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To establish an LDP PW, configure LDP and specify the peer PE address on the two PEs. LDP defines
a new FEC type named PW ID FEC for PEs to exchange PW-label bindings. The new FEC type uses
a PW ID and a PW type to identify a PW. The PW ID is the ID of the PW between PEs. The PW type
specifies the encapsulation type for data transmitted over the PW, such as ATM, FR, Ethernet, or
VLAN. PEs advertise the PW label and PW ID FEC in label mapping messages to create a PW.
Dynamic PWs have simple configurations but consume more resources than static PWs.
To establish BGP PWs, BGP advertises label block information in an extended BGP update to PEs
in the same VPN. Each PE uses the received label block information to calculate outgoing labels
and uses its own label block to calculate incoming labels. After two PEs complete label calculation,
a BGP PW is established between them. BGP PWs have the following features:
{
Simplified configuration
—There is no need to manually specify peer PEs. A PE automatically
find peer PEs after receiving label block information from the peer PEs.
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Reduced workload
—Label block advertisement enables assigning labels for multiple PWs at
one time.
To establish a CCC PW, manually specify the incoming and outgoing labels for the CCC PW on
the PEs, and create two static LSPs in opposite directions on P devices between PEs. CCC employs
only one level of label to transfer packets. The static LSPs on the P devices transfer data only for the
CCC PW. They cannot be used by other connections or MPLS L3VPN.
3.
Set up an AC between a PE and a CE:
Set up an AC by configuring a link layer connection between a PE and a CE.
An AC is an Ethernet service instance on a Layer 2 Ethernet interface or Layer 2 aggregate
interface. The interface forwards incoming packets that match the Ethernet service instance to the
bound PW.
4.
Bind the AC to the PW:
Bind the Ethernet service instance to the PW, so the PE forwards packets between the AC and the
PW.
PW redundancy
PW redundancy provides redundant links between PEs so that the customer networks can communicate
when the path over one PW fails. As shown in
, PE 1 establishes two PWs (one primary and
one backup). The CEs communicate through the primary PW. When the primary PW fails, PE 1 brings
up the backup PW and forwards packets from CE 1 to CE 2 through the backup PW. When CE 2
receives the packets, it updates its MAC address table, so that packets from CE 2 to CE 1 also travel
through the backup PW. Only static PWs and LDP PWs support PW redundancy.
