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6VPE and Dual Stack Core?

sean_evershed
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Hi,

I've been following this discussion on a MPLS migration to IPv6.

https://supportforums.cisco.com/thread/2181573

I have the following customer requirements:

- Dual stack IPv4/IPv6 across the entire network including the core.

- Run 6VPE between the PE routers

Is it true to say that this is not a supported configuration? 6VPE only runs on a native IPv4 core?

Thanks

Sean

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Michael Vincent
Level 1
Level 1

6VPE is a tunneling technology to allow you to run IPv4 and IPv6 over an IPv4-only core and provide dual-stack at the customer edge.  The customer is blissfully unaware that there is anything other than dual-stack - or better described as IPv4 and IPv6 capabilities - at their demarcation.

If you configure your entire core with dual-stack, there isn't really a need for 6VPE.  What you will need is a solution for LDPv6 or what is sometimes referred to as MPLSv6 (http://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ldpv6/).

cheers.

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Michael Vincent
Level 1
Level 1

6VPE is a tunneling technology to allow you to run IPv4 and IPv6 over an IPv4-only core and provide dual-stack at the customer edge.  The customer is blissfully unaware that there is anything other than dual-stack - or better described as IPv4 and IPv6 capabilities - at their demarcation.

If you configure your entire core with dual-stack, there isn't really a need for 6VPE.  What you will need is a solution for LDPv6 or what is sometimes referred to as MPLSv6 (http://blogs.cisco.com/tag/ldpv6/).

cheers.

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