Re: [j-nsp] MPLS Route Distinguisher Question

The RD is simply meant to distinguish between routes, not VPNs. You CAN use it on a per-VPN basis, but in the event you are receiving the same route from multiple places within a single VRF and want to employ any controlled decision-making on which way to go, you'll want to separate them (diff

Re: [j-nsp] MPLS Route Distinguisher Question

Hi William, The Route distinguisher is the VPN instance identifier correct? Incorrect. The only function of RD is to make the routes unique. It has no meaning beyond it. The reason is that between VPNs you may have overlapping address space and if so vpnv4 would get mixed up in the Servi

[j-nsp] MPLS Route Distinguisher Question

Hi guys Can someone clarify something for me: The Route distinguisher is the VPN instance identifier correct? So it is unique per VPN in the network. And the route target/vrf target is a value that you can assign to prefixes when advertised from local PE router to limit which remote