VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

VPLS Autodiscovery enables Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) provider edge (PE) devices to discover other PE devices that are part of the same VPLS domain. VPLS Autodiscovery also automatically detects when PE devices are added to or removed from a VPLS domain. As a result, with VPLS Autodiscovery enabled, you no longer need to manually configure a VPLS domain and maintain the configuration when a PE device is added or deleted. VPLS Autodiscovery uses the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to discover VPLS members and set up and tear down pseudowires in a VPLS domain.

This module describes how to configure BGP-based VPLS Autodiscovery.

Restrictions for VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

  • Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Autodiscovery supports only IPv4 addresses.

  • VPLS Autodiscovery uses Forwarding Equivalence Class (FEC) 129 to convey endpoint information. Manually configured pseudowires use FEC 128.

  • VPLS Autodiscovery is not supported with Layer 2 Tunnel Protocol Version 3 (L2TPv3).

  • You can configure both autodiscovered and manually configured pseudowires in a single virtual forwarding instance (VFI). However, you cannot configure different pseudowires on the same peer PE device.

  • After enabling VPLS Autodiscovery, if you manually configure a neighbor by using the neighbor command and both peers are in autodiscovery mode, each peer will receive discovery data for that VPLS. To prevent peers from receiving data for the VPLS domain, manually configure route target (RT) values.

  • If you manually configure multiple pseudowires and target different IP addresses on the same PE device for each pseudowire, do not use the same virtual circuit (VC) ID to identify pseudowires that terminate at the same PE device.

  • If you manually configure a neighbor on one PE device, you cannot configure the same pseudowire in the other direction by using autodiscovery on another PE device.

  • Tunnel selection is not supported with autodiscovered neighbors.

  • Up to 16 RTs are supported per VFI.

  • The same RT is not allowed in multiple VFIs on the same PE device.

  • The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autodiscovery process does not support dynamic, hierarchical VPLS. User-facing PE (U-PE) devices cannot discover network-facing PE (N-PE) devices, and N-PE devices cannot discover U-PE devices.

  • Pseudowires for autodiscovered neighbors have split horizon enabled. (A split horizon is enabled by default on all interfaces. A split horizon blocks route information from being advertised by a device, irrespective of the interface from which the information originates.) Therefore, manually configure pseudowires for hierarchical VPLS. Ensure that U-PE devices do not participate in BGP autodiscovery for these pseudowires.

  • Do not disable split horizon on autodiscovered neighbors. Split horizon is required with VPLS Autodiscovery.

  • The provisioned peer address must be a /32 address bound to the peer’s Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) router ID.

  • A peer PE device must be able to access the IP address that is used as the local LDP router ID. Even if the IP address is not used in the xconnect command on the peer PE device, the IP address must be reachable.

Information About VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

How VPLS Works

Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) allows Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks to provide multipoint Ethernet LAN services, also known as Transparent LAN Services (TLS). All customer sites in a VPLS appear to be on the same LAN, even though these sites might be in different geographic locations.

How the VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based Feature Works

VPLS Autodiscovery enables each Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) provider edge (PE) device to discover other PE devices that are part of the same VPLS domain. VPLS Autodiscovery also tracks PE devices when they are added to or removed from a VPLS domain. Autodiscovery and signaling functions use the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to find and track PE devices.

BGP uses the Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) Routing Information Base (RIB) to store endpoint provisioning information, which is updated each time any Layer 2 virtual forwarding instance (VFI) is configured. The prefix and path information is stored in the L2VPN database, which allows BGP to make decisions about the best path. When BGP distributes the endpoint provisioning information in an update message to all its BGP neighbors, this endpoint information is used to configure a pseudowire mesh to support L2VPN-based services.

The BGP autodiscovery mechanism facilitates the configuration of L2VPN services, which are an integral part of the VPLS feature. VPLS enables flexibility in deploying services by connecting geographically dispersed sites as a large LAN over high-speed Ethernet in a robust and scalable IP Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. For more information about BGP and the L2VPN address family in relation to VPLS Autodiscovery, see the following chapters in the IP Routing: BGP Configuration Guide:

  • “BGP Support for the L2VPN Address Family” chapter

How Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery Differs from Manually Configuring VPLS

With VPLS Autodiscovery enabled, you no longer need to manually set up Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS). The commands that you use to set up VPLS Autodiscovery are similar to those that you use to manually configure VPLS, as shown in the table below. VPLS Autodiscovery uses neighbor commands in L2VPN address family mode to distribute endpoint information to configure a pseudowire.

Table 1  Manual VPLS Configuration Versus VPLS Autodiscovery Configuration

Manual Configuration of VPLS

VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based 

l2 vfi vpls1 manual
 vpn id 100
 neighbor 10.10.10.1 encapsulation mpls
 neighbor 10.10.10.0 encapsulation mpls
 exit
 
l2 vfi vpls1 autodiscovery
 vpn id 100
 exit
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
 .
 .
 .
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
exit-address-family

Configure VPLS Autodiscovery by using the l2 vfi autodiscovery command. This command allows a virtual forwarding instance (VFI) to learn and advertise pseudowire endpoints. As a result, you no longer need to enter the neighbor command in L2 VFI configuration mode.

However, the neighbor command is still supported with VPLS Autodiscovery in L2 VFI configuration mode. You can use the neighbor command to allow PE devices that do not participate in the autodiscovery process to join the VPLS domain. You can also use the neighbor command with PE devices that have been configured using the Tunnel Selection feature. In addition, you can use the neighbor command in hierarchical VPLS configurations that have user-facing PE (U-PE) devices that do not participate in the autodiscovery process and have split-horizon forwarding disabled.

How Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery Differs from Manually Configuring VPLS using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature

With VPLS Autodiscovery enabled, you no longer need to manually set up Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS). The commands that you use to set up VPLS Autodiscovery are similar to those that you use to manually configure VPLS, as shown in the table below. VPLS Autodiscovery uses neighbor commands in L2VPN address family mode to distribute endpoint information to configure a pseudowire.

