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
 
1 

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

2 

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

3 

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

4 

Click on the Backbone tab, then the SPB tab.

5 

Set the SPB Mode parameter to User B-VPLS.

6 

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

7 

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.

8 

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