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Configuring MCE ························································································································································· 1
MCE overview ··································································································································································· 1
MPLS L3VPN overview ············································································································································· 1
MPLS L3VPN concepts ············································································································································· 2
Multi-VPN-instance CE ············································································································································· 4
How MCE works ······················································································································································ 5
Configuring routing on an MCE ······································································································································ 6
Configuring an MCE ························································································································································ 8
Configuring VPN instances ····································································································································· 8
Configuring routing on an MCE ··································································································································· 10
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 10
Resetting BGP connections ············································································································································ 20
Displaying and maintaining MCE ································································································································ 21
MCE configuration examples ······································································································································· 22
Configuring IPv6 MCE ··············································································································································· 37
Overview ········································································································································································· 37
Configuring an IPv6 MCE ············································································································································· 37
Configuring VPN instances ·································································································································· 37
Configuration prerequisites ·································································································································· 39
Resetting BGP connections ············································································································································ 46
IPv6 MCE configuration examples ······························································································································· 47
Configuring basic MPLS ············································································································································ 53
MPLS overview ······························································································································································· 53
Basic concepts ······················································································································································· 53
MPLS network structure ········································································································································· 55
MPLS forwarding ··················································································································································· 58
LDP ·········································································································································································· 59
Protocols ································································································································································· 61
MPLS configuration task list ··········································································································································· 61
Enabling the MPLS function ··········································································································································· 62
Configuring a static LSP ················································································································································ 63
Configuring MPLS LDP capability ························································································································ 64
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