Configuring MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

Prerequisites for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

  • You should know how to configure Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Virtual Private Networks (VPNs).

  • You need to identify the RT replacement policy and target device for the autonomous system (AS).

Restrictions for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

Route Target Rewrite can only be implemented in a single AS topology.

ip unnumbered command is not supported in MPLS configuration.

Information About MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

This section provides information about MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite:

Route Target Replacement Policy

Routing policies for a peer include all configurations that may impact inbound or outbound routing table updates. The MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite feature can influence routing table updates by allowing the replacement of route targets on inbound and outbound Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) updates. Route targets are carried as extended community attributes in BGP Virtual Private Network IP Version 4 (VPNv4) updates. Route target extended community attributes are used to identify a set of sites and VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instances that can receive routes with a configured route target.

You can configure the MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite feature on provider edge (PE) devices.

The figure below shows an example of route target replacement on PE devices in an Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) VPN single autonomous system topology. This example includes the following configurations:

  • PE1 is configured to import and export RT 65000:1 for VRF Customer A and to rewrite all inbound VPNv4 prefixes with RT 65000:1 to RT 65000:2.

  • PE2 is configured to import and export RT 65000:2 for VRF Customer B and to rewrite all inbound VPNv4 prefixes with RT 65000:2 to RT 65000:1.

Figure 1. Route Target Replacement on Provide Edge(PE) devices in a single MPLS VPN Autonomous System Topology

Route Maps and Route Target Replacement

The MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite feature extends the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) inbound/outbound route map functionality to enable route target replacement. The set extcomm-list delete command entered in route-map configuration mode allows the deletion of a route target extended community attribute based on an extended community list.

How to Configure MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

This section provides the configuration steps for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite:

Configuring a Route Target Replacement Policy

Perform this task to configure a route target (RT) replacement policy for your internetwork.

If you configure a provider edge (PE) device to rewrite RT x to RT y and the PE has a virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance that imports RT x , you need to configure the VRF to import RT y in addition to RT x .

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. ip extcommunity-list {standard-list-number | expanded-list-number} {permit | deny} [regular-expression] [rt | soo extended-community-value]
  4. route-map map-name [permit | deny] [sequence-number]
  5. match extcommunity {standard-list-number | expanded-list-number}
  6. set extcomm-list extended-community-list-number delete
  7. set extcommunity {rt extended-community-value [additive] | soo extended-community-value}
  8. end
  9. show route-map map-name

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:


Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:


Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

ip extcommunity-list {standard-list-number | expanded-list-number} {permit | deny} [regular-expression] [rt | soo extended-community-value]

Example:


Device(config)# ip extcommunity-list 1 permit rt 65000:2

Creates an extended community access list and controls access to it.

  • The standard-list-number argument is an integer from 1 to 99 that identifies one or more permit or deny groups of extended communities.

  • The expanded-list-number argument is an integer from 100 to 500 that identifies one or more permit or deny groups of extended communities. Regular expressions can be configured with expanded lists but not standard lists.

  • The permit keyword permits access for a matching condition.

  • The deny keyword denies access for a matching condition.

  • The regular-expression argument specifies an input string pattern to match against. When you use an expanded extended community list to match route targets, include the pattern RT: in the regular expression.

  • The rt keyword specifies the route target extended community attribute. The rt keyword can be configured only with standard extended community lists and not expanded community lists.

  • The soo keyword specifies the site of origin (SOO) extended community attribute. The soo keyword can be configured only with standard extended community lists and not expanded community lists.

  • The extended-community-value argument specifies the route target or site of origin. The value can be one of the following combinations:

    • autonomous-system-number:network-number

    • ip-address:network-number

The colon is used to separate the autonomous system number and network number or IP address and network number.

Step 4

route-map map-name [permit | deny] [sequence-number]

Example:


Device(config)# route-map rtrewrite permit 10

Defines the conditions for redistributing routes from one routing protocol into another or enables policy routing and enables route-map configuration mode.

