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Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPNs on Cisco IOS XR Software

Table Of Contents

Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPNs on
Cisco IOS XR Software

Contents

Prerequisites for Implementing MPLS L2VPN on
Cisco IOS XR Software

Information About Implementing L2VPN

L2VPN Overview

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Capability

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Overview

Layer 2 Local Switching Overview

ATM Adaptation Layer 5

Virtual Circuit Connection Verification on L2VPN

Ethernet over MPLS

Ethernet Port Mode

Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown

VLAN Mode

Inter-AS Mode

QinQ Mode

QinAny Mode

Mac-in-Mac Protocol (Provide Backbone Bridging)

Quality of Service

High Availability

Preferred Tunnel Path

How to Implement L2VPN

Configuring an Interface or Connection for L2VPN

Configuring Static Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

Configuring Dynamic Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

Configuring Inter-AS

Configuring L2VPN Quality of Service

Restrictions

Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in Port Mode

Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in VLAN Mode

Configuring Preferred Tunnel Path

Configuration Examples for L2VPN

L2VPN Interface Configuration: Example

Point-to-Point Cross-connect Configuration: Examples

Inter-AS: Example

L2VPN Quality of Service: Example

Preferred Path: Example

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

Technical Assistance

Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPNs on
Cisco IOS XR Software

This module provides the conceptual and configuration information for MPLS Layer 2 virtual private networks (VPNs) on Cisco IOS XR software.

For the functionality of MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels, see Implementing MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels on Cisco IOS XR Software in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide.

Note For more information about MPLS Layer 2 VPN on the Cisco IOS XR software and for descriptions of the commands listed in this module, see the "Related Documents" section. To locate documentation for other commands that might appear while executing a configuration task, search online in the
Cisco IOS XR software master command index.

Feature History for Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPN on Cisco IOS XR Configuration Module

Release

Modification

Release 3.4.0

This feature was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

Release 3.4.1

Support was added for:

•Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) on L2VPN

•Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) Quality of Service (QoS) for Ethernet-over-MPLS (EoMPLS) on the Cisco CRS-1

•QinQ mode and QinAny mode for EoMPLS on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router

Release 3.5.0

Support was added for:

•EoMPLS Inter-AS mode

•Mac-in-Mac protocol

Release 3.6.0

Support was added for:

•Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown

•Preferred Tunnel Path on the Cisco CRS-1,

Release 3.7.0

Support was added for:

•ATM over MPLS (ATMoMPLS) with Layer 2VPN capability on the Cisco CRS-1 and the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

•Static point-to-point cross-connects procedure was modified.

•Static point-to-point cross-connect configuration example was modified.

Contents

•Prerequisites for Implementing MPLS L2VPN on Cisco IOS XR Software

•Information About Implementing L2VPN

•How to Implement L2VPN

•Configuration Examples for L2VPN

•Additional References

Prerequisites for Implementing MPLS L2VPN on
Cisco IOS XR Software

You must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs for MPLS L2VPN commands. For detailed information about user groups and task IDs, see the Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module in the Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide.

Information About Implementing L2VPN

To implement MPLS L2VPN, you should understand the following concepts:

•L2VPN Overview

•ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Capability

•Virtual Circuit Connection Verification on L2VPN

•Ethernet over MPLS

•Quality of Service

•High Availability

•Preferred Tunnel Path

L2VPN Overview

Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) emulates the behavior of a LAN across an IP or MPLS-enabled IP network allowing Ethernet devices to communicate with each other as they would when connected to a common LAN segment.

As Internet service providers (ISPs) look to replace their Frame Relay or Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) infrastructures with an IP infrastructure, there is a need for to provide standard methods of using an IP infrastructure to provide a serviceable L2 interface to customers; specifically, to provide standard ways of using an IP infrastructure to provide virtual circuits between pairs of customer sites.

Building a L2VPN system requires coordination between the ISP and the customer. The ISP provides L2 connectivity; the customer builds a network using data link resources obtained from the ISP. In an L2VPN service, the ISP does not require information about a the customer's network topology, policies, routing information, point-to-point links, or network point-to-point links from other ISPs.

The ISP requires provider edge (PE) routers with the following capabilities:

•Encapsulation of L2 protocol data units (PDU) into Layer 3 (L3) packets.

