored on servers at the HQ and DC sites

Spoke  Enterprises with almost no traffic transmitted between branch sites, for example,
chain enterprises. The major service traffic of chain enterprises is sent from chain
Branch 1 Branch 2
branches to the HQ or DC, and there is almost no traffic between chain branches.

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Dual-Hub Active-Active Networking Scenario

Scenario 1: active-active hub sites based on service
Scenario 2: active-active hub sites based on spoke sites
network segments

Office service Production service

Area 1 Area 2
DCI
DCI DC1 DC2
DC1 DC2
Hub1 Hub2
Hub1 Hub2

Hub1 is the Hub2 is the MPLS

MPLS Hub1 is the Hub 2 is the
primary hub site primary hub site
primary hub site primary hub site
for office for production
for Area1. for Area2.
services. services.

Spoke Spoke
Spoke
Primary path Branch1 Branch2 Primary path
Branch1 Branch2
Backup path Backup path
Office Production
service service

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Full-Mesh Networking Scenario

• Solution description
 Different branches can directly communicate with each other,
HQ/DC
without the need to divert traffic through intermediate nodes.
Edge • Application scenarios
 Small enterprises with a small number of sites or large enterprises
whose branches need to communicate with each other
MPLS
 Large enterprises with collaborative services (for example, high-
value applications such as VoIP and video conferencing). These
services have high requirements on network performance such as
Edge the packet loss rate, latency, and jitter, and require direct
communication between branch sites.
Branch1 Branch2
 The full-mesh networking is simple and features high service
access efficiency but average scalability. It is applicable to networks
with 10 to 100 branch sites.

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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Partial-Mesh Networking Scenario

• Solution description
 A partial-mesh network can be considered as a type of special full-mesh
network. If direct underlay network connections are available between
HQ/DC
two sites, traffic is directly transmitted between the sites. Otherwise,
Edge
(Redirect) traffic between the sites is forwarded through a redirect site, to which
both sites are connected.

• Application scenarios
MPLS
 The underlay networks of the sites that need to directly communicate
with each other cannot be directly interconnected. In this case, the sites
can communicate with each other through the redirect site.

Edge  In the full-mesh networking scenario, the underlay networks of the sites

Branch1 that need to directly communicate with each other can be directly
Branch2 Branch3
interconnected. For reliability purposes, a redirect site is deployed. In this
manner, when the underlay networks of the sites are faulty and the sites
cannot directly communicate with each other, traffic of the sites can be
forwarded by the redirect site.
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 Overlay Topology
RR Design
Planning Design

Hierarchical Networking Scenario

• Solution description
 The hierarchical network model can be considered as a
combination of single-layer network models. A WAN is
divided into multiple areas, which are interconnected
Level-1
through a centralized backbone area. In this way, a large
network MPLS Internet number of sites can communicate with each other across
areas.
 For example, the network of a multinational enterprise is
divided into three areas (China, Europe, and America) based
on the enterprise's management structure. Each area uses a
Level-2 single-layer network topology (hub-spoke or full-mesh) with
network one or more sites as border sites. The border sites constitute
the backbone area (level-1 backbone network), which
implements interconnection of the areas. Border sites of an
MPLS Internet MPLS Internet area are connected to both the level-2 area network and
level-1 backbone network.
• Application scenarios
 The hierarchical network model features a clear network
structure and excellent scalability, and is therefore applicable
to enterprises with a large number of sites or multinational
enterprises with widely distributed sites.

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 Contents

1. Basic Concepts of SD-WAN Networking

2. Understanding SD-WAN Flexible Networking

3. SD-WAN Networking Design

▫ Site Design

▫ Overlay Network Design

◼ Network Service Design

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 Internet Access Solution
⚫ The SD-WAN Solution involves the following Internet access scenarios:
 Local Internet access
Network
controller
 Centralized Internet access
 Hybrid Internet access
NAT

Branch1
Centralized
Internet
access
Local Internet HQ
access

Branch2

MPLS Legacy
site

Branch3

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• Local Internet access

▫ Internet access traffic of a site is directly routed out from local CPEs.

• Centralized Internet access

▫ Internet access traffic of all sites is diverted to the centralized Internet access
site and then to the Internet.

• Hybrid Internet access

▫ Local Internet access + centralized Internet access for all traffic: By default, all
Internet access traffic is routed out through the local Internet access interface.
If the local Internet access interface is faulty, Internet access traffic is diverted
to the centralized Internet access site and then to the Internet.

▫ Centralized Internet access + local Internet access (for specified traffic): By

default, Internet access traffic is routed out through the centralized Internet
access site. Traffic of some specified services (for example, Office365) is
directly routed out through local WAN links.

• Note: When users in multiple departments access the Internet at the same time,
ensure that the users' IP addresses in different departments do not overlap.
 Local Internet Access
Application scenarios
• Local Internet access is applicable to small-scale enterprises or scenarios where
Internet access traffic does not require centralized security control and links for
accessing the Internet are available on the WAN side.