Table 2  Manual VPLS Configuration Versus VPLS Autodiscovery Configuration

Manual Configuration of VPLS

VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based 

l2vpn vfi context vpls1
 vpn id 100
 neighbor 10.10.10.1 encapsulation mpls
 neighbor 10.10.10.0 encapsulation mpls
 exit
 
l2vpn vfi context vpls1 
 vpn id 100
 autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
 exit
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
 .
 .
 .
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
exit-address-family
   

Configure VPLS Autodiscovery by using the autodiscovery command. This command allows a virtual forwarding instance (VFI) to learn and advertise pseudowire endpoints. As a result, you no longer need to enter the neighbor command in L2 VFI configuration mode.

However, the neighbor command is still supported with VPLS Autodiscovery in L2 VFI configuration mode. You can use the neighbor command to allow PE devices that do not participate in the autodiscovery process to join the VPLS domain. You can also use the neighbor command with PE devices that have been configured using the Tunnel Selection feature. In addition, you can use the neighbor command in hierarchical VPLS configurations that have user-facing PE (U-PE) devices that do not participate in the autodiscovery process and have split-horizon forwarding disabled.

show Commands Affected by VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

The following show commands were enhanced for VPLS Autodiscovery:

  • The show mpls l2transport vc detail command was updated to include Forwarding Equivalence Class (FEC) 129 signaling information for autodiscovered Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) pseudowires.

  • The show vfi command was enhanced to display information related to autodiscovered virtual forwarding instances (VFIs). The new output includes the VPLS ID, the route distinguisher (RD), the route target (RT), and router IDs of discovered peers.

  • The show xconnect command was updated with the rib keyword to provide Routing Information Base (RIB) information about pseudowires.

BGP VPLS Autodiscovery Support on a Route Reflector

By default, routes received from an internal BGP (iBGP) peer are not sent to another iBGP peer unless a full mesh configuration is formed between all BGP devices within an autonomous system (AS). This results in scalability issues. Using Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route reflectors leads to much higher levels of scalability. Configuring a route reflector allows a device to advertise or reflect the iBGP learned routes to other iBGP speakers.

Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Autodiscovery supports BGP route reflectors. A BGP route reflector can be used to reflect BGP VPLS prefixes without VPLS being explicitly configured on the route reflector.

A route reflector does not participate in autodiscovery; that is, no pseudowires are set up between the route reflector and the PE devices. A route reflector reflects VPLS prefixes to other PE devices so that these PE devices do not need to have a full mesh of BGP sessions. The network administrator configures only the BGP VPLS address family on a route reflector. For an example configuration of VPLS Autodiscovery support on a route reflector, see the “Example: BGP VPLS Autodiscovery Support on Route Reflector” section.

N-PE Access to VPLS Using MST

When a Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) network uses multihoming (network-facing PE [N-PE] VPLS redundancy) to prevent a single point of failure of an N-PE device, a bridging loop is introduced. One of the N-PE devices can be set as a Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) root to break the loop. In most cases, the two N-PE devices are also separated by a distance that makes direct physical link impossible. You can configure a virtual link (usually through the same VPLS core network) between the two N-PE devices to pass an MST bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) for path calculation, break the loop, and maintain convergence. The virtual link is created using a special pseudowire between the active and redundant N-PE devices.

While setting up an MST topology for a VPLS PE device, ensure the following:

  • The spanning-tree mode mst command is enabled on all PE devices (N-PE and user-facing PE [U-PE]) participating in the MST topology.

  • A special pseudowire is configured between the two N-PE devices, and these two devices are in the up state.

  • The special pseudowire is a manually created virtual forwarding instance (VFI).

  • The configuration (inlcuding the MST instance, the Ethernet virtual circuit [EVC], and the VLAN) on all PE devices is the same.

  • One of the N-PE devices, and not one of the U-PE devices, is the root for the MST instance.

  • The name and revision for the MST configuration are configured to synchronize with the standby Route Processor (RP).

How to Configure VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

Perform this task to enable Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) PE devices to discover other PE devices that are part of the same VPLS domain.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    l2 vfi vfi-name autodiscovery

    4.    vpn id vpn-id

    5.    end


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Device> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example: 
    Device# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 l2 vfi vfi-name autodiscovery


    Example: 
    Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls1 autodiscovery
     

    Enables VPLS Autodiscovery on a PE device and enters L2 VFI configuration mode.

     
    Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


    Example: 
    Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
     

    Configures a VPN ID for the VPLS domain.

     
    Step 5 end


    Example: 
    Device(config-vfi)# end
     

    Exits L2 VFI configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

    • Commands take effect after the device exits L2 VFI configuration mode.

     

    Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature

    Perform this task to enable Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) PE devices to discover other PE devices that are part of the same VPLS domain.

    SUMMARY STEPS

      1.    enable

      2.    configure terminal

      3.    l2vpn vfi context vfi-name

      4.    vpn id vpn-id

      5.    autodiscovery bgp signaling {ldp | bgp}

      6.    end


    DETAILED STEPS
       Command or ActionPurpose
      Step 1 enable


      Example: 
      Device> enable
       

      Enables privileged EXEC mode.

      • Enter your password if prompted.

       
      Step 2 configure terminal


      Example: 
      Device# configure terminal
       

      Enters global configuration mode.

       
      Step 3 l2vpn vfi context vfi-name


      Example: 
      Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls1
       

      Establishes an L2VPN VFI context and enters L2 VFI configuration mode.

       

      Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


      Example: 
      Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
       

      Configures a VPN ID for the VPLS domain.

       
      Step 5 autodiscovery bgp signaling {ldp | bgp}


      Example: 
      Device(config-vfi)# autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
       

      Enables the VPLS Autodiscovery: BGP Based feature on the PE device.

       
      Step 6 end


      Example: 
      Device(config-vfi)# end
       

      Exits L2 VFI configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

      • Commands take effect after the device exits L2 VFI configuration mode.

