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CiscoIOSXRCompleteGettingStarted
ExamplesGuide,Part2/2
By
PeterHavrila
January8,2013Postedin:Cisco,Networking
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Followingpreviouspart1articleofthisIOSXRguidethatpresentedbasicexamplesforIOSXRon
mostCCNAleveltechnologies,thispostwillcontinueandgivethebasicsofFHRP,MPLS,BGP
andsomeminorfeatureslikerouteredistributiontofinalizethistwoarticleseries.Againtheaimis
nottoexplainindetailtheprotocolsortheorybehindthem,onlytoprovidequicklysearchable
referenceguidetoquicklyconfiguretheseprotocolsonIOSXR.Thisisthesecondandfinalpartof
thisGettingStartedExampleGuide,nextforIOSXRIwillcontinueinaseparatearticlesthatwill
gotospecificadvancedtopicsindependently.
Contentofthisarticle:
1.FirstHopRedundancyProtocolsonIOSXR
HotStandbyRouterProtocol(HSRP)
VirtualRouterRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)
GatewayLoadBalancingProtocol(GLBP)
2.RedistributiononIOSXR
RedistributionintoISIS
RedistributionintoOSPF
3.BasicMPLSconfigurationonIOSXR
4.BasicBGPconfigurationonIOSXR

Contents[hide]
FirstHopRedundancyProtocols
HotStandbyRouterProtocol(HSRP)
VirtualRouterRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)
GatewayLoadBalancingProtocol(GLBP)
InterProtocolRedistribution
RedistributionintoISIS
RedistributionintoOSPF
MultiprotocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)
BasicBGPconfiguration
Summary

FirstHopRedundancy
Protocols
Letsstartwiththemostsimplepart.FirstHop
RedundancyProtocolsareprotocolsthatallows
youtomakeyourdefaultgatewayIPv4virtual
andredundantontwoseparaterouters.Incisco
routers,wehavethreeoftheseprotocolsandfor
eachaquickexampleisvisiblebelow.But
beforethatletsquicklygoviatheIPv4andIPv6
supportondifferentplatform.

FHRPProtocolCiscoIOS/IOSXESoftwareCiscoIOSXRSoftware
HSRPIPv4,IPv6(withversion2)IPv4
VRRPIPv4IPv4,IPv6
GLBPIPv4,IPv6Notsupported

HotStandbyRouterProtocol(HSRP)
HSRPisaciscoproprietaryprotocolforgatewayIPredundancy.Inthefollowingpicture,youhave
verysimpletopologywithbothIOSXRandIOSroutersandtheirconfiguration.

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Explanationisquitesimple,HSRProutersbroadcasttheirvirtualIP,priorityandHSRPgroupIDon
multicastIP224.0.0.2inUDPpacketsport1985.Withthisbroadcast,theylocateeachotherandthe
routerwithhighestprioritywinsandstartstoactivelyservethepacketsleavingviedefaultgateway.
HSRPhashellointervalof3secondsandholddowntimerof10seconds.
TheconfigurationisasfollowsonIOS:
interfaceEthernet0/0
ipaddress192.168.101.10255.255.255.0
standby1ip192.168.101.1
standby1priority105
standby1preempt
standby1trackEthernet0/1

ConfiguringHSRPyouhavetostartwithauniqueIDcalledHSRPgroupthatisavaluestandby
<ID>from1to255andhastobeuniqueinabroadcastdomainofthegiveninterface.Ifyouwant
tohavemultiplegroupsonaninterfaceyoucanmakethecommandsuniquebasedonthisHSRP
group.Secondvalueisprioritythatisalsoavaluefrom1to255.Bydefaultthepriorityis100and
highervaluewins.
Preemptionisbydefaultdisabled,thismeansthatbydefaultifyourmasterfails,thebackuprouter
becomesamaster.Howeverwhenthemasterrecovers,hewillnotassumetheroleofthenewmaster
untilthecurrentmasterfailsdespitethepriorityvalue.Ifyouwantthehighestpriorityrouterto
becomemasterinanysituation,youhavetoactivatethepreemptionwiththestandby<ID>preempt
command.
Lastpartistheabilitytotrackanotherinterfaceand/ortrackingobject.Thisisusedforgateway
routersinasituationwhenanoutgoinguplinkinterfacelikeEthernet0/1failsonthecurrentactive
master.Inthissituationthemasterisnolongerthebestroutertobethegatewayashehasnouplink.
Thereforeusingtrackingthecurrentmastercandecreaseitsprioritydynamicallyandallowanother
routertobethenewmaster.
OnIOSXR,itisalittlebitdifferentinasensethattheconfigurationcommandshavemovedtoa
commonrouterhsrpsectionintheconfiguration.Butasyousee,thereisnothingnewtoexplain
comparedtoIOSconfiguration.
TheconfigurationofHSRPonIOSXRisasfollows:
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
ipaddress192.168.101.10255.255.255.0
routerhsrp
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
hsrp1ipv4192.168.101.1
hsrp1priority95
hsrp1preempt
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Pindicatesconfiguredtopreempt.
|
InterfaceGrpPriPStateActiveStandbyVirtualIP
Gi0/0/11105PActivelocal192.0.2.3192.0.2.1

