Configuring Virtual Private LAN Service

Virtual private LAN service (VPLS) is an Ethernet-based point-to-multipoint Layer 2 virtual private network (VPN). It allows you to connect geographically dispersed Ethernet LAN sites to each other across an MPLS backbone. For customers who implement VPLS, all sites appear to be in the same Ethernet LAN even though traffic travels across the service provider's network.

For information about which devices support the features documented in this chapter, see the JUNOS Software Feature Support Reference for SRX Series and J Series Devices.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• VPLS Overview
• Understanding VPLS
• Understanding VPLS Routing Instances
• Understanding VPLS Interfaces
• VPLS Exceptions on J Series and SRX Series devices
• VPLS on a PE Router Configuration Overview
• Configuring Routing Options on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring Routing Interfaces on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring MPLS on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring RSVP on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring BGP on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring OSPF on the VPLS PE Router
• Configuring the Interface to the CE Device
• Configuring the VPLS Routing Instance
• Configuring an Ethernet Switch as the CE Device
• Configuring VLAN Encapsulation