       

      Configuring VPLS BGP Signaling

      Before You Begin

      SUMMARY STEPS

        1.    enable

        2.    configure terminal

        3.    l2vpn vfi context name

        4.    vpn id vpn-id

        5.    autodiscovery bgp signaling {bgp | ldp} [template template-name]

        6.    ve id ve-id

        7.    ve range ve-range

        8.    exit

        9.    exit

        10.    router bgp autonomous-system-number

        11.    bgp graceful-restart

        12.    neighbor ip-address remote-as autonomous-system-number

        13.    address-family l2vpn [vpls]

        14.    neighbor ip-address activate

        15.    neighbor ip-address send-community [both | standard | extended]

        16.    neighbor ip-address suppress-signaling-protocol ldp

        17.    end

        18.    show bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


      DETAILED STEPS
         Command or ActionPurpose
        Step 1 enable


        Example:
        Device> enable
         

        Enables privileged EXEC mode.

        • Enter your password if prompted.

         
        Step 2 configure terminal


        Example:
        Device# configure terminal
         

        Enters global configuration mode.

         
        Step 3l2vpn vfi context name


        Example:
        Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vfi1
         

        Establishes a L2VPN virtual forwarding interface (VFI) between two or more separate networks and enters Layer 2 VFI configuration mode.

         
        Step 4vpn id vpn-id


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 100
         

        Configures a VPN ID for the VPLS domain.

         
        Step 5autodiscovery bgp signaling {bgp | ldp} [template template-name]


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi)# autodiscovery bgp signaling bgp
         

        Enables BGP signaling and discovery or LDP signaling and enters L2VPN VFI autodiscovery configuration mode.

        Note   

        For the VPLS BGP Signaling feature use the autodiscovery bgp signaling bgp command.

         
        Step 6ve id ve-id


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi-autodiscovery)# ve id 1001
         

        Specifies the VPLS endpoint (VE) device ID value. The VE ID identifies a VFI within a VPLS service. The VE device ID value is from 1 to 16384.

         
        Step 7ve range ve-range


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi-autodiscovery)# ve range 12
         

        Specifies the VE device ID range value. The VE range overrides the minimum size of VE blocks. The default minimum size is 10. Any configured VE range must be higher than 10.

         
        Step 8exit


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi-autodiscovery)# exit
         

        Exits L2VPN VFI autodiscovery configuration mode and enters L2VPN VFI configuration mode.

         
        Step 9exit


        Example:
        Device(config-vfi)# exit
         

        Exits L2VPN VFI configuration mode and enters global configuration mode.

         
        Step 10router bgp autonomous-system-number


        Example:
        Device(config)# router bgp 100
         

        Enters router configuration mode to create or configure a BGP routing process.

         
        Step 11bgp graceful-restart


        Example:
        Device(config-router)# bgp graceful-restart
         

        Enables the BGP graceful restart capability and BGP nonstop forwarding (NSF) awareness.

         
        Step 12neighbor ip-address remote-as autonomous-system-number


        Example:
        Device(config-router)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 remote-as 100
         

        Configures peering with a BGP neighbor in the specified autonomous system.

         
        Step 13address-family l2vpn [vpls]


        Example:
        Device(config-router)# address-family l2vpn vpls
         
        Specifies the L2VPN address family and enters address family configuration mode.

        • The optional vpls keyword specifies that VPLS endpoint provisioning information is to be distributed to BGP peers.

        In this example, an L2VPN VPLS address family session is created.
         
        Step 14neighbor ip-address activate


        Example:
        Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 activate
         

        Enables the neighbor to exchange information for the L2VPN VPLS address family with the local device.

         
        Step 15neighbor ip-address send-community [both | standard | extended]


        Example:
        Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 send-community extended
         
        Specifies that a communities attribute should be sent to a BGP neighbor.

        • In this example, an extended communities attribute is sent to the neighbor at 10.10.10.1.

         
        Step 16neighbor ip-address suppress-signaling-protocol ldp


        Example:
        Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 suppress-signaling-protocol ldp
         
        Suppresses LDP signaling and enables BGP signaling.

        • In this example LDP signaling is suppressed (and BGP signaling enabled) for the neighbor at 10.10.10.1.

         
        Step 17end


        Example:
        Device(config-router-af)# end
         

        Exits address family configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

         
        Step 18show bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


        Example:
        Device# show bgp l2vpn vpls all
         

        (Optional) Displays information about the L2VPN VPLS address family.

         

        Configuring BGP to Enable VPLS Autodiscovery

        The Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) address family supports a separate L2VPN Routing Information Base (RIB) that contains endpoint provisioning information for Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Autodiscovery. BGP learns the endpoint provisioning information from the L2VPN database, which is updated each time a Layer 2 virtual forwarding instance (VFI) is configured. When BGP distributes the endpoint provisioning information in an update message to all its BGP neighbors, the endpoint information is used to configure a pseudowire mesh to support L2VPN-based services.

        SUMMARY STEPS

          1.    enable

          2.    configure terminal

          3.    router bgp autonomous-system-number

          4.    no bgp default ipv4-unicast

          5.    bgp log-neighbor-changes

          6.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number

          7.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} update-source interface-type interface-number

          8.    Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to configure other BGP neighbors.

          9.    address-family l2vpn [vpls]

          10.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate

          11.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community {both | standard | extended}

          12.    Repeat Steps 10 and 11 to activate other BGP neighbors under an L2VPN address family.

          13.    exit-address-family

          14.    end

          15.    show vfi

          16.    show ip bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


        DETAILED STEPS
           Command or ActionPurpose
          Step 1 enable


          Example: 
          Device> enable
           

          Enables privileged EXEC mode.

          • Enter your password if prompted.

           
          Step 2 configure terminal


          Example: 
          Device# configure terminal
           

          Enters global configuration mode.

           
          Step 3 router bgp autonomous-system-number


          Example: 
          Device(config)# router bgp 65000
           

          Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

           
          Step 4 no bgp default ipv4-unicast


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# no bgp default ipv4-unicast
           

          Disables the IPv4 unicast address family for the BGP routing process.

