To link an Epipe service to a backbone VPLS site
Prerequisites
For additional information on Provider Backbone Bridging, see Chapter 77, VPLS management .
Steps
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Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens. |
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Choose a VLL service and click Properties. The Epipe Service (Edit) form opens. |
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On the navigation tree, expand the Sites icon, right-click the site on which you want to link the VPLS site and choose Properties.The Epipe Site (Edit) form opens. |
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Click on the Backbone tab. On the 7210 SAS-M, 7210 SAS-T, and 7210 SAS-X, the Backbone tab is configurable only if you enabled the PBB Epipe parameter in To configure a VLL site . |
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Select a VPLS in the Backbone VPLS Site panel. Note: The B-Sites listed are only those that are on the same NE type as the Epipe site. See To create a B-site for VPLS or MVPLS for more information. The selection of a B-Site in this step must be repeated for both Epipe sites. You must select a B-Site that is on the same NE as the Epipe site. |
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In the PBB panel, configure the required parameters. The ISID parameter is configurable when the Inherit Service ID Value parameter is disabled. Note: The ISID parameter should be set to the same value for both Epipe sites you create for this service. To select a previously created Mac Name, click Select and then select a MAC Name from the list in the Select MAC Destination MAC Address Alias form. See To create a chassis-level PBB configuration for more information about how to create a MAC Name. The Destination MAC Address or MAC Name parameter you set for this Epipe site should be the same as the Source MAC Address of the B-Site on the other node of the Epipe service you are creating. |
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Configure the Force Q Tag Forwarding parameter. |
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Configure the Local Switching Service State parameter. |
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Save the changes and close the forms. End of steps |