IPv6 over MPLS – 6PE/6VPE

IPv6 over MPLS

We have a standard MPLS service provider network running with IPv4 IGP, LDP and MP-BGP. Now we want to connect customer’s IPv6 sites over MPLS service provider network. One option is to run IPv6 IGP, LDPv6 (LDP for IPv6 routes) and MP-BGP in service provider network. Currently LDPv6 is in draft stage.

Another approach is to maintain the MPLS network as it stands, but implement mechanisms on the PE routers that allow to transport IPv6 packets as normal labeled packets on the P routers. This is exactly what the 6PE and 6VPE solutions do.

Both 6PE and 6VPE exploit the fact that as long as a packet somehow can be forwarded along an LSP from ingress to egress PE, P routers do not care about anything but the transport label. When using a BGP route in an IPv4 MPLS VPN (or just IPv4 over MPLS), the top label is found by looking at the BGP next hop of the route. The ingress looks at this IPv4 next hop, finds the label associated with it, and by using this label, the packet will be forwarded to the egress PE.

The difference between 6PE and 6VPE is whether the IPv6 routes are in the global routing table or in VRFs. 6PE serves the same role as plain IPv4 over MPLS, and 6VPE is the equivalent of an MPLS VPN.

6PE Design
  • 6PE is defined in RFC4798
  • Service provider network is with IPv4 IGP, LDP and MP-BGP
  • Service provider core (P Routers) is BGP free and not running IPv6
  • PE routers are dual stack, running both IPv4 and IPv6
  • PE routers stores IPv6 routing information in global routing table from all IPv6 customers
6VPE Design
  • 6VPE is defined in RFC4659
  • Service provider network is with IPv4 IGP, LDP and MP-BGP
  • Service provider core is BGP free and not running IPv4
  • PE routers are dual stack, running both IPv4 and IPv6
  • PE routers stores IPv6 routing information in separate VRF for each IPv6 customer, providing MPLS VPN for IPv6

We will use following network topology to configure 6PE and 6VPE.

6PE Configuration
When using 6PE, a CE router is connected to an interface on the PE router, which is in the global IPv6 routing table. There is an MPLS network with BGP, an IGP and LDP between PE routers. The IGP and LDP only needs to be IPv4 capable. However, the BGP session need to be activated for the IPv6 unicast address family to make it possible to advertise IPv6 prefixes from PE to PE. Additionally, BGP needs to attach a label to each IPv6 prefix with the ‘send label’ command. 

R1 - PE1 Router

hostname R1
!
ip cef
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.255
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.13.1 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
interface FastEthernet1/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:14::1/64
!
interface FastEthernet1/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:15::1/64
!
router ospf 1
 router-id 10.1.0.1
!
router bgp 100
 bgp router-id 10.1.0.1
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 10.1.0.2 remote-as 100
 neighbor 10.1.0.2 update-source Loopback0
 neighbor 2001:172:16:15::5 remote-as 65005
 neighbor 2001:192:168:14::4 remote-as 65004
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 10.1.0.2 activate
  neighbor 10.1.0.2 send-label
  neighbor 2001:172:16:15::5 activate
  neighbor 2001:172:16:15::5 route-map CUST-XYZ out
  neighbor 2001:192:168:14::4 activate
  neighbor 2001:192:168:14::4 route-map CUST-ABC out
 exit-address-family
!
ipv6 prefix-list CUST-ABC seq 5 permit 2001:192::/32 le 64
!
ipv6 prefix-list CUST-XYZ seq 5 permit 2001:172::/32 le 64
!
route-map CUST-XYZ permit 10
 match ipv6 address prefix-list CUST-XYZ
!
route-map CUST-ABC permit 10
 match ipv6 address prefix-list CUST-ABC
!

