Here is a quick example of configuring ISIS between two cisco IOS-XR devices. The configuration is a little different than how we do on Cisco IOS or IOS-XE devices, however, theoretically, it is exactly the same so it doesn’t take much to understand and learn the configuration. So let’s quickly jump to the configuration. Configuration… Read More How to configure ISIS on Cisco IOS-XR
I have this topology along with 6 tasks published in my previous blogs regarding ISIS. Check here , ISIS Blog 1, ISIS Blog 2, ISIS Blog 3 . Now when I have covered the basics of ISIS I feel the need to explain the lab topology and tasks…below is the same ..have fun!! Task… Read More Cisco ISIS GNS3 lab tasks and few other details ….
ISIS Hello has information like as shown below in screen capture. Below are few of them which are frequently used. Circuit type L1 or L2 or L1 and L2 ? In this case it is L1 and L2 System ID: This 48 bit value is taken from the NET string we entered (49.0001.0000.0001.00) System ID… Read More ISIS Continued(Wireshark walkthrough)…..
Some more details about ISIS: Packet types in ISIS : Hello Packets : Just like other IGPs ISIS also uses hello packets to form the adjacency and as a keepalive mechanism. ISIS has many hello packets intermediate system to intermediate system hello(IIHs), End system to intermediate system hellos(EIHs- sent to mac 09-00-2B-00-00-05), Intermediate system to… Read More ISIS Continued…
WHY ISIS : As we all know that ISIS is making a comeback in form of entirely different forwarding technologies like Fabric path(Cisco), SPB(Avaya,Alcatel etc),Qfabric(juniper). Specially in the world of data center in coming few days you would see the necessity to learn ISIS. Considering this even Cisco has introduced ISIS in its CCIE RnS… Read More IS-IS basic implementation