Specifications

mpls bgp forwarding
MP-156
Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
January 2010
mpls bgp forwarding
To enable an interface to receive Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) packets when the signaling of
MPLS labels is through the use of the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), use the mpls bgp forwarding
command in interface configuration mode. To disable this configuration, use the no form of this
command.
mpls bgp forwarding
no mpls bgp forwarding
Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Default MPLS forwarding by BGP is not enabled.
Command Modes Interface configuration (config-if)
Command History
Usage Guidelines Use the mpls bg
p forwarding command when you want to enable MPLS forwarding on directly
connected loopback interfaces. This command is automatically generated by BGP for directly connected
nonloopback neighbors.
Examples The following example shows how to configure BGP to enable MPLS forwarding on a directly connected
l
oopback interface, Ethernet 0/0:
interface ethernet 0/0
mpls bgp forwarding
Related Commands
Release Modification
12.0(29)S This command was introduced.
12.2(33)SRA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRA.
12.2(33)SXH This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH.
12.2(33)SCA This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SCA.
Command Description
ip vrf forwarding Associates a VRF with an interface or subinterface.