Workflow to create a VPLS

Overview

The following workflow lists the high-level steps required to create a VPLS. As a prerequisite for creating a VPLS, this workflow assumes the following:

  • a group or customer with the required user access privileges has been set up.

  • the IP or IP/MPLS core network exists.

  • any required service tunnels are created including the static, dynamic or SR-TE LSP required to create the service tunnel. See To create an IP/MPLS service tunnel .

  • the access ports for the service are created. See Chapter 16, Port and channel object configuration for more information.

  • any required pre-defined routing, QoS, scheduling, filter, accounting, and time of day suite policies are created. See Chapter 49, Policies overview for more information. You do not have to create pre-defined policies if policies are created on a per-service basis.

  • any required MP-BGP for PE-to-PE routing is configured. See Chapter 28, Routing protocol configuration for more information about protocol configuration.

Stages
 
1 

Create and configure a VPLS. See To create a VPLS .

  1. Define the service type as VPLS.

  2. Ensure the LSP network is configured when the transport mechanism is MPLS.

  3. Configure HVPLS spoke redundancy.

2 

Specify the sites for the service. See To configure a VPLS site .

  1. As required, perform the following for the VPLS site. See To configure MFIB, STP, FIB, and MAC learning protection for a VPLS site .

    • specify STP parameters

    • create MSTP instances and associate VLANs

    • specify protected MAC addresses

  2. Configure a default gateway for the site. See To configure a default gateway for a VPLS site .

  3. Configure ingress multicast forwarding for the site. See To configure ingress multicast forwarding on a VPLS site .

  4. Configure a provider tunnel for the site. See To configure a provider tunnel for a VPLS site .

  5. Specify the service tunnel required bandwidth for the site. See To configure service tunnel required bandwidth for a VPLS site .

  6. Configure IGMP snooping on the site. See To configure IGMP snooping on a VPLS site .

  7. Configure PIM snooping on the site. See To configure PIM snooping on a VPLS site .

  8. Configure the split horizon group parameters. See To configure an SHG on a VPLS site .

  9. Configure the EVPN gateway parameters. See To configure an EVPN gateway on a VPLS site .

  10. Configure MVR. See To configure MVR for a VPLS site .

  11. Configure GSMP group and GSMP group neighbor parameters. See To configure a GSMP group on a VPLS site .

  12. Create L2 management interfaces on the site. See To configure L2 management interfaces on a VPLS site .

  13. Configure MLD snooping on the site. See To configure MLD snooping on a VPLS site .

  14. Associate a virtual MEP to the site. See To create a Virtual MEP on a VPLS site .

  15. Configure MVR for MLD on the site. See To configure MVR for MLD on a VPLS site .

  16. Configure IGMP host tracking on the site. See To configure IGMP host tracking on a VPLS site .

  17. Configure WLAN GW L2 wholesale forwarding on a site. See To configure WLAN GW L2 wholesale forwarding on a VPLS site .

  18. Configure a non-system IP termination for VXLAN. See To configure a non-system IP address VXLAN termination.

  19. Configure EVPN VXLAN on a site. See To configure EVPN on a VPLS site .

  20. Configure PBB-EVPN on the site. See To configure PBB-EVPN on a VPLS site .

  21. Configure a black hole MAC address on the site. See To configure a black hole MAC address on a VPLS site .

  22. Enable SPB on a control B-VPLS site. See To enable SPB on a control B-VPLS site .

  23. Connect an Ethernet ring to the service. See To connect a G.8032 Ethernet ring to a VPLS .

3 

Create L2 access interfaces for the VPLS sites, as required. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  1. Specify aggregation on a service basis, or across a card or port.

  2. Configure MSAP policies. Create an MSAP Policy to control how the parameters are applied to an MSAP when it is automatically created. See To configure an MSAP policy for more information.

  3. Configure the SAP Sub Type as Regular or Capture, as required. Regular is the default value used for the creation of a SAP and Capture is the value used to enable the automatic creation of an MSAP. That is, you create a Capture SAP to enable the creation of an MSAP. See To configure a capture SAP for more information about creating a Capture SAP.

  4. Assign QoS, scheduling, accounting, and filter policies. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  5. Specify MAC ACL filters. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  6. Assign a time of day suite. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  7. Configure queue override parameters. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  8. Configure the BPDU Termination, STP, and FIB parameters. See To configure BPDU Termination, STP, and FIB parameters for the VPLS L2 access interface .

  9. Assign a DoS protection policy or DDoS protection policy. See To assign a DoS protection policy or DDoS protection policy to the VPLS L2 access interface .

  10. Configure subscriber management. See To configure residential subscriber management for the VPLS L2 access interface .

