How do I create an EVPN VPLS service?

Purpose

Use this procedure to create an EVPN VPLS service. The parameters that are available to you is dependant on the intent type that is associated with the service template you select, and may differ from those described in this procedure, which assumes the Nokia-provided EVPN VPLS template is being used.

Steps
 

Perform How do I create a service template?.


From the Service Management, Services view, click + CREATE.

The Select a service template to start form opens displaying a list of service templates.


Click on an EVPN VPLS service template from the list.

The Create Service form opens with the Template Name parameter populated.


Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Service Name

Specifies the name of the service. Must be unique from other services created using NSP.

Customer ID

Specifies the customer ID

Description

Describes the service

Admin State

Specifies the initial administrative state of the service upon deployment

Job ID

Specifies the work-order number

MTU

Specifies the MTU of the service

NE Service ID

Specifies the NE service ID


In the Site Details panel, click + ADD.

The Add Site form opens.


Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

EVPN Type

Specifies the EVPN type

Device ID

Specifies the device identifier

Site Name

Specifies the site name

Description

Describes the site

Mtu

Specifies the MTU of the site

EVI

Specifies the protocol version

ECPM

Specifies the STP bridge priority

Routed VPLS

Specifies whether or not the VPLS is to be routed


Configure the parameters in the Mac Flush panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

Tldp

Propagate

Specifies whether or not to propagate MAC flush messages received from the T-LDP

Send On Failure

Specifies whether or not to send MAC withdraw message on SAP/Spoke-SDP failure


Configure the parameters in the Mac Duplication panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

Retry

Specifies the BGP EVPN MAC duplication retry

Blackhole

Specifies whether or not black hole duplication MAC configuration is enabled

Detect

Num Moves

Specifies the BGP EVPN MAC duplication detection number of moves

Window

Specifies the BGP EVPN MAC duplication detection window


Click the Proxy Arp check box, as required, then configure the parameters in that panel:

Parameter

Description

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of the proxy

Dynamic Populate

Specifies whether or not to populate proxy ARP entries from snooped GARP/ARP/ND messages on SAPs/SDP-bindings


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Configure the parameters in the Fdb panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

Discard Unknown

Specifies whether or not to discard packets with unknown destination MAC addresses

Table

High Watermark

Specifies the high watermark for the FDB table

Low Watermark

Specifies the low watermark for the FDB table

Size

Specifies the maximum MAC entries in the FDB

Mac Learning

Learning

Specifies whether or not to enable learning of new MAC addresses

Aging

Specifies whether or not to enable aging of MAC addresses

Local Age Time

Specifies the aging time for locally learned MAC addresses

Remote Age Time

Specifies the aging time for remotely learned MAC addresses

Split Horizon Group (click +ADD)

Name

The name of the split horizon group to which the SDP belongs

Description

Description of the split horizon group to which the SDP belongs

Cfm Mac (if MPLS was selected)

Specifies whether or not to enable advertisement and withdrawal of MAC address


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If the EVPN Type parameter was set to VXLAN or Both in Step 6, configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Tunnel Interface

Specifies the tunnel interface name

VNI

Specifies the VNI of the VXLAN

BGP Instance

BGP Instance ID

Specifies the BGP instance identifier

Route Distinguisher

Specifies the route distinguisher

Vsi Import

Specifies the VSI import policies

Vsi Export

Specifies the VSI export policies

Route Target (click + ADD)

Target Type

Specifies the type of route target

Target Value

Specifies the route target value

Cfm Mac

Specifies whether or not to enable advertisement and withdrawal of MAC address


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If the EVPN Type parameter was set to MPLS or Both in Step 6, configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

BGP Instance

BGP Instance ID

Specifies the BGP instance identifier

Route Distinguisher

Specifies the route distinguisher

Vsi Import

Specifies the VSI import policies

Vsi Export

Specifies the VSI export policies

Route Target (click + ADD)

Target Type

Specifies the type of route target

Target Value

Specifies the route target value

Admin State

Allows for administratively enabling/disabling BGP-EVPN mpls

Force VC Forwarding

Specifies the VC forwarding action to be taken

Ingress Replication Bum Label

Specifies whether or not to use the same label as the one advertised for unicast traffic

Auto Bind Tunnel

Resolution

Specifies the resolution method for tunnel selection

Enforce Strict Tunnel Tagging

Specifies whether or not only LSPs marked with an admin-tag will be used for next-hop resolution

Resolution Filter

BGP

Specifies whether or not BGP type auto-bind tunnels will be used

RSVP

Specifies whether or not RSVP type auto-bind tunnels will be used

SR TE

Specifies whether or not SR TE type auto-bind tunnels will be used

GRE

Specifies whether or not GRE type auto-bind tunnels will be used

SR ISIS

Specifies whether or not SR ISIS type auto-bind tunnels will be used

LDP

Specifies whether or not LDP type auto-bind tunnels will be used

SR OSPF

Specifies whether or not SR OSPF type auto-bind tunnels will be used

Igmp Snooping

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of snooping

Report Source Address

Specifies the source IP address used when generating IGMP reports

Query Source Address

Specifies the source address for IGMP queries


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In the SAP details panel, click + ADD.

The Add SAP form opens.


