2821 and 1841 router support MPLS

[Tarun Vyas]

My client asked me to check below device supported MPLS or not. As I check on community it saying they using MPLS on mentioned device but not got clear answer.

Is below device support MPLS.

1) PID: CISCO1841

    IOS : c1841-advipservicesk9-mz.124-15.T12.bin

Available Port

interface FastEthernet0/0
interface FastEthernet0/1

------------------ show inventory ------------------

NAME: "chassis", DESCR: "1841 chassis"
PID: CISCO1841 , VID: V06 , SN: FHK141977PW

NAME: "Virtual Private Network (VPN) Module on Slot 0", DESCR: "Encryption AIM Element"
PID: AIM-VPN/SSL-1 , VID: V01, SN: xxxxxxx

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2) PID: CISCO2821

   IOS : c2800nm-spservicesk9-mz.124-23b.bin

Available Port

interface GigabitEthernet0/0
interface GigabitEthernet0/1

------------------ show inventory ------------------

NAME: "2821 chassis", DESCR: "2821 chassis"
PID: CISCO2821 , VID: V07 , SN: xxxxxxxxx

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello @Tarun Vyas ,

I have tried to check on feature navigator but these routers are not sold anymore and they are listed there.

I think they may be good for building a home lab for study purposes.

if after enabling cef

with

ip cef

you can issue the command

mpls ip

in global configuration and under the interfaces you should be fine.

Hope to help

Giuseppe

[Richard Burts]

It is not clear to me exactly what the original poster is trying to ask. What kind of support for MPLS are they looking for? Is it to act as a Customer Edge router communicating with a Provider router for MPLS services? Is it to act as a Provider Edge router for MPLS services? Is it as a Provider router in the interior of the MPLS cloud? 

I note that the original poster says "My client asked me to check below device supported MPLS" and from this I am guessing that they are not interested in constructing a home lab. I agree with @Giuseppe Larosa that these are old machines. I would be hesitant to put old equipment like these into a production network.

[Tarun Vyas]

Is it to act as a Customer Edge router communicating with a Provider router for MPLS services?

Yes, It is a Customer Edge router communicating with a Provider router for MPLS services.

I am checking on net but not finding much detail on net, also trying on Packet tracer but not getting MPLS supporting command.

[Richard Burts]

Thanks for the clarification. If this is to function as a Customer Edge router, then basically it just needs to run the appropriate routing protocol with the Provider Edge router. It is the PE router that needs to support MPLS commands and not the CE router. As a CE router I would think these would be ok.

[Giuseppe Larosa]

Hello @Tarun Vyas ,

acting as a CE node customer equipment CPE does not require any MPLS feature as correctly noted by @Richard Burts .

This is one of the advantages of MPLS and MPLS services: customer routers do not need any change from standard IP routing and actually they are not aware to be in an MPLS L3 VPN or other MPLS service like a L2 p2p xconnect and so on.

You should be fine but  the two routers are old.

Hope to help

Giuseppe