Re: MPBGP ip vrf name

Tauseef,

I might not understand your question, but RD: its 64 bit added to customer prefixes to make it 96 bit number, this is called as VPNV4 route, the aim of RD is to make the customer prefix unique while it be on the ISP cloud. RT is extended BGP community define the VPN membership.

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Mohammad Mousa
CCIE #36990
On Dec 27, 2012, at 2:50 AM, Tauseef Khan wrote:
> Would it matter if i have different vrf names on PE routers routers as long
> as I have reciprocal rd values.
> 
> so on one PE router connecting customer site i have
> 
> Router-Manchester_pop
> ip vrf CUST_100
> rd 20:20
> route-target export 20:20
> route-target import 20:20
> route-target import 10:10
> 
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Router-Birmingham_pop
> ip vrf CUST_200
> rd 10:10
> route-target export 10:10
> route-target import 10:10
> route-target import 20:20
> ip vrf forwarding site-a
> 
> 
> both vrf CUST_100 and CUST_200 belong to the same Customer
> 
> in the mpbgp table when i do which sounds  strange as rd vlaues are
> different on bot PEs (20:20 and 10:10)
> show ip bgp vpnv4 all i can see the routes populated. appreciate if some
> one could clarify.
> regards
> 
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