Afts

Children

class NetworkInstances.NetworkInstance.Afts

Bases: Entity

Class Hierarchy: NetworkInstances NetworkInstance Afts

This class represents configuration data.

The abstract forwarding tables (AFTs) that are associated

with the network instance. An AFT is instantiated per-protocol

running within the network-instance - such that one exists for

IPv4 Unicast, IPv6 Unicast, MPLS, L2 forwarding entries, etc.

A forwarding entry within the FIB has a set of next-hops,

which may be a reference to an entry within another table -

e.g., where a Layer 3 next-hop has an associated Layer 2

forwarding entry.

ipv4_unicast

The abstract forwarding table for IPv4 unicast. Entries within this table are uniquely keyed on the IPv4 unicast destination prefix which is matched by ingress packets. The data set represented by the IPv4 Unicast AFT is the set of entries from the IPv4 unicast RIB that have been selected for installation into the FIB of the device exporting the data structure

type: Ipv4Unicast

ipv6_unicast

The abstract forwarding table for IPv6 unicast. Entries within this table are uniquely keyed on the IPv6 unicast destination prefix which is matched by ingress packets. The data set represented by the IPv6 Unicast AFTis the set of entries within the IPv6 RIB that

type: Ipv6Unicast

policy_forwarding

The abstract forwarding table for policy-based forwarding entries. Since multiple match criteria can be utilised within a policy-based forwarding rule, this AFT provides a flexible match criteria, and is indexed based on an arbitrary 64-bit index. Entries within the AFT may match on multiple field types (e.g., L4 header fields, as well as L2 fields). Examples of entries within this table are: - IPv4 policy-based routing based on DSCP. - MPLS policy-based forwarding entries

type: PolicyForwarding

mpls

The abstract forwarding table for MPLS label based forwarding entries. Entries within the table are keyed based on the top-most MPLS label in the stack on the ingress packet

type: Mpls

ethernet

The abstract forwarding table for Ethernet based forwarding entries. Entries within the table are keyed based on the destination MAC address on the ingress packet

type: Ethernet