Configuring MPLS EVPN
Topology
Figure 25-1 shows the topology used to show how to configure MPLS EVPN.
Figure 25-1: MPLS EVPN configuration
PE1
#configure terminal | Enter configuration mode. |
(config)#int lo | Enter interface mode for loopback. |
(config-if)#ip address 101.1.1.1/32 secondary | Configure IP address on loopback |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#mac vrf vrfred | Configure MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#rd 101:1 | Configure RD for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target export 101:1 | Configure export RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target import 102:1 | Configure import RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target import 103:1 | Configure import RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#exit | Exit VRF mode. |
(config)#evpn mpls enable | Enable the evpn mpls. |
(config)#evpn mpls vtep-ip-global 101.1.1.1 | Configure VTEP-IP-global. |
(config)#evpn mpls id 1000 | Configure MPLS EVID. |
(config-evpn-mpls)#host-reachability-protocol evpn-bgp vrfred | Configure host-reachability with VRF association. |
(config-if)#interface xe6.2 | Configure sub-interface to create access-circuit. |
(config-if)#switchport | Make the sub-interface a Layer 2 interface |
(config-if)#encapsulation dot1q 2 | Configure the encapsulation required. |
(config-if)#map vpn-id 1000 | Map interface to ethernet virtual network identifier. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode. |
(config)#router rsvp | Enable RSVP in the PE |
(config)#interface xe5 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.1/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-rsvp | Enable RSVP. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#rsvp-trunk t1_PE2 | Configure RSVP trunk. |
(config-trunk)#from 101.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#to 102.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#exit | Exit RSVP trunk mode. |
(config)#rsvp-trunk t1_PE3 | Configure RSVP trunk. |
(config-trunk)#from 101.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#to 103.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#exit | Exit RSVP trunk mode. |
(config)#router ospf 1 | Enter OSPF router mode |
(config-router)#ospf router-id 101.1.1.1 | Configure router-id. |
(config-router)#network 101.1.1.1/32 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the loopback address in area 0. |
(config-router)#network 10.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#exit | Exit OSPF router mode. |
(config)#router bgp 1 | Enter BGP router mode |
(config-router)#neighbor 102.1.1.1 remote-as 1 | Advertise the neighbor in BGP process with the remote-as number |
(config-router)#neighbor 102.1.1.1 update-source lo | Configure the update-source for the neighbor |
(config-router)#neighbor 103.1.1.1 remote-as 1 | Advertise the neighbor in BGP process with the remote-as number |
(config-router)#neighbor 103.1.1.1 update-source lo | Configure the update-source for the neighbor |
(config-router)#address-family l2vpn evpn | Enter EVPN address family mode |
(config-router-af)#neighbor 102.1.1.1 activate | Activate the neighbor |
(config-router-af)#neighbor 103.1.1.1 activate | Activate the neighbor |
(config-router-af)#exit-address-family | Exit address family mode. |
(config-router)#exit | Exit the router mode |
(config)#commit | Commit the transaction. |
(config)#exit | Exit the config mode. |
P1
#configure terminal | Enter configuration mode. |
(config)#int lo | Enter interface mode for loopback. |
(config)#router rsvp | Configure RSVP. |
(config)#interface xe4 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 30.1.1.1/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-ldp ipv4 | Enable LDP. |
(config)#interface xe6 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 10.1.1.2/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-ldp ipv4 | Enable LDP. |
(config)#interface xe7 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 20.1.1.1/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-ldp ipv4 | Enable LDP. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#interface xe74 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 30.1.1.1/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-rsvp | Enable RSVP. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#router ospf 1 | Enter OSPF router mode |
(config-router)#ospf router-id 101.1.1.1 | Configure router-id. |
(config-router)#network 7.7.7.7/32 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the loopback address in area 0. |
(config-router)#network 10.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#network 20.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#network 30.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#exit | Exit the transaction |
(config)#commit | Commit candidate configuration to be running configuration |
(config)#exit | Exit the config mode |
PE2
#configure terminal | Enter configuration mode. |
(config)#interface lo | Enter interface mode for loopback. |