R2 - PE2 Router

hostname R2
!
no ip domain lookup
ip cef
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.255.255
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.23.2 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
interface FastEthernet1/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:26::2/64
!
interface FastEthernet1/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:27::2/64
!
router ospf 1
 router-id 10.1.0.2
!
router bgp 100
 bgp router-id 10.1.0.2
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 10.1.0.1 remote-as 100
 neighbor 10.1.0.1 update-source Loopback0
 neighbor 2001:172:16:27::7 remote-as 65007
 neighbor 2001:192:168:26::6 remote-as 65006
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 10.1.0.1 activate
  neighbor 10.1.0.1 send-label
  neighbor 2001:172:16:27::7 activate
  neighbor 2001:172:16:27::7 route-map CUST-XYZ out
  neighbor 2001:192:168:26::6 activate
  neighbor 2001:192:168:26::6 route-map CUST-ABC out
 exit-address-family
!
ipv6 prefix-list CUST-ABC seq 5 permit 2001:192::/32 le 64
!
ipv6 prefix-list CUST-XYZ seq 5 permit 2001:172::/32 le 64
!
route-map CUST-XYZ permit 10
 match ipv6 address prefix-list CUST-XYZ
!
route-map CUST-ABC permit 10
 match ipv6 address prefix-list CUST-ABC
!

R3 - P Router

hostname R3
!
ip cef
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.1.0.3 255.255.255.255
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.13.3 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 ip address 10.1.23.3 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 router-id 10.1.0.3
!

R4 - Customer ABC Site 1

hostname R4
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:14::4/64
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:4::4/64
!
router bgp 65004
 bgp router-id 4.4.4.4
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 2001:192:168:14::1 remote-as 100
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  network 2001:192:168:4::/64
  neighbor 2001:192:168:14::1 activate
 exit-address-family
!

R5 - Customer XYZ Site 1

hostname R5
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:15::5/64
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:5::5/64
!
router bgp 65005
 bgp router-id 5.5.5.5
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 2001:172:16:15::1 remote-as 100
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  network 2001:172:16:5::/64
  neighbor 2001:172:16:15::1 activate
 exit-address-family
!

R6 - Customer ABC Site 2

hostname R6
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:26::6/64
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:6::6/64
!
router bgp 65006
 bgp router-id 6.6.6.6
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 2001:192:168:26::2 remote-as 100
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  network 2001:192:168:6::/64
  neighbor 2001:192:168:26::2 activate
 exit-address-family
!

R7 - Customer XYZ Site 2

hostname R7
!
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:27::7/64
!
interface FastEthernet0/1
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:7::7/64
!
router bgp 65007
 bgp router-id 7.7.7.7
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 2001:172:16:27::2 remote-as 100
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6
  network 2001:172:16:7::/64
  neighbor 2001:172:16:27::2 activate
 exit-address-family
!
Verification
PE Router BGP Peering

!! -- PE1 (R1) has IPv6 BGP+Label peering with PE2 (R2) -- !!
!! -- PE1 (R1) has IPv6 BGP peering with CE4 (R4) -- !!
!! -- PE1 (R1) has IPv6 BGP peering with CE5 (R5) -- !!

R1#show bgp ipv6 unicast summary 
BGP router identifier 10.1.0.1, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 9, main routing table version 9
8 network entries using 1376 bytes of memory
8 path entries using 704 bytes of memory
6/6 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 816 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 96 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 2992 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 8/0 prefixes, 8/0 paths, scan interval 60 secs

Neighbor        V           AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
10.1.0.2        4          100     179     181        9    0    0 02:21:48        4
2001:172:16:15::5
                4        65005     161     178        9    0    0 02:22:05        1
2001:192:168:14::4
                4        65004     163     176        9    0    0 02:22:03        1

The PE1 router will receive IPv6 routes with a label and a next hop of ::FFFF:10.1.0.2. This next hop is an “IPv4-mapped IPv6 address” and it tells the router that if it were to use that IPv6 BGP route, it should use the transport label for the IPv4 address 10.1.0.2.

Similarly, PE2 router will receive IPv6 routes with a label and a next hop of ::FFFF:10.1.0.1.

