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Configuring MAC Pinning on VPLS CE Interface for Logical Systems

date_range 23-Nov-23

A MAC move occurs when a MAC address frequently appears on a different physical interface than the one it was learned on. Frequent MAC moves indicate the presence of loops. To avoid loops across interfaces in virtual private LAN services (VPLS), you can configure MAC pinning.

This topic describes how to configure MAC pinning on a VPLS customer edge (CE) trunk interface in a logical system.

To configure MAC pinning for VPLS customer edge interface for logical systems:

  1. Configure the interfaces by specifying the encapsulation.
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    [edit interfaces]
    user@host# set interfacetype-fpc/pic/port flexible-vlan-tagging
    user@host# set interfacetype-fpc/pic/port encapsulation flexible-ethernet-services
    
  2. Create the logical system by specifying the name and the trunk interface on the logical unit.
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    [edit]
    user@host# set logical-systems logical-system-nameinterfaces interfacetype-fpc/pic/port unit logical-unit-number  encapsulation vlan-vpls family bridge interface-mode trunk vlan-id-list vlan-id-numbers
    
  3. Configure the VPLS CE interface and VPLS routing instance.
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    [edit routing-instances]
    user@host# set routing-instance-name  instance-type vpls;
    user@host# set routing-instance-name  interface interfacetype-fpc/pic/port
    
  4. Configure MAC pinning on the VPLS CE interface.
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    [edit routing-instances]
    user@host# set routing-instance-name protocols vpls interfacetype-fpc/pic/port mac-pinning
    
  5. In configuration mode, verify the configuration.
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    user@host# show interfaces
    interfaces {
        interfacetype-fpc/pic/port {
            flexible-vlan-tagging; 
    		encapsulation flexible-ethernet-services;
        }
    }
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    user@host# show logical-systems
    logical-systems {
        logical-system-name {
            interfaces {
                interfacetype-fpc/pic/port {
                    unit logical-unit-number  {
                        encapsulation vlan-vpls;
                        family bridge {
                            interface-mode trunk;
                            vlan-id-list vlan-id-numbers;
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
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    user@host# show routing-instances
    routing-instances{ 
    routing-instance-name  {
        instance-type vpls;
        interface interfacetype-fpc/pic/port;
    protocols{ 
        vpls {
            interface interfacetype-fpc/pic/port {
        mac-pinning;
        }
    }
    }
    
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