Table Of Contents
Configuring Multiprotocol Label Switching
Configuring MPLS Levels of Control
Case 1—Enable MPLS Incrementally in a Network
Case 2—Route Labeled Packets to Network A Only
Case 3—Limit Label Distribution on an MPLS Network
Configuring a Router for MPLS Forwarding
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering
Configuring a Device to Support Tunnels
Configuring an Interface to Support RSVP-Based Tunnel Signalling and IGP Flooding
Configuring IS-IS for MPLS Traffic Engineering
Configuring OSPF for MPLS Traffic Engineering
Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Paths
Configuring MPLS Virtual Private Networks
Defining VPNs
Configuring BGP Routing Sessions
Configuring PE to PE Routing Sessions
Configuring BGP PE to CE Routing Sessions
Configuring RIP PE to CE Routing Sessions
Configuring Static Route PE to CE Routing Sessions
Configuring MPLS VPNs with Cable Interfaces
Restrictions
Creating VRFs for Each VPN
Defining Subinterfaces on a Physical Cable Interface and Assigning VRFs
Configuring Cable Interface Bundles
Configuring Subinterfaces and MPLS VPNs on a Bundle Master
Configuring MPLS in the P Routers in the Provider Core
Verifying the MPLS VPN Configuration
Configuring Interautonomous Systems for MPLS VPNs
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Subautonomous Systems in a Confederation
Displaying VPN-IPv4 LFIB Entries
Verifying VPN Operation
Configuring MPLS QoS Backbone Support
LSRs
ATM-LSRs
ATM Switches
Configuring MPLS QoS
Configuring QoS
Setting the MPLS Experimental Field Value
Importance of Prioritizing a Packet Appropriately
Configuring the Ingress MPLS Router
Using the Modular QoS CLI to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router
Configuring a Class Map to Classify IP Packets
Configuring a Policy Map to Set the MPLS Experimental Field
Configuring the Input Interface to Attach the Service Policy
Using CAR to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router
Configuring a Rate Limit Access List for Classifying IP Packets
Configuring a Rate-Limit on an Input Interface to Set MPLS Packets
Configuring the Output IP QoS of the Packet
Configuring PVC Mode in a Non-MPLS-Enabled Core
Configuring Multi-VC Mode in a MPLS-Enabled Core
Configuring Multi-VCs Using the Cos-Map Function
Configuring DWFQ and Changing Queue Weights on an Outgoing Interface
Verifying QoS Operation
Configuring the MPLS Label Switch Controller
Configuring MPLS on the Cisco 7200 Series LSCs for BPX and IGX Switches
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC LSC
Configuring Cisco 6400 UAC NRP as an MPLS LSC
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC NSP for MPLS Connectivity to BPX
Verifying MPLS LSC Configuration
Configuring MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
Enabling MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
Configuring NetFlow Aggregation Cache
Troubleshooting MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
Verifying MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting Configuration
Monitoring and Maintaining MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
Verifying Configuration of MPLS Forwarding
MPLS Configuration Examples
Enabling MPLS Incrementally in a Network Example
Enabling MPLS for a Subset of Destination Prefixes Example
Selecting the Destination Prefixes and Paths Example
Displaying MPLS LDP Binding Information Example
Displaying MPLS Forwarding Table Information Example
Displaying MPLS Interface Information Example
Displaying MPLS LDP Neighbor Information Example
Enabling LSP Tunnel Signalling Example
Configuring an LSP Tunnel Example
Displaying the LSP Tunnel Information Example
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Examples
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using IS-IS Example
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using OSPF Example
Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel Example
Configuring Enhanced SPF Routing over a Tunnel Example
Configuring MPLS VPNs Examples
Configuring MPLS VPNs Example
Defining a Cable Subinterface Example
Cable Interface Bundling Example
Subinterface Definition on Bundle Master Example
Cable Interface Bundle Master Configuration Example
Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems
Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems in a Confederation
Implementing MPLS QoS Example
Configuring CEF Example
Running IP on Router 2 Example
Running IP on Router 1 Example
Running MPLS on Router 4 Example
Running MPLS on Router 3 Example
Running MPLS on Router 5 Example
Running MPLS on Router 6 Example
Configuring ATM Switch 2 Example
Configuring ATM Switch 1 Example
Configuring an MPLS LSC Examples
Configuring ATM-LSRs Example
Configuring Multi-VCs Example
Configuring ATM-LSRs with a Cisco 6400 NRP Operating as LSC Example
Configuring ATM LSRs Through ATM Network Using Cisco 7200 LSCs Implementing Virtual Trunking Example
Configuring ATM LSRs Through ATM Network Using Cisco 6400 NRP LSCs Implementing Virtual Trunking Example
Configuring LSC Hot Redundancy Example
Configuring LSC Warm Standby Redundancy Example
Configuring an Interface Using Two VSI Partitions Example
Using an Access List to Control the Creation of Headend VCs
MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting Example
Configuring Multiprotocol Label Switching
This chapter describes how to configure your network to perform Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS).
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Configuring MPLS Levels of Control
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Configuring a Router for MPLS Forwarding
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Paths
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Configuring MPLS Virtual Private Networks
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Configuring MPLS QoS Backbone Support
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Configuring MPLS QoS
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Configuring the MPLS Label Switch Controller
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Configuring MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
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Verifying Configuration of MPLS Forwarding
For configuration examples on MPLS, see the "MPLS Configuration Examples" section.
For a complete description of the commands in this chapter, refer to the the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference. To locate documentation of other commands that appear in this chapter, use the command reference master index or search online.
To identify the hardware platform or software image information associated with a feature, use the Feature Navigator on Cisco.com to search for information about the feature or refer to the software release notes for a specific release. For more information, see the section "Identifying Supported Platforms" in the chapter "Using Cisco IOS Software."
Configuring MPLS Levels of Control
This section describes three sample cases where MPLS is configured on Cisco 7500 and 7200 series routers. These cases show the levels of control possible in selecting how MPLS is deployed in a network.
Table 28 lists the cases, including the steps to perform MPLS and their corresponding Cisco IOS CLI commands.
Table 28 MPLS—Levels of Control
Levels of Control Examples
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Description
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Case 1—Enable MPLS Incrementally in a Network
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The steps necessary for incrementally deploying MPLS through a network, assuming that packets to all destination prefixes should be label switched.
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Case 2—Route Labeled Packets to Network A Only
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The mechanism by which MPLS can be restricted, such that packets are label switched to only a subset of destinations.
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Case 3—Limit Label Distribution on an MPLS Network
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The mechanisms for further controlling the distribution of labels within a network.
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For more information about the Cisco IOS CLI commands, see the chapter "MPLS Commands" in the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference.
Figure 51 shows a router-only MPLS network with Ethernet interfaces. The following sections outline the procedures for configuring MPLS and displaying MPLS information in a network based on the topology shown in Figure 51.
Note
Ethernet interfaces are shown in Figure 51, but any of the interfaces that are supported could be used instead. ATM interfaces operating as TC-ATM interfaces are the exception to this statement.
Figure 51 A Router-Only MPLS Network with Ethernet Interfaces
Case 1—Enable MPLS Incrementally in a Network
In the first case, assume that you want to deploy MPLS incrementally throughout a network of routers, but that you do not want to restrict which destination prefixes are label switched. For a description of the commands listed in these cases, see the chapter "MPLS Commands" in the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference.
To enable MPLS incrementally in a network, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode (see Figure 51):
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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At R1:
Router# configuration terminal
Router(config)# ip cef distributed
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags
Router(config)# interface e0/1
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
Router(config-if)# exit
At R3:
Router# configuration terminal
Router(config)# ip cef distributed
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags
Router(config)# interface e0/1
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
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Enables MPLS between R1 and R3.
In order to configure distributed VIP MPLS, you must configure dCEF switching. Enter the ip cef distributed global configuration command on all routers.
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Step 2
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At R3:
Router(config)# interface e0/2
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
Router(config-if)# exit
At R4:
Router# configuration terminal
Router(config)# ip cef distributed
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags
Router(config)# interface e0/2
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
Router(config-if)# exit
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Enables MPLS between R3 and R4.
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After you perform these steps, R1 applies labels to packets that are forwarded through Ethernet interface e0/1, with a next hop to R3.
You can enable MPLS throughout the rest of the network by repeating steps 1 and 2 as appropriate on other routers until all routers and interfaces are enabled for MPLS. See the example in the "Enabling MPLS Incrementally in a Network Example" section.
Case 2—Route Labeled Packets to Network A Only
In the second case, assume that you want to enable MPLS for a subset of destination prefixes. This option might be used to test MPLS across a large network. In this case, you would configure the system so that only a small number of destinations is label switched (for example, internal test networks) without the majority of traffic being affected.
To enable MPLS for a subset of destination prefixes, use the following commands at each router in the network in router configuration mode (see Figure 51):
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# access-list 1 permit A
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Limits label distribution by using an access list.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit A. For example,
access-list 1 permit 192.5.34. 0 0.0.0.255.)
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Step 2
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Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1
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Instructs the router to advertise for network A only to all adjacent label switch routers.
Any labels for other destination networks that the router may have distributed before this step are withdrawn.
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Case 3—Limit Label Distribution on an MPLS Network
The third case demonstrates the full control available to you in determining the destination prefixes and paths for which MPLS is enabled.
Configure the routers so that packets addressed to network A are labeled, all other packets are unlabeled, and only links R1-R3, R3-R4, R4-R6, and R6-R7 carry labeled packets addressed to network A. For example, suppose the normally routed path for packets arriving at R1 addressed to network A or network B is R1, R3, R5, R6, R7. A packet addressed to network A would flow labeled on links R1-R3 and R6-R7, and unlabeled on links R3-R5 and R5-R6. A packet addressed to network B would follow the same path, but would be unlabeled on all links.
Assume that at the outset the routers are configured so that packets addressed to network A are labeled and all other packets are unlabeled (as at the completion of Case 2).
Use the tag-switching advertise-tags command and access lists to limit label distribution. Specifically, you need to configure routers R2, R5, and R8 to distribute no labels to other routers. This ensures that no other routers send labeled packets to any of those three. You also need to configure routers R1, R3, R4, R6, and R7 to distribute labels only for network A and to distribute them only to the appropriate adjacent router; that is, R3 distributes its label for network A only to R1, R4 only to R3, and so on.
To limit label distribution on a MPLS network, use the following commands in router configuration mode:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
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Configures R2 to distribute no labels.
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Step 2
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Router(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
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Configures R5 to distribute no labels.
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Step 3
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Router(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
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Configures R8 to distribute no labels
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Step 4
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Router(config)# access-list 2 permit R1
Router(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags for 1
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Router(config)# exit
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Configures R3 by defining an access list and by instructing the router to distribute labels for the networks permitted by access list 1 (created as part of case 2) to the routers permitted by access list 2.
The access list 2 permit R1 command permits R1 and denies all other routers.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit R1. For example, access-list 1 permit 192.5.34.0 0.0.0.255.)
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Step 5
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Router(config)# access-list 1 permit A
Router(config)# access-list 2 permit R1
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Router(config)# exit
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Configures R3.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit R1. For example, access-list 1 permit 192.5.34.0 0.0.0.255.)
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Step 6
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Router(config)# access-list 1 permit A
Router(config)# access-list 2 permit R3
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Router(config)# exit
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Configures R4.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit R1. For example, access-list 1 permit 192.5.34.0 0.0.0.255.)
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Step 7
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Router(config)# access-list 1 permit A
Router(config)# access-list 2 permit R4
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Router(config)# exit
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Configures R6.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit R1. For example, access-list 1 permit 192.5.34.0 0.0.0.255.)
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Step 8
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Router(config)# access-list 1 permit A
Router(config)# access-list 2 permit R6
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Router(config)# exit
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Configures R7.
(Enter the actual network address and netmask in place of permit R1. For example, access-list 1 permit 192.5.34.0 0.0.0.255.)
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Configuring a Router for MPLS Forwarding
MPLS forwarding on routers requires that CEF be enabled. To enable CEF on a router, enter the following commands:
Router# configure terminal
Router(config)# ip cef [distributed]
Note
For best MPLS forwarding performance, use the distributed option on routers that support this option.
For more information on the CEF commands, refer to the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference.
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering
Perform the following tasks before you enable MPLS traffic engineering:
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Turn on MPLS tunnels
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Turn on CEF
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Turn on IS-IS or OSPF
To configure MPLS traffic engineering, perform the tasks described in the following sections:
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Configuring a Device to Support Tunnels
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Configuring an Interface to Support RSVP-Based Tunnel Signalling and IGP Flooding
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Configuring IS-IS for MPLS Traffic Engineering
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Configuring OSPF for MPLS Traffic Engineering
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Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel
Configuring a Device to Support Tunnels
To configure a device to support tunnels, use the following commands in global configuration mode:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Enables standard CEF operation.
For information about CEF configuration and the command syntax, see the Cisco IOS Switching Services Command Reference.
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Step 2
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Router(config)# mpls traffic-eng tunnels
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Enables the MPLS traffic engineering tunnel feature on a device.
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Configuring an Interface to Support RSVP-Based Tunnel Signalling and IGP Flooding
To configure an interface to support RSVP-based tunnel signalling and IGP flooding, use the following commands in interface configuration mode:
Note
You must enable the tunnel feature on interfaces that you want to support MPLS traffic engineering.
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config-if)# mpls traffic-eng tunnels
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Enables MPLS traffic engineering tunnels on an interface.
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Step 2
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Router(config-if)# ip rsvp bandwidth bandwidth
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Enables RSVP for IP on an interface and specifies the amount of bandwidth that will be reserved.
For a description of the ip rsvp interface command syntax, see the Cisco IOS Quality of Service Solutions Command Reference.
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Configuring IS-IS for MPLS Traffic Engineering
To configure IS-IS for MPLS traffic engineering, perform the steps described below. For a description of the IS-IS commands (excluding the IS-IS traffic engineering commands), see the Cisco IOS IP and IP Routing Command Reference.
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# router isis
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Enables IS-IS routing and specifies an IS-IS process for IP. This command places the router in router configuration mode.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router)# mpls
traffic-eng level-1
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Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for IS-IS level 1.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router)# mpls
traffic-eng router-id loopback0
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Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with interface loopback0.
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Step 4
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Router(config-router)# metric-style
wide
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Configures a router to generate and accept only new-style TLVs.
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Configuring OSPF for MPLS Traffic Engineering
To configure OSPF for MPLS traffic engineering, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode. For a description of the OSPF commands (excluding the OSPF traffic engineering commands), see the Cisco IOS IP Command Reference, Volume 2 of 3: Routing Protocols.
