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MPLS Overview

Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) on the vRouter provides the data plane support and the basic Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) and Resource Reservation Protocol for Traffic Engineering (RSVP-TE) support that serves as a foundation on which to build additional features.

The following support is provided:
  • Basic MPLS forwarding
  • LDP
  • RSVP-TE

Basic MPLS forwarding support

The following basic MPLS forwarding features are supported:

  • Label Switched Paths (LSPs) using IPv4 next hops
  • Imposition of labels onto IPv4 packets
  • Routes with de-aggregate to global tables
  • ECMP for imposition and labeled routes
  • IP fragmentation
  • IP traceroute using LSPs (when TTL propagation is enabled)
  • Generation of too-big ICMP (when the MTU is exceeded with the DF bit set)
  • Configurable TTL propagation
  • Configurable label table size
  • Per-interface packet statistics

LDP support

The following LDP features are supported:

  • Label allocation and advertisement control
    • Outbound filtering

    • Allocation control; only label ranges supported

  • Null label allocation
    • Explicit null if configured; implicit null if not configured
    • Session authentication

  • IGP synchronization

  • Downstream-on-demand advertisement mode

  • IPv4 LSPs

  • ECMP for imposition and labeled routes

  • Graceful restart helper

  • Operation in default VRF only

RSVP-TE support

The following RSVP features are supported:

  • CSPF OSPF computation (resource utilization)
  • Explicit path (loose and strict)
  • Fast reroute with one-to-one protection
  • IGP shortcut (IGP routes through a tunnel)
  • IPv4 point-to-point tunnels
  • Node and link protection
  • Path affinities
  • Reoptimization
  • Record route
  • Refresh reduction (scalability)
  • Shared explicit filter
  • Tail end implicit or explicit null signaling
  • RSVP operation in default VRF only
  • Graceful restart
  • Tunnels to destinations outside the OSPF area

Not yet supported

The following features are not currently supported:
  • L3VPN
  • Diffserv-aware TE
  • Facility backup
  • MPLS QoS
  • Point-to-multipoint tunnels
  • Shared Risk Link Groups (SRLG)