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Introduction to VPLS
Introduction to VPLS VPLS Routing and Virtual Ports VPLS and Aggregated Ethernet Interfaces BGP Signaling for VPLS PE Routers Overview BGP Route Reflectors for VPLS VPLS Multihoming Overview Enabling BGP Path Selection for Layer 2 VPNs and VPLS VPLS Path Selection Process for PE Routers BGP and VPLS Path Selection for Multihomed PE Routers VPLS Multihoming Reactions to Network Failures Interoperability between BGP Signaling and LDP Signaling in VPLS VPLS Label Blocks Operation PE Router Mesh Groups for VPLS Routing Instances Understanding PIM Snooping for VPLS

Introduction to VPLS

VPLS Routing and Virtual Ports

VPLS and Aggregated Ethernet Interfaces

BGP Signaling for VPLS PE Routers Overview

BGP Route Reflectors for VPLS

VPLS Multihoming Overview

Enabling BGP Path Selection for Layer 2 VPNs and VPLS

VPLS Path Selection Process for PE Routers

BGP and VPLS Path Selection for Multihomed PE Routers

VPLS Multihoming Reactions to Network Failures

Interoperability between BGP Signaling and LDP Signaling in VPLS

VPLS Label Blocks Operation

PE Router Mesh Groups for VPLS Routing Instances

Understanding PIM Snooping for VPLS

Introduction to Configuring VPLS
Configuring an Ethernet Switch as the CE Device

Configuring VPLS
Introduction to Configuring VPLS Configuring VPLS Routing Instances Configuring Interfaces for VPLS Routing Configuring Static Pseudowires for VPLS Configuring VPLS Multihoming (FEC 128) Enabling BGP Path Selection for Layer 2 VPNs and VPLS Configuring EXP-Based Traffic Classification for VPLS Configuring VPLS Load Balancing Configuring VPLS Fast Reroute Priority Configuring VPLS Without a Tunnel Services PIC Mapping VPLS Traffic to Specific LSPs Configuring Firewall Filters and Policers for VPLS Standard Firewall Filter Match Conditions for VPLS Traffic Specifying the VT Interfaces Used by VPLS Routing Instances Flooding Unknown Traffic Using Point-to-Multipoint LSPs Configuring VPLS and Integrated Routing and Bridging Configuring Interoperability Between BGP Signaling and LDP Signaling in VPLS Example: Configuring Ingress Replication for IP Multicast Using MBGP MVPNs Tracing VPLS Traffic and Operations Configuring the Label Block Size Configuring Y.1731 Functionality for VPLS to Support Delay and Delay Variation Configuring Improved VPLS MAC Address Learning on T4000 Routers with Type 5 FPCs

Configuring VPLS

Introduction to Configuring VPLS

Configuring VPLS Routing Instances

Configuring Interfaces for VPLS Routing

Configuring Static Pseudowires for VPLS

Configuring VPLS Multihoming (FEC 128)