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# router ospf process-id
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Configures an OSPF routing process for IP and places the router in configuration mode.
The process-id argument is an internally used identification parameter for an OSPF routing process. It is locally assigned and can be any positive integer. Assign a unique value for each OSPF routing process.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router)# mpls
traffic-eng
area 0
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Turns on MPLS traffic engineering for OSPF area 0.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router)# mpls
traffic-eng
router-id loopback0
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Specifies that the traffic engineering router identifier for the node is the IP address associated with interface loopback0.
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Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel
To configure an MPLS traffic engineering tunnel, use the following commands in interface configuration mode. This tunnel has two path setup options: a preferred explicit path and a backup dynamic path.
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# interface tunnel
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Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.
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Step 2
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Router(config)# ip unnumbered loopback0
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Gives the tunnel interface an IP address.
An MPLS traffic engineering tunnel interface should be unnumbered because it represents a unidirectional link.
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Step 3
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Router(config-if)# tunnel destination
A.B.C.D
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Specifies the destination for a tunnel.
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Step 4
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Router(config-if)# tunnel mode mpls
traffic-eng
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Sets the tunnel encapsulation mode to MPLS traffic engineering.
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Step 5
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Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls
traffic-eng bandwidth bandwidth
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Configures the bandwidth for the MPLS traffic engineering tunnel.
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Step 6
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Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls
traffic-eng
path-option number {dynamic |
explicit {name path-name |
path-number}} [lockdown]
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Configures the tunnel to use a named IP explicit path or a path dynamically calculated from the traffic engineering topology database. A dynamic path is used if an explicit path is unavailable.
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Paths
To configure an MPLS traffic engineering tunnel that an IGP can use, use the following commands in interface configuration mode:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config-if)# interface tunnel1
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Configures an interface type and enters interface configuration mode.
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Step 2
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Router(config-if)# tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute
announce
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Causes the IGP to use the tunnel in its enhanced SPF calculation.
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Configuring MPLS Virtual Private Networks
To configure and verify VPNs, perform the tasks described in the following sections:
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Defining VPNs
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Configuring BGP Routing Sessions
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Configuring PE to PE Routing Sessions
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Configuring BGP PE to CE Routing Sessions
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Configuring RIP PE to CE Routing Sessions
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Configuring Static Route PE to CE Routing Sessions
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Configuring MPLS VPNs with Cable Interfaces
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Configuring Interautonomous Systems for MPLS VPNs
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Verifying VPN Operation
Defining VPNs
To define VPN routing instances, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# ip vrf vrf-name
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Enters VRF configuration mode and defines the VPN routing instance by assigning a VRF name.
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Step 2
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Router(config-vrf)# rd route-distinguisher
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Creates routing and forwarding tables.
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Step 3
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target {import | export |
both} route-target-ext-community
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Creates a list of import or export route target communities for the specified VRF.
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Step 4
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Router(config-vrf)# import map route-map
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(Optional) Associates the specified route map with the VRF.
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Step 5
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Router(config-vrf)# export map route-map
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(Optional) Associates the specified export route map with the VRF.
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Step 6
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Router(config-if)# ip vrf forwarding vrf-name
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Associates a VRF with an interface or subinterface.
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Configuring BGP Routing Sessions
To configure BGP routing sessions in a provider network, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# router bgp autonomous-system
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Configures the BGP routing process with the autonomous system number passed along to other BGP routers.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router)# neighbor {ip-address |
peer-group-name} remote-as number
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Specifies a neighbor's IP address or BGP peer group identifying it to the local autonomous system.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router)# neighbor ip-address activate
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Activates the advertisement of the IPv4 address family.
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Configuring PE to PE Routing Sessions
To configure PE to PE routing sessions in a provider network, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config-router)# address-family vpnv4 [unicast |
multicast]
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Defines IBGP parameters for VPNv4 NLRI exchange.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router-af)# neighbor address remote-as
as-number
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Defines an IBGP session to exchange VPNv4 NLRIs.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router-af)# neighbor address activate
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Activates the advertisement of the IPv4 address family.
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Configuring BGP PE to CE Routing Sessions
To configure BGP PE to CE routing sessions, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config-router)# address-family ipv4 [unicast]
vrf vrf-name
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Defines EBGP parameters for PE to CE routing sessions.
Note The default is Off for autosummary and synchronization in the VRF address-family submode.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router-af)# neighbor address remote-as
as-number
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Defines an EBGP session between PE and CE routers.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router-af)# neighbor address activate
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Activates the advertisement of the IPv4 address family.
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Configuring RIP PE to CE Routing Sessions
To configure RIP PE to CE routing sessions, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# router rip
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Enables RIP.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router-af)# address-family ipv4
[unicast] vrf vrf-name
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Defines RIP parameters for PE to CE routing sessions.
Note The default is Off for auto-summary and synchronization in the VRF address-family submode.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router-af)# network prefix
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Enables RIP on the PE to CE link.
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Configuring Static Route PE to CE Routing Sessions
To configure static route PE to CE routing sessions, use the following commands in router configuration mode on the PE router:
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# ip route vrf vrf-name
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Defines static route parameters for every PE to CE session.
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Step 2
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Router(config-router)# address-family ipv4 [unicast]
vrf vrf-name
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Defines static route parameters for every BGP PE to CE routing session.
Note The default is Off for auto-summary and synchronization in the VRF address-family submode.
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Step 3
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Router(config-router-af)# redistribute static
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Redistributes VRF static routes into the VRF BGP table.
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Step 4
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Router(config-router-af)# redistribute connected
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Redistributes directly connected networks into the VRF BGP table.
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Configuring MPLS VPNs with Cable Interfaces
Before configuring IP-based VPNs on Cisco uBR7200 series, perform the following tasks:
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Ensure that your network supports reliable broadband data transmission. Your network area must be swept, balanced, and certified based on National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) or appropriate international cable plant recommendations. Ensure that your network area meets all DOCSIS or European Data-over-Cable Service Interface Specifications (EuroDOCSIS) downstream and upstream RF requirements.
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Ensure that your Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router is installed following instructions in the Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router Hardware Installation Guide and the Regulatory Compliance and Safety Information for the Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router.
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Ensure that your Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router is configured for basic operations following instructions in the Cisco uBR7200 Series Universal Broadband Router Software Configuration Guide. The chassis must contain at least one port adapter to provide backbone connectivity and one Cisco cable modem card to serve as the RF cable TV interface.
To configure MPLS VPNs with cable interfaces, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The first two sections are required tasks; the remaining tasks are optional:
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Creating VRFs for Each VPN (Required)
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Defining Subinterfaces on a Physical Cable Interface and Assigning VRFs (Required)
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Configuring Cable Interface Bundles (Optional)
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Configuring Subinterfaces and MPLS VPNs on a Bundle Master (Optional)
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Configuring MPLS in the P Routers in the Provider Core (Optional)
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Verifying the MPLS VPN Configuration (Optional)
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to configuring MPLS VPNs with cable interfaces:
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Each subinterface on the CMTS requires an address range from the ISP and from the MSO. These two ranges must not overlap and must be extensible to support an increased number of subscribers for scalability. Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC and 12.1(2)T do not support overlapping addresses for the MPLS VPN subinterface.
Note
This document does not address allocation and management of MSO and ISP IP addresses. See Configuring Multiprotocol Label Switching for this information.
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Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2) T supports the cable source-verify dhcp cable interface command, but Cisco IOS Release 12.1(2)EC does not support it. The cable source-verify dhcp cable interface command enables Dynamic Host Control Protocol (DHCP) servers to verify IP addresses of upstream traffic, and prevent MSO users from using unauthorized, spoofed, or stolen IP addresses.
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When using only MPLS VPNs, create subinterfaces on the bundle master, assign them an IP address, and provide VRF configuration for each ISP. When you create subinterfaces and configure only MPLS VPNs, the cable interface bundling feature is independent of the MPLS VPN.
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When using cable interface bundling, perform the following tasks:
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Define one of the interfaces in the bundle as the bundle master interface.
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Specify all generic IP networking information (such as IP address, routing protocols, and switching modes) on the bundle master interface. Do not specify generic IP networking information on bundle slave interfaces. If you attempt to add an interface to a bundle as a nonmaster interface and an IP address is assigned to this interface, the command will fail. You must remove the IP address configuration before you can add the interface to a bundle.
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An interface that has a subinterfaces defined over it is not allowed to be a part of the bundle.
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Specify generic (not downstream or upstream related) cable interface configurations, such as source-verify or ARP handling, on the master interface. Do not specify generic configuration on nonmaster interfaces.
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If you configure an interface as a part of a bundle and it is not the master interface, all generic cable configuration for this interface is removed. The master interface configuration will then apply to all interfaces in the bundle.
•
Cable interface bundling is only supported on cable interfaces. Cisco IOS software provides cable interfaces with Cisco uBR-MC11, Cisco uBR-MC12, Cisco uBR-MC14, and Cisco uBR-MC16 cable modem cards.
•
Interface bundles can only be configured using the command-line interface (including the CLI-based HTML configuration).
Creating VRFs for Each VPN
To create VRFs for each VPN, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode:
Note
Because only the CMTS has logical subinterfaces, assignments of VRFs on the other PE devices will be to specific physical interfaces.
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Command
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Purpose
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Step 1
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Router(config)# ip vrf mgmt-vpn
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Enters VRF configuration mode and maps a VRF table to the VPN (specified by mgmt-vpn argument). The management VPN is the first VPN configured.
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Step 2
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Router(config-vrf)# rd mgmt-rd
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Creates a routing and forwarding table by assigning a RD to the management VPN.
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Step 3
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target {export| import|
both} mgmt-rd
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Exports or imports all routes for the RD of the management VPN. This determines which routes will be shared within VRFs.
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Step 4
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import isp1-vpn-rd
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Imports all routes for the VPNs (isp1-vpn argument) route distinguisher.
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Step 5
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import isp2-vpn-rd
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Imports all routes for the VPNs (isp2-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 6
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Router(config-vrf)# ip vrf isp1-vpn
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Creates a routing and forwarding table by assigning a RD to isp1-vpn argument) .
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Step 7
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Router(config-vrf)# rd mgmt-rd
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Creates a routing and forwarding table by assigning a RD (mgmt-rd argument) to the management VPN (mgmt-vpn argument) .
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Step 8
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target export isp1-vpn-rd
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Exports all routes for the VPNs (isp1-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 9
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import isp1-vpn-rd
|
Imports all routes for the VPNs (isp1-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 10
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import mgmt-vpn-rd
|
Exports all routes for the VPNs (mgmt-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 11
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Router(config-vrf)# ip vrf isp2-vpn
|
Creates a routing and forwarding table by assigning a RD to isp2-vpn argument) .
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Step 12
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target export isp2-vpn-rd
|
Exports all routes for the VPNs (isp2-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 13
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import isp2-vpn-rd
|
Imports all routes for the VPNs (isp2-vpn argument) RD.
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Step 14
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Router(config-vrf)# route-target import mgmt-vpn-rd
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Imports all routes for the VPNs (mgmt-vpn argument) RD.
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Defining Subinterfaces on a Physical Cable Interface and Assigning VRFs
To create a logical cable subinterface, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode. Create one subinterface for each VPN (one per ISP). The first subinterface created must be configured as part of the management VPN (with the lowest subinterface number). Create VRFs using the procedure described in the "Creating VRFs for Each VPN" section and apply them to the subinterface.
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Command
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Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router# configure terminal
|
Enters configuration mode.
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Step 2
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Router(config)# interface cable slot/port
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Enters cable interface configuration mode.
slot = slot number in chassis (slot numbers begin with a 0).
port = port number on cable modem card slot (port numbers begin with a 0).
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Step 3
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Router(config-if)# interface cable slot/port.n
|
Defines the first (management) subinterface with the lowest subinterface number. Valid range for n is from 1 to 255.
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Step 4
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Router(config-subif)# description string
|
Identifies the subinterface as the management subinterface.
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Step 5
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Router(config-subif)# ip vrf forwarding mgmt-vpn
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Assigns the subinterface to the management VPN (the MPLS VPN used by the MSO to supply service to customers).
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Step 6
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Router(config-subif)# ip address ipaddress mask
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Assigns the subinterface an IP address and a subnet mask.
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Step 7
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Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address cable-modem
|
Forwards DHCP requests from cable modems to the IP address listed.
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Step 8
|
Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address host
|
Forwards DHCP requests from hosts to the IP address listed.
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Step 9
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Router(config-if)# interface cable slot/port.n
|
Defines an additional subinterface for the ISP (such as isp1). Valid range for n is 1 to 255.
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Step 10
|
Router(config-subif)# description string
|
Identifies the subinterface (such as subinterface for the isp1-vpn argument).
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Step 11
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Router(config-subif)# ip vrf forwarding isp1-vpn
|
Assigns the subinterface to isp1-vpn VPN.
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Step 12
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Router(config-subif)# ip address ipaddress mask
|
Assigns the subinterface an IP address and a subnet mask.
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Step 13
|
Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address cable-modem
|
Forwards DHCP requests from cable modems to the IP address listed.
|
Step 14
|
Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address host
|
Forwards DHCP requests from hosts to the IP address listed.
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Step 15
|
Router(config-if)# interface cable slot/port.n
|
Defines an additional subinterface for the ISP (such as isp2). Valid range for n is 1 to 255.
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Step 16
|
Router(config-subif)# description string
|
Identifies the subinterface (such as subinterface for the isp2-vpn argument) .
|
Step 17
|
Router(config-subif)# ip vrf forwarding isp2-vpn
|
Assigns the subinterface to isp2-vpn VPN.
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Step 18
|
Router(config-subif)# ip address ipaddress mask
|
Assigns the subinterface an IP address and a subnet mask.
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Step 19
|
Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address cable-modem
|
Forwards DHCP requests from cable modems to the IP address listed.
|
Step 20
|
Router(config-subif)# cable helper-address
ip-address host
|
Forwards DHCP requests from hosts to the IP address listed.
|
Step 21
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Router(config)# copy running-config startup-config
|
Returns to configuration mode, and stores the configuration or changes to your startup configuration in NVRAM.
Note Use this command to save the configuration settings that you created in the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router using the configuration mode, the setup facility, and AutoInstall. If you fail to do this, your configuration will be lost the next time you reload the router.
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Step 22
|
Router(config)# exit
|
Returns to configuration mode.
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Configuring Cable Interface Bundles
To assign a cable interface to a bundle, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface cable slot/port
|
Enters the cable interface configuration mode.
slot = slot number in chassis (slot numbers begin with 0).
port = port number on cable modem card slot (port numbers begin with 0).