R1#show bgp ipv6 unicast
BGP table version is 9, local router ID is 10.1.0.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *>  2001:172:16:5::/64
                       2001:172:16:15::5
                                                0             0 65005 i
 *>i 2001:172:16:7::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 65007 i
 *>  2001:172:16:15::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
 *>i 2001:172:16:27::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 ?
 *>  2001:192:168:4::/64
                       2001:192:168:14::4
                                                0             0 65004 i
 *>i 2001:192:168:6::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 65006 i
 *>  2001:192:168:14::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
 *>i 2001:192:168:26::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 ?

R2#show bgp ipv6 unicast summary
BGP router identifier 10.1.0.2, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 9, main routing table version 9
8 network entries using 1376 bytes of memory
8 path entries using 704 bytes of memory
6/6 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 816 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 96 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 2992 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 8/0 prefixes, 8/0 paths, scan interval 60 secs

Neighbor        V           AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
10.1.0.1        4          100     183     181        9    0    0 02:23:38        4
2001:172:16:27::7
                4        65007     165     176        9    0    0 02:23:51        1
2001:192:168:26::6
                4        65006     163     175        9    0    0 02:23:50        1

R2#show bgp ipv6 unicast        
BGP table version is 9, local router ID is 10.1.0.2
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
 *>i 2001:172:16:5::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 65005 i
 *>  2001:172:16:7::/64
                       2001:172:16:27::7
                                                0             0 65007 i
 *>i 2001:172:16:15::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 ?
 *>  2001:172:16:27::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
 *>i 2001:192:168:4::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 65004 i
 *>  2001:192:168:6::/64
                       2001:192:168:26::6
                                                0             0 65006 i
 *>i 2001:192:168:14::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 ?
 *>  2001:192:168:26::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?

!! -- Verify BGP Label Assignments -- !!

R1#show bgp ipv6 unicast labels 
   Network          Next Hop      In label/Out label
   2001:172:16:5::/64
                    2001:172:16:15::5
                                    19/nolabel
   2001:172:16:7::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 nolabel/19
   2001:172:16:15::/64
                    ::              20/nolabel
   2001:172:16:27::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 nolabel/20
   2001:192:168:4::/64
                    2001:192:168:14::4
                                    22/nolabel
   2001:192:168:6::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 nolabel/22
   2001:192:168:14::/64
                    ::              21/nolabel
   2001:192:168:26::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 nolabel/21

R2#show bgp ipv6 unicast labels
   Network          Next Hop      In label/Out label
   2001:172:16:5::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.1 nolabel/19
   2001:172:16:7::/64
                    2001:172:16:27::7
                                    19/nolabel
   2001:172:16:15::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.1 nolabel/20
   2001:172:16:27::/64
                    ::              20/nolabel
   2001:192:168:4::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.1 nolabel/22
   2001:192:168:6::/64
                    2001:192:168:26::6
                                    22/nolabel
   2001:192:168:14::/64
                    ::FFFF:10.1.0.1 nolabel/21
   2001:192:168:26::/64
                    ::              21/nolabel

!! -- Customer ABC Site-2 LAN IPv6 network reachability from PE1-R1 via MPLS path -- !!

R1#show bgp ipv6 unicast 2001:192:168:6::/64
BGP routing table entry for 2001:192:168:6::/64, version 9
Paths: (1 available, best #1, table default)
  Advertised to update-groups:
     3         
  Refresh Epoch 5
  65006
    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 (metric 3) from 10.1.0.2 (10.1.0.2)
      Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, internal, best
      mpls labels in/out nolabel/22
R1#sh ipv6 cef 2001:192:168:6::/64 detail 
2001:192:168:6::/64, epoch 0, flags rib defined all labels
  recursive via 10.1.0.2 label 22
    nexthop 10.1.13.3 FastEthernet0/0 label 16

!! -- Ping/Traceroute from R4 Customer ABC Site-1 to Site-2 -- !!
!! -- via MPLS provider network -- !!

