Configuring a static PW ·························································································································· 339
Configuring an LDP PW ························································································································· 343
Configuring a BGP PW ·························································································································· 347
Configuring VPLS ······················································································ 371
Overview ························································································································································ 371
Basic VPLS architecture ························································································································ 371
VPLS implementation ····························································································································· 372
H-VPLS ·················································································································································· 374
VPLS configuration task list ··························································································································· 376
Enabling L2VPN ············································································································································· 377
Configuring a VSI ··········································································································································· 378
Configuring a PW ··········································································································································· 378
Configuring a PW class ·························································································································· 378
Configuring a static PW ·························································································································· 378
Configuring an LDP PW ························································································································· 379
Configuring a BGP PW ·························································································································· 379
Configuring UPE dual homing ························································································································ 384
VPLS configuration examples ························································································································ 387
LDP PW configuration example ············································································································· 392
BGP PW configuration example············································································································· 394
Configuring MPLS OAM ············································································ 418
Overview ························································································································································ 418
MPLS ping ·············································································································································· 418
MPLS tracert ·········································································································································· 418
Protocols and standards ································································································································ 418
Configuring MPLS OAM for a PW ·················································································································· 419
Configuring MCE ······················································································· 421
MPLS L3VPN overview ·································································································································· 421
MPLS L3VPN concepts ·························································································································· 421
MCE overview ················································································································································ 423
MCE configuration task list····························································································································· 424
Configuring VPN instances ···························································································································· 424
Creating a VPN instance ························································································································ 425
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