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+.. _nhrp:
+
+****
+NHRP
+****
+
+*nhrpd* is an implementation of the :abbr:`NHRP (Next Hop Routing Protocol)`.
+NHRP is described in :rfc:`2332`.
+
+NHRP is used to improve the efficiency of routing computer network traffic over
+:abbr:`NBMA (Non-Broadcast, Multiple Access)` networks. NHRP provides an
+ARP-like solution that allows a system to dynamically learn the NBMA address of
+the other systems that are part of that network, allowing these systems to
+directly communicate without requiring traffic to use an intermediate hop.
+
+NHRP is a client-server protocol. The server side is called the :abbr:`NHS
+(Next Hop Server)` or the hub, while a client is referred to as the :abbr:`NHC
+(Next Hop Client)` or the spoke. When a node is configured as an NHC, it
+registers its address with the NHS which keeps track of all registered spokes.
+An NHC client can then query the addresses of other clients from NHS allowing
+all spokes to communicate directly with each other.
+
+Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN) is based on NHRP, and |PACKAGE_NAME| nhrpd
+implements this scenario.
+
+.. _routing-design:
+
+Routing Design
+==============
+
+nhrpd never handles routing of prefixes itself. You need to run some
+real routing protocol (e.g. BGP) to advertise routes over the tunnels.
+What nhrpd does it establishes 'shortcut routes' that optimizes the
+routing protocol to avoid going through extra nodes in NBMA GRE mesh.
+
+nhrpd does route NHRP domain addresses individually using per-host prefixes.
+This is similar to Cisco FlexVPN; but in contrast to opennhrp which uses
+a generic subnet route.
+
+To create NBMA GRE tunnel you might use the following (Linux terminal
+commands):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ip tunnel add gre1 mode gre key 42 ttl 64
+ ip addr add 10.255.255.2/32 dev gre1
+ ip link set gre1 up
+
+
+Note that the IP-address is assigned as host prefix to gre1. nhrpd will
+automatically create additional host routes pointing to gre1 when
+a connection with these hosts is established.
+
+The gre1 subnet prefix should be announced by routing protocol from the
+hub nodes (e.g. BGP 'network' announce). This allows the routing protocol
+to decide which is the closest hub and determine the relay hub on prefix
+basis when direct tunnel is not established.
+
+nhrpd will redistribute directly connected neighbors to zebra. Within
+hub nodes, these routes should be internally redistributed using some
+routing protocol (e.g. iBGP) to allow hubs to be able to relay all traffic.
+
+This can be achieved in hubs with the following bgp configuration (network
+command defines the GRE subnet):
+
+.. code-block:: frr
+
+ router bgp 65555
+ address-family ipv4 unicast
+ network 172.16.0.0/16
+ redistribute nhrp
+ exit-address-family
+
+
+.. _configuring-nhrp:
+
+Configuring NHRP
+================
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp holdtime (1-65000)
+
+ Holdtime is the number of seconds that have to pass before stopping to
+ advertise an NHRP NBMA address as valid. It also controls how often NHRP
+ registration requests are sent. By default registrations are sent every one
+ third of the holdtime.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp map A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X A.B.C.D|local
+
+ Map an IP address of a station to the station's NBMA address.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp network-id (1-4294967295)
+
+ Enable NHRP on this interface and set the interface's network ID. The
+ network ID is used to allow creating multiple nhrp domains on a router when
+ multiple interfaces are configured on the router. Interfaces configured
+ with the same ID are part of the same logical NBMA network. The ID is a
+ local only parameter and is not sent to other NHRP nodes and so IDs on
+ different nodes do not need to match. When NHRP packets are received on an
+ interface they are assigned to the local NHRP domain for that interface.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp nhs A.B.C.D nbma A.B.C.D|FQDN
+
+ Configure the Next Hop Server address and its NBMA address.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp nhs dynamic nbma A.B.C.D
+
+ Configure the Next Hop Server to have a dynamic address and set its NBMA
+ address.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp registration no-unique
+
+ Allow the client to not set the unique flag in the NHRP packets. This is
+ useful when a station has a dynamic IP address that could change over time.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp shortcut
+
+ Enable shortcut (spoke-to-spoke) tunnels to allow NHC to talk to each others
+ directly after establishing a connection without going through the hub.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp mtu
+
+ Configure NHRP advertised MTU.
+
+
+.. _hub-functionality:
+
+Hub Functionality
+=================
+
+In addition to routing nhrp redistributed host prefixes, the hub nodes
+are also responsible to send NHRP Traffic Indication messages that
+trigger creation of the shortcut tunnels.
