Bgp Mpls Vpns; Introduction - Cisco ASR 5500 Administration Manual

BGP MPLS VPNs

This chapter describes services that are supported by the ASR 5x00 for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
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Introduction

Service providers require the ability to support a large number of corporate Access Point Names (APNs)
which have a number of different addressing models and requirements. The ASR 5x00 uses BGP MPLS Layer
3 VPNs to segregate corporate customer APNs in a highly scalable manner. This solution conforms to RFC
4364 – BGP/MPLS IP Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).
The BGP/MPLS solution supports the following scenarios:
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The ASR 5x00 also supports VPNv6 as described in RFC 4659 – BGP-MPLS IP Virtual Private Network
(VPN) Extension for IPv6 VPN. See
MPLS is a licensed Cisco feature that requires a separate license. Contact your Cisco account representative
for detailed information on specific licensing requirements. For information on installing and verifying
licenses, refer to the Managing License Keys section of Software Management Operations.
Introduction, page 243
MPLS-CE Connected to PE, page 244
ASR 5x00 as a PE, page 245
IPv6 Support for BGP MPLS VPNs, page 247
VPN-Related CLI Commands , page 250
MPLS-CE Connected to PE, on page 244
ASR 5x00 as a PE, on page 245
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IPv6 Support for BGP MPLS VPNs, on page 247
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