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Session Recovery Detection

Version History​

ReleaseModification
6.1.0Feature introduced

When SSR routers peer, forward and reverse flows are established between devices as traffic flows from client to server through the routers. As failures occur in networks, the SSR communicates with its peers in an effort to preserve client to server communication across alternate available pathways. Traffic destined to flows that no longer exist result in a metadata response from the SSR. This response may falsely indicate that the SSR is listening and responding to wayports - which it does not.

An alternate approach to SSR communication for session recovery has been created, session-recovery-detection. The feature has two modes, the default packet-based detection, and inactivity-based detection which has a configurable timeout. When inactivity-based detection is enabled, the originating node monitors activity on the flow. If no activity is detected for the specified time, the originator will add an additional metadata attribute called session-health-check to the next packet. The session-health-check attribute is validated by the receiving node. If the flow on the receiving node does not exist, it generates an enable-metadata message back to the originator.

Session Flow Example

The activity is monitored for both forward and reverse flows, and if forward flow is deemed to be idle, the session-health-check attribute will be generated for the reverse traffic.

How It Works​

The following configuration parameter is available under Authority:

Session Recovery Detection

Session Recovery Detection​

Session Recovery Detection has two modes:

  • packet-based (default mode)
  • inactivity-based This has a configurable inactivity-timeout with a default of 5 seconds.
important

Because this feature uses a request/response mechanism, all SSR's using this feature must be upgraded.

PCLI Configuration​

config
    authority        
        session-recovery-detection
            mode                inactivity-based
            inactivity-timeout  1
        exit
    exit
exit

Show Stats Commands​

The following show stats commands provide insight into session information. For additional details, select the link for each stat.