- freeRouter installation is not complex. It just boils down in installation installing basic supported Linux OS supporting Linux, install JAVA, few 3rd party software and freeRouter jar and binaries itself
- In the binary list you'll have a special one call p4dpdk that corresponds to freeRouter DPDK dataplane that emulate RARE P4 program on BMv2 (It does not emulate BMv2 !)
- Though this installation is manual for pedagogic purpuse the installation can be fully automated, just fire a VM with a bunch of interface and test it !
- The installation proposed is highly resilient and will ease upgarde of the appliance (we will see in subsequent article what it means
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In the next article we will configure the freeRouter appliance start the router and provide configuration in order to have effective basic ping reachability. to the FTTH BROADBAND internal IP. |