MPLS VPN L3 Network/Service Provider Network
What is MPLS and it’s Benefits?
(http://www.etherspeak.com/blog/what-is-mpls-and-itsbenefits/)
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Cost savings.
QOS enablement.
Improved performance.
Disaster recovery.
Futureproofing the network.
VRF For separate routing tables of every MPLS client of SP.
Reference: (https://www.networkworld.com/article/2297172/lan-wan/five-reasons-tomove-to-mpls.html)
Cisco recommends MPLS Over frame relay and ATM, Nowadays MPLS is most running
technology in Service provider networks.
Reference:
(https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/ios/12_0s/feature/guide/fs_rtr22.html)
Important Note:
FYP 1: GNS3 Simulation based
FYP 2: Physical Hardware based
We used different topologies in FYP 1 and FYP 2 just because of lack of equipment’s availability but
functionality remain same in both topologies.
Abbreviations Used In topology:
P-Provider
PE-Provider Edge
C-customer
CE-customer Edge