Information About Media-Independent PPP and Multilink PPP
To configure the Media-Independent PPP and Multilink PPP, you should understand the following concepts:
Point-to-Point Protocol
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), described in RFC 1661, encapsulates network layer protocol information over point-to-point links. You can configure PPP on the following types of physical interfaces:
- Asynchronous serial
- High-Speed Serial Interface (HSSI)
- ISDN
- Synchronous serial
The implementation of PPP supports authentication using Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP), Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (MS-CHAP), or Password Authentication Protocol (PAP), and the option 4, and option 5, and Magic Number configuration options.
Magic Number support is available on all serial interfaces. PPP always attempts to negotiate for Magic Numbers, which are used to detect looped-back lines. Depending on how the down-when-looped command is configured, the router might shut down a link if it detects a loop.
CHAP or PPP Authentication
PPP with CHAP or PAP authentication is often used to inform the central site about which remote routers are connected to it.
With this authentication information, if the router or access server receives another packet for a destination to which it is already connected, it does not place an additional call. However, if the router or access server is using rotaries, it sends the packet out the correct port.
CHAP and PAP were originally specified in RFC 1334, and CHAP was updated in RFC 1994. These protocols are supported on synchronous and asynchronous serial interfaces. When using CHAP or PAP authentication, each router or access server identifies itself by a name. This identification process prevents a router from placing another call to a router to which it is already connected, and also prevents unauthorized access.
Access control using CHAP or PAP is available on all serial interfaces that use PPP encapsulation. The authentication feature reduces the risk of security violations on your router or access server. You can configure either CHAP or PAP for the interface.
Note To use CHAP or PAP, you must be running PPP encapsulation.
When CHAP is enabled on an interface and a remote device attempts to connect to it, the local router or access server sends a CHAP packet to the remote device. The CHAP packet requests or “challenges” the remote device to respond. The challenge packet consists of an ID, a random number, and the hostname of the local router.
The required response has two parts:
- An encrypted version of the ID, a secret password, and the random number
- Either the hostname of the remote device or the name of the user on the remote device
When the local router or access server receives the response, it verifies the secret password by performing the same encryption operation as indicated in the response and looking up the required hostname or username. The secret passwords must be identical on the remote device and the local router.
Because this response is sent, the password is never sent in clear text, preventing other devices from stealing it and gaining illegal access to the system. Without the proper response, the remote device cannot connect to the local router.
CHAP transactions occur only when a link is established. The local router or access server does not request a password during the rest of the call. (The local device can, however, respond to such requests from other devices during a call.)
When PAP is enabled, the remote router attempting to connect to the local router or access server is required to send an authentication request. The username and password specified in the authentication request are accepted, and the Cisco IOS software sends an authentication acknowledgment.
After you have enabled CHAP or PAP, the local router or access server requires authentication from remote devices. If the remote device does not support the enabled protocol, no traffic will be passed to that device.
To use CHAP or PAP:
- Enable PPP encapsulation.
- Enable CHAP or PAP on the interface.
For CHAP, configure hostname authentication and the secret password for each remote system with which authentication is required.
Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression
Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression (MPPC) is a scheme used to compress PPP packets between Cisco and Microsoft client devices. The MPPC algorithm is designed to optimize bandwidth utilization in order to support multiple simultaneous connections. The MPPC algorithm uses a Lempel-Ziv (LZ)-based algorithm with a continuous history buffer called a dictionary.
The Compression Control Protocol (CCP) configuration option for MPPC is 18.
Exactly one MPPC datagram is encapsulated in the PPP information field. The PPP protocol field indicates the hexadecimal type of 00FD for all compressed datagrams. The maximum length of the MPPC datagram sent over PPP is the same as the MTU of the PPP interface; however, this length cannot be greater than 8192 bytes because the history buffer is limited to 8192 bytes. If compressing the data results in data expansion, the original data is sent as an uncompressed MPPC packet.
The history buffers between compressor and decompressor are synchronized by maintaining a 12-bit coherency count. If the decompressor detects that the coherency count is out of sequence, the following error recovery process is performed:
1. The Reset Request (RR) packet is sent from the decompressor.
2. The compressor then flushes the history buffer and sets the flushed bit in the next packet it sends.
3. Upon receiving the flushed bit set packet, the decompressor flushes the history buffer.
Synchronization is achieved without CCP using the Reset Acknowledge (RA) packet, which can consume additional time.
Compression negotiation between a router and a Windows 95 client occurs through the following process:
1. Windows 95 sends a request for both STAC (option 17) and MPPC (option 18) compression.
2. The router sends a negative acknowledgment (NAK) requesting only MPPC.
3. Windows 95 resends the request for MPPC.
The router sends an acknowledgment (ACK) confirming MPPC compression negotiation.
IP Address Pooling
A point-to-point interface must be able to provide a remote node with its IP address through the IP Control Protocol (IPCP) address negotiation process. The IP address can be obtained from a variety of sources. The address can be configured through the command line, entered with an EXEC-level command, provided by TACACS+ or the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), or from a locally administered pool.
IP address pooling uses a pool of IP addresses from which an incoming interface can provide an IP address to a remote node through IPCP address negotiation process. IP address pooling also enhances configuration flexibility by allowing multiple types of pooling to be active simultaneously.
The IP address pooling feature allows configuration of a global default address pooling mechanism, per-interface configuration of the address pooling mechanism, and per-interface configuration of a specific address or pool name.
