Configuring Pseudowire Redundancy - Cisco 3845 - Security Bundle Router Software Manual

Chapter 34 Configuring MPLS, MPLS VPN, MPLS OAM, and EoMPLS
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Configuring Pseudowire Redundancy

When configuring pseudowire redundancy, you use the xconnect interface configuration command for
each transport type. Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to configure pseudowire
redundancy on a PE router:
Step 1 configure terminal
Step 2 interface interface-id
Step 3
xconnect peer-router-id vcid pw-class pw-class
name
Step 4 backup peer peer-router-ip-address vcid [pw-class
pw-class name]
Step 5 backup delay enable-delay {disable-delay | never} Specify the delays before pseudowire takeovers.
Step 6 end
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The default Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) session hold-down timer enables the software to
detect failures in about 180 seconds. You can use the mpls ldp holdtime global configuration
command to configure the switch to detect failures more quickly.
The primary and backup pseudowires must run the same type of transport service. You must
configure Any Transport over MPLS (AToM) on both the primary and backup pseudowires.
L2VPN pseudowire redundancy does not support different pseudowire encapsulation types on the
MPLS pseudowire.
L2VPN pseudowire redundancy does support setting the experimental (EXP) bit on the MPLS
pseudowire.
The switch does not support LDP MAC address withdrawal.
The mpls l2transport route command is not supported. Use the xconnect command instead.
The backup pseudowire cannot be operational at the same time that the primary pseudowire is
operational. The backup pseudowire becomes active only after the primary pseudowire fails.
VCCV is supported only on the active pseudowire.
The switch does not support more than one backup pseudowire.
Enter global configuration mode.
Specify an interface and enter interface configuration mode.
The interface on the adjoining router must be on the same
VLAN as this router.
Bind the attachment circuit to a pseudowire virtual circuit
(VC) and enter xconnect configuration mode.
Specify a redundant peer for the pseudowire VC. If you do
not specify a pw-class name, the value is inherited from the
parent.
enable-delay— Specify how long (in seconds) the
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backup pseudowire VC waits to take over after the
primary pseudowire VC goes down. The range is 0 to 180
seconds; the default is 0.
disable-delay— Specify how long (in seconds) the
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primary pseudowire waits after it becomes active to take
over from the backup pseudowire. The range is 0 to 180
seconds; the default is 0.
If you enter never, the switchback to the primary
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pseudowire never occurs.
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
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