[[nsp] more confused routing]
sthaug at nethelp.no
sthaug at nethelp.no
Sat Oct 25 03:50:52 EDT 2003
> That's something I've noticed for a while, but generally haven't lost
> sleep over since it didn't seem to break anything. I'm not sure why these
> packets are getting MPLS tagged at all. They're not to/from/inside a vrf.
>
> Can the MPLS tag on a packet influence routing decisions for packets that
> are not part of a MPLS VPN vrf?
Think about P routers - they don't know anything about VPNs, they route
based on label and incoming interface. So if a packet has an MPLS label,
the label most certainly will influence routing decisions.
Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no
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