Solution description

IGW
• Internet access traffic of a site is routed out from the local Internet link.
MPLS Internet • Local Internet access policies can be configured on a per-department or per-site
basis.
• Local Internet access can be implemented in either of the following modes based
on traffic classification:
 All Internet access traffic is routed out from the local site.
 Only Internet access traffic of specified applications is routed out from the local site.
CPE1 CPE2 • Outbound interfaces must be configured for local Internet access. A maximum of
three outbound interfaces can be configured. If multiple outbound interfaces are
configured, Internet access link backup is implemented based on the priorities of
the outbound interfaces.
• In local Internet access mode, NAT is provided. You can determine whether to
Branch Branch enable the NAT function based on the outbound interface. Currently, NAT in Easy
IP mode is provided. That is, the IP address of the outbound interface is used as
the post-NAT public IP address.

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• Internet access traffic cannot be load balanced among multiple links. Only
priority-based link backup is supported.

• Local Internet access for specified applications must be enabled together with
centralized Internet access, and is implemented through policy-based routing
(PBR).

• When local Internet access is enabled, the default routes on the underlay WAN
need to be configured separately. The default routes can be static routes (for
Internet access through Internet interfaces) or BGP/OSPF routes (for Internet
access through MPLS network interfaces).
Centralized Internet Access
Application scenarios
• Centralized Internet access is applicable to scenarios where sites do not have links
for accessing the Internet or Internet access traffic requires centralized security
control. In this mode, a centralized Internet access gateway is configured. Traffic
from other sites is forwarded to the centralized Internet gateway through the
overlay network and then to the Internet.

MPLS Internet Solution description

• Internet access traffic of all sites of a tenant is routed out through a centralized
Internet access site.
• The centralized Internet access site can use either of the following methods for
CPE1 CPE2 Internet access:
 The site has an Internet egress on the LAN side, through which all Internet access traffic is
routed out. In this case, you need to configure default routes on the LAN side, or configure a
dynamic routing protocol so that the default routes can be learned from the LAN side.
 The site can also access the Internet through WAN-side interfaces, through which all Internet
access traffic is routed out. (Note that local Internet access must be enabled for the
HQ (centralized Branch centralized Internet access site.)
Internet access site)

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Hybrid Internet Access: Local Internet Access (Default) +
Centralized Internet Access (Backup)
Application scenarios

• This Internet access mode is applicable to small-scale enterprises or scenarios

where Internet access traffic does not require centralized security control, sites
have WAN-side links for accessing the Internet, and high Internet access reliability
is required.
MPLS Internet
Solution description

• Both local Internet access and centralized Internet access are enabled on the SD-
WAN network.
CPE1 CPE2 • All Internet access traffic of sites is routed out through local WAN-side links.
• If a site has one local Internet access path and one centralized Internet access
path, the default priority of the local Internet access path is higher.
• By default, all Internet access traffic is routed out through the local Internet access
interface. If the local Internet access interface is faulty, Internet access traffic is
HQ Branch diverted to the centralized Internet gateway and then to the Internet.

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Hybrid Internet Access: Centralized Internet Access (Default)
+ Local Internet Access (for Specified Applications)
Application scenarios
• This Internet access mode is applicable to the scenarios where a site has links for
accessing the Internet, most Internet access traffic requires centralized security
control, and Internet access traffic of some applications can be routed out from the
local site according to SLA requirements.
MPLS Internet
Solution description
• Both local Internet access and centralized Internet access are enabled on the SD-
WAN network.
• At the centralized Internet access site, local Internet access is enabled and all
Internet access traffic is routed out from this site.
CPE1 CPE2
• At other sites, local Internet access is enabled and Internet access traffic of
specified applications is routed out from the local site.
• If a site has one local Internet access path and one centralized Internet access
path, the default priority of the local Internet access path is higher.
• By default, Internet access traffic is routed out through the centralized Internet
HQ Branch
access site. Internet access traffic of specified experience-sensitive applications is
routed out through local WAN-side links.

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Internet Access Link Reliability
• Backup link solution design
 Site-to-Internet access is configured by site. A maximum of
three WAN links can be configured for each site as the
site-to-Internet links.
 Each WAN link has a unique priority when it functions as a
Internet1 Internet2 Internet3
site-to-Internet link. That is, only one WAN link can
function as the active site-to-Internet link at a time.
Priority = 1 Priority = 2 Priority = 3
 If the WAN link with the highest priority is faulty, site-to-
Internet traffic is automatically switched to the link with
CPE2 the second highest priority.
 The backup link and hybrid Internet access can be enabled
at the same time.

Branch

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 Quiz

1. (Multiple choices) Which of the following parameters are required for establishing
a control tunnel in the SD-WAN Solution?
A. TNP

B. IPsec SA

C. Service route

D. Loopback interface of the CPE or RR

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• 1. ABCD
 Summary
⚫ SD-WAN flexible networking involves three steps:
 Management channel establishment, control channel establishment, and data channel establishment

⚫ The overlay topology can be controlled by controlling the next hop of service routes on the RR.
⚫ If a NAT device is deployed on a network, CPEs can use STUN technology to establish data channels
with each other traversing the NAT device.
⚫ SD-WAN supports both single-CPE and dual-CPE networking modes.
⚫ SD-WAN supports four topology types:
 Hub-spoke, full-mesh, partial-mesh, and hierarchical topologies

⚫ SD-WAN supports three Internet access modes:

 Local Internet access, centralized Internet access, and hybrid Internet access

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