Brocade Communications Systems IP250 user manual Mpls Management, Mpls pre-configuration

	Chapter
MPLS Management	28

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 page 845).

6.Create LSPs between the Provider Edge routers in both directions using the Management application (refer to “LSP” on page 846).

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