(config-if)#ip address 102.1.1.1/32 secondary | Configure IP address on loopback |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#mac vrf vrfred | Configure MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#rd 102:1 | Configure RD for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target import 101:1 | Configure import RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target export 102:1 | Configure export RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#exit | Exit VRF mode |
(config)#evpn mpls enable | Enable evpn mpls. |
(config)#evpn mpls vtep-ip-global 102.1.1.1 | Configure VTEP-IP-global. |
(config)#evpn mpls id 1000 | Configure MPLS EVID. |
(config-evpn-mpls)#host-reachability-protocol evpn-bgp vrfred | Configure host-reachability with VRF association. |
(config-if)#interface xe6.2 | Configure sub-interface to create access-circuit. |
(config-if)#switchport | Make the sub-interface a Layer 2 interface |
(config-if)#encapsulation dot1q 2 | Configure the encapsulation required. |
(config-if)#access-if-evpn | Enter access mode for EVPN MPLS ID configuration |
(config-if)#map vpn-id 1000 | Map interface to Ethernet virtual network identifier. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode. |
(config)#router ldp | Enable LDP in the PE. |
(config-router)#router-id 102.1.1.1 | Set the router ID to IP address 102.1.1.1. |
config-router)#transport-address ipv4 102.1.1.1 | Set the IPv4 transport address for the label space. |
(config)#interface xe5 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 20.1.1.2/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-ldp ipv4 | Enable LDP. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#rsvp-trunk t1_PE1 ipv4 | Configure RSVP trunk. |
(config-trunk)#from 102.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#to 101.1.1.1 | Assign the destination loopback address to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#exit | Exit RSVP trunk mode. |
(config)#router ospf 1 | Enter OSPF router mode |
(config-router)#ospf router-id 102.1.1.1 | Configure router-id. |
(config-router)#network 102.1.1.1/32 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the loopback address in area 0. |
(config-router)#network 10.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#exit | Exit OSPF router mode. |
(config)#router bgp 1 | Enter BGP router mode |
(config-router)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 remote-as 1 | Advertise the neighbor in BGP process with the remote-as number |
(config-router)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 update-source lo | Configure the update-source for the neighbor |
(config-router)#address-family l2vpn evpn | Enter EVPN address family mode |
(config-router-af)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 activate | Activate the neighbor |
(config-router-af)#exit-address-family | Exit address family mode. |
(config-router)#exit | Exit the router mode |
(config)#commit | Commit candidate configuration to be running configuration |
(config)#exit | Exit the config mode |
PE3
#configure terminal | Enter configuration mode. |
(config)#interface lo | Enter interface mode for loopback. |
(config-if)#ip address 103.1.1.1/32 secondary | Configure IP address on loopback |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#mac vrf vrfred | Configure MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#rd 103:1 | Configure RD for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target import 101:1 | Configure import RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#route-target export 103:1 | Configure export RT for the MAC VRF |
(config-vrf)#exit | Exit VRF mode |
(config)#evpn mpls enable | Enable evpn mpls. |
(config)#evpn mpls vtep-ip-global 103.1.1.1 | Configure VTEP-IP-global. |
(config)#evpn mpls id 1000 | Configure MPLS EVID. |
(config-evpn-mpls)#host-reachability-protocol evpn-bgp vrfred | Configure host-reachability with VRF association. |
(config-if)#interface xe3.2 | Configure sub-interface to create access-circuit. |
(config-if)#switchport | Make the sub-interface a Layer 2 interface |
(config-if)#encapsulation dot1q 2 | Configure the encapsulation required. |
(config-if)#access-if-evpn | Enter access mode for EVPN MPLS ID configuration. |
(config-if)#map vpn-id 1000 | Map interface to Ethernet virtual network identifier. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode. |
(config)#router ldp | Enable LDP in the PE. |
(config-router)#router-id 103.1.1.1 | Set the router ID for IP address 103.1.1.1 |
(config-router)#transport-address ipv4 103.1.1.1 | Set the IPv4 transport address for the label space. |
(config)#interface xe4 | Enter interface mode for the network side interface. |
(config-if)#ip address 30.1.1.2/24 | Configure IP address on the network interface |
(config-if)#label-switching | Enable label-switching. |
(config-if)#enable-ldp ipv4 | Enable LDP. |
(config-if)#exit | Exit interface mode |
(config)#rsvp-trunk t1_PE1 ipv4 | Configure RSVP trunk. |
(config-trunk)#from 103.1.1.1 | Assign the source loopback address to the to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#to 101.1.1.1 | Assign the destination loopback address to the RSVP trunk |
