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

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

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.

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 .

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.

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.

Configure the Force Q Tag Forwarding parameter.

Configure the Local Switching Service State parameter.

Save the changes and close the forms.

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