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Gateways🔗

Gateways enable traffic flow in and out of a network or tenant to a device external to the Verity managed network.

BGP Gateways🔗

Create a Gateway🔗

  1. From the World View, click the Tenants icon ().
  2. Double-click the Tenant that you want to add a Gateway to.
  3. Double-click the Gateway tile.
  4. Click the Plus () button.
  5. Type the name of the gateway in the form field.
  6. Select the group you want to assign to this gateway.
  7. Click the Save () button to submit the changes.

The user must specify BGP Neighbor address AS-numbers at a minimum. If the Tenant is going to egress from the network on an 802.1q tagged interface, the VLAN should be specified in the field titled Egress VLAN.

Gateway Modes🔗

The Gateway Mode field defines how the software handles and routes traffic within the network. It determines whether routing decisions are based on static routes, dynamic protocols like BGP, or a combination of both, depending on the selected mode.

  • Default: A single static default route.
  • Static: Uses manually configured static routes, no dynamic routing.
  • Static BGP: Establishes BGP sessions with manually configured BGP neighbors. The BGP neighbors are explicitly defined by their IP addresses, and no dynamic peer discovery occurs within the subnet.
  • Dynamic BGP: BGP neighbors are dynamically discovered within a subnet, leading to the creation of multiple BGP sessions from a single tenant gateway object.

BFD Configuration🔗

BFD (Bidirectional Forwarding Detection) is a network protocol used to detect faults in the forwarding path between two routers or network devices. It uses heartbeat-timed messages that are exchanged between devices at regular intervals to monitor the status of the link.

  • BFD Receive Interval: Configure the minimum interval during which the system can receive BFD control packets.
  • BFD Transmission Interval: Configure the minimum interval during which the system can send BFD control packets.
  • BFD Detect Multiplier: Configure detection multiplier to determine packet loss.

BGP Gateway Profiles🔗

A BGP Gateway Profile is a packaging of up to 25 BGP Tenant Gateways that are served by this port.