IP addresses are not assigned to this interface. They are assigned to the logical subinterfaces created within this interface.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config-if)# cable bundle bundle-number master
|
Defines the interface as the bundle's master interface. Valid range for bundle-number argument is from 1 to 255.
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Step 3
|
Router(config)# interface cable slot/port
|
Enters the cable interface configuration mode for another cable interface.
slot = slot number in chassis (slot numbers begin with 0).
port = port number on cable modem card slot (port numbers begin with 0).
IP addresses are not assigned to this interface. They are assigned to the logical subinterfaces created within this interface.
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Step 4
|
Router(config-if)# cable bundle bundle-number
|
Adds the interface to the bundle specified by bundle-number. Valid range for the bundle-number argument is from 1 to 255.
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Configuring Subinterfaces and MPLS VPNs on a Bundle Master
To configure subinterfaces on a bundle master and assign each subinterface a Layer 3 configuration, configure cable interface bundles using the procedure described in the "Configuring Cable Interface Bundles" section.
Define subinterfaces on the bundle master interface and assign a Layer 3 configuration to each subinterface using the procedure described in the "Defining Subinterfaces on a Physical Cable Interface and Assigning VRFs" section. Create one subinterface for each customer VPN (one per ISP).
Configuring MPLS in the P Routers in the Provider Core
To configure MPLS in the P routers in the provider core, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# ip cef
|
Enables CEF operation.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config)# interface FastEthernet slot/port
|
Enters FastEthernet interface configuration mode.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config-if)# ip address ip-address mask
|
Defines the primary IP address range for the interface.
|
Step 4
|
Router(config-if)# mpls ip
|
Enables the interface to be forwarded to an MPLS packet.
|
Step 5
|
Router(config-if)# mpls label-protocol ldp
|
Enables Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) on the interface.
|
Step 6
|
Router(config)# copy running-config startup-config
|
Stores the configuration or changes to your startup configuration in NVRAM.
Note Use this command to save the configuration settings that you created in the Cisco uBR7200 series universal broadband router using the configuration mode, the setup facility, and AutoInstall. If you fail to do this, your configuration will be lost the next time you reload the router.
|
Step 7
|
Router(config)# exit
|
Returns to the configuration mode.
|
Verifying the MPLS VPN Configuration
To verify MPLS VPN operations on PE routers, use the following EXEC commands:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router# show ip vrf
|
Displays the set of VRFs and interfaces.
|
Step 2
|
Router# show ip route vrf
|
Displays the IP routing table for a VRF.
|
Step 3
|
Router# show ip protocols vrf
|
Displays the routing protocol information for a VRF.
|
Step 4
|
Router(config)# show cable bundle n forwarding-table
|
Displays the forwarding table for the specified interface.
|
Configuring Interautonomous Systems for MPLS VPNs
Before you configure EBGP routing between autonomous systems or subautonomous systems in an MPLS VPN, ensure that you have properly configured all MPLS VPN routing instances and sessions. The configuration tasks outlined in this section build from those configuration tasks.
Perform the following tasks before you enable configure EBGP routing between autonomous systems or subautonomous systems in an MPLS VPN:
•
Define VPN routing instances
•
Configure BGP routing sessions in the service provider (P) network
•
Configure PE to PE routing sessions in the service provider (P) network
•
Configure BGP PE to CE routing sessions
To configure the exchange of VPN-IPv4 addresses between two or more autonomous systems or subautonomous systems in a confederation, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The tasks in the following sections are described as required or optional:
•
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems (Required)
•
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Subautonomous Systems in a Confederation (Required)
•
Displaying VPN-IPv4 LFIB Entries (Optional)
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems
To configure an EBGP border edge router in an autonomous system to exchange VPN routes with another autonomous system, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
Note
Enter the redistribute connected subnets command in the IGP configuration portion of the router to propagates host routes for VPN-IPv4 EBGP neighbors to other routers and provider edge routers. Alternatively, you can specify the next-hop-self address when you configure IBGP neighbors.
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# router bgp autonomous-system
|
Creates an EBGP routing process and assigns it an AS number. The autonomous system number is passed along to identify the router to EBGP routers in another autonomous system.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config)# no bgp default route-target
filter
|
Disables BGP route-target filtering. All received BGP VPN-IPv4 routes are accepted by the router.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config-router)# address-family
vpnv4[unicast]
|
Configures a routing session to carry VPN-IPv4 addresses across the VPN backbone. Each address has been made globally unique by the addition of an 8-byte RD. Unicast is optional; use it if you need to specify a unicast prefix.
|
Step 4
|
Router(config-router-af)# neighbor
peer-group-name remote-as autonomous-system
|
Enters the address-family submode and specifies a neighboring EBGP peer group. This EBGP peer group is identified to the specified autonomous system.
|
Step 5
|
Router(config-router-af)# neighbor
peer-group-name activate
|
Activates the advertisement of the VPN-IPv4 address family to a neighboring EBGP router.
|
Step 6
|
Router(config-router-af)# exit-address-family
|
Exits from the address-family submode of the global configuration mode.
|
Configuring EBGP Routing for the Exchange of VPN Routes Between Subautonomous Systems in a Confederation
In this confederation, subautonomous system IGP domains must know the addresses of CEBGP-1 and CEBGP-2. If you do not specify a next-hop-self address as part of the router configuration, ensure that the addresses of all PE routers in the subautonomous system are distributed throughout the network, not just the addresses of CEBGP-1 and CEBGP-2.
Note
To ensure that the host routes for VPN-IPv4 EBGP neighbors are propagated (by means of the IGP) to the other routers and provider edge routers, specify the redistribute connected router configuration command in the IGP configuration portion of the CEBGP router. If you are using OSPF, make sure that the OSPF process is not enabled on the CEBGP interface where the "redistribute connected" subnet exists.
To configure EBGP border edge router in a confederation to exchange VPN routes with another subautonomous system, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# router bgp subautonomous-system
|
Creates an EBGP routing process and assigns it an autonomous system number. The subautonomous system number is passed along to identify the router to EBGP routers in other subautonomous systems.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config)# bgp confederation identifier
autonomous-system
|
Defines an EBGP confederation by specifying a confederation identifier associated with each subautonomous system. The subautonomous systems appear as a single autonomous system.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config)# bgp confederation peers
subautonomous-systems
|
Specifies the subautonomous systems that belong to the confederation (identifying neighbors from other subautonomous systems within the confederation as special EBGP peers).
|
Step 4
|
Router(config)# no bgp default route-target
filter
|
Disables BGP route-target community filtering. All received BGP VPN-IPv4 routes are accepted by the router.
|
Step 5
|
Router(config-router)# address-family
vpnv4[unicast]
|
Configures a routing session to carry VPN-IPv4 addresses across the VPN backbone. Each address has been made globally unique by the addition of an 8-byte RD. Unicast is optional; use it if you need to specify a unicast prefix.
|
Step 6
|
Router(config-router-af)# neighbor
peer-group-name remote-as autonomous-system
|
Enters the address-family submode and specifies a neighboring EBGP peer group. This EBGP peer group is identified to the specified subautonomous system.
|
Step 7
|
Router(config-router-af)# neighbor
peer-group-name next-hop-self
|
Advertises the router as the next hop for the specified neighbor. If you specify a next-hop-self address as part of the router configuration, you need not use the redistribute connected router configuration command
|
Step 8
|
Router(config-router-af)# neighbor
peer-group-name activate
|
Activates the advertisement of the VPN-IPv4 address family to a neighboring PE router in the specified subautonomous system.
|
Step 9
|
Router(config-router-af)# exit-address-family
|
Exits from the address-family submode of the global configuration mode.
|
Displaying VPN-IPv4 LFIB Entries
To display the VPN-IPv4 Label Forwarding Information Base (LFIB) entries at the border edge routers in the autonomous systems, use the following EXEC commands:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router# show ip bgp vpnv4 all [tags]
|
Displays information about all VPN-IPv4 labels.
|
Step 2
|
Router# show tag-switching forwarding-table
|
Displays the contents of the LFIB (such as VPN-IPv4 prefix or length and BGP next hop destination for the route).
|
The following is an example of how the VPN-IPv4 LFIB entries appear when you use the show tag-switching forwarding-table privileged EXEC command:
Router# show tag-switching forwarding-table
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes tag Outgoing Next Hop
tag tag or VC or Tunnel Id switched interface
33 33 10.120.4.0/24 0 Hs0/0 point2point
35 27 100:12:10.200.0.1/32 \
Note
In this example, the Prefix field appears as a VPN-IPv4 RD, plus the prefix. If the value is longer than the Prefix column (as illustrated in the last line of the example), the output automatically wraps onto the next line in the forwarding table to preserve column alignment.
Verifying VPN Operation
To verify VPN operation by displaying routing information on the PE routers, use the following show commands, as needed:
Command
|
Purpose
|
Router# show ip vrf
|
Displays the set of defined VRFs and interfaces.
|
Router# show ip vrf [{brief | detail | interfaces}] vrf-name
|
Displays information about defined VRFs and associated interfaces.
|
Router# show ip route vrf vrf-name
|
Displays the IP routing table for a VRF.
|
Router# show ip protocols vrf vrf-name
|
Displays the routing protocol information for a VRF.
|
Router# show ip cef vrf vrf-name
|
Displays the CEF forwarding table associated with a VRF.
|
Router# show ip interface interface-number
|
Displays the VRF table associated with an interface.
|
Router# show ip bgp vpnv4 all [tags]
|
Displays information about all BGP VPN-IPv4 prefixes.
|
Router# show tag-switching forwarding vrf vrf-name [prefix
mask/length][detail]
|
Displays label forwarding entries that correspond to VRF routes advertised by this router.
|
Configuring MPLS QoS Backbone Support
Several different methods exist for supporting QoS across an MPLS backbone, the choice depending on whether the core has label switch routers (LSRs) or ATM-LSRs. In each case, however, the QoS building blocks are the same: CAR, WRED, and WFQ.
Three configurations are described in this section:
•
LSRs used at the core of the network backbone
•
ATM-LSRs used at the core of the network backbone
•
ATM switches without the MPLS feature enabled
LSRs
LSRs at the core of the MPLS backbone are usually either Cisco 7200 and Cisco 7500 series routers running MPLS software. Packets are processed as follows:
1.
IP packets enter into the edge of the MPLS network.
2.
The edge LSRs invoke CAR to classify the IP packets and possibly set IP precedence. Alternatively, IP packets can be received with their IP precedence already set.
3.
For each packet, the router performs a lookup on the IP address to determine the next hop LSR.
4.
The appropriate label is placed on the packet with the IP Precedence bits copied into every label entry in the MPLS header.
5.
The labeled packet is then forwarded to the appropriate output interface for processing.
6.
The packets are differentiated by class. This is done according to drop probability (WRED) or according to bandwidth and delay (WFQ). In either case, LSRs enforce the defined differentiation by continuing to employ WRED or WFQ on each hop.
ATM-LSRs
ATM-LSRs at the core implement the multiple label virtual circuit model (LVC). In the multiple LVC model, one label is assigned for each service class for each destination. The operation of the edge LSR is the same as that described previously for the LSR case, except that the output is an ATM interface. WRED is used to define service classes and determine discard policy during congestion.
In the multiple LVC model, however, class-based WFQ (CBWFQ) is used to define the amount of bandwidth available to each service class. Packets are scheduled by class during congestion. The ATM-LSRs participate in the differentiation of classes with WFQ and intelligently drop packets when congestion occurs. The mechanism for this discard activity is weighted early packet discard (WEPD).
ATM Switches
When the core network uses ATM switches and the edge of the network uses MPLS-enabled edge LSRs, the edge LSRs are interconnected through a mesh of ATM Forum PVCs (CBR, VBR, or UBR) over the ATM core switches. The edge LSRs invoke WFQ on a per-VC basis to provide differentiation based on the delay of each MPLS QoS multiplexed onto the ATM Forum PVC. Optionally, WRED can also be used on a per-VC basis to manage drop priority between classes when congestion occurs on the edge LSR.
Table 29 lists the MPLS QoS features supported on packet interfaces.
Table 29 MPLS QoS Features Supported on Packet Interfaces
MPLS QoS Packet Feature
|
Cisco 7500 Series
|
Cisco 7200 Series
|
Cisco 4000 Series
|
Cisco 3600 Series
|
Cisco 2600 Series
|
Per-interface WRED
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Untested
|
Per-interface, per-flow WFQ
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Untested
|
Per-interface, per-class WFQ
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Untested
|
Table 30 lists the MPLS QoS features supported on ATM interfaces.
Table 30 MPLS QoS Features Supported on ATM Interfaces
MPLS QoS ATM Forum PVCs Feature
|
Cisco 7500 Series
|
Cisco 7200 Series
|
Cisco 4000
Series
|
Cisco 3600 Series
|
Cisco 2600 Series
|
Per-VC WRED
|
X1
|
X1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Per-VC WRED and per VC, per-class WFQ
|
—
|
X1
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
MPLS QoS Multi-VC or LBR Feature
|
|
|
|
|
|
Per-interface WRED
|
X2
|
X2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Per-interface, per-class WFQ
|
X2
|
X2
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Table 31 lists the MPLS QoS features supported on ATM switches.
Table 31 MPLS QoS Features Supported on ATM Switches
MPLS QoS ATM Forum PVCs Feature
|
BPX 8650 Series
|
MGX 8800 Series
|
LightStream 1010 ATM Switch 1
|
|
MPLS QoS ATM Forum PVCs
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
MPLS QoS Multi-VC or LBR—per-class WFQ
|
X
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Configuring MPLS QoS
Perform the following tasks before you enable MPLS traffic engineering:
•
Turn on MPLS tunnels
•
Turn on CEF
To configure MPLS QoS, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The first five sections are described as required; the remaining tasks are optional:
•
Configuring QoS (Required)
•
Setting the MPLS Experimental Field Value (Required)
•
Using the Modular QoS CLI to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router (Required)
•
Using CAR to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router (Required)
•
Configuring the Output IP QoS of the Packet (Required)
•
Configuring PVC Mode in a Non-MPLS-Enabled Core (Optional)
•
Configuring Multi-VC Mode in a MPLS-Enabled Core (Optional)
•
Configuring Multi-VCs Using the Cos-Map Function (Optional)
•
Configuring DWFQ and Changing Queue Weights on an Outgoing Interface (Optional)
•
Verifying QoS Operation (Optional)
Configuring QoS
To configure QoS, you can configure one or more of the following features (in addition, of course, to other items not described in this document):
•
CAR
•
WRED
•
WFQ
Setting the MPLS Experimental Field Value
Setting the MPLS experimental field value satisfies the requirement of service providers that do not want the value of the IP Precedence field modified within IP packets transported through their networks.