R4#show ipv6 route
IPv6 Routing Table - default - 7 entries
Codes: C - Connected, L - Local, S - Static, U - Per-user Static route
       B - BGP, HA - Home Agent, MR - Mobile Router, R - RIP
       H - NHRP, I1 - ISIS L1, I2 - ISIS L2, IA - ISIS interarea
       IS - ISIS summary, D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, NM - NEMO
       ND - ND Default, NDp - ND Prefix, DCE - Destination, NDr - Redirect
       O - OSPF Intra, OI - OSPF Inter, OE1 - OSPF ext 1, OE2 - OSPF ext 2
       ON1 - OSPF NSSA ext 1, ON2 - OSPF NSSA ext 2, l - LISP
C   2001:192:168:4::/64 [0/0]
     via FastEthernet0/1, directly connected
L   2001:192:168:4::4/128 [0/0]
     via FastEthernet0/1, receive
B   2001:192:168:6::/64 [20/0]
     via FE80::C803:31FF:FE5C:1C, FastEthernet0/0
C   2001:192:168:14::/64 [0/0]
     via FastEthernet0/0, directly connected
L   2001:192:168:14::4/128 [0/0]
     via FastEthernet0/0, receive
B   2001:192:168:26::/64 [20/0]
     via FE80::C803:31FF:FE5C:1C, FastEthernet0/0
L   FF00::/8 [0/0]
     via Null0, receive


R4#ping 2001:192:168:6::6 source 2001:192:168:4::4
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:192:168:6::6, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 2001:192:168:4::4
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 76/93/104 ms

R4#traceroute 
Protocol [ip]: ipv6
Target IPv6 address: 2001:192:168:6::6
Source address: 2001:192:168:4::4
Insert source routing header? [no]: 
Numeric display? [no]: 
Timeout in seconds [3]: 
Probe count [3]: 
Minimum Time to Live [1]: 
Maximum Time to Live [30]: 
Priority [0]: 
Port Number [0]: 
Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 2001:192:168:6::6

  1 2001:192:168:14::1 [AS 100] 72 msec 44 msec 24 msec
  2 ::FFFF:10.1.13.3 [MPLS: Labels 16/22 Exp 0] 92 msec 88 msec 88 msec
  3 2001:192:168:26::2 [AS 100] [MPLS: Label 22 Exp 0] 76 msec 56 msec 68 msec
  4 2001:192:168:26::6 [AS 100] 92 msec 96 msec 88 msec


6VPE Configuration
!! -- Only PE routers configuration will be changed -- !!
!! -- CE facing interface on PE router will be in a VRF -- !!

R1 - PE1 Router

hostname R1
!
vrf definition CUST-ABC
 rd 100:1
 !
 address-family ipv6
  route-target export 100:1
  route-target import 100:1
 exit-address-family
!
vrf definition CUST-XYZ
 rd 100:2
 !
 address-family ipv6
  route-target export 100:2
  route-target import 100:2
 exit-address-family
!
ip cef
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.1.0.1 255.255.255.255
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.13.1 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
interface FastEthernet1/0
 vrf forwarding CUST-ABC
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:14::1/64
!
interface FastEthernet1/1
 vrf forwarding CUST-XYZ
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:15::1/64
!
router ospf 1
 router-id 10.1.0.1
!
router bgp 100
 bgp router-id 10.1.0.1
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 10.1.0.2 remote-as 100
 neighbor 10.1.0.2 update-source Loopback0
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family vpnv6
  neighbor 10.1.0.2 activate
  neighbor 10.1.0.2 send-community extended
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6 vrf CUST-ABC
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 2001:192:168:14::4 remote-as 65004
  neighbor 2001:192:168:14::4 activate
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6 vrf CUST-XYZ
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 2001:172:16:15::5 remote-as 65005
  neighbor 2001:172:16:15::5 activate
 exit-address-family
!

