# Hands-On Introduction to SR-MPLS

DevFeed: [Hands-On Introduction to SR-MPLS](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hands-on-introduction-to-sr-mpls-11384.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://blog.ipspace.net/2026/05/sr-mpls-intro/>)

Published: 2026-05-13T06:16:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [ipSpace.net blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/ipspace-net-blog.md>)

Topics: [SR-MPLS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/sr-mpls.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [IS-IS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/is-is.md>), [Routing (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/routing.md>), [Containers](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/containers.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [container](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/container.md>), [containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/containers.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [is-is](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/is-is.md>), [netlab](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/netlab.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [router](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/router.md>), [routing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/routing.md>), [sr-mpls](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/sr-mpls.md>), [x86](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/x86.md>)

## AI overview

A hands-on tutorial showing how to build and explore a small SR-MPLS network with netlab. It explains the topology, containerized Arista EOS routers, IS-IS and SR-MPLS configuration, and inspection of routing and MPLS forwarding state.

## Source excerpt

The second demo1 I did during the Segment Routing workshop @ ITNOG10 illustrated how easy it is to set up and explore a small SR-MPLS network with netlab. The lab topology described a small three-router network (you need three routers to see "true" labels besides the penultimate-hop popping ones): Read more ...