By choosing different values for the MPLS experimental field, you can mark packets based on their characteristics, such as rate or type, so that packets have the priority that they require during periods of congestion.
Figure 52 shows a MPLS network of a service provider that connects two sites of a network belonging to a customer.
Figure 52 MPLS Network Connecting Two Sites of a Customer's IP Network
To use these features in a network, set the MPLS experimental field value at PE1 (the ingress label switching router) by using the modular QoS CLI or the rate-limit interface command that CAR provides to set the QoS value in the MPLS packet. For detailed instructions, see the "Setting the MPLS Experimental Field Value" section.
Importance of Prioritizing a Packet Appropriately
During Step 1 of the configuration process (described in the "Using the Modular QoS CLI to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router" and "Using CAR to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router" sections) you classify IP packets according to their source address, destination address, port, protocol identification, or quality of service field. For example, packets can be identified based on one or more of the specified fields, as Voice over IP (VoIP) or a File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Packet classification/marking is important because a priority of a packet is determined by how it is classified or marked.
A priority of a packet affects how the packet is treated during periods of congestion. For example, service providers have service level agreements (SLAs) with customers. The agreement specifies how much traffic the service provider has agreed to deliver. To comply with the agreement, the customer must not send more than the agreed-upon rate. Packets are considered to be in-rate or out-of-rate. If there is congestion in the network, out-of-rate packets might be dropped more aggressively.
Configuring the Ingress MPLS Router
To classify IP packets, you configure the ingress label switching router. Packets are received at the ingress router as IP packets and sent as MPLS packets. To perform the configuration, use either of the following features:
•
Modular QoS CLI, the newer and more flexible method—Use this method if you do not want to consider the rate of the packets that PE1 receives.
•
CAR—Use if you want to consider the rate of the incoming packets:
–
If a packet conforms to the SLA between the service provider and the customer (that is, the packet is in-rate), the service provider gives the packet preferential treatment when the network of a service provider is congested.
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If a packet does not conform (that is, it is out-of-rate) and the network is congested, the service provider might discard the packet or give it less preferential treatment.
Using the Modular QoS CLI to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router
To use the modular QoS CLI to configure PE1 (the ingress label switching router), perform the following steps:
Step 1
Configure a class map to classify IP packets according to their IP precedence.
Step 2
Configure a policy map to mark MPLS packets. (Write their classification into the MPLS experimental field.)
Step 3
Configure the input interface to attach the service policy.
Configuring a Class Map to Classify IP Packets
To configure a class map, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# class-map class-map name
|
Specifies the class map to which packets will be matched.
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Step 2
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Router(config-c-map)# match criteria
|
Specifies the packet characteristics that will be matched to the class.
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Step 3
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Router(config-c-map)# end
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Exits class-map configuration mode.
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In the following example, all packets that contain IP Precedence 4 are matched by the class-map name IP_prec4:
Router(config)# class-map IP_prec4
Router(config-c-map)# match ip precedence 4
Router(config-c-map)# end
Configuring a Policy Map to Set the MPLS Experimental Field
To configure a policy map, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# policy-map policy-map name
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Creates a policy map that can be attached to one or more interfaces to specify a service policy.
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Step 2
|
Router(config-p-map)# class class-map name
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Specifies the name of the class map previously designated in the class-map command.
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Step 3
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Router(config-p-map-c)# set mpls experimental value
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Designates the value to which the MPLS bits are set if the packets match the specified policy map.
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Step 4
|
Router(config-p-map-c)# end
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Exits policy-map configuration mode.
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In the following example, the value in the MPLS experimental field of each packet that is matched by the class-map IP_prec4 is set to 5:
Router(config)# policy-map set_experimental_5
Router(config-p-map)# class IP_prec4
Router(config-p-map-c)# set mpls experimental 5
Router(config-p-map-c)# end
Configuring the Input Interface to Attach the Service Policy
To configure the input interface, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface name
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Designates the input interface.
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Step 2
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Router(config-int)# service-policy input policy-map
name
|
Attaches the specified policy map to the input interface.
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Step 3
|
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Exits interface configuration mode.
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In the following example, the service policy set_experimental_5 is attached to an Ethernet input interface:
Router(config)# interface ethernet 1/0/0
Router(config-int)# service-policy input set_experimental_5
Router(config-int)# end
Using CAR to Configure the Ingress Label Switching Router
To use CAR to configure the ingress label switching router, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Configure an IP rate-limit access list for classifying IP packets according to their IP precedence. Perform this step at PE1 (the ingress LSR).
Step 2
Configure a rate limit on an input interface to set MPLS packets. (Write the classification of the packet into the MPLS experimental field.)
These steps are explained in the following sections.
Configuring a Rate Limit Access List for Classifying IP Packets
To configure a rate limit access list, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# access-list rate-limit acl-index
precedence
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Specifies the criteria to be matched.
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Step 2
|
|
Exits configuration mode.
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In the following example, all packets that contain IP Precedence 4 are matched by the rate-limit access list 24:
Router(config)# access-list rate-limit 24 4
Router(config)# end
Configuring a Rate-Limit on an Input Interface to Set MPLS Packets
To configure a rate-limit on an input interface, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface name
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Designates the input interface.
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Step 2
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Router(config-int)# rate-limit input [access-group
[rate-limit]acl-index] bps burst-normal burst-max
conform-action set-mpls-exp-transmit exp exceed-action
set-mpls-exp-transmit exp
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Specifies the action to take on packets during label imposition.
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In the following example, the experimental field for the output MPLS packet is set to 4 if the input IP packets match the access list and conform to the rate. The MPLS experimental field is set to 0 if packets match access list 24 and exceed the input rate.
Router(config)# interface ethernet 1/0/0
Router(config-int)# rate-limit input access-group rate-limit 24 8000 8000 8000
conform-action set-mpls-exp-transmit 4 exceed-action set-mpls-exp-transmit 0
Configuring the Output IP QoS of the Packet
The output QoS of the packet is determined by the IP header information. For configuration details, refer to the Cisco IOS Quality of Service Solutions Configuration Guide.
Configuring PVC Mode in a Non-MPLS-Enabled Core
To configure a PVC in a non-MPLS-enabled core, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface type number point-to-point
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Configures a point-to-point ATM subinterface.
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Step 2
|
Router(config-subif)# ip unnumbered Loopback0
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Assigns an IP address to the subinterface.
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Step 3
|
Router(config-subif)# pvc 4/40
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Creates a PVC on the subinterface.
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Step 4
|
Router(config-if-atm-vc)# random-detect attach
groupname
|
Activates WRED or dWRED on the interface.
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Step 5
|
Router(config-if-atm-vc)# encapsulation aal5snap
|
Sets encapsulation type for the PVC.
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Step 6
|
Router(config-subif)# exit
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Exits from PVC mode and enters subinterface mode.
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Step 7
|
Router(config-subif)# tag-switching ip
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Enables MPLS IP on the point-to-point interface.
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Configuring Multi-VC Mode in a MPLS-Enabled Core
To configure multi-VC mode in an MPLS-enabled core, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode:
Note
The default for the multi-VC mode creates four VCs for each MPLS destination.
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface type number tag-switching
|
Configures an ATM MPLS subinterface.
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Step 2
|
Router(config-subif)# ip unnumbered Loopback0
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Assigns an IP address to the subinterface.
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Step 3
|
Router(config-subif)# tag-switching atm multi-vc
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Enables ATM multi-VC mode on the subinterface.
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Step 4
|
Router(config-subif)# tag-switching ip
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Enables MPLS on the ATM subinterface.
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Configuring Multi-VCs Using the Cos-Map Function
If you do not choose to use the default for configuring label VCs, you can configure fewer label VCs by using the QoS map function. To use the QoS map function, use the following commands beginning in router configuration mode:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# tag-switching cos-map cos-map number
|
Creates a QoS map.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config-tag-cos-map)# class 1 premium
|
Enters the cos-map submode and maps premium and standard classes to label VCs.
This QoS map assigns class 1 traffic to share the same label VC as class 2 traffic. The numbers you assign to the QoS map range from 0 to 3.
The defaults are:
• class 0 is available
• class 1 is standard
• class 2 is premium
• class 3 is control
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Step 3
|
Router(config-tag-cos-map)# exit
|
Exits the MPLS QoS map submode.
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Step 4
|
Router(config)# access-list access-list-number permit
destination
|
Creates an access list.
The access list acts on traffic going to the specified destination address.
|
Step 5
|
Router(config)# tag-switching prefix-map prefix-map
access-list access-list cos-map cos-map
|
Configures the router to use a specified QoS map when an MPLS destination prefix matches the specified access list.
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Configuring DWFQ and Changing Queue Weights on an Outgoing Interface
To configure distributed WFQ (dWFQ) and change queue weights on an interface, use the following commands in interface configuration mode after specifying the interface:
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface type number
|
Specifies the interface type and number.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config-if)# fair-queue tos
|
Configures an interface to use fair queueing.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config)# fair-queue tos class weight
|
Changes the class weight on the specified interface.
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Verifying QoS Operation
To verify the operation of MPLS QoS, use the following EXEC commands:
| |
Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router# show tag-switching interfaces interfaces
|
Displays detailed information about label switching interfaces.
|
Step 2
|
Router# show tag-switching cos-map
|
Displays the QoS map used to assign VCs.
|
Step 3
|
Router# show tag-switching prefix-map
|
Displays the prefix map used to assign a QoS map to network prefixes.
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Configuring the MPLS Label Switch Controller
To enable MPLS LSC functionality, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The first two sections are required tasks; the remaining task is optional:
•
Configuring MPLS on the Cisco 7200 Series LSCs for BPX and IGX Switches (Required)
•
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC LSC (Required)
•
Verifying MPLS LSC Configuration (Optional)
Refer to the Cisco BPX 8600 or IGX 8400 series documentation for BPX or IGX service node configuration examples.
Configuring MPLS on the Cisco 7200 Series LSCs for BPX and IGX Switches
To configure MPLS on the Cisco 7200 Series LSCs for BPX and IGX switches, use the following commands on each LSC in the configuration beginning in router configuration mode.
Note
If you are configuring for LSC redundancy, ensure that the controller ID matches the slave and is unique to the LSC system. Also, make sure that the VPI/VC value for the control VC matches its peer.
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Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface loopback0
Router(config-if)# ip address 192.103.210.5
255.255.255.255
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Enables a loopback interface. A loopback interface provides stable router and LDP identifiers.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config)# tag-switching atm disable-headend-vc
|
Forces the LSC not to assign headend VCs for each destination prefix. With downstream on demand, MPLS ATM networks LVCs are a limited resource that are easily depleted with the addition of each new node.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config)# interface atm1/0
Router(config-if)# tag-control-protocol vsi id 1
|
Enables the VSI protocol on the control interface ATM1/0 with controller ID 1. (Use a unique ID for each LSC.)
For the IGX, use the tag-control-protocol vsi slaves 32 id 1 command.
|
Step 4
|
Router(config-if)# interface XTagATM61
Router(config-if)# extended-port atm1/0 bpx 6.1
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface by creating an extended label ATM (XTagATM) virtual interface and binding it to BPX port 6.1.
For the IGX, use the extended-port atm1/0 descriptor 0.6.1.0 command.
|
Step 5
|
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered loopback0
Router(config-if)# tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface.
Limit the range so that the total number of VPIs does not exceed 4. For example: tag-switching atm vpi 2-5 tag-switching atm vpi 10-13
|
Step 6
|
Router(config-if)# interface XTagATM1222
Router(config-if)# extended-port atm1/0 bpx 12.2.2
|
Configures MPLS on another extended label ATM interface by creating an extended label ATM (XTagATM) virtual interface and binding it to BPX virtual trunk interface 12.2.2.
For the IGX, use the extended-port atm1/0 descriptor 0.12.2.2 command.
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Step 7
|
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered loopback0
Router(config-if)# tag-switching atm vp-tunnel 2
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface using a VP-tunnel interface.
This will limit the VPI to only vpi = 2. The command will also map tag atm control vc to 2,32.
|
Step 8
|
|
Enables CEF switching.
|
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC LSC
To configure a Cisco 6400 UAC LSC, perform the tasks in the following sections. The first section contains a required task; the remaining task is optional:
•
Configuring Cisco 6400 UAC NRP as an MPLS LSC (Required)
•
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC NSP for MPLS Connectivity to BPX (Optional)
Configuring Cisco 6400 UAC NRP as an MPLS LSC
To configure a Cisco 6400 UAC NRP as an MPLS LSC, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
| |
Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router(config)# interface loopback0
Router(config-if)# ip address 192.103.210.5
255.255.255.255
|
Enables a loopback interface. A loopback interface provides stable router and LDP identifiers.
|
Step 2
|
Router(config)# interface atm0/0/0
Router(config-if)# tag-control-protocol vsi
|
Enables the VSI protocol on the control interface ATM0/0/0.
|
Step 3
|
Router(config-if)# interface XTagATM61
Router(config-if)# extended-port atm1/0 bpx 6.1
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface by creating an extended label ATM (XTagATM) virtual interface and binding it to BPX port 6.1.
|
Step 4
|
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered loopback0
Router(config-if)# tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface.
Limit the range so that the total number of VPIs does not exceed 4. For example: tag-switching atm vpi 2-5 tag-switching atm vpi 10-13
|
Step 5
|
Router(config-if)# interface XTagATM122
Router(config-if)# extended-port atm1/0 bpx 12.2
|
Configures MPLS on the other extended label ATM interface by creating an extended label ATM (XTagATM) virtual interface and binding it to BPX port 12.2.
|
Step 6
|
Router(config-if)# ip unnumbered loopback0
Router(config-if)# tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Router(config-if)# tag-switching ip
|
Configures MPLS on the extended label ATM interface.
