In this article, I want to briefly touch on the Multiple Spanning Tree protocol configuration on Nokia 7750 and its compatibility with Cisco equipment. The spanning-tree configuration on SR-OS varies by type. The MST is slightly different because it uses
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Routed VPLS
In this article, I want to shed some light on the configuration of routed VPLS’es on Nokia 7750 equipment. The basic VPLS configuration allows only communication between hosts within that VPLS. Sometimes there is a need to provide communication between
Nokia 7250 IXR-10 power-module provisioning
When it comes to the initial configuration of the Nokia/Alcatel equipment, card provisioning is necessary before the first use. I’ve covered the whole process in this article. But there are situations when it’s not enough. I’ve learned it the hard
Bridging different VLANs on the Nokia VSR
In the previous article, I’ve shown how to configure layer 2 connectivity between the Cisco switch and Nokia router. There are however situations when you will be forced to find a non-standard solution due to the circumstances. Imagine the following
Layer 2 connectivity configuration between Nokia VSR and Cisco IOSv
In this article, I want to shed some light on not so common configuration of the Nokia network equipment. You may encounter some situations, in which you would want to have pure layer 2 connectivity between two devices, that are
Nokia VSR Card/MDA provisioning – GNS3 example
Before you start to configure physical ports on Nokia network devices, you have to make sure, that cards and MDA’s are properly configured, either way, your configuration won’t work correctly. In this article, I’ll present the provisioning process on the
Nokia 7210 SAS-Sx operating system installation
There are several situations in which you would like to install an operating system on your network device. One of them is when you receive a brand new switch, without pre-installed OS. In this article, I’ll cover the installation of