VerificationonIOSXR
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:Router#showhsrp
WedAug1713:51:31.032UTC
Pindicatesconfiguredtopreempt.
|
InterfaceGrpPriPStateActiveaddrStandbyaddrGroupaddr
Gi0/0/0/1195PStandby192.0.2.2local192.0.2.1

VirtualRouterRedundancyProtocol(VRRP)
TheRFCstandardprotocolfordefaultgatewayredundancy.AgaintheinitialexampleofVRRP
deploymentwithbothIOSandIOSXRrouters.Itisusingmulticastaddressof224.0.0.18when
runninginIPv4.

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VRRPExampleConfigurationofbothIOSXRandIOS
Explanationisagainquitesimple,VRRProutersbroadcasttheirvirtualIP,priorityandVRRPgroup
IDonmulticastIP224.0.0.18.Withthisbroadcast,theylocateeachotherandtherouterwithhighest
prioritywinsandstartstoactivelyservethepacketsleavingviedefaultgateway.VRRPhas1second
advertisementtimerandholddowntimerbelow4seconds.
TheconfigurationisagainverysimpleforbothIOSandIOSXRasshownbelow.
ConfigurationofVRRPonIOS:
interfaceEthernet0/0
ipaddress192.168.101.1255.255.255.0
vrrp1ip192.168.101.1
vrrp1trackinterfaceEthernet0/1

TheconfigurationconceptofVRRPisagainverysimilartotheHSRP.YouneedtoconfigureVRRP
groupIDinarangefrom1to255thatisuniqueintheL3broadcastdomain.Thereisalsopriority
toconfigureinrangefrom1to254thatisbydefault100,butifthephysicalIPisthesameonan
interfaceastheVirtualIP,therouterautomaticallyassumestheroleofpermanentVRRPmasterwith
255priority(255isreservedforthissituationwhenyouconfigureHSRPvirtualIPthesameas
physicalinterfaceIP).ThispermanentVRRPmasteriscalledVRRPowner.
VRRPisbydefaultinpreemptionmodebutyoucandisableitwithusingnovrrp1preemptif
needed.InterfaceandobjecttrackingissupportedinthesamewayasonHSRP.
ConfigurationofVRRPonIOSXR:
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
ipaddress192.168.101.10255.255.255.0
routervrrp
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
addressfamilyipv4
vrrp1
address192.168.101.1
priority95
trackinterfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/010

OnIOSXR,theconfigurationismovedtotheroutervrrpsectionandalsoforthesupportofIPv4
andIPv6dividedundertheaddressfamilysections.
Verification
OnIOS,VRRPverificationcanbedonewithshowvrrpbrief:
Router#showvrrpbrief
InterfaceGrpPriTimeOwnPreStateMasteraddrGroupaddr
Ethernet0/01953223YBackup192.168.101.11192.168.101.1

OnIOSXR,VRRPverificationcanbedonewithshowvrrp:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:Router#showvrrp
ThuAug2902:33:00.888UTC
IPv4VirtualRouters:
AindicatesIPaddressowner
|Pindicatesconfiguredtopreempt
||
InterfacevrIDPrioAPStateMasteraddrVRouteraddr
Gi0/0/0/01105PMasterlocal192.168.101.1

