To configure BFD on a VPLS SDP binding

Purpose

BFD is used over the VCCV control channel for PW fault detection. BFD carried over a PW associated channel enables the monitoring of the PW between the terminating PEs, regardless of whether the service spans multiple hops. This allows faults that are local to individual PWs to be detected.

Steps
 
1 

Choose Manage→Service→Services from the NFM-P main menu. The Manage Services form opens.

2 

Select a VPLS service and click Properties. The VPLS Service (Edit) form opens.

3 

On the service tree, expand Sites→Spoke SDP Bindings or Mesh SDP Bindings and click on the SDP binding on which you want to configure BFD.

4 

Click on the BFD tab and configure BFD on the spoke SDP binding:

  1. On the General tab, enable the Enable BFD parameter.

  2. Choose a BFD template. To create a BFD template, see To configure a BFD template policy .

    Note:

    You must assign a BFD template to the SDP binding if you enable BFD.

  3. In the Failure Action dropdown, select the action to be performed on BFD failure.

  4. Configure the Up-Timer parameter.

    Note:

    The Up-Timer parameter is applicable only when the value of Failure Action is set to down.

5 

Save and close the forms.

End of steps