Release note of "AYAME MPLS environment Version 0.5" * What's AYAME? AYAME is an MPLS environment which enables MPLS forwarding/signaling function on NetBSD. AYAME consists of some kernel patches and userland softwares, ldpd, ayamed and etc. * AYAME 0.5 Features - NetBSD based software MPLS forwarding engine - catch up NetBSD 1.6.1-RELEASE - MPLS multicast function support (experimental) - labeled packet duplicate/multiple-forwarding function - packet duplicate/multiple-forwarding rule setup function - Supported Layer3 protocols: - IPv4 - IPv6 (tunnel/6PE-compatible mode) - Label Distirbution Protocols - ldpd(8) - LDP protocol(RFC3036) - CR-LDP protocol(RFC3212) - rsvpd(8) - RSVP-TE protocol(RFC3209) - support fast reroute (path protection) - sld(8) - static label binding for TE - static label binding for MPLS-multicast - Layer 3 routing protocols - AYAME can work with the GNU Zebra layer 3 routing software (Some local patches are required). The BGP, OSPF and any Layer3 routing protocols supported by zebra work well co-operating with LDPs. AYAME w/ zebra supports the DISTIX type BGP peering over MPLS LSP. See http://www.distix.net/ for more detail. - Supported interface types: Most interfaces supported in NetBSD1.6 are supported. - GbE (1000BT/1000B-SX) - 100BT/10BT - ATM(OC-3) frame mode - Lable Packet over IP-Tunnel(LSP over IP) And some additional interfaces can be supported with additional patches. * Supported environments - NetBSD 1.6.1-RELEASE - GNU zebra 0.93b + MPLS patch * How to get AYAME source You can get the latest ayame distribution from our homepage: http://www.ayame.org/Download.php * LICENSE AYAME is distributed on BSD-like license. * ABOUT US The AYAME project is established to develop next generation internet technologies in 1999. We are researching and developing sub-IP area technologies, currently. - Core Members: Yojiro UO Zin Uda Nobuo Ogashiwa