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VRF Lite Theory

VRF Lite allows a router to run multiple routing tables simultaneously by virtualizing routers. It assigns interfaces to VRFs, creating independent routing domains. The document shows configuration examples for VRF Lite on an ISP router to separate routing for Red and Green networks.

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VRF Lite Theory

VRF Lite allows a router to run multiple routing tables simultaneously by virtualizing routers. It assigns interfaces to VRFs, creating independent routing domains. The document shows configuration examples for VRF Lite on an ISP router to separate routing for Red and Green networks.

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VRF Lite:

o VRF is a term which is stand for Virtual Routing and Forwarding.


o By default, a cisco router uses a single global routing table only.
o VRF allows a router to run more that, one routing table at the same time.
o VRFs are used to create multiple virtual routers from one physical router.
o Every VRF is creating his own Routing table & Cisco Express Forwarding table.
o VRF basically virtualize multiple Cisco routers on a single physical router.
o VRFs are like Switch VLANs (Virtual Local Area Network) for Cisco routers.
o VRFs Instead of using single global routing table, use multiple virtual routing tables.
o Each interface of the router is assigned to different Virtual Routing and Forwarding.
o Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) are commonly used for MPLS deployments.
o In Cisco terminology, deployment of VRFs without MPLS is known as VRF Lite.
o When assigning an interface to a VRF, the IOS deletes preconfigured IP address.
o When assigning an interface to a VRF, IOS also remove route from the global table.

Router Red1 Configuration Router Red2 Configuration


Red1(config)#interface f0/0 Red2(config)#interface f0/0
Red1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.1 Red2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.1
255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Red1(config-if)# no shutdown Red2(config-if)# no shutdown
Router Green1 Configuration Router Green2 Configuration
Green1(config)#interface f0/0 Green2(config)#interface f0/0
Green1(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.1 Green2(config-if)#ip address 192.168.4.1
255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
Green1(config-if)# no shutdown Green2(config-if)# no shutdown

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Router ISP Configuration
ISP(config)#ip vrf Green ISP(config)#ip vrf Red
ISP(config-vrf)#exit ISP(config-vrf)#exit
ISP(config)#interface FastEthernet0/0 ISP(config)#interface FastEthernet0/1
ISP(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding Green ISP(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding Green
ISP(config-if)#ip address 192.168.3.254 ISP(config-if)#ip address 192.168.4.254
255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
ISP(config-if)#no shutdown ISP(config-if)#no shutdown
ISP(config)#interface FastEthernet1/0 ISP(config-if)#interface FastEthernet2/0
ISP(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding Red ISP(config-if)#ip vrf forwarding Red
ISP(config-if)#ip address 192.168.2.254 ISP(config-if)#ip address 192.168.1.254
255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0
ISP(config-if)#no shutdown ISP(config-if)#no shutdown
ISP# show ip route connected ISP# show ip route vrf Red connected
ISP# show ip route vrf Green connected ISP# ping vrf Red 192.168.2.1
ISP# ping vrf Red 192.168.1.1 ISP# ping vrf Green 192.168.3.1
ISP# ping vrf Green 192.168.4.1

Static Route Configuration


ISP(config)# ip route vrf Red 1.1.1.1 ISP(config)# ip route vrf Green 2.2.2.2
255.255.255.255 192.168.2.1 255.255.255.255 192.168.3.1
EIGRP Configuration
ISP(config)#router eigrp 1 ISP(config)#router eigrp 2
ISP(config-router)#address-family ipv4 vrf ISP(config-router)#address-family ipv4 vrf
Red Green
ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.1.0 ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.3.0
ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.2.0 ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.4.0
RIP Configuration
ISP(config)#router rip ISP(config)#router rip
ISP(config-router)#address-family ipv4 vrf ISP(config-router)#address-family ipv4 vrf
Red Green
ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.1.0 ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.3.0
ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.2.0 ISP(config-router-af)#network 192.168.4.0
OSPF Configuration
ISP(config)#router ospf 1 vrf Red ISP(config)#router ospf 1 vrf Green
ISP(config-router)#network 192.168.1.0 ISP(config-router)#network 192.168.3.0
0.0.0.255 area 0 0.0.0.255 area 0
ISP(config-router)#network 192.168.2.0 ISP(config-router)#network 192.168.4.0
0.0.0.255 area 0 0.0.0.255 area 0
ISP# show ip vrf Red ISP# show ip route vrf Green
ISP# show ip protocols vrf Red ISP# show ip eigrp vrf Green neighbors

2 | P a g e Created by Ahmad Ali E-Mail: [email protected] , Mobile: 056 430 3717


3 | P a g e Created by Ahmad Ali E-Mail: [email protected] , Mobile: 056 430 3717

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