Limits the range so that the total number of VPIs does not exceed 4. For example: tag-switching atm vpi 2-5 tag-switching atm vpi 10-13
|
Step 7
|
|
Enables CEF switching.
|
Step 8
|
Router(config)# tag-switching atm disable-headend-vc
|
Disables headend VC label advertisement.
|
Configuring the Cisco 6400 UAC NSP for MPLS Connectivity to BPX
To configure a Cisco 6400 UAC NSP for MPLS connectivity to BPX, use the following commands beginning in global configuration mode:
| |
Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
3/0 NRP 00-0000-00 .......
|
Displays the hardware connected to the Cisco 6400 UAC, including the position (3/0) of the NRP in the Cisco 6400 chassis.
|
Step 2
|
Switch(config)# interface atm3/0/0
|
Specifies the ATM interface for which you want to configure PVCs and PVPs.
|
Step 3
|
atm pvc 0 40 interface ATM1/0/0 0 40
atm pvc 0 41 interface ATM1/0/0 0 41
atm pvc 0 42 interface ATM1/0/0 0 42
atm pvc 0 43 interface ATM1/0/0 0 43
atm pvc 0 44 interface ATM1/0/0 0 44
atm pvc 0 45 interface ATM1/0/0 0 45
atm pvc 0 46 interface ATM1/0/0 0 46
atm pvc 0 47 interface ATM1/0/0 0 47
atm pvc 0 48 interface ATM1/0/0 0 48
atm pvc 0 49 interface ATM1/0/0 0 49
atm pvc 0 50 interface ATM1/0/0 0 50
atm pvc 0 51 interface ATM1/0/0 0 51
atm pvc 0 52 interface ATM1/0/0 0 52
atm pvc 0 53 interface ATM1/0/0 0 53
|
Configures the PVC for the VSI control channel, depending on which of the 14 slots in the Cisco BPX is occupied by a Cisco BXM. If you do not know the BPX slots containing a BXM, configure all 14 PVCs to ensure that the NSP functions properly.
Note Do not enable MPLS on this interface.
However, if you know that Cisco BPX slots 10 and 12, for example, contain a BXM, you only need to configure PVCs corresponding to those slots, as follows:
atm pvc 0 49 interface ATM1/0/0 0 49 atm pvc 0 51 interface ATM1/0/0 0 51
Instead of configuring multiple PVCs, you can configure PVP 0 by deleting all well-known VCs. For example, you can use the atm manual-well-known-vc delete command on both interfaces and then configure PVP 0, as follows:
atm pvp 0 interface ATM1/0/0 0
|
Step 4
|
atm pvp 2 interface ATM1/0/0 2
atm pvp 3 interface ATM1/0/0 3
atm pvp 4 interface ATM1/0/0 4
atm pvp 5 interface ATM1/0/0 5
|
Configures the PVPs for the LVCs. For XTagATM interfaces, use the VPI range 2 through 5 (by issuing a tag-switching atm vpi 2-5 command). If you want to use some other VPI range, configure the PVPs accordingly.
|
Verifying MPLS LSC Configuration
To verify your MPLS LSC configuration, use the following commands in EXEC mode:
| |
Command
|
Purpose
|
Step 1
|
Router# show controller vsi session
|
Displays the VSI session state.
|
Step 2
|
Router# show tag-switching interfaces
|
Displays the MPLS-enabled interface states.
|
Step 3
|
Router# show controllers vsi control-interface
|
Displays information about an ATM interface that controls an external ATM switch or VSI control interface.
|
Step 4
|
Router# show interface XTagATM
|
Displays information about an extended MPLS ATM interface.
|
Step 5
|
Router# show tag-switching tdp discovery
|
Displays information about the discovery of MPLS neighbors.
|
Step 6
|
Router# show tag-switching tdp neighbor
|
Displays information about the MPLS neighbor relationship.
|
Step 7
|
Router# show tag-switching atm capabilities
|
Displays information about negotiated of TDP or LDP control VPs.
|
Step 8
|
Router# show tag-switching atm-tdp bindings
|
Displays the current headend, tailend, and transit dynamic tag bindings for the destinations.
|
Step 9
|
Router# show tag-switching atm-tdp bindwait
|
Displays the tag VCs that are in bindwait state along with their destinations.
|
Step 10
|
Router# show tag-switching atm summary
|
Displays summary information about the number of destination networks discovered via routing protocol and the LVCs created on each extended label ATM interface.
|
Configuring MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
To configure MPLS egress NetFlow, perform the tasks described in the following sections. The first section contains a required task; the remaining tasks are optional:
•
Enabling MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting (Required)
•
Configuring NetFlow Aggregation Cache (Optional)
•
Troubleshooting MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting (Optional)
•
Verifying MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting Configuration (Optional)
•
Monitoring and Maintaining MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting (Optional)
Enabling MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
To enable MPLS egress NetFlow accounting, use the following command in interface configuration mode:
Command
|
Purpose
|
Router(config-if)# mpls netflow egress
|
Enables MPLS egress NetFlow accounting on the egress router interface.
|
Configuring NetFlow Aggregation Cache
To configure NetFlow aggregation cache, use the following global configuration command:
Command
|
Purpose
|
Router(config)# ip flow-aggregation cache as |
destination-prefix | prefix | protocol-port |
source-prefix
|
Enters aggregation cache configuration mode and enables an aggregation cache scheme (as, destination-prefix, prefix, protocol-port, or source-prefix).
For more information on NetFlow aggregation, see the "Related Documents" section.
|
Troubleshooting MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
To troubleshoot the MPLS egress NetFlow accounting feature, use the following commands in EXEC mode, as needed:
Command
|
Purpose
|
Router# show mpls forwarding-table detail
|
Displays detailed MPLS forwarding-table entries. The output has been modified to show if MPLS egress NetFlow accounting is applied to packets destined to an entry. This is for debugging purposes only.
|
Router# show mpls interfaces internal all
|
Displays detailed information about all of the MPLS interfaces in the router. The output has been modified to show if MPLS egress NetFlow accounting is enabled on the interface. This is for debugging purposes only.
|
Verifying MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting Configuration
To verify MPLS egress NetFlow accounting configuration, perform the following steps:
Step 1
Enter the show ip cache flow EXEC command to display a summary of NetFlow switching statistics.
Note
This is an existing command that displays ingress and egress NetFlow statistics.
Router# show ip cache flow
IP packet size distribution (10 total packets):
1-32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 288 320 352 384 416 448 480
.000 .000 .000 1.00 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
512 544 576 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4096 4608
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
IP Flow Switching Cache, 4456704 bytes
1 active, 65535 inactive, 2 added
26 ager polls, 0 flow alloc failures
last clearing of statistics never
Protocol Total Flows Packets Bytes Packets Active(Sec) Idle(Sec)
-------- Flows /Sec /Flow /Pkt /Sec /Flow /Flow
ICMP 1 0.0 5 100 0.0 0.0 15.7
Total : 1 0.0 5 100 0.0 0.0 15.7
SrcIf SrcIPaddress DstIf DstIPaddress Pr SrcP DstP Pkts
Et1/1 34.0.0.2 Et1/4 180.1.1.2 01 0000 0800 5
Table 32 describes the fields in the flow switching cache lines of the output.
Table 32 show ip cache flow Field Descriptions—Flow Switching Cache
Field
|
Description
|
IP packet size distribution
|
The two lines below this banner show the percentage distribution of packets by size range.
|
bytes
|
Number of bytes of memory the NetFlow cache uses.
|
active
|
Number of active flows in the NetFlow cache at the time this command is entered.
|
inactive
|
Number of flow buffers that are allocated in the NetFlow cache but are not assigned to a specific flow at the time this command is entered.
|
added
|
Number of flows created since the start of the summary period.
|
ager polls
|
Number of times the NetFlow code looked at the cache to remove expired entries (used by Cisco for diagnostics only).
|
flow alloc failures
|
Number of times the NetFlow code tried to allocate a flow but could not.
|
last clearing of statistics
|
Standard time output (hh:mm:ss) since the clear ip flow stats EXEC command was executed. This time output changes to hours and days after 24 hours is exceeded.
|
Table 33 describes the fields in the activity-by-protocol lines of the output.
Table 33 show ip cache flow Field Descriptions—Activity-by-Protocol
Field
|
Description
|
Protocol
|
IP protocol and the "well known" port number as described in RFC 1340.
|
Total Flows
|
Number of flows for this protocol since the last time statistics were cleared.
|
Flows/Sec
|
Average number of flows for this protocol seen per second; equal to total flows/number of seconds for this summary period.
|
Packets/Flow
|
Average number of packets observed for the flows seen for this protocol. Equal to total packets for this protocol/number of flows for this protocol for this summary period.
|
Bytes/Pkt
|
Average number of bytes observed for the packets seen for this protocol (total bytes for this protocol and the total number of packet for this protocol for this summary period).
|
Packets/Sec
|
Average number of packets for this protocol per second (total packets for this protocol and the total number of seconds for this summary period).
|
Active(Sec)/Flow
|
Sum of all the seconds from the first packet to the last packet of an expired flow (for example, TCP FIN, time out, and so on) in seconds/total flows for this protocol for this summary period.
|
Idle(Sec)/Flow
|
Sum of all the seconds from the last packet seen in each nonexpired flow for this protocol until the time this command was entered, in seconds/total flows for this protocol for this summary period.
|
Table 34 describes the fields in the current flow lines of the output.
Table 34 show ip cache flow Field Descriptions—Current Flow
Field
|
Description
|
SrcIf
|
Internal port name of the router for the source interface.
|
SrcIPaddress
|
Source IP address for this flow.
|
DstIf
|
Internal port name of the router for the destination interface.
|
DstIPaddress
|
Destination IP address for this flow.
|
Pr
|
IP protocol; for example, 6 = TCP, 17 = UDP, ... as defined in RFC 1340.
|
SrcP
|
Source port address, TCP/UDP "well known" port number, as defined in RFC 1340.
|
DstP
|
Destination port address, TCP/UDP "well known" port number, as defined in RFC 1340.
|
Pkts
|
Number of packets that the router observed for this flow.
|
Step 2
Enter the show ip cache flow aggregation EXEC command to display the contents of the aggregation cache. To display the prefix-based aggregation cache, use the following EXEC commands:
Router# show ip cache flow agg
Router# show ip cache flow aggregation pref
Router# show ip cache flow aggregation prefix
IP Flow Switching Cache, 278544 bytes
1 active, 4095 inactive, 1 added
4 ager polls, 0 flow alloc failures
Src If Src Prefix Msk Dst If Dst Prefix Msk Flows Pkts
Et1/1 34.0.0.0 /8 Et1/4 180.1.1.0 /24 1 5
Table 35 describes the fields in the flow switching cache lines of the output.
Table 35 show ip cache flow aggregation prefix Field Descriptions—Flow Switching Cache
Field
|
Description
|
bytes
|
Number of bytes of memory the NetFlow cache uses.
|
active
|
Number of active flows in the NetFlow cache at the time this command is entered.
|
inactive
|
Number of flow buffers that are allocated in the NetFlow cache but are not assigned to a specific flow at the time this command is entered.
|
added
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Number of flows created since the start of the summary period.
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ager polls
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Number of times the NetFlow code looked at the cache to remove expired entries (used by Cisco for diagnostics only).
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flow alloc failures
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Number of times the NetFlow code tried to allocate a flow but could not.
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Table 36 describes the fields in the current flow lines of the output.
Table 36 show ip cache flow aggregation prefix Field Descriptions—Current Flow
Field
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Description
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Src If
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Router's internal port name for the source interface.
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Src Prefix
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Source IP address for this flow.
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Msk
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Mask source.
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Dst If
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Router's internal port name for the destination interface.
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Dst Prefix
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Destination prefix aggregation cache scheme.
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Msk
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Mask destination.
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Flows
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Number of flows.
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Pkts
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Number of packets that the router observed for this flow.
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The ip flow-aggregation cache command has other options, including the following:
{as | destination-prefix | prefix | protocol-port | source-prefix}
Note
For more information on these options, refer to the NetFlow Aggregation documentation.
Here is sample configuration output from the NetFlow aggregation cache:
Router(config)# ip flow-agg
Router(config)# ip flow-aggregation cache
Router(config)# ip flow-aggregation cache ?
destination-prefix Destination Prefix aggregation
prefix Prefix aggregation
protocol-port Protocol and port aggregation
source-prefix Source Prefix aggregation
Router(config)# ip flow-aggregation cache prefix
Router(config-flow-cache)# enable
Here is sample output displaying the IP aggregation cache contents:
Router# show ip cache flow aggregation ?
destination-prefix Destination Prefix aggregation cache
prefix Source/Destination Prefix aggregation cache
protocol-port Protocol and port aggregation cache
source-prefix Source Prefix aggregation cache
Router# show ip cache flow
IP packet size distribution (206 total packets):
1-32 64 96 128 160 192 224 256 288 320 352 384 416 448 480
.000 .854 .000 .145 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
512 544 576 1024 1536 2048 2560 3072 3584 4096 4608
.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
IP Flow Switching Cache, 4292920 bytes
0 active, 62977 inactive, 182 added
2912 ager polls, 0 flow alloc failures
Active flows timeout in 30 minutes
Inactive flows timeout in 15 seconds
last clearing of statistics never
Protocol Total Flows Packets Bytes Packets Active(Sec) Idle(Sec)
-------- Flows /Sec /Flow /Pkt /Sec /Flow /Flow
ICMP 182 0.0 1 62 0.0 0.0 15.5
Total : 182 0.0 1 62 0.0 0.0 15.5
SrcIf SrcIPaddress DstIf DstIPaddress Pr SrcP DstP Pkts
Router# show ip cache flow aggregation prefix
IP Flow Switching Cache, 278544 bytes
1 active, 4095 inactive, 3 added
45 ager polls, 0 flow alloc failures
Active flows timeout in 30 minutes
Inactive flows timeout in 15 seconds
Src If Src Prefix Msk Dst If Dst Prefix Msk Flows Pkts
Et1/1 34.0.0.0 /8 PO6/0 12.12.12.12 /32 1 5
Monitoring and Maintaining MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting
To monitor and maintain MPLS egress NetFlow accounting, use the following command in EXEC mode:
Command
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Purpose
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Router# show ip cache flow
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Displays summary NetFlow switching statistics, including the size of the packets, types of traffic, which interfaces the traffic enters and exits, and the source and destination addresses in the forwarded packet.
