Designing and Implementing IP/MPLS-Based Ethernet Layer 2 VPN Services

AguidetodesigningandimplementingVPLSservicesoveranIP/MPLSswitchedserviceproviderbackboneToday'scommunicationprovidersarelookingforconvenience,simplicity,andflexiblebandwidthacrosswideareanetworks-butwiththequalityofserviceandcontrolthatiscriticalforbusinessnetworkingapplicationslikevideo,voiceanddata.CarrierEthernetVPNservicesbasedonVPLSmakesthisareality.VirtualPrivateLANService(VPLS)isapseudowire(PW)based,multipoint-to-multipointlayer2EthernetVPNserviceprovidedbyservicesprovidersBydeployingaVPLSservicetocustomers,theoperatorcanfocusonprovidinghighthroughput,highlyavailableEthernetbridgingservicesandleavethelayer3routingdecisionuptothecustomer.VirtualPrivateLANServices(VPLS)isquicklybecomingthenumberonechoiceformanyenterprisesandserviceproviderstodeploydatacommunicationnetworks.Alcatel-LucentVPLSsolutionenablesserviceproviderstoofferenterprisecustomerstheoperationalcostbenefitsofEthernetwiththepredictableQoScharacteristicsofMPLS.ItemsCovered:BuildingConvergedServiceNetworkswithIP/MPLSVPNTechnologyIP/MPLSVPNMulti-ServiceNetworkOverviewUsingMPLSLabelSwitchedPathsasServiceTransportTunnelsRoutingProtocolTrafficEngineeringandCSPFRSVP-TEProtocolMPLSResiliency—SecondaryLSPMPLSResiliency—RSVP-TELSPFastRerouteLabelDistributionProtocolIP/MPLSVPNServiceRoutingArchitectureVirtualLeasedLineServicesVirtualPrivateLANServiceHierarchicalVPLSHighAvailabilityinanIP/MPLSVPNNetworkVLLServiceResiliencyVPLSServiceResiliencyVPLSBGPAuto-DiscoveryPBB-VPLSOAMinaVPLSServiceNetwork