Fabric Configuration Work Flow

This section describes the generic work flow to configure SPBM and IS-IS infrastructure and services on your network.

Note

This section is an overview. For further details on the SPBM and IS-IS infrastructure and configuration, see the sections described in the Documentation Sources section that follows.

1. Infrastructure configuration

   As a first step, you must configure your basic infrastructure for Shortest Path Bridging MAC (SPBM).

2. Services configuration

   After you complete the infrastructure configuration, you configure the appropriate services for your network to run on top of your base architecture. This includes:

   • Layer 2 and Layer 3 VSNs

   • IP Shortcuts

   • Inter-VSN routing

3. Fabric interoperations

   You can also configure Fabric gateway functionality like SPB-PIM Gateway.

4. Operations and Management

   To debug connectivity issues and isolate network faults in the SPBM network, you can use Connectivity Fault Management (CFM).

Documentation Sources

See the following documentation sources:

• For information on basic SPBM infrastructure and IS-IS configuration and Layer 2 services, see Fabric Basics and Layer 2 Services.

  This section also contains information on configuring Fabric Extend, which enables your enterprise to extend Fabric Connect technology over Layer 2 or Layer 3 core networks.

• For information on Fabric Layer 3 services configuration, see Fabric Layer 3 Services.

• For information on IP Multicast over Fabric Connect configuration and services, see IP Multicast over Fabric Connect. SPB-PIM Gateway configuration also contains information about configuring the SPB-PIM Gateway (SPB-PIM GW), which provides multicast inter-domain communication between an SPB network and a PIM network. The SPB-PIM GW can also connect two independent SPB domains.

• For information on CFM, see Connectivity Fault Management.