Aether: Open-Source ISP Orchestration Lab for Network Testing
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Summary
Aether is an open-source ISP orchestration lab that provides a demo environment for testing broadband network infrastructure. The lab includes configurable traffic simulation, resets every 6 hours or via CI triggers, and can be run locally using Vagrant. It features a dashboard for simulating customer connections via DHCPv4 and generating traffic without requiring SSH or manual CLI commands. The system includes Broadband Network Gateways (BNGs), access routers, and other network components for ISP network testing and development.
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The lab resets every 6 hours or when triggered by a CI. The traffic simulation is configurable through simulator.config.json
Simulate lab subscribers connecting via DHCPv4 and generate traffic directly from the dashboard without requiring SSH or manual CLI commands.
The lab can also be run locally in the VM using Vagrant.
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