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play_arrow Introduction
- Router Features
- Following Along with the Examples in this Manual
play_arrow Router Data Extraction
- Router Data Extraction Overview
- Recommended Instructions
- Getipconf - Router Configuration Extraction
- Default Inputs
- Bandwidth
- Text Mode
- MPLS Tunnel Extraction
- Delay Measurement File
- Updating Link Information
play_arrow Routing Protocols
- NorthStar Planner Routing Protocols Overview
- Routing Protocols Recommended Instructions
- View Routing Protocol Details from the Map
- Set the IGP Routing Method
- Routing Protocol Details
play_arrow Equal Cost Multiple Paths
- NorthStar Planner Equal Cost Multiple Paths Overview
- Equal Cost Multiple-Path Recommended Instructions
- Identifying Equal Cost Multiple-Paths
- Splitting a Flow into Sub-Flows
- Set ECMP Subflows Based on Bandwidth
play_arrow Static Routes
- NorthStar Planner Static Routes Overview
- View Static Routes
- Add/Modify/Delete Static Routes
- Static Routes Case Study
play_arrow Policy-Based Routes
- NorthStar Planner Policy-Based Routes Overview
- Policy Based Routes Configuration Commands
- Viewing and Modifying Policy Based Routes
play_arrow Border Gateway Protocol
- NorthStar Planner Border Gateway Protocol Overview
- Border Gateway Protocol Recommended Instructions
- BGP Data Extraction
- BGP Reports
- BGP Options
- BGP Map
- BGP Live Status Check
- BGP Routing Table
- BGP Routes Analysis
- BGP Information at a Node
- BGP Neighbor
- Apply, Modify, or Add BGP Polices
- BGP Subnets
- Getipconf Usage Notes
- BGP Report
play_arrow Virtual Private Networks
- NorthStar Planner Virtual Private Networks Overview
- Importing VPN Information from Router Configuration Files
- Viewing the Integrity Checks Reports
- Accessing VPN Summary Information
- Accessing Detailed Information for a Particular VPN
- VPN Topology View
- Route-Target Export/Import Relationships
- Additional Methods to Access VPN Information
- VPN Path Tracing
- VPN Design and Modeling Using the VPN Wizard
- L3 (Layer 3) VPN
- L3 Hub-and-Spoke VPN
- L2M (Layer2-Martini) VPN
- L2K (Layer2-Kompella) VPN
- VPLS-BGP VPN (for Juniper)
- VPLS-LDP VPN
- L2CCC (Circuit Cross-Connect) VPN
- Inter-AS VPN
- Forming VPN Customer Groups
- Deleting or Renaming VPNs
- VPN Configlet Generation
- Adding Traffic Demands in a VPN
- VPN Traffic Generation
- VPN-Related Reports
- VPN Monitoring and Diagnostics
play_arrow GRE Tunnels
- Importing GRE Tunnel Information from Router Configuration Files
- Adding a GRE Tunnel
- Viewing GRE Tunnels
- Viewing Demands Over GRE Tunnels
play_arrow Multicast
- NorthStar Planner Multicast Overview
- NorthStar Planner Recommended Multicast Instructions
- Creating Multicast Groups
- Creating Multicast Demands
- Viewing Multicast Demands in the Network
- Comparing Multicast with Unicast
- Multicast SPT Threshold
- Multicast Reports
- Multicast Simulation
- Collecting Multicast Path Data from Live Network
- Importing Multicast Path Data
- Multicast Data Processing
- Viewing Multicast Trees
play_arrow Class of Service
- NorthStar Planner Class of Service Overview
- NorthStar Planner Recommended CoS Instructions
- The QoS Manager
- Define Class Maps
- Create Policies for Classes
- Attach Policies to Interfaces
- Adding Traffic Inputs
- Using the Text Editor
- Reporting Module
- IP Flow Information
- Link information
- Traffic Load Analysis
- Traffic Load by Policy Class
- CoS Alias File
- Bblink File
- Policymap File
- Demand File
- Traffic Load File
play_arrow Routing Instances
- NorthStar Planner Routing Instances Overview
- Routing Instances Recommended Instructions
- Creating Routing Instances
- Path Analysis
play_arrow Traffic Matrix Solver
- Traffic Matrix Solver Overview
- Traffic Matrix Solver Recommended Instructions
- Input Interface Traffic
- Input Seed Demands
- Running the Traffic Matrix Solver
- Viewing the Results
- Viewing Differences Graphically
- Traffic Matrix Solver Troubleshooting
- Additional Traffic Matrix Solver Information
play_arrow LSP Tunnels
- NorthStar Planner LSP Tunnels Overview
- Viewing Tunnel Info
- Viewing Primary and Backup Paths
- Viewing Tunnel Utilization Information from the Topology Map
- Viewing Tunnels Through a Link
- Viewing Demands Through a Tunnel
- Viewing Link Attributes/Admin-Group
- Viewing Tunnel-Related Reports
- Adding Primary Tunnels
- Adding Multiple Tunnels
- Mark MPLS-Enabled on Links Along Path
- Modifying Tunnels
- Path Configuration
- Specifying a Dynamic Path
- Specifying Alternate Routes, Secondary and Backup Tunnels
- Adding and Assigning Tunnel ID Groups
- Making Specifications for Fast Reroute
- Specifying Tunnel Constraints (Affinity/Mask or Include/Exclude)
- Adding One-Hop Tunnels
- Tunnel Layer and Layer 3 Routing Interaction
play_arrow Optimizing Tunnel Paths
- Optimizing Tunnel Paths Overview