          Note   

          Routing information for the IPv4 unicast address family is advertised by default for each BGP routing session configured using the neighbor remote-as router configuration command unless you configure the no bgp default ipv4-unicast router configuration command before configuring the neighbor remote-as command. Existing neighbor configurations are not affected.

           
          Step 5 bgp log-neighbor-changes


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# bgp log-neighbor-changes
           

          Enables logging of BGP neighbor resets.

           
          Step 6 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 remote-as 65000
           

          Adds the IP address or peer group name of the neighbor in the specified autonomous system to the IPv4 multiprotocol BGP neighbor table of the local device.

          • If the autonomous-system-number argument matches the autonomous system number specified in the router bgp command, the neighbor is an internal neighbor.

          • If the autonomous-system-number argument does not match the autonomous system number specified in the router bgp command, the neighbor is an external neighbor.

          • In this example, the neighbor at 10.10.10.1 is an internal BGP neighbor.

           
          Step 7 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} update-source interface-type interface-number


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 update-source loopback1
           

          (Optional) Configures a device to select a specific source or interface to receive routing table updates.

          • This example uses a loopback interface. The advantage of this configuration is that the loopback interface is not affected by the effects of a flapping interface.

           
          Step 8 Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to configure other BGP neighbors.  

          —

           
          Step 9 address-family l2vpn [vpls]


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# address-family l2vpn vpls
           

          Specifies the L2VPN address family and enters address family configuration mode.

          • The optional vpls keyword specifies that the VPLS endpoint provisioning information is to be distributed to BGP peers.

          • In this example, an L2VPN VPLS address family session is created.

           
          Step 10 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate


          Example: 
          Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 activate
           

          Enables the exchange of information with a BGP neighbor.

           
          Step 11 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community {both | standard | extended}


          Example: 
          Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 send-community extended
           

          Specifies that a communities attribute should be sent to a BGP neighbor.

          • In this example, an extended communities attribute is sent to the neighbor at 10.10.10.1.

           
          Step 12 Repeat Steps 10 and 11 to activate other BGP neighbors under an L2VPN address family.  

          —

           
          Step 13 exit-address-family


          Example: 
          Device(config-router-af)# exit-address-family
           

          Exits address family configuration mode and returns to router configuration mode.

           
          Step 14 end


          Example: 
          Device(config-router)# end
           

          Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

           
          Step 15 show vfi


          Example: 
          Device# show vfi
           

          Displays information about the configured VFI instances.

           
          Step 16 show ip bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


          Example: 
          Device# show ip bgp l2vpn vpls all
           

          Displays information about the L2VPN VPLS address family.

           

          Customizing the VPLS Autodiscovery Settings

          Several commands allow you to customize the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) environment. You can specify identifiers for the VPLS domain, the route distinguisher (RD), the route target (RT), and the provider edge (PE) device. Perform this task to customize these identifiers.

          SUMMARY STEPS

            1.    enable

            2.    configure terminal

            3.    l2 vfi vfi-name autodiscovery

            4.    vpn id vpn-id

            5.    vpls-id {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

            6.    rd {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

            7.    route-target [import | export | both] {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

            8.    auto-route-target

            9.    end


          DETAILED STEPS
             Command or ActionPurpose
            Step 1 enable


            Example:
            Device> enable
             

            Enables privileged EXEC mode.

            • Enter your password if prompted.

             
            Step 2 configure terminal


            Example:
            Device# configure terminal
             

            Enters global configuration mode.

             
            Step 3 l2 vfi vfi-name autodiscovery


            Example:
            Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls1 autodiscovery
             

            Enables VPLS Autodiscovery on the PE device and enters Layer 2 VFI configuration mode.

             
            Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
             

            Configures a VPN ID for the VPLS domain.

             
            Step 5 vpls-id {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# vpls-id 5:300
             

            (Optional) Assigns an identifier to the VPLS domain.

            • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates a VPLS ID using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autonomous system (AS) number and the configured VFI VPN ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated VPLS ID.

            • There are two formats for configuring the VPLS ID argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

             
            Step 6 rd {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# rd 2:3
             

            (Optional) Specifies the RD to distribute endpoint information.

            • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates an RD using the BGP autonomous system number and the configured VFI VPN ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated RD.

            • There are two formats for configuring the route distinguisher argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

             
            Step 7 route-target [import | export | both] {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# route-target 600:2222
             

            (Optional) Specifies the RT.

            • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates an RT using the lower 6 bytes of the RD and the VPLS ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated RT.

            • There are two formats for configuring the route target argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

             
            Step 8 auto-route-target


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# auto-route-target
             

            (Optional) Enables the automatic generation of a RT.

             
            Step 9 end


            Example:
            Device(config-vfi)# end
             

            Exits L2 VFI configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

            • Commands take effect after the device exits Layer 2 VFI configuration mode.

             

            Configuring BGP to Enable VPLS Autodiscovery using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature

            The BGP L2VPN address family supports a separate L2VPN Routing Information Base (RIB) that contains endpoint provisioning information for Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Autodiscovery. BGP learns the endpoint provisioning information from the L2VPN database, which is updated each time a Layer 2 virtual forwarding instance (VFI) is configured. When BGP distributes the endpoint provisioning information in an update message to all its BGP neighbors, the endpoint information is used to configure a pseudowire mesh to support L2VPN-based services.

            SUMMARY STEPS

              1.    enable

              2.    configure terminal

              3.    router bgp autonomous-system-number

              4.    no bgp default ipv4-unicast

              5.    bgp log-neighbor-changes

              6.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number

              7.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} update-source interface-type interface-number

              8.    Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to configure other BGP neighbors.

              9.    address-family l2vpn [vpls]

              10.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate

              11.    neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community {both | standard | extended}

              12.    Repeat Steps 10 and 11 to activate other BGP neighbors under an L2VPN address family.

              13.    exit-address-family

              14.    end

              15.    show l2vpn vfi

              16.    show ip bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


            DETAILED STEPS
               Command or ActionPurpose
              Step 1 enable


              Example: 
              Device> enable
               

              Enables privileged EXEC mode.

