[j-nsp] lsp required for vpls?

sthaug at nethelp.no sthaug at nethelp.no
Thu Aug 6 15:25:35 EDT 2009


> Do I need to explicitly configure MPLS LSPs between the PEs (using
> protocols/mpls/label-swithing-path)? Or just configure RSVP or LDP on
> the PEs so that LSPs can be automatically established by VPLS?

If you use RSVP for your LSPs, they need to be explicitly created. If
you use LDP for your LSPs, they are created automatically.

As other people have pointed out, the protocol used to signal VPLS (BGP
or LDP) is not really related to the protocol used to setup the LSPs.

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug at nethelp.no


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