MPLS Bummer…
Posted by Aragoen Celtdra on 2nd March 2011
So I’m speaking with one of the engineers that will probably be the point person that will implement MPLS for us. I noticed in my studies that nearly all of the configurations required to implement MPLS happen in the Provider space. All these PEs, Ps, LSRs all reside in the service provider from which I have no access to. This particular engineer pretty much confirmed that, yes, the implementation will be “seamless and almost transparent” to the IT staff. To those who are unfamiliar with sales-speak, seamless and transparent basically means it will be installed without adverse affect to the current system (seamless) and almost no change in our network equipments’ configuration (transparent). Well booo.. For once I actually want to get into some trouble mis-configuring things 
. I was joking around with the engineer that maybe they can hire me just for that project and let me do the configurations. I’ll even let my company pay the work I’m doing for them.
Anyway, it’s all good. I’m learning more and more about MPLS and I like it. Currently I’m building a small dynamips lab based on the sample scenarios from the book I’m reading. FYI, I’m reading MPLS Fundamentals by Luc De Ghein should thou wondereth. So far I’m enjoying the book. First time reading the MPLS VPN section got my brain all tied and twisted. But the second time around, concepts are beginning to come together more coherently. I’m also enjoying the fact that I get to lab BGP in the context of applying it to a different technology. Other than labbing BGP, as a technology by itself, and the occasional redistribution between different IGPs, I’m now able to see how it is used in MPLS.
So, bummer.. but, s’guuuuudd!!
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