NARB Software and Documentation

The Network Aware Resource Broker (NARB) is an entity that represents the local Autonomous System (AS) or domain. The NARB functions include the following:

• Interdomain Routing
• Multi-Domain, Mult-Layer Path Computation
• Domain Topology Abstraction
• LSP Scheduling and Management
• Application of AAA and Policy constraints

The NARB software and documentation is available via the links below.

This documentation and software version reflects that which is running on the DRAGON and HOPI networks per the date indicated in the software filename.

• NARB and RCE Software:
  • Latest release: narb-sw-snapshot.2009Oct9.tar.gz
  • Previous version: narb-sw-snapshot.2007Apr23.tar.gz

• Network Aware Resource Broker (NARB) and Resource Computation Engine (RCE) Architecture Document: narb-rce-architecture-v2.1b.pdf

• Network Aware Resource Broker (NARB) Design and User Manual Document: narb-design-user-manual-v2.1b.pdf

• Resource Computation Engine Design and User Manual Document: rce-design-user-manual-v2.1b.pdf

• Easy Installation Instructions
  1. The dragon-sw must have been installed before the NARB software installation
  2. tar -zxf narb-sw-snapshot.xxxxxxx.tar.gz
  3. cd narb-sw
  4. ./do_build.sh
  5. ./do_intall.sh

     After successful installation, the following message will be displayed.

     narb-sw-installer install finished.
     
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     Samples of configuratin files have been installed under /usr/local/dragon/etc/.
     Before running, customize your configuration files following the samples.
     
     You need zebra.conf, ospfd-intra.conf, ospfd-inter.conf and narb.conf.
     
     To run NARB, you must have installed the dragon software suite.
     
     After configuration, use '/usr/local/dragon/bin/dragon.sh start-narb' to start the service.
     To start NARB separately, use /usr/local/dragon/bin/run_narb.sh.