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Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Port ID

Specifies the port identifier

Inner VLAN Tag

Specifies the inner VLAN tag

Outer VLAN Tag

Specifies the outer VLAN tag

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of the service

Description

Describes the SAP

Collect Accounting Statistics

Specifies whether or not accounting statistics will be collected

Multi Service Site

Specifies the multi service site name

Cpu Protection

Policy Id

Specifies the CPM protection policy

Enable QoS

Specifies whether or not QoS is enabled

Enable IP/IPv6 Filter

Specifies whether or not an IP/IPv6 filter is enabled

Split Horizon Group (if neither QoS nor IP/IPv6 Filter are enabled)

Name of the split horizon group to which the SDP belongs


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If QoS was enabled in Step 14, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter

Description

QoS

Match QinQ Dot1p (ingress only)

Specifies the match QinQ Dot1p

QinQ Mark Top Only (egress only)

Specifies whether top Q-tags are marked

SAP Ingress

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the ingress SAP policy

Queuing Type

Specifies the ingress queuing type

SAP Egress

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the egress SAP policy

Queue (click + ADD)

Queue ID

Specifies the unique identifier for the queue

CBS

Specifies the CBS of the queue

MBS

Specifies the MBS of the queue

PIR

Specifies the PIR rate of the queue

CIR

Specifies the CIR rate of the queue

Policer (click + ADD)

Policer ID

Specifies the unique identifier for the policer

CBS

Specifies the CBS of the policer

MBS

Specifies the MBS of the policer

Stat Mode

Specifies the mode of statistics collected by the policer

Policer Override Rate

Specifies the policer override rate

Policer Control Policy

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the policer control policy

Overrides (click check box)

Max rate

Specifies the maximum rate

Min Thresh Separation

Specifies the minimum threshold separation

Priority (click +ADD)

Priority Level

Specifies the priority level

Mbs Contribution

Specifies the minimum amount of cumulative buffer space allowed

Scheduler Policy

Policy Name

Specifies the name of the scheduler policy

Scheduler (click + ADD)

Scheduler Name

Specifies the name of the scheduler

PIR

Specifies the PIR rate of the scheduler

CIR

Specifies the CIR rate of the scheduler

Weight

Specifies the relative weight of the scheduler to feed the queue

Cir Weight

Specifies the weight used at the within-CIR port priority level

Aggregate Policer (ingress only)

Rate

Specifies the enforced aggregate rate for all queues

Burst

Specifies the aggregate policer burst

Cir

Specifies the aggregate policer CIR

Cbs

Specifies the aggregate policer CBS

Vlan Qos Policy (egress only)

Policy Name

Specifies the Egress VLAN QoS policy name

Port Redirect

Specifies whether or not to enable Egress VLAN QoS policy port redirect

Egress Remark Policy (egress only)

Policy Name

Specifies the Egress Remark policy name

Agg Rate or Percent Agg Rate

Specifies the enforced aggregate rate for all queues

Split Horizon Group

Name of the split horizon group to which the SDP belongs


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If an IP/IPv6 filter was enabled in Step 14, configure the parameters as required in both the ingress and egress panels:

Parameter

Description

Aggregate Policer (ingress only)

Rate

Specifies the enforced aggregate rate for all queues

Burst

Specifies the aggregate policer burst

Cir

Specifies the aggregate policer CIR

Cbs

Specifies the aggregate policer CBS

IP/IPv6 Filter

IP

Specifies the IP filter identifier

IPv6

Specifies the IPv6 filter identifier

Split Horizon Group (egress only)

Name of the split horizon group to which the SDP belongs


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Configure the parameters in the Fdb panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

Maximum Mac Addresses

Specifies the maximum number of MAC entries in the FDB

Discard Unknown Source

Specifies whether or not to discard frames with unknown source

Auto Learn Mac Protect

Specifies whether or not to enable automatic update of MAC protect list

Mac Learning

Learning

Specifies whether or not to enable learning of new MAC addresses

Aging

Specifies whether or not to enable aging of MAC addresses


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Configure the parameters in the Igmp Snooping panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

Import Policy

Specifies the import policy that filters IGMP packets

Maximum Number Groups

Specifies the maximum number of groups allowed

Send Queries

Specifies whether or not to generate IGMP general queries

Mcac

Policy

Specifies the multicast CAC policy name

Bandwidth

Total

Specifies the maximum allowed bandwidth

Mandatory

Specifies the pre-reserved bandwidth for all mandatory channels

Group (click +ADD)

Group Addresses

Specifies the group address of static IGMP multicast channel

Source or Starg

Enables adding a list entry for source

Starg

Specifies any source address (*,G)

Source (click +ADD)

Source Address

Specifies the source IP address of multicast channel sending data

Click ADD to add the SAP.

The Add SAP form closes.


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Perform one of the following:

  1. If required, repeat Step 13 to Step 18 to add additional SAPs.

  2. Continue to Step 20.


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Click ADD to add the Site. The Add Site form closes. Perform one of the following:

  1. If required, repeat Step 5 to Step 19 to add additional sites.

  2. Continue to Step 21.


21 

Perform one of the following:

  1. Select the Reserve Resources check box and click PLAN to create the service in a Planned state.

  2. Click SAVE to create the service in a Saved state.

  3. Click DEPLOY to create the service in a Deployed state.

See What is Life Cycle State? for more information.

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