Re: MPLS IGP Question

Any routing protocol will work but link state routing protocols are much
better because of TE support.

On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 2:30 PM, Marcin Zgola <MZgola_at_netrixllc.com> wrote:

> thanks guys
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Router [mailto:pan.router_at_gmail.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 11:10 PM
> To: Marcin Zgola; ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: RE: MPLS IGP Question
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> Actually you can with statics in the core. I just took a working L3 VPN
> lab,
> replaced ospf with statics and all works as before: ping CE to CE works OK
> over L3 VPN. I have ospf between PE and CE. So I guess statics are only not
> very practical but technically doable.
>
> I did not test other IGPs in the core but I can see issues from command
> line
> perspective. Currently only OSPF gives the possibility to run completely
> independent instances:
> "router ospf X" for the core connectivity
> "router ospf Y vrf Z" for PE-CE connectivity.
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody_at_groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody_at_groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Marcin Zgola
> Sent: 8-Sep-10 21:48
> To: ccielab_at_groupstudy.com
> Subject: MPLS IGP Question
>
> Why do I need to run OSPF to exchange labels between LDP neighbors.
>
> Why can't I use static routes or iBGP?
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> Thanks
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