ZyXEL Communications MAX-306M1, User Manual

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Chapter 9 The VPN Transport Screens
User’s Guide
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The following table describes the labels in this screen.
9.4 Ethernet Pseudowire
Because VPLS mimics a simple wired Ethernet connection to your service
provider’s router, the connection between the WiMAX Modem and the peer device
is known as an “Ethernet pseudowire” or “PW”.
The Ethernet pseudowires use MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching) virtual circuit
labels to define the connection. In any such pseudowire, the ingress label on one
Table 27 ADVANCED > VPN Transport > Customer Interface Setup
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Active Select to make this customer interface active. Deselect it to make
the customer interface inactive.
Customer Interface
Type A customer interface can be tagged (controlling traffic that has a
specific VLAN ID) or untagged (controlling traffic without a specific
VLAN ID). There can be only one untagged interface.
VLAN ID Enter the Virtual Local Area Network Identifier number (1 ~ 4094)
for this interface. This VLAN ID must not be used by any other
customer interface.
For the untagged interface, -1 displays.
Mode This displays Bridging or Routing. A tagged interface can operate
in bridging mode only.
Associated
Ethernet
Pseudowire Select the Ethernet pseudowire this interface should use for
communications over the WiMAX network. You should configure the
pseudowire (in the ADVANCED > VPN Transport > Ethernet
Pseudowire screen) before you select it.
DSCP If you wish to prioritize an interface, enter a DiffServ Code Point
value of six bits in binary notation. The higher the value, the higher
the interface’s priority on the WiMAX Modem’s WiMAX link.
Interface
Description Enter a brief (up to 31 characters) name or description for this
interface.
Apply Click to save your changes.
Cancel Click to return to the previous screen without saving your changes.