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compares the implementation modes of MPLS L2VPN.
Table 1
Comparing the MPLS L2VPN implication modes
Mode
VC label encapsulation
and distribution
Advantages and disadvantages
Application
scenario
CCC
VC label encapsulation
:
one level of label
VC label distribution
:
static configuration
Advantages
:
•
Requires no signaling protocol and occupies
few network resources.
•
Network devices only need to support MPLS.
•
Supports QoS for traffic as LSPs are exclusive to
CCC connections.
Disadvantages
:
•
Configuration and maintenance are
complicated. You must configure two static LSPs
in opposite directions for each CCC connection
on each P device.
•
Cannot automatically adapt to network
changes.
Small-scale
network with a
simple
topology, and
all the network
devices
support MPLS.
SVC
VC label encapsulation
:
two levels of labels
VC label distribution
:
static configuration
Advantage
: Requires no signaling protocol and
occupies fewer network resources.
Disadvantage
:
•
Cannot automatically adapt to network
changes.
•
Supports only remote connections.
Small-scale
network with a
simple
topology.
Martini
VC label encapsulation
:
two levels of labels
VC label distribution
: LDP
Advantages
:
•
On a carrier network, only PEs need to save a
few VC label to LSP mappings. The P devices do
not need to save any Layer 2 VPN information.
•
To add a new VC, you only need to configure
the PEs of the VC, without interrupting the
network operation.
Disadvantage
: Supports only remote connections.
Sparse Layer 2
connection,
such as a star
connection.
Kompella
VC label encapsulation
:
two levels of labels
VC label distribution
:
BGP
Advantages
:
•
Introduces the concept of VPN, preventing CEs
in different VPNs from communicating with
each other.
•
Uses label blocks to assign additional labels to
user VPNs for future use, greatly reducing the
VPN deployment and configuration workload
in the case of expansion.
•
To add a CE to the network, you only need to
configure the PE to which the CE is connected.
The configuration workload is small and does
not interrupt the network operation.
Disadvantage
: The implementation is relatively
complicated.
Full-mesh
network.