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Chapter 25. Configuring the MPOA Server

This chapter describes the required and optional tasks for configuring the MPOA server. For a complete description of the MPS commands used in this chapter, refer to Chapter 26,"MPOA Commands." For documentation of other commands that appear in this chapter, you can search online at http://www.cisco.com.

The MPS supplies the forwarding information used by the MPCs. The MPS responds with the information after receiving a query from a client. To support the query and response functions, MPOA has adopted the NHRP. The MPS on the router can also terminate shortcuts.

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