Summary

You saw in this chapter what the OAM requirements for MPLS networks are. You learned about MPLS LSP ping and LSP traceroute, and you saw specific examples of their use in Cisco IOS. This chapter explained Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) and how it is used to test the data plane of AToM networks. It also gave an overview of the measurement tool IP SLA and provided some examples. In addition, it touched on the MPLS-awareness of IP SLA. This chapter also explored accounting for MPLS networks, with a look at Netflow in Cisco IOS. It reviewed network management in MPLS networks and highlighted the SNMP access, MIBs, traps, and syslog for MPLS VPN networks specifically. Finally, this chapter included a short section on OAM message ...

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