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Verifying Configuration of MPLS Forwarding
To verify that CEF has been configured properly, enter the show ip cef summary command, which generates output similar to the following:
Router# show ip cef summary
IP CEF with switching (Table Version 49), flags=0x0
43 routes, 0 resolve, 0 unresolved (0 old, 0 new)
43 leaves, 49 nodes, 56756 bytes, 45 inserts, 2 invalidations
2 load sharing elements, 672 bytes, 2 references
1 CEF resets, 4 revisions of existing leaves
refcounts: 7241 leaf, 7218 node
Adjacency Table has 18 adjacencies
MPLS Configuration Examples
This section provides the following MPLS configuration examples:
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Enabling MPLS Incrementally in a Network Example
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Enabling MPLS for a Subset of Destination Prefixes Example
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Selecting the Destination Prefixes and Paths Example
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Displaying MPLS LDP Binding Information Example
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Displaying MPLS Forwarding Table Information Example
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Displaying MPLS Interface Information Example
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Displaying MPLS LDP Neighbor Information Example
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Enabling LSP Tunnel Signalling Example
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Configuring an LSP Tunnel Example
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Displaying the LSP Tunnel Information Example
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Examples
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Configuring MPLS VPNs Example
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Implementing MPLS QoS Example
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Configuring an MPLS LSC Examples
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MPLS Egress NetFlow Accounting Example
Enabling MPLS Incrementally in a Network Example
The following example shows how to configure MPLS incrementally throughout a network of routers. You enable MPLS first between one pair of routers (in this case, R1 and R3 shown in Figure 51) and add routers step by step until every router in the network is label switch enabled.
router-1# configuration terminal
router-1(config)# ip cef distributed
router-1(config)# tag-switching ip
router-1(config)# interface e0/1
router-1(config-if)# tag-switching ip
router-1(config-if)# exit
router-1(config)#
router-3# configuration terminal
router-3(config)# ip cef distributed
router-3(config)# tag-switching ip
router-3(config)# interface e0/1
router-3(config-if)# tag-switching ip
router-3(config-if)# exit
router-3(config)#
Enabling MPLS for a Subset of Destination Prefixes Example
The following example shows the commands you enter at each of the routers to enable MPLS for only a subset of destination prefixes (see Figure 51).
Router(config)# access-list-1 permit A
Router(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1
Selecting the Destination Prefixes and Paths Example
The following example shows the commands you enter to configure the routers to select the destination prefixes and paths for which MPLS is enabled. When you configure R2, R5, and R8 to distribute no labels to other routers, you ensure that no routers send them labeled packets. You also need to configure routers R1, R3, R4, R6, and R7 to distribute labels only for network A and only to the applicable adjacent router. This configuration ensures that R3 distributes its label for network A only to R1, R4 only to R3, R6 only to R4, and R7 only to R6 (see Figure 51).
router-2(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
router-5(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
router-8(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags
router-1(config)# access-list permit R1
router-1(config)# no tag-switching advertise-tags for 1
router-1(config)# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
router-3# access-list 1 permit A
router-3# access-list 2 permit R1
router-3# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
router-4# access-list 1 permit A
router-4# access-list 2 permit R3
router-4# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
router-6# access-list 1 permit A
router-6# access-list 2 permit R4
router-6# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
router-7# access-list 1 permit A
router-7# access-list 2 permit R6
router-7# tag-switching advertise-tags for 1 to 2
Displaying MPLS LDP Binding Information Example
The following example shows how to use the show tag-switching tdp bindings EXEC command to display the contents of the Label Information Base (LIB). The display can show the entire database or can be limited to a subset of entries, based on prefix, input or output label values or ranges, or the neighbor advertising the label.
Note
This command displays downstream mode bindings. For label VC bindings, see the show tag-switching atm-tdp bindings EXEC command.
Router# show tag-switching tdp bindings
tib entry: 10.92.0.0/16, rev 28
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 10.102.0.0/16, rev 29
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: 26
tib entry: 10.105.0.0/16, rev 30
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 10.205.0.0/16, rev 31
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 10.211.0.7/32, rev 32
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: 28
tib entry: 10.220.0.7/32, rev 33
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: 29
tib entry: 99.101.0.0/16, rev 35
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 100.101.0.0/16, rev 36
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 171.69.204.0/24, rev 37
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 172.27.32.0/22, rev 38
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 210.10.0.0/16, rev 39
local binding: tag: imp-null(1)
tib entry: 210.10.0.8/32, rev 40
remote binding: tsr: 172.27.32.29:0, tag: 27
Displaying MPLS Forwarding Table Information Example
The following example shows how to use the show tag-switching forwarding-table command to display the contents of the LFIB. The LFIB lists the labels, output interface information, prefix or tunnel associated with the entry, and number of bytes received with each incoming label. A request can show the entire LFIB or can be limited to a subset of entries. A request can also be restricted to selected entries in any of the following ways:
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Single entry associated with a given incoming label
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Entries associated with a given output interface
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Entries associated with a given next hop
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Single entry associated with a given destination
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Single entry associated with a given tunnel having the current node as an intermediate hop
Router# show tag-switching forwarding-table
Local Outgoing Prefix Bytes tag Outgoing Next Hop
tag tag or VC or Tunnel Id switched interface
26 Untagged 10.253.0.0/16 0 Et4/0/0 172.27.32.4
28 1/33 10.15.0.0/16 0 AT0/0.1 point2point
29 Pop tag 10.91.0.0/16 0 Hs5/0 point2point
1/36 10.91.0.0/16 0 AT0/0.1 point2point
30 32 10.250.0.97/32 0 Et4/0/2 10.92.0.7
32 10.250.0.97/32 0 Hs5/0 point2point
34 26 10.77.0.0/24 0 Et4/0/2 10.92.0.7
26 10.77.0.0/24 0 Hs5/0 point2point
35 Untagged [T] 10.100.100.101/32 0 Tu301 point2point
36 Pop tag 168.1.0.0/16 0 Hs5/0 point2point
1/37 168.1.0.0/16 0 AT0/0.1 point2point
[T] Forwarding through a TSP tunnel.
View additional tagging info with the 'detail' option
Displaying MPLS Interface Information Example
The following example shows how to use the show tag-switching interfaces command to show information about the requested interface or about all interfaces on which MPLS is enabled. The per-interface information includes the interface name and indications as to whether IP MPLS is enabled and operational.
Router# show tag-switching interfaces
Interface IP Tunnel Operational
ATM4/0.1 Yes Yes Yes (ATM tagging)
The following shows sample output from the show tag-switching interfaces command when you specify the detail keyword:
Router# show tag-switching interfaces detail
TSP Tunnel tagging enabled
TSP Tunnel tagging enabled
ATM tagging: Tag VPI = 1, Control VC = 0/32
TSP Tunnel tagging enabled
TSP Tunnel tagging not enabled
TSP Tunnel tagging not enabled
TSP Tunnel tagging not enabled
Displaying MPLS LDP Neighbor Information Example
The following example shows how to use the show tag-switching tdp neighbors EXEC command to display the status of LDP sessions. The neighbor information branch can have information about all LDP neighbors or can be limited to the neighbor with a specific IP address or LDP identifier, or to LDP neighbors known to be accessible over a specific interface.
Router# show tag-switching tdp neighbors
Peer TDP Ident: 10.220.0.7:1; Local TDP Ident 172.27.32.29:1
TCP connection: 10.220.0.7.711 - 172.27.32.29.11029
State: Oper; PIEs sent/rcvd: 17477/17487; Downstream on demand
Peer TDP Ident: 210.10.0.8:0; Local TDP Ident 172.27.32.29:0
TCP connection: 210.10.0.8.11004 - 172.27.32.29.711
State: Oper; PIEs sent/rcvd: 14656/14675; Downstream;
Addresses bound to peer TDP Ident:
99.101.0.8 172.27.32.28 10.105.0.8 10.92.0.8
Enabling LSP Tunnel Signalling Example
The following example shows how to configure support for LSP tunnel signalling along a path and on each interface crossed by one or more tunnels:
Router(config)# ip cef distributed
Router(config)# tag-switching tsp-tunnels
Router(config)# interface e0/1
Router(config-if)# tag-switching tsp-tunnels
Router(config-if)# interface e0/2
Router(config-if)# tag-switching tsp-tunnels
Configuring an LSP Tunnel Example
The following example shows how to set the encapsulation of the tunnel to MPLS and how to define hops in the path for the LSP.
Follow these steps to configure a two-hop tunnel, hop 0 being the headend router. For hops 1 and 2, you specify the IP addresses of the incoming interfaces for the tunnel. The tunnel interface number is arbitrary, but must be less than 65,535.
Router(config)# interface tunnel 2003
Router(config-if)# tunnel mode tag-switching
Router(config-if)# tunnel tsp-hop 1 10.10.0.12
Router(config-if)# tunnel tsp-hop 2 10.50.0.24 lasthop
To shorten the previous path, delete the hop by entering the following commands:
Router(config)# interface tunnel 2003
Router(config-if)# no tunnel tsp-hop 2
Router(config-if)# tunnel tsp-hop 1 10.10.0.12 lasthop
Displaying the LSP Tunnel Information Example
The following example shows how to use the show tag-switching tsp-tunnels command to display information about the configuration and status of selected tunnels:
Router# show tag-switching tsp-tunnels
TSP Tunnels Process: running
TUNNEL ID DESTINATION STATUS CONNECTION
10.106.0.6.2003 10.2.0.12 up up
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Examples
This section provides the following MPLS traffic engineering configuration examples:
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using IS-IS Example
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Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using OSPF Example
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Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel Example
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Configuring Enhanced SPF Routing over a Tunnel Example
Figure 53 illustrates a sample MPLS topology. This example specifies point-to-point outgoing interfaces. The next sections contain sample configuration commands you enter to implement MPLS traffic engineering and the basic tunnel configuration shown in Figure 53.
Figure 53 Sample MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel Configuration
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using IS-IS Example
This example lists the commands you enter to configure MPLS traffic engineering with IS-IS routing enabled (see Figure 53).
Note
You must enter the following commands on every router in the traffic-engineered portion of your network.
Router 1—MPLS Traffic Engineering Configuration
To configure MPLS traffic engineering, enter the following commands:
ip address 11.11.11.11 255.255.255.255
ip address 131.0.0.1 255.255.0.0
Router 1—IS-IS Configuration
To enable IS-IS routing, enter the following commands:
network 47.0000.0011.0011.00
mpls traffic-eng router-id loopback0
Configuring MPLS Traffic Engineering Using OSPF Example
This example lists the commands you enter to configure MPLS traffic engineering with OSPF routing enabled (see Figure 53).
Note
You must enter the following commands on every router in the traffic-engineered portion of your network.
Router 1—MPLS Traffic Engineering Configuration
To configure MPLS traffic engineering, enter the following commands:
ip address 11.11.11.11 255.255.255.255
ip address 131.0.0.1 255.255.0.0
Router 1—OSPF Configuration
To enable OSPF, enter the following commands:
network 131.0.0.0.0.0.255.255 area 0
mpls traffic-eng router-id Loopback0
Configuring an MPLS Traffic Engineering Tunnel Example
This example shows you how to configure a dynamic path tunnel and an explicit path in the tunnel. Before you configure MPLS traffic engineering tunnels, you must enter the appropriate global and interface commands on the specified router (in this case, Router 1).
Router 1—Dynamic Path Tunnel Configuration
In this section, a tunnel is configured to use a dynamic path:
tunnel destination 17.17.17.17
tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth 100
tunnel mpls traffic-eng priority 1 1
tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 1 dynamic
Router 1—Dynamic Path Tunnel Verification
This section includes the commands you use to verify that the tunnel is up:
show mpls traffic-eng tunnels
show ip interface tunnel1
Router 1—Explicit Path Configuration
In this section, an explicit path is configured:
ip explicit-path identifier 1
Router 1—Explicit Path Tunnel Configuration
In this section, a tunnel is configured to use an explicit path:
tunnel destination 17.17.17.17
tunnel mode mpls traffic-eng
tunnel mpls traffic-eng bandwidth 100
tunnel mpls traffic-eng priority 1 1
tunnel mpls traffic-eng path-option 1 explicit identifier 1
Router 1—Explicit Path Tunnel Verification
This section includes the commands you use to verify that the tunnel is up:
show mpls traffic-eng tunnels
show ip interface tunnel2
Configuring Enhanced SPF Routing over a Tunnel Example
This section includes the commands that cause the tunnel to be considered by the enhanced SPF calculation of the IGP, which installs routes over the tunnel for appropriate network prefixes.
Router 1—IGP Enhanced SPF Consideration Configuration
In this section, you specify that the IGP should use the tunnel (if the tunnel is up) in its enhanced SPF calculation:
tunnel mpls traffic-eng autoroute announce
Router 1—Route and Traffic Verification
This section includes the commands you use to verify that the tunnel is up and that the traffic is routed through the tunnel:
show traffic-eng tunnels tunnel1 brief
show ip route 17.17.17.17
show mpls traffic-eng autoroute
show interface tunnel1 accounting
show interface s1/0 accounting
Configuring MPLS VPNs Examples
This section provides the following configuration examples:
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Configuring MPLS VPNs Example
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Defining a Cable Subinterface Example
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Cable Interface Bundling Example
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Subinterface Definition on Bundle Master Example
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Cable Interface Bundle Master Configuration Example
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Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems
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Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems in a Confederation
Configuring MPLS VPNs Example
The following example provides a sample configuration file from a PE router:
ip cef distributed ! CEF switching is pre-requisite for label Switching
ip vrf vrf1 ! Define VPN Routing instance vrf1
route-target both 100:1 ! Configure import and export route-targets for vrf1
ip vrf vrf2 ! Define VPN Routing instance vrf2
route-target both 100:2 ! Configure import and export route-targets for vrf2
route-target import 100:1 ! Configure an additional import route-target for vrf2
import map vrf2_import ! Configure import route-map for vrf2
ip address 10.13.0.13 255.255.255.255
interface atm9/0/0 ! Backbone link to another Provider router
interface atm9/0/0.1 tag-switching
ip unnumbered loopback0
no ip directed-broadcast
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
interface atm5/0
no ip address
no ip directed-broadcast
atm clock INTERNAL
no atm ilmi-keepalive
interface Ethernet1/0
ip address 3.3.3.5 255.255.0.0
no ip directed-broadcast
interface Ethernet5/0/1 ! Set up Ethernet interface as VRF link to a CE router
ip address 10.20.0.13 255.255.255.0
frame-relay intf-type dce
frame-relay lmi-type ansi
interface hssi 10/1/0.16 point-to-point
ip address 10.20.1.13 255.255.255.0
frame-relay interface-dlci 16 ! Set up Frame Relay PVC subinterface as link to another
router bgp 1 ! Configure BGP sessions
no bgp default ipv4-activate ! Deactivate default IPv4 advertisements
neighbor 10.15.0.15 remote-as 1 ! Define IBGP session with another PE
neighbor 10.15.0.15 update-source lo0
address-family vpnv4 unicast ! Activate PE exchange of VPNv4 NLRI
neighbor 10.15.0.15 activate
address-family ipv4 unicast vrf vrf1 ! Define BGP PE-CE session for vrf1
redistribute static
redistribute connected
neighbor 10.20.0.60 remote-as 65535
neighbor 10.20.0.60 activate
address-family ipv4 unicast vrf vrf2 ! Define BGP PE-CE session for vrf2
redistribute static
redistribute connected
neighbor 10.20.1.11 remote-as 65535
neighbor 10.20.1.11 update-source h10/1/0.16
neighbor 10.20.1.11 activate
! Define a VRF static route
ip route vrf vrf1 12.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 e5/0/1 10.20.0.60
route-map vrf2_import permit 10 ! Define import route-map for vrf2.
