How do I create a VPLS service?

Purpose

Use this procedure to create a 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 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 a 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

VPLS Type

Specifies the virtual circuit type

Management VPLS

Specifies whether or not the service will be used for management

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

Device ID

Specifies the device identifier

Site Name

Specifies the site name

Description

Describes the site

MTU

Specifies the MTU of the site

Routed VPLS

Specifies whether or not the VPLS will be routed

STP

Admin State

Specifies the STP administrative state

Mode

Specifies the protocol version

Priority

Specifies the STP bridge priority

Mac Flush

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

Fdb

Discard Unknown

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

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

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


Perform one of the following:

  1. If the VPLS Type parameter was set to B-VPLS in Step 4, use the Source B-MAC parameter in the PBB panel to specify the base source B-MAC address for the B-VPLS service.

  2. If the VPLS Type parameter was set to I-VPLS in Step 4, configure the parameters, as required:

    Parameter

    Description

    Backbone VPLS Service Name

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

    ISID

    Specifies the ISID of the service


In the SAP details panel, click + ADD.

The Add SAP form opens.


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


10 

Perform the following to specify an accounting policy to be used:

  1. Click on the Accounting Policy field. The Select Accounting Policy form opens.

  2. Click on an accounting policy in the list, then click SELECT. The Select Accounting Policy form closes.


11 

Configure the parameters in the Cpu Protection Panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

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


12 

If QoS was enabled in Step 11, 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 (kbps)

Specifies the PIR rate of the queue

CIR (kbps)

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


13 

If an IP/IPv6 filter was enabled in Step 11, 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


14 

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

Fdb

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

Mac Pinning

Specifies whether or not to enable MAC address pinning on this SAP

Auto Learn Mac Protect

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

Learning

Specifies whether or not to enable learning of new MAC addresses

Aging

Specifies whether or not to enable aging of MAC addresses

Anti Spoof

Specifies the type of anti-spoof filtering to be used

Oper Group

Specifies the operational group

Igmp Snooping

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

Policy

Specifies the multicast CAC policy name

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.


15 

Perform one of the following:

  1. If required, repeat Step 8 to Step 14 to add additional SAPs.

  2. Continue to Step 16.


16 

Configure the parameters in the MEP panel, as required:

Parameter

Description

MD Admin Name

Specifies the admin-assigned maintenance domain index value

MA Admin Name

Specifies the admin-assigned maintenance association index value

MEP ID

Specifies the MEP identifier

MAC Address

Specifies the MAC address of the MEP

One Way Delay Threshold

Specifies the time limit for one way delay tests

CCM

Specifies whether or not the MEP will generate CCM tests

CCM LTM Priority

Specifies the priority of CCM and LTM messages transmitted by the MEP

Admin State

Specifies the administrative state of the MEP

Click ADD to add the site(s).

The Add Site form closes.


17 

In the SDP Details panel, click + ADD.

The Add SDP form opens.


18 

Configure the parameters, as required:

Parameter

Description

SDP Type

Specifies the SDP type, mesh or spoke

VC Type

Specifies the virtual circuit type, ether or VLAN

Admin State

Specifies the desired state of the service SDP binding

Source Device ID

Specifies the SDP source device identifier

Destination Device ID

Specifies the SDP destination device identifier

Steering Parameter

Specifies the steering parameter used by NSP

SDP ID

Specifies the SDP identifier

Description

Describes the SDP binding

Override VC-ID

Specifies whether or not the VC-ID will serve as the NE service ID for the SDP

VC ID

Specifies the SDP virtual circuit identifier

Fdb

Maximum Mac Addresses

Specifies the maximum number of MAC entries in the FDB

Discard Unknown Source

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

Mac Pinning

Specifies whether or not to enable MAC address pinning on this SAP

Auto Learn Mac Protect

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

Igmp Snooping

Maximum Number Groups

Specifies the maximum number of groups allowed

Dhcp

Snoop

Specifies whether or not to allow DHCP snooping of DHCP messages on the SAP or SDP

Force Vc Forwarding

Specifies the VC forwarding action

Control Ward

Specifies whether or not to use the control word as preferred

Click ADD to add the SDP binding.

The Add SDP form closes.


19 

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.

End of steps

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