              • Enter your password if prompted.

               
              Step 2 configure terminal


              Example: 
              Device# configure terminal
               

              Enters global configuration mode.

               
              Step 3 router bgp autonomous-system-number


              Example: 
              Device(config)# router bgp 65000
               

              Enters router configuration mode for the specified routing process.

               
              Step 4 no bgp default ipv4-unicast


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# no bgp default ipv4-unicast
               

              Disables the IPv4 unicast address family for the BGP routing process.

              Note   

              Routing information for the IPv4 unicast address family is advertised by default for each BGP routing session configured using the neighbor remote-as router configuration command unless you configure the no bgp default ipv4-unicast router configuration command before configuring the neighbor remote-as command. Existing neighbor configurations are not affected.

               
              Step 5 bgp log-neighbor-changes


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# bgp log-neighbor-changes
               

              Enables logging of BGP neighbor resets.

               
              Step 6 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} remote-as autonomous-system-number


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 remote-as 65000
               

              Adds the IP address or peer group name of the neighbor in the specified autonomous system to the IPv4 multiprotocol BGP neighbor table of the local device.

              • If the autonomous-system-number argument matches the autonomous system number specified in the router bgp command, the neighbor is an internal neighbor.

              • If the autonomous-system-number argument does not match the autonomous system number specified in the router bgp command, the neighbor is an external neighbor.

              • In this example, the neighbor at 10.10.10.1 is an internal BGP neighbor.

               
              Step 7 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} update-source interface-type interface-number


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 update-source loopback1
               

              (Optional) Configures a device to select a specific source or interface to receive routing table updates.

              • This example uses a loopback interface. The advantage of this configuration is that the loopback interface is not affected by the effects of a flapping interface.

               
              Step 8 Repeat Steps 6 and 7 to configure other BGP neighbors.  

              —

               
              Step 9 address-family l2vpn [vpls]


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# address-family l2vpn vpls
               

              Specifies the L2VPN address family and enters address family configuration mode.

              • The optional vpls keyword specifies that the VPLS endpoint provisioning information is to be distributed to BGP peers.

              • In this example, an L2VPN VPLS address family session is created.

               
              Step 10 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} activate


              Example: 
              Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 activate
               

              Enables the exchange of information with a BGP neighbor.

               
              Step 11 neighbor {ip-address | peer-group-name} send-community {both | standard | extended}


              Example: 
              Device(config-router-af)# neighbor 10.10.10.1 send-community extended
               

              Specifies that a communities attribute should be sent to a BGP neighbor.

              • In this example, an extended communities attribute is sent to the neighbor at 10.10.10.1.

               
              Step 12 Repeat Steps 10 and 11 to activate other BGP neighbors under an L2VPN address family.  

              —

               
              Step 13 exit-address-family


              Example: 
              Device(config-router-af)# exit-address-family
               

              Exits address family configuration mode and returns to router configuration mode.

               
              Step 14 end


              Example: 
              Device(config-router)# end
               

              Exits router configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

               
              Step 15 show l2vpn vfi


              Example: 
              Device# show l2vpn vfi
               

              Displays information about the Layer 2 VPN (L2VPN) virtual forwarding instances (VFI).

               
              Step 16 show ip bgp l2vpn vpls {all | rd route-distinguisher}


              Example: 
              Device# show ip bgp l2vpn vpls all
               

              Displays information about the L2VPN VPLS address family.

               

              Customizing the VPLS Autodiscovery Settings using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature

              Several commands allow you to customize the Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) environment. You can specify identifiers for the VPLS domain, the route distinguisher (RD), the route target (RT), and the provider edge (PE) device. Perform this task to customize these identifiers.

              SUMMARY STEPS

                1.    enable

                2.    configure terminal

                3.    l2vpn vfi context vfi-name

                4.    vpn id vpn-id

                5.    autodiscovery bgp signaling {ldp | bgp}

                6.    vpls-id {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

                7.    rd {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

                8.    route-target [import | export | both] {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}

                9.    auto-route-target

                10.    end


              DETAILED STEPS
                 Command or ActionPurpose
                Step 1 enable


                Example: 
                Device> enable
                 

                Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                • Enter your password if prompted.

                 
                Step 2 configure terminal


                Example: 
                Device# configure terminal
                 

                Enters global configuration mode.

                 
                Step 3 l2vpn vfi context vfi-name


                Example: 
                Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls1
                 

                Establishes a L2VPN VFI context and enters L2 VFI configuration mode.

                 

                Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
                 

                Configures a VPN ID for the VPLS domain.

                 
                Step 5 autodiscovery bgp signaling {ldp | bgp}


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
                 

                Enables the VPLS Autodiscovery: BGP Based feature on the PE device.

                 
                Step 6 vpls-id {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# vpls-id 5:300
                 

                (Optional) Assigns an identifier to the VPLS domain.

                • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates a VPLS ID using the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) autonomous system (AS) number and the configured VFI VPN ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated VPLS ID.

                • There are two formats for configuring the VPLS ID argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

                 
                Step 7 rd {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# rd 2:3
                 

                (Optional) Specifies the RD to distribute endpoint information.

                • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates an RD using the BGP autonomous system number and the configured VFI VPN ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated RD.

                • There are two formats for configuring the route distinguisher argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

                 
                Step 8 route-target [import | export | both] {autonomous-system-number:nn | ip-address:nn}


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# route-target 600:2222
                 

                (Optional) Specifies the RT.

                • This command is optional because VPLS Autodiscovery automatically generates an RT using the lower 6 bytes of the RD and the VPLS ID. You can use this command to change the automatically generated RT.

                • There are two formats for configuring the route target argument. It can be configured in the autonomous-system-number:network number (ASN:nn) format, as shown in the example, or it can be configured in the IP-address:network number format (IP-address:nn).