GatewayLoadBalancingProtocol(GLBP)
ThisciscoproprietaryprotocolisactuallymyfavoriteprotocolofallFHRPprotocolssimplybecause
itdoesloadbalancingforallthephysicalroutersthatmaketheGLBPgroupwhileallthehostsstill
thinktheyuseasingleIPgateway.ThetrickisthatthereisstillanactiveGLBProuterselectedbased
onpriority,buttherearenotvirtualMACaddressesandonlytheactiveGLBProuterrepliestoARP
requestsonthevirtualIPwithmacaddressesofalltheGLBPgroupmembersinroundrobinfashion
(althoughitispossibletoconfigureeachrouterwithweightandwithitstatisticallyputmoreARP
responsestodifferentroutersinagroup).
GLBPprotocoluse224.0.0.112asamulticastIPinIPv4networkandGLBPisusinggroupIDasthe
otherprotocolsbutwithrangefrom1to1023.Prioritybydefault100,withrange1to255.Hello
timer3,holddowntimer10seconds.Preemptionisnotenabledbydefault.
However,GLBPisnotsupportedonIOSXR,sothefollowingexampleisforIOSroutersonly.

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GLBPConfigurationExampleontwoIOSrouters
TheconfigurationexampleofGLBPonIOSisasfollows(routerR1perspective):
interfaceFastEthernet0/0
ipaddress192.168.101.11255.255.255.0
glbp1ip192.168.101.1
glbp1priority95
glbp1preempt

IPv6examplebonus:,ifyoulike,hereisaquickmodificationforIPv6autoconfiguredversionof
GLBPonIOS:
interfacefa0/0
ipv6address2002:8:101:1::/64eui64
glbp1ipv6autoconfig
glbp1preempt

Verification
ForasingleGLBPconfiguredVirtualIP,youcanseemultiplelinesofoutputintheshowglbpbrief.
ThisshowsyounotonlytheVirtualIP,butalsoallthemembersofthegroupdoingtheforwarding.
R1#showglbpbrief
InterfaceGrpFwdPriStateAddressActiverouterStandbyroute
Fa0/01100Standby192.168.101.1192.168.101.11local
Fa0/0117Listen0007.b400.0101192.168.101.11
Fa0/0127Active0007.b400.0102local

InterProtocolRedistribution
Oftenyouencounteranetworkthatforvarious(mostlyhistorical)reasonshavemorethanone
routingprotocolimplemented,itisoftenneededtoallowasingleroutetoexistinbothprotocols.To
achievethis,thesolutionistoredistributearoutefromtheprotocolsitwassourcedintotheother
protocols.Veryimportantlyyouhavetotakecareofthedifferencesofthetwoprotocolstonotcreate
moreproblems(mostlyloops)thanbenefitfromredistribution.

RedistributionintoISIS
FirstprotocolwewillmentionisISIS(asmyfavorite).Iwillshowyouaverybasicexamplehowto
configureredistribution.ForthosewhoknowIOSredistribution,thiswillbewellknownonlyon
IOSXR,thecommandhasabitdifferentplacement.

RedistributiontoISISexampleonIOSXR
Theredistributioncommandisinsidetheaddressfamilyipv4unicastandinourexample,wegive
redistributedroutesmetric20.However,bydefaulttheseedmetricforredistributingtoISISin
Ciscorouters(IOS+IOSXR)is0.
routerisis1
net49.0000.0100.0200.0300.00
addressfamilyipv4unicast
redistributeospf1metric20
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
addressfamilyipv4unicast
!
routerospf1
area0
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

Forreference,thisishowtheredistributionwouldlooklikeonIOS:
routerisis1
redistributeospf1metric20

Verification
Forquickverification,youcansimplychecktheroutingtableasshownbelow,pleasenotthatISIS
redistributedroutesarenotmarkedinanyspecialway:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXR#showroute
WedJan0511:12:24.092UTC
Codes:Cconnected,Sstatic,RRIP,BBGP
DEIGRP,EXEIGRPexternal,OOSPF,IAOSPFinterarea
N1OSPFNSSAexternaltype1,N2OSPFNSSAexternaltype2
E1OSPFexternaltype1,E2OSPFexternaltype2,EEGP
iISIS,L1ISISlevel1,L2ISISlevel2
iaISISinterarea,suISISsummarynull,*candidatedefault
Uperuserstaticroute,oODR,Llocal,GDAGR
Aaccess/subscriber,(!)FRRBackuppath
Gatewayoflastresortisnotset
iL210.1.10.0/24[115/20]via192.168.101.11,00:00:35,GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
iL210.1.1.0/24[115/30]via192.168.102.10,00:21:46,GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0

