The traffic.xml file

The traffic.xml file is read by the RSVP-TE module (RSVP). The file must be in the same folder as the executable network simulation file.

The XML elements used in the "traffic.xml" file:

<Traffic></Traffic> is the root element. It may contain one or more <Conn> elements.
<Conn></Conn> specifies an RSVP session. It may contain the following elements.
<src></src> specifies sender IP address
<dest></dest> specifies receiver IP address
<setupPri></setupPri> specifies LSP setup priority
<holdingPri></holdingPri> specifies LSP holding priority
<bandwidth></bandwidth> specifies the requested BW.
<delay></delay> specifies the requested delay.
<route></route> specifies the explicit route. This is a comma-separated list of IP address, hop-type pairs (also separated by comma). A hop type has a value of 1 if the hop is a loose hop and 0 otherwise.

The following presents an example file:

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Example of traffic control file -->
<traffic>
   <conn>
       <src>10.0.0.1</src>
       <dest>10.0.1.2</dest>
       <setupPri>7</setupPri>
       <holdingPri>7</holdingPri>
       <bandwidth>400</bandwidth>
       <delay>5</delay>
   </conn>
   <conn>
       <src>11.0.0.1</src>
       <dest>11.0.1.2</dest>
       <setupPri>7</setupPri>
       <holdingPri>7</holdingPri>
       <bandwidth>100</bandwidth>
       <delay>5</delay>
   </conn>
</traffic>

An example of using RSVP-TE as signaling protocol can be found in ExplicitRouting folder distributed with the simulation. In this example, a network similar to the network in LDP-MPLS example is setup. Instead of using LDP, "signaling" parameter is set to 2 (value of RSVP-TE handler). The following xml file is used for traffic control. Note the explicit routes specified in the second connection. It indicates that the route is a strict one since the values of every hop types are 0. The route defined is 10.0.0.1 -> 1.0.0.1 -> 10.0.0.3 -> 1.0.0.4 -> 10.0.0.5 -> 10.0.1.2.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!-- Example of traffic control file -->
<traffic>
    <conn>
        <src>10.0.0.1</src>
        <dest>10.0.1.2</dest>
        <setupPri>7</setupPri>
        <holdingPri>7</holdingPri>
        <bandwidth>0</bandwidth>
        <delay>0</delay>
        <ER>false</ER>
    </conn>
    <conn>
        <src>11.0.0.1</src>
        <dest>11.0.1.2</dest>
        <setupPri>7</setupPri>
        <holdingPri>7</holdingPri>
        <bandwidth>0</bandwidth>
        <delay>0</delay>
        <ER>true</ER>
        <route>1.0.0.1,0,1.0.0.3,0,1.0.0.4,0,1.0.0.5,0,10.0.1.2,0</route>
    </conn>
</traffic>