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MPLS v2.03-1

Frame-Mode/Cell-Mode MPLS Implementation on

Cisco IOS Platforms

Configuring LC-ATM MPLS

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Outline
Overview
Configuration Tasks for MPLS on LC-ATM interfaces
Configuring an LC-ATM Interface on a Router
Configuring an LC-ATM Interface on a Catalyst
ATM Switch
Basic LC-ATM Configuration
Configuring Additional LC-ATM Parameters
Disabling VC Merge
Lesson Summary
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Configuration Tasks for MPLS on

LC-ATM Interfaces

Configuration tasks on routers:

Create an LC-ATM subinterface
Enable LDP on the subinterface

Configuration tasks on Catalyst 8510 and Catalyst

8540 ATM switches:
Configure MPLS on the ATM interface

Configure additional LC-ATM parameters

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Configuring an LC-ATM Interface on a

Router
Router(config)#

interface atm number.sub-number mpls

Creates an LC-ATM subinterface.

By default, this subinterface uses VC 0/32 for label
control protocols and VP=1 for label allocation.
Router(config-if)#

mpls ip
mpls label protocol [ldp | tdp | both]

Enables MPLS on an LC-ATM subinterface

Starts LDP on an LC-ATM subinterface
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Configuring an LC-ATM Interface on a

Catalyst ATM Switch
Router(config)#

interface atm number

mpls ip
mpls label protocol [ldp | tdp | both]

Enables LC-ATM control on an ATM interface

Starts LDP on the interface
Default control VC=0/32, label allocation uses VPI=1

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Basic LC-ATM Configuration

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Configuring Additional LC-ATM Parameters

Router(config-if)#

mpls atm control-vc vpi vci

Configures control virtual circuit between LC-ATM peers.

Default value is 0/32.
The setting has to match between LC-ATM peers.
Router(config-if)#

mpls atm vpi start-vpi [- end-vpi]

Configures the virtual path values that can be used for

label allocation.
Default value is 1-1 (only virtual path value 1 is used).
LC-ATM peers need at least some overlapping virtual
path values to start a TDP or LDP session.
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Configuring Additional LC-ATM

Parameters (Cont.)

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Configuring Additional LC-ATM

Parameters (Cont.)
Router(config)#

no mpls ldp atm vc-merge

VC merge is enabled by default on all ATM switches

that support the VC merge functionality.
This command disables VC merge.
Router(config)#

mpls ldp maxhops max-hops

This command configures the maximum-hops

value for downstream-on-demand LDP loop
detection.
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Disabling VC Merge

VC merge is enabled by default on switches supporting it.

VC merge prevents interleaving of cells toward a common
destination when they traverse the ATM network.
VC merge has to be disabled to allow cell interleaving.
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Summary
To run MPLS on an LC-ATM router a subinterface needs to
be created.
On LC-ATM routers use the mpls keyword to specify the
type of subinterface when you are entering interface
configuration mode. This command specifies that cellmode MPLS should be used.
Use the command interface atm number on a Cisco
Catalyst switch.
The default VPI/VCI value is 0/32.
Disabling VC merge (which is enabled by default) allows
cells to be interleaved.
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MPLS v2.03-12