•Interconnection of any-to-any L2 transports.

•Emulation of L2 quality-of-service (QoS) over a packet switch network.

•Ease of configuration of the L2 service.

•Support for different types of tunneling mechanisms (MPLS, L2TPv3, IPSec, GRE, and others).

•L2VPN process databases include all information related to circuits and their connections.

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Capability

Note This feature is supported on the Cisco CRS-1 router and the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

These topics describe the ATM over MPLS (ATMoMPLS) with L2VPN feature:

•ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Overview

•Layer 2 Local Switching Overview

•ATM Adaptation Layer 5

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Overview

The ATMoMPLS feature supports ATM Adaptation Layer 5 (AAL5) transport. ATMoMPLS is a type of Layer 2 point-to-point connection over an MPLS core. ATMoMPLS and ATM local switching are supported only for ATM-to-ATM interface-to-interface switching combinations.

To implement the ATMoMPLS feature, the Cisco CRS-1 router plays the role of provider edge (PE) router at the edge of a provider network in which customer edge (CE) devices are connected to the Cisco CRS-1 routers.

Layer 2 Local Switching Overview

Local switching lets you to switch Layer 2 data between two interfaces of the same type (for example, ATM-to-ATM, or Frame Relay-to-Frame Relay) or between interfaces of different types (for example, Frame Relay to ATM) on the same router. The interfaces are on the same line card or on two different cards. During these types of switching, Layer 2 address is used instead of the Layer 3 address.

In addition, same-port local switching lets you to switch Layer 2 data between two circuits on the same interface.

ATM Adaptation Layer 5

AAL5 lets you transport AAL5 PDUs from various customers over an MPLS backbone. ATM AAL5 extends the usability of the MPLS backbone by enabling it to offer Layer 2 services in addition to already existing Layer 3 services. You can enable the MPLS backbone network to accept AAL5 PDUs by configuring the provider edge (PE) routers at both ends of the MPLS backbone.

To transport AAL5 PDUs over MPLS, a virtual circuit is set up from the ingress PE router to the egress PE router. This virtual circuit transports the AAL5 PDUs from one PE router to the other. Each AAL5 PDU is transported as a single packet.

Virtual Circuit Connection Verification on L2VPN

Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) is an L2VPN Operations, Administration, and Maintenance (OAM) feature that allows network operators to run IP-based provider edge-to-provider edge (PE-to-PE) keepalive protocol across a specified pseudowire to ensure that the pseudowire data path forwarding does not contain any faults. The disposition PE receives VCCV packets on a control channel, which is associated with the specified pseudowire. The control channel type and connectivity verification type, which are used for VCCV, are negotiated when the pseudowire is established between the PEs for each direction.

Two types of packets can arrive at the disposition egress:

•Type 1—Specifies normal Ethernet-over-MPLS (EoMPLS) data packets.

•Type 2—Specifies VCCV packets.

Cisco IOS XR software supports Label Switched Path (LSP) VCCV Type 1, which uses an inband control word if enabled during signaling. The VCCV echo reply is sent as IPv4 that is the reply mode is IPv4. The reply is forwarded as IP, MPLS, or a combination of both.

VCCV pings counters that are counted in MPLS forwarding on the egress side. However, on the ingress side, they are sourced by the route processor and do not count as MPLS forwarding counters.

Ethernet over MPLS

Ethernet-over-MPLS (EoMPLS) provides a tunneling mechanism for Ethernet traffic through an MPLS-enabled L3 core and encapsulates Ethernet protocol data units (PDUs) inside MPLS packets (using label stacking) to forward them across the MPLS network.

EoMPLS features are described in the following subsections:

•Ethernet Port Mode

•Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown

•VLAN Mode

•Inter-AS Mode

•QinQ Mode

•QinAny Mode

•Mac-in-Mac Protocol (Provide Backbone Bridging)

Ethernet Port Mode

In Ethernet port mode, both ends of a pseudowire are connected to Ethernet ports. In this mode, the port is tunneled over the pseudowire or, using local switching (also known as an attachment circuit-to-attachment circuit cross-connect) switches packets or frames from one attachment circuit (AC) to another AC attached to the same PE node.

Figure 15 provides an example of Ethernet port mode.