+
+nhrpd sends Traffic Indication messages based on network traffic captured
+using NFLOG. Typically you want to send Traffic Indications for network
+traffic that is routed from gre1 back to gre1 in rate limited manner.
+This can be achieved with the following iptables rule.
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ iptables -A FORWARD -i gre1 -o gre1 \\
+ -m hashlimit --hashlimit-upto 4/minute --hashlimit-burst 1 \\
+ --hashlimit-mode srcip,dstip --hashlimit-srcmask 24 --hashlimit-dstmask 24 \\
+ --hashlimit-name loglimit-0 -j NFLOG --nflog-group 1 --nflog-range 128
+
+
+You can fine tune the src/dstmask according to the prefix lengths you announce
+internal, add additional IP range matches, or rate limitation if needed.
+However, the above should be good in most cases.
+
+This kernel NFLOG target's nflog-group is configured in global nhrp config
+with:
+
+.. clicmd:: nhrp nflog-group (1-65535)
+
+To start sending these traffic notices out from hubs, use the nhrp
+per-interface directive:
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp redirect
+
+This enable redirect replies on the NHS similar to ICMP redirects except this
+is managed by the nhrp protocol. This setting allows spokes to communicate with
+each others directly.
+
+.. _integration-with-ike:
+
+Integration with IKE
+====================
+
+nhrpd needs tight integration with IKE daemon for various reasons.
+Currently only strongSwan is supported as IKE daemon.
+
+nhrpd connects to strongSwan using VICI protocol based on UNIX socket which
+can be configured using the command below (default to /var/run/charon.vici).
+
+strongSwan currently needs few patches applied. Please check out the
+original patches at:
+https://git-old.alpinelinux.org/user/tteras/strongswan/
+
+Actively maintained patches are also available at:
+https://gitlab.alpinelinux.org/alpine/aports/-/tree/master/main/strongswan
+
+.. _multicast-functionality:
+
+Multicast Functionality
+=======================
+
+nhrpd can be configured to forward multicast packets, allowing routing
+protocols that use multicast (such as OSPF) to be supported in the DMVPN
+network.
+
+This support requires an iptables NFLOG rule to allow nhrpd to intercept
+multicast packets. A second iptables rule is also usually used to drop the
+original multicast packet.
+
+ .. code-block:: shell
+
+ iptables -A OUTPUT -d 224.0.0.0/24 -o gre1 -j NFLOG --nflog-group 2
+ iptables -A OUTPUT -d 224.0.0.0/24 -o gre1 -j DROP
+
+.. clicmd:: nhrp multicast-nflog-group (1-65535)
+
+ Sets the nflog group that nhrpd will listen on for multicast packets. This
+ value must match the nflog-group value set in the iptables rule.
+
+.. clicmd:: ip nhrp map multicast A.B.C.D|X:X::X:X A.B.C.D|dynamic
+
+ Sends multicast packets to the specified NBMA address. If dynamic is
+ specified then destination NBMA address (or addresses) are learnt
+ dynamically.
+
+.. _nhrp-events:
+
+NHRP Events
+===========
+
+.. clicmd:: nhrp event socket SOCKET
+
+ Configure the Unix path for the event socket.
+
+.. _show-nhrp:
+
+Show NHRP
+==========
+
+.. clicmd:: show [ip|ipv6] nhrp cache [json]
+
+ Dump the cache entries.
+
+.. clicmd:: show [ip|ipv6] nhrp opennhrp [json]
+
+ Dump the cache entries with opennhrp format.
+
+.. clicmd:: show [ip|ipv6] nhrp nhs [json]
+
+ Dump the hub context.
+
+.. clicmd:: show dmvpn [json]
+
+ Dump the security contexts.
+
+Configuration Example
+=====================
+
+.. figure:: ../figures/fig_dmvpn_topologies.png
+ :alt: image
+
+ image
+
+IPSec configurration example
+----------------------------
+
+This changes required on all nodes as HUB and Spokes.
+
+ipsec.conf file
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ config setup
+ conn dmvpn
+ authby=secret
+ auto=add
+ keyexchange=ikev2
+ ike=aes256-aes256-sha256-modp2048
+ esp=aes256-aes256-sha256-modp2048
+ dpdaction=clear
+ dpddelay=300s
+ left=%any
+ leftid=%any
+ right=%any
+ rightid=%any
+ leftprotoport=gre
+ rightprotoport=gre
+ type=transport
+ keyingtries=%forever
+
+ipsec.secrets file
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ %any : PSK "some_s3cret!"
