--- title: MPLS, IOS XR Features « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev description: netlab release 26.03 is out with significant new features. Highlights include expanded Cisco IOS XR support (SR-MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MPLS 6PE, EVPN over MPLS, VRRP,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-ios-xr-features-ipspace-net-blog-q1dy9ui7x twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MPLS, IOS XR Features « ipSpace.net blog | daily.dev og:description: netlab release 26.03 is out with significant new features. Highlights include expanded Cisco IOS XR support (SR-MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MPLS 6PE, EVPN over MPLS, VRRP,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-ios-xr-features-ipspace-net-blog-q1dy9ui7x og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/q1Dy9uI7X.png og:image:alt: MPLS, IOS XR Features « ipSpace.net blog og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MPLS, IOS XR Features « ipSpace.net blog **[ipSpace.net Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ipspace)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary netlab release 26.03 is out with significant new features. Highlights include expanded Cisco IOS XR support (SR-MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MPLS 6PE, EVPN over MPLS, VRRP, BGP session parameters, routing policies, and filters), Juniper cRPD support, EVPN/VXLAN on Juniper vPTX and vJunos-router, OpenBSD BGP support, SR-MPLS support for OSPFv2 on EOS, FRR, IOS XE, and IOS XR, and EVPN/MPLS improvements including SR-MPLS transport. Upgrade via pip3 install --upgrade networklab. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What new features does netlab 26.03 add for Cisco IOS XR? netlab 26.03 adds SR-MPLS, MPLS/VPN, MPLS 6PE, EVPN over MPLS, VRRP, BGP session parameters, routing policies, prefix filters, AS-path filters, community filters, and static routes for Cisco IOS XR. The release also adds SR-MPLS support for OSPFv2 on IOS XR alongside EOS, FRR, and IOS XE. _Network engineers building IOS XR labs track netlab releases like this on daily.dev._ ### How do I upgrade netlab to the latest version? Upgrade netlab by running pip3 install --upgrade networklab. This applies to release 26.03 and is the standard upgrade path for the networklab Python package. _Engineers maintaining netlab environments find version updates and breaking changes on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [netlab 26.10: SRv6, More Netmiko « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/netlab-26-10-srv6-more-netmiko-ipspace-net-blog-1cocu1zdt) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MPLS/VPN with SR-MPLS Core « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-vpn-with-sr-mpls-core-ipspace-net-blog-nw3uwiphe) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [EVPN with SR-MPLS Core « ipSpace.net blog](https://daily.dev/posts/evpn-with-sr-mpls-core-ipspace-net-blog-taobtibzc) · ipSpace.net Blog · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-ios-xr-features-ipspace-net-blog-q1dy9ui7x) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MPLS, IOS XR Features « ipSpace.net blog","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-ios-xr-features-ipspace-net-blog-q1dy9ui7x","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mpls-ios-xr-features-ipspace-net-blog-q1dy9ui7x"},"datePublished":"2026-08-11T08:54:09.482Z","dateModified":"2026-08-11T09:12:55.205Z","description":"netlab release 26.03 is out with significant new features. 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