Thursday, September 11, 2014

MPLS topology & terminology




Terminology
  • Terminal
    • P = provider (router)
    • PE = provider edge (router)
    • CE = customer edge (router)
    • RR= Route Reflector (router)
    • MPLS domain = Core = P + PE + RR
  • Functional
    • RR = to advertise BGP routes
    • P = to provide core connectivity
    • PE = provide connectivity between "P" and "CE"
    • CE = provide connectivity between "PE" and customer network.
  • Logical
    • cef = cisco express forwarding
    • Router-id = represent a router in both control plane an data plane.
    • VRF = virtual routing & forwarding
      • one physical router hosting multiple virtual routing table and forwarding table
      • one VRF = one customer's network

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