Peer Address Allocation
A peer IP address can be allocated to an interface through several methods:
- Dialer map lookup—This method is used only if the peer requests an IP address, no other peer IP address has been assigned, and the interface is a member of a dialer group.
- PPP or Serial Line Internet Protocol (SLIP) EXEC command—An asynchronous dialup user can enter a peer IP address or hostname when PPP or SLIP is invoked from the command line. The address is used for the current session and then discarded.
- IPCP negotiation—If the peer presents a peer IP address during IPCP address negotiation and no other peer address is assigned, the presented address is acknowledged and used in the current session.
- Default IP address.
- TACACS+ assigned IP address—During the authorization phase of IPCP address negotiation, TACACS+ can return an IP address that the user being authenticated on a dialup interface can use. This address overrides any default IP address and prevents pooling from taking place.
- DHCP retrieved IP address—If configured, the routers acts as a proxy client for the dialup user and retrieves an IP address from a DHCP server. That address is returned to the DHCP server when the timer expires or when the interface goes down.
- Local address pool—The local address pool contains a set of contiguous IP addresses (a maximum of 1024 addresses) stored in two queues. The free queue contains addresses available to be assigned and the used queue contains addresses that are in use. Addresses are stored to the free queue in first-in, first-out (FIFO) order to minimize the chance the address will be reused, and to allow a peer to reconnect using the same address that it used in the last connection. If the address is available, it is assigned; if not, another address from the free queue is assigned.
- Chat script (asynchronous serial interfaces only)—The IP address in the dialer map command entry that started the script is assigned to the interface and overrides any previously assigned peer IP address.
- Virtual terminal/protocol translation—The translate command can define the peer IP address for a virtual terminal (pseudo asynchronous interface).
- The pool configured for the interface is used, unless TACACS+ returns a pool name as part of authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA). If no pool is associated with a given interface, the global pool named default is used.
Precedence Rules
The following precedence rules of peer IP address support determine which address is used. Precedence is listed from most likely to least likely:
1. AAA/TACACS+ provided address or addresses from the pool named by AAA/TACACS+
2. An address from a local IP address pool or DHCP (typically not allocated unless no other address exists)
3. Dialer map lookup address (not done unless no other address exists)
4. Address from an EXEC-level PPP or SLIP command, or from a chat script
5. Configured address from the peer default ip address command or address from the protocol translate command
6. Peer-provided address from IPCP negotiation (not accepted unless no other address exists)
MLP on Synchronous Serial Interfaces
Address pooling is available on all asynchronous serial, synchronous serial, ISDN BRI, and ISDN PRI interfaces that are running PPP and PPPoX sessions.
MLP provides characteristics are most similar to hardware inverse multiplexers, with good manageability and Layer 3 services support. Figure 1 shows a typical inverse multiplexing application using two Cisco routers and Multilink PPP over four T1 lines.
Figure 1 Inverse Multiplexing Application Using Multilink PPP
How to Configure Media-Independent PPP and Multilink PPP
This section includes the following procedures:
Configuring PPP and MLP
Perform the following task in interface configuration mode to configure PPP on a serial interface (including ISDN). This task is required for PPP encapsulation.
You can also complete the tasks in the following sections; these tasks are optional but offer a variety of uses and enhancements for PPP on your systems and networks:
See the “Monitoring and Maintaining PPP and MLP Interfaces” section for tips on maintaining PPP. See the “Configuration Examples for PPP and MLP” section to understand how to implement PPP and MLP in your network.
Enabling PPP Encapsulation
The encapsulation ppp command enables PPP on serial lines to encapsulate IP and other network protocol datagrams.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. configure fastethernet number
4. encapsulation ppp
5. end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface fastethernet number
Device(config)# interface fastethernet 0/0 |
Enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
encapsulation ppp
Device (config-if) # encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. Note PPP echo requests are used as keepalives to minimize disruptions to the end users of your network. Use the no keepalive command to disable echo requests. |
Step 5 |
end
Device(config-if)# end |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Enabling CHAP or PAP Authentication
To enable CHAP or PAP authentication, perform the steps mentioned in this section.
Caution
If you use a list name that has not been configured with the
aaa authentication ppp command, you disable PPP on the line.
For an example of CHAP, see the section ““Examples: CHAP with an Encrypted Password:” section”. CHAP is specified in RFC 1994, PPP Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP).
For information about MS-CHAP, see MS-CHAP Support.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface fastethernet number
4. ppp authentication { chap | chap pap | pap chap | pap } [ if-needed ] [ list-name | default ] [ callin ]
5. ppp use-tacacs [ single-line ]
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aaa authentication ppp
6. exit
7. username name [ user-maxlinks link-number ] password secret
8. end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface fastethernet number
Device(config)# interface fastethernet 0/0 |
Enters Interface Configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ppp authentication { chap | chap pap | pap chap | pap } [ if-needed ] [ list-name | default ] [ callin ]
Device(config-if)# ppp authentication chap |
Defines the authentication methods supported and the order in which they are used. Note Use the ppp authentication chap command only with TACACS or extended TACACS. Note With AAA configured on the router and list names defined for AAA, the list-name optional argument can be used with AAA/TACACS+. Use the ppp use-tacacs command with TACACS and Extended TACACS. Use the aaa authentication ppp command with AAA/TACACS+. |
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ppp use-tacacs [ single-line ] or aaa authentication ppp
Device(config-if)# ppp use-tacacs single-line or Device(config-if)# aaa authentication ppp |
Configure TACACS on a specific interface as an alternative to global host authentication. |
Step 6 |
exit
Device(config-if)# exit |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Step 7 |
username name [ user-maxlinks link-number ] password secret
Device(config)# username name user-maxlinks 1 password password1 |
Configures identification.
