Avaya 3.7 User Manual

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Resilient Tunnel
Issue 4 May 2005
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Figure 67: Primary and Resilient Tunnels
Tunnel Switching
The switching mechanism involves time and a packet called a Heartbeat
 illustrates 
how tunnels are switched.
Figure 68: Tunnel Switching
Explanation for 
1. VSU
A
 listens to VSU
B
’s heartbeat. The heartbeat has a configurable period called a 
Heartbeat Interval.
2. If VSU
A
 realizes a dead heartbeat, it asks VSU
B
 for a heartbeat.
3. The number of times that VSU
A
 can make a request is configurable, and is called the 
Heartbeat Retry Limit.
4. If the number of requests exceeds the Heartbeat Retry Limit, VSU
A
 then begins to establish 
a connection with VSU
C
.
5. Since VSU
C
 uses a low-speed connection, VSU
A
 must anticipate a delayed response from 
VSU
C
. That delay is called Hold-up Time, and is configurable with VPNmanager Console.
VSU
WAN
LAN
LAN
Resilient Tunnels are used for backing-up Primary Tunnels. 
Should a Primary Tunnel go out of service, the Resilient 
Tunnel will automatically be used for VPN traffic.
VSU
VSU
HUB
Router
Primary Tunnel
Resilient Tunnel
Router
Router
Low-speed
High-speed
Tokyo LAN
San Francisco LAN
A
VSU
A
WAN
LAN
LAN
VSU
C
VSU
B
HUB
Router
Router
Router
Low-speed
High-speed
Primary 
End-point
Secondary 
End-point
Control End-point: 
tunnel switching is 
controlled here.
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