Configuring Vpls; Overview; Basic Vpls Architecture - HP 6127xlg Configuration Manual

Configuring VPLS

Overview

Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) delivers a point-to-multipoint L2VPN service over an MPLS or IP
backbone. The provider backbone emulates a switch to connect all geographically dispersed sites of
each customer network. The backbone is transparent to the customer sites. The sites can communicate
with each other as if they were on the same LAN.

Basic VPLS architecture

Figure 94 Basic VPLS architecture
Site 1
VPN 1
Site 4
VPN 2
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CE—A customer edge device is directly connected to the service provider network.
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• PE—A provider edge device connects one or more CEs to the service provider network. A PE
implements VPN access by mapping and forwarding packets between private networks and public
network tunnels. A PE can be a UPE or NPE in a hierarchical VPLS.
AC—An attachment circuit, physical or virtual, connects a CE and a PE, such as an Ethernet link or
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a VLAN.
PW—A pseudowire is a bidirectional virtual connection between two PEs. An MPLS PW consists of
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two unidirectional MPLS LSPs in opposite directions.
Tunnel—A tunnel can be an LSP tunnel or an MPLS TE tunnel. It carries one or more PWs over an
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IP/MPLS backbone. If a PW is carried on an LSP or MPLS TE tunnel, each packet on the PW
contains two labels. The inner label is the PW label, which identifies the PW and makes sure the
CE 1
PE 1
AC
PW
AC
PE 4
CE 4
Figure 94, the VPLS architecture mainly includes the following components:
MPLS or IP backbone
PE 2
PW
Tunnel
PW PW
PW
Tunnel
PE 3
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Site 2
CE 2
AC
PW
Site 3
AC
CE 3
VPN 2
VPN 1