Brocade Network Advisor IP User Manual 843
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Chapter
28
MPLS Management
In this chapter
MPLS pre-configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 843
MPLS licensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 844
MPLS overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 845
LSP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 846
MPLS Virtual Leased Line (VLL) overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 867
VLL manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 869
Virtual Private LAN Services (VPLS) overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 882
VPLS Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 884
VCID pools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 897
802.1ag Connectivity Fault Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 898

MPLS pre-configuration

Before you use the MPLS, you should make sure that you meet the following requirements.
1. Make sure all MPLS-capable devices meet the MPLS license requirements (refer to “MPLS
licensing” on page 844.
2. Configure a loopback interface on each Ethernet router device and assign an IP address.
3. Make sure the customer-facing ports are not running FDP/CDP to be configured as a VLL or
VPLS endpoint. Disable FDP/CDP on those ports.
4. Complete the following steps using a command line interface. For step-by-step procedures,
refer to your product’s configuration guide.
a. Make sure that core-facing interfaces have unique IP address for MPLS.
b. Make sure OSPF or IS-IS is configured for traffic engineering (if you need LSP
functionality).
c. Make sure the core-facing interfaces and loopback interfaces are part of OSPF or IS-IS for
traffic engineering (if you need LSP functionality).
5. Enable MPLS on core-facing interfaces using the Management application (refer to
“Configuring LDP” on page845).
6. Create LSPs between the Provider Edge routers in both directions using the Management
application (refer to “LSP” on page846).