Figure 15 Ethernet Port Mode Packet Flow

Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown

Ethernet remote port shutdown provides a mechanism for the detection and propagation of remote link failure for port mode EoMPLS on a Cisco CRS-1 line card. This lets a service provider edge router on the local end of an Ethernet-over-MPLS (EoMPLS) pseudowire detect a cross-connect or remote link failure and cause the shutdown of the Ethernet port on the local customer edge router. Shutting down the Ethernet port on the local customer edge router prevents or mitigates a condition where that router would otherwise lose data by forwarding traffic continuously to the remote failed link, especially if the link were configured as a static IP route (see Figure 16).

Figure 16 Remote Link Outage in EoMPLS Wide Area Network

To enable this functionality, see the l2transport propagate command in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Command Reference.

Note Ethernet remote port shutdown is supported only on the Cisco CRS-1 router.

VLAN Mode

In VLAN mode, each VLAN on a customer-end to provider-end link can be configured as a separate L2VPN connection using virtual connection (VC) type 4 or VC type 5. VC type 5 is the default mode.

As illustrated in Figure 17, the Ethernet PE associates an internal VLAN-tag to the Ethernet port for switching the traffic internally from the ingress port to the pseudowire; however, before moving traffic into the pseudowire, it removes the internal VLAN tag.

Figure 17 VLAN Mode Packet Flow

At the egress VLAN PE, the PE associates a VLAN tag to the frames coming off of the pseudowire and after switching the traffic internally, it sends out the traffic on an Ethernet trunk port.

Note Because the port is in trunk mode, the VLAN PE doesn't remove the VLAN tag and forwards the frames through the port with the added tag.

Inter-AS Mode

Inter-AS is a peer-to-peer type model that allows extension of VPNs through multiple provider or multi-domain networks. This lets service providers peer up with one another to offer end-to-end VPN connectivity over extended geographical locations.

EoMPLS support can assume a single AS topology where the pseudowire connecting the PE routers at the two ends of the point-to-point EoMPLS cross-connects resides in the same autonomous system; or multiple AS topologies in which PE routers can reside on two different ASs using i-BGP and e-BGP peering.

Figure 18 illustrates MPLS over Inter-AS with a basic double AS topology with iBGP/LDP in each AS.

Figure 18 EoMPLS over Inter-AS: Basic Double AS Topology

QinQ Mode

In QinQ mode, each CE VLAN is carried into an SP VLAN. QinQ mode should use VC type 5, but VC type 4 is also supported. On each Ethernet PE, you must configure both the inner (CE VLAN) and outer (SP VLAN).

Figure 19 illustrates QinQ using VC type 4.

Figure 19 EoMPLS over QinQ Mode

QinAny Mode

In the QinAny mode, the service provider VLAN tag is configured on both the ingress and the egress nodes of the provider edge VLAN. QinAny mode is similar to QinQ mode using a Type 5 VC, except that the customer edge VLAN tag is carried in the packet over the pseudowire, as the customer edge VLAN tag is unknown.

Note The QinAny mode is supported on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router only.

Mac-in-Mac Protocol (Provide Backbone Bridging)

The Mac-in-Mac (or, Provider Backbone Bridging) protocol lets service providers scale networks using Ethernet technology to maintain management and operational simplicity, and reduce operating costs.

Mac-In-Mac encapsulates the customer MAC header with a service provider MAC header. Instead of using additional Q-tags to separate end customers, a 24-bit service tag in the service provider encapsulating MAC header is used, which provides support for up to 16-million service instances.

Note Mac-In-Mac is standardized as IEEE 802.1ah.

Quality of Service

Using L2VPN technology, you can assign a quality of service (QoS) level to both Port and VLAN modes of operation.

L2VPN technology requires that QoS functionality on PE routers be strictly L2-payload-based on the edge-facing interfaces (also know as attachment circuits). Figure 20 illustrates L2 and L3 QoS service policies in a typical L2VPN network.

Figure 20 L2VPN QoS Feature Application

Figure 21 shows four packet processing paths within a provider edge device where a QoS service policy can be attached. In an L2VPN network, packets are received and transmitted on the edge-facing interfaces as L2 packets and transported on the core-facing interfaces as MPLS (EoMPLS) or IP (L2TP) packets.

