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Re: Linux implementation of MPLS

  • From: Sudeep Goyal <sudeepg@cse.iitb.ac.in>
  • Date: Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:11:05 +0530 (IST)
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> 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.

I am not sure, but wondering if different labelspaces would interfere with 
the re-routing.

> On the other hand per interface label space is good as it increases
> the number of labels that can be used by a router.

Makes sense!


> 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 ??

In the implentation, if labelspace is set to -1 it stops working else when 
the global labelspace is set to 0 (or anything), it works without any 
fuss. Haven't tried about null labelspace yet.





> 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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