Bytton LTE

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GRE over ETH

Application Note
2013
topex-3.0.6-p-FA-S

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Table of Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 3
Assumptions ................................................................................................................................... 3
Setup ............................................................................................................................................... 4
Configuration setup ........................................................................................................................ 5
Remote Configuration ................................................................................................................. 5
Configure Cisco: ...................................................................................................................... 5
GRE .......................................................................................................................................... 5
Loopback .................................................................................................................................. 5
WAN ........................................................................................................................................ 5
VLAN ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Routes ....................................................................................................................................... 5
Topex GW Configuration ........................................................................................................... 6
LAN.......................................................................................................................................... 6
WAN ........................................................................................................................................ 6
WAN Port ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Tunnel ...................................................................................................................................... 7
Routing ..................................................................................................................................... 7
Actual table .............................................................................................................................. 7
Test results ..................................................................................................................................... 8
PING over GRE ....................................................................................................................... 8

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Introduction
GRE is the acronym for Generic Routing Encapsulation, a tunneling protocol that can
encapsulate a wide variety of protocol packet types inside IP tunnels.
IP tunneling using GRE protocol allows easy creation and expansion of a Virtual Private Network
using the Internet (cable or 3G+ mobile data networks from different carriers). The Bytton users
are often required to configure a Topex router as one end of a GRE tunnel over Ethernet, where
the other end is a Cisco device such as a C870. This Application Note was written to allow the
customer to configure both the Bytton ICR gateway and the Cisco device to accept incoming
GRE requests from a distant Topex router type Bytton ICR (LTE)
The GRE IP Tunnels are used when you need to perform IP tunneling in order to achieve a
Virtual Private Network using several Bytton ICR devices interconnected over the public Internet
(either via Ethernet connections or 3G/4G wireless communications networks).

Assumptions
The application note is intended for usage of clients with a good understanding of the
requirements for their specific application, and generally knowledgeable about IP technology.
There is no need for highly trained personnel; a high level of technical competence is not
required at this stage.
Firmware versions:
Cisco Device:
Cisco IOS Software, C870 Software (C870-ADVIPSERVICESK9-M), Version 12.4(4)T1,
RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc4)
System image file is "flash:c870-advipservicesk9-mz.124-4.T1.bin"
Topex Bytton ICR:
Firmware version: topex-3.0.6-p-FA-S
Configuration:

The Cisco device achieves its WAN over Ethernet cable, the physical IP of its interface is
192.168.100.0/30, while the GRE tunnel achieved over it is 10.0.0.0/30.
The LAN behind the Cisco device has an address range of 192.168.1.0/24, while the
corresponding LAN behind the Topex router has an address range of 192.168.2.0/24.
Bytton ICR is set to use the Ethernet port for primary WAN connection, no failover.
No NAT is performed.
The corresponding GRE tunnel and routing rules must be implemented.

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Setup
The diagram sketched below details the architecture of this example configuration and IP
addressing schemes used:

The LAN behind the Cisco equipment has address ranges of 192.168.1.0/24.
The WAN of the Cisco equipment has address ranges of 10.0.0.1/30, but it is carried over a
physical Ethernet connection 192.168.1.0/24 to the WAN port of Bytton.
The LAN behind the Topex Bytton ICR device has an address range of 192.168.20/24
The GRE tunnel created through the Ethernet connection is transparent form one end to
another, but the data packets sent from Cisco to Bytton or vice-versa cannot be seen by the
public Internet.

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Configuration setup
You must configure both sides of the GRE connection.

Remote Configuration
Configure Cisco:
The first step is to obtain a command prompt at the C870
Then set the following
GRE
!
! set up the GRE tunnel for 10.0.0.1, enter: address, source, and destination. Maximum transmission unit
is set ! to 1400 to allow for the GRE headers and other overhead.
interface Tunnel1
ip address 10.0.0.1 255.255.255.252
ip mtu 1400
ip tcp adjust-mss 1360
tunnel source 10.10.10.10
tunnel destination 10.10.10.20
!
Loopback
! You must establish also a loopback, address 10.10.10.10
! interface Loopback1
ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.255
!
WAN
! Set up the Ethernet interface to be used for WAN, IP 192.168.100.1.
! Physical interface parameters are set to full auto, both on Cisco and on Bytton:
interface FastEthernet4
ip address 192.168.100.1 255.255.255.252
duplex auto
speed auto
!
VLAN
! Set up the Virtual LAN:
interface Vlan1
ip address 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0
!
Routes
! Finally, configure the routes, for the GRE tunnel (192.168.20) and for the WAN interface (10.10.10.10)
ip route 10.10.10.20 255.255.255.255 FastEthernet4
ip route 192.168.2.0 255.255.255.0 Tunnel1
!

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Topex GW Configuration
LAN
IP address set to 1921.168.2.1, netmask 255.255.255.0.

No additional IP, but you must also set the loop back to 10.10.10.20/32

WAN
Primary Interface and also Secondary Interface: Ethernet port
Fail-Over: Disabled

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WAN Port
Static IP, 192.168.100.2/30
Gateway: 192.168.100.1

Netmask: let to the default 255.255.255.252

GW 192.168.100.1
No name servers are used in this application!
Tunnel
GRET1: Remote: 10.10.10.10 ; Local: 10.10.10.20 ; Tunnel: 10.0.0.2; Netmask: 255.255.255.252

Routing
First route: 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.255 WAN
Second route: 192.168.1.0 255.255.255.0 gret1

Actual table
Following a reboot, the table of established routes shall be:
Kernel IP routing table
Destination
Gateway
Genmask
10.10.10.10
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.255
192.168.100.0
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.252
10.0.0.0
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.252
192.168.2.0
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.0
192.168.1.0
0.0.0.0
255.255.255.0
0.0.0.0
192.168.100.1
0.0.0.0

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Flags
UH
U
U
U
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UG

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Metric
0
0
0
0
0
0

Ref
0
0
0
0
0
0

Use
0
0
0
0
0
0

Iface
wan
wan
gret1
br0
gret1
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Test results
PING over GRE
Issue a PING to 192.168.2.1 with source IP 192.168.1.1 and check result:
Router#ping 192.168.2.1 source 192.168.1.1
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 192.168.2.1, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 192.168.1.1
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 1/1/4 ms
Router#

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