METHOD FOR AN IMPROVED DEPLOYMENT AND USE OF NETWORK NODES OF A SWITCHING FABRIC OF A DATA CENTER OR WITHIN A CENTRAL OFFICE POINT OF DELIVERY OF A BROADBAND ACCESS NETWORK OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

摘要

The invention relates to a method for an improved deployment and use of network nodes of a data center or of a switching fabric within a central office point of delivery of a broadband access network of a telecommunications network, wherein the switching fabric comprises a plurality of spine network nodes and a plurality of leaf network nodes, wherein - within the switching fabric considered - each one of the plurality of spine network nodes is connected with each one of the plurality of leaf network nodes, wherein each one of the plurality of leaf network nodes is assigned an autonomous system number information, and wherein the plurality of spine network nodes is assigned a further autonomous system number information, wherein in order to deploy a specific leaf network node out of the plurality of leaf network node, the method comprises the following steps: in a first step, the specific leaf network node transmits a request message to a management local area network server node, in a second step, subsequent to the first step, the specific leaf network node receives a response message from the management local area network server node, in a third step, subsequent to the second step, the specific leaf network node activates a link interface towards at least one of the plurality of spine network nodes.