MPLS Cheatsheet v1.2
MPLS Cheatsheet v1.2
VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) show mpls [interfaces/ldp neighbors] Global Configuration
MP- (Multi-protocol BGP) debug mpls ip cef <distributed>
BGP
show ip vrf interfaces mpls ip
96-bit address comprising 64-bit RD and 32-bit IP
VPNv4 show ip route vrf <name> < IP> mpls label protocol ldp|tdp
address
show ip bgp vpnv4 rd <value>
(Route Distinguisher) It is 64-bit value that allows mpls ldp router-id loopback 0
RD overlapping address space between different show ip bgp vpnv4 vrf <name> <summary>
customers in MP-BGP. Interface configuration
Ping/Traceroute vrf <name> <IP>
(Route Target) It is 64-bit bgp community used to mpls ip
RT show ip bgp vpnv4 vrf <name> neigh <IP>
transfer routes between VRF’s/VPNS [policy/route/advertised-routes] mpls mtu <size>
LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) RFC 3036
MPLS Protocol Header
TDP (Tag distribution Protocol) Cisco Proprietary
Label 20 bits
(Label Switched Path) It is a path through an MPLS
LSP
network, set up by a signalling protocol such as LDP. EXP 3 bits
(Forwarding Equivalence Class) Group of packets
FEC Bottom of Stack 1 bit
forwarded o same path with the same path attributes
(Label Switching Router) The LSR determines what label Time to Live 8 bits
LSR
operation needs to be performed - swap, push, or pop