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Configuring MPLS using RIP

Console Based  |  GUI Based 

Console Based :

Description: In this example network is configured with RIP as routing protocol.

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Instructions

1. Assign the IP addresses to all the devices as per the diagram.
2. Bring all the interfaces to up.
3. Issue network command on all the devices to identify the networks to be advertised by the RIP process.
4. Enable the Cisco express forwarding on the router
5. Configure LDP on all interfaces for all routers
6. Configures MPLS hop-by-hop forwarding on the interface.

Note: Please refer to the CertExams.com Network Simulator software for complete lab with commands.

GUI Based :

Instructions:

1. Select device R1 from Select device drop down box

2. Click Configure > Router > MPLS

3. Select MPLS from Item Name and click Edit button

4. In Device properties window click MPLS tab

5. Click enable ip cef.

6. Click enable MPLS protocol

7. Select the interface E 0/0 from drop down list

8. Select MPLS ip and click save button and then click close button.

9. To configure the ip address of the device R1 click Interface Management > Interface and Connections > Edit Interface Connections and click Edit button.

10. In the Interface Feature Edit dialog assign IP Address of e 0/0 interface as 192.168.1.1,Mask Address 255.255.255.0 and enable the interface status.

11. Click Router > Dynamic Routing select RIP from the list and click Edit button.

12. In Edit IP dynamic routing click Add button and enter 192.168.1.0 as network number in Add a network winow and click OK button.

13. Select device R2 from drop down list

14. Click Configure > Router > MPLS

15. Select MPLS from Item Name and click Edit button

16. In Device properties window click MPLS tab

17. Click enable ip cef and MPLS protocol

18. Select e 0/0 interface from interface drop down list and select MPLS ip and click save button.

19. Select e 0/1 interface from interface drop down list and select MPLS ip and click save button.

20. Select e 0/2 interface from interface drop down list and select MPLS ip and click save button and then click close button.

21. To configure the ip address of the device R2 click Interface Management > Interface and Connections > Edit Interface Connections select e0/0 interface and click Edit button.

22. In the Interface Feature Edit dialog assign IP Address of e 0/0 interface as 3.2.1.2 ,Mask Address 255.255.255.0 and enable the interface status and loop back address as 2.2.2.2 255.255.255.0 

23. In Edit Interface connections tab select the e 0/1 interface and click edit button

24. In the Interface Feature Edit dialog assign IP Address of e 0/1 interface as 2.4.1.1 ,Mask Address 255.255.255.0

25. In Edit Interface connections tab select the e 0/2 interface and click edit button

26. In the Interface Feature Edit dialog assign IP Address of e 0/2 interface as 2.5.1.1 ,Mask Address 255.255.255.0

27. Click Router > Dynamic Routing select RIP from the list and click Edit button.

28. In Edit IP dynamic routing click Add button. Enter 3.2.1.0 as network number in Add a network winow and click OK button.

29. In Edit IP dynamic routing click Add button again enter 2.4.1.0 as network number in Add a network winow and click OK button.

30. In Edit IP dynamic routing click Add button again and enter 2.5.1.0 as network number in Add a network winow and click OK button.

31. Repeat steps 14-29 for router R3,R4,R5,R6,R7 and for R8 configure only e 0/0 address as 172.16.1.1 255.255.255.0. Refer IP table for assigning the ip address.

32. Select device R2 click view > IOS Show commands and select "show mpls forwarding- table" 

33. Select device R4 and follow step 32 to view MPLS forwarding-table

34. Select device R6 and issue "show mpls forwarding-table" and also issue "show mpls ldp
neighbor"

Note: Please refer to the CertExams.com Network Simulator software for complete lab with GUI Interface.

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