  11. Configure Ethernet tunnels. See To configure an Ethernet tunnel on a VPLS L2 access interface .

  12. Configure a redundant VLAN range. See To configure a redundant VLAN range on a VPLS L2 access interface .

  13. Configure IGMP snooping parameters. See To configure IGMP snooping for a VPLS L2 access interface .

  14. Configure ARP hosts. See To configure the ARP host for the VPLS L2 access interface .

  15. Configure DHCP relay parameters. See To configure DHCP for the VPLS L2 access interface .

  16. Configure MVR. See To configure MVR for a VPLS L2 access interface .

  17. Configure anti-spoofing parameters. See To configure anti-spoofing filters for a VPLS L2 access interface .

  18. Configure DHCPv6 snooping parameters. See To configure DHCPv6 snooping for a VPLS or MVPLS L2 access interface .

  19. Create a MIP and a MEP on the interface. See To create MIPs and MEPs on a VPLS L2 access interface .

  20. Assign an ANCP policy. See To assign an ANCP policy to a VPLS L2 access interface .

  21. Configure PIM snooping parameters. See To configure PIM snooping on a VPLS L2 access interface .

  22. Configure MLD snooping parameters. See To configure MLD snooping for a VPLS L2 access interface .

  23. Configure MVR for MLD. See To configure MVR (MLD) for a VPLS L2 access interface .

  24. Configure custom object attributes for AA reporting. See To configure custom object attributes for AA reporting .

4 

Create endpoints on the site for redundant configuration. See To create an endpoint for redundancy (dual homing) on a VPLS site .

5 

Create a spoke SDP binding under any endpoints you created on the site. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS spoke SDP binding .

6 

Create a mesh SDP binding for the VPLS site. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS mesh SDP binding .

7 

Create a spoke SDP binding for the VPLS site. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS spoke SDP binding .

8 

Configure the following on the SDP binding, as required.

  1. Assign a DoS protection policy. See To assign a DoS protection policy to a VPLS SDP binding .

  2. Configure the MFIB, STP, and FIB parameters. See To configure learning protection parameters on a VPLS SDP binding .

  3. Configure DHCP for the SDB binding. See To configure DHCP for the VPLS SDP binding .

  4. Configure IGMP snooping parameters. See To configure IGMP snooping for the VPLS SDP binding .

  5. Configure DHCPv6 snooping parameters. See To configure DHCPv6 snooping for the VPLS or MVPLS SDP binding .

  6. Create a MIP on the SDP binding. See To create a MIP on a VPLS SDP binding .

  7. Create a MEP on the SDP binding. See To create a MEP on a VPLS SDP binding .

  8. Configure MLD snooping parameters. See To configure MLD Snooping for the VPLS SDP binding .

  9. Configure PIM snooping parameters. See To configure PIM snooping for a VPLS spoke SDP binding .

  10. Configure custom object attributes for AA reporting. See To configure custom object attributes for AA reporting for a spoke SDP binding .

9 

Configure a site for BGP AD or BGP VPLS, as required. See To configure a site for BGP AD or BGP VPLS .

  1. Create a routing policy statement to define the required community members. See To configure a routing policy statement .

  2. Enable BGP on the routing instance of each NE in the VPLS or BGP VPLS. See To enable BGP on a routing instance .

  3. Configure global-level BGP on each NE in the VPLS or BGP VPLS. See To configure global-level BGP .

  4. Create a PW template policy. See Chapter 83, Service PW template policies for information about PW template policies.

  5. Distribute the PW template policy to each NE that is or will be a component of the VPLS or BGP VPLS.

  6. Configure a site for BGP VPLS Multi-homing, as required. See To configure a site for BGP VPLS Multi-homing .

  7. Configure a site for EVPN VXLAN, as required. See To configure EVPN on a VPLS site

  8. Configure a site for PBB-EVPN, as required. See To configure PBB-EVPN on a VPLS site .

  9. Configure ethernet segments for a PBB-EVPN, as required. See To configure an Ethernet segment .

  10. Create SDPs for the BGP VPLS Multi-homing site(s), if manually-provisioned service tunnels are required. See To create an IP/MPLS service tunnel .

  11. Re-evaluate the PW template policies associated with a BGP AD or BGP VPLS site when a policy is modified. See To re-evaluate the PW Templates associated with a BGP AD or BGP VPLS and To reevaluate a PW template policy on a local definition after a configuration change .

10 

Perform one or more of the following.

  1. Create an HVPLS. See To create an HVPLS .

  2. Create an MVPLS. See To create an MVPLS .

  3. Create a B-site for VPLS or MVPLS. See To create a B-site for VPLS or MVPLS .

  4. Create an I-VPLS. See To create an I-VPLS .

  5. Create a VPLS or MVPLS B-L2 access interface. See To create a VPLS or MVPLS B-L2 access interface .

  6. Create a VPLS I-L2 access interface. See To create a VPLS I-L2 access interface .

  7. Configure a GNE site on a VPLS service. See To configure a GNE site on a VPLS service .

  8. Force a switchover to a redundant spoke SDP binding. See To force a switchover to a redundant spoke SDP binding .

  9. Run an OAM validation test for a VPLS. See To run a VPLS service OAM validation test .

11 

As required, modify the FIB entries associated with a VPLS:

  1. Add or modify FIB entries. See To add or modify FIB entries associated with a VPLS .

  2. List FIB entries. See To list FIB entries associated with a VPLS .

12 

As required, view VPLS information:

  1. View the service topology map associated with a VPLS. See To view the service topology associated with a VPLS .

  2. View the VPLS operational status. See To view the VPLS operational status .

  3. View IGMP snooping queriers. See To view IGMP snooping queriers .

  4. View MLD snooping queriers. See To view MLD snooping queriers .

13 

As required, modify a VPLS:

  1. Using the Show Info form. See To view VPLS contents .

  2. Using the Manage Services form. See To modify a VPLS .

  3. Using the topology view. See To modify a VLPS using the topology view .

14 

As required, delete a VPLS. See To delete a VPLS .