Figure 21 L2VPN QoS Reference Model

High Availability

L2VPN uses control planes in both route processors and line cards, as well as forwarding plane elements in the line cards.

Note The l2tp_mgr process does not support high availability.

The availability of L2VPN meets the following requirements:

•A control plane failure in either the route processor or the line card will not affect the circuit forwarding path.

•The router processor control plane supports failover without affecting the line card control and forwarding planes.

•L2VPN integrates with existing Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) graceful restart mechanism.

Preferred Tunnel Path

Preferred tunnel path functionality lets you map pseudowires to specific traffic-engineering tunnels. Attachment circuits are cross-connected to specific MPLS traffic engineering tunnel interfaces instead of remote PE router IP addresses (reachable using IGP or LDP). Using preferred tunnel path, it is always assumed that the traffic engineering tunnel that transports the L2 traffic runs between the two PE routers (that is, its head starts at the imposition PE router and its tail terminates on the disposition PE router).

Note•Currently, preferred tunnel path configuration applies only to MPLS encapsulation.

•The fallback enable option is supported only on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.

How to Implement L2VPN

This section describes the tasks required to implement L2VPN:

•Configuring an Interface or Connection for L2VPN

•Configuring Static Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

•Configuring Dynamic Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

•Configuring Inter-AS

•Configuring L2VPN Quality of Service

•Configuring Preferred Tunnel Path

Configuring an Interface or Connection for L2VPN

Perform this task to configure an interface or a connection for L2VPN.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. interface type interface-id

3. l2transport

4. exit

5. interface type interface-id

6. dot1q native vlan vlan-id

7. end
or
commit

8. show interface type interface-id

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

interface type interface-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/0

Enters interface configuration mode and configures an interface.

Step 3

l2transport

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# l2transport

Enables L2 transport on the selected interface.

Step 4

exit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if-l2)# exit

Exits the current configuration mode.

Step 5

interface type interface-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0

Enters interface configuration mode and configures an interface.

Step 6

dot1q native vlan vlan ID

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# dot1q vlan 1

Assigns the native VLAN ID of a physical interface trunking 802.1Q VLAN traffic.
Step 7

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end
or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 8

show interface type interface-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:show interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0

Displays the configuration settings you committed for the interface.
Configuring Static Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

Perform this task to configure static point-to-point cross-connects.

Please consider the following information about cross-connects when you configure static point-to-point cross-connects:

•An cross-connect is uniquely identified with the pair; the cross-connect name must be unique within a group.

•A segment (an attachment circuit or pseudowire) is unique and can belong only to a single cross-connect.

•A static VC local label is globally unique and can be used in one pseudowire only.

•No more than 16,000 cross-connects can be configured per router.

Note Static pseudowire connections do not use LDP for signaling.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. l2vpn

3. xconnect group group name

4. p2p xconnect name

5. interface type interface-id

6. neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID

7. mpls static label local {value} remote {value}

8. end
or
commit

9. show l2vpn xconnect group group name

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters global configuration mode.

Step 2

l2vpn

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn

Enters L2VPN configuration mode.

Step 3

xconnect group group name

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# xconnect group vlan_grp_1

Enters the name of the cross-connect group.

Step 4

p2p xconnect name

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc)# p2p vlan1

Enters a name for the point-to-point cross-connect.

Step 5

interface type interface-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1

Specifies the interface type ID. The choices are:

•GigabitEthernet: GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.

•TenGigE: TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.

Step 6

neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# neighbor 2.2.2.2 pw-id 2000

Configures the pseudowire segment for the cross-connect.

Optionally, you can disable the control word or set the transport-type to "Ethernet" or "VLAN".

Step 7

mpls static label local {value} remote {value}

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# mpls static label local 699 remote 890

Configures local and remote label ID values.
Step 8

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# e nd
or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 9

show l2vpn xconnect group group name

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:show l2vpn xconnect group p2p

Displays the name of the Point-to-Point cross-connect group you created.
Configuring Dynamic Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

Perform this task to configure dynamic point-to-point cross-connects.

Note For dynamic cross-connects, LDP must be up and running.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. l2vpn

3. xconnect group group name

4. p2p xconnect name

5. interface type interface-id

6. neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID

7. end
or
commit

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters the configuration mode.