(config-trunk)#exit | Exit RSVP trunk mode. |
(config)#router ospf 1 | Enter OSPF router mode |
(config-router)#ospf router-id 103.1.1.1 | Configure router-id. |
(config-router)#network 103.1.1.1/32 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the loopback address in area 0. |
(config-router)#network 30.1.1.0/24 area 0.0.0.0 | Advertise the network address in area 0 |
(config-router)#exit | Exit OSPF router mode. |
(config)#router bgp 1 | Enter BGP router mode |
(config-router)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 remote-as 1 | Advertise the neighbor in BGP process with the remote-as number |
(config-router)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 update-source lo | Configure the update-source for the neighbor |
(config-router)#address-family l2vpn evpn | Enter EVPN address family mode |
(config-router-af)#neighbor 101.1.1.1 activate | Activate the neighbor |
(config-router-af)#exit | Exit the transaction |
(config-router)#exit | Exit the router mode |
(config)#commit | Commit candidate configuration to be running configuration |
(config)#exit | Exit the config mode |
Validation
PE1
PE1#show ldp session
Peer IP Address IF Name My Role State KeepAlive UpTime
7.7.7.7 xe2 Active OPERATIONAL 30 04:32:22
#show evpn mpls tunnel
EVPN-MPLS Network tunnel Entries
Source Destination Status Up/Down Update evpn-id
===================================================================================
101.1.1.1 103.1.1.1 Installed 02:08:11 02:08:11 1000
101.1.1.1 102.1.1.1 Installed 02:08:10 02:08:10 1000
Total number of entries are 2
#show bgp l2vpn evpn
BGP table version is 4, local router ID is 101.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
l - labeled, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
[EVPN route type]:[ESI]:[VNID]:[relevent route informantion]
1 - Ethernet Auto-discovery Route
2 - MAC/IP Route
3 - Inclusive Multicast Route
4 - Ethernet Segment Route
5 - Prefix Route
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path Peer Encap
RD[101:1] VRF[vrfred]:
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:2222]:[32,10.0.1.1]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:2223]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:2224]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:3333]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
[7m--More--[27m * i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:2222:1111]:[32,10.0.1.2]:[640]
102.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 102.1.1.1 MPLS
* i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:3333:1111]:[0]:[640]
103.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 103.1.1.1 MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,b86a:97cd:6a43]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [3]:[1000]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
* i [3]:[1000]:[32,102.1.1.1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 102.1.1.1 MPLS
* i [3]:[1000]:[32,103.1.1.1]
103.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 103.1.1.1 MPLS
RD[102:1]
*>i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:2222:1111]:[32,10.0.1.2]:[640]
102.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 102.1.1.1 MPLS
*>i [3]:[1000]:[32,102.1.1.1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 102.1.1.1 MPLS
RD[103:1]
*>i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:3333:1111]:[0]:[640]
103.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 103.1.1.1 MPLS
*>i [3]:[1000]:[32,103.1.1.1]
[7m--More--[27m 103.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 103.1.1.1 MPLS
Total number of prefixes 14
#show evpn mpls nd-cache
MPLS-EVPN ND-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
_____________________________________________________________________________
1 1001::1 0000.0000.1113 Static Local
Total number of entries are 1
#show evpn mpls arp-cache
MPLS-EVPN ARP-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
______________________________________________________
1 11.11.11.1 0000.0000.1112 Static Local
PE2
PE2#show ldp session
Peer IP Address IF Name My Role State KeepAlive UpTime
7.7.7.7 eth3 Active OPERATIONAL 30 00:39:53
#show evpn mpls tunnel
EVPN-MPLS Network tunnel Entries
Source Destination Status Up/Down Update e
vpn-id
================================================================================
=========================
102.1.1.1 101.1.1.1 Installed 00:00:55 00:00:55 1000
Total number of entries are 1
#show bgp l2vpn evpn vrf vrfred
BGP table version is 1, local router ID is 0.0.0.0
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
l - labeled, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
[EVPN route type]:[ESI]:[VNID]:[relevent route information]
1 - Ethernet Auto-discovery Route
2 - MAC/IP Route
3 - Inclusive Multicast Route
4 - Ethernet Segment Route
5 - Prefix Route
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path Peer Encap