+
+
+HUB configuration example
+-------------------------
+
+Creating gre interface
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ip tunnel add gre1 mode gre key 42 ttl 64
+ ip addr add 10.0.0.254/32 dev gre1
+ ip link set gre1 up
+
+Adding iptables rules to provide possibility shortcut tunnels and connect spokes directly
+
+.. code-block:: shell
+
+ iptables -A FORWARD -i gre1 -o gre1 \\
+ -m hashlimit --hashlimit-upto 4/minute --hashlimit-burst 1 \\
+ --hashlimit-mode srcip,dstip --hashlimit-srcmask 24 --hashlimit-dstmask 24 \\
+ --hashlimit-name loglimit-0 -j NFLOG --nflog-group 1 --nflog-range 128
+
+FRR config on HUB
+
+.. code-block:: frr
+
+ nhrp nflog-group 1
+ !
+ interface gre1
+ description DMVPN Tunnel Interface
+ ip address 10.0.0.254/32
+ ip nhrp network-id 1
+ ip nhrp redirect
+ ip nhrp registration no-unique
+ ip nhrp shortcut
+ tunnel protection vici profile dmvpn
+ tunnel source eth0
+ !
+ router bgp 65000
+ bgp router-id 10.0.0.254
+ no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+ neighbor SPOKES peer-group
+ neighbor SPOKES disable-connected-check
+ neighbor 10.0.0.1 remote-as 65001
+ neighbor 10.0.0.1 peer-group SPOKES
+ neighbor 10.0.0.2 remote-as 65002
+ neighbor 10.0.0.2 peer-group SPOKES
+ neighbor 10.0.0.3 remote-as 65003
+ neighbor 10.0.0.3 peer-group SPOKES
+ !
+ address-family ipv4 unicast
+ network 172.16.0.0/24
+ redistribute nhrp
+ exit-address-family
+
+Spoke1 configuration
+--------------------
+
+Creating gre interface
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ip tunnel add gre1 mode gre key 42 ttl 64
+ ip addr add 10.0.0.1/32 dev gre1
+ ip link set gre1 up
+
+
+FRR config on Spoke1
+
+.. code-block:: frr
+
+ interface gre1
+ description DMVPN Tunnel Interface
+ ip address 10.0.0.1/32
+ ip nhrp network-id 1
+ ip nhrp nhs dynamic nbma 198.51.100.1
+ ip nhrp redirect
+ ip nhrp registration no-unique
+ ip nhrp shortcut
+ no link-detect
+ tunnel protection vici profile dmvpn
+ tunnel source eth0
+ !
+ router bgp 65001
+ no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 remote-as 65000
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 disable-connected-check
+ !
+ address-family ipv4 unicast
+ network 172.16.1.0/24
+ exit-address-family
+
+
+Spoke2 configuration
+--------------------
+
+Creating gre interface
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ip tunnel add gre1 mode gre key 42 ttl 64
+ ip addr add 10.0.0.1/32 dev gre1
+ ip link set gre1 up
+
+FRR config on Spoke2
+
+.. code-block:: frr
+
+ interface gre1
+ description DMVPN Tunnel Interface
+ ip address 10.0.0.2/32
+ ip nhrp network-id 1
+ ip nhrp nhs dynamic nbma 198.51.100.1
+ ip nhrp redirect
+ ip nhrp registration no-unique
+ ip nhrp shortcut
+ no link-detect
+ tunnel protection vici profile dmvpn
+ tunnel source eth0
+ !
+ router bgp 65002
+ no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 remote-as 65000
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 disable-connected-check
+ !
+ address-family ipv4 unicast
+ network 172.16.2.0/24
+ exit-address-family
+
+
+Spoke3 configuration
+--------------------
+
+Creating gre interface
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+ ip tunnel add gre1 mode gre key 42 ttl 64
+ ip addr add 10.0.0.3/32 dev gre1
+ ip link set gre1 up
+
+FRR config on Spoke3
+
+.. code-block:: frr
+
+ interface gre1
+ description DMVPN Tunnel Interface
+ ip address 10.0.0.3/32
+ ip nhrp network-id 1
+ ip nhrp nhs dynamic nbma 198.51.100.1
+ ip nhrp redirect
+ ip nhrp registration no-unique
+ ip nhrp shortcut
+ no link-detect
+ tunnel protection vici profile dmvpn
+ tunnel source eth0
+ !
+ router bgp 65003
+ no bgp ebgp-requires-policy
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 remote-as 65000
+ neighbor 10.0.0.254 disable-connected-check
+ !
+ address-family ipv4 unicast
+ network 172.16.3.0/24
+ exit-address-family
+