- Optionally, you can specify the maximum number of connections a user can establish.
- To use the user-maxlinks keyword, you must also use the aaa authorization network default local command and PPP encapsulation and name authentication on all the interfaces the user will be accessing.
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Step 8 |
end
Device(config)# end |
Exits global configuration mode and enters privileged EXEC mode. |
Configuring Compression of PPP Data
You can configure point-to-point software compression on serial interfaces that use PPP encapsulation. Compression reduces the size of a PPP frame via lossless data compression. PPP encapsulations support both predictor and Stacker compression algorithms.
If most of your traffic is already compressed files, do not use compression.
To configure compression of PPP data, perform the steps in this section.
Software Compression
Software compression is available on all router platforms. Software compression is performed by the main processor in the router.
Compression is performed in software and might significantly affect system performance. We recommend that you disable compression if the router CPU load exceeds 65 percent. To display the CPU load, use the show process cpu EXEC command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface fastethernet number
4. encapsulation PPP
5. compress [ predictor | stac | mppc [ ignore-pfc ]]
6. end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface fastethernet number
Device(config)# interface fastethernet 0/0 |
Enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables encapsulation of a single protocol on the serial line. |
Step 5 |
compress [ predictor | stac | mppc [ ignore-pfc ]]
Device(config-if)# compress predictor |
Enables compression. |
Step 6 |
end
Device(config-if)# end |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Configuring Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression
Perform this task to configure MPCC. This will help you set MPPC once PPP encapsulation is configured on the router.
Prerequisites
Ensure that PPP encapsulation is enabled before you configure MPPC. For information on how to configure PPP encapsulation, see the “Enabling PPP Encapsulation” section”.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to the MPPC feature:
- MPPC is supported only with PPP encapsulation.
- Compression can be processor intensive because it requires a reserved block of memory to maintain the history buffer. Do not enable modem or hardware compression because it may cause performance degradation, compression failure, or data expansion.
- Both ends of the point-to-point link must be using the same compression method (STAC, Predictor, or MPPC, for example).
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface serial number
4. compress [ mppc [ ignore-pfc ]]
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface serial number
Device(config)# interface serial 2/0 |
Enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
compress [ mppc [ ignore-pfc ]]
Device(config-if)# compress mppc |
Enables encapsulation of a single protocol on the serial line.
- The ignore-pfc keyword instructs the router to ignore the protocol field compression flag negotiated by Link Control Protocol (LCP). For example, the uncompressed standard protocol field value for IP is 0x0021 and 0x21 when compression is enabled. When the ignore-pfc option is enabled, the router will continue to use the uncompressed value (0x0021). Using the ignore-pfc option is helpful for some asynchronous driver devices that use an uncompressed protocol field (0x0021), even though the protocol field compression is negotiated between peers.
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Examples
Following is sample debug ppp negotiation command output showing protocol reject:
PPP Async2: protocol reject received for protocol = 0x2145
PPP Async2: protocol reject received for protocol = 0x2145
PPP Async2: protocol reject received for protocol = 0x2145
Configuring IP Address Pooling
You can define the type of IP address pooling mechanism used on router interfaces in one or both of the ways described in the following sections:
Defining the Global Default Address Pooling Mechanism
The global default mechanism applies to all point-to-point interfaces that support PPP encapsulation and that have not otherwise been configured for IP address pooling. You can define the global default mechanism to be either DHCP or local address pooling.
To configure the global default mechanism for IP address pooling, perform the tasks in the following sections:
After you have defined a global default mechanism, you can disable it on a specific interface by configuring the interface for some other pooling mechanism. You can define a local pool other than the default pool for the interface or you can configure the interface with a specific IP address to be used for dial-in peers.
You can also control the DHCP network discovery mechanism; see the following section for more information:
Defining DHCP as the Global Default Mechanism
DHCP specifies the following components:
- A DHCP server—A host-based DHCP server configured to accept and process requests for temporary IP addresses.
- A DHCP proxy client—A Cisco access server configured to arbitrate DHCP calls between the DHCP server and the DHCP client. The DHCP client-proxy feature manages a pool of IP addresses available to dial-in clients without a known IP address.
Perform this task to enable DHCP as the global default mechanism.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip address-pool dhcp-proxy-client
4. ip dhcp-server [ ip-address | name ]
5. end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip address-pool dhcp-proxy-client
Device(config)# ip address-pool dhcp-proxy-client |
Specifies the DHCP client-proxy feature as the global default mechanism.
- The peer default ip address command and the member peer default ip address command can be used to define default peer IP addresses.
Note You can provide as few as one or as many as ten DHCP servers for the proxy client (the Cisco router or access server) to use. The DHCP servers provide temporary IP addresses. |
Step 4 |
ip dhcp-server [ ip-address | name ]
Device(config)# ip dhcp-server 209.165.201.1 |
(Optional) Specifies the IP address of a DHCP server for the proxy client to use. |
Step 5 |
end
Device(config)# end |
Exits global configuration mode. |
Defining Local Address Pooling as the Global Default Mechanism
Perform this task to define local address pooling as the global default mechanism.