RedistributionintoOSPF
WhenredistributingintoOSPF,bydefaultthemetricistypeE2*,defaultseedmetricfromIGPis20
andfromBGPis1.AlsoIOSandIOSXErouterbydefaultredistributeonlyclassfullnetworks(you
havetousesubnetskeyword).
*E1vsE2types.E2metricwhengiventoexternalroutewillnotbeincrementedwhenpropagated
ininternalnetworkafterbeinggiveninitialseedmetric.E1ontheotherhandisincrementedin
additiontotheinitialseedmetricasanyotherOSPFrouteoneveryhop.
TheconfigurationisnotthatdifferentincomparisontoolderIOSredistribution,inthefollowing
examplewewillredistributeISIStoOSPF.

RedistributiontoOSPFexampleonIOSXR
CiscoIOSandIOSXE(forreference):
routerospf1
redistributeisis1subnetsmetric30

Notethatthiscommandwillredistributeroutes(alsoclasslesssubnetsthankstothesubnetsword)
withdefaultE2(nonincrementingone)metric30.
CiscoIOSXR:
routerisis1
net49.0000.0100.0300.1001.00
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
addressfamilyipv4unicast
!
routerospf1
redistributeisis1metric30
area0
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

NotethatyoudonothavetousethesubnetskeywordonIOSXRtoredistributealsoclassless
networks.
Verification
Alsoontheverificationfront,theroutingtablelooksveryfamiliaronIOSXR:
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXR#showroute
WedJan613:02:20.923UTC
Codes:Cconnected,Sstatic,RRIP,BBGP
DEIGRP,EXEIGRPexternal,OOSPF,IAOSPFinterarea
N1OSPFNSSAexternaltype1,N2OSPFNSSAexternaltype2
E1OSPFexternaltype1,E2OSPFexternaltype2,EEGP
iISIS,L1ISISlevel1,L2ISISlevel2
iaISISinterarea,suISISsummarynull,*candidatedefault
Uperuserstaticroute,oODR,Llocal,GDAGR
Aaccess/subscriber,(!)FRRBackuppath
Gatewayoflastresortisnotset
OE210.1.10.0/24[110/30]via192.168.101.11,00:00:19,GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
O10.1.1.0/24[110/20]via192.168.102.10,00:15:06,GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

MultiprotocolLabelSwitching(MPLS)
Nowthisoneisakicker.Actuallythistechnologyislikeanelephantinaroomthatnobody
mentions,butallknowitisthere.MPLShasbecomethemajorplayerinallbiggerISPnetworks
withitsmarvelousbenefitsthatitgives.IpersonallyliketosaythatthebenefitsofMPLSarenotin

anyspeedorotherthings,butitdidtonetworksthesamethatVirtualizationdidtocomputers.Alsoit
hadreturnedthelongmissed(sinceATMtimes)TrafficEngineeringbacktotheIPnetworks.
Inthisquickoverview,IwillnotmentionanythingfromMPLStheory,ifthereissomeonereading
thiswithoutanypriorknowledgeaboutMPLS,thenIwouldaskhimtostoponthispointandgo
readsometheorybasicsofMPLSbeforecontinuinghere.
MPLSconfiguration
Letsfirstgiveyoumylabtopologytohaveyouorientinit.