  • The map-name argument defines a meaningful name for the route map. The redistribute router configuration command uses this name to reference this route map. Multiple route maps can share the same map name.

  • If the match criteria are met for this route map, and the permit keyword is specified, the route is redistributed as controlled by the set actions. In the case of policy routing, the packet is policy routed.

If the match criteria are not met, and the permit keyword is specified, the next route map with the same map tag is tested. If a route passes none of the match criteria for the set of route maps sharing the same name, it is not redistributed by that set.

The permit keyword is the default.

  • If the match criteria are met for the route map and the deny keyword is specified, the route is not redistributed. In the case of policy routing, the packet is not policy routed, and no further route maps sharing the same map tag name will be examined. If the packet is not policy routed, the normal forwarding algorithm is used.

  • The sequence-number argument is a number that indicates the position a new route map will have in the list of route maps already configured with the same name. If given with the no form of this command, the position of the route map should be deleted.

Step 5

match extcommunity {standard-list-number | expanded-list-number}

Example:


Device(config-route-map)# match extcommunity 1

Example:


Device(config-route-map)# match extcommunity 101

Matches the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) extended community list attributes.

  • The standard-list-number argument is a number from 1 to 99 that identifies one or more permit or deny groups of extended community attributes.

  • The expanded-list-number argument is a number from 100 to 500 that identifies one or more permit or deny groups of extended community attributes.

Step 6

set extcomm-list extended-community-list-number delete

Example:


Device(config-route-map)# set extcomm-list 1 delete

Removes a route target from an extended community attribute of an inbound or outbound BGP Virtual Private Network Version 4 (VPNv4) update.

  • The extended-community-list-number argument specifies the extended community list number.

Step 7

set extcommunity {rt extended-community-value [additive] | soo extended-community-value}

Example:


Device(config-route-map)# set extcommunity rt 65000:1 additive

Sets BGP extended community attributes.

  • The rt keyword specifies the route target extended community attribute.

  • The soo keyword specifies the site of origin extended community attribute.

  • The extended-community-value argument specifies the value to be set. The value can be one of the following combinations:

    • autonomous-system-number : network-number

    • ip-address : network-number

The colon is used to separate the autonomous system number and network number or IP address and network number.

  • The additive keyword adds a route target to the existing route target list without replacing any existing route targets.

Step 8

end

Example:


Device(config-route-map)# end

(Optional) Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Step 9

show route-map map-name

Example:


Device# show route-map extmap

(Optional) Verifies that the match and set entries are correct.

  • The map-name argument is the name of a specific route map.

Applying the Route Target Replacement Policy

Perform the following tasks to apply the route target replacement policy to your network:

Associating Route Maps with Specific BGP Neighbors

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. configure terminal
  3. router bgp as-number
  4. neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as as-number
  5. address-family vpnv4 [unicast]
  6. neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate
  7. neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community [both | extended | standard]
  8. neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} route-map map-name {in | out}
  9. end

DETAILED STEPS

  Command or Action Purpose

Step 1

enable

Example:

Device> enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode.

  • Enter your password if prompted.

Step 2

configure terminal

Example:

Device# configure terminal

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 3

router bgp as-number

Example:

Device(config)# router bgp 100

Configures a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routing process and places the device in router configuration mode.

  • The as-number argument indicates the number of an autonomous system that identifies the device to other BGP devices and tags the routing information passed along.

The range is 0 to 65535. Private autonomous system numbers that can be used in internal networks range from 64512 to 65535.

Step 4

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as as-number

Example:

Device(config-router)# neighbor 172.10.0.2 remote-as 200

Adds an entry to the BGP or multiprotocol BGP neighbor table.

  • The ip-address argument specifies the IP address of the neighbor.

  • The peer-group-name argument specifies the name of a BGP peer group.

  • The as-number argument specifies the autonomous system to which the neighbor belongs.

