Ethernet over MPLS

[agata.czekalska]

Hi Everybody!

I have question: when a VC is configured on an interface, does routing protocols are disabled on this interface?

Thank You,

Agata

[Nagendra Kumar Nainar]

Hi,

AFAIK, xconnect cannot be configured on an interface with IP address.

If you try xconnect with IP address configured on an interface, error message will be seen as below,

R1(config-subif)#int e0/2
R1(config-if)#ip addr 1.1.1.3 255.0.0.0
R1(config-if)#xconnect 1.1.1.1 123 encapsulation mpls
Incompatible with ip address command on Et0/2 - command rejected.
R1(config-if)#no ip addr 1.1.1.3 255.0.0.0           
R1(config-if)#xconnect 1.1.1.1 123 encapsulation mpls
R1(config-if-xconn)#exit
R1(config-if)#

So obviously it cannot participate in routing protocol as it doesnt have IP address.

Regards,

Nagendra

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello Agata,

you can have routed subinterfaces, EoMPLS subinterfaces, subinterfaces in VRF under the same main interface but a single interface cannot be at the same a L2 facing point and a L3 interface as Nagendra has showed.

Using subinterfaces can give a chance to provide L2 and L3 services for different vlan-ids

Hope to help

Giuseppe