I too would like to see LDPv6 very much, for the same reasons, as I have had the same issues and was forced to redo my true dual stack in to 6PE due to conversion to MPLS.
-Blake On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 19:25, Lobo <loboti...@gmail.com> wrote: > Apologies if this is a little long but looking for some friendly advice > from you experts on rolling out IPv6 on our network. > > Our network follows a traditional model where it's > edge----distribution----core--**---gwy for our internet customers. The > entire distribution, core and gwy routers have had MPLS enabled on them for > a couple of years in order to offer EoMPLS like services. The edge routers > have not had MPLS enabled on them as there was no real need since they only > provide internet access. The IGP is OSPF and BGP is running on the > distribution & gwy routers towards our route-reflectors. The core is BGP > less now so they are functioning as true P routers. > > We have managed to dual stack (v4 & v6) all of our distribution, core and > gwy routers' interfaces as we believed that dual stack is always the > preferred option. We followed the same principles as our v4 implementation > (loopbacks & PTPs only in the IGP and static/connected routes at the edge > distributed via iBGP). Upon installing a new edge router that would > participate in IPv6 we discovered that the core could not route the packets > to other IPv6 destinations because it only knows about LBs & PTPs. Even if > it made it to the gwy because of a default route (::/0), there were times > when another gwy router had a better route and then we would have packets > bouncing back and forth between a gwy and core router until the TTL expired. > > Now we're at the point of wondering if 6PE is our only option in order to > forward the packets or if we go back to the old way of doing things by > re-enabling BGP on the core (for ipv6 only) and having a partial set of > ipv6 routes? Personally I've been configuring 6PE in our lab for the > entire week and it's really racking my head. There are times when I have > things working and then I make the smallest change in a route-map and > suddenly things no longer work. Do I configure the 6PE stuff on the edge > router or can it start at the distribution router? Traceroutes look really > odd with the core not showing and I'm wondering if I'm introducing more > problems for our NOC to troubleshoot (and learn) vs going with some other, > simpler option. > > Right now I'm really wishing that LDPv6 was implemented. :) > > Appreciate any comments, feedback or suggestions. Please let me know I > can provide any further information. > > Thanks! > > Jose > > ______________________________**_________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net > https://puck.nether.net/**mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp<https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp> > archive at > http://puck.nether.net/**pipermail/cisco-nsp/<http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/> > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/