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Manual:MPLS

Remote Bindings

Sub-menu: /mpls remote-bindings

Sub-menu shows label bindings for routes received from other routers. This table is used to build Forwarding Table

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References

[1] http:/ / mikrotik. com/ software. html

[2] http:/ / routerboard. com

Manual:Virtualization

Applies to RouterOS: 3, v4

RouterOS has three different Virtualization implementations. Choose your topic:

•• Metarouter

•• Xen

•• Kvm

Metarouter

Metarouter is created by MikroTik and currently is supported only on RouterBOARD 4xx series (mips-be) and

RB1000 series (powerpc). Currently Metarouter can only create RouterOS virtual machines.

We are planning to add more features to Metarouter, so that it will even exceed Xen in functionality. New hardware

support will also be added to Metarouter

Xen

Xen is based on the Linux Xen Virtual machine project, and current RouterOS implementation is supported only on

RouterOS X86 systems (PCs). Xen can create Virtual machines of different Operating Systems that supports Xen.

Kvm

Kvm is based on Linux Kvm virtualization software and requires your CPU to support virtualization. Kvm is

available only on x86 systems.

Usage Examples

The following are just a few of possible scenarios where virtual machines could be used (some of these currently are

possible only in Xen, but Metarouter features will be expanded to allow even more functionality):

In the datacenter

•• consolidate a number of routers on one hardware platform

•• consolidate routing services and higher levels services such a VOIP switches in the same box

•• use a guest machine on top of a router for custom features such as accounting, LDAP or legacy networking

•• redundant routers much easier and cheaper to have available in case of crashed systems

In the hosting center

•• use RouterOS and extensive networking features as a host with a server (mail, http, ftp...) running as guest or

multiple guest virtual machines