<s>
The	O
customer	B-Protocol
edge	I-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
(	O
CE	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
router	O
at	O
the	O
customer	O
premises	O
that	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
provider	B-Protocol
edge	I-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
of	O
a	O
service	O
provider	O
IP/MPLS	B-Protocol
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CE	B-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
peers	O
with	O
the	O
provider	B-Protocol
edge	I-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
(	O
PE	O
)	O
and	O
exchanges	O
routes	O
with	O
the	O
corresponding	O
VRF	B-General_Concept
inside	O
the	O
PE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
routing	O
protocol	O
used	O
could	O
be	O
static	O
or	O
dynamic	O
(	O
an	O
interior	B-Protocol
gateway	I-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
like	O
OSPF	B-Protocol
or	O
an	O
exterior	O
gateway	O
protocol	O
like	O
BGP	B-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
customer	B-Protocol
edge	I-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
can	O
either	O
be	O
owned	O
by	O
the	O
customer	O
or	O
service	O
provider	O
.	O
</s>
