diff --git a/auth/authentication.php b/auth/authentication.php
index ef226c5d..1ed6f967 100644
--- a/auth/authentication.php
+++ b/auth/authentication.php
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public abstract function disconnect();
    *
    * @param string $command the command to be sent to the host.
    */
-  public abstract function send_command($command);
+  public abstract function send_command($command, $router);
 
   /**
    * Method called when the object is destructed.
diff --git a/auth/ssh.php b/auth/ssh.php
index ea4f5ebc..5bdddbe0 100644
--- a/auth/ssh.php
+++ b/auth/ssh.php
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public function __construct($config, $debug) {
     $this->port = isset($this->config['port']) ? (int) $this->config['port'] : 22;
 
     if ($this->debug) {
-      define('NET_SSH2_LOGGING', NET_SSH2_LOG_COMPLEX);
+      define('NET_SSH2_LOGGING', SSH2::LOG_COMPLEX);
     }
   }
 
@@ -91,10 +91,11 @@ public function connect() {
     }
   }
 
-  public function send_command($command) {
+  public function send_command($command, $router) {
     $this->connect();
 
-    $data = $this->connection->exec($command);
+    $data = $router->send_ssh_command($command, $this->connection);
+
     if ($this->debug) {
       log_to_file($this->connection->getLog());
     }
diff --git a/auth/telnet.php b/auth/telnet.php
index 29ac6e48..20117d7f 100644
--- a/auth/telnet.php
+++ b/auth/telnet.php
@@ -48,16 +48,10 @@ public function connect() {
     fputs($this->connection, $this->config['pass']."\r\n");
   }
 
-  public function send_command($command) {
+  public function send_command($command, $router) {
     $this->connect();
 
-    fputs($this->connection, $command."\r\n");
-
-    $data = '';
-    while (substr($data, -1) != '#' && substr($data, -1) != '>') {
-      $data .= fread($this->connection, 4096);
-      $data = rtrim($data, " ");
-    }
+    $data = $router->send_telnet_command($command, $this->connection);
 
     $this->disconnect();
 
diff --git a/routers/nokia.php b/routers/nokia.php
index aa9fad14..b29b4eb0 100644
--- a/routers/nokia.php
+++ b/routers/nokia.php
@@ -19,14 +19,45 @@
  * Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301  USA
  */
 
+use phpseclib\Net\SSH2;
+
 require_once('router.php');
 require_once('includes/command_builder.php');
 require_once('includes/utils.php');
 
 final class Nokia extends Router {
+  public function __construct($global_config, $config, $id, $requester) {
+    parent::__construct($global_config, $config, $id, $requester);
+    if (isset($this->config['vrf'])) {
+      $this->vrf_cmd = 'router ' . $this->config['vrf'];
+    }
+  }
+
+  // overwrite Router::send_ssh_command with vendor specific
+  public function send_ssh_command($command, $connection) {
+    $connection->enablePTY();
+    // read and ignore the first response prompt to get clear output if the router is sending MOTD
+    $connection->read('/.*:.*# /', SSH2::READ_REGEX);
+
+    // disable paging
+    $connection->write("environment no more\n");
+    $connection->read('/.*:.*# /', SSH2::READ_REGEX);
+
+    $connection->write($command . "\n");
+    $data = $connection->read('/.*:.*# /', SSH2::READ_REGEX);
+
+    return $data;
+    }
+
   protected function build_bgp($parameter) {
     $cmd = new CommandBuilder();
-    $cmd->add('show router bgp routes');
+    if (isset($this->vrf_cmd)) {
+      $cmd->add('show', $this->vrf_cmd, 'bgp routes');
+    } else {
+      $cmd->add('show router bgp routes');
+    }
+
+    $cmd->add($parameter);
 
     if (match_ipv6($parameter, false)) {
       $cmd->add('ipv6');
@@ -35,8 +66,6 @@ protected function build_bgp($parameter) {
       $cmd->add('ipv4');
     }
 
-    $cmd->add($parameter);
-
     if ($this->config['bgp_detail']) {
       $cmd->add('detail');
     }
@@ -48,7 +77,11 @@ protected function build_aspath_regexp($parameter) {
     $parameter = quote($parameter);
     $commands = array();
     $cmd = new CommandBuilder();
-    $cmd->add('show router bgp routes');
+    if (isset($this->vrf_cmd)) {
+      $cmd->add('show', $this->vrf_cmd, 'bgp routes');
+    } else {
+      $cmd->add('show router bgp routes');
+    }
 
     if (!$this->config['disable_ipv6']) {
       $cmd6 = clone $cmd;
@@ -83,7 +116,7 @@ protected function build_ping($parameter) {
     }
 
     $cmd = new CommandBuilder();
-    $cmd->add('ping count 10', $parameter);
+    $cmd->add('ping count 10', $parameter, $this->vrf_cmd);
 
     if ($this->has_source_interface_id()) {
       $cmd->add('source', $this->get_source_interface_id());
@@ -98,7 +131,7 @@ protected function build_traceroute($parameter) {
     }
 
     $cmd = new CommandBuilder();
-    $cmd->add('traceroute', $parameter);
+    $cmd->add('traceroute no-dns', $parameter, $this->vrf_cmd);
 
     if ($this->has_source_interface_id()) {
       $cmd->add('source', $this->get_source_interface_id());
diff --git a/routers/router.php b/routers/router.php
index f6a02730..ebbd1952 100644
--- a/routers/router.php
+++ b/routers/router.php
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ abstract class Router {
   protected $config;
   protected $id;
   protected $requester;
+  protected $vrf_cmd;
 
   public function __construct($global_config, $config, $id, $requester) {
     $this->global_config = $global_config;
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ public function send_command($command, $parameter) {
         '[BEGIN] '.$selected), $this->global_config['logs']['format']);
       log_to_file($log);
 
-      $output = $auth->send_command((string) $selected);
+      $output = $auth->send_command((string) $selected, $this);
       $output = $this->sanitize_output($output);
 
       $data .= $this->format_output($selected, $output);
@@ -219,6 +220,26 @@ public function send_command($command, $parameter) {
     return $data;
   }
 
+  public function send_ssh_command($command, $connection) {
+
+    $data = $connection->exec($command);
+
+    return $data;
+  }
+
+  public function send_telnet_command($command, $connection) {
+
+    fputs($connection, $command."\r\n");
+
+    $data = '';
+    while (substr($data, -1) != '#' && substr($data, -1) != '>') {
+      $data .= fread($connection, 4096);
+      $data = rtrim($data, " ");
+    }
+
+    return $data;
+  }
+
   public static final function instance($id, $requester) {
     global $config;