                 
                Step 9 auto-route-target


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# auto-route-target
                 

                (Optional) Enables the automatic generation of a RT.

                 
                Step 10 end


                Example: 
                Device(config-vfi)# end
                 

                Exits L2 VFI configuration mode and returns to privileged EXEC mode.

                • Commands take effect after the device exits Layer 2 VFI configuration mode.

                 

                Configuring MST on VPLS N-PE Devices

                A network-facing PE (N-PE) device is the root bridge for a Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) instance.

                SUMMARY STEPS

                  1.    enable

                  2.    configure terminal

                  3.    l2 vfi vfi-name manual

                  4.    vpn id vpn-id

                  5.    forward permit l2protocol all

                  6.    neighbor peer-N-PE-ip-address encapsulation mpls

                  7.    exit

                  8.    spanning-tree mode [mst | pvst | rapid-pvst]

                  9.    spanning-tree mst configuration

                  10.    name name

                  11.    revision version

                  12.    instance instance-id vlan vlan-range

                  13.    end

                  14.    show spanning-tree mst [instance-id [detail] [interface] | configuration [digest] | detail | interface type number [detail]]


                DETAILED STEPS
                   Command or ActionPurpose
                  Step 1 enable


                  Example:
                  Device> enable
                   

                  Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                  • Enter your password if prompted.

                   
                  Step 2 configure terminal


                  Example:
                  Device# configure terminal
                   

                  Enters global configuration mode.

                   
                  Step 3 l2 vfi vfi-name manual


                  Example:
                  Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls-mst manual
                   

                  Creates a Layer 2 virtual forwarding instance (VFI) and enters Layer 2 VFI manual configuration mode.

                   
                  Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


                  Example:
                  Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 4000
                   

                  Sets or updates the VPN ID on a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance.

                   
                  Step 5 forward permit l2protocol all


                  Example:
                  Device(config-vfi)# forward permit l2protocol all
                   

                  Defines the VPLS pseudowire that is used to transport the bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) information between two N-PE devices.

                   
                  Step 6 neighbor peer-N-PE-ip-address encapsulation mpls


                  Example:
                  Device(config-vfi)# neighbor 10.76.100.12 encapsulation mpls
                   

                  Specifies the type of tunnel signaling and encapsulation mechanism for each VPLS peer.

                   
                  Step 7 exit


                  Example:
                  Device(config-vfi)# exit
                   

                  Exits Layer 2 VFI manual configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

                   
                  Step 8 spanning-tree mode [mst | pvst | rapid-pvst]


                  Example:
                  Device(config)# spanning-tree mode mst
                   

                  Switches between MST, Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+ (PVST+), and Rapid-PVST+ modes.

                   
                  Step 9 spanning-tree mst configuration


                  Example:
                  Device(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
                   

                  Enters MST configuration mode.

                   
                  Step 10 name name


                  Example:
                  Device(config-mst)# name cisco
                   

                  Sets the name for the MST region.

                   
                  Step 11 revision version


                  Example:
                  Device(config-mst)# revision 11
                   

                  Sets the revision number for the MST configuration.

                   
                  Step 12 instance instance-id vlan vlan-range


                  Example:
                  Device(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 100
                   

                  Maps a VLAN or a group of VLANs to an MST instance.

                   
                  Step 13 end


                  Example:
                  Device(config-mst)# end
                   

                  Exits MST configuration mode and enters privileged EXEC mode.

                   
                  Step 14 show spanning-tree mst [instance-id [detail] [interface] | configuration [digest] | detail | interface type number [detail]]


                  Example:
                  Device# show spanning-tree mst 1
                   

                  Displays information about the MST configuration.

                   

                  Configuring MST on VPLS N-PE Devices using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature

                  A network-facing PE (N-PE) device is the root bridge for a Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) instance.

                  SUMMARY STEPS

                    1.    enable

                    2.    configure terminal

                    3.    l2vpn vfi context vfi-name

                    4.    vpn id vpn-id

                    5.    forward permit l2protocol all

                    6.    neighbor peer-N-PE-ip-address encapsulation mpls

                    7.    exit

                    8.    spanning-tree mode [mst | pvst | rapid-pvst]

                    9.    spanning-tree mst configuration

                    10.    name name

                    11.    revision version

                    12.    instance instance-id vlan vlan-range

                    13.    end

                    14.    show spanning-tree mst [instance-id [detail] [interface] | configuration [digest] | detail | interface type number [detail]]


                  DETAILED STEPS
                     Command or ActionPurpose
                    Step 1 enable


                    Example:
                    Device> enable
                     

                    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

                    • Enter your password if prompted.

                     
                    Step 2 configure terminal


                    Example:
                    Device# configure terminal
                     

                    Enters global configuration mode.

                     
                    Step 3 l2vpn vfi context vfi-name


                    Example:
                    Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls-mst
                     

                    Establishes an L2VPN VFI context and enters L2 VFI configuration mode.

                     

                    Step 4 vpn id vpn-id


                    Example:
                    Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 4000
                     

                    Sets or updates the VPN ID on a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance.

                     
                    Step 5 forward permit l2protocol all


                    Example:
                    Device(config-vfi)# forward permit l2protocol all
                     

                    Defines the VPLS pseudowire that is used to transport the bridge protocol data unit (BPDU) information between two N-PE devices.

                     
                    Step 6 neighbor peer-N-PE-ip-address encapsulation mpls


                    Example:
                    Device(config-vfi)# neighbor 10.76.100.12 encapsulation mpls
                     

                    Specifies the type of tunnel signaling and encapsulation mechanism for each VPLS peer.

                     
                    Step 7 exit


                    Example:
                    Device(config-vfi)# exit
                     

                    Exits Layer 2 VFI manual configuration mode and returns to global configuration mode.

                     
                    Step 8 spanning-tree mode [mst | pvst | rapid-pvst]


                    Example:
                    Device(config)# spanning-tree mode mst
                     

                    Switches between MST, Per-VLAN Spanning Tree+ (PVST+), and Rapid-PVST+ modes.

