Nokia BNG Network Laboratory
Dual-Stack BNG Lab with Telemetry
A complete Containerlab-based network laboratory featuring Nokia SR-7 BNG routers, OLT/ONT simulation, IPoE/PPPoE subscriber management, and full telemetry stack with gNMI, Prometheus, and Grafana.
Dual BNG Setup
Nokia SR-7 routers with ESM
Full Telemetry Stack
gNMI, Prometheus, Grafana
RADIUS Auth
IPoE & PPPoE subscribers
Quick start
Deploy the complete lab environment in minutes
Add Nokia licenses
Place your Nokia SR-SIM license files in the configs directory:
Nokia SR-SIM licenses are required but not included in the repository. You must obtain them from Nokia.
Deploy the lab
Launch the complete lab topology with Containerlab:The deployment creates:
- 2x Nokia BNG routers (SR-7)
- OLT and ONT devices for fiber access simulation
- Transport switch (SR Linux)
- RADIUS server
- Telemetry stack (gNMIc, Prometheus, Grafana)
Access services
Once deployed, access the lab services:
Service endpoints
Service endpoints
- Grafana: http://localhost:3030 (admin/admin)
- Prometheus: http://localhost:9090
- BNG1 SSH:
ssh admin@localhost -p 56661(password: lab123) - BNG2 SSH:
ssh admin@localhost -p 56664(password: lab123)
Explore by topic
Deep dive into specific components and configurations
Architecture
Understand the network topology, underlay/overlay design, and authentication flows
Deployment
Prerequisites, installation steps, and verification procedures
Configuration
BNG device configs, RADIUS setup, and network service configurations
Telemetry
gNMI collection, Prometheus metrics, and Grafana dashboards
Operations
Service access, monitoring procedures, and troubleshooting guides
Reference
Complete device configurations and automation scripts
Key features
What makes this lab environment comprehensive
Subscriber management
IPoE and PPPoE with RADIUS authentication and accounting
Network sharing
Dual ISP architecture with shared transport layer
Fiber access simulation
OLT/ONT with VLAN tagging and dual-stack addressing
Real-time telemetry
gNMI streaming to Prometheus with pre-built Grafana dashboards
Ready to deploy?
Start building your Nokia BNG lab environment with complete telemetry and subscriber management