- Procedures for Optimizing Tunnel Paths
- Network Grooming
play_arrow Tunnel Sizing and Demand Sizing
- Tunnel Sizing and Demand Sizing Overview
- Sizing Tunnels and Demands
- Sizing Tunnels
- Calculation of the New Tunnel Bandwidth
play_arrow Tunnel Path Design
- Tunnel Path Design Overview
- Tunnel Path Design Instructions
- Designing Tunnel Paths Overview
- Backup Path Configuration Options
- Default Diversity Level
- Evaluate/Tune Options
- Advanced Options
- Viewing Design Results
- Tunnel Modifications
- Exporting and Importing Diverse Group Definitions
- Advanced Path Modification
play_arrow Inter-Area MPLS-TE
- NorthStar Planner Inter-Area MPLS-TE Overview
- Inter-Area MPLS-TE Instructions
- Viewing OSPF Areas
- Adding Multiple Tunnels Between Areas
- Tunnel Type Configuration Options Related to Areas
- Viewing Inter-Area Tunnels
- Configuring a Loose Route
play_arrow Point-to-Multipoint (P2MP) Traffic Engineering
- NorthStar Planner P2MP Traffic Engineering Overview
- Point-to-Multipoint Traffic Engineering Instructions
- Import a Network That Already has Configured P2MP LSP Tunnels
- Examine the P2MP LSP Tunnels
- Create P2MP LSP Tunnels and Generate Corresponding LSP Configlets
- Examine P2MP LSP Tunnel Link Utilization
- Perform Failure Simulation and Assess the Impact
play_arrow Diverse Multicast Tree Design
- Diverse Multicast Tree Design Overview
- Diverse Multicast Tree Instructions
- Open a Network That Already Has a Multicast Tree
- Set the Two P2MP Trees of Interest to be in the Same Diversity Group
- Using the Multicast Tree Design Feature to Design Diverse Multicast Trees
- Using the Multicast Tree Design Feature
play_arrow DiffServ Traffic Engineering Tunnels
- DiffServ Traffic Engineering Tunnels Overview
- Using DS-TE LSP
- Hardware Support for DS-TE LSP
- NorthStar Planner Support for DS-TE LSP
- Configuring the Bandwidth Model and Default Bandwidth Partitions
- Forwarding Class to Class Type Mapping
- Link Bandwidth Reservation
- Creating a New Multi-Class or Single-Class LSP
- Configuring a DiffServ-Aware LSP
- Tunnel Routing
- Link Utilization Analysis
play_arrow Fast Reroute
- NorthStar Planner Fast Reroute Overview
- Fast Reroute Supported Vendors
- Import Config and Tunnel Path
- Viewing the FRR Configuration
- Viewing FRR Backup Tunnels
- Viewing Primary Tunnels Protected by a Bypass Tunnel
- Modifying Tunnels to Request FRR Protection
- Modifying Links to Configure Multiple Bypasses (Juniper only)
- Modifying Links to Trigger FRR Backup Tunnel Creation (Cisco)
- FRR Design
- FRR Auto Design
- FRR Tuning
- Viewing Created Backup Tunnels
- Generating LSP Configlets for FRR Backup Tunnels
- Failure Simulation—Testing the FRR Backup Tunnels
- Exhaustive Failure
- Link, Site and Facility Diverse Paths
play_arrow Cisco Auto-Tunnels
- Cisco Auto-Tunnels Overview
- Importing Cisco Auto-Tunnel Information from Router Configuration Files
- Auto-Tunnel Creation
- Tunnel Path Data Collection and Import for Auto-tunnels
- Auto-Tunnels Reporting for Verification
play_arrow Integrity Check Report
- Integrity Check Report Overview
- Viewing the Integrity Check Report
- Customizing the Severity Level
- Scheduling Integrity Checking in Task Manager
- Integrity Check Options Tab
- Integrity Check Descriptions
play_arrow Compliance Assessment Tool
- Compliance Assessment Tool Overview
- Using The Compliance Assessment Tool
- CAT Testcase Design
- Creating a New Project
- Loading the Configuration Files
- Creating Conformance Templates
- Reviewing and Saving the Template
- Saving and Loading Projects
- Run Compliance Assessment Check
- Compliance Assessment Results
- Publishing Templates
- Running External Compliance Assessment Scripts
- Scheduling Configuration Checking in Task Manager
- Building Templates
- Special Built-In Functions
- Paragon Planner Keywords For Use Within a Rule
- More on Regular Expressions
- IP Manipulation
play_arrow Virtual Local Area Networks
- NorthStar Planner Virtual Local Area Networks Overview
- Importing Cisco VLAN and Spanning Tree Information
- Viewing VLAN Details
- Viewing VLAN Topology
- VLAN Modification and Design
play_arrow Overhead Calculation
- Overhead Calculation Background
- Specifying the Overhead Calculation Frame Size
play_arrow Router Reference
- Application Options
- Node Window Parameters
- Link Window Fields
- Interface Window Fields
- Demand Window Fields
- Tunnel Window Fields

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Using the Text Editor

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You can also manually input CoS parameters into the NorthStar Planner format files via text editors. The bblink file has to be modified and a new file, policymap, has to be created. For more information on file formats refer to CoS Alias File, Bblink File, Policymap File, Demand File, and Traffic Load File.

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