                     
                    Step 9 spanning-tree mst configuration


                    Example:
                    Device(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
                     

                    Enters MST configuration mode.

                     
                    Step 10 name name


                    Example:
                    Device(config-mst)# name cisco
                     

                    Sets the name for the MST region.

                     
                    Step 11 revision version


                    Example:
                    Device(config-mst)# revision 11
                     

                    Sets the revision number for the MST configuration.

                     
                    Step 12 instance instance-id vlan vlan-range


                    Example:
                    Device(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 100
                     

                    Maps a VLAN or a group of VLANs to an MST instance.

                     
                    Step 13 end


                    Example:
                    Device(config-mst)# end
                     

                    Exits MST configuration mode and enters privileged EXEC mode.

                     
                    Step 14 show spanning-tree mst [instance-id [detail] [interface] | configuration [digest] | detail | interface type number [detail]]


                    Example:
                    Device# show spanning-tree mst 1
                     

                    Displays information about the MST configuration.

                     

                    Configuration Examples for VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    The following examples show the configuration of a network that uses VPLS Autodiscovery:

                    Example: Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls1 autodiscovery
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
Device(config-vfi)# exit

                    Example: Enabling VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based Using Commands Associated with L2VPN Protocol-Based Feature

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls1
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
Device(config-vfi)# autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
Device(config-vfi)# exit

                    Example: Configuring BGP to Enable VPLS Autodiscovery

                    PE1

                    l2 router-id 10.1.1.1
l2 vfi auto autodiscovery
 vpn id 100
!
pseudowire-class mpls
 encapsulation mpls
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    PE2

                    l2 router-id 10.1.1.2
l2 vfi auto autodiscovery
 vpn id 100
!
 pseudowire-class mpls
 encapsulation mpls
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    PE3

                    l2 router-id 10.1.1.3
l2 vfi auto autodiscovery
 vpn id 100
!
pseudowire-class mpls
 encapsulation mpls
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.3 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    Example: Configuring BGP to Enable VPLS Autodiscovery Using Commands Associated with L2VPN Protocol-Based Feature

                    PE1

                    l2vpn
 router-id 10.1.1.1
l2vpn vfi context auto 
	vpn id 100
	autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
!
interface pseudowire 1
 encapsulation mpls
 neighbor 33.33.33.33 1
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.1 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.1 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    PE2

                    l2vpn
 router-id 10.1.1.2
l2vpn vfi context auto 
	vpn id 100
	autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
 
!
 interface pseudowire 1
 encapsulation mpls
 neighbor 33.33.33.33 1
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.2 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.2 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.3 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    PE3

                    l2vpn
 router-id 10.1.1.3
l2vpn vfi context auto
	vpn id 100
	autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
 
!
interface pseudowire 1
 encapsulation mpls
 neighbor 33.33.33.33 1
!
interface Loopback1
 ip address 10.1.1.3 255.255.255.255
!
interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/1
 description Backbone interface
 ip address 192.168.0.3 255.255.255.0
 mpls ip
!
router ospf 1
 log-adjacency-changes
 network 10.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
 network 172.16.0.0 0.0.0.255 area 0
!
router bgp 1
 no bgp default ipv4-unicast
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
 bgp update-delay 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 remote-as 1
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 update-source Loopback1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 remote-as 1  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 update-source Loopback1  
!
 address-family ipv4
 no synchronization
 no auto-summary
 exit-address-family
 !
 address-family l2vpn vpls
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 activate
 neighbor 10.1.1.1 send-community extended  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 activate  
 neighbor 10.1.1.2 send-community extended  
 exit-address-family

                    Example: Customizing VPLS Autodiscovery Settings

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls1 autodiscovery
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
Device(config-vfi)# vpls-id 5:300
Device(config-vfi)# rd 2:3
Device(config-vfi)# route-target 600:2222
Device(config-vfi)# end

                    Example: Customizing VPLS Autodiscovery Settings using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature 

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls1
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 10
Device(config-vfi)# autodiscovery bgp signaling ldp
Device(config-vfi)# vpls-id 5:300
Device(config-vfi)# rd 2:3
Device(config-vfi)# route-target 600:2222
Device(config-vfi)# end

                    Example: Configuring MST on VPLS N-PE Devices

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2 vfi vpls-mst manual
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 4000
Device(config-vfi)# forward permit l2protocol all
Device(config-vfi)# neighbor 10.76.100.12 encapsulation mpls
Device(config-vfi)# exit
Device(config)# spanning-tree mode mst
Device(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
Device(config-mst)# name cisco
Device(config-mst)# revision 11
Device(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 100
Device(config-mst)# end

                    The following is sample output from the show spanning-tree mst command: 

                    Device# show spanning-tree mst 1

##### MST1    vlans mapped:   100
Bridge        address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority      4097  (4096 sysid 1)
Root          this switch for MST1                                 // Root for MST instance 1 with VLAN 100
Interface                        Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type
-----------                 --- -- ------ ---- ------------------------------
Gi1/0/0                          Desg FWD 20000     128.18   P2p   // Access interface
VPLS-MST                         Desg FWD 1         128.28   Shr   // Forward VFI

                    The following is sample output from the show spanning-tree mst detail command: 

                    Device# show spanning-tree mst 1 detail

##### MST1    vlans mapped:   100
Bridge        address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority      4097  (4096 sysid 1)
Root          this switch for MST1            // Root for MST instance 1 with VLAN 100
GigabitEthernet1/0/0 of MST1 is designated forwarding
Port info             port id         128.18  priority    128  cost       20000
Designated root       address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  cost           0
Designated bridge     address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  port id   128.18
Timers: message expires in 0 sec, forward delay 0, forward transitions 1
Bpdus (MRecords) sent 40, received 5
VPLS-4000 of MST1 is designated forwarding
Port info             port id         128.28  priority    128  cost           1
Designated root       address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  cost           0
Designated bridge     address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  port id   128.28
Timers: message expires in 0 sec, forward delay 0, forward transitions 1
Bpdus (MRecords) sent 28, received 26         // BPDU message exchange between N-PE devices

