MPLS VPN option C

dangal.43 · ‎01-18-2008

in option C we are using the neighbor a.b.c.d send-label on ASBRs... now what that command exactly does? is that generating new label? or it send the existing label... if yes then which one?

arun kumar · ‎01-20-2008

Hi,

The send-label command on e-BGP between ASBR's will generate labels for PE routers of two AS (PE-AS1 & PE-AS2 along with RR-AS1 & RR-AS2).

So when the traffic flows between NNI (ASBR's) traffic will flow with two labels.

First one is the label for PE-AS1 or PE-AS2 learned via BGP with send-label command(depends how the traffic flow)

Second label is for VPNV4 prefixes (which is exchanged via RR-AS1 and RR-AS2).

Without send-label command the traffic between ASBR's will flow only with inner label and ASBR's will not have any knowledge about VPN labels and LSP break will happen...

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