Defining a Cable Subinterface Example
The following example shows how to define a subinterface on cable3/0:
! MAC level configuration only
description Management Subinterface
ip address 10.255.1.1 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.151.129.2
ip address 10.279.4.2 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.151.129.2
ip address 10.254.5.2 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.151.129.2
Cable Interface Bundling Example
The following example shows how to bundle a group of physical interfaces:
interface c3/0 and interface c4/0 are bundled.
ip address 209.165.200.225 255.255.255.0
ip address 209.165.201.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
cable helper-address 10.5.1.5
! MAC level configuration
! MAC layer configuration only
Subinterface Definition on Bundle Master Example
The following example shows how to define subinterfaces on a bundle master and define Layer 3 configurations for each subinterface:
interface c3/0 and interface c4/0 are bundled.
! MAC level configuration only
! MAC layer configuration
ip address 10.22.64.0 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2
ip address 10.12.39.0 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2
ip address 10.96.3.0 255.255.255.0
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2
Cable Interface Bundle Master Configuration Example
The following examples show how to configure cable interface bundles:
Displaying the contents of the bundle
Router(config-if)# cable bundle ?
Router(config-if)# cable bundle 25 ?
Router(config-if)# cable bundle 25 master ?
Router(config-if)# cable bundle 25 master
07:28:17: %UBR7200-5-UPDOWN: Interface Cable3/0 Port U0, changed state to down
07:28:18: %UBR7200-5-UPDOWN: Interface Cable3/0 Port U0, changed state to up
PE Router Configuration Example
! Identifies the version of Cisco IOS software installed.
! Defines the hostname of the Cisco uBR7246
! Describes where the system is getting the software image it is running. In
! this configuration example, the system is loading a Cisco uBR7246 image named
! AdamSpecial from slot 0.
boot system flash slot0:ubr7200-p-mz.AdamSpecial
! Creates the enable secret password.
! Sets QoS per modem for the cable plant.
no cable qos permission create
no cable qos permission update
cable qos permission modems
! Allows the system to use a full range of IP addresses, including subnet zero, for
! interface addresses and routing updates.
! Enables Cisco Express Forwarding.
! Configures a Cisco IOS Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server to insert the
! DHCP relay agent information option in forwarded BOOTREQUEST messages.
ip dhcp relay information option
! Enters the virtual routing forwarding (VRF) configuration mode and maps a VRF table to
! the virtual private network (VPN) called MGMT-VPN. The VRF table contains the set of
! routes that points to or gives routes to the CNR device, which provisions the cable
! modem devices. Each VRF table defines a path through the MPLS cloud.
! Creates the route distinguisher and creates the routing and forwarding table of the
! Creates a list of import and/or export route target communities for the VPN.
route-target export 100:2
route-target export 100:3
! Maps a VRF table to the VPN called ISP1-VPN.
! Creates the route distinguisher and creates the routing and forwarding table of the
! Creates a list of import and/or export route target communities for the VPN.
route-target import 100:1
! Maps a VRF table to the VPN called ISP2-VPN.
! Creates the route distinguisher and creates the routing and forwarding table of the
! Creates a list of import and/or export route target communities for the VPN.
route-target import 100:1
! Maps a VRF table to the VPN called MSO-isp. Note: MSO-isp could be considered ISP-3; in
! this case, the MSO is competing with other ISPs for other ISP services.
! Creates the route distinguisher and creates the routing and forwarding table of the
! Creates a list of import and/or export route target communities for the VPN.
route-target import 100:1
! Builds a loopback interface to be used with MPLS and BGP; creating a loopback interface
! eliminates unnecessary updates (caused by physical interfaces going up and down) from
ip address 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0
! Assigns an IP address to this Fast Ethernet interface. MPLS tag-switching must be
! enabled on this interface.
interface FastEthernet0/0
description Connection to MSO core.
ip address 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0
! Enters cable interface configuration mode and configures the physical aspects of the
! 3/0 cable interface. Please note that no IP addresses are assigned to this interface;
! they will be assigned instead to the logical subinterfaces. All other commands for
! this cable interface should be configured to meet the specific needs of your cable RF
! plant and cable network.
cable downstream modulation 64qam
cable downstream interleave-depth 32
cable downstream frequency 855000000
cable upstream 0 frequency 30000000
cable upstream 0 power-level 0
no cable upstream 0 shutdown
cable upstream 1 shutdown
cable upstream 2 shutdown
cable upstream 3 shutdown
cable upstream 4 shutdown
cable upstream 5 shutdown
! Configures the physical aspects of the 3/0.1 cable subinterface. If cable modems have
! not been assigned IP addresses, they will automatically come on-line using the settings
description Cable Administration Network
! Associates this interface with the VRF and MPLS VPNs that connect to the MSO cable
! network registrar (CNR). The CNR provides cable modems with IP addresses and other
! initialization parameters.
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to cable modems not yet
associated with an ISP.
ip address 10.0.0.0 255.255.255.0
! Disables the translation of directed broadcasts to physical broadcasts.
! Defines the DHCP server for cable modems whether they are associated with an ISP or
! with the MSO acting as ISP.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 cable-modem
! Defines the DHCP server for PCs that are not yet associated with an ISP.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 host
! Disables cable proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and IP multicast echo on this
no cable ip-multicast-echo
! Configures the physical aspects of the 3/0.2 cable subinterface.
description MSO as ISP Network
! Assigns this subinterface to the MPLS VPN used by the MSO to supply service to
! customers—in this case, MSO-isp.
ip vrf forwarding MSO-isp
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to cable modems associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.1.0.0 255.255.255.0 secondary
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to host devices associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.1.0.0 255.255.255.0
! Disables the translation of directed broadcasts to physical broadcasts.
! Defines the DHCP server for cable modems whether they are associated with an ISP or
! with the MSO acting as ISP.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 cable-modem
! Defines the DHCP server for PC host devices.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 host
! Disables cable proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and IP multicast echo on this
no cable ip-multicast-echo
! Configures the physical aspects of the 3/0.3 cable subinterface
description ISP1's Network
! Makes this subinterface a member of the MPLS VPN.
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to cable modems associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to host devices associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
! Disables the translation of directed broadcasts to physical broadcasts.
! Disables cable proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and IP multicast echo on this
no cable ip-multicast-echo
! Defines the DHCP server for cable modems whether they are associated with an ISP or
! with the MSO acting as ISP.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 cable-modem
! Defines the DHCP server for PC host devices.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 host
! Configures the physical aspects of the 3/0.4 cable subinterface
description ISP2's Network
! Makes this subinterface a member of the MPLS VPN.
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to cable modems associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.1.2.1 255.255.255.0 secondary
! Defines a range of IP addresses and masks to be assigned to host devices associated
! with the MSO as ISP network.
ip address 10.0.1.1 255.255.255.0
! Disables the translation of directed broadcasts to physical broadcasts.
! Disables cable proxy Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) and IP multicast echo on this
no cable ip-multicast-echo
!! Defines the DHCP server for cable modems whether they are associated with an ISP or
! with the MSO acting as ISP.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 cable-modem
! Defines the DHCP server for PC host devices.
cable helper-address 10.4.1.2 host
P Router Configuration Example
Building configuration...
service timestamps debug uptime
service timestamps log uptime
no service password-encryption
ip host brios 223.255.254.253
ip address 10.2.1.3 255.255.255.0
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 1.7.108.2 255.255.255.0
ip address 10.0.1.2 255.255.255.0
ip address 10.0.1.17 255.255.255.0
ip address 10.0.2.2 255.255.255.0
ip address 10.0.3.2 255.255.255.0
ip address 10.0.4.2 255.255.255.0
network 10.0.1.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
network 10.0.2.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
network 10.0.3.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
network 10.0.4.0 255.255.255.0 area 0
network 20.2.1.3 255.255.255.0 area 0
tftp-server slot0:master/120/c7200-p-mz.120-1.4
no scheduler max-task-time
Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems
The network topology in Figure 54 shows two autonomous systems, which are configured as follows:
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Autonomous system 1 (AS1) includes PE1, P1, EBGP1. The IGP is OSPF.
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Autonomous system 2 (AS2) includes PE2, P2, EBGP2. The IGP is ISIS.
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CE1 and CE2 belongs to the same VPN, which is called VPN1.
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The P routers are route reflectors.
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EBGP1 is configured with the redistribute connected subnets router configuration command.
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EBGP2 is configured with the neighbor next-hop-self router configuration command.
Figure 54 Configuring Two Autonomous Systems
Autonomous System 1, CE1 Configuration
ip address 1.0.0.6 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial1/3.1 point-to-point
ip address 1.6.2.1 255.255.255.252
frame-relay interface-dlci 22
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
Autonomous System 1, PE1 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0/0.3 point-to-point
ip address 1.6.2.2 255.255.255.252
frame-relay interface-dlci 22
ip address 100.2.2.5 255.255.255.0
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
redistribute bgp 1 metric 100 subnets
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
Autonomous System 1, P1 Configuration
ip address 100.0.0.2 255.255.255.255
ip address 100.2.1.1 255.255.255.0
interface FastEthernet2/0
ip address 100.2.2.1 255.255.255.0
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor 100.0.0.4 peer-group R
neighbor 100.0.0.5 peer-group R
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.4 peer-group R
neighbor 100.0.0.5 peer-group R
Autonomous System 1, EBGP1 Configuration
ip address 100.0.0.4 255.255.255.255
ip address 100.2.1.40 255.255.255.0
no atm scrambling cell-payload
interface ATM1/0.1 point-to-point
ip address 12.0.0.1 255.255.255.252
redistribute connected subnets
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
no bgp default route-target filter
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor 12.0.0.2 remote-as 2
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 12.0.0.2 activate
neighbor 12.0.0.2 send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
Autonomous System 2, EBGP2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.3 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.3 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0/0.2 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 23
no atm scrambling cell-payload
interface ATM1/0.1 point-to-point
ip address 12.0.0.2 255.255.255.252
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0003.00
no bgp default route-target filter
neighbor 12.0.0.1 remote-as 1
neighbor 200.0.0.8 remote-as 2
neighbor 200.0.0.8 update-source Loopback0
neighbor 200.0.0.8 next-hop-self
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor 12.0.0.1 activate
neighbor 12.0.0.1 send-community extended
neighbor 200.0.0.8 activate
neighbor 200.0.0.8 next-hop-self
neighbor 200.0.0.8 send-community extended
Autonomous System 2, P2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.8 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.8 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 200.9.1.2 255.255.255.0
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial5/0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 23
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0008.00
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor 200.0.0.3 peer-group R
neighbor 200.0.0.9 peer-group R
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 200.0.0.3 peer-group R
neighbor 200.0.0.9 peer-group R
Autonomous System 2, PE2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.9 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.9 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial0/0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 24
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 200.9.1.1 255.255.255.0
redistribute bgp 2 subnets
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0009.00
neighbor 200.0.0.8 remote-as 2
neighbor 200.0.0.8 update-source Loopback0
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor 200.0.0.8 activate
neighbor 200.0.0.8 send-community extended
Autonomous System 2, CE2 Configuration
ip address 1.0.0.11 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 24
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
Configuring EBGP Routing to Exchange VPN Routes Between Autonomous Systems in a Confederation
The network topology in Figure 55 shows a single ISP that is partitioning the backbone with confederations. The AS number of the provider is 100. The two autonomous systems run their own IGPs and are configured as follows:
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Autonomous system 1 (AS1) includes PE1, P1, EBGP1. The IGP is OSPF.
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Autonomous system 2 (AS2) includes PE2, P2, EBGP2. The IGP is ISIS.
•
CE1 and CE2 belongs to the same VPN, which is called VPN1.
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The P routers are route reflectors.
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EBGP1 is configured with the redistribute connected subnets router configuration command.
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EBGP2 is configured with the neighbor next-hop-self router configuration command.
Figure 55 Configuring Two Autonomous Systems in a Confederation
Autonomous System 1, CE1 Configuration
ip address 1.0.0.6 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial1/3.1 point-to-point
ip address 1.6.2.1 255.255.255.252
frame-relay interface-dlci 22
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
Autonomous System 1, PE1 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0/0.3 point-to-point
ip address 1.6.2.2 255.255.255.252
frame-relay interface-dlci 22
ip address 100.2.2.5 255.255.255.0
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
redistribute bgp 1 metric 100 subnets
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
bgp confederation identifier 100
bgp confederation identifier 100
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
Autonomous System 1, P1 Configuration
ip address 100.0.0.2 255.255.255.255
ip address 100.2.1.1 255.255.255.0
interface FastEthernet2/0
ip address 100.2.2.1 255.255.255.0
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
bgp confederation identifier 100
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor 100.0.0.4 peer-group R
neighbor 100.0.0.5 peer-group R
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.4 peer-group R
neighbor 100.0.0.5 peer-group R
Autonomous System 1, EBGP1 Configuration
ip address 100.0.0.4 255.255.255.255
ip address 100.2.1.40 255.255.255.0
no atm scrambling cell-payload
interface ATM1/0.1 point-to-point
ip address 12.0.0.1 255.255.255.252
redistribute connected subnets
network 100.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
no bgp default route-target filter
bgp confederation identifier 100
bgp confederation peers 1
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor 12.0.0.2 remote-as 2
neighbor 12.0.0.2 next-hop-self
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 12.0.0.2 activate
neighbor 12.0.0.2 next-hop-self
neighbor 12.0.0.2 send-community extended
neighbor 100.0.0.2 peer-group R
Autonomous System 2, EBGP2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.3 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.3 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0/0.2 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 23
no atm scrambling cell-payload
interface ATM1/0.1 point-to-point
ip address 12.0.0.2 255.255.255.252
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0003.00
no bgp default route-target filter
bgp confederation identifier 100
bgp confederation peers 1
neighbor 12.0.0.1 remote-as 1
neighbor 12.0.0.1 next-hop-self
neighbor 200.0.0.8 remote-as 2
neighbor 200.0.0.8 update-source Loopback0
neighbor 200.0.0.8 next-hop-self
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor 12.0.0.1 activate
neighbor 12.0.0.1 next-hop-self
neighbor 12.0.0.1 send-community extended
neighbor 200.0.0.8 activate
neighbor 200.0.0.8 next-hop-self
neighbor 200.0.0.8 send-community extended
Autonomous System 2, P2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.8 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.8 255.255.255.255
interface FastEthernet0/0
ip address 200.9.1.2 255.255.255.0
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial5/0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 23
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0008.00
bgp confederation identifier 100
neighbor R update-source Loopback0
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor 200.0.0.3 peer-group R
neighbor 200.0.0.9 peer-group R
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor R route-reflector-client
neighbor R send-community extended
neighbor 200.0.0.3 peer-group R
neighbor 200.0.0.9 peer-group R
Autonomous System 2, PE2 Configuration
route-target export 1:100
route-target import 1:100
ip address 200.0.0.9 255.255.255.255
ip address 1.0.0.9 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
frame-relay intf-type dce
interface Serial0/0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 24
interface FastEthernet0/1
ip address 200.9.1.1 255.255.255.0
redistribute bgp 2 subnets
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
net 49.0002.0000.0000.0009.00
bgp confederation identifier 100
neighbor 200.0.0.8 remote-as 2
neighbor 200.0.0.8 update-source Loopback0
address-family ipv4 vrf V1
neighbor 200.0.0.8 activate
neighbor 200.0.0.8 send-community extended
Autonomous System 2, CE2 Configuration
ip address 1.0.0.11 255.255.255.255
encapsulation frame-relay
interface Serial0.1 point-to-point
frame-relay interface-dlci 24
network 1.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 0
Implementing MPLS QoS Example
Figure 56 illustrates a sample MPLS topology that implements the MPLS QoS feature. The following sections contain the configuration commands entered on Routers R1 to R6 and on Switches 1 and 2 included in this figure.