Note If no other pool is defined, a local pool called “default” is used. Optionally, you can associate an address pool with a named pool group.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip address-pool local
4. ip local pool { named-address-pool | default } first-IP-address [ last-IP-address ] [ group group-name ] [ cache-size size ]
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip address-pool local
Device(config)# ip address-pool local |
Specifies local address pooling as the global default mechanism. |
Step 4 |
ip local pool { named-address-pool | d efault } first-IP-address [ last-IP-address ] [ group group-name ] [ cache-size size ]
Device(config)# ip local pool default 192.0.2.1 |
Creates one or more local IP address pools. |
Controlling DHCP Network Discovery
Perform the steps in this section to allow peer routers to dynamically discover Domain Name System (DNS) and NetBIOS name server information configured on a DHCP server using PPP IPCP extensions.
The ip dhcp-client network-discovery global configuration command provides a way to control the DHCP network discovery mechanism. The number of DHCP Inform or Discovery messages can be set to 1 or 2, which determines how many times the system sends the DHCP Inform or Discover messages before stopping network discovery. You can set a timeout period from 3 to 15 seconds, or leave the default timeout period at 15 seconds. The default for the informs and discovers keywords is 0, which disables the transmission of these messages.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip dhcp-client network-discovery informs number-of-messages discovers number-of-messages period seconds
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip dhcp-client network-discovery informs number-of-messages discovers number-of-messages period seconds
Device(config)# ip dhcp-client network-discovery informs 2 discovers 2 period 2 |
Provides control of the DHCP network discovery mechanism by allowing the number of DHCP Inform and Discover messages to be sent, and a timeout period for retransmission, to be configured. |
Configuring IP Address Assignment
Perform this task to configure IP address allignment.
After you have defined a global default mechanism for assigning IP addresses to dial-in peers, you can configure the few interfaces for which it is important to have a nondefault configuration. You can do any of the following;
- Define a nondefault address pool for use by a specific interface.
- Define DHCP on an interface even if you have defined local pooling as the global default mechanism.
- Specify one IP address to be assigned to all dial-in peers on an interface.
- Make temporary IP addresses available on a per-interface basis to asynchronous clients using SLIP or PPP.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. ip local pool { named-address-pool | default } { first-IP-address [ last-IP-address] } [ group group-name ] [ cache-size size ]}
4. interface type number
5. peer default ip address pool pool-name-list
6. peer default ip address pool dhcp
7. peer default ip address ip-address
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
ip local pool { named-address-pool | d efault } { first-IP-address [ last-IP-address ]} [ group group-name ] [ cache-size size ]}
Device(config)# ip local pool default 192.0.2.0 |
Creates one or more local IP address pools. |
Step 4 |
interface type number
Device(config)# interface ethernet 2/0 |
Specifies the interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 5 |
peer default ip address pool pool-name-list
Device(config-if)# peer default ip address pool 2 |
Specifies the pool or pools for the interface to use. |
Step 6 |
peer default ip address pool dhcp
Device(config-if)# peer default ip address pool dhcp |
Specifies DHCP as the IP address mechanism on this interface. |
Step 7 |
peer default ip address
ip-address
Device(config-if)# peer default ip address 192.0.2.2 |
Specifies the IP address to assign to all dial-in peers on an interface. |
Troubleshooting PPP
You can troubleshoot PPP reliable link by using the debug lapb command and the debug ppp negotiations, debug ppp errors, and debug ppp packets commands. You can determine whether Link Access Procedure, Balanced (LAPB) has been established on a connection by using the show interface command.
Disabling or Reenabling Peer Neighbor Routes
The Cisco IOS software automatically creates neighbor routes by default; that is, it automatically sets up a route to the peer address on a point-to-point interface when the PPP IPCP negotiation is completed.
To disable this default behavior or to reenable it once it has been disabled, perform the following task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface type number
4. no peer neighbor-route
5. peer neighbor-route
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface type number
Device(config)# interface ethernet 0/1 |
Specifies the interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
no peer neighbor-route
Device(config-if)# no peer neighbor-route |
Disables creation of neighbor routes. |
Step 5 |
peer neighbor-route
Device(config-if)# peer neighbor-route |
Reenables creation of neighbor routes. Note If entered on a dialer or asynchronous group interface, this command affects all member interfaces. |
Configuring Multilink PPP
The Multilink PPP feature provides load balancing functionality over multiple WAN links, while providing multivendor interoperability, packet fragmentation and proper sequencing, and load calculation on both inbound and outbound traffic. The Cisco implementation of MLP supports the fragmentation and packet sequencing specifications in RFC 1990. Additionally, you can change the default endpoint discriminator value that is supplied as part of user authentication. Refer to RFC 1990 for more information about the endpoint discriminator.
MLP allows packets to be fragmented and the fragments to be sent at the same time over multiple point-to-point links to the same remote address. The multiple links come up in response to a defined dialer load threshold. The load can be calculated on inbound traffic, outbound traffic, or on either, as needed for the traffic between the specific sites. MLP provides bandwidth on demand and reduces transmission latency across WAN links.
MLP is designed to work over synchronous and asynchronous serial and BRI and PRI types of single or multiple interfaces that have been configured to support both dial-on-demand rotary groups and PPP encapsulation.
Perform the tasks in the following sections, as required for your network, to configure MLP:
Configuring MLP on Synchronous Interfaces
To configure Multilink PPP on synchronous interfaces, you configure the synchronous interfaces to support PPP encapsulation and Multilink PPP.
