VRF VS VRF LITE

Below table describes the difference between VRF and VRF Lite:

VRF	VRF Lite
MBGP VPNv4 or MPLS required for running full VRF.	VRF-lite is a subset of the MPLS VPN functionality. It supports only the VRF related functionality (no MBGP VPNv4 or MPLS required).
VRF is VRF with MPLS and MPBGP	VRF-lite is normally VRF without MPLS and MPBGP
Full VRF is useful in Service Provider WAN environment where multiple customers are required to be routes across overlapping IP address space. Commonly limited to PE (Provider edge) equipment.	VRF lite is generally used in enterprise and Data Center environment.
May require Route target as part of configuration in service provider domain.	Doesn’t need Route target as part of configuration
VRF detail is shared between devices running VRF	VRFs are locally significant and detail is not shared between devices running VRF lite
Highly scalable solution	Not scalable.
Is a super-set of VRF-lite	Is a super-set of VRF MPLS
Scope – Useful in Service Provider environment for segregating Customer Routing Table on the WAN (MPLS) side.	Scope – Useful in Customer Data Center environment for segregating Customer Security Zones in routing tables on the LAN side of IT setup.

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