Enabling BGP Path Selection for Layer 2 VPNs and VPLS

Configuring EXP-Based Traffic Classification for VPLS

Configuring VPLS Load Balancing

Configuring VPLS Fast Reroute Priority

Configuring VPLS Without a Tunnel Services PIC

Mapping VPLS Traffic to Specific LSPs

Configuring Firewall Filters and Policers for VPLS

Standard Firewall Filter Match Conditions for VPLS Traffic

Specifying the VT Interfaces Used by VPLS Routing Instances

Flooding Unknown Traffic Using Point-to-Multipoint LSPs

Configuring VPLS and Integrated Routing and Bridging

Configuring Interoperability Between BGP Signaling and LDP Signaling in VPLS

Example: Configuring Ingress Replication for IP Multicast Using MBGP MVPNs

Tracing VPLS Traffic and Operations

Configuring the Label Block Size

Configuring Y.1731 Functionality for VPLS to Support Delay and Delay Variation

Configuring Improved VPLS MAC Address Learning on T4000 Routers with Type 5 FPCs

VPLS Examples
Example: Building a VPLS From Router 1 to Router 3 to Validate Label Blocks Example: Configuring PIM Snooping for VPLS Example: Configuring BGP Autodiscovery for LDP VPLS Example: Configuring BGP Autodiscovery for LDP VPLS with User-Defined Mesh Groups Example: VPLS Multihoming, Improved Convergence Time Example: Configuring VPLS Multihoming (FEC 129) Example: Configuring Inter-AS VPLS with MAC Processing at the ASBR Example: Building a VPLS From Router 1 to Router 3 to Validate Label Blocks

VPLS Examples

Example: Building a VPLS From Router 1 to Router 3 to Validate Label Blocks

Example: Configuring PIM Snooping for VPLS

Example: Configuring BGP Autodiscovery for LDP VPLS

Example: Configuring BGP Autodiscovery for LDP VPLS with User-Defined Mesh Groups

Example: VPLS Multihoming, Improved Convergence Time

Example: Configuring VPLS Multihoming (FEC 129)

Example: Configuring Inter-AS VPLS with MAC Processing at the ASBR

Example: Building a VPLS From Router 1 to Router 3 to Validate Label Blocks

Next Generation VPLS Examples
Next-Generation VPLS Point-to-Multipoint Forwarding Overview Example: NG-VPLS Using Point-to-Multipoint LSPs Next-Generation VPLS for Multicast with Multihoming Overview Example: Next-Generation VPLS for Multicast with Multihoming Example: Configuring H-VPLS Without VLANs Example: Configuring H-VPLS With VLANs Example: Configuring H-VPLS BGP-Based and LDP-Based VPLS Interoperation Example: Configuring BGP-Based H-VPLS Using Different Mesh Groups for Each Spoke Router Example: Configuring LDP-Based H-VPLS Using a Single Mesh Group to Terminate the Layer 2 Circuits

Next Generation VPLS Examples

Next-Generation VPLS Point-to-Multipoint Forwarding Overview

Example: NG-VPLS Using Point-to-Multipoint LSPs

Next-Generation VPLS for Multicast with Multihoming Overview

Example: Next-Generation VPLS for Multicast with Multihoming

Example: Configuring H-VPLS Without VLANs

Example: Configuring H-VPLS With VLANs

Example: Configuring H-VPLS BGP-Based and LDP-Based VPLS Interoperation

Example: Configuring BGP-Based H-VPLS Using Different Mesh Groups for Each Spoke Router

Example: Configuring LDP-Based H-VPLS Using a Single Mesh Group to Terminate the Layer 2 Circuits

VPLS Reference
Supported Platforms and PICs Supported VPLS Standards

VPLS Reference

Supported Platforms and PICs

Supported VPLS Standards

Configuring VPLS Reference
Configuring Port Mirroring for VPLS Traffic

Summary of VPLS Configuration Statements
active-interface any automatic-site-id best-site bfd-liveness-detection connectivity-type encapsulation encapsulation-type family multiservice fast-reroute-priority identifier interface (Routing Instances) interface (VPLS Multihoming for FEC 129) interface (VPLS Routing Instances) interface-mac-limit l2vpn-id label-block-size label-switched-path-template local-switching mac-flush mac-table-aging-time mac-table-size mesh-group multi-homing (VPLS Multihoming for FEC 128) multi-homing (VPLS Multihoming for FEC 129) neighbor no-local-switching no-tunnel-services peer-active peer-as ping-interval preference (Interface-Level Preference for VPLS Multihoming for FEC 129) preference (Site-Level Preference for VPLS Multihoming for FEC 129) primary rsvp-te site (VPLS Multihoming for FEC 128) site (VPLS Multihoming for FEC 129) site-identifier site-preference site-range static template traceoptions tunnel-services vlan-id vlan-id-list vlan-tagging vpls vpls vpls-id

Summary of VPLS Configuration Statements

bfd-liveness-detection

fast-reroute-priority

identifier