MPLSconfigurationexampleonIOSXRandIOS
OnolderIOSandIOSXEplatforms,yousimplyenableMPLSgloballywithmplsipinglobal
configurationandthenenablealltheinterfacesthatyouwanttoparticipateintheMPLScloudwith
mplsipundertheconfigurationcontextofeachinterface.ThiswillstartforyouthebasicMPLS
(takenotthatonveryoldIOSrouters,thismightactivateolderMPLSlabeldistributionprotocol
calledTDP).
mplsip
!
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0
mplsip

OnnewerIOSXR,itisabitotherwayaroundwhenyouputtheinterfaceundermplsldp
configurationcontext.
mplsldp
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/0
!
interfaceGigabitEthernet0/0/0/1

Verification
Well,onceyouactivateMPLSandLDPprotocolontworoutersontheirinterconnectinginterface,
youshouldgetLDPneighbourshipcommingup(yougetSYSLOGmessageaboutthistothe
console).ToverifyyourneighboursonIOSXR,youcanexecuteshowmplsldpneighbor.
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXR#showmplsldpneighbor
PeerLDPIdentifier:5.100.12.2:0
TCPconnection:5.100.12.2:233075.100.12.1:646
GracefulRestart:No
SessionHoldtime:180sec
State:Oper;Msgssent/rcvd:27/26;DownstreamUnsolicited
Uptime:00:06:28
LDPDiscoverySources:
GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
Addressesboundtothispeer:
10.1.1.15.100.12.2

Secondly,youseeiftheotherneighborsaresendingyouMPLStagbindings.Thesearenumerical
labelsusedforforwardingandthereisalwaysyour(asoffromtheperspectiveofeveryrouter)
internallabelgeneratedforaparticularprefixandalsoallyourneighborwillsendyoutheirlabelfor
thesameprefix.Ofcourseyouwillsendthemyourlocalprefixaswell.
Forexampleonthefollowingexampleweseeaninternallabel21foraprefix10.1.1.0/24andalso
thelabel24thatyourneighborhasassignedtothesameprefix.
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXR#showmplsldpbindings
<outputomitted>
10.1.1.0/24,rev24
Localbinding:label:23
Remotebindings:(2peers)
PeerLabel

10.1.1.0:024
10.1.11.0:025

NoteaverysimilarverificationispossibleonIOSrouters.FirsttheLIB:
IOSRouterR2#showmplsldpbindings
tibentry:10.1.1.0/24,rev3
localbinding:tag:impnull
remotebinding:tsr:5.100.12.1:0,tag:23

AndalsothenyoucanhavealookontheLFIB:
IOSRouterR1#showmplsforwardingtable
LocalOutgoingPrefixBytestagOutgoingNextHop
tagtagorVCorTunnelIdswitchedinterface
212310.1.1.0/240Ge0/15.100.11.1

BasicBGPconfiguration
Ok,CCNAlevelofBGPisabsolutelyminimal,whatIwillshowinthefollowingexampleisonlyto
starttheBGPprocess,establishandverifyneighborshipandpropagatesomelocalprefix.Tobemore
precise,wewillbuildasimpleeBGPandiBGPsessionsonbothIPv4andIPv6usedfor
neighborship,butconfiguretherouterstouseIPv4neighborshiptoexchangeonlyIPv4prefixesand

touseIPv6neighborshiptocarryonlyIPv6prefixes(becauseyoucancarrybothIPv4andIPv6on
anytypeofunderliningneighborship).
Fulltopologywithallconfigurationatglancebelow:

IOSXRandIOSbasicBGPconfigurationexampletopology
IfyouknowtheolderIOSconfigurationofBGP,theIOSXRshouldbenoproblemforyou.The
onlydifferenceinbasicconfigurationsisthatnowyoucreateaddressfamiliesunderneighborsand
notneighborsunderaddressfamilieslikeinIOS.
Nowletsgothroughtheconfiguration,firsttheIOSpart:
routerbgp64512
nobgpdefaultipv4unicast
neighbor2001:AC2:5:100:11::2remoteas2450
neighbor5.100.11.2remoteas2450
!
addressfamilyipv4
network10.1.10.0mask255.255.255.0
noneighbor2001:AC2:5:100:11::2activate
neighbor5.100.11.2activate
exitaddressfamily
!
addressfamilyipv6
neighbor2001:AC2:5:100:11::2activate
exitaddressfamily

Theconfigurationissimple,youcreatetwopeers(thesameneighborrouteroverIPv4andIPv6)and
activatecorrespondingaddressfamilypropagationonlyforIPv4totheIPv4neighborandIPv6only
totheIPv6neighbor.
YoumightnoticethereissomethingdifferentherethanyouareprobablyusedtoandthatisthatI
havedisabledthedefaultIPv4prefixpropagationinthedefaultbgpcontextwithnobgpdefault
ipv4unicast.ThisdisablesthedefaultIPv4prefixpropagationandforcesyoutouseIPv4address
familyifyouwantit.ThishelpstohavemuchmorecontroloverBGP.Letmegiveyouexampleof
theexactsameconfiguration(forIPv4prefixesonly)toshowyouwhatImean.

