[c-nsp] MPLS-TE on ME3600

[Aaron]

Thanks Dip for the doc link...

Here's the doc explaining what the TAC had me do to fix this...

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/multiprotocol-label-switching-mpls
/mpls/29828-mplsvpnte.html#case2

Case 2: VPN over a TE Tunnel When the TE Tunnel Is from PE1 to P2

Aaron

-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Tinka [mailto:mark.tinka at seacom.mu] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 11:49 PM
To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Cc: Aaron; aaron at gvtc.com
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MPLS-TE on ME3600

On Wednesday, November 19, 2014 11:22:56 PM Aaron wrote:

> Wow that was interesting.  Cisco TAC just informed me that when an 
> MPLS TE Tunnel exists on an ME3600 that is also acting as a PE for vrf 
> traffic that you want to flow via the tunnel, you must add "mpls ip" 
> to the tunnel interface.
> 
> That's it.  That fixed my problem.

Yes, that seemed like the most probable issue when I first read your
original post.

> Does anyone know where to read about that issue ?  Online in someone's 
> website ?  Or cisco.com ?  The TAC seemed to think there wasn't going 
> to be a document that
> explained something like that.   :|

Well, for some reason, it has been a long-held recommendation (at least on
this list) to enable LDP over RSVP at all times, i.e., configure "mpls ip"
under your tunnel interfaces. I know Oliver used to push that quite a lot
back in the day, and somehow, it stuck.

On the otherhand, it's probably a good idea to have it as an official
recommendation as a design document on Cisco's web site.

Mark.