R2 - PE2 Router

hostname R2
!
vrf definition CUST-ABC
 rd 100:1
 !
 address-family ipv6
  route-target export 100:1
  route-target import 100:1
 exit-address-family
!
vrf definition CUST-XYZ
 rd 100:2
 !
 address-family ipv6
  route-target export 100:2
  route-target import 100:2
 exit-address-family
!
ip cef
ipv6 unicast-routing
ipv6 cef
!
interface Loopback0
 ip address 10.1.0.2 255.255.255.255
 ip ospf 1 area 0
!
interface FastEthernet0/0
 ip address 10.1.23.2 255.255.255.0
 ip ospf network point-to-point
 ip ospf 1 area 0
 mpls ip
!
interface FastEthernet1/0
 vrf forwarding CUST-ABC
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:192:168:26::2/64
!
interface FastEthernet1/1
 vrf forwarding CUST-XYZ
 no ip address
 ipv6 address 2001:172:16:27::2/64
!
router ospf 1
 router-id 10.1.0.2
!
router bgp 100
 bgp router-id 10.1.0.2
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 neighbor 10.1.0.1 remote-as 100
 neighbor 10.1.0.1 update-source Loopback0
 !
 address-family ipv4
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family vpnv6
  neighbor 10.1.0.1 activate
  neighbor 10.1.0.1 send-community extended
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6 vrf CUST-ABC
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 2001:192:168:26::6 remote-as 65006
  neighbor 2001:192:168:26::6 activate
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family ipv6 vrf CUST-XYZ
  redistribute connected
  neighbor 2001:172:16:27::7 remote-as 65007
  neighbor 2001:172:16:27::7 activate
 exit-address-family
!
Verification
!! -- VRF status on PE Routers -- !!

R1#show vrf 
  Name                             Default RD          Protocols   Interfaces
  CUST-ABC                         100:1               ipv6        Fa1/0
  CUST-XYZ                         100:2               ipv6        Fa1/1

R2#show vrf 
  Name                             Default RD          Protocols   Interfaces
  CUST-ABC                         100:1               ipv6        Fa1/0
  CUST-XYZ                         100:2               ipv6        Fa1/1

!! -- BGP Peering on PE Routers -- !!
R1#show bgp vpnv6 unicast all summary 
BGP router identifier 10.1.0.1, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 13, main routing table version 13
8 network entries using 1536 bytes of memory
8 path entries using 736 bytes of memory
10/8 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 1440 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 96 bytes of memory
2 BGP extended community entries using 48 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 3856 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 16/8 prefixes, 16/8 paths, scan interval 60 secs

Neighbor        V           AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
10.1.0.2        4          100      28      29       13    0    0 00:19:42        4
2001:172:16:15::5
                4        65005      29      30       13    0    0 00:22:35        1
2001:192:168:14::4
                4        65004      30      32       13    0    0 00:23:04        1

R2#show bgp vpnv6 unicast all summary 
BGP router identifier 10.1.0.2, local AS number 100
BGP table version is 13, main routing table version 13
8 network entries using 1536 bytes of memory
8 path entries using 736 bytes of memory
10/8 BGP path/bestpath attribute entries using 1440 bytes of memory
4 BGP AS-PATH entries using 96 bytes of memory
2 BGP extended community entries using 48 bytes of memory
0 BGP route-map cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
0 BGP filter-list cache entries using 0 bytes of memory
BGP using 3856 total bytes of memory
BGP activity 8/0 prefixes, 8/0 paths, scan interval 60 secs

Neighbor        V           AS MsgRcvd MsgSent   TblVer  InQ OutQ Up/Down  State/PfxRcd
10.1.0.1        4          100      30      28       13    0    0 00:19:57        4
2001:172:16:27::7
                4        65007      25      28       13    0    0 00:18:58        1
2001:192:168:26::6
                4        65006      26      27       13    0    0 00:19:23        1

!! -- BGP Table on PE Routers -- !!