Step 2

l2vpn

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn

Enters L2VPN configuration mode.

Step 3

xconnect group group name

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# xconnect group grp_1

Enters the name of the cross-connect group.

Step 4

p2p xconnect name

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc)# p2p vlan1

Enters a name for the point-to-point cross-connect.

Step 5

interface type interface-id

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1

Specifies the interface type ID. The choices are:

•GigabitEthernet: GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.

•TenGigE: TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.

Step 6

neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# neighbor 2.2.2.2 pw-id 2000

Configures the pseudowire segment for the cross-connect.

Optionally, you can disable the control word or set the transport-type to "Ethernet" or "vlan".
Step 7

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# end
or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Configuring Inter-AS

The Inter-AS configuration procedure is identical to the L2VPN cross-connect configuration tasks (see "Configuring Static Point-to-Point Cross-Connects" section and "Configuring Dynamic Point-to-Point Cross-Connects" section) except that the remote PE IP address used by the cross-connect configuration is now reachable through iBGP peering.

Note You must be knowledgeable about IBGP, EBGP, and ASBR terminology and configurations to complete this configuration.

Configuring L2VPN Quality of Service

This section describes how to configure L2VPN quality of service (QoS) in port mode and VLAN mode.

Restrictions

The l2transport command cannot be used with any IP address, L3, or CDP configuration.

Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in Port Mode

This procedure describes how to configure an L2VPN QoS policy in port mode.

Note In port mode, the interface name format does not include a subinterface number; for example, GigabitEthernet0/1/0/1.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. interface type interface-id.subinterface

3. l2transport

4. service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

5. end
or
commit

6. show qos interface type interface-path-id.subinterface service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters the configuration mode.

Step 2

interface type interface-id.subinterface

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1

Specifies the interface attachment circuit.

Step 3

l2transport

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# l2transport

Configures an interface or connection for L2 switching.

Step 4

service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# service-policy input servpol1

Attaches a QoS policy to an input or output interface to be used as the service policy for that interface.
Step 5

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end
or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 6

show qos interface type interface-path-id.subinterface service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show qos interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 input servpol1

Displays the QoS service policy you defined.
Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in VLAN Mode

This procedure describes how to configure a L2VPN QoS policy in VLAN mode.

Note In VLAN mode, the interface name must include a subinterface; for example, GigabitEthernet0/1/0/1.1; and the l2transport command must follow the interface type on the same CLI line (for example, "interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 l2transport").

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. interface type interface-id.subinterface l2transport

3. service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

4. end
or
commit

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters the configuration mode.

Step 2

interface type interface-id.subinterface l2transport

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 l2transport

Configures an interface or connection for L2 switching.

Note In VLAN Mode, you must enter the l2transport keyword on the same line as the interface.

Step 3

service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# service-policy input servpol1

Attaches a QoS policy to an input or output interface to be used as the service policy for that interface.
Step 4

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end
or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Configuring Preferred Tunnel Path

This procedure describes how to configure a preferred tunnel path.

Note The tunnel used for the preferred path configuration is an MPLS Traffic Engineering (MPLS-TE) tunnel.

SUMMARY STEPS

1. configure

2. l2vpn

3. pw-class {name}

4. encapsulation mpls

5. preferred-path {interface} {tunnel-te value} [fallback disable]

6. end
or
commit

DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action

Purpose

Step 1

configure

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure

Enters the configuration mode.

Step 2

l2vpn

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn

Enters L2VPN configuration mode.

Step 3

pw-class {name}

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# pw-class path1

Configures the pseudowire class name.

Step 4

encapsulation mpls

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc)# encapsulation mpls

Configures the pseudowire encapsulation to MPLS.

Step 5

preferred-path {interface} {tunnel-te value} [fallback disable]

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap-
mpls)# preferred-path interface tunnel 11 fallback disable

Configures preferred path tunnel settings. If the fallback disable configuration is used and once the TE tunnel is configured as the preferred path goes down, the corresponding pseudowire can also go down.
Step 6

end
or

commit

Example:

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap-
mpls)# end

or

RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap-
mpls-if)# commit
Saves configuration changes.

•When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes:
Uncommitted changes found, commit them before 
exiting(yes/no/cancel)? 
[cancel]:
–Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode.

–Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes.

–Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes.

•Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 7

show l2vpn all
Configuration Examples for L2VPN

In the following example, two traffic classes are created and their match criteria are defined. For the first traffic class called class1, ACL 101 is used as the match criterion. For the second traffic class called class2, ACL 102 is used as the match criterion. Packets are checked against the contents of these ACLs to determine if they belong to the class.

This section includes the following configuration examples:

•L2VPN Interface Configuration: Example

•Point-to-Point Cross-connect Configuration: Examples

•Inter-AS: Example

•L2VPN Quality of Service: Example

•Preferred Path: Example

L2VPN Interface Configuration: Example

The following example shows how to configure an L2VPN interface:
configure
 interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 l2transport
 dot1q vlan 1
 end
Point-to-Point Cross-connect Configuration: Examples

This section includes configuration examples for both static and dynamic point-to-point cross-connects.

Static Configuration

The following example shows how to configure a static point-to-point cross-connect:
configure
 l2vpn
  xconnect group vlan_grp_1
   p2p vlan1
   interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1
   neighbor 2.2.2.2 pw-id 2000
    mpls static label local 699 remote 890
    commit
Dynamic Configuration

The following example shows how to configure a dynamic point-to-point cross-connect:
configure
 l2vpn
  xconnect group vlan_grp_1
   p2p vlan1
   interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1
   neighbor 2.2.1.1 pw-id 1
   commit
Inter-AS: Example

The following example shows how to set up an AC to AC cross connect from AC1 to AC2:
router-id Loopback0
interface Loopback0
 ipv4 address 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.1 l2transport dot1q vlan 1!
!
interface POS0/0/0/3
 ipv4 address 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
 keepalive disable
!
interface POS0/0/0/4
 ipv4 address 127.0.0.1 255.255.255.0
 keepalive disable
!
router ospf 100
 log adjacency changes detail
 area 0
  interface Loopback0
  !
  interface POS0/0/0/3
  !
  interface POS0/0/0/4
  !
 !
!
router bgp 100
 address-family ipv4 unicast
  allocate-label all
 !
 neighbor 40.0.0.5
  remote-as 100
  update-source Loopback0
  address-family ipv4 unicast
  !
  address-family ipv4 labeled-unicast
  !
 !
!
l2vpn
 xconnect group xc1
  p2p ac2ac1
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.1
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 101
  !
  p2p ac2ac2
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.2
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 102
  !
  p2p ac2ac3
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.3
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 103
  !
  p2p ac2ac4
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.4
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 104
  !
  p2p ac2ac5
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.5
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 105
  !
  p2p ac2ac6
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.6
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 106
  !
  p2p ac2ac7
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.7
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 107
  !
  p2p ac2ac8
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.8
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 108
  !
  p2p ac2ac9
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.9
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 109
  !
  p2p ac2ac10
   interface GigabitEthernet0/1/0/0.10
   neighbor 20.0.0.5 pw-id 110
  !
 !
!
mpls ldp
 router-id Loopback0
 log
  neighbor
 !
 interface POS0/0/0/3
 !
 interface POS0/0/0/4
 !
!
end
L2VPN Quality of Service: Example

The following example shows how to attach a service-policy to an L2 interface in port mode:
configure
  interface type interface-id
  l2transport
  service-policy [input | output] [policy-map-name]
commit
Preferred Path: Example

The following example shows how to configure preferred tunnel path:
configure
 l2vpn
 pw-class path1
  encapsulation mpls
   preferred-path interface tunnel value fallback disable
Additional References

For additional information related to implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPN, refer to the following references:

Related Documents

Related Topic

Document Title

Cisco IOS XR L2VPN command reference document

MPLS Virtual Private Network Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Command Reference

MPLS VPN-related commands

MPLS Virtual Private Network Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Command Reference

MPLS Layer 2 VPNs

Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPNs on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide

MPLS Layer 3 VPNs

Implementing MPLS Layer 3 VPNs on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide

MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels

MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide

Cisco CRS-1 router getting started material

Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide

Information about user groups and task IDs

Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide

Standards

Standards ¹

Title

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¹Not all supported standards are listed.