TheIOSXRpartismoreinterestinginthattheguysinCiscoreversedtheorderofconfiguration
context.InsteadofcreatingneighborsunderaddressfamilieslikeonIOS,onIOSXRyouadd
addressfamiliesunderneighborcreation.Otherthanthat,Ibelievetherenomoreexplanationneeded
totheconfigbelow.Additionally,noticethatthenetworkadvertisementstayedthesamewiththe
networkcommandbuttheformatchangedutilizingthe/24formask.
routerbgp2450
addressfamilyipv4unicast
network10.1.1.0/24
!
addressfamilyipv6unicast
!
neighbor5.100.11.1

neighbor5.100.11.1
remoteas64512
addressfamilyipv4unicast
!
neighbor2001:AC2:5:100:11::1
remoteas64512
addressfamilyipv6unicast
!
neighbor10.2.2.2
remoteas2450
updatesourceLoopback0
addressfamilyipv4unicast
!
neighbor2001:ac5:10:2:2::2
remoteas2450
updatesourceLoopback0
addressfamilyipv6unicast

OPTIONAL:BGPauthenticationconfiguration
UnderIOS,wegotheusualwaylikethis:
routerbgp64512
neighbor5.100.11.2remoteas2450
neighbor5.100.11.2passwordBGP_password

OnIOSXR,aswithmostthingyouhavetogoundertheneighborcontextandaddthepassword
there:
routerbgp64500
neighbor5.100.11.1
remoteas64512
passwordclearBGP_password
addressfamilyipv4unicast

Verification
ToverifythatBGPisupandrunningyoucanchecktheBGPtabletoseetheneighborslistedandthe
numberofprefixestheyaresendingtoyouintheSt/PfxRcdfield.YoucanalsonoticetheAS
numberforeachneighbor.
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXRPE1#shbgptableipv4unicast
TueJan89:09:25.011UTC
NeighborVRFSpkASTblVerInQOutQSt/PfxRcd
5.100.11.1default06451212001
10.2.2.2default0245012001

Alsothisispossiblefortheotheraddressfamilies,butinIPv6wedonotyethaveanyprefixes
propagated.
RP/0/RSP0/CPU0:IOSXRPE1#shbgptableipv6unicast
TueJan89:10:12.149UTC
NeighborVRFSpkASTblVerInQOutQSt/PfxRcd
2001:ac5:5:100:11::1default06451212000
2001:ac5:10:2:2::2default0245012000

Summary
Ok,Iperfectlyunderstandthatthisoverviewonlyscratchedthesurfaceoffarmoreadvancedtopics
asBGPandMPLS,buttheintentionherewasnottogodeep.Moreadvancedthingswillcomeonly
whenIgetmyhandonsomemoreIOSXRrouters(asIplantostartlearningtomovemyCCIP
certificationtoCCNPSPreplacement).SoIbelievetherewillbesomemoreBGPandMPLS
articlescomingtonetworkgeekstuff.cominthenearfuture.

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6Comments
1.Sims
PostedApril10,2013at8:55AM
Excellentquickanddirtyguide.Thanksamil
2.Ingschurk
PostedAugust7,2013at8:11AM
Hi,goodwork!Whataboutextendingtheguidetorwardsiosxrandstub/nssa?Imwondering
aboutifthereisanyimplementationoftranslatetype7suppressfainiosxr.Anyidea?
PeterHavrila
PostedAugust13,2013at4:01PM
HelloInschurk,
SorryIdidntwentintomuchdetailswitheveryprotocol.IdonotevenhaveanyIOSXR
availableanymoretohavealookforwhatyouwouldlike.Ithinkyoushouldcheckcisco
documentationforthat.
FYI,ourtestIOSXRdidntenteredproductionaswewentdecidedtogowithavendor
withbetterpriceforport/bandwidthcomparedtoCisco.Donotgetmewrong,Ithinkthe
CiscoIOSXRareaverynicemachines,butsometimesgoingwithCiscodoesntmake