R1#show bgp vpnv6 unicast all
BGP table version is 13, local router ID is 10.1.0.1
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
Route Distinguisher: 100:1 (default for vrf CUST-ABC)
 *>  2001:192:168:4::/64
                       2001:192:168:14::4
                                                0             0 65004 i
 *>i 2001:192:168:6::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 65006 i
 *>  2001:192:168:14::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
 *>i 2001:192:168:26::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 ?
Route Distinguisher: 100:2 (default for vrf CUST-XYZ)
 *>  2001:172:16:5::/64
                       2001:172:16:15::5
                                                0             0 65005 i
 *>i 2001:172:16:7::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 65007 i
 *>  2001:172:16:15::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
 *>i 2001:172:16:27::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.2          0    100      0 ?

R2#show bgp vpnv6 unicast all
BGP table version is 13, local router ID is 10.1.0.2
Status codes: s suppressed, d damped, h history, * valid, > best, i - internal, 
              r RIB-failure, S Stale, m multipath, b backup-path, f RT-Filter, 
              x best-external, a additional-path, c RIB-compressed, 
Origin codes: i - IGP, e - EGP, ? - incomplete
RPKI validation codes: V valid, I invalid, N Not found

     Network          Next Hop            Metric LocPrf Weight Path
Route Distinguisher: 100:1 (default for vrf CUST-ABC)
 *>i 2001:192:168:4::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 65004 i
 *>  2001:192:168:6::/64
                       2001:192:168:26::6
                                                0             0 65006 i
 *>i 2001:192:168:14::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 ?
 *>  2001:192:168:26::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?
Route Distinguisher: 100:2 (default for vrf CUST-XYZ)
 *>i 2001:172:16:5::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 65005 i
 *>  2001:172:16:7::/64
                       2001:172:16:27::7
                                                0             0 65007 i
 *>i 2001:172:16:15::/64
                       ::FFFF:10.1.0.1          0    100      0 ?
 *>  2001:172:16:27::/64
                       ::                       0         32768 ?

!! -- Customer IPv6 routes are not in Global RIB -- !!

R1#show ipv6 route
IPv6 Routing Table - default - 1 entries
Codes: C - Connected, L - Local, S - Static, U - Per-user Static route
       B - BGP, HA - Home Agent, MR - Mobile Router, R - RIP
       H - NHRP, I1 - ISIS L1, I2 - ISIS L2, IA - ISIS interarea
       IS - ISIS summary, D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, NM - NEMO
       ND - ND Default, NDp - ND Prefix, DCE - Destination, NDr - Redirect
       O - OSPF Intra, OI - OSPF Inter, OE1 - OSPF ext 1, OE2 - OSPF ext 2
       ON1 - OSPF NSSA ext 1, ON2 - OSPF NSSA ext 2, l - LISP
L   FF00::/8 [0/0]
     via Null0, receive

R2#show ipv6 route
IPv6 Routing Table - default - 1 entries
Codes: C - Connected, L - Local, S - Static, U - Per-user Static route
       B - BGP, HA - Home Agent, MR - Mobile Router, R - RIP
       H - NHRP, I1 - ISIS L1, I2 - ISIS L2, IA - ISIS interarea
       IS - ISIS summary, D - EIGRP, EX - EIGRP external, NM - NEMO
       ND - ND Default, NDp - ND Prefix, DCE - Destination, NDr - Redirect
       O - OSPF Intra, OI - OSPF Inter, OE1 - OSPF ext 1, OE2 - OSPF ext 2
       ON1 - OSPF NSSA ext 1, ON2 - OSPF NSSA ext 2, l - LISP
L   FF00::/8 [0/0]
     via Null0, receive

!! -- MPLS VPN Labels on PE Routers -- !!

R1#sh mpls forwarding-table vrf CUST-ABC
Local      Outgoing   Prefix           Bytes Label   Outgoing   Next Hop    
Label      Label      or Tunnel Id     Switched      interface              
23         No Label   2001:192:168:14::/64[V]   \
                                       0             aggregate/CUST-ABC 
24         No Label   2001:192:168:4::/64[V]   \
                                       1922          Fa1/0      FE80::C805:19FF:FEAC:8

