MPLS Entropy Label and Hash Label

The router supports the MPLS entropy label (RFC 6790) for EVPN VPLS and Epipe services, and the Flow Aware Transport label (known as the hash label) (RFC 6391) on spoke-sdps bound to a VPLS EVPN service. This label allows LSR nodes in a network to load-balance labeled packets in a much more granular fashion than allowed by simply hashing on the standard label stack. The entropy label can be enabled on BGP-EVPN services (VPLS and Epipe).

To configure insertion of the entropy label on a BGP-EVPN VPLS or Epipe, use the entropy-label command in the bgp-evpn>mpls context. Use the entropy-label command under the spoke-sdp context to configure insertion of the entropy label on spoke-sdps bound to a BGP-EVPN VPLS. Note that the entropy label is only inserted if the far end of the MPLS tunnel is also entropy-label-capable. For more information, see the 7450 ESS, 7750 SR, 7950 XRS, and VSR MPLS Guide.

The hash label is configured using the hash-label command in the spoke-sdp context. Either the hash label or the entropy label can be configured on one object, but not both.