Re: Inter-AS MPLS VPN

From: Steve Lyons <charter21p5_at_gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:12:02 -0400

As they mentioned by default the routes will not pass through the RR because
the VRF is not configured on the RR nor should it be. As mentioned before
use the bgp default route-target filtering on the RR to allow the routes to
traverse through the RR.

See the 12.2 command reference:

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_2/switch/command/reference/xrfscmd1.html#wp1057855

Steve Lyons

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM, Jo Knight <joknight_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Vignesh,
>
>
> http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/ios/12_1t/12_1t5/feature/guide/InterAS.html#wp1115949
>
> and also check out RFC 2547
>
> http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2547.html
>
> Jo
>
> 2009/9/11 Vignesh Sethuraman <sethuvignesh_at_gmail.com>
>
> > oh really. Thanks alot Jo.
> >
> > Do you have any cisco doc that gives a clear insight for this.
> >
> > I am not aware till this time that RR will disable ARF. If you could you
> > could point me to a document for all the options of Inter-AS MPLS, then
> it
> > will be a great help.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Vignesh
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:21 PM, Jo Knight <joknight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Vignesh,
> >>
> >> There are two ways to disable ARF - by configuring the router as a RR or
> >> to disable bgp default route-target filtering.
> >>
> >> So by configuring R1 as a RR for VPNv4 routes you disabled it.
> >>
> >>
> >> Jo
> >>
> >> 2009/9/11 Vignesh Sethuraman <sethuvignesh_at_gmail.com>
> >>
> >>> Hi Jo,
> >>>
> >>> Thank you Jo. Excellent Explanation.
> >>>
> >>> But I am confused that even in R1 (RR) there are no VRF instance
> >>> configured but how come R1(RR) alone accept that route from R2.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks,
> >>> Vignesh.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Jo Knight <joknight_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Vignesh,
> >>>>
> >>>> The ASBR will reject the routes that are reflected down from R1 as the
> >>>> default behaviour is to reject VPNv4 routes that it does not have a
> VRF
> >>>> instance for - this is called Automatic Route Filtering.
> >>>>
> >>>> There is no need for the ASBR to know about these routes, but if you
> >>>> wanted them to show on the ASBR try adding this command to your BGP
> config.
> >>>>
> >>>> no bgp default route-target filter
> >>>>
> >>>> Jo
> >>>>
> >>>> 2009/9/11 Vignesh Sethuraman <sethuvignesh_at_gmail.com>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Hello Experts,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In Option 3 (10C): Multi-Hop MP-eBGP Between RR and eBGP Between
> ASBRs
> >>>>> -
> >>>>> Inter-AS MPLS VPN, the routes are not learned by ASBR. This is an
> >>>>> expected
> >>>>> behavior. But I could not understand the reason.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> In my scenario R2 is the PE which redistribute the route
> 200.0.0.4/32into
> >>>>> VPNV4 table, R1 is the RR which receives VPNV4 route from R2 and R5
> is
> >>>>> ASBR
> >>>>> connected to other AS which is not receiving the route from RR.
> Though
> >>>>> it is
> >>>>> an expected behavior, Could someone explain the reason.
> >>>>> *
> >>>>> R2#sh ip bgp vpnv4 all | inc 200.0.0.4
> >>>>> *> 200.0.0.4/32 150.50.24.1 1 32768
> >>>>>
> >>>>> R2#sh ip bgp vpnv4 all labels | inc 200.0.0.4
> >>>>> 200.0.0.4/32 150.50.24.1 19/nolabel
> >>>>>
> >>>>> R1#sh ip bgp vpnv4 all | inc 200.0.0.4
> >>>>> *>i200.0.0.4/32 200.0.0.2 1 100 0 ?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> R1#sh ip bgp vpnv4 all labels | inc 200.0.0.4
> >>>>> 200.0.0.4/32 200.0.0.2 nolabel/19
> >>>>>
> >>>>> R5#sh ip bgp vpnv4 all
> >>>>>
> >>>>> R5#
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>> Vignesh
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> *
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