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diff --git a/docs/configuration/protocols/md-babel.md b/docs/configuration/protocols/md-babel.md deleted file mode 100644 index b03e9fa4..00000000 --- a/docs/configuration/protocols/md-babel.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,296 +0,0 @@ -```{eval-rst} -.. meta:: - :description: The Babel routing protocol provides robust and efficient - routing for wired and wireless mesh networks. - :keywords: babel, routing, protocol, wireless, mesh, network, metric, - ipv4, ipv6 -``` - -(babel)= - -# Babel - -The Babel protocol provides robust and efficient routing for both wired and -wireless mesh networks. By default, Babel uses hop-count metrics on wired links -and a variant of Expected Transmission Count (ETX) on wireless links. -Administrators can configure Babel to account for radio diversity, -automatically compute link latency, and include that latency in the routing -metric. {rfc}`8966` defines the Babel protocol. - -Babel is a dual-stack protocol. A single Babel instance routes both IPv4 and -IPv6 traffic simultaneously. - -## General configuration - -VyOS does not require a specific command to start the Babel process. The system -automatically starts the routing process when you configure the first -Babel-enabled interface. - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> - -**Enable Babel routing on the specified interface.** - -The system immediately begins sending and receiving Babel packets on this -interface. -``` - -## Optional configuration - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel parameters diversity - -**Enable radio-frequency diversity routing for the Babel process.** - -Enabling this feature is highly recommended for networks with many -wireless nodes. - -:::{note} -When you enable diversity routing, you should also configure the -``diversity-factor`` and ``channel`` parameters. -::: -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel parameters diversity-factor \<1-256\> - -**Configure the multiplicative factor for diversity routing, in units of -1/256.** - -Lower multiplicative factors give greater weight to diversity in route -selection. The default value is 256, which disables diversity routing. -On nodes with multiple independent radios, configure a value of 128 or less. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel parameters resend-delay \<20-655340\> - -**Configure the delay in milliseconds before the system resends an -important request or update.** - -The default value is 2000 ms. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel parameters smoothing-half-life \<0-65534\> - -**Configure the time constant, in seconds, for the smoothing algorithm used -to implement hysteresis.** - -Higher values reduce route oscillation but slightly increase convergence -time. A value of 0 disables hysteresis and is suitable for wired networks. -The default is 4 seconds. -``` - -## Interfaces configuration - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> type \<auto|wired|wireless\> - -**Configure the network type for the Babel-enabled interface.** - -Choose from the following: - -* ``auto``: Babel automatically detects if an interface is wired or - wireless. -* ``wired``: Babel enables optimizations for wired interfaces. -* ``wireless``: Babel disables optimizations suitable only for wired - interfaces. Specifying wireless is always correct, but may cause slower - convergence and increased routing traffic. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> split-horizon \<default|disable|enable\> - -**Configure the split-horizon routing behavior for the specified -interface.** - -Use one of the following options: - -* ``default``: Babel automatically enables split-horizon on wired - interfaces and disables it on wireless interfaces. -* ``enable``: Babel enables split-horizon on the interface. This - optimization should be used only on symmetric, transitive (wired) - networks. -* ``disable``: Babel disables split-horizon on the interface. Disabling - split-horizon is always safe and correct. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> hello-interval \<20-655340\> - -**Configure the interval, in milliseconds, between scheduled hello messages -on the specified interface.** - -On wired links, Babel detects link failures within two hello intervals. -On wireless links, link quality is reestimated at each interval. The -default is 4000 ms. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> update-interval \<20-655340\> - -**Configure the interval, in milliseconds, between scheduled routing -updates on the specified interface.** - -Because Babel uses triggered updates extensively, you can increase this -value on reliable links with minimal packet loss. The default is 20000 ms. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> rxcost \<1-65534\> - -**Configure the base receive cost for the specified interface.** - -Babel applies this value based on the configured network type: - -* ``wired``: The value is the routing cost advertised to neighboring - routers. -* ``wireless``: The value is a multiplier used to compute the ETX - (Expected Transmission Count) reception cost. - -The default value is 256. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> rtt-decay \<1-256\> - -**Configure the decay factor for the exponential moving average of RTT -samples, in units of 1/256.** - -Higher values discard older samples faster. The default value is 42. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> rtt-min \<1-65535\> - -**Configure the minimum RTT, in milliseconds, at which the cost to a -neighbor begins to increase.** - -The additional cost is linear in (rtt - rtt-min). The default value is 10 ms. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> rtt-max \<1-65535\> - -**Configure the maximum RTT, in milliseconds, above which the cost to a -neighbor stops increasing.** - -The default value is 120 ms. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> max-rtt-penalty \<0-65535\> - -**Configure the maximum cost added to a neighbor when RTT meets or exceeds -rtt-max.** - -Setting this value to 0 disables RTT-based costs. The default value is 150. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> enable-timestamps - -**Configure adding timestamps to each Hello and IHU message to calculate -RTT values.** - -Enabling timestamps is recommended for tunnel interfaces. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel interface \<interface\> channel \<1-254|interfering|noninterfering\> - -**Configure the channel identifier that diversity routing uses for the -specified interface.** - -Interfaces interfere with each other based on the assigned channel -identifier: - -* ``1–254``: The interface interferes with interfaces sharing the same - channel number and with interfaces configured as ``interfering``. -* ``interfering``: The interface interferes with all others except those - configured as ``noninterfering``. -* ``noninterfering``: The interface interferes only with itself. -``` - -## Redistribution configuration - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel redistribute \<ipv4|ipv6\> \<route source\> - -**Configure the redistribution of routing information from the specified -route source into the Babel process.** - -The following route sources are available: - -* **ipv4:** ``bgp``, ``connected``, ``eigrp``, ``isis``, ``kernel``, - ``nhrp``, ``ospf``, ``rip``, ``static`` -* **ipv6:** ``bgp``, ``connected``, ``eigrp``, ``isis``, ``kernel``, - ``nhrp``, ``ospfv3``, ``ripng``, ``static`` -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel distribute-list \<ipv4|ipv6\> access-list \<in|out\> \<number\> - -**Configure global Babel route filtering using an access list.** - -Specify the direction in which the access list is applied: - -* ``in``: Filters incoming routes. -* ``out``: Filters outgoing routes. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel distribute-list \<ipv4|ipv6\> interface \<interface\> access-list \<in|out\> \<number\> - -**Configure Babel route filtering on the specified interface using an -access list.** - -Specify the direction in which the access list is applied: - -* ``in``: Filters incoming routes. -* ``out``: Filters outgoing routes. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel distribute-list \<ipv4|ipv6\> prefix-list \<in|out\> \<name\> - -**Configure global Babel route filtering using a prefix list.** - -Specify the direction in which the prefix list is applied: - -* ``in``: Filters incoming routes. -* ``out``: Filters outgoing routes. -``` - -```{cfgcmd} set protocols babel distribute-list \<ipv4|ipv6\> interface \<interface\> prefix-list \<in|out\> \<name\> - -**Configure Babel route filtering on the specified interface using a -prefix list.** - -Specify the direction in which the prefix list is applied: - -* ``in``: Filters incoming routes. -* ``out``: Filters outgoing routes. -``` - -## Configuration example - -### Basic two-node babel network - -**Goal:** The following example connects two routers (Node 1 and Node 2) via -their eth0 interfaces and uses the Babel routing protocol to advertise -(redistribute) each router's locally configured networks (represented by -loopback addresses) to one another. - -**Node 1:** - -```none -# Configure the loopback (local networks) and physical (eth0) addresses -set interfaces loopback lo address 10.1.1.1/32 -set interfaces loopback lo address fd12:3456:dead:beef::1/128 -set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.1.1/24 - -# Enable Babel on the physical link -set protocols babel interface eth0 type wired - -# Instruct Babel to advertise (redistribute) the locally configured networks -set protocols babel redistribute ipv4 connected -set protocols babel redistribute ipv6 connected -``` - -**Node 2:** - -```none -# Configure the loopback (local networks) and physical (eth0) addresses -set interfaces loopback lo address 10.2.2.2/32 -set interfaces loopback lo address fd12:3456:beef:dead::2/128 -set interfaces ethernet eth0 address 192.168.1.2/24 - -# Enable Babel on the physical link -set protocols babel interface eth0 type wired - -# Tell Babel to advertise (redistribute) the locally configured networks -set protocols babel redistribute ipv4 connected -set protocols babel redistribute ipv6 connected -``` |