Figure 56 Sample MPLS Topology Implementing QoS
Configuring CEF Example
The following configuration commands enable CEF. CEF switching is a prerequisite for the MPLS feature and must be running on all routers in the network:
Running IP on Router 2 Example
The following commands enable IP routing on Router 2. All routers must have IP enabled:
Note
Router 2 is not part of the MPLS network.
ip address 10.10.10.10 255.255.255.255
network 10.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Running IP on Router 1 Example
The following commands enable IP routing on Router 1:
Note
Router 1 is not part of the MPLS network.
ip address 15.15.15.15 255.255.255.255
network 15.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Running MPLS on Router 4 Example
Router 4 is a label edge router. CEF and the MPLS feature must be enabled on this router. CAR is also configured on Router 4 on interface POS3/0/0 (see the following section on configuring CAR).
tag-switching advertise-tags
ip address 11.11.11.11 255.255.255.255
ip address 90.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Configuring CAR Example
Lines 3 and 4 of the following sample configuration contain the CAR rate policies. Line 3 sets the committed information rate (CIR) at 155,000,000 bits and the normal burst/maximum burst size at 200,000/800,000 bytes. The conform action (action to take on packets) sets the IP precedence and sends the packets that conform to the rate limit. The exceed action sets the IP precedence and sends the packets when the packets exceed the rate limit.
rate-limit input 155000000 2000000 8000000 conform-action set-prec-transmit 5
exceed-action set-prec-transmit 1
ip route-cache distributed
network 11.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 90.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Running MPLS on Router 3 Example
Router 3 is running MPLS. CEF and the MPLS feature must be enabled on this router. Router 3 contains interfaces that are configured for WRED, multi-VC, per-VC WRED, WFQ, and CAR. The following sections contain these sample configurations:
ip address 12.12.12.12 255.255.255.255
ip address 90.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
Configuring Point-to-Point WRED Example
The following commands configure WRED on an ATM interface. In this example, the commands refer to a PA-A1 port adapter.
ip route-cache distributed
Configuring an Interface for Multi-VC Mode Example
The following commands configure interface ATM1/1/0 for multi-VC mode. In this example, the commands refer to a PA-A1 port adapter.
interface ATM1/1/0.1 tag-switching
tag-switching atm multi-vc
Configuring WRED and Multi-VC Mode on a PA-A3 Port-Adapter Interface Example
The commands to configure a PA-A3 port adapter differ slightly from the commands to configure a PA-A1 port adapter as shown previously.
On an PA-A3 port-adapter interface, distributed WRED (DWRED) is supported only per-VC, not per-interface.
To configure a PA-A3 port adapter, enter the following commands:
ip route-cache distributed
interface ATM 1/1/0.1 tag-switching
tag-switching random detect attach groupname
Configuring Per-VC WRED Example
The following commands configure per-VC WRED on a PA-A3 port adapter only:
Note
The PA-A1 port adapter does not support the per-VC WRED drop mechanism.
ip route-cache distributed
interface ATM2/0/0.1 point-to-point
Configuring WRED and WFQ Example
Lines 5 and 6 of the following sample configuration contain the commands for configuring WRED and WFQ on interface Hssi2/1/0:
ip address 91.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
ip route-cache distributed
Configuring CAR Example
Lines 3 and 4 of the following sample configuration contain the CAR rate policies. Line 3 sets the CIR at 155,000,000 bits and the normal burst/maximum burst size at 200,000/800,000 bytes. The conform action (action to take on packets) sets the IP precedence and sends the packets that conform to the rate limit. The exceed action sets the IP precedence and sends the packets when the packets exceed the rate limit.
rate-limit input 155000000 2000000 8000000 conform-action set-prec-transmit 2
exceed-action set-prec-transmit 2
ip route-cache distributed
network 12.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 90.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 91.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
ip route 93.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 Hssi2/1/0 91.0.0.2
Running MPLS on Router 5 Example
Router 5 is running the MPLS feature. CEF and MPLS must be enabled on this router. Router 5 has also been configured to create an ATM subinterface in multi-VC mode and to create a PVC on a point-to-point subinterface. The sections that follow contain these sample configurations.
ip address 13.13.13.13 255.255.255.255
ip address 92.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
Configuring an ATM Interface Example
The following commands create an ATM interface:
ip route-cache distributed
Configuring an ATM MPLS Subinterface in Multi-VC Mode Example
The following commands create an MPLS subinterface in multi-VC mode:
interface ATM1/0/0.1 tag-switching
tag-switching atm multi-vc
Configuring a PVC on Point-to-Point Subinterface Example
The following commands create a PVC on a point-to-point subinterface (interface ATM1/0/0.2).
interface ATM1/0/0.2 point-to-point
ip address 91.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
network 13.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 91.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 92.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Running MPLS on Router 6 Example
Router 6 is running the MPLS feature. CEF and MPLS must be enabled on this router. The following commands configure MPLS on an ethernet interface:
ip address 14.14.14.14 255.255.255.255
ip address 93.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
ip address 92.0.0.2 255.0.0.0
ip address 94.0.0.1 255.0.0.0
network 14.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 92.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 93.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
network 94.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Configuring ATM Switch 2 Example
Switch 2 is configured for MPLS and creates an ATM Forum PVC. The following commands configure MPLS on ATM switch2:
ip address 16.16.16.16 255.255.255.255
atm pvc 10 100 interface ATM0/0/0 10 100
network 16.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Configuring ATM Switch 1 Example
Switch 1 is configured to create an ATM Forum PVC. The following commands configure MPLS on ATM switch1:
ip address 17.17.17.17 255.255.255.255
Configuring Label VCs and an ATM Forum PVC Example
Line 3 of the following sample configuration contains the configuration command for an ATM Forum PVC:
atm pvc 10 100 interface ATM0/0/0 10 100
network 17.0.0.0 0.255.255.255 area 100
Configuring an MPLS LSC Examples
The following sections present the following MPLS LSC configuration examples:
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Configuring ATM-LSRs Example
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Configuring Multi-VCs Example
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Configuring ATM-LSRs with a Cisco 6400 NRP Operating as LSC Example
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Configuring ATM LSRs Through ATM Network Using Cisco 7200 LSCs Implementing Virtual Trunking Example
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Configuring ATM LSRs Through ATM Network Using Cisco 6400 NRP LSCs Implementing Virtual Trunking Example
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Configuring LSC Hot Redundancy Example
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Configuring LSC Warm Standby Redundancy Example
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Configuring an Interface Using Two VSI Partitions Example
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Using an Access List to Control the Creation of Headend VCs
Configuring ATM-LSRs Example
The network topology shown in Figure 57 incorporates two ATM-LSRs in an MPLS network. This topology includes two LSCs (Cisco 7200 routers), two BPX service nodes, and two edge LSRs (Cisco 7500 routers).
For the IGX, use the following commands:
extended-port atm1/0 descriptor 0.x.x.0
tag-control-protocol vsi slaves 32 id x
Figure 57 ATM-LSR Network Configuration Example
Based on Figure 57, the following configuration examples are provided:
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LSC1 Configuration
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BPX1 and BPX2 Configuration
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LSC2 Configuration
•
Edge LSR1 Configuration
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Edge LSR2 Configuration
LSC1 Configuration
ip address 192.103.210.5 255.255.255.255
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 1.3
tag-switching atm vpi 2-15
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 2.2
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
BPX1 and BPX2 Configuration
cnfrsrc 1.1 256 252207 y 1 e 512 6144 2 15 26000 100000
cnfrsrc 1.3 256 252207 y 1 e 512 6144 2 15 26000 100000
cnfrsrc 2.2 256 252207 y 1 e 512 4096 2 5 26000 100000
Note
For the shelf controller, you must configure a VSI partition for the slave control port interface (addshelf 1.1, cnfrsrc 1.1...). However, do not configure an XTagATM port for the VSI partition (for example, XTagATM11).
LSC2 Configuration
ip address 142.2.143.22 255.255.255.255
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 1.3
tag-switching atm vpi 2-15
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 2.2
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Edge LSR1 Configuration
ip address 142.6.132.2 255.255.255.255
interface ATM2/0/0.5 tag-switching
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Edge LSR2 Configuration
ip address 142.6.142.2 255.255.255.255
interface ATM2/0.9 tag-switching
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
Configuring Multi-VCs Example
When you configure multi-VC support, four label VCs for each destination are created by default, as follows:
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Standard (for class 0 and class 4 traffic)
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Available (for class 1 and class 5 traffic)
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Premium (for class 2 and class 6 traffic)
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Control (for class 3 and class 7 traffic)
This section provides examples for the following configurations, based on the sample network configuration shown earlier in Figure 57:
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LSC1 Configuration
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BPX1 and BPX2 Configuration
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LSC2 Configuration
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Edge LSR1 Configuration
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Edge LSR2 Configuration
Note
The IGX series ATM switches do not support QoS.
LSC1 Configuration
ip address 192.103.210.5 255.255.255.255
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 1.3
tag-switching atm vpi 2-15
tag-switching atm cos available 25
tag-switching atm cos standard 25
tag-switching atm cos premium 25
tag-switching atm cos control 25
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 2.2
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
tag-switching atm cos available 20
tag-switching atm cos standard 30
tag-switching atm cos premium 25
tag-switching atm cos control 25
BPX1 and BPX2 Configuration
cnfrsrc 1.1 256 252207 y 1 e 512 6144 2 15 26000 100000
cnfrsrc 1.3 256 252207 y 1 e 512 6144 2 15 26000 100000
cnfrsrc 2.2 256 252207 y 1 e 512 4096 2 5 26000 100000
LSC2 Configuration
ip address 142.2.143.22 255.255.255.255
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 1.3
tag-switching atm vpi 2-15
tag-switching atm cos available 25
tag-switching atm cos standard 25
tag-switching atm cos premium 25
tag-switching atm cos control 25
extended-port ATM3/0 bpx 2.2
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
tag-switching atm cos available 20
tag-switching atm cos standard 30
tag-switching atm cos premium 25
tag-switching atm cos control 25
Edge LSR1 Configuration
ip address 142.6.132.2 255.255.255.255
interface ATM2/0/0.5 tag-switching
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
tag-switching atm multi-vc
Edge LSR2 Configuration
ip address 142.2.142.2 255.255.255.255
interface ATM2/0.9 tag-switching
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5
tag-switching atm multi-vc
QoS Support
If LSC1 supports QoS, but LSC2 does not, LSC1 makes VC requests for the following default classes:
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Control=QoS3
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Standard=QoS1
LSC2 ignores the call field in the request and allocates two UBR label VCs.
If LSR1 supports QoS, but LSR2 does not, LSR2 receives the request to create multiple label VCs, but by default, creates class 0 only (UBR).
Configuring ATM-LSRs with a Cisco 6400 NRP Operating as LSC Example
When you use the NRP as an MPLS LSC in the Cisco 6400 UAC, you must configure the NSP to provide connectivity between the NRP and the Cisco BPX switch. When configured in this way (as shown in Figure 58), the NRP is connected to the NSP by means of the internal interface ATM3/0/0, while external connectivity from the Cisco 6400 UAC to the Cisco BPX switch is provided by means of the external interface ATM1/0/0 from the NSP.
Figure 58 Cisco 6400 UAC NRP Operating As an LSC
Based on Figure 58, the following configuration examples are provided:
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6400 UAC NSP Configuration
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6400 UAC NRP LSC1 Configuration
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BPX1 and BPX2 Configuration
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6400 UAC NRP LSC2 Configuration
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Edge LSR1 Configuration
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Edge LSR2 Configuration
6400 UAC NSP Configuration
atm pvp 0 interface ATM1/0/0 0
atm pvp 2 interface ATM1/0/0 2
atm pvp 3 interface ATM1/0/0 3
atm pvp 4 interface ATM1/0/0 4
atm pvp 5 interface ATM1/0/0 5
atm pvp 6 interface ATM1/0/0 6
atm pvp 7 interface ATM1/0/0 7
atm pvp 8 interface ATM1/0/0 8
atm pvp 9 interface ATM1/0/0 9
atm pvp 10 interface ATM1/0/0 10
atm pvp 11 interface ATM1/0/0 11
atm pvp 12 interface ATM1/0/0 12
atm pvp 13 interface ATM1/0/0 13
atm pvp 14 interface ATM1/0/0 14
atm pvp 15 interface ATM1/0/0 15
Note
Instead of configuring multiple PVCs, you can also configure PVP 0 by deleting all well-known VCs. For example, you can use the atm manual-well-known-vc delete interface command on both interfaces and then configure PVP 0, as follows:
atm pvp 0 interface ATM1/0/0 0
6400 UAC NRP LSC1 Configuration
ip address 142.2.143.22 255.255.255.255
extended-port ATM0/0/0 bpx 1.3
tag-switching atm vpi 2-15
extended-port ATM0/0/0 bpx 2.2
tag-switching atm vpi 2-5