R1#sh mpls forwarding-table vrf CUST-XYZ
Local      Outgoing   Prefix           Bytes Label   Outgoing   Next Hop    
Label      Label      or Tunnel Id     Switched      interface              
25         No Label   2001:172:16:15::/64[V]   \
                                       0             aggregate/CUST-XYZ 
26         No Label   2001:172:16:5::/64[V]   \
                                       0             Fa1/1      FE80::C800:17FF:FE58:8

R2#sh mpls forwarding-table vrf CUST-ABC
Local      Outgoing   Prefix           Bytes Label   Outgoing   Next Hop    
Label      Label      or Tunnel Id     Switched      interface              
19         No Label   2001:192:168:26::/64[V]   \
                                       0             aggregate/CUST-ABC 
20         No Label   2001:192:168:6::/64[V]   \
                                       1374          Fa1/0      FE80::C801:17FF:FE58:8
  
R2#sh mpls forwarding-table vrf CUST-XYZ
Local      Outgoing   Prefix           Bytes Label   Outgoing   Next Hop    
Label      Label      or Tunnel Id     Switched      interface              
21         No Label   2001:172:16:7::/64[V]   \
                                       0             Fa1/1      FE80::C802:2BFF:FEF0:8
22         No Label   2001:172:16:27::/64[V]   \
                                       0             aggregate/CUST-XYZ 

!! -- Customer ABC Site-2 LAN IPv6 network reachability from PE1 -- !!

R1#show bgp vpnv6 unicast all 2001:192:168:6::/64        
BGP routing table entry for [100:1]2001:192:168:6::/64, version 7
Paths: (1 available, best #1, table CUST-ABC)
  Advertised to update-groups:
     1         
  Refresh Epoch 1
  65006
    ::FFFF:10.1.0.2 (metric 3) from 10.1.0.2 (10.1.0.2)
      Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, internal, best
      Extended Community: RT:100:1
      mpls labels in/out nolabel/20   <<<<< VPN Label

R1#show ipv6 cef vrf CUST-ABC 2001:192:168:6::/64 detail 
2001:192:168:6::/64, epoch 0, flags rib defined all labels
  recursive via 10.1.0.2 label 20    
    nexthop 10.1.13.3 FastEthernet0/0 label 16   <<<<< Transport Label

!! -- Ping/Traceroute from Customer ABC Site 1 to Site 2 LAN --!!

R4#ping 2001:192:168:6::6 source 2001:192:168:4::4
Type escape sequence to abort.
Sending 5, 100-byte ICMP Echos to 2001:192:168:6::6, timeout is 2 seconds:
Packet sent with a source address of 2001:192:168:4::4
!!!!!
Success rate is 100 percent (5/5), round-trip min/avg/max = 112/129/136 ms

R4#traceroute 
Protocol [ip]: ipv6
Target IPv6 address: 2001:192:168:6::6
Source address: 2001:192:168:4::4
Insert source routing header? [no]: 
Numeric display? [no]: 
Timeout in seconds [3]: 
Probe count [3]: 
Minimum Time to Live [1]: 
Maximum Time to Live [30]: 
Priority [0]: 
Port Number [0]: 
Type escape sequence to abort.
Tracing the route to 2001:192:168:6::6

  1 2001:192:168:14::1 [AS 100] 44 msec 40 msec 36 msec
  2 ::FFFF:10.1.13.3 [MPLS: Labels 16/20 Exp 0] 120 msec 136 msec 132 msec
  3  * 
    2001:192:168:26::2 108 msec 104 msec
  4 2001:192:168:26::6 [AS 100] 136 msec 128 msec 132 msec

*VPN Label = 20
*Transport Label = 16 

 

2 thoughts on “IPv6 over MPLS – 6PE/6VPE

  1. Hey thanks for this lab so well explained
    one question, is this anIOS error, the %default?
    R5#sh ipv6 route
    B 2001:100:100:100::/64 [200/0]
    via 3.3.3.3%default, indirectly connected

  2. Based on the concept and configuration you used i tried to implement it in my own topology which i configured on GNS3. I’m facing a problem when sending tcp packet from site 1 to site 2 and vice versa.

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