MPLS Fundamentals

CE Management

Often, the service provider, not the customer, owns and manages the CE router. In that situation, the service provider wants management access to the CE router from a central management server. You can do this by having the PE router advertise one prefix from the managed CE router with one RT that is imported into the management VRF by the PE router connected to the management VRF.

You can limit the number of prefixes advertised with this management RT by configuring an export map on each VRF that assigns this management RT to only one prefix on the CE router. You can also advertise the regular VRF RTs used by the VPN with this prefix if the other CE routers need to be able to reach it. Figure 7-33 is an overview of the management ...