What two requirements must be in place to deploy L3VPN over an MPLS network?
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Correct answer: The PE routers must be configured for MP-iBGP with other PE routers., The P and PE routers must be configured with LDP or RSVP..
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For L3VPN over MPLS, PE (Provider Edge) routers need to exchange VPN routing information, which is achieved using Multiprotocol iBGP (MP-iBGP) between them. This allows the PEs to distribute VPNv4 routes, including VPN labels, across the MPLS backbone. The P (Provider) and PE routers must also have a label distribution protocol enabled, such as LDP (Label Distribution Protocol) or RSVP-TE (Resource Reservation Protocol - Traffic Engineering), to establish label-switched paths (LSPs) across the core network. These LSPs are essential for forwarding labeled VPN traffic between PE routers. Incorrect options: The P routers do not require RSVP specifically; LDP is more commonly used for label distribution in the core. PE routers use MP-BGP to exchange VPN routes with other PEs, not typically MP-eBGP to connect to CEs (Customer Edge) routers. PE-CE routing can be eBGP, iBGP, or IGP, but not MP-eBGP for VPN route exchange. P routers do not need MP-iBGP toward PE routers; their role is label switching based on LDP/RSVP, not VPN route exchange.
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