RE: MPLS CE, PE definition

Thanks to all for explanations.

What is the benefit of running separate CE-PE protocol, instead of running
my EIGRP up to the PE ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Kambiz Agahian [mailto:kagahian_at_ccbootcamp.com]
Sent: 1-May-10 19:52
To: Ryan West; Jack Router
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: RE: MPLS CE, PE definition

Ryan,

That box is a pure "managed CE".

When they say BGP they don't mean MP-BGP, more than likely they just
mean BGP (the CE-PE routing protocol). So probably what you see is
something like this: EIGRP <-> BGP <-> MP-BGP <-> BGP <-> EIGRP.

You can bother them by asking about the best convergence time they can
offer with their BGP MPLS peer :-D and then ask them to offer BFD on top
of that!

HTH

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-----Original Message-----
From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
Ryan West
Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 8:09 AM
To: Jack Router
Cc: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
Subject: Re: MPLS CE, PE definition

CE implies no locally running MPLS and not neccessarily customer
controlled.

Sent from handheld.

On May 1, 2010, at 10:58 AM, "Jack Router" <pan.router_at_gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello,
> We have an MPLS service managed by a provider. They have a router on
> our
> location and call it a CE. We do not have access to it. When I asked
> to show
> me the config they refused because this router runs BGP and contains
> confidential information. Provider confirmed that this router
> redistributes
> our EIGRP into their BGP. By my definition this is a PE even if
> located in
> our location, or am I missing something ?
> Thank,
>
>
> Blogs and organic groups at http://www.ccie.net
>
>
Received on Sat May 01 2010 - 20:45:05 ART