Vpls Packet Walkthrough In Access Uplink Mode; Figure 38: Vpls Service Architecture - Alcatel-Lucent 7210 SAS M Service Manual

VPLS Service Overview

VPLS Packet Walkthrough in Access Uplink Mode

This section provides an example of VPLS processing of a customer packet sent across the
network from site-A, which is connected to PE-Router-A through a 7210 SAS M to site-C, which
is connected through 7210 SAS M to PE-Router-C
section does not discuss the processing on the PE routers, but only on 7210 SAS routers.
1. 7210-A
a. Service packets arriving at 7210-A are associated with a VPLS service instance based on
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Figure 38: VPLS Service Architecture

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the combination of the physical port and the IEEE 802.1Q tag (VLAN-ID) in the packet.
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