Inter-AS Option AB is also known as Option D or Hybrid Inter AS Option. It is called Hybrid because Inter-AS Option B uses the best capabilities of Inter-AS Option A and Inter-AS Option B. These capabilities will be explained throughout this post.

MPLS VPN providers often need to inter-connect different ASes to provide VPN services to customers.

Inter-AS Option AB first deployed by Cisco but today many vendors including Juniper provides Inter-AS Option AB feature.

But what are the best capabilities of the Inter-AS Option A and Inter-AS Option B ? Read more