From: CCIEin2006 (ciscocciein2006@gmail.com)
Date: Fri Dec 16 2005 - 18:27:32 GMT-3
Thanks Deep,
You pretty much answered all of my questions.
Regarding design I was wondering if I would have to modify my topology and
addressing scheme?
Do you use public IP addressing or private addressing when peering with the
provider?
Do you know of any good sample diagrams on the web?
Thanks much!
On 12/16/05, D R <deep.ratan@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> 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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