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Steps to build a MPLS network with Vrf lite and what is the global table in mpls network and how address-family works in mpls network?

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Question added by Gagandeep Singh
Date Posted: 2013/12/02
Tarek Mabrouk  Menshawy
by Tarek Mabrouk Menshawy , Network and Security Head , CICAPITAL

your questions has3 parts and the answer will be divided into3 parts also.

 

1-    Steps to build a MPLS network with Vrf lit? 

VRF-lite is a feature that enables a service provider to support two or more VPNs, where IP addresses

can be overlapped among the VPNs. VRF-lit uses input interfaces to distinguish routes for different

VPNs and forms virtual packet-forwarding tables by associating one or more Layer3 interfaces with

each VRF. and you can use the following links for detailed steps to configure VRF Lit  and Multiple VRF Lit

 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/switches/lan/catalyst4500/12.2/31sg/configuration/guide/vrf.pdf

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2sb/12_2sba/feature/guide/vrflite.pdf

 

2-       what is the global table in mpls network ?

it is the global routing table and mpls forwarding  lable table, this tables is the defualt tables and it contains all interfaces thate didn't belong to any vrf

 

3-       how address-family works in mpls network?

the address famillies are used to distangashe overlapped customer IP address and controle transfer of  the customer routing updates between deferante PEs VRFs, you can check the following link for more details.

 

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios-xml/ios/mp_l3_vpns/configuration/15-mt/mp-l3-vpns-15-mt-book.pdf

 

 

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