MIBs

MIBs

MIBs Link

—

To locate and download MIBs using Cisco IOS XR software, use the Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL and choose a platform under the Cisco Access Products menu: http://cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

RFCs

RFCs

Title

RFC 3931

Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)

RFC 4447

Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), April 2006

RFC 4448

Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks, April 2006

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Release	Modification
Release 3.4.0	This feature was introduced on the Cisco CRS-1 and Cisco XR 12000 Series Router.
Release 3.4.1	Support was added for: •Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV) on L2VPN •Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) Quality of Service (QoS) for Ethernet-over-MPLS (EoMPLS) on the Cisco CRS-1 •QinQ mode and QinAny mode for EoMPLS on the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router
Release 3.5.0	Support was added for: •EoMPLS Inter-AS mode •Mac-in-Mac protocol
Release 3.6.0	Support was added for: •Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown •Preferred Tunnel Path on the Cisco CRS-1,
Release 3.7.0	Support was added for: •ATM over MPLS (ATMoMPLS) with Layer 2VPN capability on the Cisco CRS-1 and the Cisco XR 12000 Series Router. •Static point-to-point cross-connects procedure was modified. •Static point-to-point cross-connect configuration example was modified.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	interface type interface-id Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0/0	Enters interface configuration mode and configures an interface.
Step 3	l2transport Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# l2transport	Enables L2 transport on the selected interface.
Step 4	exit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if-l2)# exit	Exits the current configuration mode.
Step 5	interface type interface-id Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0	Enters interface configuration mode and configures an interface.
Step 6	dot1q native vlan vlan ID Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# dot1q vlan 1	Assigns the native VLAN ID of a physical interface trunking 802.1Q VLAN traffic.
Step 7	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 8	show interface type interface-id Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:show interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0	Displays the configuration settings you committed for the interface.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2	l2vpn Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn	Enters L2VPN configuration mode.
Step 3	xconnect group group name Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# xconnect group vlan_grp_1	Enters the name of the cross-connect group.
Step 4	p2p xconnect name Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc)# p2p vlan1	Enters a name for the point-to-point cross-connect.
Step 5	interface type interface-id Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1	Specifies the interface type ID. The choices are: •GigabitEthernet: GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces. •TenGigE: TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.
Step 6	neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# neighbor 2.2.2.2 pw-id 2000	Configures the pseudowire segment for the cross-connect. Optionally, you can disable the control word or set the transport-type to "Ethernet" or "VLAN".
Step 7	mpls static label local {value} remote {value} Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# mpls static label local 699 remote 890	Configures local and remote label ID values.
Step 8	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# e nd or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p-pw)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 9	show l2vpn xconnect group group name Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:show l2vpn xconnect group p2p	Displays the name of the Point-to-Point cross-connect group you created.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2	l2vpn Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn	Enters L2VPN configuration mode.
Step 3	xconnect group group name Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# xconnect group grp_1	Enters the name of the cross-connect group.
Step 4	p2p xconnect name Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc)# p2p vlan1	Enters a name for the point-to-point cross-connect.
Step 5	interface type interface-id Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1	Specifies the interface type ID. The choices are: •GigabitEthernet: GigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces. •TenGigE: TenGigabitEthernet/IEEE 802.3 interfaces.
Step 6	neighbor A.B.C.D pw-id pseudowire ID Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# neighbor 2.2.2.2 pw-id 2000	Configures the pseudowire segment for the cross-connect. Optionally, you can disable the control word or set the transport-type to "Ethernet" or "vlan".
Step 7	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# end or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-xc-p2p)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2	interface type interface-id.subinterface Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1	Specifies the interface attachment circuit.
Step 3	l2transport Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# l2transport	Configures an interface or connection for L2 switching.
Step 4	service-policy [input \| output] [policy-map-name] Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# service-policy input servpol1	Attaches a QoS policy to an input or output interface to be used as the service policy for that interface.
Step 5	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 6	show qos interface type interface-path-id.subinterface service-policy [input \| output] [policy-map-name] Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# show qos interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 input servpol1	Displays the QoS service policy you defined.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2	interface type interface-id.subinterface l2transport Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# interface GigabitEthernet0/0/0/0.1 l2transport	Configures an interface or connection for L2 switching. Note In VLAN Mode, you must enter the l2transport keyword on the same line as the interface.
Step 3	service-policy [input \| output] [policy-map-name] Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# service-policy input servpol1	Attaches a QoS policy to an input or output interface to be used as the service policy for that interface.
Step 4	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# end or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-if)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.