                    Example: Configuring MST on VPLS N-PE Devices using the commands associated with the L2VPN Protocol-Based CLIs feature 

                    Device> enable
Device# configure terminal
Device(config)# l2vpn vfi context vpls-mst
Device(config-vfi)# vpn id 4000
Device(config-vfi)# forward permit l2protocol all
Device(config-vfi)# member 10.76.100.12 encapsulation mpls
Device(config-vfi)# exit
Device(config)# spanning-tree mode mst
Device(config)# spanning-tree mst configuration
Device(config-mst)# name cisco
Device(config-mst)# revision 11
Device(config-mst)# instance 1 vlan 100
Device(config-mst)# end

                    The following is sample output from the show spanning-tree mst command: 

                    Device# show spanning-tree mst 1

##### MST1    vlans mapped:   100
Bridge        address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority      4097  (4096 sysid 1)
Root          this switch for MST1                                 // Root for MST instance 1 with VLAN 100
Interface                        Role Sts Cost      Prio.Nbr Type
-----------                 --- -- ------ ---- ------------------------------
Gi1/0/0                          Desg FWD 20000     128.18   P2p   // Access interface
VPLS-MST                         Desg FWD 1         128.28   Shr   // Forward VFI

                    The following is sample output from the show spanning-tree mst detail command: 

                    Device# show spanning-tree mst 1 detail

##### MST1    vlans mapped:   100
Bridge        address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority      4097  (4096 sysid 1)
Root          this switch for MST1            // Root for MST instance 1 with VLAN 100
GigabitEthernet1/0/0 of MST1 is designated forwarding
Port info             port id         128.18  priority    128  cost       20000
Designated root       address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  cost           0
Designated bridge     address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  port id   128.18
Timers: message expires in 0 sec, forward delay 0, forward transitions 1
Bpdus (MRecords) sent 40, received 5
VPLS-4000 of MST1 is designated forwarding
Port info             port id         128.28  priority    128  cost           1
Designated root       address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  cost           0
Designated bridge     address 0023.3380.f8bb  priority   4097  port id   128.28
Timers: message expires in 0 sec, forward delay 0, forward transitions 1
Bpdus (MRecords) sent 28, received 26         // BPDU message exchange between N-PE devices

                    Example: BGP VPLS Autodiscovery Support on Route Reflector

                    In the following example, a host named PE-RR (indicating Provider Edge-Route Reflector) is configured as a route reflector that is capable of reflecting Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) prefixes. The VPLS address family is configured using the address-family l2vpn vpls command. 

                    hostname PE-RR
!
router bgp 1
 bgp router-id 10.1.1.3
 no bgp default route-target filter
 bgp log-neighbor-changes
neighbor iBGP-PEERS peer-group
neighbor iBGP-PEERS remote-as 1
neighbor iBGP-PEERS update-source Loopback1  
neighbor 10.1.1.1 peer-group iBGP-PEERS  
neighbor 10.1.1.2 peer-group iBGP-PEERS  
!
address-family l2vpn vpls
  neighbor iBGP-PEERS send-community extended
  neighbor iBGP-PEERS route-reflector-client
  neighbor 10.1.1.1 peer-group iBGP-PEERS
  neighbor 10.1.1.2 peer-group iBGP-PEERS  
exit-address-family

                    Additional References for VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    Related Documents

                    Related Topic

                    Document Title

                    Cisco IOS commands

                    Master Command List, All Releases

                    MPLS commands

                    Multiprotocol Label Switching Command Reference

                    Standards and RFCs

                    Standard/RFC

                    Title

                    draft-ietf-l2vpn-signaling-08.txt

                    Provisioning, Autodiscovery, and Signaling in L2VPNs

                    draft-ietf-l2vpn-vpls-bgp-08.8

                    Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Autodiscovery and Signaling

                    draft-ietf-mpls-lsp-ping-03.txt

                    Detecting MPLS Data Plane Failures

                    draft-ietf-pwe3-vccv-01.txt

                    Pseudo-Wire (PW) Virtual Circuit Connection Verification (VCCV)

                    RFC 3916

                    Requirements for Pseudo-wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge (PWE3)

                    RFC 3981

                    Pseudo Wire Emulation Edge-to-Edge Architecture

                    RFC 6074

                    Provisioning, Auto-Discovery, and Signaling in Layer 2 Virtual Private Networks (L2VPNs)

                    RFC 4761

                    Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) Using BGP for Auto-Discovery and Signaling

                    MIBs

                    MIB

                    MIBs Link

                    • CISCO-IETF-PW-ATM-MIB (PW-ATM-MIB)

                    • CISCO-IETF-PW-ENET-MIB (PW-ENET-MIB)

                    • CISCO-IETF-PW-FR-MIB (PW-FR-MIB)

                    • CISCO-IETF-PW-MIB (PW-MIB)

                    • CISCO-IETF-PW-MPLS-MIB (PW-MPLS-MIB)

                    To locate and download MIBs for selected platforms, Cisco IOS releases, and feature sets, use Cisco MIB Locator found at the following URL:

                    http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​go/​mibs

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                    http:/​/​www.cisco.com/​techsupport

                    Feature Information for VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    The following table provides release information about the feature or features described in this module. This table lists only the software release that introduced support for a given feature in a given software release train. Unless noted otherwise, subsequent releases of that software release train also support that feature.

                    Use Cisco Feature Navigator to find information about platform support and Cisco software image support. To access Cisco Feature Navigator, go to www.cisco.com/​go/​cfn. An account on Cisco.com is not required.
                    Table 3 Feature Information for VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    Feature Name

                    Releases

                    Feature Information

                    VPLS Autodiscovery BGP Based

                    Cisco IOS XE Release 3.7S

                    Cisco IOS Release 15.1(1)SY

                    VPLS Autodiscovery enables each Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS) provider edge (PE) device to discover other PE devices that are part of the same VPLS domain.