Step 5

address-family vpnv4 [unicast]

Example:

Device(config-router)# address-family vpnv4

Enters address family configuration mode for configuring routing sessions, such as BGP, that use standard Virtual Private Network Version 4 (VPNv4) address prefixes.

  • The optional unicast keyword specifies VPNv4 unicast address prefixes.

Step 6

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate

Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 172.16.0.2 activate

Enables the exchange of information with a neighboring BGP device.

  • The ip-address argument specifies the IP address of the neighbor.

  • The peer-group-name argument specifies the name of a BGP peer group.

Step 7

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community [both | extended | standard]

Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 172.16.0.2 send-community extended

Specifies that a communities attribute should be sent to a BGP neighbor.

  • The ip-address argument specifies the IP address of the BGP-speaking neighbor.

  • The peer-group-name argument specifies the name of a BGP peer group.

  • The both keyword sends standard and extended community attributes.

  • The extended keyword sends an extended community attribute.

  • The standard keyword sends a standard community attribute.

Step 8

neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} route-map map-name {in | out}

Example:

Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 172.16.0.2 route-map extmap in

Apply a route map to incoming or outgoing routes

  • The ip-address argument specifies the IP address of the neighbor.

  • The peer-group-name argument specifies the name of a BGP or multiprotocol peer group.

  • The map-name argument specifies the name of a route map.

  • The in keyword applies route map to incoming routes.

  • The out keyword applies route map to outgoing routes.

Step 9

end

Example:

Device(config-router-af)# end

(Optional) Returns to privileged EXEC mode.

Verifying the Route Target Replacement Policy

SUMMARY STEPS

  1. enable
  2. show ip bgp vpnv4 vrf vrf-name
  3. exit

DETAILED STEPS

Step 1

enable

Enables privileged EXEC mode. Enter your password if prompted.

Example:


Device> enable
Device#

Step 2

show ip bgp vpnv4 vrf vrf-name

Verifies that Virtual Private Network Version 4 (VPNv4) prefixes with a specified route target (RT) extended community attribute are replaced with the proper RT extended community attribute to verify that the provider edge (PE) devices receive the rewritten RT extended community attributes.

Verify route target replacement on PE1:

Example:


Device# show ip bgp vpnv4 vrf Customer_A 192.168.1.1/32 internal
BGP routing table entry for 65000:1:192.168.1.1/32, version 6901
Paths: (1 available, best #1, table Customer_A)
  Advertised to update-groups:
     5         
  Refresh Epoch 1
  650002
    3.3.3.3 (metric 3) (via default) from 3.3.3.3 (55.5.4.1)
      Origin IGP, metric 0, localpref 100, valid, internal, best
      Extended Community: RT:65000:1
      mpls labels in/out nolabel/3025
      rx pathid: 0, tx pathid: 0x0
      net: 0xFFB0A72E38, path: 0xFFB0E6A370, pathext: 0xFFB0E5D970
      flags: net: 0x0, path: 0x7, pathext: 0x181

Step 3

exit

Returns to user EXEC mode:

Example:


Device# exit
Device>

Configuration Examples for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

The following section provides configuration examples for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite:

Examples: Applying Route Target Replacement Policies

Examples: Associating Route Maps with Specific BGP Neighbor

This example shows the association of route map extmap with a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) neighbor. The BGP inbound route map is configured to replace route targets (RTs) on incoming updates. 


router bgp 1
address-family vpnv4
neighbor 2.2.2.2 route-map rtrewrite in

This example shows the association of the same route map with the outbound BGP neighbor. The route map is configured to replace RTs on outgoing updates. 


router bgp 1
address-family vpnv4
neighbor 2.2.2.2 route-map rtrewrite out

Feature History for MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

This table provides release and related information for features explained in this module.

These features are available on all releases subsequent to the one they were introduced in, unless noted otherwise.

Release

Feature

Feature Information

Cisco IOS XE Fuji 16.9.1

MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite

The MPLS VPN Route Target Rewrite feature can influence routing table updates by allowing the replacement of route targets on inbound and outbound Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) updates.

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