Perform this task to configure a synchronous interface.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configuration terminal
3. interface serial 1
4. no ip address
5. encapuslation ppp
6. ppp multilink
7. pulse-time seconds
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface serial number
Device(config)# interface serial 1 |
Specifies an asynchronous interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
no ip address
Device(config-if)# no ip address |
Specifies no IP address for the interface. |
Step 5 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
Step 7 |
pulse-time seconds
Device(config-if)# pulse-time 60 |
Enables pulsing data terminal ready (DTR) signal intervals on an interface. Note Repeat these steps for additional synchronous interfaces, as needed. |
Configuring MLP on Asynchronous Interfaces
Perform the following steps in this section to configure an asynchronous interface to support DDR and PPP encapsulation and then configure a dialer interface to support PPP encapsulation, bandwidth on demand, and Multilink PPP.
At some point, adding more asynchronous interfaces does not improve performance, With the default maximum transmission unit (MTU) size, MLP should support three asynchronous interfaces using V.34 modems. However, packets might be dropped occasionally if the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size is small or large bursts of short frames occur.
Note To configure a dialer interface to support PPP encapsulation and Multilink PPP, use the dialer load-threshold command.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface async number
4. no ip address
5. dialer in-band
6. dialer rotary-group number
7. dialer load-threshold load [ inbound | outbound | either ]
8. ppp multilink
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface async number
Device(config)# interface async 0/0 |
Specifies an asynchronous interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
no ip address
Device(config-if)# no ip address |
Specifies no IP address for the interface. |
Step 5 |
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp
Device# configure terminal |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
dialer in-band
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables DDR on the interface. |
Step 7 |
dialer rotary-group number
Device(config-if)# dialer rotary-group 1 |
Includes the interface in a specific dialer rotary group. |
Step 8 |
dialer load-threshold load [ inbound | outbound | either ]
Device(config-if)# dialer load-threshold 100 |
Configures bandwidth on demand by specifying the maximum load before the dialer places another call to a destination. |
Step 9 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
Configuring MLP on a Single ISDN BRI Interface
To enable MLP on a single ISDN BRI interface, you are not required to define a dialer rotary group separately because ISDN interfaces are dialer rotary groups by default.
Perform this task to enable PPP on an ISDN BRI interface.
If you do not use PPP authentication procedures (Step 8), your telephone service must pass caller ID information.
The load threshold number is required. For an example of configuring MLP on a single ISDN BRI interface, see the “Example: MLP on One ISDN BRI Interface” section.
Note When MLP is configured and you want a multilink bundle to be connected indefinitely, use the dialer idle-timeout command to set a high idle timer. The dialer-load threshold 1 command does not keep a multilink bundle of n links connected indefinitely, and the dialer-load threshold 2 command does not keep a multilink bundle of two links connected indefinitely.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface bri number
4. ip address ip-address mask [ secondary ]
5. encapsulation ppp
6. dialer idle-timeout seconds [ inbound | either ]
7. dialer load-threshold load
8. dialer map protocol next-hop-address [ name hostname ] [ spc ] [ speed 56 | 64 ] [ broadcast ] [ dial-string [ : isdn-subaddress ]]
9. dialer-group group-number
10. ppp authentication pap
11. ppp multilink
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface bri number
Device(config)# interface bri 1 |
Specifies an interface and benters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ip address ip-address mask [ secondary ]
Device(config-if)# ip address 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.224 |
Provides an appropriate protocol address for the interface. |
Step 5 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
dialer idle-timeout seconds [ inbound | either ]
Device(config-if)# dialer idle-timeout 60 |
Specifies the duration of idle time in seconds after which a line will be disconnected.
- By default, outbound traffic will reset the dialer idle timer. Adding the either keyword causes both inbound and outbound traffic to reset the timer; adding the inbound keyword causes only inbound traffic to reset the timer.
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Step 7 |
dialer load-threshold load
Device(config-if)# dialer load-threshold 60 |
Specifies the dialer load threshold for bringing up additional WAN links. |
Step 8 |
dialer map protocol next-hop-address [ name hostname ] [ spc ] [ speed 56 | 64 ] [ broadcast ] [ dial-string [ : isdn-subaddress ]]
Device(config-if)# dialer map protocol 192.0.2.1 |
Configures the ISDN interface to call the remote site. |
Step 9 |
dialer-group group-number
Device(config-if)# dialer-group 3 |
Controls access to this interface by adding it to a dialer access group. |
Step 10 |
ppp authentication pap
Device(config-if)# ppp authentication pap |
(Optional) Enables PPP authentication. |
Step 11 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Configures MLP on the dialer rotary group. |
Configuring MLP on Multiple ISDN BRI Interfaces
To enable MLP on multiple ISDN BRI interfaces, set up a dialer rotary interface and configure it for Multilink PPP, and then configure the BRI interfaces separately and add them to the same rotary group.
To set up the dialer rotary interface for the BRI interfaces, perform the following task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface dialer number
4. ip address address mask
5. encapsulation ppp
6. dialer in-band
7. dialer idle-timeout seconds [ inbound | either ]
8. dialer map protocol next-hop-address [ name hostname ] [ spc ] [ speed 56 | 64 ] [ broadcast ] [ dial-string [ : isdn-subaddress ]]
9. dialer rotary-group number
10. dialer load-threshold load
11. dialer-group number
12. ppp authentication chap
13. ppp multilink
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface dialer number
Device(config)# interface dialer 1 |
Specifies the dialer rotary interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ip address address mask
Device(config-if)# ip address 192.0.2.0 255.255.255.224 |
Specifies the protocol address for the dialer rotary interface. |
Step 5 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
dialer in-band
Device(config-if)# dialer in-band |
Specifies in-band dialing. |
Step 7 |
dialer idle-timeout seconds [ inbound | either ]
Device(config-if)# dialer idle-timeout 60 |
Specifies the duration of idle time in seconds after which a line will be disconnected.
