04-21-2008 04:19 AM - edited 03-05-2019 10:30 PM
Hi all, is it possible for me to connect 2 routers back to back and setup mpls, is this easy to do ?
04-23-2008 08:06 AM
can this be done?
04-23-2008 08:49 AM
Carl,
You can depending on whether the routers support MPLS or not. The other thing to bear in mind is that the traffic will not be label switched unless you have a service label As the two routers are directly connected, the ingress LSR also becomes your penultimate hop router and will not push the IGP label in the packets.
Regards,
04-24-2008 12:27 AM
do you need to use a routing protocol for mpls, can you use an IGP, or does it need to be an EGP ?
04-24-2008 01:39 AM
Carl,
Strictly for MPLS, you could use any IGP or even static routes. For MPLS VPN, you will need to configure mBGP between the two PEs to exchange VPNv4 updates, which contains the service labels by the way.
Regards,
04-24-2008 05:12 AM
how many routers do I need to configure MPLS lab, has anyone got a sample config, and also, why should I use mpls ?
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