MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) IS-IS Configuration

Hello Viral

Hmm, that’s a strange request. When testing the capabilities of an MPLS circuit, ideally, you need the customer equipment (CE) in place. This is because the performance of the MPLS circuit directly depends upon the configuration and setup of that equipment as well. Otherwise, you are just testing the capabilities of the ISP’s network internally, which doesn’t have much meaning for the customer.

MPLS is not like a DSL or cable connection, where you perform a simple speed test to see what kinds of speeds you reach. It must be fully up and running, interconnecting your remote sites to perform any meaningful tests. What does the customer want to achieve by doing the test? Do they just want to make sure that the expected speeds are being reached?

If they persist, the only thing you can do is put in a temporary CE router, configure it, and run the tests they want. You can’t connect a laptop directly to the circuit since there is routing that is taking place between the CE and PE routers as well.

I hope this has been helpful!

Laz