- By default, outbound traffic will reset the dialer idle timer. Adding the either keyword causes both inbound and outbound traffic to reset the timer; adding the inbound keyword causes only inbound traffic to reset the timer.
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Step 8 |
dialer map protocol next-hop-address [ name hostname ] [ spc ] [ speed 56 | 64 ] [ broadcast ] [ dial-string [ : isdn-subaddress ]]
Device(config-if)# dialer map protocol 192.0.2.1 |
Maps the next hop protocol address and name to the dial string needed to reach it. |
Step 9 |
dialer rotary-group number
Device(config-if)# dialer rotary-group 1 |
Adds the interface to the rotary group. |
Step 10 |
dialer load-threshold load
Device(config-if)# dialer load-threshold 2 |
Specifies the dialer load threshold, using the same threshold as the individual BRI interfaces. |
Step 11 |
dialer-group number
Device(config-if)# dialer-group 2 |
Controls access to the interface by adding it to a dialer access group. |
Step 12 |
ppp authentication chap
Device(config-if)# ppp authentication chap |
(Optional) Enables PPP CHAP authentication. |
Step 13 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
If you do not use PPP authentication procedures (Step 10), your telephone service must pass caller ID information.
Repeat Steps 1 through 9 for each BRI that you want to belong to the same dialer rotary group.
When MLP is configured and you want a multilink bundle to be connected indefinitely, use the dialer idle-timeout command to set a very high idle timer. The dialer load-threshold 1 command does not keep a multilink bundle of n links connected indefinitely and the dialer load-threshold 2 command does not keep a multilink bundle of two links connected indefinitely.)
Note Prior to Cisco IOS Release 12.1, when MLP was used in a dialer profile, a virtual access interface was always created as the bundle. It was bound to both the B channel and the dialer profile interfaces after creation and cloning. The dialer profile interface could act as the bundle without help from a virtual access interface. But with the Dynamic Multiple Encapsulations feature available in Cisco IOS Release 12.1, it is no longer the virtual access interface that is added into the connected group of the dialer profile, but the dialer profile itself. The dialer profile becomes a connected member of its own connected group. See the “Dynamic Multiple Encapsulations over ISDN Example” in the module “Configuring Peer-to-Peer DDR with Dialer Profiles” in this module, for more information about dynamic multiple encapsulations and its relation to Multilink PPP.
For an example of configuring MLP on multiple ISDN BRI interfaces, see the section “Example: MLP on Multiple ISDN BRI Interfaces” section.
Configuring MLP Using Multilink Group Interfaces
MLP can be configured by assigning a multilink group to a virtual template configuration. Virtual templates allow a virtual access interface to dynamically clone interface parameters from the specified virtual template. If a multilink group is assigned to a virtual template, and then the virtual template is assigned to a physical interface, all links that pass through the physical interface will belong to the same multilink bundle.
Note If a multilink group interface has one member link, the amount of bandwidth available will not change when a multilink interface is shut down. Therefore, you can shut down the multilink interface by removing its link.
A multilink group interface configuration will override a global multilink virtual template configured with the multilink virtual template command.
Multilink group interfaces can be used with ATM, PPP over Frame Relay, and serial interfaces.
To configure MLP using a multilink group interface, perform the following tasks:
- Configure the multilink group.
- Assign the multilink group to a virtual template.
- Configure the physical interface to use the virtual template.
Perform the following tasks in this section to configure the multilink group. For an example of how to configure MLP over an ATM PVC using a multilink group, see the section “Example: MLP Using Multilink Group Interfaces over ATM” section.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface multilink group-number
4. ip address address mask
5. encapsulation ppp
6. exit
7. interface virtual template number
8. ppp multilink group group-number
9. exit
10. interface atm interface-number . subinterface-number point-to-point
11. pvc vpi / vli
12. protocol ppp virtual-template name
13. end
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface multilink group-number
Device(config)# interface multilink 2 |
Creates a multilink bundle and enters interface configuration mode to configure the bundle. |
Step 4 |
ip address address mask
Device (config-if)# ip address 192.0.2.1 255.255.255.224 |
Sets a primary IP address for an interface. |
Step 5 |
encapsulation ppp
Device (config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
exit
Device (config-if)# exit |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Step 7 |
interface virtual template number
Device(config)# interface virtual template 1 |
Creates a virtual template interface that can be configured and applied dynamically in creating virtual access interfaces, and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 8 |
ppp multilink group group-number
Device (config-if)# ppp multilink group 2 |
Restricts a physical link to joining only a designated multilink group interface. |
Step 9 |
exit
Device (config-if)# exit |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Step 10 |
interface atm interface-number.subinterface-number point-to-point
Device(config)# interface atm 1.2 point-to-point |
Configures an ATM interface and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 11 |
pvc vpi / vci
Device (config-if)# pvc 1/100 |
Creates or assigns a name to an ATM permanent virtual circuit (PVC), specifies the encapsulation type on an ATM PVC, and enters ATM virtual circuit configuration mode. |
Step 12 |
protocol ppp virtual-template name
Device(config-if-atm-vc)# protocol ppp virtual-template 2 |
Configures VC multiplexed encapsulation on a PVC. |
Step 13 |
end
Device(config-if-atm-vc)# end |
Exits ATM virtual circuit configuration mode. |
Changing the Default Endpoint Discriminator
By default, when the system negotiates use of MLP with the peer, the value that is supplied for the endpoint discriminator is the same as the username used for authentication. That username is configured for the interface by the Cisco IOS ppp chap hostname or ppp pap sent-username command, or defaults to the globally configured hostname (or stack group name, if this interface is a Stack Group Bidding Protocol, or SGBP, group member).
