RE: Need help with MPLS configuration example

From: Greg Ketell (gketell@juniper.net)
Date: Wed Aug 08 2001 - 13:04:58 EDT


At 09:31 AM 8/8/2001, Andrew Smith wrote:
>Hi, Greg
>
>Thanks. Now I am almost golden. :)
>
>I still have some confusion about one of my previous
>question. If I have IP streams with different TOS bit
>set (say 0, 3, 7) and I want to them use the same LSP.
> So you need to map the EXP bit into the queues. Is
>it possible to map 3 different EXP bits under the same
>LSPs along the transit LSRs

Yes

>or do you need 3 separate
>LSPs to do the job?

No.

GK

>Thanks a lot!
>
>--- Greg Ketell <gketell@juniper.net> wrote:
> > OK so here is the memory-refreshed deal:
> >
> > If your *IP* packets are classified on input on the
> > LER (or via a previous
> > IP hop router) and you have a forwarding path that
> > is MPLS AND you don't
> > specifically set the the LSP's EXP bits, then the IP
> > packet's precedence
> > bits will be copied to the MPLS EXP bits.
> >
> > Then on transit LSR you set mpls-cos-map so that you
> > select the right Queue
> > based on the EXP bits.
> >
> > Now you should be golden.
> >
> > GK
> >
> > At 10:00 PM 8/7/2001, Andrew Smith wrote:
> > >Hi, Greg
> > >
> > >Many thanks on you and Gary's helpful input on
> > this.
> > >;) It will be great if you can show me a sample
> > >config or a link to it.
> > >
> > >Best
> > >Andrew
> > >--- Greg Ketell <gketell@juniper.net> wrote:
> > > > You are trying my memory (I haven't had to play
> > with
> > > > COS & MPLS together
> > > > for some time).
> > > >
> > > > I'll dig around and try to get you the answer
> > > > (unless someone else reading
> > > > the list chimes in first).
> > > >
> > > > GK
> > > >
> > > > At 08:38 PM 8/7/2001, Andrew Smith wrote:
> > > > >Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > >Thanks! Please ignore my second question. It
> > > > wasn't
> > > > >well thought of. 8)
> > > > >
> > > > >So, let me see if I understand it correctly.
> > If I
> > > > >assign COS value under one LSP, any traffic
> > pass
> > > > >through that LSP will have the COS value
> > assigned.
> > > > >
> > > > >What do I need to configure for case two like
> > you
> > > > have
> > > > >pointed below to work than? Let say I have IP
> > > > packets
> > > > >with Prec 7 coming, will this be copied into
> > the
> > > > COS
> > > > >bit by default? I read the doc and it says by
> > > > default
> > > > >COS bit should be 0, right?
> > > > >
> > > > > > Yes. There are two ways we handle COS on
> > MPLS.
> > > > 1)
> > > > > > The LSP is given a
> > > > > > certain COS and any packets sent into it are
> > > > treated
> > > > > > accordingly. 2) The
> > > > > > COS of the IP Packet is copied into the MPLS
> > > > header
> > > > > > and we treat each MPLS
> > > > > > payload accordingly.
> > > > >
> > >
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