To configure FPE association on a VLL Epipe site

Purpose

Use this procedure to configure PW Port FPE on an Epipe switching site. This will allow the system to extend forwarding path processing for pre-defined applications, for example, MPLS over PW.

When this procedure is completed, an internal spoke SDP is automatically created.

Steps
 
1 

Perform one of the following:

  1. To create an FPE bound to a PXC path on a single port, go to step Step 2.

  2. To create an FPE bound to a PXC path on a LAG, go to step Step 4 .

2 

Create a PXC path:

  1. Create a PXC port, see To configure PXC loopback ports.

  2. On the PXC port, right-click on subport b and choose Properties. The Port Cross Connect SubPort (Edit) form opens.

  3. Choose the Egress Scheduling Virtual Port tab.

  4. Click Create and create an egress scheduling virtual port with the IP address of the NE.

  5. Complete the changes and close the form.

3 

Create an FPE on the NE, with PW Port enabled. In the Path panel, enter the PXC ID configured in the previous step. See To create an FPE. Go to step Step 6.

4 

Create a LAG path:

  1. Create two PXC ports, see To configure PXC loopback ports.

  2. Create two LAGs. The LAGs must include the PXC subports of the PXCs created in the previous step, and the subports in each LAG must have the same direction (a or b). For example, LAG 1 can contain the a subports of the two PXCs and LAG 2 can contain the b subports. See To create a LAG

5 

Create an FPE on the NE, with PW Port enabled. In the Path panel, enter the LAG IDs configured in the previous step. See To create an FPE.

Note: The LAG entered as the FPE Xa LAG is not required to be the LAG including the direction a subports.

6 

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

7 

Choose a VLL service and click Properties. The Epipe Service (Edit) form opens.

8 

On the navigation tree, right-click on Epipe Service and choose Create Epipe Site, or right-click on a site and choose Properties. The Epipe Site (Create|Edit) form opens.

9 

Click on the PW Port FPE tab.

10 

Enable PW Port FPE, and add all applicable configurations.

11 

Complete the configuration and close the form.

The PW Port association appears in the PW Port FPE tab of the FPE properties.

End of steps