Configuration of networks using switch device access of remote server
Implementations relate to configuration of networks using switch device access of a remote server. In some implementations, a method includes sending a request from an edge configuration device to an access control server, where the request requests shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information for a detected end device connected to the edge configuration device, and where the edge configuration device is connected to an SPB network. The method receives at the edge configuration device the SPB configuration information for the end device from the access control server. The edge configuration device is configured to provide the end device access to the SPB network.
1. A method for an edge server device, comprising:
receiving a request from an edge configuration device, wherein the request comprises shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information that enables a non SPB end device connected to the edge configuration device to access an SPB network, wherein the edge server device is connected to the SPB network;
transmitting, in response to the request, to the edge configuration device, approval of the request to extend SPB access to the non-SPB end device comprising the SPB configuration information; and
configuring the edge server device to provide the non-SPB end device access to the SPB network based on the SPB configuration information.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the receiving the request is in response to the edge configuration device receiving information from the non-SPB end device.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the non-SPB end device is not compatible with the SPB network.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edge server device includes a fabric attach agent for processing networking configuration messages, and wherein the non-SPB end device does not include the fabric attach agent.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SPB configuration information comprises one or more virtual local area network (VLAN)/service identifier (ISID) bindings related to the non-SPB end device.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein configuring the edge server device to provide the non-SPB end device with access to the SPB network comprises:
creating a VLAN if the VLAN does not already exist for the non-SPB end device on the SPB network as indicated by the SPB configuration information; and
creating a user network interface (UNI) associating an ISID with the created VLAN.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the SPB configuration information is obtained after an authentication of the non-SPB end device for access to the SPB network.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edge configuration device comprises a non-SPB device running a fabric attach agent, wherein the edge configuration device obtains SPB configuration information from an access control server via a fabric attach message.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the request is received via a second fabric attach message comprising: a Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP) message that includes a fabric attach element type-length-value (TLV) field and a fabric binding TLV field.
10. An edge server device comprising:
a memory; and
at least one processor coupled to the memory, configured to:
receive a request from an edge configuration device, wherein the request comprises shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information that enables a non-SPB end device connected to the edge configuration device to access an SPB network, and wherein the edge server device is connected to the SPB network;
transmit, in response to the request, to the edge configuration device, approval of the request to extend SPB access to the non-SPB end device comprising SPB configuration information; and
configure the edge server device to provide the non-SPB end device access to the SPB network based on the SPB configuration information.
11. The edge server device of claim 10 , wherein to receive the request is in response to the edge configuration device receiving information from the non-SPB end device, wherein the information received from the non-SPB end device is received automatically upon connection of the non-SPB end device to the edge configuration device.
12. The edge server device of claim 10 , wherein the non-SPB end device is not compatible with the SPB network.
13. The edge server device of claim 10 , wherein the edge server device includes a fabric attach agent for processing networking configuration messages, and wherein the non-SPB end device does not include the fabric attach agent.
14. The edge server device of claim 10 , wherein the SPB configuration information comprises one or more virtual local area network (VLAN)/service identifier (ISID) bindings related to the non-SPB end device, and wherein to provide the non-SPB end device access to the SPB network, the at least one processor is configured to:
create a VLAN for the non-SPB end device on the SPB network as indicated by the SPB configuration information; and
create a user network interface (UNI) associating an ISID with the created VLAN.
15. The edge server device of claim 10 , wherein the SPB configuration information is obtained after an authentication of the non-SPB end device for access to the SPB network.
16. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor of an electronic device, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
receiving a request from an edge configuration device, wherein the request comprises shortest path bridging (SPB) configuration information that enables a detected non-SPB end device connected to the edge configuration device to access an SPB network, and wherein the edge server device is connected to the SPB network;
transmitting, in response to the request, to the edge configuration device, approval of the request to extend SPB access to the non-SPB end device comprising the SPB configuration information; and
configuring the edge server device to provide the non-SPB end device access to the SPB network based on the SPB configuration information.
17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the receiving of the request is in response to the edge configuration device receiving information from the non-SPB end device.
18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the non-SPB end device is not compatible with the SPB network.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the SPB configuration information comprises one or more virtual local area network (VLAN)/service identifier (ISID) bindings related to the non-SPB end device, and wherein configuring the edge server device to provide the non-SPB end device with access to the SPB network comprises operations for:
creating a VLAN for the non-SPB end device on the SPB network as indicated by the SPB configuration information; and
creating a user network interface (UNI) associating an ISID with the created VLAN.
20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the SPB configuration information is obtained after an authentication of the non-SPB end device for access to the SPB network.