Configuring LDP ························································································································································· 58
Overview ········································································································································································· 58
Terminology ··························································································································································· 58
LDP messages ························································································································································· 58
LDP operation ························································································································································· 59
Label distribution and control ······························································································································· 60
LDP GR ···································································································································································· 62
Protocols ································································································································································· 63
LDP configuration task list ·············································································································································· 63
Enabling LDP ··································································································································································· 64
Enabling LDP globally ··········································································································································· 64
Enabling LDP on an interface ······························································································································· 64
Configuring Hello parameters ······································································································································ 64
Configuring LDP backoff ··············································································································································· 66
Configuring LDP loop detection ···································································································································· 70
Configuring LDP GR ······················································································································································· 72
Resetting LDP sessions ···················································································································································· 72
Displaying and maintaining LDP ·································································································································· 72
LDP configuration examples ·········································································································································· 73
LDP LSP configuration example ···························································································································· 73
Configuring tunnel policies ········································································································································ 85
Overview ········································································································································································· 85
Configuring a tunnel policy ·········································································································································· 85
Displaying tunnel information ······································································································································· 86
Configuring MPLS L3VPN ·········································································································································· 87
Overview ········································································································································································· 87
Basic MPLS L3VPN architecture ··························································································································· 87
MPLS L3VPN concepts ·········································································································································· 87
MPLS L3VPN route advertisement ························································································································ 89
MPLS L3VPN packet forwarding ·························································································································· 90
MPLS L3VPN networking schemes ······················································································································· 91
Inter-AS VPN ·························································································································································· 93
Carrier's carrier ····················································································································································· 96
Nested VPN ··························································································································································· 98
HoVPN ·································································································································································· 100
OSPF VPN extension ··········································································································································· 102
BGP AS number substitution ······························································································································· 103
Configuring basic MPLS L3VPN ································································································································· 104
Configuration prerequisites ································································································································ 105
Configuring VPN instances ································································································································ 105
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