To enable SPB on a user B-VPLS site

Purpose

Perform the following procedure to enable SPB on the B-VPLS and configure the B-site as a user B-VPLS. A control SPB B-VPLS service must already exist. See To enable SPB on a control B-VPLS site for more information about how to create a control SPB B-VPLS.

Control and user B-VPLS SAPs and SDP bindings are fate-shared. You must configure these SAPs and SDP bindings to use the same links and resources. SAPs and spoke SDP bindings that do not use the same links and resources (non-fate-shared) can exist in the user B-VPLS configuration but do not carry traffic.

Consider the following when you enable SPB on a B-VPLS:

  • B-VPLS mesh SDP bindings are not supported in control or user SPB B-VPLSs.

  • STP can be configured but not enabled.

  • two Dot1Q SAPs on the same physical port cannot exist in a user or control SPB B-VPLS.

  • Two QinQ SAPs with same top bit on the same physical port cannot exist in a user or control SPB B-VPLS.

  • Control or user SPB B-VPLS SAPs cannot exist on physical ports that are managed by MSTP.

  • MVPLSs and SPB B-VPLSs cannot share the same spoke SDP tunnel.

  • .0 and 0.* SAPs cannot exist on a user or control SPB B-VPLS.

  • SPB B-VPLS services that support multiple I-VPLSs do not share forwarding IDs. A B-VPLS that has I-VPLS services must have a different forwarding ID.

  • A control SPB B-VPLS can be associated with none or many user SPB B-VPLSs.

  • A user SPB B-VPLS must be associated with a control SPB B-VPLS.

  • MVPLS and SPB B-VPLS cannot share the same spoke SDP tunnel.

  • SHG is not supported.

  • G803.1 tunnels are not supported.

  • G.8032 access is not supported.

Steps
 

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


Select the VPLS on which you want to enable SPB and click Properties. The VPLS Service (Edit) form opens.


On the service tree, right-click on the B-site and choose Properties. The VPLS Site (Edit) form opens.


Click on the Backbone tab, then the SPB tab.


Set the SPB Mode parameter to User B-VPLS.


Select a user in the User Service panel to associate the user B-VPLS with a control B-VPLS.


Configure the Forwarding Identifier (FID) parameter.

Note: The Forwarding Identifier (FID) parameter must be the same for all the user B-VPLS sites within the SPB B-VPLS.


Save your changes and close the forms.

Note: You can perform an RCA audit on the SPB user B-VPLS service to ensure a correct configuration.

End of steps