From: Kris Keen (kkeen@bigpond.net.au)
Date: Mon Oct 21 2002 - 20:00:57 GMT-3
Woops!
Glad you understand now :)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Persio Pucci" <persiopucci@uol.com.br>
To: "Kris Keen" <kkeen@bigpond.net.au>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 2:10 AM
Subject: Re: address-family
> Kris,
>
> I would say you did very well :)
>
> Thank you for the explanation. I am refreshing my BGP knowledge and while
> wandering around DocCD I've read in every single example of BGP one in
pure
> BGP and another using address-family... :)
>
> Thank you once again :)
>
> Rgds!
>
> Persio
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kris Keen" <kkeen@bigpond.net.au>
> To: "Peter" <peter@cyscoexpert.com>; <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 12:37 PM
> Subject: Re: address-family
>
>
> > Hi Peter
> >
> > Its used within MPLS/VPN enviroments and is generally configured on a PE
> > (Provider edge), think of an address family as seperate BGP tables,
which
> > are used to contain routes from a particular source, or as they say VRF.
> > This basically allows a router to become multiple routers, each holding
> many
> > VRF's or address familys. I configure these quite alot at work (we have
> > heaps on some of the routers). Routes are injected at the PE into these
> > tables, these routes are tagged and EXPORTED/sent across a backbone
(label
> > switched) , the recieving PE will IMPORT a particular set of routes
> > (generally the routes that were imported from the same customer) which
are
> > then entered into the BGP table.
> >
> > The PE routers are then attached via various methods to CE (customer
edge
> > routers) which accept routes from the PE for that VRF, the book
mentioned
> > below goes into various VPN topologies.
> >
> > The address family allows you to esentially run multiple BGP tables, all
> > totally seperate, you define neighbors, redistribute commands and so on.
> >
> > A good read on this is MPLS and VPN Arche by Pepelnjak (Cisco Press)
> >
> > Thats in a nutshell, I'm not usually one to explain things so its my
first
> > attempt :)
> >
> > Chers
> > Kris
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Peter" <peter@cyscoexpert.com>
> > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 12:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: address-family
> >
> >
> > > It is used with MPLS/VPN.
> > >
> > > __________________________
> > > Peter
> > > #7247 (R&S, Security)
> > > CyscoExpert Corp.
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> > > Lincolnwood, IL 60712
> > > Phone (847) 674-3392
> > > Fax (847) 674-2625
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Persio Pucci" <persiopucci@uol.com.br>
> > > To: <ccielab@groupstudy.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, October 21, 2002 8:29 AM
> > > Subject: address-family
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hi folks!!!
> > > >
> > > > Can anybody explain to me what does the "address-family [ipv4 |
vpnv4]
> > > etc"
> > > > command actually does? When to use it and how to?
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > > Persio
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