Perform this task to override or change the default endpoint discriminator. For an example of how to change the default endpoint discriminator, see the “Example: Changing the Default Endpoint Discriminator” section.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface virutal template number
4. ppp multilink endpoint { hostname | ip ipaddress | mac LAN-interface | none | phone telephone-number | string char-string }
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface virtual template number
Device(config)# interface virtual template 1 |
Creates a virtual template interface that can be configured and applied dynamically in creating virtual access interfaces and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ppp multilink endpoint { hostname | ip ipaddress | mac LAN-interface | none | phone telephone-number | string char-string }
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink endpoint ip 192.0.2.0 |
Overrides or changes the default endpoint discriminator the system uses when negotiating the use of MLP with the peer. |
Configuring MLP Interleaving
Perform the following tasks to configure MLP and interleaving on a configured and operational interface or virtual interface template.
Configuring MLP Interleaving and Queueing
Interleaving on MLP allows large packets to be multilink encapsulated and fragmented into a small enough size to satisfy the delay requirements of real-time traffic; small real-time packets are not multilink encapsulated and are sent between fragments of the large packets. The interleaving feature also provides a special transmit queue for the smaller, delay-sensitive packets, enabling them to be sent earlier than other flows.
Weighted fair queueing on MLP works on the packet level, not at the level of multilink fragments. Thus, if a small real-time packet gets queued behind a larger best-effort packet and no special queue has been reserved for real-time packets, the small packet will be scheduled for transmission only after all the fragments of the larger packet are scheduled for transmission.
Weighted fair queueing is supported on all interfaces that support Multilink PPP, including MLP virtual access interfaces and virtual interface templates. Weighted fair queueing is enabled by default.
Fair queueing on MLP overcomes a prior restriction. Previously, fair queueing was not allowed on virtual access interfaces and virtual interface templates. Interleaving provides the delay bounds for delay-sensitive voice packets on a slow link that is used for other best-effort traffic.
Interleaving applies only to interfaces that can configure a multilink bundle interface. These restrictions include virtual templates, dialer interfaces, and ISDN BRI or PRI interfaces.
Multilink and fair queueing are not supported when a multilink bundle is off-loaded to a different system using Multichassis Multilink PPP (MMP). Thus, interleaving is not supported in MMP networking designs.
MLP support for interleaving can be configured on virtual templates, dialer interfaces, and ISDN BRI or PRI interfaces. To configure interleaving, complete the following tasks:
- Configure the dialer interface, BRI interface, PRI interface, or virtual template.
- Configure MLP and interleaving on the interface or template.
Note Fair queueing, which is enabled by default, must remain enabled on the interface.
Note Interleaving statistics can be displayed by using the show interfaces command, specifying the particular interface on which interleaving is enabled. Interleaving data is displayed only if there are interleaves. For example, the following line shows interleaves: Output queue: 315/64/164974/31191 (size/threshold/drops/interleaves)
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface virtual template number
4. ppp multilink
5. ppp multilink interleave
6. ppp multilink fragment delay milliseconds
7. ip rtp reserve lowest-udp-port range-of-ports [ maximum-bandwidth ]
8. exit
9. multilink virtual-template virtual-template-number
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface virtual template number
Device(config)# interface virtual template 1 |
Creates a virtual template interface that can be configured and applied dynamically in creating virtual access interfaces, and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
Step 5 |
ppp multilink interleave
Device(config-if)# configure terminal |
Enables interleaving of packets among the fragments of larger packets on an MLP bundle. |
Step 6 |
ppp multilink fragment delay milliseconds
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink fragment delay 50 |
Specifies a maximum size, in units of time, for packet fragments on an MLP bundle. |
Step 7 |
ip rtp reserve lowest-udp-port range-of-ports [ maximum-bandwidth ]
Device(config-if)# ip rtp reserve 1 2 |
Reserves a special queue for real-time packet flows to specified destination UDP ports, allowing real-time traffic to have higher priority than other flows. |
Step 8 |
exit
Device(config-if)# exit |
Exits interface configuration mode. |
Step 9 |
multilink virtual-template virtual-template-number
Device(config)# multilink virtual-template 1 |
For virtual templates only, applies the virtual template to the multilink bundle. Note This step is not used for ISDN or dialer interfaces. |
Configuring MLP Inverse Multiplexer and Distributed MLP
The distributed MLP (dMLP) feature combines T1/E1 lines in a WAN line card on a Cisco 7600 series router into a bundle that has the combined bandwidth of the multiple T1/E1 lines. You choose the number of bundles and the number of T1/E1 lines in each bundle, which allows you to increase the bandwidth of your network links beyond that of a single T1/E1 line without having to purchase a T3 line.
Nondistributed MLP is not supported on the Cisco 7600 series router. With distributed MLP, you can increase the router’s total capacity.
The MLP Inverse Multiplexer feature was designed for Internet service providers (ISPs) that want to have the bandwidth of multiple T1 lines with performance comparable to that of an inverse multiplexer without the need of buying standalone inverse-multiplexing equipment. A Cisco router supporting dMLP can bundle multiple T1 lines in a CT3 or CE3 interface or channelized STM1. Bundling is more economical than purchasing an inverse multiplexer, and eliminates the need to configure another piece of equipment.
