Tag: bgp-lu

End to End Segment Routing

Segment Routing (SR) is a kind of source routing technology which means that the source can define the path that the packet will take. In source routing with SR, the hosts determine the path, encodes the path information to the packet header. Segment Routing divides a network into several segments and assign a segment ID …


BGP LU

When BGP is used to distribute a specific route, it can also be used to distribute an MPLS label which is mapped to that route (Labeled BGP). Label distribution can be in the BGP Update message by using the BGP-4 Multiprotocol SAFI 4. It is used to indicate that the NLRI contains a label. Recall that …