From: D R (deep.ratan@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 17:56:19 GMT-3
On 12/16/05, CCIEin2006 <ciscocciein2006@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Thanks for the recommendation.
>
> 1. How to choose an MPLS provider and choose among their various service
> offerings.
I guess you can pick up the phone and call reps from ISPs in your area.
Often, new ISPs are quick to adopt newer technologies. Older ISPs eventually
ramp up but the process is often cumbersome.
2. Learn the differences between the SP managing the edge routers and my
> company managing the edge routers.
If the SP manages the edge routers, they'll ship you the equipment, offer to
set it up (or you can do it yourself) and maintain/monitor/fix the router
along with the circuit for the length of the contract. Non technical
business are better off letting the SP manage the router. Business that have
in-house network guys may benefit from managing the edge routers themselves
for greater 'control'. SPs won't let you touch the routers if they are
managing them.
3. Learn how to configure routing between the edge routers.
To you, it's just a BGP network. Forget MPLS. You'll use the SP's pvt AS#
and peer with them. The ISP will assign your company unique tags and VRF
numbers that will ensure that your "vlan" doesn't cross anybody else's. The
SP will route between all your edge routers.
4. I have a pretty good grasp of BGP. Is there anything specific to MPLS
> that I would need to configure if I plan to use BGP between the providers?
Nothing. Zero. You can have BGP running with two different SPs on teh same
edge router and use whatever BGP method to prefer one route over the other.
Again, MPLS is totally transparent to you.
5. We plan to use two different MPLS providers for redundancy. How will that
> affect my network design?
Elaborate on the question a little?
On 12/16/05, Peter Van Oene <petvan@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > The Rekhter/Davie book is an excellent beginning, and isn't caught up in
> > vendor specifics, which if you are going to look at IETF docs, or other
> > vendor implementations, getting a vendor neutral start is the best. The
> > IETF MPLS WG is also a great, and free resource with better information
> > that
> > you'll find in most books.
> >
> >
> > On 12/16/05, Kim Onnel <karim.adel@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > HE is correct, CsC is what you are looking for
> > >
> > > Read the MPLS and VPN arch. vol | book
> > >
> > > and then MPLS configurations examples, both cisco press
> > >
> > > On 12/16/05, D R <deep.ratan@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > There's no MPLS configs on an edge router. You'll connect to the
> ISPs
> > > MPLS
> > > > network via static or BGP (latter is prefered) routing. To the edge,
> > > MPLS
> > > > is
> > > > transparent. Hopefully some others can recommend a book to you....
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 12/16/05, CCIEin2006 <ciscocciein2006@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Can anyone recommend a good intro to MPLS book - specifically from
> > an
> > > > > enterprise and not from a service provider point of view.
> > > > > I don't want to be bothered with the details of how MPLS works in
> a
> > > > telco
> > > > > cloud, but I would like to know how to manage
> > > > > the customer edge routers if my company plans on moving to MPLS.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks in advance.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > >
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