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Figure 58 Diagram for multi-hop PW
As shown in
, PE 1 and PE 2 are in different ASs. To set up a multi-hop PW between PE 1
and PE 2, perform the following tasks:
•
Establish three PWs: PW 1 between PE 1 and ASBR 1, PW 2 between ASBR 1 and ASBR 2,
and PW 3 between ASBR 2 between PE 2.
•
Associate PW 1 and PW 2 on ASBR 1. Then, when receiving a packet from PW 1 (or PW 2),
ASBR 1 removes the existing inner and outer labels of the packet and adds the inner and outer
labels of PW 2 (or PW 1) to the packet.
•
Associate PW 2 and PW 3 on ASBR 2. Then, upon receiving a packet from PW 2 (or PW 3),
ASBR 2 removes the existing inner and outer labels of the packet and then adds the inner and
outer labels of PW 3 (or PW 2) to the packet.
Thus, PW 1, PW 2, and PW 3 are put end to end and a multi-hop PW is formed across the ASs.
NOTE:
Only LDP VPLS connections can form a multi-hop PW.
VPLS configuration task list
Task Remarks
Required.
Configure one type of VPLS as
needed.
Required.
Configuring MAC address learning
Optional.
Configuring VPLS instance attributes
Optional.
Enabling L2VPN and MPLS L2VPN
Enable L2VPN and MPLS L2VPN before you perform VPLS-related configurations.