Configuring RSVP authentication ······················································································································· 110
Configuring RSVP-TE GR ····································································································································· 110
Tuning CR-LSP setup ····················································································································································· 111
Configuring route pinning ·································································································································· 111
Tuning MPLS TE tunnel setup ······································································································································· 113
Configuring loop detection ································································································································ 113
Configuring tunnel setup retry ···························································································································· 113
Configuring traffic forwarding ···································································································································· 114
Configuring CR-LSP backup ········································································································································ 117
Configuring FRR ··························································································································································· 118
Configuring node protection ······························································································································ 120
Inspecting an MPLS TE tunnel ····································································································································· 121
Configuring MPLS LSP ping ································································································································ 121
Configuring MPLS LSP tracert ····························································································································· 121
Configuring protection switching ······························································································································· 124
Configuring MPLS TE examples ·································································································································· 127
FRR configuration example ································································································································· 145
Troubleshooting MPLS TE ············································································································································ 162
No TE LSA generated ········································································································································· 162
Configuring VPLS ···················································································································································· 163
VPLS overview ······························································································································································ 163
Basic VPLS concepts ············································································································································ 163
VPLS loop avoidance ·········································································································································· 165
VPLS packet encapsulation ································································································································· 166
H-VPLS implementation ······································································································································· 166
VPLS configuration task list ·········································································································································· 168
Enabling L2VPN and MPLS L2VPN ···························································································································· 169
Configuring LDP VPLS ·················································································································································· 169
Configuring BGP VPLS ················································································································································· 170
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