Specifications

neighbor send-label
MP-369
Cisco IOS Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference
January 2010
neighbor send-label
To enable a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) router to send Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
labels with BGP routes to a neighboring BGP router, use the neighbor send-label command in address
family configuration mode or router configuration mode. To disable this feature, use the no form of this
command.
neighbor {ip
-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name} send-label
no neighbor {ip
-address | ipv6-address | peer-group-name} send-label
Syntax Description
Command Default BGP routers distribute only BGP routes.
Command Modes Address family configuration
Router configuration
Command History
Usage Guidelines This command enables a router to use BGP to distribute MPLS labels along with the IPv4 routes to a
pe
er router. You must issue this command on both the local router and the neighboring router.
This command has the following restrictions:
• If a BGP session is running when you issue the neighbor send-label command, the command does
not take effect until the BGP session is restarted.
• In router configuration mode, only IPv4 addresses are distributed.
ip-address IP address of the neighboring router.
ipv6-address IPv6 address of the neighboring router.
peer-group-name Name of a BGP peer group.
Release Modification
12.0(21)ST This command was introduced.
12.0(22)S The ip
v6-address argument was added.
12.2(13)T This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(13)T.
12.2(14)S This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(14)S.
12.2(28)SB This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(28)SB.
12.2(25)SG This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(25)SG.
12.2(33)SRB This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SRB.
12.2(33)SXH This command was integrated into Cisco IOS Release 12.2(33)SXH.