FlowVUE Examples

This section contains:

■   Sample a subset of IP Traffic
■   Sample a subset of Subscribers' IP traffic encapsulated in GTP.
■   Sample a subset of Subscribers' web traffic encapsulated in GTP

The following example samples on traffic (IP) where 10% of the traffic is forwarded.

Task

Description

UI Steps

1

Configure one network and two tool type of ports.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > Ports > Ports > All Ports.
2. Click Quick Port Editor.
3. Configure one network port and two tool ports. For example, select Network for port 1/1/x3. Select Tool for port 1/1/x4 and port 1/1/x1.
4. Select Enable for each port.
5. Click OK.
6. Close the Quick Port Editor.

2

Configure a GigaSMART group and associate it with a GigaSMART engine port and configure sampling parameters
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Groups > GigaSMART Groups.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsg1 in the Alias field.
4. Click int he Port List field and select an engine port. For example. 1/1/e1.
5. Configure the Flow Sampling parameters under GigaSMART Parameters.
o Select Device IP under Flow Sampling type field.
o Enter 1.1.1.0/255.255.255.0 in the IP Ranges field.
o Enter 10 for Rate to set the flow sampling rate to 10 percent.
o Enter Timeout between 1-60.
6. Click Save.

3

Configure the GigaSMART operation and assign it to the GigaSMART group.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) > GigaSMART Operations.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsfvue in the Alias field.
4. Select gsg1 from the GigaSMART Groups list.
5. Select Flow Sampling from the GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) list.
6. Select Flow Sampling - IP
7. Click Save.

4

Create a Regular map.
1. On the left navigation pane, click on from Traffic and select Maps > Maps > Maps.
2. Click New.
3. Configure the map.
● Enter to tool in the Alias field.
● Select Regular for Type.
● Select By Rule for Subtype.
● Select the network port for the Source.
● Select a tool port for the Destination.
● Select gsfvue from the GSOP list.
4. Add a rule.
a. Click Add a Rule.
b. Select Pass.
c. Select Port Destination.
d. Enter the port value.
5. Click Save.

The following example illustrates sampling and forwarding the 10% of subscriber's traffic (IP address encapsulated in GTP-U traffic) to the security and monitoring tools.

Task

Description

UI Steps

1

Configure one network and two tool type of ports.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > Ports > Ports > All Ports.
2. Click Quick Port Editor.
3. Configure one network port and two tool ports. For example, select Network for port 1/1/x3. Select Tool for port 1/1/x4 and port 1/1/x1.
4. Select Enable for each port.
5. Click OK.
6. Close the Quick Port Editor.

2

Configure a GigaSMART group and associate it with a GigaSMART engine port and configure sampling parameters
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Groups > GigaSMART Groups.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsg1 in the Alias field.
4. Click int he Port List field and select an engine port. For example. 1/1/e1.
5. Configure the Flow Sampling parameters under GigaSMART Parameters.
o Select Device IP in GTP under Flow Sampling type field.
o Enter 1.1.1.0/255.255.255.0 in the IP Ranges field.
o Enter 10 for Rate to set the flow sampling rate to 10 percent.
o Enter Timeout between 1-60.
6. Click Save.

3

Configure the GigaSMART operation and assign it to the GigaSMART group.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) > GigaSMART Operations.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsfvue in the Alias field.
4. Select gsg1 from the GigaSMART Groups list.
5. Select Flow Sampling from the GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) list.
6. Select Flow Sampling - IP
7. Click Save.

4

Create a Regular map.
1. On the left navigation pane, click on from Traffic and select Maps > Maps > Maps.
2. Click New.
3. Configure the map.
● Enter to tool in the Alias field.
● Select Regular for Type.
● Select By Rule for Subtype.
● Select the network port for the Source.
● Select a tool port for the Destination.
● Select gsfvue from the GSOP list.
4. Add a rule.
a. Click Add a Rule.
b. Select Pass.
c. Select Port Destination.
d. Enter 2152 as the port value.

Note:  In the rule, 2152 is GTP-U traffic port value.

5. Click Save.

By combining FlowVUE with other GigaSMART APF, the traffic can be further reduced by filtering on specific Layer 4 application ports.

The following example samples on a subset of IP address encapsulated in GTP and forwards only the HTTP traffic related to the sampled set of IPs.

Task

Description

UI Steps

1

Configure one network and two tool type of ports.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > Ports > Ports > All Ports.
2. Click Quick Port Editor.
3. Configure one network port and two tool ports. For example, select Network for port 1/1/x3. Select Tool for port 1/1/x4 and port 1/1/x1.
4. Select Enable for each port.
5. Click OK.
6. Close the Quick Port Editor.

2

Configure a GigaSMART group and associate it with a GigaSMART engine port.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Groups > GigaSMART Groups.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsg1 in the Alias field.
4. Click int he Port List field and select an engine port. For example. 1/1/e1.
5. Configure the Flow Sampling parameters under GigaSMART Parameters.
o Select Device IP in GTP.
o Enter 1.1.1.0/255.255.255.0 in the IP Ranges field.
o Enter 10 for Rate to set the flow sampling rate to 10 percent.
o Enter timeout between 1-60.
6. Click Save.

3

Configure the GigaSMART operation and assign it to the GigaSMART group. Also, configure APF.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) > GigaSMART Operation.
2. Click New.
3. Type gsfvue_apf in the Alias field.
4. Select gsg1 from the GigaSMART Groups list.
5. Select APF from the GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) list
6. Enable APF.
7. Select Flow Sampling from the GigaSMART Operations (GSOP) list.
8. Select Flow Sampling - IP
9. Click Save.

4

Configure virtual port and associate it with the GigaSMART group.
1. From the left navigation pane, go to System > GigaSMART >Virtual ports.
2. Click New.
3. Enter vp1 in the Alias field.
4. Select gsg1 from the GigaSMART Groups list.
5. Click Save.

5

Create a first level map and direct traffic to the virtual port.
1. On the left navigation pane, click on from Traffic select Maps > Maps > Maps.
2. Click New.
3. Configure the map.
o Enter to_vp in the Alias field.
o Select First Level for Type.
o Select By Rule for Subtype.
o Select the network port for the Source.
o Select the virtual port vp1 for the Destination.
4. Add a rule.
a. Click Add a Rule.
b. Select Pass.
c. Select Port Source.
d. Enter the port value.

Note:  In the rule, 2152 is GTP-U traffic port value.

5. Click Save.

6

Create a second level map and use the APF GigaSMART operation. APF performs filtering according to the gsrules, sending only matching traffic to the tool port.
1. On the left navigation pane, click on from Traffic select Maps > Maps > Maps.
2. Click New.
3. Configure the map.
o Enter map1 in the Alias field.
o Select Second Level for Type.
o Select By Rule for Subtype.
o Select the virtual port vp1 for the Source.
o Select the a tool port for the Destination.
o Select gsfvue_apf from the GSOP list.
4. Add a gsrule 1.
a. Click Add a Rule.
b. Select Pass.
c. Select Port Destination.
d. Enter 80 for the port value.
e. Select 2 for Position.
6. Add a gsrule 2.
a. Click Add a Rule.
b. Select Pass.
c. Select Port Source.
d. Enter 80 for the port value.
e. Select 2 for Position.
6. Click Save.