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LDPD(8)                     System Manager's Manual                    LDPD(8)

NAME
     ldpd - Label Distribution Protocol Daemon

SYNOPSIS
     ldpd [-DdfhW] [-c config_file] [-p port]

DESCRIPTION
     ldpd is a utility used to automatically distribute labels between two
     MPLS LSRs conforming to RFC5036.  Currently some features described by
     RFC5036 are not fully implemented (see BUGS section).  ldpd supports
     peering with IPv6 LDP speakers and IPv6 labels exchange, conforming to
     specifications in RFC5036 and draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6.

     ldpd logs information using the syslog(3) interface.  You can increase
     the log verbosity using the -W and -D flags.

     Administrators can use telnet(1) to connect to the control port (default:
     2626) and use this interface in order to get informations about protocol
     status, neighbours et cetera but also to set runtime parameters.  The
     password required for connecting is the same as the root password.

     ldpd computes existing routes and tries to match them on MPLS labels
     announced by other LDP peers.  This means that usual IP routes will be
     changed into tagged routes, and MPLS routing table will be populated.
     Any change in MPLS topology will also be announced to LDP neighbors.
     ldpd uses currently Independent Control Mapping and Downstream
     Unsolicited mode for Label Advertisment.  ldpd will listen on a route
     socket and compute the necessary changes in order to change untagged
     routes into tagged routes.  This means that one may use one's favourite
     dynamic routing protocol daemon without modifications.

     The options are as follows:

     -c config_file   Specifies a path to the config file.  Default:
                      /etc/ldpd.conf - see ldpd.conf(5) for configuration file
                      format.

     -D               Enable debug mode.

     -d               Don't use route interception code.  ldpd will not make
                      any changes to routing table if started with this
                      option.

     -f               Run in foreground.  Use STDOUT for warning and debug
                      messages.

     -h               Outputs supported flags.

     -p port          Changes the TCP control port (default: 2626).

     -W               Enable output of warning messages.

SEE ALSO
     LDP Specification, RFC, 5036, October 2007.

     LDP Applicability, RFC, 3037, January 2001.

     Updates to LDP for IPv6, DRAFT, draft-ietf-mpls-ldp-ipv6-07, June 2012.

HISTORY
     The ldpd command appeared in NetBSD 6.0.

BUGS
     ldpd doesn't implement Path Vector and Hop Count TLVs.

SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS
     As a security measure you SHOULD filter the LDP well-known (646) TCP and
     UDP ports using your favourite packet filter before starting ldpd.  This
     is the current way used to filter neighbours and to protect the system
     from possible external attacks like route injections.

NetBSD 10.99                   February 4, 2013                   NetBSD 10.99