This feature supports the CT3 CE3 data rates without taxing the Route Processor (RP) and CPU by moving the data path to the line card. This feature also allows remote sites to purchase multiple T1 lines instead of a T3 line, which is especially useful when the remote site does not need the bandwidth of an entire T3 line.
This feature allows multilink fragmentation to be disabled, so multilink packets are sent using Cisco Express Forwarding on all platforms, if fragmentation is disabled. Cisco Express Forwarding is supported with fragmentation enabled or disabled.
Note If a router cannot send out all the packets (some packets are dropped by Quality of Service (QoS)), late drops occur. These late drops are displayed when the show interface command is executed.
If there is no service policy on the dMLP interface, when a ppp multilink interleave is configured on the dMLPPP interface, a QoS policy is enabled internally.
Figure 2 shows a typical network using a dMLP link. The Cisco 7600 series router is connected to the network with a CT3 line that has been configured with dMLPP to carry two bundles of four T1 lines each. One of these bundles goes out to a Cisco 2500 series router and the other goes out to a Cisco 3800 series router.
Figure 2 Diagram of a Typical VIP MLP Topology
Before beginning the MLP Inverse Multiplexer configuration tasks, make note of the following prerequisites and restrictions.
Prerequisites
- Distributed Cisco Express Forwarding switching must be enabled for distributed MLP.
- One of the following port adapters is required:
– CT3IP
– PA-MC-T3
– PA-MC-2T3+
– PA-MC-E3
– PA-MC-8T1
– PA-MC-4T1
– PA-MC-8E1
- All 16 E1s can be bundled from a PA-MC-E3 in a VIP4-80.
Restrictions
The following restrictions apply to the dMLP feature:
Note Distributed MLP is supported only for member links configured at T1/E1 or subrate T1/E1 speeds. Channelized STM-1/T3/T1 interfaces also support dMLP at T1/E1 or subrate T1/E1 speeds. Distributed MLP is not supported for member links configured at clear-channel T3/E3 or higher interface speeds.
- T1 and E1 lines cannot be mixed in a bundle.
- T1 lines in a bundle should have the same bandwidth.
- All lines in a bundle must reside on the same port adapter.
- MLP bundles across FlexWAN or Enhanced FlexWAN port adapters are not supported.
- Hardware compression is not supported.
- Encryption is not supported.
- Software compression is not recommended because CPU usage would void performance gains.
- The maximum differential delay supported is 50 milliseconds (ms).
- Fragmentation is not supported on the transmit side.
- dMLP across shared port adapters (SPAs) is not supported.
- Hardware and software compression is not supported.
- Encryption is not supported.
- The maximum differential delay supported is 50 ms when supported in hardware, and 100 ms when supported in software.
Enabling fragmentation reduces the delay latency among bundle links, but adds some load to the CPU. Disabling fragmentation may result in better throughput.
If your data traffic is consistently of a similar size, we recommend disabling fragmentation. In this case, the benefits of fragmentation may be outweighed by the added load on the CPU.
To configure a multilink bundle, perform the tasks in the following sections:
Creating a Multilink Bundle
Perform the following tasks to create a multilink bundle.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface multilink group-number
4. ip address address mask
5. encapsulation ppp
6. ppp multilink
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface multilink group-number
Device(config)# interface multilink 10 |
Assigns a multilink group number and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ip address address mask
Device(config-if)# ip address 192.0.2.9 255.255.255.224 |
Assigns an IP address to the multilink interface. |
Step 5 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 6 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
Assigning an Interface to a Multilink Bundle
Perform this task to assign an interface to a multilink bundle.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface multilink group number
4. no ip address
5. keepalive
6. encapsulation ppp
7. ppp multilink group group-number
8. ppp multilink
9. ppp authentication chap
10. pulse-time seconds
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface multilink group-number
Device(config)# interface multilink 10 |
Assigns a multilink group number and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
no ip address
Device(config-if)# no ip address |
Removes any specified IP address. |
Step 5 |
keepalive
Device(config-if)# keepalive |
Sets the frequency of keepalive packets. |
Step 6 |
encapsulation ppp
Device(config-if)# encapsulation ppp |
Enables PPP encapsulation. |
Step 7 |
ppp multilink group group-number
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink 12 |
Restricts a physical link to joining only the designated multilink-group interface. |
Step 8 |
ppp multilink
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink |
Enables Multilink PPP. |
Step 9 |
ppp authentication chap
Device(config-if)# ppp authentication chap |
(Optional) Enables CHAP authentication. |
Step 10 |
pulse-time seconds
Device(config-if)# pulse-time 10 |
(Optional) Configures DTR signal pulsing. |
Caution
Do not install a router to the peer address while configuring an MLP lease line. This installation can be disabled when
no ppp peer-neighbor-route command is used under the MLPPP bundle interface.
Disabling PPP Multilink Fragmentation
Perform the following task to disable PPP multilink fragmentation.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. enable
2. configuration terminal
3. interface multilink group number
4. ppp multilink fragment disable
5. exit
DETAILED STEPS
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Step 1 |
enable
Device> enable |
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
- Enter your password if prompted.
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Step 2 |
configure terminal
Device# configure terminal |
Enters global configuration mode. |
Step 3 |
interface multilink group-number
Device(config)# interface multilink 10 |
Assigns a multilink group number and enters interface configuration mode. |
Step 4 |
ppp multilink fragment disable
Device(config-if)# ppp multilink fragment disable |
(Optional) Disables PPP multilink fragmentation. |
Step 5 |
Device(config-if)# exit |
Exits privileged EXEC mode. |