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2221]:[0]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2222]:[32,12.12.12.1]:[1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2223]:[128,2001::1]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [3]:[1]:[32,102.1.1.1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
* i [3]:[1]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
Total number of prefixes 5
#show bgp l2vpn evpn
BGP table version is 5, local router ID is 102.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
l - labeled, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
[EVPN route type]:[ESI]:[VNID]:[relevent route information]
1 - Ethernet Auto-discovery Route
2 - MAC/IP Route
3 - Inclusive Multicast Route
4 - Ethernet Segment Route
5 - Prefix Route
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path Peer Encap
RD[101:1] VRF[vrfred]:
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2221]:[0]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2222]:[32,12.12.12.1]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2223]:[128,2001::1]:[1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [3]:[1]:[32,102.1.1.1]
102.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
* i [3]:[1]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
RD[101:1]
*>i [3]:[1]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
#show evpn mpls nd-cache
MPLS-EVPN ND-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
_____________________________________________________________________________
1 2001::1 0000.0000.2223 Static Local
Total number of entries are 1
#show evpn mpls arp-cache
MPLS-EVPN ARP-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
______________________________________________________
1 12.12.12.1 0000.0000.2222 Static Local
PE3
PE3#show ip bgp summary
BGP router identifier 103.1.1.1, local AS number 1
BGP table version is 1
1 BGP AS-PATH entries
0 BGP community entries
Neighbor V AS MsgRcv MsgSen TblVer InQ OutQ Up/Down State/PfxRcd
101.1.1.1 4 1 3022 3019 1 0 0 21:28:19 0
Total number of neighbors 1
Total number of Established sessions 1
PE3#show evpn mpls tunnel
EVPN-MPLS Network tunnel Entries
Source Destination Status Up/Down Update evpn-id
===================================================================================
103.1.1.1 101.1.1.1 Installed 21:28:14 21:28:14 1000
Total number of entries are 1
#show bgp l2vpn evpn vrf vrfred
BGP table version is 1, local router ID is 0.0.0.0
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
l - labeled, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
[EVPN route type]:[ESI]:[VNID]:[relevent route information]
1 - Ethernet Auto-discovery Route
2 - MAC/IP Route
3 - Inclusive Multicast Route
4 - Ethernet Segment Route
5 - Prefix Route
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path Peer Encap
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2221]:[0]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2222]:[32,12.12.12.1]:[1]
103.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1]:[48,0000.0000.2223]:[128,2001::1]:[1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
*> [3]:[1]:[32,103.1.1.1]
103.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
* i [3]:[1]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
Total number of prefixes 5
PE3#show bgp l2vpn evpn
BGP table version is 15, local router ID is 103.1.1.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal,
l - labeled, S Stale
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
[EVPN route type]:[ESI]:[VNID]:[relevent route informantion]
1 - Ethernet Auto-discovery Route
2 - MAC/IP Route
3 - Inclusive Multicast Route
4 - Ethernet Segment Route
5 - Prefix Route
Network Next Hop Metric LocPrf Weight Path Peer Encap
RD[101:1]
*>i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:2222]:[32,10.0.1.1]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
*>i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:3333]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
*>i [3]:[1000]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
RD[103:1] VRF[vrfred]:
[7m--More--[27m * i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:2222]:[32,10.0.1.1]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
* i [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:1111:3333]:[0]:[640]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
*> [2]:[0]:[1000]:[48,0000:3333:1111]:[0]:[640]
103.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
* i [3]:[1000]:[32,101.1.1.1]
101.1.1.1 0 100 0 i 101.1.1.1 MPLS
*> [3]:[1000]:[32,103.1.1.1]
103.1.1.1 0 100 32768 i ---------- MPLS
Total number of prefixes 8
#show evpn mpls nd-cache
MPLS-EVPN ND-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
_____________________________________________________________________________
1 2001::1 0000.0000.2223 Static Local
Total number of entries are 1
#show evpn mpls arp-cache
MPLS-EVPN ARP-CACHE Information
===========================
EVPN-ID Ip-Addr Mac-Addr Type
______________________________________________________
1 12.12.12.1 0000.0000.2222 Static Local
Last modified date: 10/17/2023