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Re: Linux implementation of MPLS

  • From: "M.V. Padmini" <padmini@genie.iitd.ernet.in>
  • Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 23:51:44 +0530 (IST)
  • Cc: <padmini@genie.iitd.ernet.in>, <mpls-ops@mplsrc.com>
  • Importance: Normal
  • Resent-Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 14:54:09 -0400

Will check about the Null possibility.

Thanks.

> Hi,
>
> In theory an MPLS implementation should support both i.e.
> Per interface label space and
> also global label space.
>
> But I think global single label space is good as in case of MPLS fast
> reroute and penultimate hop label popping, the MP can swap labels
> without knowing that the traffic is coming from bypass tunnel or from
> the primary tunnel (different interfaces). Recall fast reroute use label
> stacking.
>
> On the other hand per interface label space is good as it increases the
> number of labels that can be used by a router.
>
> Once again as well as I know both exist in theory, side by side and
> ideally should be supported by any implementation.
> Check if you can specify labelspace to null and it work ??
>
> Thanks
> Faisal Aslam
>
> On Fri, 17 Sep 2004 21:28:37 +0530 (IST), M.V. Padmini
> <padmini@genie.iitd.ernet.in> wrote:
>>
>> We are in the process of implementing a Test bed for MPLS using linux
>> boxes.  Having gone through the mplsadm literature, they seem to be
>> using two parameters (label, labelspace) to be associated with each
>> Interface for an FEC.  The labelspace is supposed to identify the
>> interface (from which it came) where the labels could be same (labels
>> coming from different interfaces).
>>
>> Is there a need to do this?  If you enforce the uniqueness of the
>> label wrt to a FEC, dont u think that there is no requirement for a
>> labelspace. Am i missing something?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> > Abhishek Mittal wrote:
>> >> 6> Fix up the MTU size
>> >
>> > After upgrading to a newer IOS on the Catalyst yesterday, I just
>> added MPLS IP to the 12k router again --- works fine now (with 1512
>> as MTU on all used interfaces) ...
>> >
>> > -gg
>> >
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