	Command or Action	Purpose
Step 1	configure Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router# configure	Enters the configuration mode.
Step 2	l2vpn Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# l2vpn	Enters L2VPN configuration mode.
Step 3	pw-class {name} Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn)# pw-class path1	Configures the pseudowire class name.
Step 4	encapsulation mpls Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc)# encapsulation mpls	Configures the pseudowire encapsulation to MPLS.
Step 5	preferred-path {interface} {tunnel-te value} [fallback disable] Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap- mpls)# preferred-path interface tunnel 11 fallback disable	Configures preferred path tunnel settings. If the fallback disable configuration is used and once the TE tunnel is configured as the preferred path goes down, the corresponding pseudowire can also go down.
Step 6	end or commit Example: RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap- mpls)# end or RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-l2vpn-pwc-encap- mpls-if)# commit	Saves configuration changes. •When you issue the end command, the system prompts you to commit changes: Uncommitted changes found, commit them before exiting(yes/no/cancel)? [cancel]: –Entering yes saves configuration changes to the running configuration file, exits the configuration session, and returns the router to EXEC mode. –Entering no exits the configuration session and returns the router to EXEC mode without committing the configuration changes. –Entering cancel leaves the router in the current configuration session without exiting or committing the configuration changes. •Use the commit command to save the configuration changes to the running configuration file and remain within the configuration session.
Step 7	show l2vpn all

Related Topic	Document Title
Cisco IOS XR L2VPN command reference document	MPLS Virtual Private Network Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Command Reference
MPLS VPN-related commands	MPLS Virtual Private Network Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Command Reference
MPLS Layer 2 VPNs	Implementing MPLS Layer 2 VPNs on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide
MPLS Layer 3 VPNs	Implementing MPLS Layer 3 VPNs on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide
MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels	MPLS VPNs over IP Tunnels on Cisco IOS XR Software module in Cisco IOS XR MPLS Configuration Guide
Cisco CRS-1 router getting started material	Cisco IOS XR Getting Started Guide
Information about user groups and task IDs	Configuring AAA Services on Cisco IOS XR Software module of Cisco IOS XR System Security Configuration Guide

Standards ¹	Title
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MIBs	MIBs Link
—	To locate and download MIBs using Cisco IOS XR software, use the Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL and choose a platform under the Cisco Access Products menu: http://cisco.com/public/sw-center/netmgmt/cmtk/mibs.shtml

RFCs	Title
RFC 3931	Layer Two Tunneling Protocol - Version 3 (L2TPv3)
RFC 4447	Pseudowire Setup and Maintenance Using the Label Distribution Protocol (LDP), April 2006
RFC 4448	Encapsulation Methods for Transport of Ethernet over MPLS Networks, April 2006

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Contents

Prerequisites for Implementing MPLS L2VPN onCisco IOS XR Software

Information About Implementing L2VPN

L2VPN Overview

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Capability

ATMoMPLS with L2VPN Overview

Layer 2 Local Switching Overview

ATM Adaptation Layer 5

Virtual Circuit Connection Verification on L2VPN

Ethernet over MPLS

Ethernet Port Mode

Ethernet Remote Port Shutdown

VLAN Mode

Inter-AS Mode

QinQ Mode

QinAny Mode

Mac-in-Mac Protocol (Provide Backbone Bridging)

Quality of Service

High Availability

Preferred Tunnel Path

How to Implement L2VPN

Configuring an Interface or Connection for L2VPN

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuring Static Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuring Dynamic Point-to-Point Cross-Connects

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuring Inter-AS

Configuring L2VPN Quality of Service

Restrictions

Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in Port Mode

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuring an L2VPN Quality of Service Policy in VLAN Mode

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuring Preferred Tunnel Path

SUMMARY STEPS

DETAILED STEPS

Configuration Examples for L2VPN

L2VPN Interface Configuration: Example

Point-to-Point Cross-connect Configuration: Examples

Static Configuration

Dynamic Configuration

Inter-AS: Example

L2VPN Quality of Service: Example

Preferred Path: Example

Additional References

Related Documents

Standards

MIBs

RFCs

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