R211x-HP Flexfabric 11900 MPLS Configuration Guide

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Configuring basic MPLS ·············································································································································· 1
Overview ············································································································································································ 1
Basic concepts ·························································································································································· 1
MPLS network architecture ······································································································································ 3
LSP establishment ······················································································································································ 3
MPLS forwarding ······················································································································································ 4
PHP ············································································································································································· 5
Protocols and standards ·········································································································································· 5
MPLS configuration task list ·············································································································································· 5
Enabling MPLS ··································································································································································· 5
Configuring MPLS MTU ···················································································································································· 6
Specifying the label type advertised by the egress ······································································································· 7
Configuring TTL propagation ··········································································································································· 8
Enabling sending of MPLS TTL-expired messages ········································································································· 9
Enabling SNMP notifications for MPLS ··························································································································· 9
Displaying and maintaining MPLS ·································································································································· 9
Configuring a static LSP ············································································································································· 11
Overview ········································································································································································· 11
Configuration prerequisites ··········································································································································· 11
Configuration procedure ··············································································································································· 11
Displaying static LSPs ····················································································································································· 12
Static LSP configuration example ································································································································· 12
Configuring LDP ························································································································································· 15
Overview ········································································································································································· 15
Terminology ··························································································································································· 15
LDP messages ························································································································································· 15
LDP operation ························································································································································· 16
Label distribution and control ······························································································································· 17
LDP GR ···································································································································································· 19
Protocols ································································································································································· 20
LDP configuration task list ·············································································································································· 20
Enabling LDP ··································································································································································· 21
Enabling LDP globally ··········································································································································· 21
Enabling LDP on an interface ······························································································································· 21
Configuring Hello parameters ······································································································································ 21
Configuring LDP session parameters ···························································································································· 22
Configuring LDP backoff ··············································································································································· 23
Configuring LDP MD5 authentication ·························································································································· 24
Configuring an LSP generation policy ························································································································· 24
Configuring the LDP label distribution control mode ·································································································· 25
Configuring a label advertisement policy ··················································································································· 25
Configuring a label acceptance policy ······················································································································· 26
Configuring LDP loop detection ···································································································································· 27
Configuring LDP session protection ······························································································································ 28
Configuring LDP GR ······················································································································································· 29
Resetting LDP sessions ···················································································································································· 29
Enabling SNMP notifications for LDP ··························································································································· 29
Displaying and maintaining LDP ·································································································································· 29